[AusNOG] Cooling Pads for Juniper SRX?

[Skeeve Stevens]

Nope...  They would also be a tonne more expensive...   The Cisco IE3000 is
nice, but expensive and limited.


...Skeeve

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On 2 December 2014 at 15:35, Peter Tiggerdine <ptiggerdine at gmail.com> wrote:

> Doesn't Juniper have a product that specifically deal with extreme
> conditions?
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Skeeve Stevens <
> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have an issue with some Juniper SRX100's overheating.  I've seen them
>> get hot before, especially placed on something similar (i.e. another
>> SRX100)... and given warnings of overheating, but never shut down.... but
>> this situation is different.
>>
>> These SRX100's are shutting down as they are reaching a core temperature
>> of 70c as they are located in racks that are outside in the sun and on
>> particularly hot days - around 32c-36c they overheat and turn themselves
>> off.
>>
>> Some might say this is understandable... and I sort of agree.  Although
>> their operating system says they are good to 40c, that doesn't really seem
>> to be the case.  The SRX110's are a little more tolerant given they are
>> bigger units - but have the same operating environmentals (along with the
>> EX2200-C).  But at the moment I have the SRX100's and would prefer not to
>> swap them out as it will cost significantly.
>>
>> Then one of my staff had (what I think) a good idea today... to use
>> cooling pads... maybe like the ones you use for laptops or something.
>>
>> So I am wondering if anyone has been some solid - not $20 junk or such..
>> but something that runs off mains, and works well 24x7x365 - maybe even
>> something that only kicks in once a certain temperature has been reached.
>>
>> I thought if anywhere, a couple of these mailing lists might have had
>> some experience with these kinds of things - especially for those who have
>> built regional pops and have had to cool some equipment.
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
>> ...Skeeve
>>
>> *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>> skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; www.eintellegonetworks.com
>>
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