Last week we had a single compressor unit in our Trane Intellipak cooling system fail during an unseasonably warm day. The system has built-in redundancies to handle such situations so we recovered quickly from the condition. In order to prepare for the warmer weather coming soon, we have elected to replace this failed unit now. So tomorrow (Wednesday, March 14) we will have a vendor here replacing the compressor. This will involve occasional, brief shutdowns of our HVAC system.

We have brought in industrial sized high-CFM fans, to maintain air circulation in the facility during the maintenance. Additionally we have several portable 1-ton HVAC systems which we can deploy on an as-needed basis should any areas of our datacenter exceed standard temperatures. We have deployed temperature probes throughout the datacenter to monitor this as the maintenance progresses. As such we are confident that this event will have minimal-to-no impact on operations, since we will be prepared to mitigate any heat issues should we see temperatures rise.

We apologize for the short notice, and we hope you understand the reasons why. We strive to maintain our facility to the highest standard, as well as keep you informed as we take steps to do so. We will post updates throughout the day tomorrow.

Chuck Goolsbee
VP, Technical Operations
digital.forest, Inc.