Running a Datacenter: Location, Security, and Management Presentation

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the critical elements required to effectively manage and operate a datacenter. The presentation begins with an introduction, followed by a general overview of datacenters, highlighting their function as repositories for machines and services, including servers, and the essential environmental controls such as cooling, power, and humidity management. The core of the presentation focuses on the key aspects of running a datacenter, including location (considering office areas and avoiding natural disaster zones), access control (adhering to local laws and planning for deliveries), security measures (physical security, access limitations, and biometric access), power, cooling, and fire suppression (emphasizing the relationship between power and cooling, as well as the installation of fire suppression systems), cable management and labeling (including cable management tools and proper labeling), and necessary tools (such as cable testers, voltmeters, and label printers). The presentation concludes by underscoring the importance of datacenters for smooth business operations.

RUNNING A
DATACENTRE
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INTRODUCTION
The presentation focuses on running a
datacenter. There are various aspects
and conditions that must be followed
while running a datacenter. The aspects
are discussed appropriately in the
presentation

OVERVIEW OF
DATACENTER
 It is a place to keep the machines and
services
 It is a place where servers are kept
 Has cooling, power, humidity control
systems
 Buildings built for operations of network
and computing

RUNNING A DATACENTER
In order to run a datacenter, the
datacenter must have the following
features
 Location
 Access
 Security
 Power, cooling and fire suppression
 Cable management and labeling
 Communication
 Tools

LOCATION
 The location of the datacenter should be
in an office area
 Should not be located in earthquake,
flood and the other natural calamity
prone zone
 A suitable place within the building
should be selected for the datacenter
 The datacenter should have large space
in order to keep the devices and the
servers

ACCESS
 The local laws will decide the access to
the datacenter
 The access to the datacenter must be
properly planned by the company
 The company need to consider access
to the datacenter from the delivery dock
 The access to the datacenter must have
two exists and a ramp for a raised floor

SECURITY
 Datacenter should have good physical
security
 Access should be given to those people
that require physical access like
technicians
 Limiting access of data maximizes
reliability and availability of equipments
 Datacenters must be locked with cards
 The employees should have biometric
access

POWER, COOLING AND FIRE
SUPPRESSION
 Power and cooling are related
 Power makes the equipments run and
cooling removes heat from the
equipments
 Power and cooling is very important for
running of the datacenters
 Fire suppression systems should be
installed
 Smoke detectors must be installed in
case of any fire breakout in the
datacenters

CABLE MANAGEMENT AND
LABELING
 Cable management tools must be
purchased
 The datacenter should have horizontal
and vertical cable management options
 The cable management should be done
by keeping them closed inside racks
 Good labeling is important for smooth
executing datacenters
 All the equipments in the datacenter
must be labeled in back and front

TOOLS
 A datacenter should have some
important tools of its smooth working
 The tools and supplies that should be
kept in a data center include:
 Cable toner and cable tenser
 Voltmeter and patch cables
 Power cords and cordless drill
 Label printer and Gaffer’s tape

COMMUNICATION
 The people working in the datacenters
need to communicate with the
customers or technicians
 Some technique of communication must
be kept in the datacenter
 Mobile phones or any other devices
must be kept for communication
 It is recommended to keep telephones
at the end of each rack

CONCLUSION
From the presentation, it can be inferred
that datacenters are very important for
smooth running of a company. In this
presentation, the overview of
datacenters is provided. The running of
datacenters depends on various
aspects. These aspects are discussed in
the presentation.