Owners Manual

RACK COOLING GUIDE
ACCESS TO OUTSIDE AIRFLOW
For the fan system to work properly, the
rack fan must have access to outside air.
It can be ventilation holes on the rack
or on the cabinet if it’s holding an open
frame rack. The holes allow the rack fan
to exhaust warm air and intake cool air.
INTAKE AND EXHAUST
All rack fan systems should contain an
intake and exhaust variable. To assist
with natural convection, position fans
near the top of the rack configured to
exhaust out the warm air and fans near
the bottom to push in cool air.
OPTIMIZING AIRFLOW
To optimize airflow circulation, we reco-
mmend using blank panels to fill the empty
spaces on the rack. This increases the
efficiency of the fan systems by preventing
warm air from escaping midway and being
recycled back into the rack.
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