FAQs - Air-Conditioned Server Racks

Air-conditioned server racks are enclosures that combine secure and robust housing for servers and networking equipment with a dedicated cooling system. This allows you to control the temperature within the cabinet without cooling the entire room.

Servers, switches and other IT equipment generate heat while they’re operating. If that heat isn’t removed effectively, temperatures can rise and affect the equipment’s performance and reliability, leading to downtime and potentially costly repairs. Appropriate server rack cooling equipment helps maintain ideal operating conditions and reduce risk.

Not necessarily. This depends on how the space is configured and set up. A correctly designed server room cooling system may control the temperature to a suitable level. Air-conditioned server racks are particularly useful where dedicated room cooling is not available, is not practical, or where individual equipment requires more targeted temperature control.

You will need to consider the dimensions and quantity of the equipment being installed, total heat load, required rack capacity, available installation space and ambient conditions. But don’t worry, our Projects team can help you specify a rack and cooling solution around these requirements.

The appropriate rack size depends on the equipment you need to accommodate and the capacity you need for future expansion. Server Room Environments can advise on available sizes and made-to-order configurations for your installation.

Yes, our air-conditioned server cabinets are made to order and can be designed around specific installation and equipment requirements. Speak to our projects team about the dimensions, internal configuration and other options you require.

This depends on the heat generated by the equipment inside the racks, as well as the surrounding temperature and how the enclosure is configured. Cooling requirements should always be assessed against the equipment and environment, not the physical size of the racks.

They can be useful in offices, warehouses, manufacturing facilities and other environments where servers or networking equipment need to operate without access to conventional dedicated server room cooling options. We will always assess the suitability of the space.

Yes, regular inspection and preventative maintenance help keep your server racks operating consistently and reliably. Server Room Environments offers service contracts for our air-conditioned server cabinets, with terms and pricing available directly from our team.

A cooling failure can cause temperatures inside the enclosure to increase, especially if the equipment produces a significant heat load. This is why appropriate monitoring and maintenance programmes are vital, especially for installations that simply cannot afford to fail. If a unit covered by an SRE service contract develops a problem, the service and repair arrangements will depend on your agreement’s terms.