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VersaPOD® Data Center Cabinets

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IT IS ALL ABOUT USING

YOUR SPACE WISELY

Physical space is one of the most important con-

siderations in the data center infrastructure.

How will you fit everything you need today?

What happens when you have more to add

tomorrow?

As equipment density grows, so does the volume

of data and power cables in your cabinets.

You need a way to accomodate this growth anddo it in a way you can efficiently manage.


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You can’t fully populate a cabinet with equipment if you can’t realistically

fit and manage the necessary cabling.

In traditional cabinet designs, space and cable management is often a

limiting factor.

Short of expanding your data center and adding more partially utilized

cabinets, what is the solution?

MAKING SPACE. . .

BY CONVERTING “WASTED” VERTICAL SPACE

Siemon's VersaPOD cabinet system enables a completely new and

efficient approach to your physical data center infrastructure.

By leveraging the vertical space between bayed cabinets and at the end of

row for Zero-U patching, cable management and power distribution,

VersaPOD frees critical horizontal equipment mounting space for equipment

and provides a dedicated, high capacity and easily managed cabling zone.


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Zero-U Cable

Management

VERTICAL C ABLE MA NA GEMENT TRAYS

Installed between bayed cabinets, these

vertical managers help secure and route high

cable-counts, converting internal vertical space

into a large-volume cable management zone.

Trays also contain airflow within each bayed

cabinet.

CABLE MANAGEMENT FINGERS

Vertical 6-inch cable management fingers can

be mounted alongside each Zero-Uvertical space to facilitate routing of cords

between equipment and patching fields as

well as cabinet to cabinet connections.

Optional hinged covers snap onto the cable

management fingers to conceal and protect

cable pathway for improved aesthetics.

CABLE ACCESS POINTS

Multiple openings in the lid allow efficient cable

routing access. An open floor design enables

a high-capacity pathway for under-floor

conveyance configurations.

DEDICATED CABLING PATHWAYS

Creating nearly 178mm (7 in.) of width between

bayed cabinets and 150mm (6 in.) between

equipment mounting rails and doors at the

front and rear, the VersaPOD recessed cornerpost design creates accessible, high-capacity

vertical and horizontal cabling pathways –

eliminating cable routing constraints associ-

ated with standard cabinet designs.


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Zero-U Cable Management Benefits

Getting cable out of the cabinet’s heavily congested

equipment mounting space and into high-capacity vertical

cabling zones drives benefits across your data center

infrastructure.

DENSITY - VersaPOD’s extra vertical space gives you the

room to deploy ultra high-density data center infrastruc-

tures without sacrificing proper cable management and

the overall neatness and aesthetics of the facility.

SCALABILITY - The high capacity of VersaPOD’s

Zero-U cable management zones not only leave significant

space to add cabling channels as your needs grow, it frees

space needed to mount future networking equipment with-

out the need to add more cabinets and consume valuable

data center floor space.

FLEXIBILITY - VersaPOD’s wide variety of cable routing

options enable it to support nearly any data center config-

uration, giving you the flexibility to design an infrastructure

to fit your needs instead of working around the space lim-

itations of traditional cabinets.

ACCESSIBILITY - With your cabling channels in their owndedicated space between the cabinets, you can perform

ongoing moves adds and changes and gain unobstructed

access to your equipment - less time in the cabinets and

more on your strategic goals.

ZERO-U VERTICAL CABLE

MANAGEMENT CHANNELS

Feature an array of integrated cable management

options to offer a high capacity, easily

accessible and concealable pathway for cable

routing and slack management, without consum-

ing or obstructing access to critical equipment

space. Eliminates the need for obstructive, diffi-

cult to maintain cable management add-ons such

as equipment-mounted swing-arms.

END-OF-ROW CABLE MANA GERS

Mount vertically between the cabinet’s

corner posts and side panels to provide

additional Zero-U cable management

zones at each end-of-row or stand-alone

cabinets.


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Zero-U Patching

DUAL-HINGED SPLIT DOORS

Rear split doors can be hinged open in both

directions or removed, providing direct and

unimpeded access to either the vertical

patching zones or equipment areas.

RECESSED CORNER POSTS

150mm (6 in.) of space between equipment

ports and cabinet doors enables cables to be

routed directly from Zero-U patch panels,

cable managers or PDUs to equipment mount-

ing areas. Also facilitates horizontal cabinet-

to-cabinet cable routing and patching.

ZERO-U VERTICAL PATCH PANELS

Vertical copper and fiber patch panels pro-

vide up to 24U of Zero-U vertical patching

space between every two cabinets

(12U front, 12U rear) - up to 1152 copper

and 1728 fiber ports.

These panels conveniently slide forward

providing access to the connections at the

rear of the panel.


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HIGH-CAPACITY HORIZONTAL

CABLE MANAGERS

2U and 4U horizontal managersare available with 100mm (4 in.) or

150mm (6 in.) depths to effec-

tively create horizontal cable

management pathways across a

row of cabinets for cabinet-to-

cabinet cable routing and patch-

ing while hinged covers conceal

and protect the cable pathway.

END-OF-ROW VERTICAL PATCH PANELS

Mount up to 8U of (4U front, 4U rear) patch

panels in the Zero-U vertical space at both

ends of each row.

Zero-U Patching Benefits

SHORTER CORDS AND JUMPERS - Zero-U patch

panels put patching ports right beside equipment ports

- reducing the need for more expensive, longer cords.

Shorter cords with less cable slack improves air flow,

aesthetics and simplifies channel tracing.

MORE DESIGN OPTIONS - With your patching fields

maintained in VersaPOD’s Zero-U vertical space, you

can decrease or even eliminate the use of patch panels

in traditional 19” horizontal mounting space freeing this

space for additional networking and storage equipment

options.

SCALABILITY - Supporting up to 1152 copper and

1728 fiber patching ports between every 2 cabinets

and at both ends of each row, VersaPOD provides

ample patching capacity for future expansion - without

labor-intensive re-design or additional cabinets.


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With energy costs continuing to rise, Siemon’s

VersaPOD system has been designed to control

air flow to maximize thermal management and

efficiency without sacrificing equipment and

cabling density.

EFFICIENCY & THERMAL MANAGEMENT

VERTICAL EXHAUST DUCT (Chimney)

Passively directs the hot exhaust heat from ac-

tive equipment vertically into the return air

space to increase HVAC efficiency. Can be

field extended to a range of ceiling heights.

PROPER CABLE MANAGEMENT

By moving cables out of the horizontal

equipment mounting areas and awayfrom equipment cooling fans,

VersaPOD improves overall airflow

and cooling efficiency.

VERTICAL CABLE MANAGEMENT TRAYS

Up to 8 trays can be installed between each

set of bayed cabinets to isolate air flow from

cabinet to cabinet while facilitating routing and

slack management of cabling.

HIGH-FLOW DOORS

Front and rear doors enable over 71% air-

flow to ensure proper hot aisle/cold aisle cir-

culation. Split rear doors require smaller

opening clearance, maximizing user access

in shallow hot aisles.

OPEN FLOOR ACCESS

Each VersaPOD unit has a

completely open base, enabling

maximum air flow and routing ofcabling into or out of raised floor

pathway systems.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Each VersaPOD unit includes provisions for roof

mounted cooling fans and additional accessories

such as brush guards, blanking panels and grommets

to promote proper air flow and temperature control.

ICEPACK™ REAR COOLING DOORS

VersaPOD cabinets can be ordered without rear

doors to accept mounting of Siemon’s IcePack

rear cooling doors providing up to 31kW of

cooling capacity.

INTEGRATED ISOLATION PANELS

At the base and top of the cabinet prevents

internal recirculation of air within cabinet to

optimize thermal efficiency


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VersaPOD THERMAL CAPACITIES

Analysis Overview: This analysis is based on a third-party thermal capacity study of the VersaPOD cabinet using CFD modeling

and uses the following parameters:

- A single 45U VersaPOD was fully populated with 1U/500W servers

- A perforated floor tile placed in front of the cabinet provides an air output of 13°C (55°F), 600CFM

- Servers were evenly removed until equipment intake temperatures met manufacturer requirements

ANALYSIS #1: STANDARD VersaPOD CABINET

- 1000mm (40 in.) VersaPOD cabinet- Perforated front and rear doors- No fans or vertical blanking panels installed

- Blanking panels are used in horizontal locations whereequipment is not present

(14) servers installed within limits of intake temperatures(14) x 500W = 7kW capacity

ANALYSIS #2: VersaPOD WITH VERTICAL EXHAUST DUCT & FANS

- 1200mm (48 in.) VersaPOD cabinet- Perforated front doors- Solid rear doors

- Vertical exhaust duct- 3 fan trays installed in top of cabinet (9 fans total)- Blanking panels are used in horizontal locations where equipment is not present

(26) servers installed within limits of intake temperatures(26) x 500W = 13kW capacity

Temperature

140˚F /60˚C

122˚F /50˚C

104˚F /40˚C

86˚F /30˚C

68˚F /20˚C

50˚F /10˚C


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MORE USABLE SPACE = MORE DESIGN OPTIONS

While the VersaPOD’s innovative design offers unique features to improve the efficiency and manageability of all common data center environments and

configurations, its greatest benefit may be its versatility.

By making use of space wasted by traditional cabinets, VersaPOD opens the cabinet to design options not possible before. Whether you take advantage of

its extra capacity to save floor space, plan for future scalability or leverage it’s Zero-U cable management and patching capabilities to get your physical

layer under control- with VersaPOD you have the ability to design the infrastructure you really need.

Sample VersaPOD Design Options

For high density switching applica-

tions, VersaPOD’s optional Zero-U

cable managers, in conjunction with

2U and 4U cable managers, can

readily support high volume patchcord routing between switches and

patch panels. All while providing a

professional appearance.

VersaPOD’s optional Zero-U patch

panels can be mounted on the rear of

the cabinets to provide connection

points in close proximity to servers.

This allows for the use of shorterpatch cords which can be better

managed.

Note that optional management fin-

gers and associated hinging covers

can be used to optimize the

finished appearance. Alternate Zero-

U channels can be used to mount

PDU’s for power connections.

NETWORK CABINETS SERVER/STORAGE

Patch Cords

Power Cables


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2 VersaPOD cabinets

2 Fiber switches installed in each cabinet

All fiber connectivity and management requirements con-

tained in the Zero-U space between bayed cabinets

4 Standard 600mm cabinets

1 Fiber switch installed in each cabinet

Fiber enclosures and cable management required to support

switches consumes the full equipment mounting space

VersaPOD SPACE SAVINGS EXAMPLE

The diagrams below indicate a real-world example of how VersaPOD cut a customer’s cabinet needs in half.

STANDARD CABINETS VERSAPOD


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Siemon's 42U SidePOD and Baffle solution is designed to support side-to-side ventilated active equipment such as the Cisco Nexus®

7018 Series Switches.

The SidePOD is an option for use with Siemon’s VP2A 1200mm (48 in.) deep VersaPOD cabinets and creates the necessary clearance

for proper airflow to the switch. The baffles are used to properly route cold air from the front of the cabinet to the input side of the

switch as well as route exhaust from the output side of the switch to be vented in the hot aisle. Cisco Nexus® 7018 Operational

Compliance has been validated via Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling under maximum operating conditions

In addition to providing a cooling platform, the SidePOD also allows full size Zero-U panels to be used in End of Row applications.

This includes up to 12U of vertical patching and high capacity vertical cable management with hinged covers.

END OF ROW CAPACITY

Increases with SidePOD so

full size Zero-U patch panels

and cable managers can be

used

CABLE ACCESS OPENINGS

Multiple openings in the lid

accept optional brush guards

to provide cable access to the

Zero-U space from overhead

distribution systems

SHARED USE OF SIDE PANELS

The SidePOD is compatible

with VP2 side panels allowing

VersaPOD panels to be

transitioned to the SidePOD when

added to end of row installations

REVERSIBLE BAFFLE DESIGN

Baffles can be installed in either

orientation to properly route either

cold air input or hot air exhaust.

Two angled baffles may be nested

180º to each other in the same

Zero-U space allowing two side-

vented switches to be mounted

next to each other

SIDEPOD™ AND BAFFLE

SidePOD – with two vented doors

adds 140mm (5.5 in.) width to

the end of row

ZERO U MODULARITY

Ensures that with a baffle installed,

the balance of Zero-U space can be

fully utilized for patching or cable

management


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ZERO-U SLIDING PATCH PANELS ORDERING INFORMATION

VP-VPP-TMRIC VP-VPP-TMVP-VPP-6U

45U DUPLEX ZERO-U SLIDING VERTICAL PATCH PANELS

Part# Description

VP-VPP-TMRIC......................Sliding Vertical Copper/Fiber Combo Patch Panel

96 Ports, supports all category 5e and category 6 UTP MAX and Z-MAX, category 6A shielded Z-MAX outlets, TERA ®

outlets an MAX fiber adapters. (Not for use w/Z-MAX 6A UTP) 6 fiber RIC adaptor mounting spaces for mounting RIC

adapter plates or fiber plug and play modules

VP-VPP-TM...........................Sliding Vertical Copper Patch Panel96 Ports, supports all category 5e category 6, category 6A UTP MAX and Z-MAX outlets, category 6A shielded Z-MAX,

TERA outlets and MAX fiber adapters (Port spacing compatible with Z-MAX 6A UTP)

VP-VPP-6U............................Sliding Vertical Bracket for any Standard 19” Rack Mount Products

Mounts up to (6) 1U panels in Zero-U vertical

orientation

42U TRIPLEX ZERO-U SLIDING VERTICAL PATCH PANELS

Part# Description

VP-VP3U-1-42......................Standard 19” Vertical Panel, 3U

Mounts up to 3U of standard 19” panels or PDUs in vertical orientation

VP-VPTM-1-42 .....................TERA-MAX Vertical Patch Panel

48 ports, supports all category 5e and category 6 MAX and Z-MAX, category 6A UTP and shielded Z-MAX, TERA outlets

and MAX fiber adapters (port spacing compatible for Z-MAX 6A UTP

VP-VPR-1-42........................RIC Vertical Patch Panel

12 RIC adapter mounting spaces for mounting RIC fiber adapter plates or fiber plug and play modules

VP-VPTMR-1-42 ...................TERA-MAX-RIC Vertical Patch Panel

48 Ports, supports all category 5e and category 6 MAX and Z-MAX, category 6A shielded Z-MAX outlets TERA ® outlets

and MAX fiber adapters (port spacing not compatible for Z-MAX 6A UTP) - 4 fiber RIC adapter mounting spaces for

mounting RIC adapter plates or fiber plug and play modules

VP-VP3U-1-42 VP-VPTM-1-42

VP-VPR-1-42 VP-VPTMR-1-42

NOTES:

(3) VPP’s/VPCs can be mounted vertically at the front and/or rear of 2 bayed cabinets or between a VersaPOD cabinet and SidePOD

(3) VPPs/VPCs are required to fully populate 42U Zero-U space

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(2) VPP’s/VPCs are required to fully populate 45U Zero-U space


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Part # Description

VP-VP1U-1-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical 19” Panel, 1U

Mounts 1U of standard 19” rack mount products

VP-VWM-1-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical Wire Manager PanelIncludes cable management lances as well as features to allow use of Siemon’s ¼-turn cable management accessories

VP-BLNK1-1-42 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical Blanking Panel

Used to block off unused spaces to prevent re-circulation of air

42U TRIPLEX END OF ROW ZERO-U PANELS

VP- VP1U -1 -4 2 VP- VW M- 1- 42 VP-BLNK1-1-42

END-OF-ROW ORDERING INFORMATION

VP-VWMVP-VPP-2U VP-BLNK1

Part # Description

VP-VPP-2U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical 19” Panel, 2UMounts up to 2U of standard 19” rack mount products

VP-VWM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical Wire Manager Panel, end-of-row

Includes cable management lances as well as features to allow use of Siemon’s ¼-turn cable management accessories

VP-BLNK1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical Blanking Panel, end-of-rowUsed to block off unused spaces to prevent re-circulation of air

Note: 2 Vertical Panels can be mounted vertically at the front and/or rear on each side of a single cabinet or at each end of multiple bayed cabinets.

45U DUPLEX END-OF-ROW ZERO-U PANELS

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ZERO-U ACCESSORIES ORDERING INFORMATION

VP-SPAN-1

VP-BLNK-1-42

Part # Description

VPA-PDU-F1-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front-facing, Single PDU Mounting Bracket

Supports mounting of (1) front-facing PDU for end of row applications

VPA-PDU-F2-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front-facing, Dual PDU Mounting Bracket

Supports mounting of (2) front-facing PDU’s in full size Zero-U spaces between bayed cabinets

VPA-PDU-S2-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Side-facing, Dual PDU Mounting Bracket. Supports mounting of (2) side-facing PDU’s. Can be used in either end of rowor full Zero-U applications between bayed cabinet

ZERO-U CABLE THROUGH

Part # Description

VPA-SPAN-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adjustable Depth Cable Through

Used to route cables between the front and rear of cabinets.

Mounts between Vertical Patching channels mounted to front and rear of cabinets

ZERO-U BLANKING P ANELS

VP-BLNK-1-42 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical Blanking PanelUsed to isolate airflow in unused Zero-U spaces within 42U cabinets

VP-BLNK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical Blanking PanelUsed to isolate airflow in unused Zero-U spaces within 45U cabinets

ZERO-U PDU MOUNTING BRACKETS

VPA-PDU-F1-1 VPA-PDU-F2-1 VPA-PDU-S2-1

VP-BLNK


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Part # Description

VPA-R-1-(XX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VersaPOD Equipment Mounting Rails (set of 2), Black

Use (XX) to specify height. 42 = 42U, 45 = 45U

VP-FAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Top-Mount Cooling Fan Panel - 3 Fans x 110CFM, 120VAC w/NEMA 5-15P plug

VP-FAN-220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Top-Mount Cooling Fan Panel - 3 Fans x 110CFM, 220VAC w/C13 plug

VP-T3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brush Guard, Large - For large center top panel cable openings

VP-BRUSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brush Guard, Small - For small perimeter top panel cable openings

VP-BAY2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VersaPOD Baying Kit - Secures (2) VersaPOD cabinets together

VA-VPA-BAY-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VersaPOD-to-V600 Baying Kit - Secures (1) VersaPOD cabinet to (1) V600 cabinet

VP-GRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grounding Kit - Includes ground bar, ground wire, mounting hardware and accessories

(capacity to support all required grounding connections for a single cabinet)

RS-VCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .¼-turn Hook and Loop Cable Managers (box of 10)

Can be installed in Vertical Cable Management Tray, Vertical Patching Channeland End of Row Vertical Wire Manager

VP-SPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .¼-Turn Fiber Management Spool (bag of 5)

Can be installed in Vertical Patching Channel and End of Row Vertical Wire Manager

VP-143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .¼-Turn D-Ring Cable Manager (box of 10) 88.9x44.5mm (3.50x1.75 in.) Can be installed

in Vertical Cable Management Trays only

VP-145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¼-Turn D-Ring Cable Manager (box of 10), 127.0x88.9mm (5.00x3.50 in.),

Can be installed in Vertical Management Trays only

HCM-4-(X)U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RouteIT™ 19” Horizontal Cable Manager w/4” FingersUse (X) to specify height: 1 = 1U, 2 = 2U, 4 = 4U

HCM-6-(X)U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RouteIT 19” Horizontal Cable Manager w/6” Fingers

Use (X) to specify height: 1 = 1U, 2 = 2U, 4 = 4U

PNL-TBLNK010-1S . . . . . . . . . .19” Toolless Blank Filler Panel, 1U (package of 10)

PNL-BRSH-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19” Brush Guard Panel, 1U

ACCESSORIES

CABINET ACCESSORIES ORDERING INFORMATION

VP-GRD

VP-FAN VP-T3

VP-143 PNL-TBLNK010-1S

RS-VCM

HCM-4-(X)U HCM-6-(X)U

VP-SPL

PNL-BRSH-1


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