Cleaning Dusty Servers

Long story short, my server room is a bit ... dirty.

Just had a little construction done, and there is pretty nice layer of dust on a few systems.

From my knowledge, I can either:

• Use an Anti-Static vacuum
• Use an air compressor

Which is better? Any recommendations on particular Anti-Static vacuums?

(I don't want a little belkin "wand", I want a real vacuum if I'm going to buy one.)

EDIT: Below pauska posted a comment. Is anyone else willing to verify this statement?

There are special anti static vacuum cleaners aviable, but I really do not see the point of using that instead of a normal vacuum cleaner with a plastic nozzle. Just make sure youre grounded with a wristwrap and it really shouldnt be any problem. – pauska

I have always been told to never use a normal vacuum on a computer. I've never seen evidence. It's just what I've always been told.

Solution 1:

Personally I'd use a combination of the compressed air with a regular vacuum in close proximity to "inhale" the dust after it has been blown off the boards.

Solution 2:

an air compressor will just blow the dust around to settle elsewhere in the data center. I'd vote for a vaccumm solution.

Solution 3:

As a follow up, we ended up buying a 3M ESD Safe Toner Vacuum.

It works great, and I've had no problems during the clean up process. It comes with many attachments, and is the single tech product that sucks on purpose.