Presentation AFCOM DatacenterWorld 2008 Session F05: CASE STUDY.

2. F05: CASE STUDY: How the Dutch
Police Force consolidated 26
datacenters into eight.
Jan Wiersma

4. The Netherlands
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5. The Netherlands
• Constitutional monarchy
• Size:
– About 41.528 km2
– Population: 16.372.715 (2007)
(This is 2x New Jersey state for size and population.)
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6. 40% Below sea level

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Dutch Police Force
26 police regions
60.000 employees
55.000 workstations
High secure and high
available IT environment ?

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Information and communication:
anytime , anywhere

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Emergency dispatch
C2000
(EU TETRA standard)

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IT Division
Mission:
1. Information sharing
2. Consolidation. (26 to
7+1)
3. Standardization. (single
vendor policy)
For the datacenter:
1. Capacity management.
2. Managing power and
cooling issues.

11. Migration and Move
Think about:
• Project scope
• Stakeholders
• Project managers
• Project planning
Our scope:
• Legacy
• New Infrastructure
• Virtualization ?
• (-> new 24x7 SLA)
• (- >Terrorism Prevention)
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12. DC site selection
DC (re)Build
Consolidate
(C&C
(legacy &) new infrastructure
Organization

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Datacenter Management
& design
Between facilities and ICT management
Power
Cooling Cabling
Racks & physical
infrastructure
Management
systems
Physical
security
Fire protection

14. Datacenter tiers
Tier 1: composed of a single path for power and cooling distribution,
without redundant components, providing 99.671% availability.
Tier II: composed of a single path for power and cooling distribution, with
redundant components, providing 99.741% availability
Tier III: composed of multiple active power and cooling distribution paths,
but only one path active, has redundant components, and is
concurrently maintainable, providing 99.982% availability
Tier IV: composed of multiple active power and cooling distribution
paths, has redundant components, and is fault tolerant, providing
99.995% availability.
(The Uptime Institute)
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15. Tiers
• near Tier-3 data center ? Tier-3 plus ?
• Look for the weakst link….
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16. 7x twin-center setup with
min 5km and max 35km fiber
connection

17. EU standaards
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EN 50173-5 Information technology – Data Centers.
Smaller scope than TIA942 but from a European perspective.
BS/EN1047 - 2:2000
European standard providing clearly defined performance criteria for operating conditions
within rooms and containers ie; R60D for Data Rooms and C60D for Data
Containers.

18. Relationship of CENELEC Standards
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19. Physical location
TIA – 942 Data Centre Location Recommendations:
• The building should not be in the flight path of any nearby airports.
• The building should be no closer than 0.8 km (½ mile) from a railroad or major
interstate highway to minimize risk of chemical spills.
• The building should not be within 0.4 km (¼ mile) of an airport, research lab,
chemical plant, landfill, river, coastline, or dam.
• The building should not be within 0.8 km (½ mile) of a military base.
• The building should not be within 1.6 km (1 mile) of nuclear, munitions, or
defence plant.
• The building should not be located adjacent to a foreign embassy.
• The building should not be located in high crime areas.
• EMC risks must be minimised by locating away from radar transmitters and
mobile ‘phone masts.
• The building should not be located below sea level or flood area’s.
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20. Security (1)
Think layers
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21. Security (2)
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Threat Type Threat Security Design Considerations
Vandal Malicious damage
…….
Harden facility using cage, fencing, locks
Use appropriate signage and lighting
Provide intrusion alarm
………
Criminal Equipment theft
…….
Chain and lock portable equipment
Install card access system
……..
Saboteur/Terrorist Destroy or disable facility
systems
Injure employees
……
Install CCTV at facility perimeter
Install alarmed entry
……..
Insider/Additional
Considerations
Revenge, personal gain
……..
Restrict access by job function
……

22. Fire detection and suppression
• Type of fire detection.
• Types of fire suppression.
• Fire rating interior walls.
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24. Power
• Power distribution in the Netherlands.
• Emergency power (GenSet / UPS)
• Blade servers
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25. Cooling
• Blade servers
• Water cooling ?
• Raised floor still needed ?
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26. Cable infrastructure
• The ‘TIA942-way’
• Copper cable (CAT5 / 6 / 7 )
• Fiber cable (OS1 / OM2 / OM3)
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27. Green ?
European Comission:
The EU code of Conduct for Data Centres (draft).
http://re.jrc.cec.eu.int/energyefficiency/html/standby_initiative_data%20centers.htm
(using The Green Grid metrics)
The European GreenBuilding
Programme.
http://re.jrc.cec.eu.int/energyefficiency/
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28. Gartner:
Know your IT and Data Center Infrastructure
strategy or vision and shape it to your
organization – be cautious of vendor driven
visions.
(Keynote address at Gartner’s 26th Annual Data Center Conference)
One size does NOT fit all
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29. Questions ?
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jan.wiersma@vtspn.nl

31. Codes and Regulations to Consider
• Physical location of the data centre (Insurance Codes)
• TIA 942 / EN 50173-5
• Health and Human Safety (National Codes)
• Physical sizing and capabilities codes (power, cooling, etc.)
• Electrical and utility systems to and within the data centre (utility codes)
• Fire minimization, detection, alarm and suppression (Fire Codes)
• Civil Security and Emergency Codes (Police and Fire Codes)
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) (ASHRAE Standards)
• Communications Cabling within and to the data centre (TIA Standards)
• Cabling containment within the data centre (including raised floors)
• Information Technology Equipment (Equipment Vendor Requirements)
• Security, Access and CCTV (Privacy Codes)
• Data Security and Recovery (National and International regulations)
• NEN-EN-IEC 62347 Guidance on system dependability specifications
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