[ale] Linux Cluster Server Room

[Dow Hurst]

Thanks!  Another excellent datapoint!  Just shows that a high temp cluster can 
cost a bit to take care of properly.
Dow


Chris Ricker wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Dow Hurst wrote:
> 
> 
>>Thanks Jonathon!  That is exactly the kind of ballpark I needed!  I don't need
>>the vendors right now as we are still kicking around ideas.  If anyone would
>>throw some specs or ideas out there, I'd appreciate it.  Here is a quick
>>question?  Is planning for double your planned load a good rule?  I would
>>think that would be a good idea.  How about backup cooling if the main unit
>>dies?  The firesafe is one I had not thought of.
>>Dow
> 
> 
> Just to give you another price point to compare, we just spec'ed out getting
> an additional 30 tons A/C (360,000 BTUs), and it's coming in at ~$100,000.  
> That's just for adding two more 15-ton units, as most of the other
> infrastructure needed for that's already there....
> 
> As for how much backup you need, the way I'm guesstimating that is by
> assuming a worst-case repair time and a maximum temperature I'm comfortable
> with the room reaching. If you know your thermal load, you can figure out 
> from that how much backup you need to have around....
> 
> later,
> chris
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