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Comments: 1 +-   When Does Powering Down Servers Make Sense?-> on Thursday October 30 2008, @01:08PM snydeq

Submitted by snydeq on Thursday October 30 2008, @01:08PM
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snydeq writes "Powering down servers to conserve energy is a controversial practice that, if undertaken wisely, could greatly benefit IT in its quest to rein in energy costs in the datacenter. Though power cycling's long-term effects on server hardware may be mythical, its effects on IT and business operations are certainly real and often detrimental. Yet, development, staging, batch processing, failover — several server environments seem like prime candidates for routine power cycling to reduce datacenter energy consumption. Under what conditions and in what environments does powering down servers seem to make the most economic and operational sense, and what tips do folks have to offer to those considering making use of the practice?"
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  • If you consider saving power in a datacenter, make sure it's a total sollution. So if you can power down several servers, you want the cooling of the hall go down with them. (energy consumption of the cooling system of the hall is a very big chunk of the bill) For several years now, saving energy has been part of the job. However, I had to find out that server hardware is still not ready . We used servers from the three major OEM's we all know and despite what they tell us, 3 out of 10 servers fail before
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