Volkswagen Group China

Comprehensive evaluation starts the
process
Before starting the transformation, HP technology
services experts conducted a comprehensive
evaluation of the server room. This was followed by
an in-depth quantitative analysis based on the current
situation and future development needs of Volkswagen
Group China.
The power system inside Volkswagen Group China’s
data centre had a low redundancy rate as it had
been in use for a long time. At the same time, the
wiring between the main distribution frame and the
cabinets was messy, with many cabinets running above
capacity. Ordinary patch boards were used as PDU
and the interfaces did not meet the required standards.
The transformation process lasted more than six
months. System migration took place during ten
scheduled downtime switchovers. In some instances,
the planned downtime lasted as long as 70 hours.
HP engaged more than 30 relevant suppliers and had
over 60 people participating in the project directly.
The team managed to get the IT equipment online
and offline more than 400 times, lay out almost
20,000 metres of network cables, establish network
connections more than 2,000 times, and relocated and
installed the cabinets 60 times.
With the help of Volkswagen’s project manager and
meticulous arrangements by the HP Critical Facilities
Services team, the project team repeatedly practiced
each transformation task. In the end, it was able to
ensure the on-line system transformation was
completed successfully, meeting the challenging goal
of zero unexpected interruption of the IT services.
At completion, the HP Critical Facilities Services team
successfully optimised and transformed Volkswagen
Group China’s power distribution system, reorganised
the cooling system and air circulation, segregated
and transformed the IT function areas, migrated the
entire network system, set up a new wiring system, and
adjusted the layout of the core application system. It
had improved and integrated the overall infrastructure
monitoring system of the data centre.
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“Our data centre became more
complex and difficult to manage,”
says Volkswagen project manager,
Liu Geng,“ but it has now regained
a new life thanks to HP. In all areas
including sales, design, transformation
implementation, control and
deployment and IT outsourcing,
HP has lived up to the trust and
support that Volkswagen China has
given it since day one.”