A company has 700 servers installed in 50 server racks in the datacenter. The Chief Technology Officer issued a memorandum to the IT department with a directive to reduce power and cooling consumptions by 50% in the datacenters. Which of the following should the system administrators recommend?
A) Implement 208V 3-phase servers
B) Implement hot aisle / cold aisle
C) Virtualize the servers in the datacenter
D) Replace each server with a blade server

Question

A company has 700 servers installed in 50 server racks in the datacenter. The Chief Technology Officer issued a memorandum to the IT department with a directive to reduce power and cooling consumptions by 50% in the datacenters. Which of the following should the system administrators recommend?
A) Implement 208V 3-phase servers
B) Implement hot aisle / cold aisle
C) Virtualize the servers in the datacenter
D) Replace each server with a blade server

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Virtualizing the servers can significantly reduce the number of physical servers needed, thereby reducing power and cooling requirements.

A Company Has 700 Servers Installed in 50 Server Racks