Rack guide HP Rack & Power Solutions
What makes a good rack solution? Whether you’re dealing with just a few servers or a large-scale data centre, planning the deployment or upgrade of any rack server environment is a major challenge.
The following issues in particular should be addressed upfront:
Physical deployment
Can you deploy the racks you need in the physical space that you’ve got available? Can you do it quickly, without additional rail kits? Will your rack be robust enough to cope with life in the data centre?
Investment protection
Can you ensure the rack equipment you invest in today will be compatible with – and will provide flexibility for – your future deployments?
Operational health
Can you effectively control the build up of heat within your rack? Can you organise your cables efficiently to ensure optimum airflow, and thereby keep your servers cool? Are all safety requirements being fulfilled – i.e., are your racks equipped with the requisite stabilisers and lockable doors? If you get the infrastructure right, everything is then possible.
Why choose HP?
As the number one server and storage vendor in the industry, HP understands what it takes to build a reliable, efficient and fully integrated server and storage infrastructure.
Industry standards and universality
All HP rack solutions are built according to industry standards – such as the HP Rack 10000 G2 series, which is built on 19″ RETMA standards and provides a universal rack for all HP rack-mount products. By designing our racks this way, we ensure full compatibility with third-party components, as well as all future developments built according to these standards.
Fully integrated
Although being open to third-party components, HP rack solutions are designed especially for seamless integration with HP servers and storage.
Fast deployment
With worldwide delivery services direct from the HP factory, you can receive a preconfigured or unassembled rack solution at your premises in rapid time. Your full order will be shipped together, which – in combination with HP tool-less deployment – will allow you to get your new solution up and running quickly.
Optimum space and airflow
HP racks are equipped with perforated doors, enhanced cable management and 0U lateral mounting, which provides the optimum front-to-back airflow that is required by most of today’s servers – as well as those of tomorrow.
Integrated HP Care Pack support
All HP Rack & Power Solutions come with a 3-year standard warranty*. However, if you are running an HP ProLiant server within your rack that has a valid HP Care Pack, your Rack & Power solution will automatically be covered for the same level of service and support – giving you peace of mind at no extra cost.
To find out more about what HP offers – including our portfolio of power, cooling and infrastructure management solutions – please see your HP Rack & Power Solutions toolkit. If you want more IT space, higher flexibility and enhanced security, choose from the wide portfolio of industry-standard HP rack solutions and options – designed to suit all financial and business needs
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