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Initial connection of new data centers and integration into existing control technology

To expand its capacities, a customer has put two new data centers into operation at another location. We were commissioned with the connection of the building technology and the infrastructure facilities as well as the integration into an existing control system.

The technical building infrastructure of the data centers not only includes the air conditioning systems on an industrial scale, but also supply and exhaust air systems, circulating air cooling devices and cooling devices within the server racks (in-row-coolers). It also includes power distributors within the racks, voltage and consumption meters and uninterruptible power supplies. We connected all of these units to the control system. In consultation with the suppliers and operators, the required data points were determined, records parameterized and alarms set up for critical operating values. The expansion of the existing visualization by two independently operable menu items, with the aid of which the state of the new systems can be called up directly, as well as setting up new users, including their training in cooperation with the operator rounded off the successful conclusion of the project.

Data center failure can cause economic damage. It was not just the initialization of the system that was important for this assignment. A wide range of services that we provide is one of the decisive factors for a permanently functioning data center.

That is why we do not leave the customer alone even after the project phase. Adjustments in the menu navigation, address corrections for individual end devices, the support of the operating personnel in the event of access problems, the adjustment of alarm targets are just as much a part of this, as is the integration of this project into the preventive maintenance of the overall system.

Technology

• WinCC OA control system on Windows Server 2016, redundant
• Visualization via WinCC OA client or display in the web browser
• Communication to SPS S7-1500
• Communication with Janitza measuring devices via Modbus
• Communication to uninterruptible power supply via SNMP

Understand existing systems in the necessary depth and providing a suitable, highly individual solution: This includes the willingness to really try to understand the existing infrastructure in depth. We provide this service - including training, further development and a 24/7 help desk.