How does ecology affect data center cooling
Chinese search engine Baidu is faced with an unusual problem, which can not be called typical for data centers. Let's try to figure it out.
/ photo by Dean Hochman CC
Earlier, we talked about various ways of deploying data centers underground and the nuances of cooling a data center using water. All of these are still exotic topics. The traditional approach is to have a building in which a data center is located and an air intake for its cooling directly from the street.
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The IT infrastructure that Baidu uses has suffered from environmental problems. Similar air pollution problems are not new to China. Now the problems began not only in people, but also in the "iron". The fact is that smog leads to equipment failures - the content of various impurities in the air negatively affects the ventilation and cooling systems of the data center.
One of the intermediate solutions is to use special chemicals for air purification and filtration. Such difficulties force companies to invest in innovative technologies and to solve cooling problems a little differently compared to what is commonly done in the rest of the world.
PS A few more materials on the topic from our blog:
/ photo by Dean Hochman CC
Earlier, we talked about various ways of deploying data centers underground and the nuances of cooling a data center using water. All of these are still exotic topics. The traditional approach is to have a building in which a data center is located and an air intake for its cooling directly from the street.
')
The IT infrastructure that Baidu uses has suffered from environmental problems. Similar air pollution problems are not new to China. Now the problems began not only in people, but also in the "iron". The fact is that smog leads to equipment failures - the content of various impurities in the air negatively affects the ventilation and cooling systems of the data center.
One of the intermediate solutions is to use special chemicals for air purification and filtration. Such difficulties force companies to invest in innovative technologies and to solve cooling problems a little differently compared to what is commonly done in the rest of the world.
PS A few more materials on the topic from our blog:
- Cloud Technology Myths. Part 1
- Cloud Technology Myths. Part 2
- Cloud Technology Myths. Part 3: Talking About Iron
- How to make virtual infrastructure more accessible
- Virtual IT Infrastructure: Pros and Cons
- How to create a virtual infrastructure provider: Experience 1cloud
- In simple words: We deal with "cloud" services.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/264445/
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