Opengate has released a new Case Study…

The University of Calgary attracts researchers from across the globe to their new world-class CCIT research computing facility. Here they investigate new cutting-edge techniques for maximizing oil production from the oil sands fields using the cleanest, most efficient methods. The new high-density, high-performance CCIT facility has a total power and cooling capacity of 600kW within 1100 square feet, facilitating computing for several researchers. A total of 20 racks in the facility have been provisioned to each handle 20 kW, with plans to grow to 30 kW per rack when the facility is fully loaded. With the Opengate system dynamically adjusting with the cabinet compute load, the thermal environment is relatively the same temperature as the supply air temperature, even with the high-density computing environment on a slab floor.

Click here to read the entire Case Study

Commonly mounted in the uppermost U-spaces of rack enclosures and consequently called top-of-rack (TOR) switches, network switch products serve as the communication infrastructure for your servers. However, several converging trends — such as highly optimized servers exhausting warmer air and facility temperature increases — might put your TOR network switches at risk of overheating.

Prevent your network switch products from overheating and possibly failing by considering several thermal management options from Dell. These options, which also permit improvements in efficiency in your data center, can help you maintain the appropriate temperature range for your switch:

• Increase airflow and decrease adjacent exhaust temperature through fan speed offset with Dell 12th generation servers — Temperature offset is a user-invoked feature that enables you to increase fan speed and reduce exhaust temperature. This fan offset increases server energy, making it not ideal if you have a significant concern for energy use.
• Mount a switch at the front of a server — Mounting the switch at the front of the rack rather than the rear is helpful for switches that draw air through the surface containing the switch ports. The cables must be routed to the back of the rack.
• Blow cold air into the rear part of the rack for the switch with SwitchAir® from Opengate Data Systems — considering an active duct system is the safest approach to shroud the switch and duct cool air back to the switch inlet. SwitchAir can be configured to cool switches with any type of airflow and can be installed while the switch is operating.

Click here to read entire Dell White Paper

Opengate Data Systems, a Massachusetts company providing data center infrastructure solutions, has a full line of network switch cooling solutions as well as intelligent power, data center cooling and automation solutions that allow our customers to deploy more IT in data centers, high-density racks and in small spaces. Opengate solutions allow the integration of critical infrastructure processes; reducing complexity, equipment capital and operating costs.

Opengate’s award winning Containment Cooling® and Unified Cooling® Systems - deliver zero-waste data center cooling based on real-time IT demand changes. TheSwitchAir™ family of solutions delivers cool air to top-of-rack and larger core switches to ensure greater reliability. With Opengate’s SiteView™ DCIM package all Opengate solutions plus other infrastructure devices can be managed to provide a complete view of the status and health of the facility.

Deploy More IT with Confidence™; gaining freedom to efficiently deploy medium to high-density computing anywhere on the IT floor and the ability to scale infrastructure support without disruption to the computing environment.

Opengate Media Contact:

John Berrick

866-934-9518

John.berrick@opengatedata.com

Providing infrastructure solutions to maximize data center utilization and increase operational efficiency. Wenda Puzzo Named Regional Sales Manager –West Coast.

Palo Alto, CA (February 1, 2011) —Opengate Data Systems a Massachusetts company providing data center infrastructure solutions has opened a new office in Palo Alto, California under the direction of Wenda Puzzo, Regional Sales Manager for Mountain & West Coast Regions.

The Palo Alto office has the capability to provide solutions and services that maximize data center utilization as well as improve operational efficiency around today’s critical challenge of power and cooling for owners and builders of high tech facilities, hospitals, government facilities, educational institutions and other mission critical facilities.

“We’re providing intelligent power, cooling and automation solutions that allow our customers to deploy more IT in data centers, high-density racks and in small spaces,” said Wenda Puzzo. “Opengate solutions allow the integration of critical infrastructure processes; reducing complexity, equipment capital and operating costs,” said Puzzo.

“Opengate delivers data center solutions that maximize power, cooling, and operational efficiency by reducing initial capital expenditures and providing a scalable approach to maximizing data center computing,” commented Matt Koukl, Sales Director of Opengate Data Systems.

Opengate’s award winning Containment Cooling® and Unified Cooling® Systems - deliver zero-waste data center cooling based on real-time IT demand changes. The SwitchAir™ family of solutions delivers cool air to top-of-rack and larger core switches to ensure greater reliability. With Opengate’s SiteView™ DCIM package all Opengate solutions plus other infrastructure devices can be managed to provide a complete view of the status and health of the facility.

Deploy More IT with Confidence™; gaining freedom to efficiently deploy medium to high-density computing anywhere on the IT floor and the ability to scale infrastructure support without disruption to the computing environment.

For more information, please visit www.opengatedata.com

Opengate Media Contact:

John Berrick

866-934-9518

John.berrick@opengatedata.com

When Eric Swanson talks about sustainability, he doesn’t just pay it lip service. “It just kills me when I see solutions being put in place that are less sustainable or efficient than they could be,” said Swanson, data centre manager for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

So… Congratulations Eric!!!!!

Read entire article:

http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/an-intelligent-approach-to-sustainability/144333

Read an interview with Eric related to the case study with Opengate, how it took his data center beyond best practices in airflow management, and ultimately won the Uptime Institute’s 2011 Green Enterprise IT (GEIT) Award for Outstanding Facilities Product in a User Deployment::

http://blog.uptimeinstitute.com/2011/12/apply-for-the-geit-awards-and-improve-your-career-your-company-the-planet/

Special Kudos and Thanks From Eric:

To Mark Germagian of Opengate & Mitch Martin of Oracle – For the real containment innovation and Mark for bringing an intelligent version to market. Seriously, I can’t say enough about this…

To Albert Steinbach of Espire Environmental Systems – For putting me in touch with Opengate, through an enthusiastic discussion over lunch.

To Joe Dorsey – For the outstanding opengate discussions (pre and post sales) and overall support from day one.

To Paul Amsler of Espire Environmental Systems – For all the significant discussions, direction and support (Opengate and otherwise)

To John Berrick and Matt Koukl of Opengate - For all the direction and support provided (past and future)

Lincoln, NE (May 17, 2011) - Opengate Data Systems, a data center solution provider specializing in the research and development of intelligent-distributed power and cooling along with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada win the prestigious Uptime Institute 2011 Green Enterprise IT Award for Outstanding Facilities Product in a User Deployment.

Uptime Institute Awards Ceremony - Opengate/AAFC/Prairie HVAC Team Photo

Accepting the award from left: Albert Steinbach (Prairie HVAC), Gail Eagen (AAFC), Joe Dorsey (Opengate), Mark Germagian (Opengate), Eric Swanson (AAFC), Paul Amsler (Prairie HVAC), John Berrick (Opengate)

Intelligent Containment - Beyond Hot and Cold

Just one year after winning the ASHRAE Technology Award, Opengate Data Systems wins the 2011 Green Enterprise IT Award in the Outstanding Facilities Product in a User Deployment Category. AAFC also a recipient of this award, presented their award-winning case study at the Uptime Symposium profiling a facilities product that allowed aggressive growth in an old data center while improving data center energy efficiency.

AAFC’s Winnipeg Data Center has been under aggressive IT load growth. Implemented 20 years ago with a six inch raised floor and the last cooling infrastructure upgrade done in 1999, the data center is currently operating well beyond its designed IT load.

The first major cooling challenge halting growth occurred in July of 2008. Recognizing that the data center was operating inefficiently with significant cooling over-supply, a search was initiated to find ways to reclaim this lost cooling capacity. Standard best practices in air-flow management were successful initially, but a year later AAFC was again limited from further growth.

A single Opengate “intelligent” active containment hood was introduced at this time and proved significant in not only allowing increased IT load, but also provided a number of additional benefits. Key benefits that enabled intelligent cooling decisions in this challenging environment were the ability to record and automate reactions to environmental metrics, and the threshold alerting capabilities of the system.

Thus began the “Intelligent Containment” project. This highly effective and easy approach has not only allowed IT load increases beyond what was previously possible, but did so without increasing cooling costs.

Knowledge Transferability

AAFC can apply the significance of a managed containment-cooled system, with load and environment metrics, to make intelligent cooling decisions in other data centers:

• Increase utilization of existing cooling infrastructure
• Deploy higher-density racks with confidence, success, and without confusion
• Valuable remote real-time monitoring of temperature and humidity across the data center
• Achieve high-density rack deployment with a traditional cooling infrastructure
• Achieve immediate benefits of rack deployment and reduction in data center energy consumption
• Achieve load increase and energy savings with a lower-than-desired raised floors
• Significant savings - Ideal for infrastructure and energy cost reductions

AAFC Winnipeg Data Center is Meeting Aggressive Growth Demands

The challenge for AAFC’s data center services was to grow approximately 40% with limited infrastructure investment. The Opengate Containment Cooling systems enabled AAFC to quickly meet aggressive growth demands on data center services that were previously not possible given the center’s cooling infrastructure. Opengate’s ability to actively manage rack airflow, with redundant fans and a secure Web server to email alerts and provided metrics, was significant in enabling intelligent cooling decisions. This in turn enabled higher power-density racks and increased cooling efficiencies throughout the data center. Prairie HVAC provided sales, installation and support services for the Opengate intelligent containment project. Upon installation of the first intelligent containment system at AAFC, the benefits were demonstrated and allowed the continued deployment of intelligent containment systems to further optimize the AAFC Winnipeg data center.

Opengate returns 100% of the hot server exhaust air directly back to perimeter cooling units or central air handlers

Containment Cooling systems take an innovative yet practical approach; contain the heat in the row and intelligently control it to simplify the entire cooling circuit. The Opengate system contains 100% of the heat right in the row of racks, eliminating the hot aisle. Eliminating the hot aisle is critical with temperatures easily exceeding 100 ºF (38 ºC) due to raised supply-air temperatures and more efficient, higher exhaust temperature servers. Opengate customers safely raise the data center cooling supply air temperature to the upper ASHRAE limit without any region in the data center being more than a few degrees greater than the supply air temperature.

Flexible architecture enables grouping of different rack types and quick placement of Containment Cooling systems as data center services grow

Opengate Containment Cooling systems require a much lower capital investment compared to other systems targeted for eliminating data center cooling waste. The return on investment is typically less than 6 months for new expansion, and less than 12 months for retrofit when using a row-based approach. The flexibility of the system allows sizing as needed for new spaces or for retrofitting existing spaces to reclaim wasted cooling capacity.

Zero-Pressure for Zero-Waste

Opengate systems control the row plenum (the area behind the servers where the heat is exhausted) to essentially zero-pressure. This ensures all server heat exhaust (and no room cooling) returns to where it is supposed to; the perimeter cooling or central air handling units. Continually maintaining zero-pressure ensures no pressure build up in the racks and allows intelligent data collection of the air volume being demanded by IT equipment.

Click Here to Download the Award Winning Case Study; Beyond Hot & Cold

Uptime Institute Link for;  Award Details, Beyond Hot & Cold Presentation and Opengate Resources

Data Center Knowledge link: Scenes from the Uptime Institute Symposium

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Eric Swanson is the Data Center Manager at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada in Winnipeg with over 20 years of progressive leadership experience within the Government of Canada. Eric’s current responsibilities include managing a rapidly growing national data center, with a personal focus on improving the center’s resiliency and energy efficiency. Eric holds degrees in Computer Science and Arts from the University of Manitoba, and a masters of Management Sciences degree from the University of Waterloo.

About Opengate Data Systems

Opengate provides solutions to maximize data center utilization and improve operational efficiency around today’s critical challenges - power and cooling for high density computing. Opengate solutions allow full data integration and automation; reducing complexity and significantly reducing equipment capital and operating costs. Achieve Unity Cooling^® by delivering cooling to the data center based on real-time demand by the IT load. Opengate systems increase performance of the CRAC/AHU, improve chiller plant performance and maximize free cooling hours. Take an Intelligent Path and gain freedom to effectively and efficiently deploy high density racks anywhere.

Opengate Media Contact:

John Berrick   |    866-934-9518    |   John.Berrick@opengatedata.com

Achieves ultra-efficient high-density cooling while keeping water lines off of the data center floor

Lincoln, NE (May 11, 2011) - Opengate Data Systems, a data center solution provider specializing in the research and development of intelligent-distributed power and cooling today announced EC30R Row-Based Containment Cooling^®. Opengate’s Containment Cooling recently won the Uptime Institute 2011 Green Enterprise IT Award for Outstanding Facilities Product in a User Deployment.

Multiple Studies Reveal

Data center cooling systems are delivering 2.6 times more air than IT equipment requires in an effort to maintain environmental conditions within the temperature range recommended by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers). In most cases cooling system supply air is 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below the ASHRAE recommended temperature. Best practices to reduce waste and attempts to passively contain air at today’s power densities have reached their limit. A 2010 ASHRAE study revealed that a typical 10 kW rack leaks 37% of the server exhaust heat out of the rack’s front rails and bottom where a majority of this air flows back into the left and right side intake vents of the servers. This study also showed that sealing the rack to prevent leakage results in leakage between servers and the pressure build-up in the rack causes a significant server fan power increase.

Opengate returns 100% of the hot server exhaust air directly back to perimeter cooling units or central air handlers

The EC30R Containment Cooling system takes an innovative yet practical approach; contain the heat in the row and intelligently control it to simplify the entire cooling circuit. The Opengate EC30R system contains 100% of the heat right in the row of racks, eliminating the hot aisle. Eliminating the hot aisle is critical with temperatures easily exceeding 100 ºF (38 ºC) due to raised supply-air temperatures and more efficient, higher exhaust temperature servers.

“The EC30R is an effective airflow management system. You only deliver cooling for what the IT equipment demands,” said Mark Germagian, CEO and founder of Opengate. “With deployment of our intelligent row-based containment solutions, customers are able to reduce data center fan power consumption by 700 watts per 1000 watts of IT load-a 70% reduction. If desired, Opengate customers can also safely raise the data center cooling supply air temperature to the upper ASHRAE limit without any region in the data center being more than a few degrees greater than the supply air temperature.”

Flexible architecture enables grouping of different rack types and quick placement of EC30R Containment Cooling systems as data center services grow

Opengate Containment Cooling systems require a much lower capital investment compared to other systems targeted for eliminating data center cooling waste. The return on investment is typically less than 6 months for new expansion, and less than 12 months for retrofit when using a row-based approach. One EC30R is capable of exhausting 2700 cubic feet per minute (CFM) of hot IT exhaust air from a group of racks. Multiple EC30Rs in the row work collectively to evacuate the heat, communicating to each other to intelligently monitor and control the heat removal operation.

“The flexibility of the EC30R system allows sizing as needed for new spaces or for retrofitting existing spaces to reclaim wasted cooling capacity,” said Mark Germagian. “The EC30R system is an expansion of the EC10 and EC20 Containment Cooling systems that have been shipping for over two years.”

Zero-Pressure for Zero-Waste

Opengate systems control the row plenum (the area behind the servers where the heat is exhausted) to essentially zero-pressure. This ensures all server heat exhaust (and no room cooling) returns to where it is supposed to; the perimeter cooling or central air handling units. Continually maintaining zero-pressure ensures no pressure build up in the racks and allows intelligent data collection of the air volume being demanded by IT equipment. Without intelligent real-time data collection, zero-waste would be impossible.

Opengate Row-Based Containment Cooling provides customers with the following data center cooling performance guarantee:

• Ability to deploy one cooling solution for all IT equipment types and densities (up to 30 kW per rack).
• Stabilize rack intake air temperatures to within a few degrees of the supply air temperature at all points in the data center.
• Reduce total data center fan power by 70% over typical industry standards - supplying only the volume of air needed by the IT equipment
• Dynamically adjust cooling supply based on IT demand as servers dynamically scale their airflow requirements.
• Eliminate backpressure on servers - allowing servers to operate at their lowest airflow rates and greatest efficiency.
• Flexibly scale containment requirements as needed - allowing full utilization of cooling resources at all times.

High-Touch, Quick-Deploy Application for EC30R with RowEnclosure^TM

High-touch data centers requiring pre-stacked and wired server racks can be rolled onto the data center floor and into the patent pending RowEnclosure, where facility cabling and EC30R Containment Cooling has been commissioned and is service ready. This allows facilities to prepare for high volume deployment of data center services while the server racks are being ordered and configured. If desired, racks placed in the RowEnclosure can be minimalist 4-post construction since they are plugging into a RowEnclosure which becomes the outer shell for the entire row of racks.

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About Opengate Data Systems

Opengate provides solutions to maximize data center utilization and improve operational efficiency around today’s critical challenges - power and cooling for high density computing. Opengate solutions allow full data integration and automation; reducing complexity and significantly reducing equipment capital and operating costs. Achieve Unity Cooling^® by delivering cooling to the data center based on real-time demand by the IT load. Opengate systems increase performance of the CRAC/AHU, improve chiller plant performance and maximize free cooling hours. Take an Intelligent Path and gain freedom to effectively and efficiently deploy high density racks anywhere.

www.opengatedata.com

Opengate Media Contact:

John Berrick   |    866-934-9518    |   John.Berrick@opengatedata.com

LINCOLN, NE  (March 15, 2011) - Geist and Opengate Data Systems announced today that Geist has made a financial investment in Opengate Data Systems.  Geist will begin offering and promoting Opengate’s line of data center airflow management solutions to their broad customer base.

Geist and Opengate Data Systems began working together in September 2007, when Opengate contracted Geist to develop and integrate web-based communication functions into a variety of Opengate solutions.

“We’ve seen this company grow” said Sam Featherston, CEO of Geist’s parent company, Plastic Companies Enterprises.  “And thus feel their intelligent containment products are the best in the industry. As a result, we jumped at the chance to further our relationship with Opengate.  We are very excited to be able to offer their technology to our customers.”

Opengate Data Systems was founded in May 2007 by Mark Germagian, formerly with APC and Wright Line.  Marks extensive background in telecom and the data center industry led him to develop highly intelligent, rack and row-based heat containment systems.  From there, the product line has grown into a suite of innovative solutions all centering on data center optimization and energy efficiency.

As costs related to power usage continue to soar, outpacing the cost of data center hardware, companies must now look for ways to run their facilities more efficiently.  Opengate takes innovative approaches to solving data center heat load issues, resulting in significant energy savings, cooler and quieter server environments, and increased equipment uptime.

“Opengate solutions adapt to server and other IT equipment demands,” said Mark Germagian, President and Founder of Opengate. “With deployment of intelligent containment and precise cooling control systems, customers are able to optimize performance and significantly reduce data center energy consumption. Safely raising the cooling supply air temperature to the upper ASHRAE limit is how we enable these efficiencies.”

Innovation in Airflow Management

Opengate’s flagship products are the Containment Cooling and Unity Cooling systems for actively managing airflow in the data center.  The systems, which can be applied to the cabinet, multi-ganged cabinets, or row enclosure systems, contain generated heat and balance airflow into the return plenum at the exact rate that servers consume cool air.  Total heat containment allows operators to raise temperatures to ASHRAE limits without the risk of hot spots or air mixing.  This allows for significant savings from raising chiller plant operating temperatures, lowering CRAC/CRAH fan speeds to prevent oversupply, and increasing the number of free cooling days using air economization.  Opengate systems are available to dissipate 10 kw, 20 kw, or 30 kw of heat, and multiple systems can be operated in concert over the IP network to allow for row-based airflow management and increased redundancy.

About Opengate Data Systems

Opengate provides innovative solutions to maximize data center utilization as well as improve operational efficiency for today’s critical challenges. Since its founding in 2007, Opengate solutions have been deployed in many fortune 500 companies, allowing full data integration plus automation to significantly reduce equipment capital and operating costs. Opengate helps customers reduce their total cost of ownership by addressing three areas that impact data center profitability; energy consumption, real estate utilization and operational overhead. Opengate’s innovative solutions are making a difference; achieve Unity Cooling®, maximize free cooling hours and the freedom to deploy high density racks anywhere on the data center floor.

About Geist

Geist has been providing innovative power distribution solutions since 1948.  Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, Geist manufactures the largest selection of cabinet power distribution in the world, ranging from basic offerings to full function PDU’s that allow outlet level monitoring and control. The company’s environmental monitoring hardware offers the most cost effective approach to monitoring available in the industry.  Geist’s Environet software offers a single solution to monitor all data center equipment, from the chiller plant to the PDU.   Custom solutions for distribution and monitoring are available with the shortest lead times in the industry.  Geist manufactures in the USA and the UK, and sells worldwide.

www.geistmfg.com

Contacts:

Opengate Media Contact:

John Berrick   |    866-934-9518    |   John.Berrick@opengatedata.com

Geist Media Contact:

Wanda Sitar   |   800-432-3219   |   wsitar@geistmfg.com

Opengate Monitoring of Multiple Small Spaces

Aggregation monitoring and thermal management for multiple small IT spaces. Automate the reporting and management of multiple IT, network rooms and phone systems from a remote location.

Comprehensive appliance based monitoring for Small Spaces

SiteView SC mitigates the problems associated with various equipment protocols and is a fully scalable system that provides monitoring, trending and alarming for the aggregation of multiple small spaces. SiteView SC can integrate multiple communication protocols such as, SNMP, Modbus, BACnet, LonWorks, proprietary 3rd party interfaces, and more.

Custom views enable global access to thousands of intelligent and hardwired points throughout the infrastructure - all presented through the simplicity of your own Web browser.

Opengate’s SiteView SC allows you to maintain perfectly controlled small space environments from remote locations

For 3D room views with a graphical interface choose SiteView for medium to large data centers

Consult with your Opengate Integration Partner for More Information …

Opengate Cooling for Small Spaces

Superior intelligence and visibility to critical thermal conditions via a web interface over Ethernet allows remote alarm notification and control to adjust cooling levels

Monitor and Adjust Room Airflow From a Remote Location

Continually deliver predictable temperatures to your IT equipment and achieve the highest degree of cooling efficiency with Opengate Data Systems.

Use Building Supply for 0-3 kW IT Load per Rack Enclosure

Heated exhaust air from IT racks is directed to a ceiling plenum that is the building air return. Air enters small space through a vent located low in the wall or door.

Use Building Supply for 0-3 kW IT Load per Rack Enclosure with Dedicated Exhaust to Corridor

Heated exhaust air from IT racks is directed to a dedicated duct and exhausted to the corridor. Air enters through a vent located low in the wall or door.

Dedicated Ceiling Return for 3-30 kW IT Load per Rack Enclosure

Heated exhaust air from IT racks is directed to a dedicated ceiling plenum for a direct path back to the down-flow precision AC unit/s.

Dedicated Ceiling Return for 3-30 kW IT Load per Rack Enclosure

Heated exhaust air from IT racks is directed to a dedicated ceiling plenum for a direct path back to the up-flow precision AC unit/s.

Dedicate Return Duct in Ceiling for 3-30 kW IT Load per Rack Enclosure

Heated exhaust air from IT racks is directed to a dedicated return duct for a direct path back to the down-flow precision AC unit/s.

Coming Soon: Opengate SC for Effective Small Space Cooling for Non-Racked Equipment - Consult with Opengate or your Opengate Integration Partner for More Information …

Opengate EC technology automates cooling within the data center regardless of the density or location of the IT equipment and without the manual overhead typically required to maintain a safe thermal environment. Opengate systems eliminate cooling over-supply, improve chiller plant performance and MAXIMIZE free cooling hours.

Installation photo and CFD Model Demonstrates a simplified and quickly deployed IT Cooling Environment

What Opengate customers are saying…

“We’re putting Opengate on all new racks coming into our high density area.”
- Mitch Martin, Oracle Austin DC Chief Engineer

The Opengate system is so tight with the way it controls the air that you bring in only what the data center demands.”
- Tod Stebbins Sonoma Mountain Zero Carbon Data Center

“We can maintain the same intake air temperature to every location in the room and automatically scale to the IT load, so every piece of IT equipment is working as efficiently and reliably as possible – no hot spots and no pressure build up in the rack. With SiteX EC Containment Cooling, we have the ability to average 8 kW per rack and take any racks we choose to 30 kW, even in the 11 foot slab-to-slab urban setting.”
- Dave Oliver, Husky Energy Data Center Director

Browse our website and learn about Opengate Brands

Containment Cooling®, Unity Cooling®, Unified Cooling^TM, SiteX^TM, SwitchAir^TM, SiteCFD^TM, SiteContract^TM, Intelligent Path^TM

Integrated SiteX View Software Suite Manages Cooling Load, Power Load and Environment Monitoring

SiteX View Dashboard Summary

Remote Temperature Humidity Sensors for IT Intake Monitoring

System Alarm Threshold Settings

• Control HEAT for all IT equipment types
  • High Delta-T Servers
  • Virtualized Servers
  • Cisco Side-to-Side Airflow
• Deploy More IT without HEAT issues
• Cool with Zero Waste for best in Class Pue
• Low Cost & Flexible Deployment Options
• Full Integration of cooling, power and environment monitoring

Reclaim wasted cooling, maximize data center efficiency, extend the life of existing data centers and lower capital equipment costs - scaling cooling as needed.

Opengate Targets Hot Spots for Switches

Oracle Wins ASHRAE National Award – Opengate Contributions

Recycled Cars Drive Data Center Cooling

Video: Opengate Rack Heat Containment

More News from Opengate

Oracle was presented the National ASHRAE Award for their innovation in cooling data centers. The award was accepted by Oracle’s Energy Director Dr. Mukesh Khattar at the ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando, January 2010.  The rack heat containment (RHC) method used at Oracle’s Austin Data Center, Austin Texas, occupies 12K sq-ft of space within an exiting white space of 82K sq-ft.

“Adding a ceiling plenum to a portion of the data center can be accomplished with minimal disruption and at a very reasonable cost compared to other alternatives for cooling higher-density loads” said Mark Germagian, founder of Opengate Data Systems and a consultant on this project.

“The excessive use of 56% open floor grates greatly effects under floor pressure - even with CFD modeling, it is difficult to predict the effects on local floor pressures due to adding and removing grates” said  Mitch Martin, the Chief Engineer at the Austin Oracle Data Center.

With the Opengate EC System and automated containment of the heat load, we never have to run around doing floor tile gymnastics. We can just set the floor tiles down and know there will be no contamination of cool air with the IT heat loads. “We’re putting the Opengate System on all high-density racks coming into Austin” said Martin.

The first generation RHC system pioneered by Oracle is referenced in multiple publications including the ASHRAE High-Density Data Center Best Practices and Case Studies book as well the ASHRAE Journal Article from August 2008.

The  Opengate Systems coming into the Austin Data Center are the second generation RHC systems. “We can eliminate all wasted cooling in the Austin data center”, said Germagian. “The Opengate systems are automated so there is no cool air bypass or hot air recirculation. This allows us to raise the supply air temperature to the upper ASHRAE thermal limit while maintaining just about the same temperature at every rack inlet.”

Read more about Oracle’s ASHRAE National Award, “The Dawn of Containment” in a recent Data Center Knowledge Post.

A depiction of the server room design for the Sonoma Mountain Data Center in California, including projections on the amount of free cooling enabled by the design.

The “cash for clunkers” program has allowed thousands of Americans to help the environment by driving energy efficient cars. Now some old clunkers can help make a data center more efficient.

The Sonoma Mountain Data Center will use metal from recycled automobiles in a sophisticated new cooling system for its server rooms, according to Tod Stebbins, the project manager for the new facility, which is part of the Sonoma Mountain Village sustainable community in Rohnert Park, Calif., about 40 miles north of San Francisco.

“The Opengate system is so tight with the way it controls the air that you bring in only what the data center demands,” said Stebbins.

Recirculation Within Cabinets
Fan activity isn’t the only challenge presented by air flow issues within the cabinet. The ASHRAE Journal recently highlighted research by Syska Hennessy Group on the recirculation of hot air within cabinets, which found that pressure buildup behind servers can cause hot air to route around the outside or even the bottom of the cabinet, allowing it to mix with cool air at the server inlet. This problem becomes more acute as the power density of a cabinet increases.

Stebbins said Opengate’s pressure-centric approach can address this challenge, and be customized at the rack-top level, allowing cabinets with different power densities to be adjacent to one another, rather than zoning the data center by power density.

The lynchpin of the cooling design is the rack-top heat containment chimneys, which contain sophisticated pressure sensor systems from Opengate Data Systems that also monitor the IT load within each rack. The chimneys, which are made of the recycled metal, move air from the cabinet into a ceiling plenum, which then returns the waste air to the CRAH units.

Read more on Data Center Knowledge > >

A November 2009 Data Center Knowledge article highlights and references a newly issued US patent and inventors for a heat containment system. Wright Line, a Massachusetts based manufacturer of metal racks and furniture, was awarded this US patent in October for evacuating heat from an IT rack enclosure using a portion of the top and a portion of the rear of the rack enclosure.  The main inventor of the Wright Line patent is Mark Germagian, president and founder of Opengate Data Systems.

Click to read Data Center Knowledge Article

“Containment represents a majority of the data center cooling methods being evaluated and adopted today” said Mark Germagian. “It is critical to contain the vast quantity of IT heat being created and provide a sensible method to return this heat to the facility cooling units.”

Opengate is a technology solutions provider delivering integrated systems to maximize rack and real estate utilization as well as improve operational efficiency around today’s critical challenges – cooling and power for high-density computing. Opengate Data Systems ensures organizations take an intelligent path toward highly available, efficient and flexible systems.

Achieve Unity Cooling^TM, integrate rack power and cooling load data, lower equipment capital and operating costs and significantly reduce complexity with Opengate’s High Density Data Center Solutions. Take an intelligent path and gain freedom to deploy high density racks anywhere on the floor

Orange, CA - October 5, 2009 - Data Aire, Inc. becomes a Unity Cooling Partner with Opengate Data Systems. As a Unity Cooling Partner Data Aire will offer Opengate’s rack mounted cooling systems and components through Data Aire’s international representative network. Opengate’s cooling system is a flexible, scalable and economical method of hot air containment in the data center. The system mounts directly to the top of most racks. Two variable speed fans, controlled by internal rack pressure, draw the server exhaust air out of the rack and directly back to the Data Aire computer room air conditioner for effective hot air containment. This allows for effective cooling for rack heat loads approaching 30 kW. Fans are available in two sizes and can be interchanged in case the heat load in the rack increases. Fan systems can be put on as few as one rack or every rack in the data center for total containment.
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Data Aire, Inc. is a manufacturer of computer room air conditioning equipment and has been providing precision cooling equipment for over 40 years. Ceiling, wall and floor mounted computer room air conditioning equipment are available with either air; water/glycol or chilled water cooling. Data Aire provides the shortest lead times in the industry; builds to your specifications and employs state of the control systems. Opengate Data Systems L.L.C. is the originator of the Opengate cooling system and sells nationwide.

PAST: October 27, 2009

This event was held at the Atlanta Fish Market, hailed as Atlanta’s “Best Seafood.” Atlanta Fish Market offers gracious service and the freshest seafood possible. The restaurant is known for the 30-foot copper fish sculpture outside the train-station-like building. Attendees enjoyed great food in a comfortable, neighborhood atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle of the workday.

This Event was Free to All Recipients!  American Express Gift Cards and a New Garmin GPS Was given Away During This Event.

In addition to Opengate’s presentation…

Speaker: Joshua Van Ness

Presentation Specifics:

Raritan Asset Management Solution - dc Track

- Replace Inaccurate, Ad-Hoc Systems with Automated, Always-Accurate Data
- Know the Exact Location of Every Physical Data Center Asset Instantly
- Integrate Real-Time Power, Temperature, Humidity
- Integrate DSView3 Management and Control
- Simplify Reporting, Decision-Making, Compliance

Joshua Van Ness

Joshua  is responsible for leading the Raritan Inside Sales team for US, Canada and South America in addition to supporting the Eastern U.S. Region as an Inside Sales Rep. Prior to joining Raritan, in 2000, Joshua gained experience in high end retail environments and in the production side of Dialogic (an Intel company).   This combination of sales and technical experience has helped Joshua develop a team of focused,  yet technical sales representatives that are capable of pre-sales assistance and are able to  confidently articulate (and demonstrate) the capabilities of Raritan’s solution set.

PAST: Houston Texas, October 20 2009:

Speaker: Nathalie Reagins

Presentation Specifics:

Avocent MergePoint® Infrastructure Explorer Asset Management Solutions

- Replace Inaccurate, Ad-Hoc Systems with Automated, Always-Accurate Data
- Know the Exact Location of Every Physical Data Center Asset Instantly
- Integrate Real-Time Power, Temperature, Humidity
- Integrate DSView3 Management and Control
- Simplify Reporting, Decision-Making, Compliance

Houston Location: Grotto Ristorante
This event was held at the Grotto Ristorante, a favorite in the Galleria area of Houston. Many attendees enjoyed authentic Italian cuisine in a warm, entertaining atmosphere and cozy setting of a Trattoria in the Old Country.

Nathalie Reagins

Nathalie Reagins is a Regional Technical Sales Specialist with Avocent. Since joining Avocent in 2005, she has been consulting with customers and advising them on Avocent Data Center Solutions and how they can improve their operations. She has over 11 years of experience in data center technical support.

San Diego California

Speaker: Ron Tessing, NER Data Products

Presentation Highlights:

• Enabling Greening Strategies through Optimization
• Importance of Capacity Benchmarking and Planning
• Importance of Using Metrics
• Automation tools for Measuring and Monitoring Key areas of your infrastructure
• Achieving Energy Efficiency and Optimizing capacity

Presentation Specifics:

The NER presentation will focus on Infrastructure Optimization Solutions and the importance of using key processes to help achieve significant energy savings and sustainability.   Ron will discuss the key industry and technology drivers associated with energy consumption and the constraints associated with today’s high-density data center applications.  You will lean the importance of MBI - Management by Information and the use of Best Practices to identify inefficiencies, remediation constraints,  reduce energy consumption and reclaim wasted capacity.  Ron will discuss the importance of using metrics and modeling to measure and gauge efficiency improvements and the innovative tools available today to maintain and sustain an efficient data center infrastructure.

Ron Tessing

Ron Tessing has been a Senior Field Sales Engineer for NER Data Products for the past six years, supporting 5 Regional Sales Managers and hundreds of end users.  Ron specializes in Infrastructure optimization and has specific expertise in airflow efficiency, BMS, monitoring, and power distribution.  He has participated in consulting, design, and solution implementation for clients with data centers totaling over 1.5 million square feet.   Ron frequently speaks at Afcom chapter meetings throughout the US and he currently resides in the Denver, CO area.  Ron attended Rutgers University with specific studies in the physical sciences.

NER Technology Solutions

NER Technology Solutions is a unique hybrid of a manufacturer, value-added distributor (VAD), and service provider.  We offer industry leading, end-to-end solutions that help cure complexity and overcome constraints within data center environments.  Our consultative approach effectively bridges the gap between Facilities and IT departments within almost any enterprise.  Our holistic strategy focuses on the key drivers that cause complexity and identifies solutions consistent with industry-recognized best practices, resulting in improved levels of standardization and automation for our clients. Our comprehensive line of data center-focused products enable management efficiency and ease of use from an IT and Facilities perspective.

Santa Clara, CA, December 10, 2009:

Speaker: Sherman Ikemoto

Presentation Specifics:

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling software is effective for improving the cooling efficiency in data centers and reducing cooling system operational costs.  A new, holistic CFD modeling capability provides a direct means to maximize cooling system efficiency as a function of cost.  This is accomplished by monitoring the impact of design options on a system bypass and recirculating airflow and facility PUE.

A case study will be used to illustrate the methodology, highlight common cooling system inefficiencies and compare the ROI of multiple cooling system design options that can reduce cooling system operating costs by up to 25%.

Sherman Ikemoto

Sherman Ikemoto is General Manager for Future Facilities Inc. a leading supplier of data center design and modeling software and services.  Prior to joining Future Facilities, Sherman had worked at Flomerics, Inc. as a sales, marketing and business development manager.  Sherman has over 20 years experienced in the field of thermal-fluids and electronics cooling design.  Sherman has a Bachelors of Science degree from San Jose State University and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University.

Anaheim Marriott, December 3 2009, 11AM-2PM

Electrorack Presentation

The Rack’s New Role in the Data Center –  From Equipment Cabinet To Critical Infrastructure Solution

Presentation Highlights:

• Evolution of the Role Enclosures Play in the Data Center
• Top Five Considerations When Choosing A Next-Generation Enclosure
• Critical Decision Tools When Choosing a Rack Vendor
• Build-to-order Enclosures Versus Off-the-Shelf
• Airflow Management Deployment Strategies Inside the Rack
• Combating Thermal Issues with Aisle Containment Solutions

Speaker/s: Scott Shew and Todd Schneider

Presentation Specifics:

Managers of next-generation data centers understand that rack selection is now a critical component when tackling a wide range of issues in their facilities. This presentation gives data center managers specific solutions to their most vexing problems, and illustrates how intelligent rack selection can greatly improve airflow management, combat thermal issues, maximize existing cooling infrastructure, and significantly affect the management of their facilities.

By selecting and incorporating the latest rack technologies, data center managers can:

• Address airflow from within the rack while maximizing existing cooling infrastructure
• Scale to meet power, cabling, and cooling demands
• Merge multiple approaches when combating thermal issues
• Implement aisle containment solutions at a low cost
• Increase load densities with little or no impact on costs or operations

Scott Shew

President, Electrorack

Scott has over two decades of corporate leadership and engineering experience.  Having earned a mechanical engineering degree from Rutgers University, he has spent a significant part of that time designing and developing enclosure solutions for some of the largest data centers in the world.  His real-world data center experience, combined with his leadership experience, has given him the ability to understand the unique requirements and issues faced by data center managers.  Prior to leading the ownership group at Electrorack, Scott was a divisional President of Zero Corporation.

Todd Schneider

Director of Marketing, Electrorack

Todd has fifteen years of engineering experience, most of which has been around the design and development of enclosure solutions for data centers.  He leads Electrorack’s new product development team, and has played a integral role in the creation of numerous solutions that address thermal issues in the data center, including rack and aisle-level cooling technologies.  After earning his B.S. degree in mechanica l engineering from Marquette University, Todd spent three years as an HVAC consulting engineer, where he gained invaluable experience of cooling system design.

Electrorack Enclosure Products

Electrorack designs, manufactures, and delivers ready-to-install enclosures for next-generation data centers.  The enclosure solutions are built-to-order and incorporate cabling, power, and cooling considerations, resulting in significant time and cost savings in deployment costs for our clients.  Our line of scalable blanking panels, active heat containment systems, aisle partitioning systems, and power distribution units help our clients achieve “green” through reduced energy costs and improved operating efficiencies.  Visit www.electrorack.com

Plymouth Meeting, PA, November 4, 2009:

Speaker: Kevin Macomber

Presentation Highlights:

• The shortcomings of traditional approaches
• Applying four new categories to datacenter planning
• Applying the Vector concept to capacity planning
• Building flexibility and visibility into enclosure-level power distribution

Click Here to Register Now

Presentation Specifics:

With the volatile rate of change in IT technologies, power demands can quickly exceed established barriers in a legacy distribution system, such as the performance potential of existing amperage/voltage ratings, UPSs, cabling and connectors. The cost of upgrading, augmenting or replacing the power architecture can be astronomical. The costs can often be minimized or avoided if the power planning process is more forward-looking. This seminar describes an approach that considers the major milestones and thresholds in data center power requirements-and how planners should adjust their strategies and recommendations for data centers as they pass through different evolutionary stages.

Learn how to save money by lowering operating costs

• by improving power configuration flexibility to support both new and legacy hardware
• by reducing panelboard pole positions
• by reducing the complexity of the downstream electrical architecture
• by reducing installation costs by as much as 50%

Kevin Macomber

Engineering Manager - Integrated Technologies

Formerly trained in the US Navy, Kevin has over 15 years of extensive experience on the raised floor environment and supports engineering on some of the largest datacenters in North America.  He has developed or supported the design and build of dozens of industry-leading power quality designs throughout the data center electrical architecture.  He is a well respected lecturer and author.  He has spoken most recently at 7×24 Exchange, IT Roadshow and has written numerous white papers and articles to include the BICSI 2009 Winter publication.

Seminar Partners:

Seminars included Free Tempcoins for rack inlet temperature monitoring, lunch, a Garmin GPS raffle and other prizes

Seminar Dates & Locations:

• PAST: October 20, 2009 Houston Texas
• PAST: October 27 Atlanta Georgia
• PAST: October 29 Minneapolis Minnesota
• PAST: November 4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
• PAST: December 3 Anaheim California
• PAST: December 8 San Diego California
• PAST: December 10 Santa Clara California

Opengate Presented on:

• A Single Automated Approach for Low to High-Density Loads
• Achieve Full Cooling Utilization - 1:1 Cooling Efficiency
• Reduce Cooling Power Spend by Half
• Enable Complete Flexibility in Rack Load Placement

Location Dependent, Presentations Also Given by:

• Data Center Resources - The Evolution of Server Power Density
• Electrorack Contain-IT Aisle Containment solutions
• Future Facilities 6SigmaDC - Ground breaking software for the Data Center
• NER Data Products and the new IOS strategy
• Pinebreeze Technologies Asset Management & Monitoring

For questions, contact John Berrick @ 866-934-9518 or john.berrick@opengatedata.com

Sincerely,

The Opengate Team

Opengate Speakers:

Mark Germagian

President, Opengate Data Systems

Mark has been active in new technology research and new product development for the past 26 years. Prior to founding Opengate Data Systems, Mark developed innovative power and cooling products for telecom and information technology environment. He was APC’s first thermal engineer in 1992 and originated the first concepts for in-row cooling solutions. Mark later discovered advanced technology to effectively cool data center loads & worked with the Chief Engineer and Energy Director at Oracle to understand the energy efficiency benefits with the predecessor of the Opengate EC Heat Containment system. Mark founded Opengate Data Systems to bring the unique benefits of Unity CoolingTM to the broader data center market. Mark is a member and contributing author for ASHRAE TC9.9, holds multiple U.S. and international patents for power and cooling systems and has authored numerous white papers in the area of effective and efficient data center operation.

Joe Dorsey

VP Sales, Opengate Data Systems

For the past 19 years, Joe has held various sales and engineering roles in both the electronics cooling and data center cooling industry. Prior to joining Opengate, Joe spent 8 years with Flomerics Inc., a leader in application specific design software for chip, server and data center level design. Joe holds engineering degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego.

Opengate Green Initiative

Many data centers are not adequately equipped to handle the additional cooling requirements for high-density equipment. This is resulting in undesirable conditions such as recirculation or mixing of hot and cool air, poorly controlled humidity and costly wasted cooling capacity. The Opengate EC Data Center allows maximum data center efficiency while effectively controlling your data center thermal environment. Opengate EC dynamically scales to the IT load, providing real-time cooling consumption detail while maintaining exact control of your cooling supply based on the actual IT cooling demand.

Today’s Data Center plans to build new or retrofit existing space requires planners and stakeholders to keep facility costs at a minimum while providing an efficient and green facility. Because customers occupying data center space will have varying requirements, the cooling solution must be highly flexible as well as scalable to help promote faster break even status. A system must allow quick deployment, automation for cooling operation and maximum efficiency as these effect cash flow for the IT operation.

Containment Cooling reduces total cost of ownership by addressing three areas that impact data center profitability; energy consumption, real estate utilization and operational overhead. Opengate technology automates cooling within the data center regardless of the density or location of the IT equipment and without the manual overhead typically required to maintain a safe thermal environment. By automating and managing the cooling, Opengate systems eliminate over-supply, increase performance of the CRAC/AHU, improve chiller plant performance and extend free cooling hours. Performance is independent of cooling supply methodology or room design.

Opengate is a trusted leader for intelligent-distributed power and cooling. We’re providing integrated systems for designers and managers that maximize rack and real estate utilization as well as improve operational efficiency for high-density computing. Take an intelligent path and gain freedom to effectively and efficiently deploy high density racks anywhere.

Over 130 participants attended to learn about two exciting new technologies that Dramatically Improve Energy Efficiency in data centers - Program included many giveaways, raffles, lunch and a tour of the New Dallas Cowboys Stadium

Presented by: Mark Germagian, Founder & President of Opengate Data Systems

Presented by: Jon Inaba, National Power Sales Manager, Raritan

Many data centers are not adequately equipped to handle the additional cooling requirements for high-density equipment. This is resulting in undesirable conditions such as recirculation or mixing of hot and cool air, poorly controlled humidity and costly wasted cooling capacity. The Opengate EC Data Center allows maximum data center efficiency while effectively controlling your data center thermal environment. Opengate EC dynamically scales to the IT load, providing real-time cooling consumption detail while maintaining exact control of your cooling supply based on the actual IT cooling demand.

Opengate is a trusted leader for intelligent-distributed power and cooling. We’re providing integrated systems for designers and managers that maximize rack and real estate utilization as well as improve operational efficiency for high-density computing. Take an intelligent path and gain freedom to effectively and efficiently deploy high density racks anywhere.

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The following channel partner list includes direct link access to their websites:

• Altelec Engineering Services, Alberta Canada
  
• Argent Techno-Racking, Australia
• Electrorack, California USA
• NER Data Products, New Jersey USA
• Pinebreeze Technologies, Texas USA
• Espire Environmental Systems, Canada
• EDP Europe, United Kingdom
• Geist Europe, United Kingdom
• Tru-Power Cooling, Richmond VA USA

The following channel partner list includes direct link access to their websites:

• Data Aire

The following channel partner list includes direct link access to their websites:

• Electrorack
• NER Data Products, New Jersey USA
• Pinebreeze Technologies
• Espire Environmental Systems, Canada
• Tru-Power Cooling, Richmond VA USA

Many joined us at Uptime Institute’s Lean, Clean and Green Symposium where Opengate presented on Data Center Wide Managed Cooling Distribution for High-Density Computing.

Many learned how to manage the following:

1. All IT exhaust heat has a direct return path
2. Raise supply air temperature to the ASHRAE limit
3. No waste - all cool air delivered is fully consumed
4. IT loads are divorced from cooling source locations
5. Cool supply air delivery method is flexible

Maximize Stability, Efficiency & IT Flexibility. Opengate EC Cooling Distribution Systems dynamically scale to the IT load real-time. Perfectly control the IT environment, fully utilize cooling infrastructure, deploy high density racks anywhere and expand without disrupting your IT operation.

WP# EC901: Deployment of high density IT equipment into data center infrastructure is now a common occurrence. Many data centers are not adequately equipped to handle the additional high density cooling requirements. This results in non-desirable conditions such as recirculation or mixing of hot and cool air, poorly controlled humidity and costly over-provisioning…

CFD visual representation of managed cooling distribution for high-density racks - stable IT environment is achievable even with partial ceiling sections.

Opengate was a Research Underwriter of the Uptime Institute’s Lean, Clean & Green Symposium & Exposition at the New York Hilton from April 13 - 16, and Opengate extended special invitations to attend this year’s event at a VIP discount rate of 50% off regular tuition.

The Institute’s Symposium was a recognized industry-wide as the agenda setting event of the year bringing together the highest level and widest variety of industry stakeholders. This year’s incredible Game-Changing Keynote speakers included Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Friedman; Bill Weihl, Google’s Green Energy “Czar”;IBM; Hewlett Packard; Department of Energy; EPA Energy Star; McKinsey & Co. Please visit www.uptimeinstitute.org/keynote for an impressive list of industry experts.

The Symposium provided dozens of interactive sessions and many walked away from them loaded with implement-able ideas and valuable strategies. The Symposium content is always at the highest level and the networking is unsurpassed.

As the Institute says, “What you don’t know CAN hurt you.”

With increasing heat loads in the data centers proper management of airflow within rack enclosures has become crucial. While avoiding any mixing of hot air with the incoming cold air, effective management and removal of hot air from the rack enclosures is the key factor in maintaining server inlet air temperatures within ASHRAE recommended guidelines. This seminar provided an overview of issues and covers recent design innovations for airflow management within rack enclosures.

Key points from Opengate’s presentation;

• Managed rack heat containment allows the use of dynamic controls to achieve 1:1 cooling supply to IT demand
• CRAC airflow supply can be delivered based on rack demand rather than under floor pressure
• CRAC units can be turned on or off based on reported airflow consumption of the IT equipment or load
• Cooling efficiency can be maximized by; matching cool air supply to actual demand, raising supply air temperature to upper ASHRAE limits, raising entering water temperature and maximize free cooling hours with economizers

Software Support

The following links will launch a live software demo allowing full observation and some privileges to make adjustments. Once the web software demo is launched, you will find the MIB and XML downloads in the upper right corner of the user interface.

• EC Containment Cooling Software Demo
• SiteX EM Software Demo

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Live EC video demonstration from Afcom Data Center World Las Vegas April 2007

Mark Germagian of Opengate Data Systems demonstrates the company’s heat containment system for data center racks. The containment system is a cooling distribution system that vents hot air from the top of the rack and provides a direct path back to the cooling units. Opengate’s modules monitor air pressure in the rack and containment system, and comes with management software. This video runs 5 minutes, 45 seconds.

Husky Energy, a 43 Billion Dollar energy provider, knows how to keep pace in a rapidly changing IT world

Click Here>Husky Energy Case Study Download

The data center wide high-density cooling distribution system deployed by Husky Energy is actively managed and will provide over 320 days of free cooling per year using Opengate’s Containment Cooling™, raising supply air temperature and using a free economizer glycol loop to outdoor dry coolers

At the heart of the green high-density computing initiative is Opengate’s innovative cooling distribution system that contains the heat, dynamically scales to the IT load real-time, and reports cooling load data and alarms. Setup for the Opengate system was a snap and was easily adapted to the customer’s choice of IT equipment racks, precision cooling, and IT management software.

“We can maintain the same intake air temperature to every location in the room and automatically scale to the IT load, so every piece of IT equipment is working as efficiently and reliably as possible – no hot spots and no pressure build up in the rack” said Dave Oliver of CES Computer Environment Solutions and formerly the project lead at Husky, “With SiteX EC Containment Cooling, we have the ability to average 8 kW per rack and take any racks we choose to 30 kW, even in the 11 foot slab-to-slab urban setting.”

• High-density computing facility to maximize IT and real estate resources
• Maintain stable environment within low slab-to-slab high-rise building
• Conform to green energy mandate with PUE of 1.4 or less
• Complete IT flexibility with ability to locate high-density racks anywhere
• Utilize familiar and time tested DX CRAC units at the floor’s perimeter
• Free cooling over 320 days per year with glycol loop to outside fan coils
• Containment and continuous cooling distribution during utility failure

Maximum energy savings and maintaining a stable environment for high-density computing in a tight urban setting was a top priority. Another main objective; maximize IT resources and flexibility.

Deploying high-density racks in quantity and locating the racks anywhere on the data center floor wasn’t out of the question for Husky Energy. This high-density cooling strategy is not only possible, but will allow full utilization of cooling resources. Opengate’s cooling distribution system allows the room temperature to remain stable while maximizing flexibility for IT operations. Husky Energy has learned how to; manage IT exhaust heat, raise supply air temperature within the ASHRAE range, eliminate waste and gain flexibility to locate high-density IT racks anywhere on the floor.

1. All IT exhaust heat has a direct return path to cooling units
2. IT loads take cooling from the room – loads are divorced from cooling unit locations
3. Supply air temperature is raised to 20 ºC with no concern for hot air recirculation
4. Non-uniform air delivery will not have a detrimental effect on room ambient temperatures

Opengate software is providing real-time cooling load and environment monitoring as well as critical alarms at the management console level. Integration with IT or building management software is a snap. Opengate SiteX View software has easy to use MIB and XML data and the software suite is included - integrated within the microprocessor of each system.

1. Heated exhausted from network switch is directed out
2. System set for network switch operation maintains a slight negative rack pressure
3. Cool air enters the rack below the network switch chassis and also around major cable bundle
4. Blanket of cool air ensures proper network switch operation

Dual redundant Opengate EC20 system scales to the IT load real-time. Cartridges can be hot-swapped for higher flow rate cartridges. Heat is contained and cooling distribution is managed allowing maximum cooling efficiency and flexibility for high-density computing.

Opengate EC20 on a 30” wide rack - Inter-duct connector between adjacent systems allows ceiling to be quickly trimmed to entire row

EC20 shallow depth allows plenty of room for organizing cable bundles above with overhead cable trays or ladder racks

Maximized IT flexibility and data center efficiency – highly available high-density computing in a low slab-to-slab facility

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) - Opengate Win the Uptime Institiute’s GEIT Award:

Link to news story and case study download > AAFC - Opengate Win Uptime Award

Gain control of your environment and fully utilize your existing cooling – maximize rack and real estate utilization.

Study by Opengate Data Systems: A data center can experience an automatic and thermal shutdown during a power outage

Active Power recently commissioned Opengate Data Systems to examine the impact of a power outage in a data center environment and the subsequent loss of cooling. In the event of a power disruption, the ambient temperature can rapidly increase since a power outage will usually force the data center’s cooling system to shutdown. It typically takes two to three minutes before full cooling capacity is restored and all cooling systems cycle back on.

WEDNESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2007

According to a new study by Opengate Data Systems, a typical data center running at 5,000 watts per server cabinet will experience an automatic and thermal shutdown within three minutes and nine seconds during a power outage. Higher density data center applications experience even more rapid heat-up and shutdown times, with 10,000 watts or more of server equipment shutting down in less than one minute.

Commissioned by Active Power, the Data Center Emergency Cooling Study examines the impact of a power outage in a data center environment and the subsequent loss of cooling. According to a recent IDC report, 50 percent of businesses never recover after an outage and 90 percent go out of business within two years, a fact that prompted the need for the study. In the event of a power disruption, the ambient temperature can rapidly increase since a power outage will usually force the data center’s cooling system to shutdown. It typically takes two to three minutes before full cooling capacity is restored and all cooling systems cycle back on.

Opengate conducted studies on thermal runaways, a condition where servers overheat and shut down. Active Power’s CoolAir technology was also reviewed for its performance during power disruptions and its ability to solve these thermal overload conditions. CoolAir is the only commercially available uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system to provide both emergency power and cooling for data center operators.

Key findings from the independent study include:
During a power outage, a server cabinet with 10,000 watts of equipment will run for 60 seconds before the critical temperature threshold in the server equipment is reached followed by an automatic shutdown.

Current emergency cooling solutions include expensive and infrastructure-invasive chilled water storage. Studies have shown a 73 percent savings on equipment cost using CoolAir over chilled water storage.

A typical 100 kVA IT load can operate for as long as 10 minutes 46 seconds during an outage using CoolAir before an automatic thermal shutdown is initiated, an improvement of 242 percent compared to current numbers and far exceeding the critical two to three minutes of cooling loss.

CoolAir can be modified to extend its cooling capability by lowering the unit’s discharge temperature, resulting in the ability to run the servers for an indefinite amount of time.

“A UPS is typically deployed in a data center to ensure continuous, reliable power in the instance of power failure,” said Mark Germagian, president of Opengate Data Systems. “However, a data center’s cooling system is usually dependent on generator power or utility power coming back online. Once power is restored, as much as two to three minutes may pass before cool air is delivered from the cooling system, which can have grave consequences on sensitive server equipment. Based on our studies, the time extension CoolAir provides is impressive as compared to current industry standards. 10 minutes and 46 seconds is an eternity in an IT manager’s world.”

“Thermal runaways can wreak havoc on a data center causing instant data loss and lost revenue,” said Martin Olsen, director of Product Management and Development for Active Power. “Active Power’s patented CoolAir system mechanically coupled with a direct expansion computer room air conditioner provides both backup power and cooling to bridge the gap during a power disruption. CoolAir uses a unique and simple thermal and compressed air energy storage technology in place of chemical batteries, which also makes the system environmentally friendly.”

In a little more than a year, Active Power has deployed its CoolAir solution in a number of data center applications across a wide variety of industries including banking, broadcast, education, pharmaceutical and utility. Based on the company’s revolutionary thermal and compressed air energy storage (TACAS) technology, CoolAir provides an extended runtime battery-free energy storage solution for three-phase UPS applications and represents the industry’s only minute-for-minute alternative to lead acid batteries for critical operations.

About Active Power
Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) provides efficient, reliable and green critical power solutions and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems to enable business continuity in the event of power disturbances. Founded in 1992, Active Power’s flywheel-based UPS systems protect critical operations in data centers, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, broadcast stations and governmental agencies in more than 40 countries. Active Power also offers CoolAir, the only solution that provides both backup power and backup cooling. With expert power system engineers and worldwide services and support, Active Power ensures organizations have the power to perform. For more information, please visit www.activepower.com.

Opengate Data Systems
Opengate Data is active in new technology research, has extensive experience managing engineering projects, working with technology partners and engineering innovative products for telecom and computer data center applications. The company is an active member and regularly contributes to the ASHRAE TC9.9 datacom series publications. Opengate Data directs attention toward availability which results from engineering simple and familiar systems, systems that are easily scalable for future application growth.  Operational efficiency to reduce operating costs and an intelligent network management system for visibility are also necessary to maximize resources. For more information, please visit www.opengatedata.com.

Oracle Heat Containment Presentation at PIAC Conference – Data Center Conservation Workshop, IBM, August 2007

HDHC systems provide the necessary environmental conditions for high density IT equipment loads while improving energy efficiency. The ability to maintain high reliability using standard time tested cooling systems and components while providing efficiency gains using the next generation HDHC systems are a few of the concepts are presented.

• Oracle HDHC Presented at PIAC, August 2007

12% Chiller plant efficiency improvement with raised Entering Water Temperatures (EWT)

Manufacturers data demonstrating power usage for two types of chillers at 45 and 50 degrees entering chilled water temperature.

Both refrigerant type chillers run more efficiently and give additional capacity if the chilled water temperatures is raised.

The R134-A high pressure chiller creates a 9% capacity increase and a 6% energy savings. The R123 low pressure VFD chiller creates a 17% capacity increase and a 12% energy savings just by increasing the chilled water temperature 5 degrees.

40% Reduction in fan power over conventional cooling

“Despite 2.6 times more cooling being delivered than is required by the IT load, 10% of the racks still had intake air temperatures exceeding ASHRAE limits.” EPA/Uptime Institute Conference

Because a majority of the cool air that is generated is not getting to the IT equipment intakes but rather is short cycling back to the cooling units, physical separation of the cool supply from the hot return air is necessary.

• Conventional: 0.114 kW Fan Power per kW IT Load
• Heat Containment: 0.068 kW Fan Power per kW IT Load
• Heat Containment provides a 40% Reduction in fan power

Criteria for a High-Density Cooling Strategy

A high-density cooling system should aim to improve compute availability, maximize IT flexibility, maximize rack positions on the floor and maximize operational efficiency.

Airflow distribution patterns for various high-density cooling strategies

The following table presents four categories of criteria for making an intelligent decision about high-density cooling. Using this criteria, compare Opengate’s SiteX EC Cooling distribution System against another cooling strategy.

High-Density Cooling Strategy Decision Criteria

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We are currently looking for talented team players for the following open positions:

Opengate Regional Sales Engineers (RSEs) provide technical consultation and sales support for Opengate’s Data Center Solutions in a direct capacity to Opengate’s Director of Sales. This is a full time sales position with minimal direction.

RSEs require skills in Sales, Services, and Engineering, creating a strategic relationship with our customers to provide the most effective, most efficient application and integration of Opengate  solutions. RSEs will become intimately acquainted with the customer’s technical needs, systems, environment, and service history enabling a customized set of solutions to meet the customers’ targeted objectives.

Opengate RSE positions offer excellent compensation, benefits and growth opportunity. RSE positions require travel up to 75% to client sites within the assigned region. Candidates located in a major metropolitan area for expedited travel would be a plus.

Opengate RSE Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with key technical and decision makers within a customer’s organization; including data center managers, facility managers, engineers, project managers, management, executives, construction, financial, and purchasing personnel.
• Responsible to provide support for technical application of airflow management, data center cooling, energy analysis, system application alternatives, control/ management systems, installation, operation, maintenance, and problem resolution.
• Gain organization trust by demonstrating and constantly improving technical consultation and service.
• High level sales support activity through initiative, ingenuity, creativity and business relationships.
• Influence the integration of automated data center cooling and airflow systems.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge of Opengate systems and value as well as competitive solutions.
• Survey data center facilities, gain understanding of customer business practices, current needs for Opengate solutions.

Immediate reply to qualified applicants only.

careers@opengatedata.com

Opengate Innovation & Technology Center, Shirley Massachusetts

Responsible for managing complex data center infrastructure hardware and software projects from specification through commissioning at customer locations world-wide. The Engineering Services Manager will have responsibility for the delivery for Opengate Services. This position’s responsibilities include; site walks with sales to identify solution requirements, schedule preparation with sales and order management, on-site project management and support, resource forecasting for services and other technical activities relating to the project, performance management of construction teams, assure the accuracy of financial budgets and project schedules and to ensure projects are completed according to project plans.

Major Responsibilities

• Manage services for data center infrastructure projects
• Provide goals and direction for the delivery of services
• Assist sales to specify the optimum solution set for the customer
• On-site project management of construction teams
• Project lead for start-up and commissioning of hardware and software solutions
• Accuracy of financial budgets and project schedules

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering preferred
• 3-5 years’ experience with the installation of complex building hardware and software solutions
• Fundamental knowledge of building mechanical and electrical systems
• Ability to perform data center energy use and payback analysis
• Comprehensive ability to network multiple devices with various communication protocols
• Ability to quickly establish strong working relationships with customers and peers
• High initiative with the ability to organize and improve corporate processes
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills with the ability to motivate others
• Ability to organize multiple concurrent projects with attention to detail and follow through

Opengate offers excellent compensation, benefits and growth opportunity. Position requires approximately 50% travel to client sites and technical conferences.

Immediate reply to qualified applicants only.

Opengate Data systems is an equal opportunity employer. Submit resumes to:

careers@opengatedata.com

The Director of Innovation & Technology provides direction, establishes and maintains the overall policies and goals for new product development, technology development and product quality.

Opengate positions offer excellent compensation, benefits and growth opportunity. This position requires up to 25% travel to client sites and technical conferences.

Opengate Director of Innovation & Technology Responsibilities

• Direct engineering resources to industrialize technology and solutions
• Define and execute on required feasibility studies for new projects
• Manage projects from concept through testing and quality volume phases
• Ownership of Opengate quality process with monthly reports to Opengate’s CEO and Sales
• Direct the development of custom software for SiteView and Unity Cooling solutions
• Strategic direction for Opengate’s technology and product roadmap
• Define and execute DVT, component qualification and user acceptance testing
• Define and execute life testing programs
• Represent Opengate at technical conferences

This position requires the ability to direct teams to generate complex electronic design/design control systems. This position requires concept design skills and the ability to communicate ideas using sketches, schematic diagrams and quick prototypes. Position also requires strong manufacturing implementation and validation testing skills and knowledge of EN60950 design and testing standards.

BSEE  and 15 years minimum design experience required.

Mark.germagian@opengatedata.com
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866-934-9518

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Award winning Containment Cooling® and Unified Cooling® Systems deliver zero-waste data center cooling based on real-time IT demand, increasing chiller plant performance and maximizing free cooling hours.

Opengate Data Systems is a technology company that specializes in the research and development of intelligent distributed power and cooling systems. Opengate’s founder, Mark Germagian, has been active in technology research and development of innovative power and cooling solutions for telecom and information technology environments for the past 26 years. He was APC’s first thermal design engineer and main inventor for many data center cooling solutions, including In-Row cooling.

Opengate provides innovative solutions that improve visibility and efficiency of data center operations by working closely with technology partners and clients of mission critical facilities.

Opengate Data Systems ensures organizations take an intelligent path toward highly available and efficient systems. Our goal: become a trusted partner to support your short term and long term business goals.

Call Opengate today to find out more about our unparalleled customer first strategy.

A Trusted Leader for Data Center Infrastructure Solutions

Opengate delivers a comprehensive group of scalable solutions to maximize data center utilization and increase operational efficiency. Our intelligent power, cooling and automation solutions allow the integration of critical infrastructure processes; reducing complexity, equipment capital and operating costs.

Ask us about our award winning Containment Cooling® and Unified Cooling® Systems - delivering zero-waste data center cooling based on real-time IT demand, increasing chiller plant performance and maximizing free cooling hours. The SwitchAir™ family of solutions delivers cool air to top-of-rack and larger core switches ensuring greater reliability and can be installed in minutes while your switch is live. Opengate’s SiteView™ DCIM manages all Opengate solutions plus additional infrastructure devices to provide a complete view of the status and health of your facility.

Deploy More IT with Confidence™ - gain freedom to efficiently deploy medium to high-density computing anywhere on the IT floor and the ability to scale infrastructure support without disruption to the computing environment.

ASHRAE TC9.9 Mission Critical Facilities Sponsored Literature

Industry professionals from research, facilities management and operation, equipment manufacturers including computer and networking have come together to gain consensus and develop publications to further the progress of efficiency, availability and best practices for the industry.

• ASHRAE TC9.9 Web Link to Datacom Series Books
• ASHRAE Journal Article - Data Center Air Management
• ASHRAE Journal Article - Data Center Heat Containment
  

Facility Requirements for EC Systems

For more information, please contact sales services

All or a significant portion of the hot air exhaust from the IT load is contained. The total volume of cool air can be delivered through the raised floor, direct from CRAC/H base, direct from CRAC/H top, vertical overhead with ducting or any combination.

If a raised floor is used, the floor height can be reduced to the minimum that is suitable for working space, total volume of cool air can be delivered non-uniformly through floor tiles and grates because all racks are free to pull the air they need from the total room volume.

CRAC/H airflow performance for reduced floor heights must be validated by the CRAC/H manufacturer, however, with the high stagnation pressure typical of most CRAC/H fans, the airflow performance will not be degraded.

Height from rack top to ceiling return surface for the mounting of the EC chassis on the rack top and accessing the EC Host is shown below. Reducing this space further is possible but will require the ceiling support grid just above the EC Host to be lifted if Host removal is required.

Minimum distance from ceiling return surface to the bottom of beam/truss should be 12 inches (300 mm). This can be reduced in some conditions if the return air path to the CRAC/H units is along the beam/truss length versus across the beam/truss.

This EC Chassis is capable of fitting 600mm-750mm or 24-30 inch wide racks. The preferred rack depth minimum would be 40” for higher density racks. This EC Chassis is capable of accepting EC10, EC20 and EC30 cartridges for up to 30 kW of intelligent and managed redundant heat containment. Rack tops should be modified or ordered per the Opengate EC Rack Top Template.

An EC Inter-duct Connector on a 30 inch or 750mm wide rack allows the entire row to be connected and the ceiling return can be trimmed to the entire row. EC Inter-duct connectors are also available for 24 inch / 600mm racks.

The EC is capable of world-wide use with a 90-240 VAC 50/60 Hz dual AC input using C14 connection. An EC draws very low power and evenly shares the load from the A and B feed. For example, at 208V input, the EC20 draws;

• 77 watts total at 60% flow rate
• 152 watts total at 80% flow rate
• 263 watts total at 100% flow rate

Product specifications on-line

For more information, please contact sales services

Opengate product specifications arranged by family can be found in the tables below. Specifications and features can also be found by accessing systems web pages.

Enterprise Cooling	Models	Spec#	PDF
Containment Cooling Systems	EC10/EC20/EC30	EC7001E
Network Switch Cooling	SwitchAir 1U	SA7001B
	SwitchAir 2U	SA7002C
Enterprise Power
Rack Power Bar Series	Rack Power Bar Series	RP7001B
Environment Monitoring
Reliable Facility Monitoring Series	EM160/EM160D	EM7001B

Best Practice . Knowledge . Case Study Data

Opengate white papers are provided to share industry and best practice knowledge with our clients, partners and visitors.

Some of the case studies and information found in Opengate’s white papers will also provide the technical background to support high-density data center power and cooling solutions from Opengate.

Distributed Power	WP#	PDF
Three-phase Power Distribution for Mission Critical Facilities	EP901
Distributed Cooling
High Density Cooling Strategy Comparison	EC901
Recently Updated: Reclaim Wasted Cooling Capacity Now With ASHRAE Peer Reviewed Material and CFD Examples	EC9005
HD Systems & Intelligent Networks
Harmonic Distortion on Network Communications	HD901

Software Support

The following links will launch a live software demo allowing full observation and some privileges to make adjustments. Once the web software demo is launched, you will find the MIB and XML downloads in the upper right corner of the user interface.

• EC Containment Cooling Software Demo
• SiteX EM Software Demo

Customer First Warranty Support

Trained representatives provide personal and individualized warranty service.

Please find a warranty support document from the table below. Alternatively, call Opengate corporate headquarters.

Warranty Support	Links or Action	PDF
Standard Warranty	Select pdf to review all standard product warranties
In-warranty Procedure	Select pdf to review the warranty procedure
Support by Phone	Opengate corporate office  866 - 934 - 9518
Support by Email	sales@opengatedata.com
Support by Contact Form	Online Contact Form

Customer First Sales Support

Opengate Data Systems utilizes trained representatives providing personal and individualized service.  Contact our Corporate Office: 866-934-9518 or email us using the below links. Alternatively; for where to buy in your region use our Online Contact Form.

You can also directly contact an Opengate resale partner and integrator

• United States

  Matt Koukl 608-230-6154
  sales@opengatedata.com

• Canada

  Corporate Office: 866-934-9518
  sales@opengatedata.com

• International

  Corporate Office: 866-934-9518
  sales@opengatedata.com

Customer First Technical Support

We welcome any support need or question either by phone, email, or via our contact form. Additional support information can be found in the links provided below.

SiteContract™ Data Center Systems Team Member

Site Contract Design-Build Team Member and Service Contracts

Develop high-availability data center systems and increase the effectiveness of your new or existing facility. Through effective team cooperation, Opengate works with clients to understand, recommend and conjointly execute on the goals of the business. The results is highly intelligent and practical systems that reduce human interaction, provide scalability for changing IT requirements and the addition of superior reporting and alarms to support ongoing operations.

Heated exhaust air from network equipment is directed to the rear top of the rack and exhausted out through the exhaust duct. Cool air enters the rack front below the network equipment and provides a blanket of cool air along the side of the network switch.

Building supply with dedicated exhaust duct return to corridor. Heated exhaust air from IT racks are directed to a dedicated exhaust duct and air is directed to the corridor for building air return. Air enters small space through a vent located low in the wall or door.

SiteCFD Facility

Site CFD Facility provides visual representation of temperature pressure and flow data.

Visualize a more complete environmental picture and understand the effectiveness and utilization or your data center cooling with SiteCFD Facility by Opengate Data Systems. Site CFD Facility provides visual representation of temperature, pressure, and flow data. Apply SiteCFD to your existing facility or for a planned facility.

SiteX₁™ Effectiveness and Capacity Survey

Evaluate and report on data center power load, cooling effectiveness, and capacity utilization

Understand the effectiveness and capacity utilization of your data center cooling systems using SiteX₁ Services by Opengate Data Systems. A simple one time site visit and survey takes into account all industry best practices that relate to effectiveness and capacity utilization of the data center infrastructure. A final report will bring clarity and direction for cooling improvements for your existing facility.

Noninvasive adjustments and validation based on recommendations following a SiteX₁ Survey

Improve the condition of your existing facility with SiteX₂ Services by Opengate Data Systems. In conjunction with a capacity survey, SiteX₂ Services validates the recommendations through noninvasive optimization of cooling and cool air distribution within the facility.

Ensure data center performance with up to 16 temperature and humidity sensors plus three additional I/O ports for water, smoke, and door open position sensors in a 1U rack-mount device.

Monitor using HTTP, HTTPS, XML or SNMP. Assign network properties using the configuration page or use DHCP to automatically connect to your network.

Custom input and output plug types as well as power bar lengths available. High-density rack power distribution with true RMS remote and LED local meter ensures data center grade performance (local meter on RP series models).

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Automate the delivery of data center cooling with intelligent aggregation and organization of the IT cooling supply, cooling load and environmental data.

Comprehensive appliance and server based monitoring and control systems for combined data center monitoring and zero waste cooling automation.

Unity Cooling mitigates the problems associated with various cooling equipment protocols and is a fully scalable system that provides monitoring, trending and alarming for the entire data center as well as control of IT cooling delivery based on actual IT demand. UC2000 can integrate multiple communication protocols such as, SNMP, Modbus, BACnet, LonWorks, proprietary 3rd party interfaces, and more.

Custom views enable global access to thousands of intelligent and hardwired points throughout the infrastructure - all presented through the simplicity of your own Web browser.

Integrate Opengate’s UC2000 with Opengate EC systems to maintain a perfectly controlled environment while fully utilizing your mechanical systems at every moment in the life of your data center.

Consult with a Unity Cooling Partner for More Information …

Opengate Rack-Based and Row-Based Intelligent Containment solutions stabilize IT intake air temperature to within a few degrees of the supply air temperature at all points in your data center. This flexible data center cooling solution enables you to scale IT load without disruption and control all aspects of your cooling circuit.

Opengate Intelligent Containment is an automated containment solution that eliminates all hot aisles, allows water to reside at the perimeter or outside the IT floor and significantly reduces noise levels.

AWARD Winning Solution

Opengate is the 2010 ASHRAE Technology Award Recipient & 2011 Uptime Institute Green IT Award Winner

Contain all the IT heat and get it back to the perimeter or central air handlers to prevent contamination of the cool supply air

Reclaim wasted cooling in retrofit aplications while IT continues to operate

Keep water outside or at the facility perimeter

Deploys quickly and cost effectively

Flexible and scalable intelligent containment system that adapts to IT load changes

Maximize Free Cooling

Maximize rack and room density with thermal stability even on slab floors

Containment Cooled Data Center Versus Ceiling Grate (non-chimney) Return

Maximize rack and room density with thermal stability - even on slab floors

Intelligent Cooling Distribution

The following row-based intelligent containment diagram used in the Department of Energy’s DCEP (Data Center Energy Practitioner) training program demonstrates;

A) 100% of the heat is contained and returned to the permiter cooling units

B) Total return airflow is equal to server intake airflow

C) All airflow is aggregated and information delivered to the building management system or directly to the cooling unit so that the proper airflow for the data center can be supplied.

Intelligent cooling distribution allows up to 30 kW per rack and provides a perfectly controlled environment.

Click here to contact an authorized sales and integration partner

Quick Integration & Reporting

Deploy racks, install Intelligent Containment in minutes and quickly trim ceiling. Add racks to the row as needed. Multiple rack heights and sizes only effect Intelligent Containment position and exhaust duct length. Connect to power and system automatically operates to factory set parameters. Connect to network and simply browse to device to set-up email, SNMP and alarm thresholds.

Simple integration with most physical infrastructure. Example shown is a high density installation in a low sab-to-slab high rise building with overhead cable trays.

Integrated Reporting Software

Cooling Control and Expanded Infrastructure Monitoring

Add Opengate’s Unity Cooling automation to maximize efficiency and monitor additional infrastructure devices

Ultra-Efficient Data Center Cooling Circuit

Achieve 100% cooling utilization for zero waste cooling. With zero waste, data center full loading is achieved. See the planned 2 megawatt data center example below …

Click here to contact an authorized sales and integration partner

Unified Cooling® Infrastructure (UCI) for…

Containment  |  Network Switch Cooling |  Unity Cooling^®Automation | Small Spaces

Effectively stabilize the IT intake air temperature within a few degrees of the supply air temperature at all points in the data center. Reduce the total data center fan power and minimize back pressure on server fans for improved server fan efficiency. Adjust cooling supply to IT demand as the airflow load in the data center dynamically changes due to varying server flow rates.

Containment Cooling®

Automated Rack & Row Heat Containment

Maximize efficiency and IT flexibility while providing a perfectly controlled IT environment

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Unity Cooling®

Automated Cooling Control & Management

Automate the entire cooling circuit with intelligent aggregation and organization of IT load and environment data

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SwitchAir™

Network Switch Cooling

Effective switch cool air delivery for rear rack mounted 1U switches

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Opengate SC™

Small Space Cooling for IT, Network & Phone Equipment

Effective room airflow control for computer, network switch and phone systems in small spaces

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Unified Cooling Infrastructure Solutions for…

Containment |  Network Switches |  Cooling Automation |  Small Spaces

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Environment Monitoring

Reliable and Cost Effective Environment Monitoring & Control

Reliable and effective environment monitoring provides visibility to events over Ethernet - empowering you to ensure a stable environment for critical equipment. Maximize your data center availability with up to 16 temp/humidity sensors plus 3 I/O ports for water, smoke, airflow, rack access and video monitoring in a single 1U rack mount device.

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Deploy More IT with CONFIDENCE

… In Data Centers

Intelligent Containment Cooling®

Rack-based & Row-based Heat Containment

Normalize IT equipment intake air temperature to within a few degrees of the supply air temperature with this intelligent containment solution

Unity Cooling®

Automated Cooling Control & Management

Automate the entire cooling circuit with intelligent aggregation and organization of IT load and environment data

IT-Row™ Cooling

Automated Row Heat Containment

Quickly and effectively group the IT-Row for maximum flexibility and ultra-efficient high-density computing

… In Racks

SiteX EP™ Enterprise Rack Power

Intelligent Rack Power Distribution

Effective rack power distribution with true RMS remote metering for up to 34 KW per individual rack power bar

SwitchAir™

Network Switch Cooling

Effective cool air delivery for racked network switches

SiteX EM™ Environment Monitoring

Intelligent Environment Monitoring

Effective environment monitoring with visibility to critical temperature, water, smoke and video information

… In Small Spaces

Opengate SC™

Small Space Cooling for IT, Network & Phone Equipment

Effective room airflow control for computer, network switch and phone systems in small spaces

SiteView SC™

Monitoring with Graphical Interface, Trending & Alarms

Intelligent aggregation and organization for multiple small space environment data in one single software system

What Opengate Customers are saying…

“We’re putting Opengate on all new racks coming into our high density area.”- Mitch Martin, Oracle Austin DC Chief Engineer

“Just a few Opengate EC active containment systems have enabled AAFC to quickly meet aggressive growth demands on data center services that were not previously possible given the data centers’ cooling infrastructure. ” - Eric Swanson Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

We were seeking a practical solution for today’s data center challenges…

“We can maintain the same intake air temperature to every location in the room and automatically scale to the IT load, so every piece of IT equipment is working as efficiently and reliably as possible – no hot spots and no pressure build up in the rack. With SiteX EC Containment Cooling, we have the ability to average 8 kW per rack and take any racks we choose to 30 kW, even in the 11 foot slab-to-slab urban setting.” - Dave Oliver, Husky Energy Data Center Director



Recent Industry NEWS About Opengate Data Systems

Opengate Opens Silicon Valley Office

An Intelligent Approach to Containment - Swanson Named IT Manager of the Year

Agri-Food Canada - Opengate Wins Uptime Institute Green IT Award

Opengate Announces EC30R Row-Based Containment Cooling

Opengate Targets Hot Spots for Switches

Oracle - Opengate Win ASHRAE National Award

More News from Opengate

Data Center Decision highlights from this year included:

• Emerging Technology Showcase offered a look at some of the up-and-coming technologies available
• 15+ break-out sessions featuring the top independent experts in data center technologies today
• 4 full conference tracks focused on Data Center Design, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization and Systems Management
• 2 Ask the Experts sessions where delegates could get one-on-one advice from our conference speakers

The WITSA chairman noted that at WCIT 2008, there are:

• More than 70 institutional partners;
• More than 90 participating countries;
• More than 100 speakers;
• More than 3000 delegates;
• More than 2000 business-to-business meetings;
• More than 50,000 participants; and
• 100,000 square feet of exhibition space.

SiteX EC Systems work with existing mechanical infrastructure to cut cooling costs by 60 percent while improving availability of computer operations

Opengate Data Systems, a technology firm that specializes in the research and development of intelligent distributed power and cooling systems, today announced SiteX EC Containment Cooling systems. These systems have been developed to maximize data center cooling efficiency by eliminating excess cooling that is typically necessary to eliminate hot-spots within the data center.

Studies have shown two to two and a half times the cooling than is actually required by IT equipment is generated and delivered to prevent hot-spots. In most cases, this air is delivered 10 degrees Fahrenheit or more below the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers) recommended temperature for IT equipment in mission critical facilities. SiteX EC utilizes dual redundant fan cartridges, dynamically scaling to the IT airflow load based on a closed-loop control process, to contain the waste heat from the IT equipment and return it directly to the CRAC/H (computer room air conditioner/ handler) heat exchangers. With containment of all the waste heat, supply air temperature can be increased and the volume of air delivered can be reduced to match the IT equipment load.

“SiteX EC technology will reduce data center operating costs controlling the consumption of conditioned air in real-time,” said Matthew Bush, Director of Research and Development of Opengate Data Systems. “Over-provisioning [of cold air] will no longer be necessary because pressure regulated flow control optimizes the demand for cooling by the IT equipment.”

SiteX EC can be networked allowing remote management and alarm notification with escalation for visibility to all critical information. Communicate using HTTP, HTTPS, XML or SNMP protocols. Network properties are assigned using the configuration page or DHCP to automatically connect to the network.

“This technology improves operational process and is a testament to our continued focus on availability as well as efficiency in the data center,” said Mark Germagian, president of Opengate. “Intelligent reporting and management of critical information is a must when supporting highly critical loads. We are thrilled to have such a talented team of individuals and industry partners who are focused on innovation for the industry and for the environment.”

SiteX EC technology provides the information and control necessary to ensure a stable and efficient environment for high density IT equipment while also allowing these additional benefits.

• Eliminate over-provisioning and cut cooling costs up to 60 percent by providing physical separation of cool supply and hot return airstreams.
• Raise supply air temperature to accepted ASHRAE standards and increase water supply temperature to further improve chiller plant efficiency.
• Allow additional hours of free cooling for a water-side or air-side economizer.
• Directly couple cooling with IT equipment heat load, raising return air temperatures and improving CRAC/H efficiency.
• Report rack airflow capacity for confidence with future application deployment and report rack airflow volume for room or zone airflow delivery control.
• Extend runtime during a power outage through containment and proper routing of exhaust heat away from IT equipment loads.
• Flexible configuration of alarms and notifications through secure Ethernet connection with selection of multiple email or SNMP trap recipients, with escalation. Concise data log and SYSlog support. Intuitive web interface for enterprise level management.

Opengate Data Systems is a technology firm that specializes in the research and development of intelligent distributed power and cooling systems. Opengate provides innovative solutions that improve visibility and efficiency of data center operations by working closely with clients of mission critical facilities and our technology partners. SiteX^TM EP Enterprise Power and SiteX^TM EC Enterprise Cooling for high density data centers provides up to 20 kW per rack of intelligent, scalable power and cooling. SiteX Services include; capacity and cooling assessment, analysis of airflow dynamics and cooling infrastructure performance optimization. Opengate Data Systems ensures organizations take an intelligent path toward highly available and efficient systems.

For more information, please contact us.

Commissioned by Active Power, the Data Center Emergency Cooling Study examines the impact of a power outage in a data center environment and the subsequent loss of cooling. According to a recent IDC report, 50 percent of businesses never recover after an outage and 90 percent go out of business within two years, a fact that prompted the need for the study. In the event of a power disruption, the ambient temperature can rapidly increase since a power outage will usually force the data center’s cooling system to shutdown. It typically takes two to three minutes before full cooling capacity is restored and all cooling systems cycle back on.

Opengate conducted studies on thermal runaways, a condition where servers overheat and shut down. Active Power’s CoolAir technology was also reviewed for its performance during power disruptions and its ability to solve these thermal overload conditions. CoolAir is the only commercially available uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system to provide both emergency power and cooling for data center operators.

Key findings from the independent study include:
During a power outage, a server cabinet with 10,000 watts of equipment will run for 60 seconds before the critical temperature threshold in the server equipment is reached followed by an automatic shutdown.

Current emergency cooling solutions include expensive and infrastructure-invasive chilled water storage. Studies have shown a 73 percent savings on equipment cost using CoolAir over chilled water storage.

A typical 100 kVA IT load can operate for as long as 10 minutes 46 seconds during an outage using CoolAir before an automatic thermal shutdown is initiated, an improvement of 242 percent compared to current numbers and far exceeding the critical two to three minutes of cooling loss.

CoolAir can be modified to extend its cooling capability by lowering the unit’s discharge temperature, resulting in the ability to run the servers for an indefinite amount of time.

“A UPS is typically deployed in a data center to ensure continuous, reliable power in the instance of power failure,” said Mark Germagian, president of Opengate Data Systems. “However, a data center’s cooling system is usually dependent on generator power or utility power coming back online. Once power is restored, as much as two to three minutes may pass before cool air is delivered from the cooling system, which can have grave consequences on sensitive server equipment. Based on our studies, the time extension CoolAir provides is impressive as compared to current industry standards. 10 minutes and 46 seconds is an eternity in an IT manager’s world.”

“Thermal runaways can wreak havoc on a data center causing instant data loss and lost revenue,” said Martin Olsen, director of Product Management and Development for Active Power. “Active Power’s patented CoolAir system mechanically coupled with a direct expansion computer room air conditioner provides both backup power and cooling to bridge the gap during a power disruption. CoolAir uses a unique and simple thermal and compressed air energy storage technology in place of chemical batteries, which also makes the system environmentally friendly.”

In a little more than a year, Active Power has deployed its CoolAir solution in a number of data center applications across a wide variety of industries including banking, broadcast, education, pharmaceutical and utility. Based on the company’s revolutionary thermal and compressed air energy storage (TACAS) technology, CoolAir provides an extended runtime battery-free energy storage solution for three-phase UPS applications and represents the industry’s only minute-for-minute alternative to lead acid batteries for critical operations.

Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) provides efficient, reliable and green critical power solutions and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems to enable business continuity in the event of power disturbances. Founded in 1992, Active Power’s flywheel-based UPS systems protect critical operations in data centers, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, broadcast stations and governmental agencies in more than 40 countries. Active Power also offers CoolAir, the only solution that provides both backup power and backup cooling. With expert power system engineers and worldwide services and support, Active Power ensures organizations have the power to perform. For more information, please visit www.activepower.com.

Opengate Data is active in new technology research, has extensive experience managing engineering projects, working with technology partners and engineering innovative products for telecom and computer data center applications. The company is an active member and regularly contributes to the ASHRAE TC9.9 datacom series publications. Opengate Data directs attention toward availability which results from engineering simple and familiar systems, systems that are easily scalable for future application growth.  Operational efficiency to reduce operating costs and an intelligent network management system for visibility are also necessary to maximize resources. For more information, please visit www.opengatedata.com.