[Outages-discussion] [outages] Equinix CH1 Overheating

[Josh Luthman]

Fans?  Reuse the ducting?

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 2:36 PM Sabri Berisha via Outages-discussion <
outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:

> [moved to -discussion]
>
> Hi,
>
> At a previous life, I worked at a place where we had similar issue, in
> wintertime, in an SLC datacenter. I floated that idea as well: open the
> damned thing up, and let the outside air do it's thing.
>
> Our local DC guys told us that this would be a very bad idea as it would
> be difficult to get uniform air temperature: one area would still be very
> warm, another area might be too cold (the operating temperature of a lot of
> gear also has lower limits).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sabri
>
>
> ----- On Jan 14, 2024, at 7:44 PM, J. Hellenthal via Outages <
> outages at outages.org> wrote:
>
> Damn tear the fricken roof off!!!
> Not the whole damn thing you psychos just small redirected sections to
> push in a wanted direction. If needed active your own equipment first !
> --
>  J. Hellenthal
>
> The fact that there's a highway to Hell but only a stairway to Heaven says
> a lot about anticipated traffic volume.
>
> On Jan 14, 2024, at 21:21, Ross Tajvar via Outages <outages at outages.org>
> wrote:
>
> They tried that:
>>
>> IBX Critical Facility Engineers have deployed all available floor fans,
>> opened all available doors and have engaged local rental company to source
>> additional fans and portable spot coolers.
>>
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 10:19 PM Jay Ashworth via Outages <
> outages at outages.org> wrote:
>
>> Open the doors?
>>
>>
>> On January 14, 2024 9:52:24 PM EST, Mike Hammett via Outages <
>> outages at outages.org> wrote:
>>
>>> IBX: CH1
>>> IBX Address: 350 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, 60616
>>> Number: INC0025932
>>> Date and Time of Occurrence: 2024-01-14 08:20:49 Site Local Time
>>>
>>> To view the incident and its updates, please use Service Insight.
>>> New update on Incident INC0025932: Equinix IBX Site Staff reports that
>>> temperatures have stabilized with an average temperature of 120 F degrees.
>>> One chiller is now fully operational, and another chiller is online but
>>> operating at reduced capacity. Equinix IBX Critical Facility Engineers
>>> continue to work on restoring the required 4-out-of-6 chillers to return
>>> cooling back to normal operations. Portable chillers are currently enroute
>>> with an estimated arrival time of 21:00 Site Local Time. Upon arrival, IBX
>>> Critical Facility Engineers and our vendor partner will work diligently to
>>> get the portable chillers online as quickly as possible. We will send
>>> another update once the portable chillers are operational.
>>>
>>> If not already implemented, Equinix site staff highly recommends that
>>> customers power down non-essential loads within the data center and/or
>>> transfer those operations to backup sites to assist with efforts at
>>> lowering the temperature within the facility.
>>>
>>> The severe weather in the Chicago area, contributing to the initial
>>> failure, continues to hamper efforts at resolution, but our teams are
>>> working diligently to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. IBX
>>> Critical Facility Engineers continue to supply outside air to decrease the
>>> collocation area's temperature, and all fans have been deployed to support
>>> cooling the IBX.
>>> • Service Offering: CH1 - Location - Floor
>>> • Affected Assets: 05
>>> • Asset Condition: Temperature above operating range
>>> • Situation status: Under investigation
>>>
>>> The next update will be provided in approximately 30 minutes or earlier
>>> if available.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Mike Hammett
>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From: *"Mike Hammett via Outages" <outages at outages.org>
>>> *To: *"outages" <outages at outages.org>
>>> *Sent: *Sunday, January 14, 2024 2:04:51 PM
>>> *Subject: *[outages] Equinix CH1 Overheating
>>>
>>> Equinix CH1 is overheating due to some chiller failures. The vendor is
>>> on-site troubleshooting. Ambient temperature is currently 28 degrees higher
>>> than normal.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Mike Hammett
>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/>
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