Large Orders

If you open a Smart Hands Large Order, the order is processed as follows:

To start a Large Order:

  1. From the Orders and Tickets menu in the Equinix Customer Portal, select Smart Hands.

  2. On the More Services tile, select Large Order.

  3. Complete all the required fields and submit your order. For more details, see Submit a Smart Hands Order.

Recommended Order Types

Request Type Smart Hands Order Large Order Custom Order
Install Cables

  • Patch cables listed in accessory list.

  • Any cabling request up to 24 cables.

    • Select Smart Hands Type Install Cables

Any cabling request greater than 24 cables. Maximum limit: 200 cables.

  • Select Smart Hands Type Large Order

  • Large Smart Hands requests go through site review for approval, and the IBX should set the commit date to match the order arrival and installation time if applicable.

  • Any install cabling order greater than 200 cables.

  • Any cable installation orders for more than 200 cables will be a custom order. The IBX will reject any regular or Large Order Smart Hands order for more than 200 cables.
Install Equipment

Small builds up to 100 RU in total equipment size can be completed via Smart Hands.

  • Select Smart Hands Type Install Equipment.

Install Equipment build greater than 100RU in total equipment size. Maximum limit: 500 RU’s.

  • Select Smart Hands Type Large Order

  • Large Smart Hands requests go through site review for approval and the IBX should set the commit date to match the installation completion time.

  • Any equipment installation orders greater than 500 RU’s.

  • Any equipment installation orders for more than 500 RUs will be a custom order. The IBX sets the commit date based on arrival of equipment or how long it will take them to complete the rack/stack internally or using a vendor.

Order Notifications

These steps describe how you are notified of you order requests:

  1. Once your request has been received by the system, you will receive an Order Received email indicating that your order has been received and is in the IBX queue for review.

    • Upon IBX review, if there is insufficient information to process an order, an Order On-Hold notification is sent to you. You are asked to provide further information for the order.

  2. The IBX will review within 2-3 business days, and will assign the earliest available date to your order. You will receive an Order Scheduled notification with the scheduled date details.

  3. If photos or documentation are requested as part of the ticket, you can access the information from links on the Information Provided notification.

  4. Once the request is completed, the ticket is closed, and you will receive a system-generated Order Completed email.