The first server battleship descended from stocks

Recently, colleagues from Scotland shared interesting news with us: the first POD mobile data center went to the customer. This blue transport container, almost outwardly indistinguishable from its counterparts, is just crammed inside with the latest and most powerful server technologies.

In the 22 standard 50-unit racks connected by 5 kilometers of optical and 1 kilometer of copper cable fit:

* several hundred BL460cG6 blade servers
* several dozen SB40c data storage servers
* several ProLiant DL380G6, ProLiant DL380G5 and ProLiant DL580G5
* 3 dozen MSA 2000 arrays
* MSL2024 tape library
* StorageWorks SAN, ProCurve and Voltaire switches
* 2 288-port Voltaire switches
* 84 shelves C7000

The POD (Perfomance Optimized Data Center) equipment package today surpasses all similar offers - it provides computing power similar to the traditional data center with an area of ​​370 square meters. m
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To achieve this, HP engineers needed to turn the container itself into a miracle of technology: the duplicated power supply system and water cooling, which are powered directly from high-voltage transmissions and water mains, can significantly “unload” the internal space of the container from infrastructure elements, as well as make its power consumption 50% more efficient than conventional data centers.

And one more advantage: from the moment the order is placed to the installation of the finished PODa next to your building, no more than 6 weeks will pass. At the same time, the ability to equip it with third-party equipment operating through standard industry interfaces makes its configuration and integration into the already existing customer's computer network a matter of routine.

But no one will tell about POD better than its creator. Watch the video, in which a tour of the data center conducts its architect Wade Vinson.