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Level 11 of 11 · AI Data Centre lab

Energy and cost of a job

Level 11 of 11 in the AI Data Centre lab: a free data centre exercise at Intermediate level. Work out how much energy one training job uses, from the IT power, the run time and the hall's PUE, then cut that energy with the air handlers without missing the deadline.

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Goal

Work out how much energy one training job uses, from the IT power, the run time and the hall's PUE.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • IT energy and site energy of a job
  • PUE in practice
  • Air handler setpoint and fan speed
  • Saving energy without breaking a deadline

Skills

  • IT energy and site energy of a job
  • PUE in practice
  • Air handler setpoint and fan speed
  • Saving energy without breaking a deadline

Before you start

Level 10, Capacity plan for a new training cluster, 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.

Feeds these internships (training, not employment): AI and Machine Learning, Data Science and Analytics, AI Agents and Automation, Electrical Design.

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