Re: Temp at Level 3 data centers

[Keith Stokes <keiths () neilltech com>]

If you are using hot/cold aisles and don't fill the rack, don't forget you have to put in blank panels. 

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Keith Stokes

> On Oct 12, 2017, at 5:45 PM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:31 AM, David Hubbard <
> dhubbard () dino hostasaurus com> wrote:
>
> > Curious if anyone on here colo’s equipment at a Level 3 facility and has
> > found the temperature unacceptably warm?  I’m having that experience
> > currently, where ambient temp is in the 80’s, but they tell me that’s
> > perfectly fine because vented tiles have been placed in front of all
> > equipment racks.
>
>
> Hi David,
>
> The thing I'm not understanding in this thread is that the last time I
> checked Level 3 was a premium player not a cost player. Has that changed?
>
> If a premium data center vendor is asking you to swallow 80F in the cold
> aisle, something is very wrong. But realize I just said 80F in the *cold
> aisle*. DC cooling is not about "ambient" or "sensible cooling" or similar
> terms bandied about by ordinary HVAC professionals. In a data center, air
> doesn't really stack up anywhere. It flows.
>
> If you haven't physically checked your racks, it's time to do that. There
> are lots of reasons for high temps in the cabinet which aren't the DC's
> fault.
>
> Is all the air flow in your cabinet correctly moving from the cold aisle to
> the hot aisle? Even those side-venting Cisco switches? You're sure? If
> you're looping air inside the cabinet, that's your fault.
>
> Have you or your rack neighbors exceeded the heat density that the DC's
> HVAC system supports? If you have, the air in the hot aisle may be looping
> over the top of the cabinets and back in to your servers. You can't
> necessarily fill a cabinet with equipment. When you reach the allowable
> heat density, you have to start filling the next cabinet. I've seen DC
> cabinets left half empty for exactly this reason.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
>
>
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