Data center consolidation
Have you gone through a data center consolidation within the past year, or do you plan to in the near future? What factors most justified your decision?
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| Aug 17 2009 9:24 PM GMT
Data center consolidation, Data center operations, Data Center management
Have you gone through a data center consolidation within the past year, or do you plan to in the near future? What factors most justified your decision?
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| Aug 17 2009 9:24 PM GMTData center consolidation, Data center operations, Data Center management
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Data Center Available
Do you have companies that request information on locations for Data Centers/ Collocation Facilities. My Father-In-Law converted an old Mall into a business park/business center. He has been told that his facility would be an ideal location for a data center/collocation facility. Guess much of...
Do you have companies that request information on locations for Data Centers/ Collocation Facilities. My Father-In-Law converted an old Mall into a business park/business center. He has been told that his facility would be an ideal location for a data center/collocation facility. Guess much of...
Checklist for managing risk of Data Center power shutdown
We are planning to have a shutdown of power at data center to upgrade electrical power feeder. In doing so, we need to know the checklist to ensure risks associated during the initiative are minimized and controlled. We have hundreds of servers located at the data center that store appls and...
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| Feb 17 2009 3:12 AM GMT
Data Center power management, Data center maintenance, Data center operations
We are planning to have a shutdown of power at data center to upgrade electrical power feeder. In doing so, we need to know the checklist to ensure risks associated during the initiative are minimized and controlled. We have hundreds of servers located at the data center that store appls and...
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| Feb 17 2009 3:12 AM GMTData Center power management, Data center maintenance, Data center operations
using two way radios in data centers.
Can two way radio frequencies interfere with servers? Are there two way radio's that operate outside of server frequencies?
Can two way radio frequencies interfere with servers? Are there two way radio's that operate outside of server frequencies?
Data Center monitor reviews
Does anyone know of a good "Consumer Reports" type review of 40" + LCD displays that would be suitable for use in a Data Center environment? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Does anyone know of a good "Consumer Reports" type review of 40" + LCD displays that would be suitable for use in a Data Center environment? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Power Requirements for a new Building
Does anybody have a recomendation of what to tell a landloard for incoming power requirements for a 1000 user + company. This would be new construction and I'm wondering if there is unique power requirements we should ask for beyond just having power for our server room.
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| Jul 8 2008 6:46 PM GMT
Power management, Data center operations, Data Center power management
Does anybody have a recomendation of what to tell a landloard for incoming power requirements for a 1000 user + company. This would be new construction and I'm wondering if there is unique power requirements we should ask for beyond just having power for our server room.
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| Jul 8 2008 6:46 PM GMTPower management, Data center operations, Data Center power management
Data Center Relocation Planning Resources
I'm looking for Data Center Relocation planning resources; books, white papers, WBS, project plans, etc. can I get some recommendations?
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| Jun 13 2008 9:53 PM GMT
Data center operations, Data center design, Data center planning
I'm looking for Data Center Relocation planning resources; books, white papers, WBS, project plans, etc. can I get some recommendations?
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| Jun 13 2008 9:53 PM GMTData center operations, Data center design, Data center planning
Data center cooling efficiency improvement
A SearchDataCenter.com reader wrote in with this question: 200 kVA is the load in our 25+ year-old 6,800 sq. ft. "data center" as measured from the UPS. · What should the theoretical cooling requirement (in tons of cooling) be using downdraft CRACs? · By what factor or amount might that...
A SearchDataCenter.com reader wrote in with this question: 200 kVA is the load in our 25+ year-old 6,800 sq. ft. "data center" as measured from the UPS. · What should the theoretical cooling requirement (in tons of cooling) be using downdraft CRACs? · By what factor or amount might that...
Cleaning solutions for raised floor data centers
We received this question from a SearchDataCenter.com reader: We have a raised floor with Servers and HVAC equipment on it. It is brand new and I needed advice on cleaning the floor in terms of solutions, water, etc. We need to clean the dust by vacuuming but also need to clean the floor tiles....
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| Apr 24 2008 4:42 PM GMT
Data center operations, Data center maintenance, Data center cleaning
We received this question from a SearchDataCenter.com reader: We have a raised floor with Servers and HVAC equipment on it. It is brand new and I needed advice on cleaning the floor in terms of solutions, water, etc. We need to clean the dust by vacuuming but also need to clean the floor tiles....
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| Apr 24 2008 4:42 PM GMTData center operations, Data center maintenance, Data center cleaning
Industry rating systems for data centers
A reader wrote to SearchDataCenter.com to ask: Are there other industry recognized rating systems for DC reliability other than Uptime Institute's Tier classification program? Who actually can do the certifications?
A reader wrote to SearchDataCenter.com to ask: Are there other industry recognized rating systems for DC reliability other than Uptime Institute's Tier classification program? Who actually can do the certifications?
Data Center Noise Levels
Has anyone taken the time to check the dB level of their data center or server room ? I am wondering if there is a cheap/easy way to determine if the dB level is high enough to worry about ear protection.
Has anyone taken the time to check the dB level of their data center or server room ? I am wondering if there is a cheap/easy way to determine if the dB level is high enough to worry about ear protection.
physical network infrastrcture design question
Concerning the physical network design in Data Centers which have quite a mix of high density blade centers, small 1-U servers, storage, mainframe, etc., I'd like to hear what standards are being followed. Are you using fiber fed switches to each rack, patch panels in each rack, cat5 or cat6 e,...
Concerning the physical network design in Data Centers which have quite a mix of high density blade centers, small 1-U servers, storage, mainframe, etc., I'd like to hear what standards are being followed. Are you using fiber fed switches to each rack, patch panels in each rack, cat5 or cat6 e,...
connecting the 5th and 7th floosr of a building
Hi, Everybody My network covers the 5 th floor of an office building, and now we expanding to the 7th floor (a half-dozen users. All the servers and telecom closet are on the 5th floor and I have to provide network services to the users on the 7th floor. I would like to have the opunion of this...
Hi, Everybody My network covers the 5 th floor of an office building, and now we expanding to the 7th floor (a half-dozen users. All the servers and telecom closet are on the 5th floor and I have to provide network services to the users on the 7th floor. I would like to have the opunion of this...
Staffing an enterprise level data center
A SearchDataCenter.com member recently asked: What is best practice for staffing an enterprise level data center in terms of FTE numbers? Is there a model that states a minimum of 2 FTE's per shift for safety and then an FTE per number of monitors?
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| Jul 26 2005 12:31 AM GMT
Career development, Data center operations, Data center design
A SearchDataCenter.com member recently asked: What is best practice for staffing an enterprise level data center in terms of FTE numbers? Is there a model that states a minimum of 2 FTE's per shift for safety and then an FTE per number of monitors?
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| Jul 26 2005 12:31 AM GMTCareer development, Data center operations, Data center design
iSeries NetServer Support for Windows Network Neighborhood
I get iSeries NetServer Support for Windows Neighborhood work fine with OS/400 V5R1 by configuring NetServer through iSeries Navigator. However, the same operation does not work with OS/400 V4R2. Are there any PTFs that need to be applied? Your help is very much appreciated. Sincerely, OUMAROU
I get iSeries NetServer Support for Windows Neighborhood work fine with OS/400 V5R1 by configuring NetServer through iSeries Navigator. However, the same operation does not work with OS/400 V4R2. Are there any PTFs that need to be applied? Your help is very much appreciated. Sincerely, OUMAROU
Technical College vs. University
Hello all- Would it be more beneficial to attend a technical college or university? A certain technical college, ECPI (www.ecpi.edu) in VA, has sparked my interest because they advertise 'they meet with some industry experts to discuss tech trends and what education needs to be put out to keep...
Hello all- Would it be more beneficial to attend a technical college or university? A certain technical college, ECPI (www.ecpi.edu) in VA, has sparked my interest because they advertise 'they meet with some industry experts to discuss tech trends and what education needs to be put out to keep...
Changing the statement heap parameter on iSeries
Hi, I would like to know how to change the statement heap parameter DB2 (stmtheap) on the AS/400. I tried the command GET DATABASE CONFIGURATION FOR database-alias (giving alias name as the AS/400 server name) but it returns the error "SQL0901N The SQL statement failed because of a non-severe...
Hi, I would like to know how to change the statement heap parameter DB2 (stmtheap) on the AS/400. I tried the command GET DATABASE CONFIGURATION FOR database-alias (giving alias name as the AS/400 server name) but it returns the error "SQL0901N The SQL statement failed because of a non-severe...
Stop Error (C000021a)
I am receiving this stop error(C000021a) "windows logon process system process terminated unexpectedly" with win 2000 server. Safe mode and Last Known Good Conf. works fine. Is there any solution without reformating the HDD? I have ERD with me. Will that help me? Any advise on this would be...
I am receiving this stop error(C000021a) "windows logon process system process terminated unexpectedly" with win 2000 server. Safe mode and Last Known Good Conf. works fine. Is there any solution without reformating the HDD? I have ERD with me. Will that help me? Any advise on this would be...
reusedlt *yes
Hi, Has reusedlt *yes behavior changed with V5R3? When I add a record to a PF that is reusedlt *yes in V5R2 is uses a record that has been deleted, however when i do the same thing on a V5R3 system it adds a new record rather than re-use one. Anyone run into this before? Thanks, Luis
Hi, Has reusedlt *yes behavior changed with V5R3? When I add a record to a PF that is reusedlt *yes in V5R2 is uses a record that has been deleted, however when i do the same thing on a V5R3 system it adds a new record rather than re-use one. Anyone run into this before? Thanks, Luis
Windows XP using only NBNS, not DNS
Situation is a system with XP Home, that was BADLY infested with spyware, viruses, etc. Hosts file was filled in with a large number of entries. After everything is cleaned up and the OS reinstalled with the "Repair" option, everything seems to work - except DNS. I can ping by IP address only,...
Situation is a system with XP Home, that was BADLY infested with spyware, viruses, etc. Hosts file was filled in with a large number of entries. After everything is cleaned up and the OS reinstalled with the "Repair" option, everything seems to work - except DNS. I can ping by IP address only,...
