1. Dell EMC Modular Data Centers

2. Dell EMC Modular Data Centers (MDCs)
Data center capacity delivered with the speed, quality & efficiency of IT
ADAPTIVE
FLEXIBLE
HIGHLY AVAILABLE
EXPERIENCED
Proven effectiveness in a wide range of environmental conditions (cold/dry hot/humid)
Flexible solutions for different environments
Indoor/Outdoor 100% free-air or closed- loop mechanical cooling
Concurrent serviceability and dual power feeds to meet uptime requirements
More than 250 MDCs deployed

3. Dell EMC MDC industry-leading accomplishments
300 +
Dell EMC MDC solutions in production
>130MW
Total power capacity of critical IT load in Dell EMC MDCs
>10 billion
Total operational server-hours in Dell EMC outside-air-cooled MDCs
>500K
Servers installed in Dell EMC MDCs

4. Dell EMC modular solutions timeline
Humidor
Epic
Micro MDC
2008
2011
2013
2015
2016
Fat Tire
Flex Module

5. Flex Module MDCs

6. Dell EMC’s flex module MDC overview
Mixing Module
Maintains required environment when outside air is too cold or too humid
IT Module
Optimized power density
5 or more 54RU racks of capacity
Hot swappable racks
Power Module
Optional UPS/energy storage
Metering
S1/S2 connections
Utility Room
S1/S2 Switchboards and power distribution
‘Airlock’ for rack installation and removal
Fiber demarcation
MDCi portal
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Houses all fan units and controls
Includes filtration and direct-evaporative cooling for 100% outside air cooling
Optional chilled water or DX

7. Flex module design Scale from 5 to 50+ racks and to over 1MW
IT Module
Utility Room
Module
Mix Module
Air Handler Module
Scalable
Distributed Deployments
Upgradeable

8. Micro MDCs

9. Dell EMC micro MDCs Transforming Infrastructure at the Edge
CUSTOMIZABLE
Dell EMC micro MDCs can be tailored to a variety of configurations and workloads based on customer needs
COOLING
POWER IT
COOLING
POWER IT
COOLING IT
Low density
Includes power elements & UPS back-up
Medium density
Includes power elements & UPS back-up
High density
All power elements sourced from facility

10. A detailed look at Dell EMC’s micro MDC
Indoor/outdoor modules
Integrated cooling/power
Security
Monitoring
Cable management
Up to 50kw redundant
Smoke detection
Fire suppression/containment
COOLING
POWER IT

11. Dell EMC Modular Data Centers

12. Right-sized modular solutions for any environment
Cell Tower Site
2 racks, 50KW
Micro MDC with integrated cooling
Regional Datacenter (rural location)
10 racks, 250KW capacity need
Flex MDC with outside air cooling
Power module for transformation, UPS back-up
Central Office
5 racks, 75KW capacity need
Flex MDC with outside air cooling
Cell Tower Site
1 rack, 30KW
Micro MDC with integrated cooling and power back-up
Regional Datacenter (urban location)
10 racks, 250KW capacity need
Flex MDC with DX cooling
Central Office
10 racks, 100KW capacity, Full redundancy required
Flex MDC with DX cooling, 2N fans, integrated UPS 12
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