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Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:08:28 -0500 (EST)
350 Cermak Chicago is a "historic" building which means you can't change the visible outside. Someone had long discussions about the benefits of outside air economizers, but can't change the windows. Need to hide HVAC plant (as much as possible).
I would design all colos to look like 375 Pearl St (formerly Verizon, formerly AT&T) New York. Vents and concrete.
Almost all the windows visible on the outside of 350 Cermak Chicago are "fake." They are enclosed on the inside (with fake indoor decor) because of 1912 glass panes aren't very weatherproof. But they preserve the look and feel of the neighborhood :-)
350 Cermak rebuilt as a colo is over 20-years old. It will be interesting to read the final root cause analysis.
Of course, as always, networks and data centers should not depend on a single POP. Diversify the redudancy, because something will always fail.
There are multiple POP/IXP in major cities. And multiple cities with POPs and IXPs.
Current thread:
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating, (continued)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Bryan Holloway (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Mel Beckman (Jan 15)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating William Herrin (Jan 15)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Lamar Owen (Jan 15)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Izaac (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Shane Ronan (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Lamar Owen (Jan 18)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Karl Auer (Jan 15)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Mike Hammett (Jan 15)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Ray Bellis (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Sean Donelan (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Glenn McGurrin via NANOG (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Lamar Owen (Jan 17)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Tom Beecher (Jan 17)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Lamar Owen (Jan 18)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Jay R. Ashworth (Jan 20)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Tom Beecher (Jan 21)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Jay R. Ashworth (Jan 21)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Glenn McGurrin via NANOG (Jan 16)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Izaac (Jan 17)
- Re: "Hypothetical" Datacenter Overheating Glenn McGurrin via NANOG (Jan 18)