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Pioneering Study Outlines Findings
and Methods to Eliminate Data Center
Hot Spots by Reducing Bypass Airflow
 In
data centers across the country, consistent and reliable
data center operations is continually being compromised
by data center hot spots. As manufacturers continue
to introduce high-heat density equipment and computer
room capacity requirements grow, data center hot spots
will get worse.
This white paper, written by
the Uptime Institute, is based on years of conducting
computer room monitoring, testing, surveys, and case
study research, which was gathered to pinpoint the causes
behind data center
cooling and data center management issues.
The findings are counter to original beliefs that insufficient
computer room air conditioning units or high heat densities
were the underlying cause of computer room cooling issues.
After collecting more than 15,000 individual measurements
in 19 computer rooms ranging in size and capacity,
the culprit was actually an issue called "bypass
airflow."
This White Paper Presents:
- What's Happening in the Computer Room
- how uncontrolled cooling causes excessive data
center heat loads and how previous tactics, such
as increasing computer room air conditioning units,
only made problems worse
- Why and How Issues Arise - case studies
show how bypass airflow occurs
- Testing and What to Avoid - the best
ways to conduct remediation testing and baseline
case studies
- Problem Solving - recovering wasted bypass
airflow
- Getting Results - statistic based improvements,
which reduced bypass airflow and computer room temperatures
- Addition Benefits - eliminating hot spots
increased the performance of data center operations
while saving energy, reducing operating expenses
and capital investments related to computer room
air conditioning units
Please complete the form
below to download the white paper executive summary.
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