The environment of a server room or data center should be essentially the same, regardless of its location. A problem exists where the external environment may present one or more extremes in temperature, air quality, humidity, and severe weather conditions. A server room or data center must provide an environment that is conducive to the operations of electronic equipment, but to human administrators as well.
The primary environmental threats to a server room are temperature, humidity, contaminants in the air, and extreme fluctuations in the electrical power source. Here's a bit more on each of these elements:
- Temperature: The ambient temperature in a server room should always be between 50° F (10° C) and 82° F (28° C), and optimally between 68° F (20° C) and 71° F (22° C). Computers can operate in an environment...
