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Re: FreeAxez raised flooring?
From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:41:42 -0500
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
Not sure about the purpose of a raised floor if it doesn't create a plenum, but, the step forward from raised-floor plenum is hot-aisle/cold-aisle which requires a good bit more discipline in your datacenter, but, is substantially more efficient.
Hi Owen, Hot-aisle/cold-aisle is a separate issue from a raised floor plenum. They're mutually supportive but not mutually dependent. Raised floor has pros and cons which make it good or bad depending on the environment. If you haven't yet started implementing hot aisle/cold aisle, on the other hand, you're already the better part of a decade out of date and your equipment is suffering for it. For the original question: Non-plenum short raised floor can be useful if you want to separate your power and data wiring. Other than that, I can't see any advantage versus a solid floor and either snake tray or other overhead wiring systems. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside com bill () herrin us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
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