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The traditional data centre (DC) infrastructure is beingsignificantly extended by modern information technology(IT) trends on one side, and lasting calling for DCsustainability on the other. A holistic DC managementwill be necessary to coordinate different DC processesand to dock the DC environment into modern cities anddistrict infrastructure. A development of such a complexmanagement requires comprehensive testing possibilities.The testing is hardly possible on the real DC infrastructuredue to the mission critical nature. Building energymodelling methods offer a suitable platform for thedevelopment of a safe and reliable testing environment.This paper deals with new application of Building EnergySimulation (BES) method and introduces a workflow forvirtual closed-loop testing of enhanced multi-domainoperation for data centres

The traditional data centre (DC) infrastructure is being significantly extended by modern information technology (IT) trends on one side, and lasting calling for DC sustainability on the other. A holistic DC management will be necessary to coordinate different DC processes and to dock the DC environment into modern cities and district infrastructure. A development of such a complex management requires comprehensive testing possibilities. The testing is hardly possible on the real DC infrastructure due to the mission critical nature. Building energy modelling methods offer a suitable platform for the development of a safe and reliable testing environment. This paper deals with new application of Building Energy Simulation (BES) method and introduces a workflow for virtual closed-loop testing of enhanced multi-domain operation for data centres