14 Aug
2012
14 Aug
'12
6:07 p.m.
On 8/14/12 3:35 AM, Dave McGuire wrote:
The pitch plays a big part of it. I never got a
headache in "big fan"
machine rooms, but I sometimes do in "hundreds of 1U machines" machine
rooms. It's not like it kills you...those are probably the same guys
who wear goggles to mow the lawn. (or their bosses are just that
paranoid) Having a headache is, for me at least, far preferable to
having sweaty hair and ears from wearing a headset.
I always wear safety glasses mowing the lawn.
It reduces the allergy agony like you wouldn't believe.
Re the hundreds of 1U servers - I used to work on a drilling rig
where the noise level was constantly very high - huge unbaffled diesels,
air compressors, and chain-gear noise, and while it certainly damaged my
hearing, it was never actively unpleasant.
Working in a colo or datacenter where there are a lot of 1U and 2U
boxes makes me want to scream in a matter of minutes.
Doc