Environmental Concerns for a Server Room?

christian_thoma asks: "My company is currently in the preparation phase for building a huge new manufacturing facility. While reviewing the site plan, I've discovered that there is both a cell phone tower and high voltage lines within 100-150 meters of where the server room is going to be placed. Do I need to be concerned? Are there any special considerations when designing my server room that I need to be aware of? Has anyone else had to deal with a similar situation?"

Well you want to call 911...

[MerlynEmrys67]

When the electrical lines fall into your server farm setting them on fire

Good prior planning

Fossil fuels

[AtariAmarok]

I, for one, avoid using old-fashioned coal-fired Godbout and IMSAI servers in the server room. This keeps the IT operation "clean and green" and prevents global warming.

FCC Part 15

[Anonymous Coward]

You do have FCC part 15 tags on all of the equipment, right?

Wear appropriate headgear

[Anonymous Coward]

The CIA can spy on you using electromagnetic radiation from the powerlines to irratiate your thoughts which can be picked up from the cell tower. A tin foil hat may prevent this.

Re:Wear appropriate headgear

[Anonymous Coward]

Tin foil hats are so old school. Real men wrap their head with a lead bucket.

Regular health check-ups for the servers

[UserChrisCanter4]

Junk science has shown that these servers will have quadruple the risk of developing cancer.

Make sure to have the company doctor check them out occasionally, although the servers should be aware that the company doctor does not work for them.

Re:In two words...

[HotNeedleOfInquiry]

Except that I'd be right and you'd be wrong.

Free power!

[GoRK]

Build youself a hugeass induction coil and suck the power right out of the air! Free electricity for your servers!

Re:dental implants = resonance mind control

[sydb]

I encourage all people who wear cell phones on their belts to position them as close to their crotch as possible. Three benefits:

* Set your phone to vibrate and smile with every incoming call.
* Rapid access to the phone; if you're scratching your nads and the phone goes off you're only a matter of inches from hitting the "accept" key.
* There will in future be fewer people who wear cell phones on their belts.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Re:Wear appropriate headgear

[cperciva]

No, that gives you a single point of failure -- if the signals get past the lead bucket, you're in trouble. What you want to do is have defense in depth -- eat the lead and spread is throughout your body.