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Blocking cell phone activity or wireless broadband cards from within our server room

ITKE — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:38:37 +0000

Is it possible to block cell phone activity or wireless broadband cards from being able to function within our server room to prevent data theft? Is there a way to capture what they are trying to send? Can I have activity set off an alarm?

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Eddacker — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:41:16 +0000

Question Edited by Michael Tidmarsh

Best physical location for a server room

M1871 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:57:16 +0000

We are about to move offices and I, as a non IT specialist, am looking at the fit out options. We have had 3 companies draw up floor plans and each as taken a different view on where to locate the server room. The offices are on 2 floors and are fairly small (planning is for 25-30 staff). One designer has placed it on the 1st floor on an external wall, one had placed it on the ground floor on an external wall and th ethird has it on the ground floor but in the centre of the building. Cable runs are not an issue and we are asking each to justify their decision but I would be interested to hear if anyone has a view on the optimnal location. For me the ground floor / central location is probably going to be the easiest / cheapest to keep cool as that area is naturally quite chilled, the 1st floor option would be easiest for a/c vents and is also nearest the IT group but the outside wall gets a lot of sun so may be naturally hotter.
Any thoughts / suggestions welcome !

Ideal temperature and humidity for server room (not data center)

Xin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:03:29 +0000

New Answer by Michael Tidmarsh

What are the industry best practices for cabling high-density production server cabinets with patch panels?

NetworkingATE — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:04:01 +0000

What are the industry best practices for cabling high-density production server cabinets with patch panels? And where should you fix the patch panels — under false flooring, inside the server rack or with an over head cable tray?

Could dust from ceiling damage in NOC be fatal to equipment?

Margaret Rouse — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:22:35 +0000

Question posted on behalf of Allen:

We have a very small Server room basically it’s a 10X10 closet, with cooling but no positive air flow, and no raised floor and the door is always closed.

Problem: a contractor in the Floor above us (16th floor) drilled an 8″ hole through the ceiling in our Server room/closet. A slab of concrete and tons of dust fell to the floor, filling the room with dust. It was 8 hours before we even knew this issue occurred.

Question: With the amount of dust in a confined space being circulated by the CPU and other internal fans in the 2 full racks that we have, could we have irreparable damage?
We have been told by the tenant’s insurance company that they will clean the equipment, but does this solve the problem?

Additional information: over 70% of the equipment is still under manufactures warranty. Will the manufactures cover any issues should they occur in the next year or two? Or should we just push the insurance company to replace equipment that is under warranty?

Thanks

Allen