From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 5 Physical Security Design and Implementation
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Data center environmental controls
From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 5 Physical Security Design and Implementation
Data center environmental controls
- [Instructor] Data centers contain a wide variety of electronic equipment that is very sensitive to its operating environment. One of the major risks to this equipment comes in the form of an environmental threats. These threats exist if equipment is not operated in an appropriately controlled facility. Data center environmental controls seek to maintain a stable environment that's friendly for electronic equipment. The first environmental characteristic that data center engineers worry about is the air temperature. Electronic equipment generates a significant amount of heat. And, if a data center doesn't have appropriate cooling equipment the facility can become extremely hot. Excessive heat can dramatically reduce the expected life of servers and other electronic equipment. So data center facility managers invest heavily in maintaining a temperature that's friendly for that equipment. That investment requires massive…