As part of the construction of a new research building at the Villach site, Silicon Austria Labs GmbH has implemented a future-proof server room solution together with EPS Electric Power Systems. The Austrian data center specialist EPS was responsible for the design, planning and implementation of the infrastructure.
Maria Anzbach / Villach – Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL) is Austria’s top research center for electronics and software-based systems with around 350 employees at its locations in Graz, Villach and Linz. In order to meet the increasing demands on computing power for simulation-intensive research work, the company decided to expand its server capacities at the Villach site. In their search for a suitable solution, Silicon Austria Labs came across the Lower Austrian family-owned company EPS, which specializes in holistic, energy-efficient data center solutions .
“A smoothly functioning server room is of central importance for our work – especially when it comes to running complex research simulations,” explains Andreas Primoschitz, Head of IT at Silicon Austria Labs. “The cooperation with EPS was very efficient – from planning to commissioning, we were able to rely on a central contact person, which made the implementation much easier.”
Adjustable rack cooling for greater sustainability
The innovative RCS server rack cooling concept is special, which enables more flexible and precise air flow as well as higher energy efficiency compared to classic cold/hot aisle solutions. The new on-premise server room in Villach is equipped with ten RCS racks including integrated cold aisle partitioning and offers space reserves for future scaling. The IT power supply is redundant throughout from the transfer point of the primary distribution to the tertiary distribution and has two separate supply lines and IT UPS systems with a redundancy level of 2N – and thus meets the highest requirements for reliability and availability.
The infrastructure is supplemented by 2N redundant IT air conditioning, highly sensitive smoke aspiration systems, a gas-based fire extinguishing system and a comprehensive leak warning system. A higher-level monitoring system with corresponding sensors for granular monitoring of the infrastructure ensures maximum safety during ongoing data center operation. The entire planning and implementation was based on the European data center standard EN 50600.
With the completion of the project in Villach, SAL was able to sustainably expand its IT infrastructure and is thus well positioned for future research requirements.
The project scope in detail
- In-house data center infrastructure
- 50kW IT power with A+B multi-path power supply
- DCIS RZ Cable Routing Systems
- 10 individual server racks with integrated cold aisle bulking and targeted cold air supply
- DCIS RZ NST UPS Power Distribution
- DCIS RZ Equipotential bonding system for the entire data center area
- DCIS RZ system testing according to ÖVE8101 and documentation
- DCIS Data Center Leak Detection System for the Entire Data Center Area
- DCIS RZ Blower Door Test to Determine Room Tightness
- DCIS data center commissioning with trial operation, load test and overall function test
- DCIS RZ Project Management/Consulting/CAD Planning
