I've done something like this a couple of times in the past and it was a cooling nightmare if you don't build airflow into it from the beginning. The practical issue is that you need a way to get the hot air out of the space without it circulating around the rack. If you can get a rack that handles this for you, it's well worth it. It's amazing how fast the high speed fans in a couple of computers can heat up a small room.
Cheers, Scott On 2010-11-23 3:24 PM, Dustin Puryear wrote: > > We're moving a few servers from a colo back to the office. Basically, > we have the following: > > > > 2 Dell 1850 -- dual power supply - 1U > > 1 Dell 1950 -- dual power supply - 1U > > 1 Dell NAS -- dual power supply - 2U > > > > We have the space for the servers. We're only concerned about the UPS > and A/C. I can calculate the UPS needs, although if someone knows of > an online calculator to do this that would be great. > > > > But the real question is A/C and heat. The goal is to put this into a > rack in a small server closet, along with a VOIP PBX, ASA 5505, > 48-port switch, and aforementioned UPS. > > > > The new office is being designed as we speak, so we have some say in > terms of ductwork and airflow in the server closet. However, we don't > have much impact on the dimensions. The server closet is going to have > enough room for one rack and the ability to sneak behind the rack itself. > > > > What are your thoughts on our A/C and airflow needs? How do I > calculate our needs the best? And should we look into a rack/cabinet > that has some type of A/C and airflow solution built into it? > > > > --- > > Puryear IT, LLC - We see IT differently. > > Baton Rouge, LA - 225-706-8414 > > http://www.puryear-it.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/
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