Subject: Re: XP1000 heating...
To: Graham Allan <allan@physics.umn.edu>
From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
List: port-alpha
Date: 04/02/2003 19:41:23
On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 10:17:36AM -0600, Graham Allan wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 10:09:50AM -0600, Johan A. van Zanten wrote:
> >
> > The two or three DS10s i run (466 Mhz) throw quite a bit of heat. I've
> > had to park the rack in front of a window A/C unit to keep the DS10's
> > internal temperature sensor around 45C. I'm not sure what a "good" range
> > is for the machine, but i'd really rather see it around 40C. (The RMC
> > itself says that it sends warnings at 55C and shuts off at 60C.)
>
> DS10s are pretty warm, but the 1U DS10L's probably run 10 degrees or so
> hotter still!
We have an 8-node DS10 Tru64 cluster built from 600MHz DS10s. The experience
standing behind that rack is a bit like Death Valley ;)
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