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How to build and run a machine room?

The last guy quit (I think a lot of adventures begin this way?) and I've been given the job to build a new machine room. I am coordinating with 2 engineers, campus ITS, campus Facilities Management, a project manager, a construction company and 2…
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Do you work in your server room?

I once had a job offer from a company that wanted my workstation to be in the AC controlled, noisy server room with no natural light. I'm not sure what their motivation was. Possibly it made sense to them for me to be close to the servers, or…
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Why datacenter water cooling is not widespread?

From what I read and hear about datacenters, there are not too many server rooms which use water cooling, and none of the largerst datacenters use water cooling (correct me if I'm wrong). Also, it's relatively easy to buy an ordinary PC components…
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Best labeler for the server room?

Right now, I've got a Brother P-touch labeler that prints four or five sizes of text on one long label. It has features such as italics and bold. It's...non-ideal. What do you use in your server room? I have heard of labelers that will print…
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Is carpet, or another floor covering, appropriate for a server room?

Ive requested the carpet to be removed from my server room, a disaster was almost waiting to happen air con leaked and the carpet UNDER the rack was soaked. (air con unit 0.3 meter from rear of servers) They have asked if we can have some sort of…
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Reasons to not allow people into the server room

I have worked at a few hosting companies and seen two schools of thought on this Do not allow customers into the server room. The argument is basically it raises security (this news story is normally provided as a reason that security is only good…
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Ideal humidity for a server room?

Most equipment is rated for a wide range of humidity (5 to 95% non-condensing, for instance). However, what is the ideal humidity? Higher humidity carries heat away from equipment a little better, but may also be more corrosive, for instance.
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Rackmount cable length calculations & best practices

I'm redoing the cable management for a small company with a modest server room. It's my first time trying to organize an absolute mess that their former IT-guy left. A huge problem that I'm finding is that very long Ethernet cords were used where…
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Are bare steel floor tiles suitable for a server room?

We're moving in to a new building, soon. Most of the building has a raised access floor consisting of 600x600mm square tiles; galvanised steel-coated MDF. (The closest equivalent I can find is Tate Woodcore.) These tiles are pre-drilled and screwed…
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Advice on moving a machine room to a new location?

Our company is moving to new offices in a couple of months, and I am responsible for looking after the move of the development servers in the company. most of the dev equipment is in 5, 42U cabinets + rack for switching/routing equipment. How do…
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Cooling Server Rack with Water? Sensible? Reuse energy for small installation?

First - this is not a shopping question and not about concrete prices but about general feasibility. It makes no sense to look for a manufacturer if the approach is bad. I am moving my company to new offices in September, and during the move we will…
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Strange bipping sound in Server room!

I have since yesterday a weird "bip" every minute in the server room. It comes from the unit, where 2 servers, one switch and a router are installed. Can anyone help me with this? I'm working in an office right near it! Thanks.
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Cleaning Dusty Servers

Long story short, my server room is a bit ... dirty. Just had a little construction done, and there is pretty nice layer of dust on a few systems. From my knowledge, I can either: Use an Anti-Static vacuum Use an air compressor Which is better?…
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Cooling for a small server room

I have a server room about 12 feet square with an unfinished ceiling (exposed ducts and wiring). It houses a few servers (about ten, 1U and 2U) and some networking gear (four 1U switches, three routers, three modems, two cable boxes). With the door…
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Server room door security

I wanted to know if anybody had any recommendations as to how to keep the server room secure from employees. There is a lock on the door, however, anybody with a building master (maintenance, owners, custodians, etc) can open it. It would be nice…
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