Component Guide

Cabinet Containment Sealing Scenarios
When using a containment solution, it is important that the front, top, rear, and
end-of-row areas of Net-Access
™
Cabinets are all properly sealed. The following charts
show the cabinet seal scenario needed when deploying each of the three different
containment solutions.
Vertical Exhaust Duct (VED)
Seal Application
Middle
Cabinet
(W or W/O
Side Panel) End of Row
Front and
Rear Cabinet
to Floor Seal
Server – S-Type Front and Rear Front and Rear
Switch – N-Type Rear Rear
End of Row
Cabinet Seal
Server or Switch N/A Need
Middle of
Row Cabinet
to Cabinet
Server-Server Front, Top, Rear N/A
Switch-Switch Top N/A
Server-Switch Front N/A
Cold Aisle Containment (CAC)
Seal Application
Middle
Cabinet
(W or W/O
Side Panel) End of Row
Front and
Rear Cabinet
to Floor Seal
Server – S-Type Front Front
Switch – N-Type N/A N/A
End of Row
Cabinet Seal
Server or Switch N/A Need
Middle of
Row Cabinet
to Cabinet
Server-Server Front N/A
Switch-Switch Top N/A
Server-Switch Front N/A
Hot Aisle Containment (HAC)
Seal Application
Middle
Cabinet
(W or W/O
Side Panel) End of Row
Front and
Rear Cabinet
to Floor Seal
Server – S-Type Front Front
Switch – N-Type N/A N/A
End of Row
Cabinet Seal
Server or Switch N/A Need
Middle of
Row Cabinet
to Cabinet
Server-Server Front, Top N/A
Switch-Switch Front, Top N/A
Server-Switch Front, Top N/A
Blanking Foam Strips
Front/Rear Floor Seal
End-of-Row Floor Seal
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