Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 12:25:49 -0500 From: "Matthew P. Marino" <bind9@citystamp.com> To: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> Cc: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>, Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Life working at an ISP (was: RE: Lockdown of FreeBSD machine directly on Net) Message-ID: <3C01299D.4CE28DAA@citystamp.com> References: <000a01c16a03$3f81c580$6600000a@ach.domain>
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Life aint much different anywhere else. My office is in a 12x14 room. 3 routers, 2 hubs, 9 servers and a co-worker. There is NO AC duct in the room. We leave the door wide open with 2 ceiling tiles poped out( air won't come in if it can't get out!!) because if we don't, machines start dropping parts. Consequently a lot of software wanders out of the office at night. There's no cash flow reasons here. It's just that the building is tight for space, what with ever second person being a manager of some sort. We are all cross bearers and crutch masters. My saving grace is that my manager recognizes that the conditions suck and otherwise respects us for not whining about it. t is, there's nothing like trying to > > >> figure out how to make something work with inadequate equipment, > > > > > > Example (and yes, these are true stories) - Your primary > > >server, the Dual > > >Celeron 500 MHz has begun to exhibit overheating problems. You find out > > >that this comes from a combination of being overclocked (d0h!) by the > > >previous administrator, and the fact that the fans on the > > heatsinks are not > > >turning to keep the extremely dinky heatsink cool. You clock the machine > > >down to where it's supposed to be, and go ask management for funding to > > >purchase proper heat reduction solution hardware. Management > > tells you to > > >go get bent, that they're having cashflow issues. My solution, > > bring in a > > >power drill, drill a number of holes in the bottom of the case, > > and park the > > >machine over an A/C vent, thus preventing it from overheating again. > > > > :-) That way instead of spending a miserable 5 cents an hour on > > the increased > > electric bill that new fans would consume, you get to spend 5 _dollars_ an > > hour running the A/C full blast!! > > Well, the problem is, they didn't wanna spend the less than $10 per > processor for the coolers that I wanted to slap on there. I mean, if a > company is having cashflow problems to the point where they can't afford to > write a check for $20, it's a good sign that it's time to leave, PERIOD. > > > I've seen some pretty funny cooling systems before. That story reminds me > > of the time I walked into a customer server room and saw one of those > > floor A/C units sitting in a corner. You know, the ones that > > have 2 big tubes > > one that blows cold air, and the other is supposed to be run > > somewhere else > > that it dumps the heat it's pulling out of the room that it's blowing cold > > air into. Only problem with this one is both tubes were > > blowing into the same room. I asked the network admin who said > > they had to > > get the cooler because their stuff was overheating. I then pointed out > > that the A/C unit was putting just as much heat back into the room as it > > was sucking out, and got a comment that was something along the lines of > > "are you stupid or what, can't you feel the cold air blowing out of it?" > > Ahh yes... the server admins with degrees in thermodynamics... *snickers* > > As far as my example goes, my "office" had two A/C ducts and a fan. For a > small 6x12 room loaded with hardware (6 servers, a Cisco 2600 series, pair > of network hubs, 3Com/USR Total Control rack and the boxes to feed it with), > it got majorly hot in there. Got even worse when I'd close the door (and > tie it shut with a network cable, since there was no knob on the door, much > less a lock) so I could get stuff done. > > --- Andy > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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