Reply to post: The server room is HOW HOT?

I heard somebody say: Burn baby, burn – server inferno!

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The server room is HOW HOT?

While working for a small bureau service in Kingston-upon-Thames, right on the river with a great pub downstairs, one summer in the 80's the HVAC gave out. We had to wait 3 days for repairs but...we had to keep our 2 IBM 4381's and all manner of disks spinning as Clients were doing their monthly pay cheques etc.

During the day temperatures would get over 40 degrees C. We had to break all seals on the windows and open them wide just to try and let air through. Not a pretty few days.

All equipment survived and kept humming away (the operators were humming but for different reasons).

Needless to say when the HVAC was fixed it was a very careful operation in trying to bring temperatures down slowly...

Good thing was company had a flat for people to stay over if necessary - it got well used after every shift and visits to the bar.

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