Environmental probes: where to install?

[Max H.]

MaxxAtWork wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm planning to monitor temperature & humidity in our server room using Nagios.
> Question (admittedly, not strictly related to Nagios): where is best to place
> the probes? At what height?
> 

I placed mine out of direct airflow and beside my rack. It's at about 
five feet. Generally you don't want air blowing across across the probe, 
because you'll get a big fluctuation from when the A/C is on and when 
it's off.

I experimented with various places in the room and placed it finally at 
the warmest point beside the rack. Since the rack dumps so much heat, 
it's roughly 6-8 degrees warmer from one side of the room (no equipment) 
to the other. Just keep it out of the direct airflow and don't place it 
too low...remember heat rises. Hope that helps. :)

Max


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