Here's what happens when the power is shut off completely. My battery backups flip over to battery power and then after about 20 minutes all of my servers shut down. When the power is turned back on, all of my servers come back on. There is nothing I can do to convince anyone that I need new battery backups to replace the APC smartups 1000xls's that I have now. Nor is there any way I can convince them I need central air, not unless a server goes down due to heat and they realize it's going to cost them more for new server(s). I don't know anything about how to put in ductwork and besides that I don't have the budget to do it. I'm just going to have to cope with it like I have for the past 3 years.
Russ Gowin Systems Administrator Technology Specialist DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 304 E. Illinois Route 10 DeLand, IL 61839 217-736-2311 Sent from my iPhone. On Aug 11, 2010, at 11:11 AM, "McKay, Curtis" <cmc...@bths201.org> wrote: > So do all the servers go down then also since we're talking about a 3 hour > span? Are we talking about everything powering off for 3 hours? > > Curtis McKay > Network Administrator > Belleville Township High School District 201 > cmc...@bths201.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Russ Gowin > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:01 AM > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: A question that makes you say "DOH" > > We actually save about $400 to $800 a month on our bill by doing this for > the power company. > > Russ Gowin > System Administrator > Technology Specialist > DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 > 304 E. Illinois Route 10 > DeLand, IL 61839 > 217-736-2311 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of McKay, Curtis > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:35 AM > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: A question that makes you say "DOH" > > How much power are they shutting off at 3pm? And it comes back on a 6pm? > I'm confused. > > Curtis McKay > Network Administrator > Belleville Township High School District 201 > cmc...@bths201.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Russ Gowin > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:30 AM > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: A question that makes you say "DOH" > > Yes, he could walk to my office and do it, but even if he did he wouldn't > understand. I've explained to him before that we have a lot of time and > money invested in the servers and the last thing we want is for them to go > down because of heat. > > Russ Gowin > System Administrator > Technology Specialist > DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 > 304 E. Illinois Route 10 > DeLand, IL 61839 > 217-736-2311 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Mike Oliveri > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:23 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: A question that makes you say "DOH" > > First, let him walk down there and turn it on. Maybe then he'll realize what > a PITA it is. > > Second, show him how much it would cost to replace burned-out servers and > let him compare that to the cost of bringing in central air. > > Mike > > > On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:20 AM, Russ Gowin wrote: > >> I come in to work this morning and I tell the supt. that the new portable >> air conditioner in my office works great except that when they curtail our >> power (shut it off) at 3pm and then turn it back on at 6pm that the A/C > unit >> doesn't come on automatically so whoever turns the power back on will >> probably have to turn the unit back on. He says to me "You turn it off > over >> the weekend don't you?" I just wanted to smack my head against the wall > but >> I replied and said "No, because all of the servers are in there and they >> have to stay cool". It has been this way for at least the past 5 or 6 >> years. >> >> The problem this week (and part of next week) is that the maintenance guy >> who normally turns the power off/on is on vacation until Wednesday so that >> means the supt. will be flipping the switches and I just know that he > won't >> want to walk to my office and unlock it just to turn my A/C back on. >> Luckily I still have the window unit in here so I'll just turn off the >> portable unit and turn on the window unit before I leave, at least until > the >> maintenance guy comes back. >> >> I just wish they'd pipe central air over to my office from one of the > rooms >> across the hall. The A/C unit that goes to 2 of those rooms is actually >> made to cool an entire floor of an office building and it wouldn't take > much >> to run some ductwork to my office. >> >> Russ Gowin >> System Administrator >> Technology Specialist >> DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 >> 304 E. Illinois Route 10 >> DeLand, IL 61839 >> 217-736-2311 >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
