Re: FreeAxez raised flooring?

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

Not sure about the purpose of a raised floor if it doesn't create a plenum, but, the
step forward from raised-floor plenum is hot-aisle/cold-aisle which requires a good
bit more discipline in your datacenter, but, is substantially more efficient.

Owen

On Mar 6, 2010, at 12:14 AM, Dorn Hetzel wrote:

> 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