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Secure Cabinet Express

Secure Cabinet Express is our business-ready cabinet with the most frequently deployed cabinet specifications. It includes an Equinix-supplied cabinet with 1200 mm minimum depth to accommodate most equipment needs.

Secure Cabinet Express is designed to suit your changing digital infrastructure requirements through Equinix’s selection of optimal product configurations (cabinet, electrical circuits, and cabinet mounted PDUs). The standardized cabinet is interconnection ready with internal configuration flexibility.

It can be purchased by existing and new customers through the Equinix Customer Portal.

You can order more than one Secure Cabinet Express in an IBX, and those cabinets may or may not be installed in the same secure area. Multiple Secure Cabinet Express cabinets installed in the same secure area will have an aggregate draw cap.

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Equinix performs all installations of cabinets and power circuits.

Features

The standard features of Secure Cabinet Express are:

  • One Secure Cabinet Express cabinet with kVA-based power billing option

  • One standardized redundant circuit pair with standardized panels, breakers, and wiring

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    The circuit type is automatically selected based on the IBX.

  • Standardized, selectable draw cap in increments of 0.5 kVA

  • Draw cap usage monitoring to proactively identify when change in cabinet power is needed

  • One demarcation/patch panel to support standard single-mode fiber connections

  • Ability to request two single phase circuit pairings per cabinet, as well as one or two three phase circuit pairings per cabinet (cabinets with these requested circuit configurations will be subject to capability review)

Add-Ons

Optional features include:

  • Cable management inside the closed cabinet

  • Cables

  • Cabinet accessories such as shelves and screws

  • Equipment installation, remote management, troubleshooting, and 24/7 support

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    See Smart Hands for details.

Power Requirements

Every Secure Cabinet Express has a draw cap. Measured in kVA, a draw cap represents the maximum power draw supportable and contractually allowable in the Secure Cabinet Express. Equinix chooses a primary and redundant circuit pairing that does not exceed the maximum cabinet rating of the IBX.

You can choose to use your own PDUs or the standardized Equinix PDUs.

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Power is pre-approved for 5-7 kVA. You can request power above the pre-approved limit, subject to Capacity Feasibility Review (CFR).

Cabinet Specifications

Specs for AMER Region

ModelSWDP DC-EQS482448-1 / Legrand EQUIT6136 / Minkels Nexpand / Eaton
AvailabilityUnited States, etc.
DimensionsWidth: 24 inches
Depth: 40 to 48 inches
Height: 79 inches +
Note: Not all cabinet sizes are available in every IBX. Verify availability with your Sales Engineer.
Rack Unit Capacity45 RU +
Static Load Capacity1500 kg
EarthingFully earthed via central earthing point to Equinix earthing grid
Interior19 inch profiles: 4 vertical mounting rails with U Marking (1st U at bottom)
Adjustability: Front vertical mounting rails set 100 mm from door with stepless depth adjustment
Frame: Powder coated aluminum extrusions
DoorsFront Door: 80% perforated single front door
Rear Door: 80% perforated double rear door
Locking: Kaba Mas 252 Lock
RoofModularity: Modular inserts per 100 mm
Inserts: Cover Panels, Cable Entry Guides and Brushes
Air Flow Management80% perforated doors
Side skirts
Vertical mounting rail seal
Blanks/brushes to roof cable entry points
AccessoriesCable Management: 200 mm wide cable tray mounted 500 mm from the cabinet
Included Accessories: Earthing kit, Universal PDU Mounting Bracket (x2), Height (U) indication on all 4 vertical mounting rails
Optional Accessories: Universal PDU, Easy Mounting Accessibility / Brackets
Compatible ProductSecure Cabinet Express

Specs for EMEA Region

ModelMINKELS NEXPAND, etc.
AvailabilityAmsterdam, United Kingdom, etc.
DimensionsWidth: 600 mm
Depth: 1000 to 1200 mm
Height: 2000 mm +
Note: Not all cabinet sizes are available in every IBX. Verify availability with your Sales Engineer.
Rack Unit Capacity45 RU +
Static Load Capacity1500 kg
EarthingFully earthed via central earthing point to Equinix earthing grid
Interior19 inch profiles: 4 vertical mounting rails with U Marking (1st U at bottom)
Adjustability: Front vertical mounting rails set 100 mm from door with stepless depth adjustment
Frame: Powder coated aluminum extrusions
DoorsFront Door: 80% perforated single front door
Rear Door: 80% perforated double rear door
Locking: Combination Lock
RoofModularity: Modular inserts per 100 mm
Inserts: Cover Panels, Cable Entry Guides and Brushes
Air Flow Management80% perforated doors
Side skirts
Vertical mounting rail seal
Blanks/brushes to roof cable entry points
AccessoriesCable Management: 200 mm wide cable tray mounted 500 mm from the cabinet
Included Accessories: Earthing kit, Universal PDU Mounting Bracket (x2), Height (U) indication on all 4 vertical mounting rails
Optional Accessories: Universal PDU, Easy Mounting Accessibility / Brackets
Compatible ProductSecure Cabinet Express

Specs for APAC Region

ModelSitoca 3080021-000-0020, etc.
AvailabilitySingapore, etc.
DimensionsWidth: 600 mm
Depth: 1000 to 1200 mm
Height: 2000 mm +
Note: Not all cabinet sizes are available in every IBX. Verify availability with your Sales Engineer.
Rack Unit Capacity45 RU +
Static Load Capacity1500 kg
EarthingFully earthed via central earthing point to Equinix earthing grid
Interior19 inch profiles: 4 vertical mounting rails with U Marking (1st U at bottom)
Adjustability: Front vertical mounting rails set 100 mm from door with stepless depth adjustment
Frame: Powder coated aluminum extrusions
DoorsFront Door: Spring Honeycomb Door
Rear Door: Bi-Fold Honeycomb Door
Locking: Key Lock
RoofModularity: Modular inserts per 100 mm
Inserts: Cover Panels, Cable Entry Guides and Brushes
Air Flow Management80% perforated doors
Side skirts
Vertical mounting rail seal
Blanks/brushes to roof cable entry points
AccessoriesCable Management: 200 mm wide cable tray mounted 500 mm from the cabinet
Included Accessories: Earthing kit, Universal PDU Mounting Bracket (x2), Height (U) indication on all 4 vertical mounting rails
Optional Accessories: Universal PDU, Easy Mounting Accessibility / Brackets
Compatible ProductSecure Cabinet Express

Interconnection

Each Secure Cabinet Express includes a network demarcation point comprising a single mode fiber patch panel by default, from which cross connects can be ordered. A cross connect allows the originating user (A-side) to connect a physical media cable to another user (Z-side).

Equinix requires that all cross connects be delivered via an Equinix-approved demarcation point. As a standard practice across our global IBX data centers, Equinix provides in-cabinet demarcation panels for the Secure Cabinet products.

See Cross Connects for more information.

Additional Cabinet Services

Additional services that complement the Secure Cabinet products include installation, configuration, and maintenance of a range of accessories, such as:

  • Cable management inside the closed cabinet
  • Patch panels and cables
  • Cabinet accessories, like shelves and screws
  • Cabinet-based PDUs
  • Power strips and fuse panels

See Cage/Cabinet Accessories for information about Ordering Accessories via the Equinix Customer Portal.

See Smart Hands for more information about our additional cabinet services.