You must perform several steps to determine the coolant requirements and corresponding resources necessary for effective implementation of the MCS 5042. The flowchart in Figure 31 outlines the steps and necessary information/resources for each aspect of the implementation.
Figure 31: Coolant implementation flow chart for one rack
Cooling loop sizing
Sizing the cooling loops can be straight forward based on the planned cooling requirements of each populated/planned MCS 5042 server enclosure. The amount (watts) of heat to be removed from each component in the server rack must be added together for the total heat to be removed by the MCS 5042 cabinet. You can copy Table 9 for documenting individual cabinet calculations. Calculations must include the equipment installed today and additional equipment planned for installation over the design life of the system.
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