Environmental concerns - servers

[Jmzais]

This is actually for a case study for a class, but i thought i could get some feedback/ideas here.

We're using a 200 sq ft office, and looking to run minimum 2 application servers and a database server, along with all the necessary network hardware. The Office has regular HVAC controls, but is there anything else i should possibly consider for environmental stability of the 3 servers?

The office isn't really supposed to be occupied on a regular basis, so it would probably have the heat/air turned off, and being a "land-locked" room, it wont see much heat from outside sources.

 

[defakto]

Depending on the size of the room and the power draw of the computers, they could put out a lot of heat. My computer room at home is typically 10-15 degrees warmer with just my system running and the AC on.

 

[Xilikon]

If you decide to put the servers in a enclosed room, be sure to plan some cooling as well. At my work, I have a place with a big server room with 10-15 servers in it and even in the winter, it's really hot even with full AC blowing in it and exhausing the heat.