CloudRack: The 100 Degree Data Center

Server vendor Rackable Systems recently introduced its CloudRack C2, a rack system optimized for low energy use that can operate safely at temperatures up to 100 degrees in the data center hot aisle. In this video from Uptime Symposium 2009, Rackable's George Skaff and Lior Pastor explain the innovations in the CloudRack and server trays.

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Science & Technology

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• datacenter
• datacentre
• server
• servers
• HPC
• supercomputing
• racks
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[WinterXL]

@gopenzo "looks like shit, sorry" what are you talking about? why are you posting? idiot.

[srx08]

As others have mentioned, water cooling is far superior to air but is seldom used due to price concerns and other issues. Eg. cooling the raid controllers, hard drives, north bridge, etc.

Companies focus on making greener hard drives and reducing the manufacturing process on CPUs to increase efficiency. Not to mention newer versions of RAM which use less power, eg. 1.65volt DDR3 versus 2.0+ volts of DDR2 memory.

[iruleyou05]

already been done. Look at bladecenters.

[wwallender]

Well SLA Batteries Cant Take 100 Degrees

[JonathonReinhart]

@Si3z3 Think of it like this, instead of 1 server = 1 power supply, its essentially 100 servers = 1 power supply. No matter how you look at it, you still have 50-60Hz AC coming to your building, and need low-voltage DC at the motherboard. So certainly, they have very good filtering and protection at the main PSU (probably better than you and I have in our traditional setups).

[tecnax]

looks like shit indeed.

[gopenzo]

looks like shit, sorry...

[crazycarrotguy]

i want one!! seriously looks good though.

[crack1q2]

so, it are actually 3 servers in one case? so it has 3 mainboards? has every mainboard 2 harddrives? thanks :) nice video!

[Si3z3]

ok but cant that increase the dmage that the sever rack will take? i mean atleast a power supply would take some of the damage from a power surge but if its going directly to the rack couldnt it fry the whole rack?

[darwincollins]

I am guessing that is 100 F ambient air temperature in front of the rack. The processors don't like more than about 90 C. So, you keep them cool by large fans in the back? Or, wait did he say that it should only go up to about 80F?