INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Cabling
THE REAR CABLING MANAGER
ALLOWS PRE-INSTALLATION
OF THE FO CONNECTORS
OUTSIDE THE CABINET. THIS
SOLUTION ALSO TAKES THE
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
OF CLOUD&HEAT INTO
CONSIDERATION BECAUSE
CABINETS IN EDGE DATA
CENTRES ARE DIFFICULT
TO ACCESS FROM THE BACK
BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATION
maximum reduction of switches and routers at
every location. “Netscale makes it possible to
consolidate all servers of the point of presence
(PoP) into a 1U housing,” confirms Dr. Thomas
Wellinger, Market Manager Data Centres at R&M.
This leaves more space for switches and routers.
The modular construction and the sliding tray
technique make it possible to retrofit the cabling
fast and adapt it to suit new requirements – for
example in the migration of LC connectors for
10 Gigabit Ethernet (10G) to MPO connectors
for 40G. The Rear Cabling Manager allows
pre-installation of the FO connectors outside
the cabinet. This solution also takes the specific
requirements of Cloud&Heat into consideration
because cabinets in edge data centres are difficult
to access from the back because of their location.
The Netscale solution comprises patch panels
in sliding tray technique with a translucent front
cover, smallest diameter Uniboot patch cords
with LC ports operable from the back, distribution
modules in tray form with MTP ports, fan-out
boxes and guides for cable management on
the front and back. RFID components for port
monitoring with the network monitoring system
R&MinteliPhy are also available. It is the first UHD
platform with integrated functions for intelligent,
automated infrastructure management. “Netscale
can support us in fully automated operation of
our cloud,” says Dr. Marius Feldmann, COO at
Cloud&Heat Technologies, of the results of the
beta test.
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INTELLIGENTCIO
At a glance…
Siemon launches new
aisle containment
solutions
Siemon, a global network
infrastructure provider, has
announced the expansion
of its line of WheelHouse
advanced data centre solutions
in the Middle East to include
comprehensive aisle containment
solutions with both cold aisle
containment (CAC) and hot aisle containment (HAC) options
that significantly improve efficiency and cost-effectively expand
capacity for today’s data centres.
By either containing and isolating the cold air supply (CAC), or
by guiding hot exhaust to overhead return air spaces (HAC), the
new aisle containment solutions prevent the mixing of hot and
cold air in the data centre. This allows for higher temperature
return air to improve the efficiency of existing cooling systems
and reduce energy costs, whilst preventing over-provisioning of
computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units. Alternatively, these
solutions cost-effectively expand the capacity of the data centre
to cool higher heat densities, maximising both cabinet and data
centre floor space without the need for supplemental cooling.
“Hotter return air temperatures facilitate heat exchange within
cooling systems, improving power usage effectiveness (PUE)
and reducing energy costs through lower fan speeds, higher
chilled water temperatures and greater economiser hours. At the
same time data centre equipment is being cooled sufficiently
to maximise performance and life expectancy,” says Stuart
Gray, product manager at Siemon. “For both new and retrofit
situations, aisle containment systems are an economical way to
prevent costly oversupply of cold air whilst enabling growth in
data centre environments. To support this cold aisle containment
can be used for a raised floor environment with no overhead
return air space. Hot aisle containment can be deployed to
maintain an overall cooler working environment outside of the
contained area.”
Designed with robust seals for optimal thermal isolation, the
new aisle containment solutions consist of CAC roof panels, HAC
standing cabinet panels, single and double manual and self-
closing doors and, end panels that have been designed for quick
and easy on-site attachment to rows of Siemon VersaPOD, V800
and V600 data centre cabinets.
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