Co2 was the original choice for fire problems in early data centres.
Then....... they found a few problems.
Number one problem was that Co2 was so cold it not only put put the
fire, but it completely
destroyed all the circuit boards. They cracked and so did the computers.
Plan B was Halon, and we all know how that worked.
Illegal now, but probably the guys in Antarctica may have hit the wrong
button.
On 13/12/2018 6:17 PM, Matt Perkins wrote:
Depends on the fire system. If it’s co2 like in some high power
environments it can be quite dangerous but most other agents are
relatively harmless. I can’t think of a good reason why a data
Center would use co2. Most environments with co2 suppression also have
leak detectors and alarms.
Matt
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On 13 Dec 2018, at 11:00 am, Chris Ford <chris.f...@inaboxgroup.com.au
<mailto:chris.f...@inaboxgroup.com.au>> wrote:
As a university cadet working for IBM in the late 80s I remember
getting inducted into the Westpac data centres and getting a long
explanation of what to do when the halon system went off – where the
breathing gear was, where the exits were, to basically just drop
everything and run.
Have been inducted into a few DCs in the last 3 years and can’t
remember that being part of the induction at all – although given I
already knew it I may have just glossed over that part.
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*From:*AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net
<mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net>> *On Behalf Of *Paul Wilkins
*Sent:* Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:53 AM
*To:* AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net <mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net>
*Subject:* [AusNOG] [AUSNog] : Re Data Centre Fire Suppression Safety
Every data centre has a fire suppression system. We're not used to
thinking of this as a hazardous environment, but consequent to two
techs being found dead working on a fire suppression system in
Antarctica
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/12/antarctica-two-technicians-dead-mcmurdo-station-ross-island>,
I find myself wondering yet again, why there aren't more stringent
controls around the fire suppression systems in data centres: viz -
when you enter a data centre, how confident can you be you're not
going to be quietly asphyxiated?
Kind regards
Paul Wilkins
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