Scenario
The Director of the Information Technology received notice from the Board of Directors that they are interested in a new Data Center. The Board has decided on dedicating a section of the West wing of the building for the data center. They are requesting a high-level design depicting a Data Center floor plan that will include a basic hardware rack layout as well as physical access and security controls.
The Director of Information Technology selected you to create a Visio design showing the floorplan layout of the new data center which include a 42u hardware rack layout and physical access and security controls.
The Board members request a summary explaining the Data Center design, with an evaluation of Green initiatives that will be used in the Data Center.
Instructions
Create a Visio design showing the floorplan layout of the new data center which include a 42u hardware rack layout and physical access and security controls. Provide a summary to explain your design and an evaluation of Green Initiatives.
- Create a Data Center floor plan design with space to host 3 offices, rack space, heating and cooling space and show physical access and security controls.
- Using best practices for installing hardware racks, design one full 42u rack layout that include the following:
- At least five 2u servers
- At least one 4u storage unit
- At least one network switch
- At least one PDU
- At least one UPS