temps for a server

[Pirateben]

i am going to place my server in the wash room that dosnt have ac what temps are ok befor haveing to add an ac .. also i live in az so whats a good room ac i can ducked the heat out the same pipe as the dryer

[manikyath]

i mean.. the requirements are no different than those for a desktop, but depending on what kind of server you buy the manufacturer might have had some requirements in mind.

 

for example the $1mil server linus just made a video about, the manufacturer of those 1U chassis expects intake temperature to be below some level, so that the exhaust temperature is still within before mentioned limits when that much hardware in such a compact space is running full load for an extended amount of time.

 

on the flip side, if your "server" is just some converted office desktop, it's essentially a non-issue if you're not dying of heat stroke in the room.

[Echothedolpin]

You’re not going be able to use the dryer duct to vent additional air out. You will need separate vents all the way to the outside.
 

Of course you can connect them together, but you are almost certainly going to have hot air backing up one of the other, depending on which one is blowing at a slightly lower pressure.

 

Dryer vent diameters are designed specifically to accommodate the exact volume of air coming out of the back of the dryer. Additionally, your dryer is going to be a massive source of humidity and fine particulates, you absolutely do not want that potentially piping into a cooling system or directly into your server

 

Best bet is to have a split unit cooling that room directly, of course I am assuming an enterprise level server.

[wanderingfool2]

19 hours ago, Pirateben said:

i am going to place my server in the wash room that dosnt have ac what temps are ok befor haveing to add an ac .. also i live in az so whats a good room ac i can ducked the heat out the same pipe as the dryer

Ultimately the question is a whole lot "it depends".

 

So the questions to get a more proper answer would be this:

1)What type of "servers" are you planning to run, and what type of server equipment are you planning to use?

2)How stressful is the workload you are planning to run [which I guess is kind of the same as what are you planning of running]

3)How big is the washroom, what are the walls made of/how good is the insulation in the room, and is there are least any ventilation in the room?

 

So here is a few general things about what I was asking for you to answer, and why

1 and 2) Some server equipment will run hotter than others and be designed for more specific conditions, but lets say something like a desktop rig turned into a server it more likely is used to higher temperatures.  If you are running high intensive loads though things can change quite a bit though as heat can be your enemy if the ambient temps get too hot.

 

3) I ask this because the more the room can dissipate head to the rest of the environment the more less likely it is to need AC.  If the room is insulated and keeps the heat quite well you may find that the temps just get too high inside the room.

 

As a reference, I had actual server equipment (mostly just hosting SMB and a few local VM's doing other stuff), all the network equipment 3/4 switches, 3 routers and security equipment.  It was about 6 feet by 10 feet...but the walls were brick so it had pretty bad insulation...the room would be just passable with the door closed to run the equipment [except maybe in summer].  We did have a window AC unit which dealt with the remaining heat...but the unit did break a few times and overall the room got to about 30 degrees C so it wasn't the end of the world for the equipment [but not ideal].  The cooler you can get it though, the longer it will typically last..but the AC costs are more.

 

Ultimately though, a good way to check and see is just try running a load in there and see what the temps are on CPU (and if server equipment it usually has an interface to see intake temps and output temps).  If the room gets much higher than 30 degrees C I would get cooling the room though [personally]

 

As a side note though, if your house is generally cooler you could just circulate the air around and it might keep it cool enough [instead of investing in AC]

[Jarsky]

Servers require the same cooling as Desktops. You also have the added heat of a larger number of hard drives which ideally you want to keep below 25C - but realistically aim to keep them below 35C for longevity (and NVMe ideally below 70C). 

 

I have my server in the wash house. Standard ATX case and clean out the filters every 4-6 months (the build is in my signature)

My main concern is to keep the drives cool; they generally sit around 31C. Theyre a bit cooler atm due to being Winter.

My wash house is on the cool side of the house. I have a wash house window open year round; and my dryer is ducted outside. 

 

[aggie113]

I moved my 12 bay NAS and my UNVR Pro to a spare bedroom.  The AC vent is turned off to the room but is well insulated above it.  Temps for the hard drives can operate up to 160F (at the drive) according to their technical specs.  I would like them to stay under 150F.  So far temps have gotten up to 90 outside and temps in the room has been in the mid/high 80s.  The drives are well cooled with server speed/size fans and so far have been under 100F.  Years back, Dell upped their temp rating to 95F for normal operating range.