Definition of cabinets in data center racks

Definition of cabinets in data center racks

In the traditional concept, the traditional definition of a cabinet in a data center is that a Cabinet is a carrier of the network equipment, servers, and other equipment in the data center room. As the data center develops along the way, is the usage of cabinets in the data center changing? Yes. Some manufacturers that focus on data center products have provided more cabinet functions for the development status of data center data centers.

1. Improve the overall appearance of the data center.

Based on the 19 inch device installation width standard, multiple manufacturers have innovated the Cabinet appearance, and consider the appearance of the Cabinet in a single place and multiple places, taking dinglong as their company is concerned, they have added aluminum cabinets from the appearance, and on the basis of the original steel profile cabinets, they have designed a variety of appearances, such as Arc mesh door cabinets and bow mesh door cabinets, concave and convex mesh door cabinets.

2. Intelligent cabinet Management

For cases where the data center has high requirements on the operating environment and security of cabinets, cabinets with intelligent systems must meet the relevant requirements. The main intelligence is reflected in the diversity of monitoring functions:

(1) Monitoring of temperature and humidity

The smart cabinet system is equipped with a temperature and humidity detection device to intelligently monitor the temperature and humidity in the internal environment of the regulated power system, the monitored temperature and humidity values are displayed on the monitoring touch screen in real time.

(2) Smoke Detection Function

By installing smoke detectors inside the intelligent cabinet system, the intelligent cabinet system is inspected for the fire status. When an exception occurs inside the intelligent cabinet system, the related alarm status is displayed on the display page.

(3) Smart Heat Dissipation

The user can set a set of temperature ranges for the regulated power supply system according to the temperature environment required by the equipment in the Cabinet during operation. When the temperature in the regulated power supply system exceeds this range, the heat dissipation unit is automatically started.

(4) system status detection function

The smart cabinet system displays the LED indicators of its working status and data information collection and alarm, and can be visually displayed on the LCD touch screen. The interface is beautiful, generous, and clear.

(5) Smart Device Access

The smart cabinet system can be used to connect smart devices, including smart power meters or UPS power supplies without interruption. It can read data parameters through RS485/RS232 communication interfaces and Modbus communication protocols, and displayed on the screen in real time.

(6) relay Dynamic Output Function

When the pre-designed system logic linkage is received by the smart cabinet system, a normally open/normally closed information will be sent to the DO channel of the hardware interface to drive the device to work on it, such as sound and light alarms and fans.

3. Smart fan cabinets for saving energy consumption in data centers

The user must solve the following problems: communication equipment will accumulate a large amount of heat in the Cabinet due to work fever, affecting the stable operation of the equipment. The smart fan supply cabinet can be configured according to the situation of each cabinet (such as the number of installed equipment and requirements for air conditioning, power supply, wiring, and other infrastructure) as needed, this avoids unnecessary waste, saves initial investment and energy consumption, and brings greater value to users. In addition, the value of the smart fan supply cabinet is also reflected in the full-load support for the equipment. In general, traditional cabinets cannot be equipped with all servers and other equipment, because once a large number of equipment are installed, it is likely to cause local overheating of the Cabinet, resulting in server downtime in the cabinet. Each cabinet in the smart fan supply cabinet solution is independent. The cabinet can be cooled down based on the operation of its own equipment to achieve full Cabinet operation, this greatly saves the space required by the data center and reduces the cost of the enterprise. The smart fan supply cabinet can save about 20% of the operating cost compared with ordinary cabinets, and the energy saving effect is remarkable.