Re: server temperature - what's optimal

Also Make sure you actually check the physical settings on your server for
temperature settings. Services start shutting down on the Operating systemt
when things get too hot for the server so make sure your physical settings
on the servers themselves match up with what you see logically on the screen
in the software.

"AllenM" <allen.miyake@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm with Josh on this one. My servers are in a individually controlled air
condition room and I set the temp for 68 degrees. The object here is to
keep the room cool and not see how high you can go before you "think" the
temperature is at the maximum to keep cool. Heck anything over 72 degrees
is like having the heater on. I guess it would largely depend on the room
and the number of servers. However I am in California so during the
summertime if I really need to cool down I'll go hang out in there. Great
place to take a nap also. Cool and refreshing...........

"Joshua Ellis" <uwjosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Libbi,

My philosophy is that as long as my servers are on the air conditioners
need to be on as well. You usually see a max operating temperature in the
manuals at somewhere in the 80s but I don't like it getting warmer than
72 at anytime. My goal is to get my server room down to 68 but I need a
more efficient air conditioner, or a better sealed room. I have a
digital thermometer in front of the servers so that it shows the
temperature of the air that the servers are sucking in. That's the
temperature that I make sure is constant and cool. There are other parts
of the room that feel warmer but it's just because of the exhaust air
from the servers... that air rises and is subsequently cooled by the A/C
which is near the ceiling.

As for your boss, let him/her know that without proper cooling they are
going to have much more to worry about when the servers start to crash.
With that said, however, I don't think 78 is going to do much damage, but
any warmer than that and you might start to run into trouble... the
summer heat might bump that up over 80.

Josh


"Libbi Bosworth" <libbi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When I come into the office and though the thermostate reads 70-75 I
know it's warmer than that - I have a very good 'body temperature
gauge' - mostly because my husband controls the thermostat at home. The
temp when I come in in the morning feels about 78 degrees and too warm
for the server. The a/c is left off for the night. My boss and I are
having a disagreement about this and I am getting some ticked off looks.

What is the optimal temperature for the server on an overnight an daily
basis?

Thanks, Libbi







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