Just wait until we have plug-in cars.... for those of you who live in a power constrained area of the world they will be shutting down those big data centers and moving them Vermont! I am excited to have such an opportunity. Oh wait, we have power and water but we also have anti-business laws! (Damn I am getting way to cynical)
But to chime in on the real topic... yes power planning is very important. Form the UPS, through the PDU, through the main building switch, the generator, the capacity of the building to the transformer on the pole. It doesn't require a meeting of all those responsible but it is recommended to have this information and update it periodically. There is nothing worse than have a big IT project come to a halt because Facilities says they don't have enough power in the panel when you ask for some new circuts... say nothing about a power company saying they don't have enough power on the grind. Any project that is requiring 1 amp should at least start with person responsible for getting the power the outlet. I have seen one new device pop a 20 amp circuit that supports a production environment. So yes capacity planners need to be concerned with power. And don't forget your HVAC capacity. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Power Capacity Planning (was Slightly off topic power limits) On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:01:21 +0000, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>If it comes down to not being able to use a small amount more of power, that shows poor planning. > >Yes, but you're talking ideal world. > >> Either because the power company didn't build more capacity, or because the groups regulating new power plants make it impossible. I don't think business should be limited because of artificial limits. > >Okay. You don't think it's right. >But, what do you do now that it's real? > >>Business should be encouraged to do everything possible to limit power growth. Just raising electricity rates goes a long way to accomplishing that. > >Yes, but? > Note that the same concerns apply to water as to power, and have applied for a longer time. See: "Tragedy of the Commons". -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
