By 2011, in-rack and in-row cooling will emerge as the predominant cooling strategy for high-density equipment.

Local and remote monitoring capabilities provide pinpoint control. Sensors monitor the temperature at the rack and row level, so you get up-to-the-second information on exactly where within the room the heat issues are at any given time. Localised hot spots can no longer "hide" from room-level sensors.

Deploy in a zone or on its own
APC InRow cooling units allow you to react quickly to changing cooling requirements. Adopting a virtualised environment or increasing the power density (and therefore the heat density) doesn't mean you have to rip out your existing infrastructure and start from scratch. Whether you're adding a new system or overlaying a high-density "island" as a dedicated zone within the existing data centre, the modular "pay as you grow" design of InRow cooling units are the most energy-efficient method of cooling rack-based equipment today.

InfraStruXure High Density (HD) Ready architecture
InfraStruXure HD-Ready systems right-size your virtualised environment by design. Our one-of-a-kind InRow cooling solution with optional hot aisle containment neutralises heat at the source. The Symmetra PX 250/500's scalable UPS technology avoids wasteful oversizing. Groundbreaking management software pinpoints exactly where you have "stranded" capacity so you can put it to better use. The system's right-sized power and cooling enables you to maximise the benefits gained through virtualisation.

7 Principles of InfraStruXure High Density (HD) Ready Architecture:

1. Rack enclosures that are HD-Ready
2. Metered PDUs at the rack level
3. Temperature monitoring in the racks
4. Centralised monitoring software
5. Software to manage capacity and change
6. Efficient row-based cooling technology
7. UPS power that is flexible and scalable

Posted 01/09/09