Good Question! Option #1 is to install a mesh side panel if the rack in standalone or on the end of a row.
Option#2 is to try and dam off some of the front-to-back air and force it up the internal side panel of the rack. You can rig a plastic panel to create a channel for this. Cut a plastic sheet to fit the contour of the side panels of the rack and mount this 1U below the router. This will create an air channel and allow the router’s fans to pull air from the front 1U opening and up the side of the rack. This is a “cheap” fix of you’re a university or school with a wood shop. For folks who want something more professional, you can buy a rack “side air distribution fan”. Here’s a link to one from APC, but other folks also make them: http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=ACF202BLK Wilbur Wilbur Smith SE Ninja, Brocade [email protected] [email protected] Disclosure: While I am a Brocade employee, my participation in this community is a personal choice and not directed by my employer. And information or recommendation I provide are my own and not an official recommendation from Brocade. Sorry folks, just need to make sure you know I’m ‘doin this “off the clock”! On 3/10/14, 10:00 AM, "Mathias Wolkert" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi > >I've heard rumors about some way to get better cooling in a rack with >front-to-back cooling. MLXe-8 is side-to-back. > >Any ideas are appreciated. > >/Tias >_______________________________________________ >foundry-nsp mailing list >[email protected] >http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp _______________________________________________ foundry-nsp mailing list [email protected] http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp
