Architecting a vSphere Compute Platform : Scalability and Designing Physical Resources : 5.1 Infrastructure Protection : 5.1.3 Environmental Considerations
   
5.1.3 Environmental Considerations
To achieve maximum efficiency and optimization in this solution, an appropriate cooling design, power distribution, and grounding configuration must be employed. Best practices typically followed in large data center implementations are applicable for these designs. In the cooling design, the objective is to provide adequate cold air supply to the equipment and properly remove hot exhaust air. A sustainable cooling system that follows industry best practices is essential to the stability of the hardware components. With this approach, not only is the equipment safe from unplanned downtime due to overheating, but efficient energy usage provides significant OpEx savings. With a properly implemented power distribution system, the equipment can remain available even during power outages or service disruptions. Finally, the grounding and bonding of systems must be able to maximize equipment uptime, maintain system performance, and protect engineers from injury during maintenance.