> I'd hate to tell you you will be ok and then have an incident occur
> A couple of big fans at a minimum to keep air moving will help
>
> There are units that don't have that exhaust I believe
> Like this one
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http://www.compactappliance.com/xq/JSP.detailmain/Koldfront_12_000_BTU_Ultra_Small_Portable_Air_Conditioner___FREE_SHIPPING/itemID.16231/itemType.PRODUCT/iMainCat.23/iSubCat.38/iProductID.16231/qx/shopping/product/PAC1200W.htm>
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> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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> "SBS Rocker" <noreply[ at ]NoDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:OSmOPDLxHHA.1776[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hey Cris,
>> thanks for the input. the omly problem with the portable floor standing
>> AC's is that they do have an air exhaust that releases hot air so you
>> would need to have some sort of outlet to let the hot air exhaust out. I
>> got one at my home. Given what I have in your professional opinion do you
>> really think I need one? I'm mean the only time it will not have central
>> air is late after hours and weekends.
>>
>> "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna[ at ]computingnospampossibilities.net>
>> wrote in message news:%23Z$bM%23KxHHA.3952[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> There are many floor standing AC units that you can get that simply plug
>>> into the wall socket that you could put in the server...much cheaper
>>> than moving the other unit, but I do agree, it should be done when
>>> possible
>>>
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>>> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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>>> "SBS Rocker" <noreply[ at ]NoDomain.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OWe06oKxHHA.312[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm just looking for other IT professionals opinions on requirements,
>>>> experiences and suggestions regarding keepings my servers in an air
>>>> condition controlled server room. We are planning on moving within the
>>>> next 45 days. Currently my server room has a dedicated air conditioner
>>>> to control room temperature. This was installed by my boss before I
>>>> began working for him. Now that we have to moved to another suite the
>>>> server room there does not have a dedicated air conditioner so we
>>>> looked into having ours removed and reinstalled in the new suite. Well
>>>> apparently the costs is more than the original cost to install it so my
>>>> boss and I were discussing is it really necessary considering what we
>>>> have. All we have are 2 DELL Power Edge servers and a couple of
>>>> workstations in the room.
>>>>
>>>> 2 x 2.2 Ghz CPU / 2 x 36 GB 15K RAID1 / 6 x 36 GB 15k RAID5.
>>>> 4 x 3 Ghz CPU / 2 x 16 GB 15k RAID1 / 5 x 72 GB 15k RAID5 / Hot Spare
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> the new server room location has the buildings shared central air
>>>> conditioning duct in the room. the only problem is that the air
>>>> conditioning is shutdown on the weekends. So what I am asking for is
>>>> others opinions and experiences on if they think it is feasable and
>>>> needed to have the dedicated AC moved to the new location. Personally
>>>> my opinion is that we don't have enough equipment in the room that
>>>> would generate an over abundance of heat. Also never have heard any
>>>> stories or experienced it myself what does happen in a server room
>>>> where the temprature is too high. Performance? Shutdown? Physical
>>>> damage?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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