жизнеобеспечение

English translation: server farm utilities

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Russian term or phrase:жизнеобеспечение
English translation:server farm utilities
Entered by: Michael Tovbin

14:45 Mar 21, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks / Computer room setup
Russian term or phrase: жизнеобеспечение
Во время переключения с одного источника питания на другой непрерывность электропитания серверного / телекоммуникационного оборудования и систем **жизнеобеспечения** СП (кроме системы вентиляции и кондиционирования воздуха) должна обеспечиваться с помощью ИБП.

...where СП means server room and ИБП is a UPS.
Andrew Sabak
United States
Local time: 14:57
and other server farm utilities
Explanation:
systems required to operate the server farm

could also be "survival systems" although I am having a hard time understanding what these could be unless they talking something sophsticated like water cooling (cold plates), etc., because power, air conditioning, and ventilation is pretty much it.
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Michael Tovbin
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Local time: 13:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2essential support (systems)
GaryG
4vital support
Eugenija
4and other server farm utilities
Michael Tovbin
3internal environment systems
Rachel Douglas


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internal environment systems


Explanation:
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  • students were being trained for careers in architecture or civil engineering but not for engineering services - the heating, lighting, plumbing, and internal environment systems that have major effects on the layout of large buildings.

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Rachel Douglas
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essential support (systems)


Explanation:
or "vital"

GaryG
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vital support


Explanation:
системы жизнеобеспечения - vital support systems (med.: life-support)
СП - система питания = power supply system
ИБП - источник бесперебойного питания = UPS

Eugenija
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and other server farm utilities


Explanation:
systems required to operate the server farm

could also be "survival systems" although I am having a hard time understanding what these could be unless they talking something sophsticated like water cooling (cold plates), etc., because power, air conditioning, and ventilation is pretty much it.

Michael Tovbin
United States
Local time: 13:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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