| Server rooms are essentially rooms that house | | | | prone to shutoffs during weekends. Moreover, |
| computer servers and in the informational | | | | central air conditioners are complex appliances |
| technology sector, the term generally applies to | | | | that have been known to suddenly fail. Window air |
| smaller arrangements of servers, while larger | | | | conditioners aren't an option either, as most |
| groups of servers are housed in data centers. | | | | server rooms are usually not near windows. |
| Server rooms are at the heart of IT operations, | | | | Instead, they are often located in interior rooms |
| and in order to prevent hardware malfunction and | | | | which presents a cooling dilemma for many |
| system failure, proper operation and setup is | | | | customers. |
| critical. | | | | Thankfully, portable air conditioners are ideal for |
| Unfortunately, in an enclosed space of a server | | | | keeping server rooms at the right temperatures |
| room, the generated heat from equipment can | | | | because they have the ability to cool office |
| quickly increase the ambient temperature beyond | | | | spaces and computer rooms that house |
| equipment specifications. The life and reliability of | | | | heat-generating electronics. This prevents |
| machines is compromised, and other disastrous | | | | computer networks, communications, and office |
| results can follow, including system crashes, | | | | equipment from shutting down when |
| random reboots, and overall poor performance. | | | | temperatures rise. As self-contained units, one of |
| With that in mind, it's important to keep your | | | | the biggest benefits of a portable AC is the fact |
| server room's temperature within the | | | | that permanent installation is not necessary. In |
| recommended ranges associated with your | | | | fact, almost all models include rolling casters that |
| hardware. Keep in mind that the heat dissipation | | | | allow you to move the unit from one area to the |
| from your servers will require adequate ventilation | | | | next, making cooling server room hot spots |
| and cooling, so this is an important step in | | | | especially easy. |
| protecting your equipment and ensuring maximum | | | | Nonetheless, server rooms can't be cooled by |
| productivity. | | | | just any type of portable AC. An ideal server |
| Environmental Conditions of Server Rooms | | | | room portable air conditioner must have the |
| Computer equipment ages quicker when hot, and | | | | following features: |
| for individual machines such as home or office | | | | 1. Automatic Restart Function |
| desktops, the internal fans and cooling | | | | 2. Ventilation System to Displace Hot Air |
| mechanisms are often sufficient at keeping | | | | 3. Condensation Tank |
| temperatures within safe operating limits. | | | | Automatic Restart Function |
| However, in data centers and server rooms, this | | | | An automatic restart function is imperative in a |
| may not be the case. Modern server equipment | | | | server room portable air conditioner because it will |
| generates enormous amounts of heat, and | | | | help keep the unit running continuously, even in |
| today's machines run faster and hotter. Moreover, | | | | the case of power failure. In other words, you |
| server rooms may even be prone to "hot spots" | | | | can still keep your equipment cool even at night |
| which can build up behind equipment racks or near | | | | or on the weekends when central cooling is not |
| larger machines, and if not addressed, this can | | | | available, and in the event of a power outage, the |
| cause premature failures. | | | | air conditioner will resume operation once the |
| Increased humidity levels can also affect your | | | | power is restored without you having to reset |
| server room because high humidity levels can | | | | the controls manually. We recommend models |
| damage equipment by causing corrosion and rust. | | | | such as the Soleus LX-140. |
| Thus, preventing humidity changes and variations | | | | Ventilation System to Displace Hot Air |
| is imperative in order to avoid environmental | | | | Server rooms must have a means to expel heat |
| conditions where there may be excess | | | | from the server room. As mentioned above, |
| condensation, so the optimal humidity levels for a | | | | many server rooms are located within the interior |
| server room or data center should range from | | | | of a building, and furthermore, window air |
| 40 to 55 percent. Lastly, another problem that | | | | conditioners can't be used because of the security |
| can plague server rooms is insufficient airflow | | | | risk presented by an open window. The ideal type |
| often due to the server room's design. As such, | | | | of portable air conditioner for a server room uses |
| all of these environmental temperature problems | | | | a vent hose to push air out through a drop ceiling |
| and fluctuations usually call for the installation of | | | | or wall. |
| separate cooling systems. | | | | Condensation Tank |
| Why Buy a Server Room Portable Air | | | | A server room's atmosphere requires low |
| Conditioner? | | | | humidity levels because too much moisture will |
| When it comes to computer server rooms, | | | | cause damage to machinery. However, because |
| keeping temperatures and the overall | | | | portable air conditioners act as dehumidifiers and |
| environment controlled must occur twenty four | | | | whisk moisture away from the air, this |
| hours a day due to constant heat generation. | | | | condensate is collected into a condensation tank |
| Relying on central air conditioning systems is not | | | | or bucket. |
| possible due to the fact that most systems are | | | | |