Re: FreeAxez raised flooring?

[acv <acv () miniguru ca>]

> What is the purpose of raised flooring if it *doesn't *create a plenum?

Cable management, low(er) install costs and high-load bearing capacity.

Frankly if you're gonna go with that, you're better off bolting the racks
directly to the concrete slab and use Snake Trays for cable management,
easier to access.

Alex

On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 11:14:48AM -0500, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:14:48 -0500
> Subject: Re: FreeAxez raised flooring?
> From: Dorn Hetzel <dhetzel () gmail com>
> To: nanog () nanog org
>
> What is the purpose of raised flooring if it *doesn't *create a plenum?
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Jason Gurtz <jasongurtz () npumail com> wrote:
>
> > A consultant has recommended FreeAxez for the raised floor in a new data
> > center.  I checked it out and have concerns since it says it does NOT
> > create a plenum and cannot be used as an air handling space; it's a
> > low-profile flooring system.
> >
> > How would cooling be done in this scenario?  Open air (with intake/exhaust
> > mixing) seems like a step backwards in terms of efficiency.
> >
> > Descriptions of any operation experience with this product will be
> > gratefully accepted.
> >
> > ~JasonG

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