Re: [SAGE] Fan Controls for Server Closets

[Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>]

At 4:22 PM -0400 2003/04/16, John  Boris wrote:

>  I manage a network of 22 servers that reside in 22 different High
>  Schools (one per school). The system has evolved from an Early Tandy
>  20186 to Pentium 4 servers over the years. I now have to place these
>  units in standalone server closets. The fans on these enclosures were
>  made for Operating centers not an office. Most of my servers actually
>  sit in a corner of an office out of the way. The fans are as loud as
>  a large Window Air Conditioner and my users are asking for some piece
>  and quiet. Moving the servers is not an easy task because of serial
>  wiring that is not easily rerun. Basically because of cost. Wherever
>  possible I am doing that but for now I am searching for maybe a
>  temperature control unit I can plug into the outlet for the fan and
>  just have the fan come on when the temperature rises to a certain
>  level.

	I'd encourage you to look at current top-grade acoustic rack 
enclosures, and see how much you can borrow from their design.  The 
best units sold by Acoustilock are sufficiently silent to be used in 
a TV production studio, even with lots of heat-generating video & 
audio equipment, etc....

-- 
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be>

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