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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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a n y IT
depa r t m e nt s
s ee la y e r o ne
a n d la y e r ze ro in
the data c e nt re
as an a mo rpho us coll ect io n of
w i d get s – a neces s a ry (a nd
costly ) evil required to m a ke
sy ste ms wo rk. Orga nis at io ns a re
generall y lo ath to s pend m o ne y
and ‘ mi nd s pa ce’ o n th is . T h at ’ s
w hy t hey of ten o nly do s o wh e n
the y r un in to dif ficul ties .
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:
I ntegral preconfigured, pretested
copper and fibre cabling
infrastructure
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:
ensity and per formance
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optimisation
educed cabinet space, floor
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space and labour costs
eployment in hours rather
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than days
I ntegral cabling according to
best practices
ultiple LAN and SAN
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architectures and protocols
supported
ultiple connection types
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supported: CAT6, CAT6a,
CAT7a, CAT8, OM3, OM4 & OS2
E nhanced physical security
horter patch cords –
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maintains tidiness within
cabinet
ptimised airflow minimises
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energy consumption and risk
of heat-related outages
Reduction in required skills on site
o pathway systems
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suspended from the ceiling
redictable design metrics make
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it easier to budget for growth
eplicating and rerouting
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switch ports is easy
implified connectivity for
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integrated and non-integrated
switching fabrics
nables massive density of
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servers, network and storage
hardware
S uitable for HPC environments
6 per cent airflow optimising
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delivery of cold air to IT
R educed energy costs
H igh-density zero U cabling system
aceway and basket attach directly
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to the top of the cabinet
C olour coded, numerical labelling
1 550kg load bearing capability
erforated, lockable, curved steel
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front and rear doors
E nergy efficient cooling
36 | September 2017
For further information get in touch
with Reichle & De-Massari UK
on +44 (0) 203 693 7595 or visit
www.rdm.com