On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Chen Shapira wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ilya Konstantinov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 4:13 AM
>
> > >    In case the temperature is too high, installing a
> > powerful fan in front
> > > of disks inside the
> > >    box can help.
> >
> > Yes, very high. Who will purchase the fan and install it?
>
> I understood that actcom themselves will work to make the server room
> cooler.

they will, but i dont think we should rely on that if there are
plausible alternatives. actcom's colocation room has never been through
an israeli summer before, and we are better safe than sorry... not to
mention we have an obligation to the companies that donated the hardware
to do our best to maintain it.

> In anycase, how much should such fan cost?
> And another question: if disk temperature gets too high, is there any remote
> way to know about it?

amir said he thinks the the compaq presario has internal temperature
monitors accessible through the bios. does nyone know if it is
accessible in linux (maybe using lm_sensors?)

-- 
mulix
http://www.advogato.com/person/mulix

linux/reboot.h: #define LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1 0xfee1dead


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