[LON-CAPA-dev] Re: Server Shutdowns/Air Conditioner Failure

Gerd Kortemeyer lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org
Wed, 05 Jun 2002 13:57:12 -0400


Amazing - after "only" eight days, Physical Plant fixed our air
conditioner!

Servers are coming up again.

Gerd Kortemeyer wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is the third day without air conditioning in the LITE Lab.
>
> The Physical Plant delayed ordering a new compressor in hope that the
> old one would come up again. However, it is indeed fried again (like
> always ...).
>
> Air conditioning will not be up again until the first part of the coming
> week.
>
> The server room currently reaches temperatures close to 100 degrees
> without air conditioning, which is beyond operation specs for the
> equipment. I am concerned that over the weekend with outside
> temperatures rising and long periods of closed doors, the equipment
> might get damaged or shut down uncontrolled.
>
> I am thus proposing to shut down the following machines by the end of
> the day to cut down on total heat production:
>
> * s1.lite.msu.edu
> * s2.lite.msu.edu
> * s3.lite.msu.edu
> * s4.lite.msu.edu
> * s12.lite.msu.edu (CBI)
> * nsdl.lon-capa.org
> * lecture.lite.msu.edu (old LectureOnline installation)
> * s17.lite.msu.edu
> * s14.lite.msu.edu
> * bistromath.lite.msu.edu
>
> PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY THE END OF THE DAY IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH
> SHUTTING DOWN ANY OF THOSE MACHINES (beyond the fact that you will be
> unable to work, that is).
>
> This will bring down the LITE Lab to bare minimum operations ... sorry
> for the inconvenience.
>
> - Gerd.