HP POD: 45 tons of processing power right off the assembly line

Since my first talk about HP POD, this HP container data center has taken some important and exciting steps in development.

Firstly, the appearance has changed - now the POD looks neater and can not be confused with an ordinary cargo container. Secondly, three types of chassis are now available : 24 feet, 41.5 feet and 41.5 feet with an enhanced power system. By size, the containers remained generally compatible with standard ISO form factors .

Thirdly, and most importantly, HP launched the POD-Works assembly plant, which year-round is able to assemble up to 7 chassis at a time. The minimum complete set of the finished chassis includes the complete infrastructure of the data center without servers: the container itself, electrics, water cooling system, heat exchangers with fans, system administration tools (power management, emergency shutdown machine, smoke detector, etc.) and racks - baskets. " The 24-foot includes 10 50-unit racks, and the 40-foot includes 22.

The cost of a 40-foot version without server-based stuffing will be about $ 1.5 million. This is not cheap, but according to estimates by HP experts, this is 88% cheaper on average than the cost of building a traditional room for a data center. Despite the fact that the construction of such a premises from scratch takes many months, and the new assembly line allows you to deliver the POD to the customer 6 weeks after receiving the order.

Even greater savings come from the Energy Efficiency Index ( PUE ) POD. In the expanded state, its PUE = 1.25. This is a cross between Google ’s Best Practice and Masterpiece . HP POD-Works Assembly Line




3 MW of power has been supplied to 5 of the 7 compartments of the POD-Works assembly line, which allows you to “pack” the chassis right there with a full set of server and network equipment and install all the necessary software. At the customer’s site, it remains only to connect the chassis to the high-voltage line, water supply and network and immediately begin to tame the computing power. And HP can choose the configuration itself, supply absolutely all computing and network components, plan and carry out the installation, and then support the turnkey solution in 24x7 mode.

So you can increase your computing resources exactly at the moment when you need it and how much you need it. And almost instantly, without the slightest interruption of the business.


Appearance of HP POD

Continuing the ship analogy in the previous story, we can say that a review of the characteristics and delivery options of POD makes an impression no less than the performance characteristics of a modern heavy missile cruiser , ready at any moment to begin to carry out any task anywhere in the world. And in my opinion, POD is something worthy of the same close attention and admiration.