A technician working in the datacenter has finished racking a new 4U server into a new rack.
Which of the following should the technician do to allow for hot/cold aisle containment?
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A. B. C. D.C.
Hot/cold aisle containment is a technique used in datacenters to improve cooling efficiency and reduce energy consumption. In this technique, servers are arranged in a specific manner to ensure that the hot air expelled by one server does not mix with the cold air being supplied to another server. This improves cooling efficiency and reduces energy consumption.
In the given scenario, a new 4U server has been racked into a new rack. To allow for hot/cold aisle containment, the technician should install blanking panels in the rack. Blanking panels are used to cover unused space in the rack to prevent hot air from mixing with cold air. This ensures that the cold air supplied to the servers is not wasted on cooling unused space.
Closing the perforated floor tile in front of the new rack may help in directing cold air to the front of the servers, but it does not address the issue of hot air mixing with cold air. Resetting the rack temperature and humidity control or lowering the temperature of the data center HVAC may help in cooling the datacenter, but they do not specifically address the issue of hot/cold aisle containment.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. Install blanking panels in the rack.