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Aisle Containment Systems

Flexible Containment Systems To Increase Efciency

Integrated Cabinet Solutions
For Business-Critical Continuity™

Offerings Increase Energy Efciency

With Emerson Network Power
Aisle Containment Systems

Reduce energy consumption while

supporting higher density IT and networking

equipment — without compromising your

requirement for availability.

Aisle Containment Systems from Emerson Network

Power are designed to optimize the efciency, design

and operation of your data center infrastructure. A
comprehensive selection makes it easy to support both
standard and non-uniform hot/cold aisle applications.

Ideally Suited For:

Hot aisle/cold aisle applications

Raised oor data centers with perimeter cooling

Non-raised oor data centers using row-based

precision cooling systems such as Liebert® CRV™
or Liebert XD™

Retrot to existing racks, or DCF™ & DCM™ racks

Emerson Network Power SmartAisle™ Solutions with

Liebert precision cooling and Liebert iCOM® controls

Configurations to fit any site needs:

Modular roof and door system for DCF & DCM racks

Vertical system for non-uniform rows and rack heights

Retractable roof

Variable standard components interchangeable to
create custom solutions

Raised floor data center with perimeter precision cooling
(Liebert DS or Liebert CW )

Slab floor data center with Liebert CRV
row-based precision cooling and Modular System

Aisle Containment Systems from Emerson Network Power may
be installed at any location in the data center, with options to fit
most rack configurations. Shown with Vertical System.

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Problem:

In the thermographic view of a typical data

center, the problem with the traditional approach

in high density data centers is highlighted by the
numerous hot spots and wide variation in inlet
temperatures to the IT equipment.

Solution:

Liebert® Precision Cooling systems with

Liebert iCOM® control are enhanced by Aisle
Containment from Emerson Network Power,

enabling dynamic optimization of the cooling

environment, and lower energy usage.

Typical Data Center (top view)

Hot Spot

IT Racks

Perimiter Cooling Units Hot Aisle Cold Aisle

Liebert Aisle Containment in
Data Center (top view)

Typical Data Center (end of row view)

IT Racks

Cold Aisle

Hot Aisle

Without aisle containment, hot and cold air mix in
both the hot and cold aisles, making the cooling
system less effective and less energy efficient.

Data Center with Aisle
Containment System / Liebert
iCOM controls (end of row view)

Aisle Containment combined with Liebert precision
cooling with iCOM controls enables uniform temperature
effective cooling, and consistently hot return air for more
effective precision cooling system performance.

Aisle Containment Systems Are Designed to:

Optimize Cooling
System Efficiency

30+% efciency increase

Continuous dynamic
adaptation to load

Less fan power per kW cooling

Eliminate Hot/Cold Air Mixing

Uniform and predictable
temperature to all IT equipment

Integrate the cooling unit

air ow delivery with the IT

equipment requirements

Increase Space Efficiency

30+% increase in IT
equipment density

Up to 12kW/rack with
perimeter cooling

Up to 30kW/rack with
localized cooling

Increase Capacity

25+% increase in available

cooling capacity

Extend capacity of existing

precision cooling system

Allow Easy Retrofit

In many cases, no

requirement to replace
existing raised oor
cooling infrastructure

Components t through

standard doorways

Fits existing DCF™

and DCM™ racks

Leverage Redundancy/
Availability

Utilize existing cooling
redundancy of raised

oor air distribution and

high availability cooling
infrastructure

Retrot existing
racks with Liebert
Aisle Containment

Provide Fast Return on
Investment (ROI)

Payback within a few months
to less than 2 years

Low initial investment

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Compare the Costs of a Conventional Data Center Design Versus the
SmartAisle™ Solution with Aisle Containment

SmartAisle from Emerson Network Power is an intelligent, integrated infrastructure using row-based building

blocks. Aisle Containment optimizes efficiency and lowers energy expenses in the SmartAisle solution.

Conventional

Number of Racks: 27

Density: 5.9 per rack

Total IT Load: 160 kW

Cooling units: 4 x 20 ton Precision

Cooling systems Units

Power: 2 x 100 kVA

room-level UPS systems
and power distribution

Conventional Data

Center Design

Room Costs $515,000 $459,000 $56,000 11%

Infrastructure Costs $415,000 $391,000 $24,000 6%

Total Capital Expense $930,000 $850,000 $80,000 9%

Energy Consumption $63,500 $46,500 $17,000 27%

5 Year OpEx $318,000 $233,000 $85,000 27%

Cold Aisle

Hot Aisle

Cold Aisle

Hot Aisle

SmartAisle Design Cost Savings

Precision Cooling

AC Power

Racks and Integrated
Cabinets

"% Advantage

SmartAisle"

5 Year TCO $1,248,000 $1,083,000 $165,000 13%

SmartAisle

Number of Racks: 16

Density: 10kW per rack

Total IT Load: 160 kW

Cooling units: 6 row-based precision

cooling units
Cold Aisle Containment

Power: 2 Row-based UPS systems

Modular Power Busway

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Measurable Energy Efciency

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Precision

Cooling

54˚F

54˚F

89˚F

70˚F

75˚F

100% Fan Speed

IT Racks

IT Racks

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Traditional Operation

54˚F

IT Racks

IT Racks

With Cold Aisle Containment

62˚F

IT Racks

IT Racks

75˚F

89˚F

70˚F

94˚F

80˚F

˚

85˚F

100% Fan Speed

90% Fan Speed

54˚F

62˚F

Cooling

Precision

Cooling

Precision

Liebert® Precision Cooling with Liebert iCOM®
control and Aisle Containment

97º F

62º F

Requires less fan power per kW of cooling

Leverages variable fan speed control

Operates with digital scroll technology for

97º F

85º F

62º F

variable capacity control

Provides continuous dynamic adaptation to cooling load

Allows you to easily take advantage of free cooling designs

CMF
67%

Cooling

Precision

Savings - Direct Expansion System

With Cold Aisle

Containment

With Liebert iCOM and Containment

21% 33%

Compressor

Condensor

Evaporator Fan

Total

Savings

Traditional Approach

69.7% 50.9% 50.4%

9.3% 9.3% 9.3%

21.0% 18.5% 7.2%

100% 78.7% 66.9%

Savings - Chilled Water System

Traditional Approach

Chiller*

Pumps*

Air Handler Fan

Total

Savings

* Estimated savings based on dedicated data center chiller

71.3% 64.9% 60%

10.0% 5.4% 5.2%

18.7% 14.3% 7.2%

100% 84.6% 72.4%

With Cold Aisle

Containment

With Liebert iCOM and Containment

15% 28%

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Today’s successful businesses
depend on adaptable technologies
to help them respond quickly
to market demands. Your data
center must be built on a support
infrastructure designed to match
the power and cooling needs of
rapidly changing IT initiatives such
as virtualization and consolidation.

Each IT change, move or addition

will affect the entire support
infrastructure—you need products
and support that ensure your IT
systems will operate reliably in
these environments.

Emerson Network Power leads
the industry in infrastructure

support, with a comprehensive
offering that provides efcient

operation without compromising
availability. These solutions are
backed by the industry’s largest

service organization, ensuring

continued support by factory-
trained experts.

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and Management of Dynamic IT Spaces

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Alarm notication

Remote Control

Surge
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IT Racks and Accessories

DCF™ & DCM™ IT Rack

Industry leading 83%
perforation for high density
IT equipment

Dozens of simple tool-less
accessories

Signicant zero-U
mounting space

Roof designed for optional
high density cooling

Liebert® and Knurr
Rack PDUs

Basic, controlled or
adaptive designs

Local and remote monitoring
Additional in-rack

sensors available
Available in low and

high density
2-year no-hassle

replacement warranty

Capacity planning
Asset management
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Aisle Containment from
Emerson Network Power

Flexible design independent
from rack width

Sliding or vertical doors

Modular, vertical or

retractable overhead
containment

Integrated adaptive control
reduces fan energy cost

Liebert MB™ Modular
Busway

Tool-less mounting to
Knurr racks

Plug-n-play bus plug / rack
PDU connections

Replaces multiple
power cables

Available in dual bus design

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Power and UPS

Liebert® FDC™/
Liebert FPC™

Rack-size power
conditioning and
distribution

Requires only
front and back
service access

Offers top or
bottom cable entry

Precision Cooling

Liebert CRV™ Row-Based
Cooling

20kW to 40kW precision cooling

with horizontal airow design for
both non-raised and raised oors

Digital scroll compressor and
variable speed fans for highly

efcient operation

Air, water, glycol and chilled

water designs

Liebert iCOM® for intelligent
control, communications and

monitoring

Liebert APM™ UPS

Scalable capacity
growth without
increasing footprint:
15-90kW

Operates with up to

94% energy efciency

Row-based installation

Liebert NX™ UPS

Scalable capacity
growth without
increasing footprint:
40-200kVA

Parallel congurations

for capacity or
redundancy

Operates with up to

97% energy efciency

Row-based installation

Liebert DS™ Perimeter Cooling

Industry standard in oor mount

precision cooling.

Available in single units from
28kW to 105kW

Flexibility of design with air, water,
glycol and GLYCOOL cooling

Liebert iCOM for intelligent control,

communications and monitoring

Digital scroll technology for variable
capacity control

Widest variety of air supply congurations

Liebert XD™ Row-based Cooling

High heat density cooling system
that requires little to no data center
footprint

Additional energy savings with
pumped refrigerant technology

Intelligent fan control in each module

and Liebert iCOM for intelligent
control, communications and

monitoring

Infrastructure Management

Liebert Nform™

Software solution providing
centralized monitoring of a
wide range of data center
infrastructure equipment

Leverages existing network
communications

Triggers event actions

or notications

Liebert CW™ Perimeter Cooling

Chilled Water cooling

Available in single units from
26kW to 181kW

Optional EC Plug Fans maximize

energy efcient operation

Liebert iCOM for intelligent control,

communications and monitoring

Widest variety of air supply

congurations

Liebert SiteScan™ Web

Software solution providing
centralized monitoring of a
wide range of data center
infrastructure equipment

Leverages existing network
communications

Triggers event actions

or notications

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Ensuring The High Availability Of
Mission-Critical Data And Applications.

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader
in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication
networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power
provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power
and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks
and enclosures, power switching and controls, infrastructure management, and
connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power
service technicians. Liebert AC power, precision cooling and monitoring products
and services from Emerson Network Power deliver Efficiency Without Compromise™
by helping customers optimize their data center infrastructure to reduce costs
and deliver high availability.

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