Questions tagged [physical-environment]

This tag is appropriate for questions dealing with the physical environment of a system/deployment (e.g. dust, vibration, etc.) with no better, more specific tag.

This tag is appropriate for questions dealing with the physical environment of a system/deployment. Examples include questions asking about "special" environments, like:

  • Substantial shock/vibration
  • High dust levels
  • High levels of EM interference
  • Extremely hot or cold temperatures, or wide temperature swings
  • Extremely humid areas

If a more specific tag exists, please use that instead.

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Heat issues with Hard Drives

Have you ever had to alter your deployment plans because of thermal dissipation issues with your chosen hard drives? Was your solution to increase the cooling solution, or to move to a cooler drive solution?
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How to address a recurring low temperature error seen at every boot-up?

After updating to latest controller firmware, I started receiving the following error messages: LSI 2208 ROC: Temperature sensor below error threshold on enclosure 1 Sensors 5 thru 7 Is this something I should worry about, or is it a Red…
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Core temperatures 10 degrees higher in one CPU than another, is this cause for concern?

We have a new Dell server with a pair of 6-core Xeon 2620s for a total of 12 cores. Using Speedfan/HW Monitor, I notice that the cores associated with one of the CPUs run about 10 degrees hotter under load than the other CPU (mid 60s centigrade vs…
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How do I re-enable the IPMI temperature sensors?

I've never had a problem reading temperature sensors with ipmitool on my server, but recently the temperature readings started showing up as disabled: # ipmitool sdr list Temp | disabled | ns Temp | disabled …
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Enabling Temperature Support on LSI MegaRaid Cards

I've got two IBM ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA Controller cards in two different machines. One reports drive temperatures, the other does not. I am hopping that it is some type of megacli option that I can set. However, I have looked throughout the…
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Refresh a specific page in ilo 4

I use iLo 4 for my HP dl380 gen 8. I access iLo webpage using internet explorer 10. (Although I would gladly use another browser if anyone can recommend a better one for iLo access). How can I refresh a specific page every X seconds? Hitting F5 just…
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Graphing temperature over time for HP iLo 4

Server: HP DL380p Gen 8, running latest iLo 4. One sensor, Sensor #25 for the HD Controller, tends to run a bit hot when compared to the other sensors. It tends to read 75 C. Caution temp is 100 C. Critical temp is "N/A". This is always my hottest…
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How to find best datacenter in China?

I guess this question would be applicable for most countries but in this case, more specifically: if you do not speak Chinese how to find top tier data centers in China?
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What is the purpose of a Physical Standalone Server

What is the purpose of a physical standalone server Vs a server which hosts several logical servers? I am from a development background and constantly build sever client - server systems. However, I never delve into the physical aspects.... Often, I…
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How to check CPU temperature on a HP P2000?

I have an HP StorageWorks MSA Storage P2000 G3 SAS array. show sensor-status gives something like # show sensor-status Sensor Name Value Status ---------------------------------------------------- On-Board Temperature…
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Are Anti Static Foam Cleaners OK for cleaning all parts of a PC?

Can anyone tell me whether anti static foam cleaners are good for cleaning motherboards, RAMs, VGAs etc? Also if it's good for that purpose would anyone know a good brand that sells overseas? Preferably with an ebay shop..
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Processor heatsink: How is their cooling efficiency determined?

Most heatsinks over processor chips that I have seen in the processors are more or less different from one another in terms of size and build. Are there any classifications for these heatsinks? How is their cooling efficiency determined? Which type…
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Windows Server 2008 Crash

My server has been restarting almost daily, some times twice a day. This started after changing the raid drives with larger drives. My log for the raid says everything is fine and has not had a single issue saving. The Windows event logs have no…
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When to add air conditioners

Possible Duplicate: What is the correct temperature for a server room? We're a small company with a 200 foot back room we use as a server room. It has no fans and no ventilation. Right now, I'm running a small desktop computer as a PBX box and a…
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OSX: Watching tempeture trends based on Ambient Tempeture

So I noticed a temperature monitor cleverly labeled "Ambient." Knowing that the sensor is inside my computer, I can get a decent temperature check on my overly hot dorm room if I check it as soon as I wake my computer from sleep. I was curious if…
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