Open Compute Project: Difference between revisions

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The '''Open Compute Project''' is an initiative was announced in April 2011 by [[Facebook]] to openly share custom [[data center]] designs to improve efficiency across the industry.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/facebook-server-pieces/ "Facebook Shatters the Computer Server Into Tiny Pieces", Cade Metz, ''Wired'', JanJanuary 16, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/building-efficient-data-centers-with-the-open-compute-project/10150144039563920 Building Efficient Data Centers with the Open Compute Project], by Jonathan Heiliger, 07 April 7, 2011, Facebook Engineering's notes</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/04/14/will-open-compute-alter-the-data-center-market/|title=Will Open Compute Alter the Data Center Market}}</ref> Components of the Open Compute initiative include low cost, minimalist designs for:

Components of the include:

*Server compute nodes, including one for Intel processors and one for AMD processors

*Server compute nodes, including one for [[Intel]] processors and one for [[AMD]] processors

*Open Vault storage building blocks offering high disk densities, with 30 drives in a 2U Open Rack chassis designed for easy drive replacement

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:Open racks have the same outside width (600 mm) and depth as standard 19-inch racks, but are designed to mount wider chassis with a 537mm width (about 21 inches). This allows more equipment to fit in the same volume and improves air flow. Compute chassis sizes are defined in multiples of an OpenU, which is 48mm.

*Data center designs for improved energy efficiency, including 277 VAC power distribution that eliminates one transformer stage in typical data centers

==References==