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How Secure is Your Server Cooling System?: Page 4 of 4

"We have two thermal probes, one at 3 feet and one at the ceiling," says Satchell. "Now, when the room gets above 76 degrees we get a page. We also have an active off-site monitor in my mail server at home, so that a failure in our server room or in our connectivity doesn't go unnoticed either. Finally, the active monitoring system that I wrote also monitors the temperature and flashes 'condition red' when the temperature is too high or there is no temperature report.

"Since that one episode, we've had a couple of failures of the AC with no ill effects."

May you be so "lucky." Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.