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Floor for data center

G0 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:25:30 +0000

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Open IT Forum: What are some creative ways to cool a data center?

MelanieYarbrough — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:43:52 +0000

Whether it’s a nearby natural water source or a unique rack design, share your ideas for creative ways to cool a data center right here, and we’ll share 50 Knowledge Points!

When you leave your idea in the dicussion section, cast your vote on the best idea of the bunch! The winner gets a free t-shirt or IT book.

Open IT Forum: What data center fads should be avoided?

MelanieYarbrough — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:49:34 +0000

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Connecting a machine to all systems in datacenter over TCP/IP

NewnanIT — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:10:44 +0000

We want to connect one keyboard, mouse and monitor to all systems in our datacenter. We want to do this over tcp/ip and not run a lot of cables. What equipment will facilitate this?

Colocation Data Center Information

rtopping — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:04:36 +0000

can anybody tell me what a good policy is for determining the appropriate cost model for a colocation facility? I have heard companies charging per RU and others charge per KW, and yet others charge on what sort of bandwidth you require. Just looking for some sort of guidance and maybe a range that is appropriate.

Migrate, backup and restore all servers in data center

NewnanIT — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:59:20 +0000

We want to migrate all servers in our datacenter to be backedup with backup exec instead of brightstore. Can we convert or import the database to bring in backup records and still be able to restore?

Creating a bonded T1 for our data center

NewnanIT — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:43:41 +0000

We have two T1 connections coming into two cisco routers. The lines are from different providers. Can we make them into a bonded t1 for our data center? What equipment will we need and what configuration?

Interconnecting UPS devices for redundancy in our data center

NewnanIT — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:07:16 +0000

In our datacenter we have 22 separate rack mounted apc ups devices all power comes from a single source. How can we interconnect the ups devices for redundancy?

Open IT Forum: What are some of the inexpensive or high-impact green tactics for a data center today?

MelanieYarbrough — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:51:03 +0000

With power costs increasing significantly, more hardware per rack creating more heat and using more power and cooling solutions, it seems that power rather than space seems to be the limiter amongst data centers.

What are your suggestions for reducing power consumption? What are you doing to make your data center more green?
We’ll give you 50 points for sharing your expertise!

Cooling a data center with 3 racks?

Troubleshooter24 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:42:13 +0000

Question Edited by Michael Tidmarsh