Open Vault (Storage)
The Open Vault storage server (code named “Knox”) seeks to redefine data center storage. The goals of the project are:
A simple and cost-effective storage solution
Flexible I/O topology
Serviceability, designed…
Specs & Designs
Our first step for the Open Compute Project is releasing the specifications and mechanical drawings. The second step is working with the community to improve them.
Please take a look, tell us what we did wrong and join us in working together to make every data center more efficient.
Below you will find technical specifications and CAD drawings (DXF and SolidWorks parts/assemblies) for the Open Compute Project server components. To view the CAD files, you will need to unzip them, and use the free eDrawings viewer for OS X or Windows.
Server Technology
Open Compute servers are designed to be efficient, inexpensive and easy to service. They’re also vanity free, with no extra plastic and significantly fewer parts than traditional servers.
To download an example virtual equipment model showing the operation of the air based cooling system and resulting component temperatures to be opened with the 6SigmaViewer software, click here. To view this file download the 6SigmaOpenViewer software here.
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Hardware Management
Scale computing requires a small and stable set of tools to remotely management machines. The hardware management specification incorporates a set of existing tools and best practices and…
Intel Motherboard
The OCP specification for the Intel v2.0 motherboard uses two Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processors and 16 DIMM slots per board. Intel developed their own version of the board,…
AMD Motherboard
The OCP specification for the AMD v2.0 motherboard is a dual AMD G34 socket motherboard (Magny Cours or Interlagos) with 16 DIMM slots (PCB mechanical and motherboard mechanical…
Power Supply
The Open Compute Project 450W power supply is an AC/DC power converter, single voltage 12.5VDC, closed frame, self-cooled power supply used in high-efficiency applications. The power converter includes…
Chassis
The Open Compute Project chassis is designed to accommodate the other components in a server, including the custom motherboard and power supply. Overall it is vanity free, has…
Data Center Technology
Designed in tandem with our servers, the data center maximizes mechanical performance and thermal and electrical efficiency. It accepts 277 volts of AC, so more energy makes it from the grid to the data center to server components.
To download an example virtual facility model operating in a mode where outdoor air is mixed with return air to provide cooling to be opened with the 6SigmaViewer software, click here. To view this file download the 6SigmaOpenViewer software here.
Open Rack
The Open Rack is the first rack standard that’s designed for data centers, integrating the rack into the data center infrastructure, part of the Open Compute Project’s “grid…
Triplet Racks
Open Compute servers are racked into triplets composed of three adjoining 42U columns. Each triplet has 2 top of rack switches, and each of the three columns contains 30 servers,…
Battery Cabinet
The battery cabinet is a standalone independent cabinet that provides backup power at 48 volt DC nominal to a pair of triplet racks in the event of an…
Data Center Electrical
One component of the Open Compute data center design is a high-efficiency electrical system. Facebook’s Prineville, Oregon, location is the first implementation of these elements in a data…
Data Center Mechanical
Another component of the Open Compute data center design is a high-efficiency cooling system. Facebook’s Oregon location is the first implementation of these elements in a data center.…