Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] noise level of T630?
Having purchased many 2800's, 2900's, T710's, T620's, and T630's, I can say that the trend has been quieter and power draw lower with each generation. There is an initial spin up at power on, but after a few minutes the fans do spin down automatically. I believe that the latest servers also allow some degree of software control over the fan speed (perhaps I saw this setting in the iDRAC Enterprise?). The latest PERCs also allow spin down/power save of drives to reduce power draw/heat output and, of course, the CPUs support idling/shutting down of unused cores for the same purpose. Bond Masuda wrote on 1/20/2017 4:27 PM: > Hi Fellow Linux/PowerEdge users: > > I have a pair of old PE2900 that are starting to show their age and I'm > considering replacing them. They run CentOS7 to serve as NAS function + > KVM + few other things. > > I'm considering T630, but was wondering how loud the T630, especially > compared against old PE2900? I had to swap all the fans in the PE2900 > and tweak the BMC firmware to get it to about 38 dBA and that is > acceptable. Was wondering what other Linux users with T630 have experienced? > > Thanks for anything you care share, > > Bond > > ___ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] noise level of T630?
I can try to measure ours for you. Here's the white paper on the T630's noise level (page 13): http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/shared-content/data-sheets/en/Documents/Dell-13G-PowerEdge-Acoustical-Performance-and-Dependencies.pdf -- Sam Mehl (http://help.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 3:41pm, Bond Masuda wrote: > that's great to hear... i just wonder what 'much quieter' means... can you > help quantify it if you still have a T630 around that hasn't been racked? > > the way i test is with a db meter android phone app called "sound meter". I > take my measurements 12" in front of the air intake and 12" behind the air > exhaust. if you have a T630, and can perform this test and respond with a > number, that would be very much appreciated. > > Bond > > > On 01/20/2017 02:35 PM, Sam Mehl wrote: >> We just purchased two T7630s and were remarking on how much quieter they >> are than the PE R730xd units we've been buying recently. We're still >> planning to rack ours in a datacenter so this wasn't a factor in our >> purchase but it's potentially a great way to put large amounts of data >> storage in an office environment. >> >> How'd you measure the dBA on your PE2900s? >> >> -- >> Sam Mehl (http://help.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) >> >> On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 2:27pm, Bond Masuda wrote: >> >>> Hi Fellow Linux/PowerEdge users: >>> >>> I have a pair of old PE2900 that are starting to show their age and I'm >>> considering replacing them. They run CentOS7 to serve as NAS function + >>> KVM + few other things. >>> >>> I'm considering T630, but was wondering how loud the T630, especially >>> compared against old PE2900? I had to swap all the fans in the PE2900 >>> and tweak the BMC firmware to get it to about 38 dBA and that is >>> acceptable. Was wondering what other Linux users with T630 have >>> experienced? >>> >>> Thanks for anything you care share, >>> >>> Bond >>> >>> ___ >>> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>> Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com >>> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it >> is >> addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the >> e-mail >> contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance >> HelpLine at >> http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in >> error >> but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and >> properly >> dispose of the e-mail. >> > > > ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] noise level of T630?
We just purchased two T7630s and were remarking on how much quieter they are than the PE R730xd units we've been buying recently. We're still planning to rack ours in a datacenter so this wasn't a factor in our purchase but it's potentially a great way to put large amounts of data storage in an office environment. How'd you measure the dBA on your PE2900s? -- Sam Mehl (http://help.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 2:27pm, Bond Masuda wrote: > Hi Fellow Linux/PowerEdge users: > > I have a pair of old PE2900 that are starting to show their age and I'm > considering replacing them. They run CentOS7 to serve as NAS function + > KVM + few other things. > > I'm considering T630, but was wondering how loud the T630, especially > compared against old PE2900? I had to swap all the fans in the PE2900 > and tweak the BMC firmware to get it to about 38 dBA and that is > acceptable. Was wondering what other Linux users with T630 have experienced? > > Thanks for anything you care share, > > Bond > > ___ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > > The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. ___ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
