Reduce data center temperature and protect data security

Hot summer, heat waves. Key Enterprise hardware must maintain sound heat dissipation, but you may need to spend a lot of money to reduce the temperature. As the temperature increases, the electricity bill may also increase.

Fortunately, even the most frugal companies can reduce costs without IT overhaul. The following tips not only help you reduce the amount of money used for cooling, but also reduce the footprint and make your data more refined.

1. "Hot heating ". According to experts, you only need to increase the temperature of your data center adjustment point by 1 degree to reduce energy consumption by 4%. By increasing the temperature at the adjustment point from 20 degrees to 22 degrees, you can save about 15% to 20% of the energy consumption required for cooling. In this way, the temperature inside the center can still be controlled within the range permitted by the computer manufacturer. In fact, according to research by relevant institutions, it is ideal for experts to set the temperature of a modern data center to 25.5 degrees, which not only controls the temperature of the data center, but also saves electricity fees.

2. Block holes in the live floor. Blocking holes in the live floor is widely recommended as the best method. Vulnerabilities can cause air-conditioning to run out, or hot air to run in. Holes can appear in various places. The most common and common holes are those that appear in the rack and Cabinet. Experts suggest you make your own sealant or use a sealed product.

3. Set a warm zone. Many experts suggest setting up a hot zone and a cold zone inside the data center. In this layout, the aisles between server racks are either close to the air vent holes, or close to the air vent holes, the goal is to isolate the hot air before it meets the cold air. You can use strips of curtains to block the top of the rack to enhance this isolation.

4. Unplug some plug. I hope you can find a way to know which machines in the data center are not actually used. If you cannot do this, you may need to check the data center's property directory. Once you do this and think that the server utilization is 0, you can unplug it. Obviously saves power and cooling energy. If this problem occurs, the related experts suggest: for example, if someone complains that the system cannot be used, you may need to plug it back.

These so-called tips can only serve as an example, but they are worth a try. This not only saves some costs, but also brings you a more effective data center.