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AI Data Centre · Level 6 of 8

Replace a failed part from a ticket

Level 6 of 8 in the AI Data Centre: a free data centre exercise at Intermediate level. An incident ticket reports a failed power supply or GPU tray. Drain the node, follow the hot-swap steps in order, check the LEDs and close the ticket with the serial numbers.

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Replace a failed part from a ticket

The brief

Client
Kestrel Cloud Labs
Site
Hall 1, Ashbourne site
Work order
WO-DC-106
Task code
DC-06
Difficulty
Intermediate
Type of work
Maintenance

An incident ticket reports a failed power supply or GPU tray. Drain the node, follow the hot-swap steps in order, check the LEDs and close the ticket with the serial numbers.

Skills you practise

  • Incident tickets
  • Draining a node
  • Hot-swap procedure
  • Serial number records

What the test checks

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Incident tickets
  • Draining a node
  • Hot-swap procedure
  • Serial number records

In this lab

  • Rack and cable GPU servers
  • Power budgets and cooling
  • GPU jobs and a DCIM view

Levels in the AI Data Centre

Previous: PUE from a month of metersNext: Training job slowdown

  1. Safety walk and hall tour
  2. Rack and cable a GPU server
  3. Rack power budget
  4. Cooling hot spot
  5. PUE from a month of meters
  6. Replace a failed part from a ticket
  7. Training job slowdown
  8. Power event drill

Part of the AI Data Centre

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

About the AI Data Centre

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