As others mentioned ambient temp is not server temp. We had power issues over a weekend and the AC did not power back on. When the ambient temp hit 85-90, all servers autoshutdown because the server temp was too high. Maybe you can get away with something in the 70's, but I would not even recommend that. If I see ambient temp above 70, I call my HVAC ASAP to see what the issue is and plan on taking the servers down if it goes above 80.
Thanks, Krishna Reddy IT Manager Nucomm, Inc. ________________________________ From: Sauvigne, Craig M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server room temp We have our server room set at 66F. If it rises above 76F, an alarm sounds and I get notified. As was mentioned, if the room is 90F, the internal temps will be above that. Also, what happens if the A/C goes out and the room temp is already at 90F? It is going to go up pretty darn quick. I haven't seen an official docs either but it just seems to be common sense that you need to room much cooler than the top operating temp listed in the dell docs. Craig From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server room temp The general consensus was that if the room was at 90F, the internal temp of the equipment was MUCH too hot. Sorry, no official documentation. ________________________________ From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server room temp I have someone telling me as long as their server room is below 95 degrees then they're OK. They point to Dell's server specs which say their operating temperature is listed as 50 - 95deg F. A recent thread here talked about shutting down server rooms when the room becomes hot - does anyone have solid documentation I can point them to that recommends against a 90+ deg server room? Dave Lum - Systems Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 "..remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside" - JFK The information contained in this email and attachments to this email are the proprietary and confidential property of Nucomm, Inc. The information is provided in strict confidence and shall not be reproduced, copied, or used (partially or wholly) in any manner without prior, express written authorization of Nucomm, Inc. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
