FreeAxez raised flooring?

[owen at delong.com (Owen DeLong)]

Not sure about the purpose of a raised floor if it doesn't create a plenum, but, the
step forward from raised-floor plenum is hot-aisle/cold-aisle which requires a good
bit more discipline in your datacenter, but, is substantially more efficient.

Owen

On Mar 6, 2010, at 12:14 AM, Dorn Hetzel wrote:

> What is the purpose of raised flooring if it *doesn't *create a plenum?
> 
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Jason Gurtz <jasongurtz at npumail.com> wrote:
> 
>> A consultant has recommended FreeAxez for the raised floor in a new data
>> center.  I checked it out and have concerns since it says it does NOT
>> create a plenum and cannot be used as an air handling space; it's a
>> low-profile flooring system.
>> 
>> How would cooling be done in this scenario?  Open air (with intake/exhaust
>> mixing) seems like a step backwards in terms of efficiency.
>> 
>> Descriptions of any operation experience with this product will be
>> gratefully accepted.
>> 
>> ~JasonG
>> 
>> 
>>