[isalist] Re: OT: What temperature do you run your server room at?
- From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:06:56 -0600
Hi Rob,
Did he mention if he uses chilled racks? I think if you have good air
movement in the room, you can run that hot. The problem is that if fans
go down, the environment is less forgiving.
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Subject: [isalist] OT: What temperature do you run your server room at?
Hi all-
This is off topic, but an interesting question.
Our building is going through a renovation. Part of the renovation is
transforming the building into a green building (LEEDS certified gold,
or maybe even platinum). This question hasn't come up here, but it does
have relevance to us.
I was at a conference yesterday and a Microsoft guy was talking about
virtualization, how it could save you money and whatnot. He mentioned
that at the office he works at, as another money-saving feature they
keep their server room at 90 degrees (!). It saves them money on cooling
and he says has no adverse effects on their servers. He says the biggest
damage-inducing facet of temperature is big swings in temperature, that
just running hot is not a problem. What do you all think?
Thanks,
Rob
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