INDUSTRY WATCH
GIVEN SAUDI ARABIA’S
CHALLENGING
TEMPERATURES, THE
INSTITUTION’S MOST
CRUCIAL REQUIREMENT WAS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Moreover, the Liebert MPH is a flexible rack
PDU which offers the industry’s leading
operating temperatures by monitoring
the receptacle as well as the strip and
environmental inputs, i.e. temperature
and humidity.
This detail is fundamental in ensuring system
availability despite the harsh ambient
temperatures. To further minimise data
centre energy consumption, six Liebert
PDX and four Liebert CRV direct expansion
systems are installed.
These ultimate thermal management
units, coupled with the Vertiv SmartAisle
containment, are able to cool servers
while keeping power usage effectiveness
(PUE) to a minimum, going beyond
customer expectations.
The University of Dammam also highlighted
the need for a data centre infrastructure
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management (DCIM) tool that could
control the entire infrastructure. With the
Vertiv SiteScan Web monitoring system, the
university can now take advantage of having
a centralised overview as well as monitor
and control any piece of critical support
equipment remotely and in real-time,
whether it’s located in the next room or in
another facility.
Thanks to this new Tier III facility, the
University of Dammam is now able to
efficiently manage the growing influx of
data and provide thousands of users with a
highly available and reliable IT service.
Salah ElShekeil, Network and Information
Security Manager for the University of
Dammam, said: “One of the key parameters
in order for this project to succeed, is
the power usage effectiveness. Vertiv
SmartAisle containment, the Vertiv SiteScan
monitoring solution, coupled with all the
power, cooling and rack equipment
provided, proved to be fundamental in
reaching our PUE target.”
Facts and figures on the data centre
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Uptime Institute Tier III certification
Expected availability of 99.982%
High ambient temperature up to 52 °C
1000 kVA of dual power
250 m 2 IT room
Vertiv solutions:
• 1 x Vertiv SiteScan Web
monitoring system
• 4 x Vertiv SmartAisle containment
• 4 x Liebert CRV direct expansion units
• 4 x Liebert FDC power
distribution cabinets
• 6 x Liebert PDX direct expansion units
• 6 x Liebert 80-NET UPS
• 84 x Vertiv Knürr DCM Heavy-
Duty Racks
• 168 x Vertiv MPH Rack PDU
About
The University of Dammam is a
renowned research-based institution with
a student population of over 50,000. Led
by its medical and architectural colleges,
the university, located in the Eastern
Province of Saudi Arabia, is comprised of
21 colleges and a University Hospital. n
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