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.

1. 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.
2. Using best practices for installing hardware racks, design one full 42u rack layout that include the following:
3. At least five 2u servers
4. At least one 4u storage unit
5. At least one network switch
6. At least one PDU
7. At least one UPS