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Level 10 of 11 · AI Data Centre lab

Capacity plan for a new training cluster

Level 10 of 11 in the AI Data Centre lab: a free data centre exercise at Intermediate level. A customer wants 32 more GPU servers. Work out how many the hall can take for space, rack power, UPS and cooling, find which limit is reached first and write the one-page capacity note.

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Goal

A customer wants 32 more GPU servers.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Rack space and power per rack
  • UPS and cooling capacity with redundancy
  • Finding the limit that binds
  • A capacity note

Skills

  • Rack space and power per rack
  • UPS and cooling capacity with redundancy
  • Finding the limit that binds
  • A capacity note

Before you start

Level 9, Liquid cooling basics, comes first. Do it first if the ideas are new to you.

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11 levels

Levels in the AI Data Centre lab

Walk an AI data hall, rack and cable a GPU server, and size its power and cooling.

  1. Start Safety walk and hall tour
  2. Start Rack and cable a GPU server
  3. Start Rack power budget
  4. Start Cooling hot spot
  5. Start PUE from a month of meters
  6. Start Replace a failed part from a ticket
  7. Start Training job slowdown
  8. Start Power event drill
  9. Start Liquid cooling basics
  10. Start Capacity plan for a new training cluster
  11. Start Energy and cost of a job

Part of the AI Data Centre lab

Walk an AI data hall, rack and cable a GPU server, and size its power and cooling.

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