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'''Open Compute Project''' is an initiative announced in April 2011 by [[Facebook]] to openly share custom [[data center]] designs to improve efficiency across the industry.<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 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> ComponentComponents of the Open Compute initiative include low cost, minimalist designs for:

*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

*A single voltage (12.5 VDC) power supply designed to work with 277 VAC input and 48 VDC battery backup.

*Open Rack mechanical mounting system

: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 48 mm48mm.

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

==References==