Mechanical Technology may 2015

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control system via StruxureWare TM for Data Centres DCIM software.

Configuration details The system consists of:

units in the service areas. • StruxureWare for Data Centres DCIM software solution, including Operation and Energy Efficiency modules. • Automatic LED lighting and automatic door. • Two Schneider Uniflair free-cooling chillers. • Schneider Electric cabinets and circuit breakers. • A Uniflair by Schneider Electric raised floor.

• Two scalable Symmetra PX160 and PX96 modular UPSs per module of 16 to guarantee optimal efficiency. • 18 NetShelter SX racks in the data centre and a further 34 racks in the service areas. • Six new generation InRow Cooling units with hot aisle containment and an Air Flow Controller system and a further 17 standard InRow Cooling

New generation intelligent cooling For the urbanisation of the IT room, Schneider Electric proposed its InfraStruxure TM solution: an integrated, fully customisable and modular offering that guarantees the highest availability and operational efficiencies of the information system. This solution includes modular power, precision cooling, security, integrated monitor- ing and management. The IT room is cooled by a combination of solutions comprising cooling production, distri- bution and intelligent management. Cooling production is provided by Uniflair free-cooling chiller units, which are installed on the roof of the building, and because of the narrow French street in which the 22-story SAP building is situated, these required a rather spectacular method of delivery: the chillers had to be winched into place from a Super Puma helicopter. Cooling distribution is provided by the InRow precision air conditioning system installed within the IT racks. These units capture heat as close as possible to the emission source, i.e. the servers. Connected to the EcoAisle solution, which ensures hot aisle containment, this sys- tem increases the cooling efficiency. A genuine Schneider Electric innovation, the Air Flow Controller connects the chillers installed on the roof to the cooling units installed in the data centre. The latter supplies cooling only when necessary based on the parameters measured in the containment – temperature, hygrometry and air flow – thereby avoiding significant energy loss. This system gives SAP France a target PUE (power use effectiveness) level of 1.3. This installation also includes 17 service areas, each of which contains two racks and an InRow cooling system, on all floors for horizontal distribution on each different level. The data centre is managed by StruxureWare for Data Centres, the DCIM software suite from Schneider Electric. This software generates au- tomatic reports, giving the information systems director an overview of the energy consumption and signalling any problems in real time. The project’s success and adherence to a strict schedule relied on two specific fac- tors inherent to SAP and Schneider Electric. At Schneider Electric, cooperation between the different SAP departments is welcomed: “Throughout the project, the strong involvement of SAP IT management together with facilities managers, enabled a state-of-the-art data centre – in terms of energy efficiency and availability – to be built in record time,” explains Franck Laporte, data centre sales account manager at Schneider Electric France.

career, this is the first time I’ve seen a solution operational from day 1! The all-in-one approach offers definite advantages,” he affirms. q

Joseph Cinquanta, IT account manager at SAP France, emphasises Schneider Electric’s ability to handle a project in its entirety: “In my 15-year

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