[CentOS] CentOS 4.3 on Intel Xeon Core 2 Duo
chrism at imntv.com
chrism at imntv.com
Tue Oct 31 15:49:21 UTC 2006
Michael Kress wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Marc Saric wrote:
>
>> Any of the stability/heat issues which where mentioned in the "Dual
>> Opteron or Dual Xeon?" thread from 2006-10-26?
>>
>>
>
> Just for the case you're planning to use a BBU with your 9550 ... Don't
> put it into a 2U case, rather use a 3U case. I had much problems with
> the BBU temperature during high IO and CPU usage. Temperature went up
> just a little bit and syslog told me "Battery temperature HIGH" after a
> few minutes. HIGH means 45°C to 50°C, everything above means "TOO HIGH"
> which deactivates write cache. Using a 3U case solved this problem and
> everything works as expected, even when the system is totally busy with
> IO and CPU.
>
I had a similar issue, even though the 2U case had obnoxiously loud and
over-engineered cooling fans. I haven't had any problems in (also
obnoxiously loud) the 3RU Supermicro enclosures we've standardized on
for deployment.
Cheers,
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