[tech] Power situation in Machine Room

mitch at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au mitch at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
Sun Oct 4 21:52:20 WST 2009


And i have a Serial port Fire alarm...

Quoting "Bob Adamson" <bob at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>:

> There is a fire extinguisher out in the Cameron Hall corridor. If  
> there is a fire in the machine room, I would imagine that you would  
> want the fire extinguisher where you can get to it (ie not IN the  
> machine room). Perhaps a smoke alarm would be of more use? The power  
> ideas seem good though.
>
> Bob [BOB]
>
>
> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009, mattman at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au wrote:
>
>> Well howdy ya'll,
>>
>> As most of you would be aware by now I imagine, the  
>> University/Guild conducted surprise RCD testing the other day (grrr).
>>
>> The outcome of this was that:
>> a) an RCD does in fact need replacing;
>> b) the electrician was of the opinion that we really did need to  
>> sort out the power situation in the MR - he was happy to turn a  
>> blind eye, but did strongly urge us to fix it to improve safety.
>>
>> So, to address (b), here are some ideas for discussion:
>>
>> 1) Power distribution strips in the racks to stop the power boards  
>> dangling around
>>  - doesn't even have to be proper ones, could be just some longer  
>> power boards cable tied into the rack
>> 2) Hooks on the roof to carry extension leads coming off the boards  
>> to get them up off the floor
>> 3) Racking up Mermaid and Merassu to:
>>  (a) Improve airflow around them
>>  (b) Keep them with all the other servers where we have networking  
>> gear and power
>>      - this in theory should make them easier to put on the UPS  
>> should we want to.
>>
>> Not power related, but some other things I've been pondering while  
>> in the clubroom today:
>> - tidying up the cat5 spaghetti - can utilise the same hooks on the roof
>> - given that the MR is an enclosed space with a higher risk of fire  
>> due to its contents, it should probably, in theory, have a A:B (E)  
>> fire extinguisher.
>>
>> Anyway, as I said, ideas to discuss - ideally some of this could be  
>> carried out before Wednesday when the RCD gets replaced (or at the  
>> same time if the powers going to be off anyway) - I fly out to  
>> Sydney on Tuesday but can try and action some of this stuff either  
>> today (Sunday) or Monday morning if people are happy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Matt [MRD]
>




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