Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-08 Thread bas
Hi, On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:59 PM, wrote: > In 2004 & 2007 we developped the EcoDatacenter. 12 months per year, > we use only the water & outside air for the cooling on our 70 000 > dedicated servers that we host. But aren't those airco compressors I see in this movie? http://www.youtube.com/u

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-08 Thread jp
Nice set of youtube videos! I like 4 generator startup "Test de groupes" and the hard drive dominoes. On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 07:59:28PM +0100, o...@ovh.net wrote: > > I would imagine, however, that we will see increasing data center > > temperatures more and more in the coming years. > > In 200

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-08 Thread jp
On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:33:13AM -0700, Joel Snyder wrote: > > Has anyone looked at using outside air to provide data center > > cooling during the winter season ? > > I am aware of Google and Intel research into > > this area but how about on a smaller scale ? > > How about raising ambient > >

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-08 Thread Zoe O'Connell
Michael K. Smith - Adhost wrote: > We are in Seattle and use an air-exchanger system that relies on outside > air as much as possible, and then blends in chilled water as necessary > up to 100% chilled. It's fairly common here because of the nature of > our climate, and the psychrometric scale > (

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-08 Thread Martin Barry
$quoted_author = "Scott Granados" ; > > Well, in the rest of the world outside the US definitely, remember there > is a larger world out there. We're the last (I think) not to go metric. Not the last, but for company you only have Burma (Myanmar) and Liberia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metri

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Joel Snyder
> Has anyone looked at using outside air to provide data center > cooling during the winter season ? > I am aware of Google and Intel research into > this area but how about on a smaller scale ? > How about raising ambient > temperatures as well - do you keep your data centers at 65 or 80 ? We

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread oles
> I would imagine, however, that we will see increasing data center > temperatures more and more in the coming years. In 2004 & 2007 we developped the EcoDatacenter. 12 months per year, we use only the water & outside air for the cooling on our 70 000 dedicated servers that we host. We are #1 in

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Seth Mattinen
Michael K. Smith - Adhost wrote: > > We are in Seattle and use an air-exchanger system that relies on outside > air as much as possible, and then blends in chilled water as necessary > up to 100% chilled. It's fairly common here because of the nature of > our climate, and the psychrometric scale

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Michael K. Smith - Adhost
Hello Scott: > -Original Message- > From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp- > boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of scott owens > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:16 AM > To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > Subject: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling >

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Scott Granados
ens" ; Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling Has the Fahrenheit scale been eradicated? If so, this is an odd place to first be hearing about it :) -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@pu

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Robert Mengert
Shearer Cc: scott owens; Gert Doering; cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling Hi, On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 10:05:16AM -0600, Jason Shearer wrote: > I am hoping you mean 22C? :) Yes. 22K would be a bit too cold, indeed. gert -- USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread bmanning
ursday, January 07, 2010 9:52 AM > To: scott owens > Cc: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling > > Hi, > > On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:15:30AM -0600, scott owens wrote: > > temperatures as well - do you keep your data centers at 65 or 80 ? >

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 10:05:16AM -0600, Jason Shearer wrote: > I am hoping you mean 22C? :) Yes. 22K would be a bit too cold, indeed. gert -- USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW! //www.muc.de/~gert/ Gert Doering - Munich

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Justin Shore
scott owens wrote: Hello, Has anyone looked at using outside air to provide data center cooling during the winter season ? I am aware of Google and Intel research into this area but how about on a smaller scale ? How about raising ambient temperatures as well - do you keep your data centers

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Jason Shearer
I am hoping you mean 22C? :) -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Gert Doering Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:52 AM To: scott owens Cc: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling Hi

Re: [c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 09:15:30AM -0600, scott owens wrote: > temperatures as well - do you keep your data centers at 65 or 80 ? We try to stay below 22. But 80 is good for green tea. gert -- USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW!

[c-nsp] Data Center cooling

2010-01-07 Thread scott owens
Hello, Has anyone looked at using outside air to provide data center cooling during the winter season ? I am aware of Google and Intel research into this area but how about on a smaller scale ? How about raising ambient temperatures as well - do you keep your data centers at 65 or 80 ? Thank