> is your datacenter @ 70 F? How much could you save if you were able > to up that # to 80 F? >
Very interesting article, and it feels dead on per the Gil Hale Gut Check. Until I started to use 1/2 of our basement for our Server Room it was not unusual for our computer rooms to hit 88 degrees, during summer reaching 90. We have a 2,500 Sq Ft Ranch House with an overcapacity air conditioning system (I knew I needed a lot of oomph for what I thought we would end up having for equipment). It can keep the entire house cool overall, but the Hot Spots were always the 2 Computer Rooms on the main level (4 bedroom house, with only 1 bedroom <g>). I have run auxiliary venting into the large computer room, and got some thermal relief. But, early this year I decided to clear out 1/2 of our large basement, and set it up as a Server Room. The basement has concrete walls, which act as a natural heat sink. I had the electrical outlets upgraded to Isolated Ground plugs, ordered some nice Bush furniture (www.bush-furniture-online.com), then began moving older and new equipment down there. Wow, what a difference on the main level! The Computer Rooms are now more tolerable (83-84), although still warmer than the rest of the house (76-78). The basement Server Room has had a slight increase in temperature (about 79-81), but still a tremendous improvement over 88 degrees+! Anyway, more to the point of the article... I always felt trying to cool a computer room to sub-70 and lower was a misguided, wasted effort. I figured if a room got below 75 degrees we would be "over-fighting" the temperature. It is nice to see my current heat load being held in check to a reasonable degree is not as crazy as many would have otherwise thought. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 11:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] how hot is your server room? > > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/31/data_centers_run_too_cool/> > > is your datacenter @ 70 F? How much could you save if you were able > to up that # to 80 F? > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > SQL Server DBA > Web and Winform Development > Independent Contractor > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/063301ca2a57$a78f7b00$f6ae71...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
