Rapid Deployment Data Centre (RDDC)

EPI’s Rapid Deployment Data Centre (RDDC) is a complete data centre in a self contained, compact, transportable unit.

Download the RDDC Brochure or RDDC Technical Overview.

Reasons for deploying an RDDC include running out of present space, rapid time to deployment, the need to minimise initial investment, ease the pain of building new data centres, lower power consumption & costs, and as an innovative DR capability.

RDDC features:

Fast construction and installation
Secure containment
For IT or plant (chillers, generators etc) use
Internal or external deployment
Clean, dust free environment
Fire protection to 90 or 120 minutes
High mechanical strength
Thermally insulating structure
Acousticly attenuated
Electromagnetic protection
Separate internal plant room option
Multiple units can be joined together
Custom size options
Custom exterior and interior colour options
8-point lifting for stable delivery
SEAP2 option
N+1 resilient cooling
Chilled water or DX cooling options
Supports external chillers /condensors
Internal raised floor for cabling and cold air delivery
Cold aisle enclosure to improve cooling efficiency
Includes equipment racks
600/800mm x 1000/1200mm, 42/47U racks
Fire detection & suppression
N+1 (parallel) resilient UPS
Environmental monitoring and surveillance
External alarms and sounders
Lighting/emergency lighting
Pre-wired for network and power distribution
Fire and EMC rated cable glanding
External service bulkhead option

The RDDC is a complete, high security, modular room that offers environmental and physical protection from a large range of risks. All EPI RDDCs are built and independently tested to the latest industry standards.

The RDDC comprises of:

- Rapid deployment solution
- A proven and tested design
- A customised configuration to your exact requirements
- Security IT room performance beyond typical construction
- Easily expandable by combining multiple units
- RF120 fire resistant materials as standard
- Short construction process
- Easy transportation and re-location
- Tested by independent testing authority to BS476 Part 22E
- LPS Fire Performance Characteristics 1208/1181 Part 2
- IP 67 dust and water protection

The RDDC employs a stable, torsion-resistant steel frame construction which ensures safe transportation. In to this frame modular 120mm thick panels are fitted. These panels are constructed of two layers of 0.6 mm lacquered, galvanized, high ferrite steel which provide rigidity and EMC protection. The panels are filled with compacted and stratified isolation rock-wool meshed with fibers. These panels provides a perfect shield against heat, water infiltration, corrosion, industrial emissions and salty air. The inside is finished in smooth lacquer which saves any need for painting or special finishing treatment and also maintains a clean surface. The paint is specially formulated to resist dust and to ensure a low resistivity.

To ensure the complete integrity of the room, special cable glands are employed to pass through all cabling and pipe work. These cable glands maintain the fire proof, watertight and EMC effectiveness of the entire RDDC.

The interior of the RDDC is custom designed to suit requirements. Due to the flexible sizing options available, the RDDC is not restricted to the size of a standard shipping container which allows the use of a conventional raised floor for cold air delivery and cabling. The RDDC supports all popular rack sizes, from 600x1000mmx42U to 800x1200mmx47U, and rack mounted passive or intelligent PDUs can be pre-installed in the racks. An enclosed cold aisle may be employed to increase the efficiency of the cooling solution.

A single unit RDDC can support 6 racks, whilst a clustered RDDC solution can support multiple of 6 racks, for example 12, 18 or 24 racks.

Typical RDDC configurations include two downflow air handler units, each rated at up to 100kW giving support for 100kW N+1 cooling or 200kW non-redundant cooling capacity. In-row / in-rack / rear-door cooling options are available for very high density cooling solutions supporting 20+kW per rack load. UPS are typically housed in an adjoining area with its own air conditioning, and can support 100kW at N+1 (redundant) or 200kW non-redundant loads. The UPS area has its own access door which is located at the end of the RDDC.

Fire detection and FM200 fire suppression can be installed to protect the RDDC. We also provide comprehensive environmental monitoring, including per rack temperature and humidity, with email, SNMP and SMS text alerting. Security options include IP cameras and several choice of access control systems.

The RDDC is delivered pre-configured with a choice of copper and/or fibre network infrastructure, the connections to which can be presented on an external IP rated bulkhead.

The RDDC is delivered as a complete, pre-built solution, requiring only a level surface, power and networking connections plus a location for the external plant (typically condensors or chillers, however these can also be housed within an “infrastructure RDDC”).

With competitive pricing and rapid deployment, the RDDC is the ideal solution where a traditional data centre approach is not appropriate.