Innovative Enclosure Maximizes Power Usage and Provides 99 Percent Power
Distribution Efficiency with Power XE™
FREMONT, Calif., March 18, 2009 Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RACK),
a leading provider of Eco-Logical™ servers and storage products for medium- to
large-scale data centers, today announced the immediate availability of
CloudRack™ C2, a unified cabinet which delivers dramatic bottom-line savings to
data centers by assuring maximum power and cooling efficiency. CloudRack C2
provides staggering server densities with up to 1,280 cores per cabinet and 99
percent energy efficiencies.
Innovative Power Distribution
CloudRack C2 is the first of many Rackable products to utilize Power XE™ a
cabinet-level power distribution technology, designed to:
- Virtually eliminate the data center "stranded power" problem (a data center's
power capacity which is paid for, but ultimately unused) and provides nearly
perfect phase balancing
- Significantly improve power delivery efficiency by converting incoming AC
power to 99 percent efficient 12V DC power via hot-pluggable, N+1 redundant
rectifiers
- Eliminate server-level power supplies and cooling fans for improved
reliability
Dramatic Thermal Efficiency
CloudRack C2 is thermally optimized to allow data centers to operate at much
higher temperatures, up to 40 C (104 F). Benefits include:
- Higher system temperature tolerance, which means significantly reduced power
consumption by Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units, which in turn means
radically reduced operating costs
- Thermally-managed airflow via hot-swappable, easily-serviceable, cabinet-level
N+1 redundant fan arrays for better enclosure reliability
- Auto-adjustable fan speed based on ambient room temperature, resulting in more
than 80 percent reduction of fan power compared to conventional AC enclosures
"The CloudRack C2 is a landmark achievement for Rackable Systems. Most notably,
it solves the problem of stranded power," said Mark J. Barrenechea, president
and CEO of Rackable Systems. "Data centers can now also reduce power consumption
by simply turning up the thermostat while using CloudRack C2. It is the most
energy-efficient and thermally-intelligent cabinet technology Rackable has ever
offered."
Impressive Build-to-Order Flexibility
CloudRack C2 comes in 24 inch wide cabinets, with 23U and 46U configurations,
and is offered with server trays based on AMD Opteron™ processors and soon to
launch next generation Intel® Xeon® processors (Nehalem) designed for better
performance, energy efficiency and virtualization capabilities. Using Rackable's
MicroSlice™ architecture, CloudRack C2 trays can include up to 240 uni-processor
servers per cabinet.
"Our research demonstrates that power and cooling remains a top priority for
data center operators," said Jed Scaramella, senior research analyst,
Datacenters, IDC. "Energy has become a central design point for the data center.
The density, power and thermal efficiencies Rackable achieves with CloudRack C2
enable customers to drive meaningful performance gains, while at the same time
helping to reduce overall data center operating expenses."
For information about CloudRack C2 and specific configurations, please visit
www.rackable.com/cloudrackC2.
Note to editors: High-resolution photos of Rackable Systems' CloudRack C2 are
available for download at
www.rackable.com/media.
About Rackable Systems
Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RACK) is a leading provider of Eco-Logical™
servers and storage for medium- to large-scale data center deployments. The
company's products, available for purchase or lease, are designed to provide
benefits in the areas of density, thermal efficiency, serviceability, power
distribution, data center mobility and remote management. Founded in 1999 and
based in Fremont, California, Rackable Systems is a founding member of The Green
Grid and serves cloud computing and services, enterprise software, federal
government, digital media, financial services, oil and gas exploration and HPC
customers worldwide.
To learn more about Rackable Systems, visit
www.rackable.com.
Contact Information:
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Jen Spark
415-512-0770
rackablesystems@schwartz-pr.com
Rackable Systems, Eco-Logical, CloudRack, Power XE and MicroSlice are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Rackable Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are
property of their respective holders.
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