May 7 About the Datacenter (hardware show and tell) ET570 May 7 About the Datacenter (hardware show and tell)
Von Neuman Computing Model
Servers & general datacenter literacy (servers, storage & networking)
Volatile vs. non-volatile primary vs secondary storage
1 aisle in 1 datacenter of 1 company
Racked & Fully Populated Blade Chassis (16 per)
Rear View: Cables and Cooling
Fiber-Optic Switches in Rack
Long Haul U.S. Fiber Optic Network
Operating Systems (physical vs Virtual)
Roles related to Datacenters Datacenter Management- Security, Access, Safety ,OSHA, Facilities Install/Deinstall/Move (rack&stack) Troubleshoot/Break/Fix (vendor) System/Network/Storage Administration - Install/maintain OS - Install/maintain applications - Install/maintain patches (FW and OS) -Monitor (health/performance/security) -Infrastructure Automation (apps targeting server APIs) - Interface with users - Documentation - Vendor Management