Rack Location for Xserve and RAID

I am adding a new Xserve to a 12U enclosed cabinet with just 2U remaining and the most convenient space is in a slot directly below our Xserve RAID. Is there any reason that this is a bad idea. The cabined has fans built in, and though the room can get hot we have not experience any failures for many years.

There's no reason you can't put the Xserve directly under the Xserve RAID. You always want more airflow around the bigger (more heat generating) piece of equipment but the RAID is only partial depth compared to the Xserve so you get more room around it than if you place one Xserve on top of another.
If your rack is that full the reshuffling everything is going to get you very little gain for a lot of work. I'd say go ahead and keep an eye on it.
=Tod

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