Air flow for MCS-200 (dual-rack configuration)
The special horizontal airflow of the MCS-200/100 fully supports the industry standard front-to-back cooling principle, such as cold air drawing into the front of the server and warm air being expelled out the rear of the unit. All devices receive adequate and evenly distributed cool air regardless of the mounting position within the enclosure. The MCS-200/100 distributes precisely cooled and targeted air flow evenly across the front of the IT equipment. Warmed air is then channeled from the rear of the IT equipment into the side-mounted or center-mounted MCS-200/100 cooling unit. From there it is cooled and recirculated to the front of the equipment stack.
Key components
The MCS-200/100 uses the following key components to provide cooling performance. Some of these components are optional for MCS-100. For more information, see "MCS-100 components (on page 13)."
•Main breakers—Provide power for the MCS-200/100 through circuit breakers. They do not control power at the input panel.
If the MCS-200/100 is still connected to a power source, voltage is applied before the circuit breakers at the input panel
•Heat Exchanger Module (HEX)—Uses an air-to-water heat transfer device specially created for demanding data center environments
•Display—Provides general cooling unit status
•Management module—Provides users with web-based capabilities to set, monitor, and control temperature within the modular cooling unit, and displays the health of the unit
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