4 FAQs about 60kW Data Center Rack Maintenance Service

What is data center equipment maintenance?

Data center equipment maintenance involves regular checks and repairs of servers, storage arrays and disk drives, server racks, and cabinets and cages. Some tasks involved include: Monitoring equipment health, e.g., confirming that hardware components are functioning correctly and that in-row cooling systems are doing their jobs.

What are the maintenance tasks for a data center cooling system?

Maintenance tasks will depend on the type of cooling in use, e.g., air or liquid cooling, and whether the data center uses chillers, cooling towers, Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units, Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH) units, heat exchangers, pumps, piping, or humidifiers. Each requires its own maintenance regimen.

What happens if data center maintenance is not planned?

Here are some issues that can occur with insufficient and unplanned data center maintenance activities: Equipment failures, such as when a lack of maintenance on the cooling system leads to “hot spots” that cause equipment to overheat and fail. Power outages, when poor power system maintenance causes a data center outage.

Do you need a third-party maintenance service for your data center?

Interestingly, despite all the technical advancements in data center equipment, you still need people with the right training, experience and dedication to maintain and support high-performing hardware. That's where third-party maintenance services make so much sense for the health and uptime of your equipment.

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