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RE: DATACENTER: power requirements
Let me guess, they're in accounting, right?
Shall I have some fun and send them a note describing how some large
industrial companies save a tone of money by correcting their
power-factor? They do this by running a large synchronus motor. That's a
joke, but they would probably buy into it. <grin> If they come asking
you about where they can install a large electric motor, you'll know I
sent the message <GRIN>.
They only thing that counts is wattage. You ARE running UPS's, right?
Except during boot, most server power usage is constant. No one running
production servers uses "power management" features on their DASD farms
and RAID packs.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jason Emery
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 3:58 PM
>
> I am dealing with some upper management who is under the
> impression that we
> should measure the amps drawn by the various pieces of
> equipment we are
> installing to determine the "actual" amperage required.
> Theory being that we
> can save money on our installed power circuits by only
> installing what is
> needed. Does anyone have any feedback on any "real" reason
> not to do this.
> Is power really that expensive? Any rough figures on the cost
> of installing
> and cabling power? Thanks a ton.
>
> Jason Emery
> Network Engineer
> Avenue A Media
>
>