[nflug] Server room A/C

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anthonyriga wrote:
> I think the retun duck is in the front and the ac is
> the middle. I have noticed the room sometimes was
> spotty with AC before. Some areas didnt even feel like
> the AC was on. Thanks for the hlp. I think they are
> just gonna buy a bigger A/C for it at this point. 
> --- Mark Musone <mmusone at shatterit.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Where's the AC unit? And where's the return duct?
>> Ideally the AC unit should be in front and the
>> return duct should be in the
>> back..
>>
>> -Mark
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
>> anthonyriga
>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 4:13 PM
>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>> Subject: RE: [nflug] Server room A/C
>>
>> The room is like a closet. Its 20sq feet or so. The
>> rack sits in the middle of the room. There is only 8
>> servers on the rack. They is Uniland building. They
>> are front to back cooling
>> . --- Mark Musone <mmusone at shatterit.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> The bigger issue is usually airflow, and not
>>> tonnage. Whats the layout of
>>> the servers, room, ac unit, and rack?
>>> What type of servers are they (front to back
>>>       
>> cooling
>>     
>>> or top to bottom). If
>>> you take a 1 tone ac unit and stick it right in
>>> front of a heater in a room,
>>> they'll battle each other out all day and your
>>> overall room temperature
>>> won't change.
>>>
>>> Especially if you have newer type servers that
>>>       
>> cool
>>     
>>> from front to back.
>>> Sticking an AC unit in the back or the rack isn't
>>> going to do a thing. Those
>>> types of servers need cool are in the front..One
>>> other question, who is
>>> "They" and what is the problem that is making them
>>> state that you need a
>>> larger ac unit?
>>>
>>> FYI, you could always go nuts and pull up the
>>>       
>> specs
>>     
>>> of each server. It'll
>>> list the btu outputs. But again, it's more airflow
>>> than general cooling with
>>> front to back cooling servers.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>>> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
>>> anthonyriga
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:59 PM
>>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>>> Subject: [nflug] Server room A/C
>>>
>>> Comany I am doing work for has a room thats about
>>> 20sq
>>> ft. The ac died and I have a temp ac in the room
>>> now.
>>> The A/C is a 1 ton and they are saying we need a
>>> bigger ac for the server room. There are 8 2u all
>>>       
>> on
>>     
>>> a
>>> rack with 2 swiches one router. I think a 1 ton
>>>       
>> btu
>>     
>>> is
>>> good for the room but they are suggesting a bigger
>>> one. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>
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