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* Major components of a digital computer system | * Major components of a digital computer system | ||
** CPU | ** CPU | ||
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** Units (byte, kb, mb, gb, pb, eb; kib, mib, gib, pib, eib) | ** Units (byte, kb, mb, gb, pb, eb; kib, mib, gib, pib, eib) | ||
** Conversions (binary, decimal, octal, hexadecimal) | ** Conversions (binary, decimal, octal, hexadecimal) | ||
| + | * Data centre operations | ||
| + | ** Building a rack | ||
| + | *** Installing devices | ||
| + | *** Cabling for power | ||
| + | *** Cabling for data | ||
| + | *** Asset registration and tracking | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Learning Objectives == | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Lab Equipment == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Per group: | ||
| + | # An open-frame 19" rack with casters (< ~$550) | ||
| + | # Finger channels | ||
| + | # Rackmount server case(s) with ATX or ITX motherboards | ||
| + | # Fibre NICs or SFP+ adapters | ||
| + | # Fibre cables | ||
| + | # SFP+ cables | ||
| + | # Network switch | ||
| + | # Two PDUs (ideally, at least one should be intelligent) | ||
| + | # Cagenuts | ||
| + | # Basic tools | ||
| + | # Cables (do/should students make their own?) | ||
| + | # Barcode scanner (< $50) | ||
| + | |||
| + | Per lab room: | ||
| + | # Ceiling channels? | ||
| + | # Power | ||
| + | # Rackmount platform lifter | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 18 September 2014
This is a draft only!
It is still under construction and content may change. Do not rely on this information.
It is still under construction and content may change. Do not rely on this information.
Topic Outline
- Major components of a digital computer system
- CPU
- Memory
- Storage
- Network connections
- I/O busses
- Electrical Power
- How electrical energy is used in a computer system
- The relationship between energy consumption and heat
- AC vs. DC Power
- Electrical measurement: voltage, current, wattage
- AC Power
- Wattage vs. VA
- 110, 207, 220, and other voltage standards
- 1-phase and 3-phase electrical supplies
- AC power connectors
- Power Conversion Factors, harmonics, and spikes
- Surge suppression
- DC Power
- Common DC power busses
- Storing and distributing DC power
- Uninterruptable power supplies
- Cooling
- Working temperatures
- Airflow
- Hot zone/cold zone
- Physical standards
- PCs
- Mainboard form factors (ATX, ITX, ...)
- Internal power connectors
- Power supplies
- 19" Rackmount
- Rack types
- Mounting systems
- "u" height designations
- 23" OCP
- Rack types
- Sleds
- Disaggregation
- PCs
- Cabling
- Power
- AC connector types
- Cable restrictions
- Networking - Copper
- Cable types (Cat4/Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/twinax)
- Connector types (e.g. RJ45, SFP+ DA)
- Cable restrictions (e.g., minimum bend radius)
- Cable type tradeoffs (power, latency, cost, distance, ...)
- Networking - Fiber
- Cable types
- Connector types
- Cable restrictions (e.g., minimum bend radius, temperature, ...)
- Cable type tradeoffs (power, latency, cost, distance, ...)
- Power
- Digital data
- Binary states
- Numbering systems
- Coding systems (floating point, characters)
- Units (byte, kb, mb, gb, pb, eb; kib, mib, gib, pib, eib)
- Conversions (binary, decimal, octal, hexadecimal)
- Data centre operations
- Building a rack
- Installing devices
- Cabling for power
- Cabling for data
- Asset registration and tracking
- Building a rack
Learning Objectives
Lab Equipment
Per group:
- An open-frame 19" rack with casters (< ~$550)
- Finger channels
- Rackmount server case(s) with ATX or ITX motherboards
- Fibre NICs or SFP+ adapters
- Fibre cables
- SFP+ cables
- Network switch
- Two PDUs (ideally, at least one should be intelligent)
- Cagenuts
- Basic tools
- Cables (do/should students make their own?)
- Barcode scanner (< $50)
Per lab room:
- Ceiling channels?
- Power
- Rackmount platform lifter
