The entire condensation pipe is like the human blood vessel circulation system, spread throughout the whole building, and is very complex. This is not only a spider web-like pipeline arrangement, these condensation pipes alone are complex enough, but also the entire power system.
And the pipeline of the entire network system.
With so many pipelines interlaced, careful layout planning is required, otherwise many problems may occur and subsequent maintenance will be very troublesome.
In addition, many problems must be solved, such as water vapor condensation caused by the condensation system and emergency response capabilities after accidents.
When the entire server bank and supercomputer are running at full load, they will dissipate a lot of heat. The condensation system uses cold water to cool these devices.
When hot air encounters cold air, it will quickly cool down and condense into water droplets. In rooms filled with servers and supercomputers, these water droplets will bring great dangers. For example, short circuits of electronic components due to water
Short circuits in electronic components caused by beads may burn out the entire large-scale integrated circuit or cause a fire, resulting in huge losses.
Secondly, these water droplets will also accelerate the aging of equipment and electronic components, because the moisture brought by the water droplets will cause these metal components to rust and age.
Then, there is the setting of the entire emergency consumption system. It is also a very rigorous science. It is not just a matter of placing a few fire hoses or two bottles of fire extinguishers.
It is also because of the complexity of so many pipelines that this building abandoned reinforced concrete and adopted a steel structure. Only a steel structure can have such a flexible layout and bear the weight of so many pipelines.
Although the design of this building follows the appearance design of the entire new headquarters campus, the internal design is all handed over to a professional design team in this area, and the construction is also carried out by a professional steel structure and pipeline construction team. This building alone
The construction cost, plus the cost of server banks and supercomputers, is almost as high as that of the other six buildings.
Moreover, their demand for ultra-large-scale server groups and supercomputers is also increasing day by day. At this stage, except for some core servers, all other servers they have are rented from others. The monthly rental cost of these servers is quite high.
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Secondly, in terms of supercomputers, the company is currently equipped with only one mainframe, which is used for general data calculations. For some more complex data model calculations, they basically apply to rent other domestic commercial supercomputers for calculations.
However, this kind of supercomputer is in short supply and requires reservations, which greatly limits their research and development capabilities.
Therefore, Wu Hao is more concerned about this project.
As for why this building is called the ‘Torch’, this is mainly because its layout is more similar to a torch. The torch is divided into two parts, namely the handshake of the torch below and the burning flame above.
Most of the middle and lower floors of the entire building are equipped with server units, and only the top of the upper floors are equipped with supercomputers. This is like a torch, and the power stored in the handshake below is used by the top torch to burn.
Similarly, the data in the server is also used for supercomputers to perform calculations, so it is relatively similar. Everyone just calls it Torch in private, and then they get used to it.
Hearing Wu Hao's greetings, Dong Yiming immediately nodded and said: "Because the entire building adopts a steel structure modular design, the construction speed is very fast, just like building blocks. The main body of the building has been completed.
Complex pipeline installation is currently underway, but progress is slow because it is too complex. At the current pace, it will almost be completed before next winter."
Hearing Dong Yiming's words, Wu Hao nodded and said: "This building is the core part of the new headquarters, so we must ensure quality and shorten the construction period.
You must be aware that our current ability to resist network attacks is actually very poor. Most of the servers currently used are rented from others, which is very unsafe.
So this project must be accelerated to ensure that it can be launched at the same time as we move into the new headquarters.”
After hearing this, Dong Yiming immediately responded: "Don't worry, I will continue to keep an eye on this aspect to ensure that it can be completed with quality and quantity before we move in."
Wu Hao smiled when he heard this, then looked at Zou Xiaodong next to him and said, "You are in charge of the server team. How is it going?"
Zou Xiaodong nodded and said: "Since we reached an agreement with H Wei, Inspur and Sugon last year, we have been following up on this project. At present, the research and development progress of the two companies has been basically completed and testing work is ongoing. If everything goes well, it will be launched next month.
can be put into production.
Before the end of the year, the first batch of servers will be able to move into Torch and undergo on-site installation and debugging. It is expected that the entire installation work will be completed by May next year, and the next step will be a long period of debugging work."
"The speed is still a bit slow. I need to hurry up. No matter what, I have to complete the relevant installation work before next summer. With three brands and such a huge server unit, the entire post-debugging work will definitely be very complicated, so I need to reserve more
Time." Wu Hao frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.
Zou Xiaodong smiled bitterly and said: "I have been urging you on this, but there is nothing they can do. If we use an ordinary server group, it will be very simple, the installation and debugging work will be easier, and there will be no problem in terms of time.
But this time they are using our cluster array control technology, so we have to give them some time to absorb and study the technology."
Wu Hao waved his hand and said: "You can take control of this aspect yourself. I want to see the results. If the server cannot be officially put into use by then, I will only ask you."
Hearing Wu Hao's words, the scene suddenly became quiet. Zou Xiaodong grimaced, struggled for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I will do my best to ensure that the server can be put into use on time."
"I didn't mean to force you. Time really doesn't allow for it. Please understand." Wu Hao smiled after hearing this.
Then he turned to look at Yang Fan and said, "Where's the supercomputer? Is there any problem?"
Yang Fan, who had been silent and had no sense of presence, immediately put down his water glass, shook his head and smiled with white teeth: "There is no problem. The research and development is going smoothly. We are very happy to cooperate with several academicians to ensure that it can be completed before the limited time.
deliver."
Hearing Yang Fan's words, everyone became different. Everyone may be familiar with Yang Fan, but they are also relatively unfamiliar. Because in everyone's eyes, Yang Fan is very mysterious, and it seems that he only listens to Wu Hao's words.
Including Zhang Jun and Zou Xiaodong, they felt more and more strange to Yang Fan.
