Siemon Launches Extended-Depth Version of the VersaPOD™ Data Center Cabinet Solution

Feb. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- February 26, 2010, Watertown, CT — Siemon introduces an extended-depth version of its popular VersaPOD Data Center Cabinet Solution, designed to support deeper networking, server and SAN equipment.  Like the 1000mm depth VersaPOD VP1, the new 1200mm (48 inch) deep VersaPOD VP2 integrates bayed data center cabinets with Siemon’s exclusive ZERO-U vertical patching and cable management capability. The VersaPOD VP2’s combination of additional front-to-back cabinet space and space-saving ZERO-U patching is ideal for high-density data center environments, enabling increased cabling and equipment density while providing excellent accessibility and thermal efficiency.

The extended-depth VersaPOD VP2 retains the same standard 760mm (30 inch) width as the original version, leveraging the vertical space between bayed cabinets for patching, cable management or standard 19” vertically mounted PDUs without consuming horizontal mounting space for connectivity.   VersaPOD’s ZERO-U vertical copper and fiber patch panels (VPP) provide up to 24 U of mounting space between every two cabinets while end-of-row panels offer an additional 8U of vertical space for end units.  The top and bottom of the vertical patching units may be populated independently allowing patching, wire management or 19” rack mount PDU’s to co-occupy the bayed space.  The extended depth also creates additional vertical cable management space in both the front and rear of the cabinet for efficient management of high-density cabling, eliminating the need for equipment swing arms while providing aesthetically pleasing, efficiently dressed cabling.

The VersaPOD VP2’s highly configurable design provides options tailored to a wide variety of data center equipment needs and layout and is an ideal solution for central patching, horizontal distribution and main distribution area configurations.  Its 1200mm depth supports today’s deepest  IT equipment , such as Cisco’s popular Nexus 7000 switch and enables it to be populated in both front and rear, decreasing the number of cabinets required for connectivity and freeing up valuable data center space.

Additionally, the VersaPOD VP2’s innovative design provides thermal benefits by segregating cabling channels into the designated cabling area, away from equipment air intake and discharge areas.  By utilizing the vertical space adjacent to the equipment mounting rails, the ZERO-U configuration provides ideal patching proximity to switch equipment, minimizing patch cord runs and slack congestion that can obstruct critical airflow.

In data center designs where cabinet-to-cabinet isolation is desired for side discharge electronics, optional cable trays minimize airflow between bayed cabinets while providing cable channel routing and slack management of cables terminated behind the vertical patch panels.  

The VersaPOD VP2 Data Center Solution's unique design offers full accessibility from the front and rear of each bayed unit. Dual hinged front doors open from both the left and right and are easily removed. Split rear doors offer an innovative quad hinge design, allowing each split door to be independently opened in either direction or removed. With doors and side panels removed, the VersaPOD 2 provides the same accessibility as an open rack.  An open floor design and multiple roof entry points allow flexible routing of horizontal and backbone cable.

For more information in Siemon's VersaPOD, as well as other Siemon network cabling and connectivity innovations, visit www.siemon.com/versapod.

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About Siemon:
Established in 1903, Siemon (www.siemon.com) is a global industry leader in the development and manufacture of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Watertown, Connecticut, USA, Siemon operates directly in over 30 countries and through its channels services customers in over 100 countries. Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) category 5e, category 6 (Class E), category 6A (Class EA) and category 7/7A (Class F/FA), and multimode and singlemode optical fiber cabling systems available.. With over 400 active patents, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and is actively involved with numerous industry standards organizations around the world.