Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:49:48 -0400 From: Alex Rubenstein <alex@corp.nac.net> I am in the process of building a house. I designed a room that can accommodate three 24 x 36 inch cabinets or four post racks. I will likely install a APC 2200 watt UPS in the bottom of two of the racks, and the third will be a cross-connect field, patch panels, etc.
The room will have a small, ductless ac unit, maybe a ton or a little more, which should be good for about 3 to 5 kw of load.
The house is backed up by a 48 kw genset with an auto transfer switch.
The weakness will be only one provider of connectivity.
Damn, and people claim I'm nuts! You know, you could go whole hog and multihome. I've got 1 cabinet and 1 two-post rack in the basement. I'm also building out a small patch panel in a closet on the second floor. That way, I don't have to do so many home-runs from the wall ports in the living spaces back down to the basement. -Coy