It’s been a while since the last update which I must apologise for, it’s been a hectic few weeks of getting everything up and running so that customers could move in. I’m happy to report that the site is now mostly complete,  just a few finishing touches to put together including the man trap and some lighting.

The racks as you can see from the last post have been delivered, we have now bayed them correctly and installed the cold aisle containment systems.  The picture below shows the end of the aisle on which we have placed doors to keep cold air in and warm air out.

Anti static curtains where installed above the racks to further help this

We have had all our racks professionally cabled with Cat6 cables which were needed for the first phase. We have two network racks on site both with the same hardware in, these then have seperate fibres via separate providers back to London that come into our building at adjacent ends. The network racks each have two Cat6 cables to each and every cabinet, meaning we can instantly wire up new services for customers should they be needed.

Picture below shows the cables going into the network rack.

A picture of our patch panels with cables in place for the power bar system, in C4L colours

Each full rack comes with an APC AP7953 power bar, which we give customers a login to in order to remotely reboot servers/switches if they need to. We monitor these bars for power usage and all statistics are available to you via the customer portal. The picture below shows a typical rack. Our quarter racks come with APC AP7921 bars.

At the top of each rack a patch panel is provided with the four connections in, allowing you to simply install a cross or straight patch lead, depending on your kit requirements in order to bring your service live.

Our security system is mostly installed, we have linked this into our existing system and developed some applications which allow customers to request access very easily, 24/7 to the site. We use a combination of readers, pin pads and biometric devices in order to verify a clients access to the DC meaning no unauthorised personnel can get in.

CCTV cameras have been installed, such as the PTZ dome below in order to keep track of all visitors on site.

Lastly we installed some LED lights into our cold aisle, these hopefully help people identify which aisle is the cold aisle and adds a bit of character to the room. As you can see below, these look quite impressive at night.

The monitoring system is in place and we performed a full systems fail over test yesterday in order to ensure everything alerted us as it should. This went 100% to plan and all systems performed as intended.

Lastly our anti tailgating portal is being installed today, expect pictures of that tomorrow!

If you are interested in booking a tour then please give us a call and we would be more than happy to show you around.

http://www.bournemouthdatacentre.co.uk

Phil

Last week saw the delivery of the racks into the datacentre, this has transformed the site allowing customers to fully appreciate the work that has gone into this project.

Picture showing the Full racks in place on the left of the room

Picture shows full racks on the right hand side of the room.

Quarter racks have been delivered and pictures will follow. Today cabling begins on the data floor to ensure that C4L services can be provided to each rack when customers begin to collocate. We will be installing Cat6 cabling, with 2 cables from each network rack going to each and every rack. In the customer racks there will be a patch panel terminating each of these 4 connections, allowing customers to swap a cable to straight or cross crimp easily depending on what their kit requires.

Currently the full racks are being unloaded onto the DC floor. Head over to http://www.bournemouthdatacentre.co.uk/cams.html now to see them being put into place. Quarter racks will be delivered by the end of the week.

In order to ensure that in the event of a fire that the FM200 gas will not leak out of the room we had to pass a pressure test. This involves installing a fan into the room and sealing the doors so that the room pressure can be monitored and verified. This test took aorund 15 minutes to complete and after completion the room was given a pass.

Picture shows the kit used in order to pressure test the room. The red unit in the middle is the fan.

The build is still progressing well, more pictures will follow of under floor installations of cables etc in the coming days.

The build continues well with the windows having a layer of privacy film and solar guard material installed. This stops people seeing in and out and also ensures that we do not heat the room on hot days with intense sunlight. The lighting has almost been finished as well giving the room plenty of light during evening hours.

A picture of the windows, with the bars installed

A picture of the DC now the lights have been wired in

On Saturday 14th November C4L took delivery of its CRAC units along with the supporting units outside.

The weather made things slightly challenging, but everything eventually fell into place.

The crane used to move everything into place.

The PDU unit being delivered through the hole made in the wall.

A perfect fit for the CRAC unit.

The CRAC unit in its final resting space.

A DX unit being moved into place around the back of County Gates

The team have finished the raised floor at the Bournemouth colocation facility, this as you can see has transformed the site.

Most of the floor is now complete at the Bournemouth Colocation facility, a floor paint has been put in place to stop dust and seal the floor.

The sealant being put in place under the floor.

The railings and ramp being installed to allow easy access to the raised floor.

Work continues at the Bournemouth collocation facility with the raised floor.

The team are progressing well with most of the floor complete now.

The struts being laid out on the floor to support the equipment that will be installed at a later date.

One side of the room completed.