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Preconfigured Cabinets
Oli Barrington, managing director UK & Ireland, R&M, talks converting
logical designs into physical solutions, without the complexity.
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any IT departments see
layer one and layer zero
in the data centre as an
amorphous collection of
widgets – a necessary (and
costly) evil required to make systems
work. Organisations are generally loath
to spend money and ‘mind space’ on
this. That’s why they often only do so
when they run in to difficulties.
In reality, this amorphous
collection of widgets is – or should
be – made up of multiple highly
engineered systems that power,
cool, connect and protect business
processes. What’s more, these
systems offer businesses real
opportunities to reduce operating
costs, build in agility and streamline
MACs throughout the facility’s
lifecycle. Ultimately, they can bring
real and tangible benefits.
Features:
However, it’s easy to see why
organisations postpone upgrading
layer one and layer zero services for as
long as possible. Disruption, risk, cost
and the need for multiple skill sets are
all deterrents. For many IT managers,
it’s that one task that lurks on the ‘to
do’ list – a can of worms that sooner or
later will have to be opened.
R&M has recognised this – and
is now able to provide the market
with a solution. Primarily aimed at
enterprise, on-premise data centres,
R&M’s preconfigured cabinets have
connectivity built into the cabinet’s
structure, offering 188 10Gb or 96
40Gb connections. These don’t
require any valuable rack space and
importantly, using MPO connectivity;
all internal cabling is configured in
the factory.
Upon positioning in the data
centre, inter-cabinet MPO trunk
cables need only be plugged into
the cabinet’s connectivity ingress
cassette to link all 10 and 40Gb
connections to the core network. An
optional rear door heat exchanger
that removes up to 45kW of heat
is available and overhead pathway
containment for both copper and
fibre fixes directly to dedicated
supports on the cabinet’s top cover.
With this approach, cabinets
become simple building blocks: pre-
cabled, pre-labelled and ready to use.
Benefits:
• Density and performance
optimisation
• Reduced cabinet space, floor space
and labour costs
• Deployment in hours rather
than days
• Integral cabling according to
best practices
• Multiple LAN and SAN architectures
and protocols supported
• Multiple connection types
supported: CAT6, CAT6a, CAT7a,
CAT8, OM3, OM4 & OS2
• Enhanced physical security
• Shorter patch cords – maintains
tidiness within cabinet
• Optimised airflow minimises energy
consumption and risk of heat-
related outages
• Reduction in required skills on site
• No pathway systems suspended
from the ceiling
• Predictable design metrics make it
easier to budget for growth
• Replicating and rerouting switch
ports is easy
• Simplified connectivity for
integrated and non-integrated
switching fabrics
• Enables massive density of servers,
network and storage hardware
• Suitable for HPC environments
• Integral preconfigured, pretested copper • 86 per cent airflow optimising
• High-density zero U cabling system • Reduced energy costs
and fibre cabling infrastructure
delivery of cold air to IT
• Raceway and basket attach directly to the
top of the cabinet
• Colour coded, numerical labelling
• 1550kg load bearing capability
• Perforated, lockable, curved steel front
and rear doors
• Energy efficient cooling
For further information get in touch
with Reichle & De-Massari UK on +44
(0) 203 693 7595 or visit www.rdm.com
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