Re: Want to move to all 208V for server racks

[William Pitcock <nenolod () systeminplace net>]

Hi,

On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 10:58 -0500, Jay Nakamura wrote:
> I really want to move all newly installed internal and customer racks
> over to all 208v power instead of 120v.  As far as I can remember, I
> can't remember any server/switch/router or any other equipment that
> didn't run on 208v AC.  (Other than you may need a different cable)
> Anyone have any experience where some oddball equipment that couldn't
> do 208v and regret going 208v?  We won't have any TDM or SONET
> equipment, all Ethernet switches, routers and servers.  I have control
> over internal equipment but sometimes customers surprises you.

In one colo I helped manage, we had some crappy netgear switches which
couldn't handle 208v.  Provided you have proper equipment, you should be
fine though.  This was a non-profit though, so we were trying to get by
with whatever was the most cost-efficient option.

William