If the ambient temperature is higher is means the temperatures throughout the device would be higher and the temp at those points is what really matters. I would also be concerned because if they lose one of the a/c units what would the ambient temperature rise to? I would want them to tell me what the set point of the a/c actually is.
Bottom line 80 F input air is too hot in my opinion and apparently the equipment's opinion as well. Steven Naslund Chicago IL >-----Original Message----- >From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Winnerman >Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 11:54 AM >To: nanog@nanog.org >Subject: Re: Temp at Level 3 data centers > >I recall some evidence that 80+F temps can reduce hard drive lifetime, though >it might be outdated as it was from before SSDs were around. I would imagine >that while it may not impact the ability for a server to handle load, it may >>reduce equipment lifetime. It also could be an indication that they lack >redundancy in the case of an AC failure. This could cause equipment damage if >the datacenter is unattended and temperatures are allowed to rise.
