[ale] Linux Cluster Server Room

[Dow Hurst]

Who should I talk to for specifics on fire suppression using these newer 
technologies?  Compute systems don't like fine particulate nor conductive 
liquids so inert gas is really good.  I'll google the terms you've given 
tonight.  Thanks!
Dow


Chris Ricker wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Bob Toxen wrote:
> 
> 
>>Dow,
>>
>>You might contact ALE's own Walter Sams as his business is Air Conditioning:
>>
>>     wsams at southernlink.net
>>     SamsCo Htg. & Air, Inc.
>>     706-783-4662
>>
>>As for fire protection, for computer rooms Halon is the way to go.  If Walter
>>doesn't have contacts in that area, try the Yellow Pages under
>>"computer room" or "Fire"
> 
> 
> For any new installation, DON'T do halon! There are lots of alternatives -- 
> FM200, Inergen, Argonite, etc. -- which don't have all the environmental / 
> health risks of halon. Which one you want depends on your constraints (how 
> much room you have for the storage, how close the storage is to the machine 
> room, etc.)....
> 
> For existing halon installations, 3M makes a suppressant gas (Novec
> something-or-other) which can replace the halon w/o having to change
> infrastructure....
> 
> later,
> chris
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