Since rewiring the fans isn't an option (can't really void the warranty) it looks like my approach is going to be placing them at the very top of the rack and mounting some fans to pull air through the top of the rack itself. That plus a blanking panel on the front of the rack should at least keep hot air from being vented into the cold isle.
---- Jack Kramer Manager of Information Technology Communications and Brand Strategy Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: <Crawford>, Scott <crawfo...@evangel.edu<mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu>> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>> Date: Monday, June 4, 2012 5:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>> Subject: RE: Redirecting front-to-back airflow in a server rack? Probably even just switch the leads on the fan. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 3:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Redirecting front-to-back airflow in a server rack? On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Kramer, Jack <jack.kra...@cabs.msu.edu<mailto:jack.kra...@cabs.msu.edu>> wrote: We have several Dell 42u racks which we want to mount Juniper EX3200 ethernet switches in. ... However, that creates an airflow issue since now our switches will be exhausting hot air into the cold isle. Do the EX3200's generate enough heat for it to even matter? Does anyone know of a good way to redirect the airflow of these switches from front-to-back to back-to-front? I suppose you could take the power supply apart and manually turn the fan around. This would be labor-intensive and likely warranty-voiding, though. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
