Sensor saved the datacentre - again!

[CMR]

This morning, for an as yet unknown reason, both of the independent air conditioning systems in our datacentre failed within a short time. The Meraki MT14 was the first to alert us and allow us time for the engineers to get them back online before the servers etc. overheated.

Thank you Meraki (again)!

Now if only Meraki made AC units... 😎

[Angela12]

Thanks Blake! Sounds like noise is not a key indicator for you. Have you been able to take any meaningful action based on the 70 dBA alert you've set?

[BlakeRichardson]

Yes 70dBA is a relatively safe level to work in so doesn't require worked to wear hearing protection or minimise time spent in the space which is useful to know for employee safety.

[MerryAki]

Think I need another MT in a Office Space. Came to one of our branches today and the A/C was not sufficient. Next time I would check the dashboard to see what's going on. Today we had like 30⁰C / 86°F outside and inside

Unfortunately the MT14 which I would like to use in the office is not available.

[Angela12]

MT14 reports on temperature as well as humidity, ambient noise, TVOC, and PM2.5, so it'd definitely be able to help you with that!

[Philip D'Ath]

A special note around PM2.5 - you'll want to power the MT14 via USB-C to get full functionality.

[SC-12]

This is so great to hear. Anyone else have stories of where MT has saved the day? I'm always expecting mine to catch a water leak somewhere.

[K2_Josh]

It would also be nice if the Meraki could alert on switches (and firewalls!) with suddenly elevated temperatures before they reach whatever is considered 'critical'. Yes, these devices may run hot normally, but Meraki could let users set the threshold for when to send a warning temperature and when to clear the alert.

https://community.meraki.com/t5/Security-SD-WAN/MX-Temperature/m-p/81273