Datacentre
Technical Specifications:
Site
• New facility to house up to 900 racks
25,000 Sq. ft. gross space
• Ample parking.
• Currently single hall developed
• Private suites available
Power
• Single underground cable feed to power cabinet.
• 8MVA available – substation construction is planned, it will replace existing supply and deliver power
Generators
• Diesel emergency power generator giving 500KVA
• Auto start, less than 1 min to feed 100% of the facility.
• Monthly generator run tests.
• 24x7 contract with local fuel supplier.
UPS
• 2 x 150kVA UPS modules providing 150kVA total output with N+1 redundancy, 20-minute autonomy
• Dual redundant A & B distribution.
Environment
• 2000W/m² average cooling capability over the gross space
• Temperature regulated overall to 22°C+/- 2°C
• Humidity regulated overall to 50%RH +/- 10%
Flooring
• Minimum floor to ceiling height: 2300mm from top of raised floor between isles, 2700mm min between isles.
• 500mm raised floor height
• Raised Floor loading 14kN/m²
• Structural Floor Slab: 5kN/m²
Fire Protection
• Use of non-inflammable and low-smoke zero halogen materials
• Building split into sealed, independent fire compartments
• Very Intelligent Early Warning (V.I.E.W.) detection
• Smoke extract system activated by fire alarm with double-interlocked pre-action FM200 fire suppression
system which delivers gas to both above and below the floor cavity.
Security
• Remote 24 x 7 security & CCTV monitoring
• Full electronic access including advanced biometrics.
• Locks on co-location suites and cabinets.
• Intruder detection system on escape and riser doors.
• 24 x 7 CCTV recording of all access points and circulation areas.
• Situated directly opposite and overlooked by the South Yorkshire Police 24x7 armed response HQ.
Monitoring
• Local Operations and Control Centre.
• Network monitoring system with critical alarm repeating to 24 x 7 Regional Management Centre
• 24 x 7 local monitoring & logging of temperature/humidity conditions
•Full perimeter under-floor leak detection linked to building monitoring system.
Facility Standards
• Facility is designed to accommodate standard rack/cabinets of 2,000mm nominal height
• Power is normally distributed under-floor.
• Fibre and copper distributed under floor (hall1) future halls will be overhead.
• Dual Fibre entry
• Two independent physically separate fibre ingress comms rooms.
• Dedicated under cover, secure loading area — delivery hours 8.30–18.00 (Mon to Fri)
• Customer test facilities and storage area.
