Modular Data Center

The Modular Data Center (MDC) Sub-Project, part of the OCP Data Center Facility Project, collaborates on the design and use of modular solutions optimized for OCP hardware, whose maintainability and scalability advantages are magnified in a modular environment. Participants develop solutions that enable OCP hardware in power, cooling, IT, and all-in-one modules. Primary interests include faster data center deployment, lower environmental impact from construction, and better power and cooling efficiency. A key contribution is simplifying OCP hardware use for customers outside the hyperscale sector by sizing down form factors and creating scalable infrastructure systems.

Modular Data Center

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Madhusudan Iyengar

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About This Sub-Project

The Modular Data Center Sub-Project collaborates on design and uses of modular solutions optimized for OCP hardware. The advantages that OCP hardware provides in maintainability and scalability are magnified in the modular environment. Participants of the MDC sub-project develop solutions that enable OCP hardware use in power, cooling, IT, and all-in-one modules.

Scope

Primary interests in the Modular Data Center Sub-Project include improving the speed of data center deployment, reducing the environmental impact in data center construction, and improving data center efficiency in both power and cooling. One of the main contributions from the MDC Sub-Project is to simplify the use of OCP hardware for customers outside the Hyperscale sector by sizing down the form factor for data centers and creating scalability systems for the infrastructure.

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Welcome to the OCP MDC (Modular Data Center) Subproject.

This Project is open to the public and we welcome all those who would like to be involved.

Disclaimer: Please do not submit any confidential information to the Project Community. All presentation materials, proposals, meeting minutes and/or supporting documents are published by OCP and are open to the public in accordance to OCP’s Bylaws and IP Policy. This can be found on the OCP OCP Policies page. If you have any questions please contact OCP.

Documents

– MDC Use Cases – Meeting Minutes – MDC Subproject Charter – MDC Subproject Folder – MDC 3-D Drawings – MDC Design Contribution Guidelines – MDC Guidelines for Deploying Modular Data Center – Work Folder – OCP Presentation Template – please contact Michael Schill or Archna Haylock for a copy

Approved Specifications

– Swedish Modules Scaleable 300KW Modular Data Center Specification – Schneider Electric Standalone 90KW Modular Data Center Specification – LHP 300KW Modular Data Center Specification

Recordings from Past Calls

2026

– Aug 18, 2026 – Aug 05, 2026 – Jul 21, 2026 – Jul 07, 2026 – Jul 01, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026 – Jun 09, 2026 – Jun 03, 2026 – May 19, 2026 – May 06, 2026 – Apr 21, 2026 – Apr 01, 2026 – Mar 17, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026 – Feb 04, 2026 – Jan 07, 2026

2025

– Dec 16, 2025 – Dec 03, 2025 – Dec 03, 2025 – Nov 05, 2025 – Oct 21, 2025 – Oct 01, 2025 – Sep 16, 2025 – Aug 06, 2025 – Jun 17, 2025 – Jun 04, 2025 – May 07, 2025 – Apr 14, 2025 – Apr 02, 2025 – Mar 05, 2025 – Feb 18, 2025 – Feb 05, 2025 – Jan 21, 2025 – Jan 01, 2025

2024

– Dec 17, 2024 – Dec 04, 2024 – Nov 19, 2024 – Nov 06, 2024 – Oct 02, 2024 – Sep 04, 2024 – Sep 04, 2024 – Aug 20, 2024 – Aug 20, 2024 – Aug 07, 2024 – Jul 16, 2024 – Jul 03, 2024 – Jun 18, 2024 – Jun 05, 2024 – May 21, 2024 – Feb 20, 2024 – Feb 07, 2024 – Jan 16, 2024 – Jan 03, 2024

2023

– Dec 06, 2023 – Nov 21, 2023 – Nov 01, 2023 – Nov 01, 2023 – Oct 04, 2023 – Sep 19, 2023 – Sep 06, 2023 – Aug 02, 2023 – Jul 05, 2023 – Jun 20, 2023 – Jun 07, 2023 – May 03, 2023 – Apr 05, 2023 – Mar 01, 2023 – Feb 21, 2023 – Feb 01, 2023 – Jan 04, 2023

2022

– Dec 20, 2022 – Dec 07, 2022 – Nov 02, 2022 – Oct 05, 2022 – Aug 03, 2022 – Jul 06, 2022 – Jun 01, 2022 – May 04, 2022 – Recording May 04, 2022 – 2022 Meeting Minutes

2021

– Sep 21, 2021 – Sep 01, 2021 – Aug 17, 2021 – Aug 04, 2021 – Jul 07, 2021 – Jun 02, 2021 – May 05, 2021 – Apr 20, 2021 – Apr 07, 2021 – OCP Ready™ Program Call: Mar 16, 2021 – OCP Ready™ Program Call: Feb 16, 2021 – Feb 03, 2021

2020

– Dec 02, 2020 – Nov 04, 2020 – Oct 07, 2020 – Sep 02, 2020 – Aug 05, 2020 – Jul 01, 2020 – Jun 03, 2020 – Jan 06, 2020

2019

– Nov 06, 2019 – Sep 04, 2019 – Jun 05, 2019 – May 01, 2019 – Apr 03, 2019 – Feb 27, 2019 – Feb 13, 2019 – Jan 30, 2019 – MDC Working Session: Jan 29, 2019 – Jan 09, 2019 – Jan 02, 2019

2018

– Dec 12, 2018 – Dec 05, 2018 – MDC Working Session: Dec 04, 2018 – Nov 14, 2018 – Nov 07, 2018 – Oct 31, 2018 – Oct 24, 2018 – Oct 10, 2018 – Sep 26, 2018 – Sep 12, 2018 – Sep 05, 2018 – Aug 29, 2018 – Aug 22, 2018 – Jul 25, 2018 – Jul 11, 2018 – Jun 13, 2018 – Jun 06, 2018 – May 30, 2018 – May 02, 2018 – Apr 25, 2018 – Apr 11, 2018

Notes from Past Calls

– MDC Agenda and Meeting Notes

Regular Project Calls

– Main Sub-Project Call Schedule: The first Wednesday of every month at 9:30 CDT (3:30 BST) except on DCF Project meeting dates – Call Link You can also dial in using your phone. +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 835 0523 7353 Passcode: 858088 – MDC OCP Ready™ Specification Spec Call Schedule: The third Tuesday of every month at 9:30 CDT – Call Link You can also dial in using your phone. +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 835 0523 7353 Passcode: 858088

This sub-project meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 9:30 CDT (3:30 BST) except on DCF Project meeting dates:

Call Calendar

These meeting are recorded via audio and video. By participating you consent that these recordings may be made publicly available. Any presentation materials, proposals and meeting minutes are published on the respective project’s wiki page and are open to the public in accordance to OCP’s Bylaws and IP Policy. This can be found at http://www.opencompute.org/about/ocp-policies/. If you have any questions please contact OCP.

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