Home computer rooms

Sat Aug 13 00:49:48 UTC 2011

I am in the process of building a house. I designed a room that can accommodate three 24 x 36 inch cabinets or four post racks. I will likely install a APC 2200 watt UPS in the bottom of two of the racks, and the third will be a cross-connect field, patch panels, etc.

The room will have a small, ductless ac unit, maybe a ton or a little more, which should be good for about 3 to 5 kw of load.

The house is backed up by a 48 kw genset with an auto transfer switch.

The weakness will be only one provider of connectivity.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles N Wyble [mailto:charles at knownelement.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 8:19 PM
> To: nanog at nanog.org
> Subject: Home computer rooms
> 
> All,
> 
> Related to my thread about home data centers, what are folks using to
> store compute gear in?
> 
> Mine sits in two racks in my second bedroom. Cooled by ambient AC.
> 
> Has anyone built a dedicated room? What resources did you use to do so?
> Are their any standards to reference etc?