If cables have to be in the raised floor or cannot be removed, they should be under the hot aisle running parallel with the aisle. Hot aisle and cold aisle containment are foundational concepts in data center design. When implemented. The hot aisle /cold aisle data center layout was originated by IBM in 1992 and it is one of the oldest ways to save energy in the data center. It is easily retrofitted into existing raised floor data centers and works in tandem with the raised floor as well as with extreme density cooling systems to produce highly eficient cooling solutions. Essentially creating a room within the aisle, the system helps keep hot and cold air separated to make existing air conditioning systems in data center and edge-of-network. Cold Aisle Containment isolates the cooled supply air from the cooling units within direct proximity of the air intake of critical equipment. In recent years, there has been no greater.
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