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hot aisle/cold aisle Last modified: Friday, June 22, 2007
The name given to a specific controlled airflow layout associated with enclosures and cabinets. As more heat becomes concentrated within the cabinet space, the risk of overheating and damaging the equipment increases. *Contemporary thinking in data center thermal management promotes the hot aisle/cold aisle layout where cold air is segregated in front of equipment cabinets and hot exhaust air is expelled behind equipment cabinets. This layout eliminates the direct transfer of hot exhaust air from one system into the intake air of another system. *[Source: Chatsworth Products - Views & Tips]
Airflow and Equipment Cooling (PDF) The Effects of Doors on Airflow and Equipment Cooling in IT Equipment Cabinets. Chatsworth Products - Views & Tips Today's IT infrastructure equipment is becoming more powerful and compact, resulting in additional heat per enclosure. As more heat becomes concentrated within the cabinet space the risk of overheating and damaging expensive equipment increases. Electronics Industries Association Web Site The EIA promotes the market development and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry through domestic and international policy efforts. ServerWatch Article: Fujitsu Adds Opteron Blades, Rack Server Following the lead of its Fujitsu Siemens counterpart, the North American Fujitsu Computer Systems Tuesday announced its first Opteron endeavor. Dual-core AMD Opteron processors will power the Primergy BX630 blade server and the Primergy RX220 rack server.	Related Categories Hardware Servers Related Terms 1U ATX BTX chassis computer cabinet computer rack device hardware mass storage rackmount server server farm storage storage device Shopping hot aisle cold aisle Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Health Aids 0 Store Offers UPS Systems Devices 4 Store Offers