On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:33 AM, N.J. Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Brad Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-11-19 22:47:53+0000]: > > > For servers with cable arms, it makes it easy to 'hide' a little > > > extra power or network cable length in the arm. > > > > The thing that we've discovered is that arms usually block a > > significant amount of front-to-back airflow, which really hurts the > > cooling process for the affected servers. > > Ditto on this. We used them for a couple of our Dell servers we had but > it wasn't worth the overheat risk, so we didn't bother with the rest. > > Our Sun servers come with them as well with a bit more ventilation > holes, but we haven't used them so I don't know if this modified design > works better. > > It also depends on how much cable you're stuffing in there. The more you > put in, the more it acts as a heat blocking wall. > > Thomas > I've been using them for years especially on our Dell line of servers and never noticed an issue with servers that had them and didnt. It makes everything look so much neater. > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- [ Rodrick R. Brown ] http://www.rodrickbrown.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrickbrown
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