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1u colocation packages
by jon on Mar.24, 2010, under Facility Information
Our 1u colocation package has recently been updated to include 0.8amps of power as standard, this allows you to run almost any single CPU server!
Progress 11th Feb 09
by jon on Feb.11, 2009, under Build Progress
The DC build is progressing well with the main panel now 90% installed (to be completed tomorrow), UPS cabling done, the first pod of racks has been installed and work has started on the containment for the cables to the generator (to be completed tomorrow).
Tomorrow United Utilities will arrive to upgrade part of our power supply, the UPS battery build starts and the generator cabling starts!
We hope to have initial power to the rack by Monday and Air conditioning around 1 week later.
The office has started to be plastered!
We will start the job of installing around 200 cables into patch panels late Friday/Monday.
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- UPS room Cabling
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- UPS room Cabling
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- UPS room Cabling
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- UPS room Cabling
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- UPS room Cabling
Progress 2nd Feb
by jon on Feb.02, 2009, under Build Progress
Cable testing is continuing. The cables between the power distro boxes and main panel have been installed and the cabling between the main panel and UPSs has also been installed. Fire suppression install is going well.
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- Fire supression system cabling
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- UPS install
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- Main PDU distro cables
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- Main Panel cabling
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- Panels for the fire supression
Progress 31st
by jon on Jan.31, 2009, under Build Progress
UPS’s are now being cabled up
Partitioining is progressing well with the passage taking shape
Box build for South-bound route has started.
More testing for the power distribution.
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- UPS
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- Start of cabling to the UPS’s
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- Cable containment for the UPS room
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- Cables for the UPS’s (will be on copex for protection)
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- North route fiber is now in the building
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- Testing begin’s on the power distrobution
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- Gen Set cables
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- Testing on PDU
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- Partitioning
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- Partitioning
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- Concrete pad now curing
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- New path
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- New south bound box being built
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- South bound box
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- South Bound box
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- Southbound box
Progress 29th
by jon on Jan.31, 2009, under Build Progress
The contrete has arrived for the Gen set pad and is being layed now.
Cable tray Version 3 is now being installed
The partitions upstair’s are going up fast.
Fire supression install has started.
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- Build room and store partitions
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- Break room
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- More partitioning
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- Partitions
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- Partitions
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- Partitions
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- Partitions
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- Initial Fire supression install
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- More cable tray installs
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- More cable tray installs
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- More cable tray installs
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- More cable tray installs
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- Laying of the contrete pad for the gen set
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- fire supression
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- fire supression
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- Over head cable tray
Progress 26th Jan
by jon on Jan.26, 2009, under Build Progress
Work continues at a fast pace with the PDU breaker panels almost done (4/5 done). A 185mm armoured power cable has been hung between the input feed and the main panel (not yet installed), air con installation in the UPS room has started.
Tomorrow the concrete for the generator pad should arrive and the office build out should start.
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- Cisco 7606-s Chassis boxes
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- More Cisco boxes
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- out door working area
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- Breaker panel
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- Large 185 cable going from the input feed to the main panel
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- input feed cable
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- Start of distribution testing
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- More PDU breaker panels
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- Riser for one of the fiber feeds
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- UPS room air con
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- UPS air con
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- Cable ladder in the UPS room
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- Air con area
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- Start of Generator Pad
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- Steel for generator pad
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- 185 cable
Progress 8th Jan
by jon on Jan.08, 2009, under Build Progress
Work has started on stripping out the existing office-grade raised floor in order to install the heavy duty datacentre floor, with 400mm void to allow sufficient air flow for cooling
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- Initial power in the Building before upgrade
