JP4004812B2 - Rack system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rack system that installs equipment necessary for equipment and dedicated equipment in a rack.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when installing a processing unit that constitutes a computer, a main storage device, and a rack that houses its accessory devices and using it for various business processes, a dedicated room with partitions in the building for crime prevention and temperature and humidity environment maintenance Designed the necessary equipment for each facility such as air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, monitoring and control equipment, security equipment, fire extinguishing equipment, etc. It was under construction.
[0003]
In addition, maintenance and maintenance management of equipment and equipment stored in racks was also performed for each equipment and equipment.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional method described above, a dedicated room is prepared in the building and the equipment is set up individually. Design, meetings, and work time (construction time) were required, and it was difficult to deal with them quickly.
[0005]
In addition, since the maintenance management and maintenance work after installation is divided for each facility, there is a problem that the maintenance becomes complicated and the management is not possible.
[0006]
In order to solve these problems, the present invention is provided with a basic rack having facilities (equipment for air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, monitoring, control, security, fire extinguishing, etc.) that are commonly required for equipment, and is adjacent to the basic rack. Each server has a dedicated rack that houses equipment such as servers, reducing installation space, simplifying installation work, and monitoring and maintaining all equipment and racks, as well as calculating usage charges according to usage. The purpose is to charge.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG.
[0008]
In FIG. 1, a basic rack 1 is a rack in which equipment necessary for power supply, ventilation, monitoring, and fire extinguishing is installed in each rack and dedicated equipment installed in each rack.
[0009]
The rack 2 is a rack in which dedicated equipment is installed.
The monitoring center 4 monitors the basic rack 1 and the rack 2 via a network, calculates a usage fee, and charges.
[0010]
Next, the operation will be described.
Each rack and dedicated equipment installed in each rack are installed in the basic rack 1 and necessary power, ventilation, monitoring, and fire extinguishing equipment are installed, and dedicated equipment is installed in each of the racks 2 installed adjacent to each other. I am doing so.
[0011]
At this time, if a power failure or an air conditioner breaks down, power is supplied from the uninterruptible power supply in the basic rack 1 to each rack 2 at the time of a power failure. Thus, the rack 2 is ventilated, and the monitoring center 4 is notified of the failure.
[0012]
In addition, spares are provided in the basic rack 1 and the rack 2, respectively, and when a failure is detected in the basic rack 1 or the rack 2, switching to the spare basic rack 1 or the spare rack 2 is performed.
[0013]
Further, when smoke is detected in the basic rack 1 or the rack 2 or a temperature abnormality is detected, a fire extinguishing gas is supplied from the basic rack 1 to the basic rack 1 and each rack 2 to extinguish the fire.
[0014]
In addition, when any one or more of door opening / closing, temperature abnormality, smoke detection of the basic rack 1 or rack 2 is detected, or an abnormality is detected in the equipment in the rack 2, the monitoring center 4 is notified via the network to request maintenance. Like to do.
[0015]
Further, the power supply time of the rack 2 or the air conditioning time to the rack 2 is totaled, and the usage fee is calculated and charged.
[0016]
Therefore, a basic rack 1 with built-in equipment (air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, monitoring, security, fire extinguishing, etc.) necessary for equipment is provided, and a dedicated equipment that houses equipment such as servers adjacent to the base rack 1 By installing each rack 2 and monitoring from the monitoring center, calculating the usage fee and charging, etc., the installation space can be reduced, installation work can be simplified, and all equipment and racks can be monitored and maintained as a whole. It is possible to calculate and charge a usage fee according to the usage amount.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments and operations of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0018]
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, a basic rack 1 is a rack in which equipment necessary for power supply, ventilation, monitoring, and fire extinguishing is installed in each rack and dedicated equipment installed in each rack, and is configured from 11 to 18. Is.
[0019]
The distribution board 11 is provided with a terminal for taking in power from the outside. Here, the power distribution board 11 is provided with a terminal for independently taking in two power supply lines of the normal system and the emergency system.
[0020]
The air conditioner 12 blows air for air conditioning to the basic rack 1, the rack 2, and the redundant rack 3, and includes a cooling device or the like.
[0021]
The fire extinguishing apparatus 13 stores a gas cylinder for fire extinguishing in the basic rack 1, and supplies inert gas to the basic rack 1, the rack 2 and the redundant rack 3 via pipes when detecting smoke or abnormal temperature. Extinguish a fire.
[0022]
The ventilator 14 supplies outdoor (or indoor) air to the basic rack 1, rack 2, and redundant rack 3 for cooling. The ventilator 14 is activated when the air conditioner 12 stops in the event of a power failure. This is for cooling the equipment with the capacity power.
[0023]
The UPS 15 generates and supplies power from a battery during a power failure.
The intrusion detection device 17 detects intrusion into the basic rack 1, the rack 2, and the redundant rack 3 (for example, the door has been opened / closed), the approach of a person, and the like.
[0024]
The notification means 18 notifies the monitoring center 4 of various abnormalities and the amount of power used for each rack 2 via the network.
[0025]
Racks (# 1) 2 to (#N) 2 are N racks with dedicated servers and the like, in which units (1) 21, servers (2) 22, etc. are housed. And at least one is reserved.
[0026]
The redundant rack (basic rack) 3 is a spare rack of the basic rack 1 and is switched to operate as the basic rack 1 immediately when a failure occurs in the basic rack 1 waiting.
[0027]
The basic rack 1, the N racks 2, and the redundant rack (basic rack) 3 are installed in one room in the building adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. Thus, power, air conditioning, intrusion monitoring, fire extinguishing (fire extinguishing is overall), etc. are performed on each of the N racks 2, and each rack 2 is controlled independently.
[0028]
The monitoring center 4 monitors the basic rack 1, the plurality of racks 2, the redundant rack 3, and the like via the network, arranges maintenance personnel when an abnormality is received, and dispatches the power supply time of each rack 2. Measure the air conditioning usage time and create invoices.
[0029]
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.
In FIG. 2, S1 installs a basic rack. As shown in FIG. 1, the basic rack 1 is installed in one room in the building. Inside the basic rack 1,
Distribution board 11:
・ Air conditioner 12:
・ Fire extinguishing device 13:
・ Ventilator 14:
・ UPS15:
-Monitoring device 16:
Intrusion detection device 17:
Notification means 18:
Is installed. Similarly, the redundant rack (basic rack) 3 shown in FIG. 1 is also installed in the same configuration, and when the failure occurs in the basic rack 1, the failure can be detected and activated to switch to a so-called standby state. Set to.
[0030]
In S2, racks 2 are installed (N) for each function, company, and section. This means that the rack 2 is determined exclusively for each business processing function, company, and section within the company, and the determined rack 2 is installed. In each rack 2, N units such as a function 1 server (1), a function 2 server (2),... Are installed.
[0031]
S3 starts operation. In this case, the servers (1) to (N) in each rack 2 that receive power supply from the basic rack 1 execute predetermined business processing according to the program, and start operation.
[0032]
S4 monitors. This is because the monitoring device 16 of the basic rack 1 and the intrusion detection device 17 monitor the temperature abnormalities and failure occurrences of the basic rack 1, the rack 2 and the redundant rack 3, and monitor the opening and closing of the doors.
[0033]
S5 is maintained. This is because the notification means 18 of the basic rack 1 notifies the monitoring center 4 via the network when an abnormality is detected (detection of opening / closing of a rack door) in the monitoring of S4, and the monitoring center 4 responds to the degree of abnormality. To have maintenance personnel rush to the site for maintenance.
[0034]
As described above, adjacent to one room of the building, the basic rack 1 with the equipment (equipment for air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, monitoring, security, fire extinguishing, etc.) commonly required for the equipment, as well as servers, etc. By installing multiple racks 2 that contain equipment, and redundant racks 3 for monitoring and calculating and billing usage fees, installation space can be reduced, installation work can be simplified, In addition to monitoring and maintaining the racks, it is possible to realize billing by collectively measuring usage charges according to usage. Details will be sequentially described below.
[0035]
3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the present invention. 3 to 5 show a detailed flowchart of FIG.
[0036]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention (part 1).
In FIG. 3, an event occurs in the basic rack 1 in S11. For example, the following event shown in the figure occurs. And
・ From S21 YES in FIG. 4A to be described later, execute S24 to proceed to S13 in FIG.
・ S21 NO in FIG. 4A, S31 YES, S32, S33 are executed to proceed to S13 in FIG.
4 (A) NO in S21, NO in S31, YES in S41, S42 to S44 are executed, and the process proceeds to S13 in FIG.
[0037]
·Temperature anomaly:
-Humidity abnormality:
・ Power failure:
・ Water leakage:
・ Door opening and closing:
·vibration:
·smoke:
・ Hard failure:
-Electric field abnormality:
・ Infrared abnormality:
・ Other abnormalities:
S12 is abnormal in the server rack 2. For example, the following event shown in the figure occurs.
[0038]
·Temperature anomaly:
-Humidity abnormality:
・ Water leakage:
・ Door opening and closing:
·smoke:
・ Infrared abnormality:
・ Hard failure:
・ Soft failure:
・ Network failure:
・ Network security failure:
・ Other abnormalities:
S13 receives. This is because the monitoring center 4 receives an event (failure) occurring in the basic rack 1 in S11 and the server rack 2 in S12.
[0039]
S14 is analyzed. This analyzes the event received in S13.
S15 displays the event contents to the supervisor.
[0040]
S16 corresponds to the supervisor. This corresponds to the event contents displayed in S15 by the monitor (for example, remotely starting the failure recovery processing program in the basic rack 1 via the network and executing the repair).
[0041]
In S17, the event occurrence and its contents are notified to the customer and the maintenance staff.
S18 carries out work by remote control. This is because the supervisor performs a predetermined operation for repairing, for example, the corresponding failure of the basic rack 1 and the server rack 2 that received the event by remote control (restart, connect spare equipment if there is spare) And do startup and other tasks).
[0042]
・ Soft failure, hard failure:
・ Network failure:
・ Network security failure:
・ Other obstacles:
As described above, when a failure occurs in either the basic rack 1 or the server rack 2, the failure event that has occurred is notified to the monitoring center 4, and the monitoring center 4 displays the received failure event. The monitoring person notifies the customer and maintenance personnel of the rack 2 where the failure has occurred. In addition, the base rack 1 and the server rack 2 that have failed due to remote operation are restarted and repaired, or switched to a spare machine to start and repair, and the maintenance personnel are replaced with the basic rack 1 and server rack in the field. 2 is urgently requested to restore the fault.
[0043]
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart (part 2) for explaining the operation of the present invention. This is a process to be executed following S11 in FIG.
[0044]
In FIG. 4, S21 determines whether a power failure or an air conditioning failure has occurred. This is to determine whether an abnormality such as a power failure or an air conditioning failure has occurred in the basic rack 1 of FIG. If YES, the process proceeds to S22. If NO, the process proceeds to S31.
[0045]
S22 stops the air conditioner. Since it is detected in S22 that either a power failure or an air conditioner failure has occurred, the air conditioner is stopped.
[0046]
S23 starts the ventilator. In response to the air conditioner being stopped in S22, in order to cool the equipment in the basic rack 1 and the rack 2, outside air is taken in and supplied to each rack 2 to cool the equipment.
[0047]
In S24, the center is notified. This notifies the monitoring center 4 of the abnormality (power failure, air conditioner failure) detected in S21 YES. Then, the process proceeds to S13 in FIG. 3 described above, and the monitoring center 4 receives the notified abnormality (here, power failure, air conditioner failure), and the monitor performs the corresponding action.
[0048]
When a power outage or an air conditioner failure is detected by YES, S22 to S24 in S21, the abnormality that has occurred, the air conditioner is stopped, the ventilator is started, and the outside air is supplied to the basic rack 1 and rack 2. Thus, it is possible to notify the monitoring center 4 that the device is being cooled.
[0049]
4 determines whether a basic rack failure has occurred. If YES, the process proceeds to S32. If NO, the process proceeds to S41.
[0050]
In S32, it is determined that a basic rack failure has occurred in YES in S31, so that the rack is switched to the redundant rack. This is because the monitoring device 16 of the basic rack 1 in FIG. 1 detects the occurrence of a failure in the basic rack 1, so that the failed basic rack 1 is stopped and switched to the standby redundant rack (basic rack) 3. Then, power is supplied to each rack 2.
[0051]
In S33, the center is notified. This notifies the monitoring center 4 via the network that a failure has occurred in the basic rack 1 determined in YES in S31 and that the standby rack (basic rack) 3 has been switched to the standby. Then, the process proceeds to S13 of FIG.
[0052]
If the occurrence of a failure in the basic rack 1 is detected through YES or S33 in S31, it is possible to notify the monitoring center 4 that the failure has occurred and that the failure has been recovered by switching to the redundant rack 3. Become.
[0053]
S41 in FIG. 3 determines whether smoke or temperature abnormality is detected. This is because the monitoring device 16 of the basic rack 1 in FIG. 1 determines whether the basic rack 1 or the rack 2 detects smoke or abnormal temperature. If YES, the process proceeds to S42. If NO, the process ends.
[0054]
S42 is determined. This is because it is found that either smoke detection or temperature abnormality is detected in YES of S41, and it is determined whether the fire extinguishing operation is performed. If it is determined that fire extinguishing work is to be performed, the process proceeds to S43. When the situation is observed without performing the fire extinguishing work, it is determined whether the fire extinguishing work starts or waits by looking at the progress of the smoke abnormality level and the temperature abnormality degree.
[0055]
S43 releases the fire-extinguishing gas when it is determined that the fire-extinguishing work is performed. This is because, when it is determined that the fire extinguishing device 13 of FIG. Fully extinguish and fire extinguishing.
[0056]
In S44, the center is notified. This notifies the monitoring center 4 via the network that smoke has been detected, temperature abnormality has been detected, and that the fire extinguishing operation has been carried out by supplying the fire extinguishing gas to the basic rack 1, the rack 2 and the redundant rack 3. Then, the process proceeds to S13 of FIG. 3 described above, received by the monitoring center 4, and the process of S14 and higher is executed.
[0057]
When smoke detection or temperature abnormality is detected by the above S41 YES, S42 to S44, the fire extinguishing gas is supplied to the basic rack 1, the rack 2 and the redundant rack 3 to perform the fire extinguishing work and notify the monitoring center 4 It becomes possible.
[0058]
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart (part 3) for explaining the operation of the present invention.
In FIG. 5, S51 measures the power ON time of the server rack 2 and the air conditioner 12. In this case, the monitoring center 4 instructs the monitoring device 16 of the basic rack 1 via the network to measure the usage time of each server rack 2 and the power ON time of the air conditioner.
[0059]
S52 is totaled at the time of month closing. In the monitoring center 4, when the customer closes the month, the usage time of the server rack 2 and the power ON time of the air conditioner 12 are totaled by measuring in S51.
[0060]
In S53, a usage fee is calculated. This calculates the customer's usage fee based on the relational expression (the usage time of the server rack 2 × K1) + (the power ON time of the air conditioner × K2) counted in S52.
[0061]
S54 charges. In this case, the bill for the usage fee calculated in S53 is sent to the customer.
[0062]
As described above, the monitoring center 4 can calculate the usage fee by calculating the usage time of the server rack 2 and the power ON time of the air conditioner via the network, and automatically send the bill to the customer. Become.
[0063]
(Appendix 1)
In a rack system that installs equipment necessary for equipment and dedicated equipment in a rack,
Multiple racks each with dedicated equipment,
A rack system characterized in that each rack and a dedicated equipment installed in each rack are adjacent to a basic rack that performs necessary power supply, ventilation, monitoring, and fire extinguishing.
[0064]
(Appendix 2)
In the event of a power failure or failure of the air conditioner, power is supplied to each rack from the uninterruptible power supply in the above basic rack in the event of a power failure. The rack system according to appendix 1, further comprising means for ventilating and notifying the center of a failure.
[0065]
(Appendix 3)
A spare is provided for each of the basic rack and the rack,
The rack system according to appendix 1 or appendix 2, further comprising means for switching to a spare basic rack or a spare rack when a failure is detected in the basic rack or the rack.
[0066]
(Appendix 4)
Supplementary note 1 comprising means for supplying fire extinguishing gas from the basic rack to the basic rack and each rack when the smoke or temperature abnormality is detected in the basic rack or the rack. The rack system according to any one of appendix 3.
[0067]
(Appendix 5)
Provided with means for notifying the center via the network and requesting maintenance when one or more of the basic rack or the door opening / closing of the rack, temperature abnormality, smoke detection, or abnormality is detected in the equipment in the rack The rack system according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 4, wherein the rack system is characterized in that
[0068]
(Appendix 6)
6. The rack system according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 5, further comprising means for calculating a bill for a usage fee by counting the power supply time of the rack or air conditioning to the rack.
[0069]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a basic rack 1 having facilities (equipment for air conditioning, ventilation, power supply, monitoring, security, fire extinguishing, etc.) necessary for equipment in common and adjacent to the basic rack 1. The dedicated racks 2 that store equipment such as servers are installed and monitored from the monitoring center, and the usage fee is calculated and charged, reducing the installation space and reducing installation work. This makes it easy to monitor and maintain all equipment and racks, and calculate and charge a usage fee according to the usage amount.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart (part 1) for explaining the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart (part 3) illustrating the operation of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Basic rack 11: Distribution board 12: Air conditioner 13: Fire extinguishing device 14: Ventilation device 15: UPS
16: Monitoring device 17: Intrusion detection device 18: Notification means 2: Rack (server rack)
21, 22: Server 3: Redundant rack (basic rack)
4: Monitoring center

Claims (4)

In a rack system that installs equipment necessary for equipment and dedicated equipment in a rack,
Multiple racks , each with dedicated equipment, for business processing functions, companies, or even sections within the company ,
It said each rack, and the supply power required each dedicated equipment installed in each rack, ventilation, second base rack of the first basic rack and spare for fire-fighters and monitoring,
Are placed next to each other,
Means for detecting that a failure has occurred in the first basic rack, and means for switching from the first basic rack to the second basic rack when a failure is detected by the means. And rack system. In the event of a power failure or failure of the air conditioner, power is supplied to each rack from the uninterruptible power supply in the basic rack at the time of power failure. The rack system according to claim 1, further comprising means for starting and ventilating each rack and notifying the center of a failure. And a means for supplying a fire extinguishing gas from the basic rack or the rack to the basic rack and each rack when the smoke or temperature abnormality is detected in the basic rack or the rack. The rack system according to claim 1 or 2 . The conditioning time to each rack power supply or the respective rack aggregates respectively, in the business processing to calculate the usage charge function, company, or further comprising means for billing each section of a company The rack system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that:

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