RM Cabinet Guide

10 easy steps to buying the right cabinet

RM Cabinet Guide
Pick your: 1. Cabinet 2. Plinths & Castors 3. PDU 4. Shelves 5. Mounting Angles & Support Rails 6. Cables 7. Earth Bonding Kits 8. Extras 9. Delivery Charges 10. Place your Order

1. Pick a cabinet
What to consider: i. A U is 1.76 ii. Need to decide how tall the cabinet needs to be

iii. Need to decide the width (a wider cabinet provides more room for cables)
iv. Find out how many servers need to go in and how many U they are. Dont forget to leave plenty of leeway for growth and airflow (around 5U) v. Width is mainly decided by where the cabinet has to go and if it can fit through the door!

16S-346 16S-349 16S-350 16S-352 16S-351 16S-353

RM Server Cabinet 12U x 600w x 1000d RM Server Cabinet 18U x 600w x 1000d RM Server Cabinet 30U x 600w x 1000d RM Server Cabinet 30U x 800w x 1000d RM Server Cabinet 42U x 600w x 1000d RM Server Cabinet 42U x 800w x 1000d

Height

2. Plinths and Castors

What to consider: o The Cabinet comes with travel castors only to be used when the cabinet is EMPTY o Castors are only really needed if the cabinet needs to be moved often. o Extendable plinths are available for cabinets that have servers, which slide in and out like a drawer. (see later)
16U-168 600 X 1000 Fixed Plinth kit 16U-187 800 X 1000 Fixed Plinth 16U-169 600 X 1000 Extendable Plinth

16U-188 800 X 1000 Extendable Plinth

17V-861 Heavy Duty Castors (4pk)

X X

3. Pick a PDU
What to consider: Power distribution Unit How many servers do you need to plug in?

178-530 1AC-345 178-533 1AC-348 178-534 1AC-351 178-535 1AC-352 178-536 1AC-371 178-537

4-Way Horizontal PDU 5 Way Horizontal PDU 5-Way Vertical PDU 6 Way Horizontal PDU 6-Way Vertical PDU 7-Way Horizontal PDU 8-Way Vertical PDU 12 Way Horizontal PDU 12-Way Vertical PDU 15 Way Horizontal PDU 15-Way Vertical PDU

4. Pick Shelves
What to consider:

You dont need shelves for all servers- if it comes with a rackmount kit, it can be joined directly to the cabinet
Shelves are a good way of storing non rackmountable servers in a cabinet.

16U-155 16U-156 16U-157 16U-158 16U-159 1C5-021 16U-160 16U-161 16U-162 16U-164 16U-165

600w X 400d F ixed S helf 600w X 600d F ixed S helf 800w X 800d F ixed S helf 600w X 600d Heavy Duty S helf 600w X 800d Heavy Duty S helf 800w X 800d Heavy Duty S helf 600w X 600d S liding shelf 600w X 800d S liding S helf 600w X 600d Heavy Duty S liding S helf 1U X 300 Cantilever S helf 2U X 400 Cantilever S helf

50Kg
100Kg

45Kg 90Kg

15Kg

5. Mounting Angles & Support Rails

What to consider: Mounting Angles make a shorter server secure in a cabinet that is too long
1A7-222 Mounting Angles 19" Set of 2 - 21U 1A9-495 Mounting Angles 19" Set of 2 - 42U

16U-166 Support Rails (Pair) 800mm Deep Mounting Angles attach to a support rail. An 800mm deep support rail is designed to fit a 1000mm deep cabinet. Not long enough to Support reach to the Rail back

Server

Cabinet

Mounting Angle

6. Cables
What to consider: Think about cable management- to make sure your cables dont get mixed up Jumper rings and panels stop harmful strain (stretch) on your cabling essential for a tidy solution

16U-186 16U-179 16U-180 16U-178 16U-177

42U X 300 Cable Tray 1U X 4 Loop Jumper Ring Panel 2U X 4 Loop Jumper Ring Panel Large Jumper Rings - 10 Pack S mall Jumper Rings - 10 Pack
1 Loop Loop Panel

Cable Tray

7. Earth Bonding Kit

What to consider: Every cabinet should have an earth bonding kit Aids earth continuity between the frame, doors and the top cover of the cabinet to help prevent risk of electrocution Earth bonding kits provide sufficient leads for all the panels on a cabinet to be bonded to the main frame

1 6U-1 72

E arth Bonding Kit

8. Extras
What to consider: Dont worry about fans unless the cabinet is going to be very full

A baying kit is used to join 2 adjacent server cabinets for better stability
A document wallet will keep all of your important documents close to hand "U" measuring strip will help you level up and space your equipment when bolting it into the cabinet. There is nothing worse than struggling to bolt something in, only to find that it's not level and you need to start again

16U-176 16U-190 16U-189 16U-175 16U-153 16U-154

Baying Kit "U" Measuring S trip Document Holder Cage Nuts, Bolts and Washers - Bag of 50 2 way roof fan 4 way roof fan
Baying Kit Roof Fan

9. Delivery Charges
What to consider: Delivery charges are based on your post code. See below to work out which zone covers your post code
1 7H-305 1 7H-306 RM S erver Cabinet - Delivery Charge -ZONE A (each) RM S erver Cabinet - Delivery Charge -ZONE B (each)

Post Code Zones:

Zone A AL. B. BA. BB. BD. BL. BN. BR. BS. CB. CH. CM. CO. CR. CT. CV. CW. DA. DE. DN. DY.E. EC. EN. GL. GU. HA. HD. HP. HR. HU. HX. IG. IP. KT. L. LE. LN. LS. LU. M. ME. MK. N. NG. NN. NR. NW. OL. OX. PE. PO. PR. RG. RH. RM. S. SE. SG. SK. SL. SM. SN. SO. SP. SS. ST. SW. TF. TN. TW. UB. W. WA. WC. WD. WF. WN. WR. WS. WV. YO. Zone B BH. CA. CF. CT. DG. DH. DL. DT. EH. EX. FK. FY. G. HG. KA. KY. LA. LD. LL. ML. NE. NP. PL. PO30-41. SA. SR. SY. TA. TD. TQ. TR. TS.

10. Place your Order

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