System Standards

System Standards

Austin Shared Data Center has established minimum standards for equipment that can be accommodated in its facility. System standards are necessary to help customers purchase equipment that meets their business needs, takes full advantage of the facility, accounts for the facility maintenance schedule, and conforms to the constraints of the facility. Considerations that are taken into account include:

• The data center has defined certain reliability and uptime requirements, which have defined a certain maintenance schedule for network and facility equipment. Systems that comply with all the requirements and recommendations will be able to stay up even during maintenance windows.
• The white space is prepopulated with server cabinets and network and power distribution equipment, imposing physical constraints on the equipment that can be accommodated.
• Systems that comply with the recommendations can be managed remotely.

Requirement: UDC server cabinets can accommodate systems that conform to the following specifications:

• Rack Support: 19" rack-mountable equipment
• Rails: Rails without cable management
• Power Cords: C13 (limited capability for C19)
• Dual Power Supply: 208/220 volt power supplies specifically for redundant power connectivity.  Purchase of µATS (Micro Automatic Transfer Switches) for equipment without dual power supplies is required.
• Meet Minimum Security Standards for Systems

Strongly Recommended:

• Dual Network Interface Cards (NICs) specifically for redundant network connectivity.
• Remote  Management: Ethernet-capable remote server management port, for example, Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) or Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM).