Keeping your equipment running is dependant on keeping it cool and well within it's proper operating temperature. A key component of this is ensuring the facilities in which your servers are housed are kept at an optimum temperature. ACI employs a quadruple redundant cooling system as to ensure our colocation facilities are always operating at the most optimal temperatures. The cooling system beings with four industrial grade air conditioning units located directly within the colocation suite and is complimented by in-rack cooling via commercial grade rack fans located at the rear of each cabinet and a perferated grill on each front cabinet door.
ACI has implemented a massive chilled water cooling system with built-in redundancy. The data centre colocation facility is configured with industry standard cold and hot aisles to provide maximum air circulation. The cooling system is specifically engineered for large amounts of cool air to flow to each of the cold aisles within the suite. As cold air meets your servers and network equipment, it cools your systems and is returned to the 'hot isles' where it is then collected and circulated back into the climate control units mounted on the ceiling of the suite.
The data center is features a unique relationship with Enwave, who supplies it with chilled water through a specialized deep-water cooling system. This offers an economical and efficient method of cooling, given the higher-than-normal cooling requirements of network and server equipment.
How DLWC (Deep Lake Water Cooling) Works
In winter, the surface of Lake Ontario cools to about 4° C. This cold water's density increases, causing it to sink. In summertime, the surface water heats up, remaining at the surface because it's warm, thus not dense enough to sink. No matter how hot the summer, the deeper water remains very cold. Over millennia, this phenomenon has created a permanent reservoir of cold water on the bottom of Lake Ontario. Enwave has positioned three high-density pipes at a depth of 83 meters and transport through a filtration plant, and ultimately to the 151 Front St West colocation facility. As the water flows through the facility, it is then redirected back into Lake Ontario where it is again cooled and recirculated.
Air Conditioned Climate System
Accelerated Connections primarily cools it's colocation facility utilizing 4 (four) 25 ton air conditioner cooling units for a total output of 100 tons of cooling in our 2000 Sq Ft data centre. This ratio ensures that should any of the units fail, there is ample overhead available to ensure that the suite is always provided with cool and clean air circulation. Each air conditioning unit is monitored by the ACI NOC staff to ensure optimum performance, and routine maintenance is performed to maximize their performance and reliability.
Colocation Cooling Key Points
- Quadruple redundant air conditioned cooling system
- Ecologically friendly DLWC system utilizing Enwave technologies
- 100 Tons of air conditioned cooling available at all times
- Hot / Cold Isle cooling system to ensure maximum airflow
24/7 Support & Network Operations Control
ACI is extremely proud to provide a 24/7/365 Network Operations center that is always on call for your emergency needs. The ACI NOC team is highly trained and specialize in mission critical emergency situations that require precise handling and exceptional attention to detail. ACI is proud to provide 100% Canadian based network services from our Downtown Toronto, ON location at 156 Front St West. Great pride is taken in ensuring your are provided with AAA Class support around the clock
