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Datacenter Redundancy
Datacenter redundancy is the duplication of critical components to ensure continuous operation if one fails.
Definition
Datacenter redundancy is the practice of duplicating critical infrastructure components (power, cooling, network) to ensure continuous operation in case of component failure. Common redundancy configurations: N (no redundancy), N+1 (one backup), 2N (full duplicate), 2N+1 (full duplicate plus spare). Harch Corp uses 2N power redundancy (dual power feeds, dual UPS, dual generators) and N+1 cooling redundancy for its GPU cloud datacenters, ensuring 99.99%+ availability for AI workloads.
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Related Terms
Tier III Datacenter
A Tier III datacenter has redundant power and cooling with 99.982% availability (N+1 redundancy).
Datacenter
A datacenter is a facility housing computer systems and networking infrastructure for computing and storage.
Datacenter Uptime
Datacenter uptime is the percentage of time a facility is operational, typically expressed as a percentage over a year.