Data center infrastructure

摘要

A just-in-time data center cabling infrastructure is installed incrementally and concurrently with incremental changes in computing capacity in a data center. Based at least in part upon a determination to install one or more rack computer systems in a row of rack positions of the data center, a network switch device can be installed in the row, linked with a network zone via fiber optic cable connections, and linked to rack computer systems via patch cable connections. The fiber optic cables and patch cables are installed in the data center concurrently with installation of the rack computer system. A transverse bridge spans over an aisle space between opposite rows and includes console switch devices. The console switch devices, installed concurrently with one or more rack computer systems in the rows, enable remote access to console systems in the rack computer systems.

主权项

1. A data center comprising:
a network row comprising a main distribution frame communicatively coupled to a communication network; and a plurality of rows of rack positions configured to communicatively couple a plurality of rack computer systems to the communication network via incremental cabling, wherein the incremental cabling comprises incremental direct patch cables and incremental fiber optic cable connections with respective incremental capacities sufficient to communicatively support respective incremental quantities of rack computer systems, wherein each row comprises:
a network switch device installed in at least one rack position in the row of rack positions, wherein the network switch device is communicatively coupled to the main distribution frame, via an incremental fiber optic cable connection of the incremental cabling, and wherein the network switch has a switching capacity sufficient to support a plurality of the incremental quantities of rack computer systems installed in a plurality of other rack positions, on at least a first side of the network switch device, in the row of rack positions;at least one rack computer system installed in a different rack position in the row of rack positions than the network switch device, wherein the network switch device is communicatively coupled to the at least one rack computer system via an incremental direct patch cable connection of the incremental cabling to communicatively couple the at least one rack computer system with the communication network, wherein the incremental direct patch connection provides a direct connection between an interface of the at least one rack computer system and an interface of the network switch device; andat least one additional rack computer system installed in another different rack position in the row of rack positions that is different than the rack position of the network switch device and the at least one rack computer system, wherein the network switch device is communicatively coupled to the at least one additional rack computer system installed in the other different position in the row of rack positions, via an additional incremental direct patch cable connection of the incremental cabling to communicatively couple the at least one additional rack computer system with the communication network, wherein the additional incremental direct patch connection provides a direct connection between an interface of the at least one additional rack computer system and an interface of the network switch device.