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Originally posted by nuclear
Might I had to joe post that most big iron server are in server rooms, where the climatisation system is more noisy than the server itself....
(dell from 1650 to 6550, compaq san, storatek wolfcreek, ibm p390, ibm as400 of many size, sun enterpise 220r to enterprise 6500, they were all less noisy than the climastisation system, even the 6500 that was in another room since the climatisation system was from the floor like most server room)
So even if they cool there server with redundant noisy fan, it doesn't matter at all since no one is in the server room to ear it.
I had a Dell 2450 and 2550 rack mount 2u server with 1 p3 on the first and 2 p3 tualatin on the second. They were noisy, really noisy, but still we were using them in the server room because noise isn't really a factor there.
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Indeed! the through the floor leibert units in most data centers are nothing more than a BIG heat exchanger, and a big blower. There is chilled water run through them and thats how they cool. Byt that blower makes a good deal of noise.
I had a Dell 1650 at my desk to prep it, and it was FREAKING loud! I was amazed how loud that lil box is ( the Dell 4600's are quieter), but in the data center you cant even hear it.
BUT... the servers are made to function at room temp, they DO NOT need to run at sub 70F temps. The 2600 with the heat pipes, was run next to my chair in my cube, and at room temp ambient air, the HSF was still just slightly warm.
Just cause a server room is normally well conditioned, doesnt mean they made the servers any less redundant or less cooling just because of that. They expect room temp or better, and can still function well up to 90F for most servers and mainframes.