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тАО03-23-2006 09:50 AM
тАО03-23-2006 09:50 AM
Our customer would like to power down their DS25 Alpha Server at the end of every day to conserve energy. Would this have any adverse affects on any of the equipment on the system such as hard drives, power supplies, etc?
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тАО03-23-2006 10:31 AM
тАО03-23-2006 10:31 AM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
Powering off and on wont be a problem. Experience shows that hardware failures can occur on power ups. Disk at the end of their life usually go first. Otherwise its no different to switching off a TV.
my AUS 2 cents.
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тАО03-23-2006 02:07 PM
тАО03-23-2006 02:07 PM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
I leave my home PC on all the time except when I will be gone for at least a few days. I have never had a single hardware problem with it - I have had it for over 8 years now, so the hardware is a bit outdated, but it works.
Bottom line is that I would recommend leaving the Alpha on all the time. The only exception would be if it is in an office environment that is not air conditioned at night or on the weekend. You are probably okay if the ambient temperature never gets higher than about 78.
Allan in Atlanta
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тАО03-23-2006 03:38 PM
тАО03-23-2006 03:38 PM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
cost of $0.10/kWh, it would appear to eat
about $440/year if left on always. (Add the
cost of heat removal if you didn't need the
space-heater effect.)
I've seen more equipment fail at power-on
than when it was just running along, but most
of the failures were on old stuff, usually
disk drives.
Assuming that the operating environment was
comfy, I'd probably be willing to pay $1/day
to avoid cycling the power. If conditions
were hostile (hot), I'd need to think it
over more.
I don't know of an authoritative analysis of
this question.
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тАО03-23-2006 09:05 PM
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тАО03-23-2006 09:13 PM
тАО03-23-2006 09:13 PM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
regards Kalle
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тАО03-24-2006 01:59 AM
тАО03-24-2006 01:59 AM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
The powersupply and disks will most likely be hit first. Power supply on the power surges as you power up and disks because of mechanical parts. Sometimes fans will also start to go but those are fewer meantime between failures.
If you have a monitor attached you could power that off to save a little. Really makes a difference if you only access the system remotely all of the time.
The majority of the people seem to have the same opinion that you will encounter more hardware failures powering up and down the system. Most of us have experienced that problem too.
If you are also having to cool a room - like maybe its in a small closet. Then you might have to power down for heat reasons. I have had to keep systems in conditions like that and have had systems shutdown because of high temp. I would rather power down than overtemp.
So are your customer wanting to save just for the electrical cost or are there other considerations? Are they powering down their complete network overnight too? (just might get some huge log files if there is no network) Are they powering down air conditioning overnight or over the weekends?
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тАО03-24-2006 07:59 AM
тАО03-24-2006 07:59 AM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
Consider epsecially the stress and wear to the system caused by constant heating and cooling. If you live in a temperate climate you only need to look at your roadways, walkways and foundation walls each spring to understand this. Or, think about when a lightbulb is most likely to burn out --- mine most often do when I turn on the switch.
Spend the time and/or money to give your systems a good environment and leave them on.
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тАО03-24-2006 09:45 AM
тАО03-24-2006 09:45 AM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
I agree with whateveryone else has said. The stress on the hardware happens at power down and power up. More so at power-up than any other time. I would also be willing to bet that the power consumption will actually increase in this scenario because of the high draw on power at power up.
Think of it as a car, Where do you use more gas? When you start from a stop or when your cruising down the highway? You will use more when you start from a stop. Cruising down the road is easy to maintain without using too much gas.
Phil
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тАО03-24-2006 10:30 AM
тАО03-24-2006 10:30 AM
Re: Powering Down DS25 Alpha Server
> power consumption will actually increase in
> this scenario because of the high draw on
> power at power up.
Well, duh. Yes, the power consumption will
be higher at power-on -- for several
milliseconds. My local electric utility
charges for energy, not power, so who cares?
> Think of it as a car, Where do you use more
> gas? When you start from a stop or when
> your cruising down the highway?
What about my cruising down the highway? Or
did you mean "you're"?
So I should leave the engine running all the
time instead of turning it off when the car's
parked for several hours? That sounds like a
real money saver.