Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Datacenter Simulator

By DE Editors

Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited today announced the development of simulation technology that they say can test for changes in power consumption throughout a datacenter--where numerous servers are operated--when operating status of servers or air-conditioning equipment is altered.

Datacenters are increasingly used to support business continuity during natural disasters and as a way for companies to save energy. Reducing electricity consumption at datacenters requires an integrated approach that takes into account information and communications technologies (ICT) hardware, air conditioning, and other equipment. In a datacenter with an ever-changing operational profile, however, it is difficult to predict how changes to the operating status of ICT hardware and air conditioning equipment will impact the datacenter's overall power consumption.

Fujitsu Laboratories and Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe say they have developed technology that can determine thermal flows inside a building at calculation speeds over 1,000 times faster than was previously possible, as well as technology that completely models the ICT hardware, air conditioning and other equipment of a running datacenter.

This, in turn, enables accurate calculations of a datacenter's power consumption. The new technology will make it possible to test the effectiveness of energy-saving measures prior to execution in a running datacenter.

For more information, visit Fujitsu Laboratories.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.