HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System QuickSpecs

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A closed loop cooling system that removes the high levels of heat generated by today’s servers, mass storage, and core networking hardware

The HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System allows for simultaneous cooling of up to four racks and 150 kW of IT capacity when used in conjunction with the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System 42U or 48U racks.

  • Overview

    HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System is designed to complement any new or existing data center by enabling computing power growth without adding to the heat load in the data center. In addition, by allowing equivalent cooling capacity as commodity DLC, the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System will extend, considerably, the life of your data center. The horizontal air flow of the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System fully supports industry-standard front-to-back cooling designs and standard server dimensions. Additionally, the implementation of variable speed fans within the system enables improved energy efficiencies while providing all devices the right volume of airflow, regardless of the mounting position or workload.

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  • Standard Features

    Key Features


    General Solution

    • – Self-contained, (closed-coupled) solution that supports up to 4 ull racks of IT
    • – Closed-coupled cooling ensures uniform horizontal airflow

    Cooling Capacity

    • – Up to 150 kW cooling capacity or 110 kW in an N+1 fan configuration

    Water

    • – Supports 7°C to 32°C Facility inlet water temp

    Efficiency

    • – Warm water cooling ready: support IT loads up to 75 kW at 30°C inlet water with 70 gallons per minute (GPM) and a server supply air temperature of 35°C.
    • – Includes four front-swappable fans per high-efficiency heat exchanger resulting in a pPUE as low as 1.05

    Power

    • – Input power support for 380 V / 480 VAC (3-phase)
    • Automatic Transfer Switch providing redundant power input

    Availability and Reliability

    • – Advanced condensate management
    • – Integrated automatic door opening system (optional) and remote environmental monitor
    • – Supports HPCM

    Flexibility

    • – Extend cooling up to four racks with optional HPE Apollo 42U or 48U ARCS racks for IT equipment (optional)
    • – HPE Apollo 42U or 48U racks for IT equipment are supporting shipping of fully integrated rack solutions (HPE Factory Express or Partner rack integration) as these are delivered on shock pallet
    • – Underfloor and overhead plumbing capabilities
    • – Full services offering available, including planning, deployment and maintenance

    For site prep guide please visit link: https://www.HPE.com/psnow/doc/a00046603en_us


    Agency Certifications

    • – UL certification for Canada, Americas, and Japan
    • – CE certification for European countries.

Models

HPE ARCS v2 Cooling Unit Rack

R8N93A

Notes:

– V2 Cooling Unit Rack is introduced to accommodate new agency requirements; functionally the same as P9E36A; only difference is new fan and transfer switch inside the Cooling Unit Rack for agency requirements

– Will become orderable in November 2021, and shippable in January, 2022 timeframe.

HPE ARC v2 Unit (R8N93A) includes

  • – Adaptive Rack Cooling Unit with up to 150 kW Capacity or 110 kW (N+1), 127 mm front extension and 254 mm rear extension, 4 fans, 7 inch LCD Touchscreen, Transfer Switch, and Condensate Pump
  • Service and Support

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    No matter where you are in your journey to hybrid cloud, experts can help you map out your next steps. From determining what workloads should live where, to handling governance and compliance, to managing costs, our experts can help you optimize your operations.

    https://www.HPE.com/services/consulting


    HPE Managed Services

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    Operational services

    Optimize your entire IT environment and drive innovation. Manage day-to-day IT operational tasks while freeing up valuable time and resources. Meet service-level targets and business objectives with features designed to drive better business outcomes.

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    HPE Complete Care Service

    HPE Complete Care Service is a modular, edge-to-cloud IT environment service designed to help optimize your entire IT environment and achieve agreed upon IT outcomes and business goals through a personalized experience. All delivered by an assigned team of HPE Services experts. HPE Complete Care Service provides:

    • – A complete coverage approach -- edge to cloud
    • – An assigned HPE team
    • – Modular and fully personalized engagement
    • – Enhanced Incident Management experience with priority access
    • – Digitally enabled and AI driven customer experience

    https://www.HPE.com/services/completecare


    HPE Tech Care Service

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    https://www.HPE.com/services/techcare

HPE Lifecycle Services

HPE Lifecycle Services provide a variety of options to help maintain your HPE systems and solutions at all stages of the product lifecycle. A few popular examples include:

  • – Lifecycle Install and Startup Services: Various levels for physical installation and power on, remote access setup, installation and startup, and enhanced installation services with the operating system.
  • – HPE Firmware Update Analysis Service: Recommendations for firmware revision levels for selected HPE products, taking into account the relevant revision dependencies within your IT environment.
  • – HPE Firmware Update Implementation Service: Implementation of firmware updates for selected HPE server, storage, and solution products, taking into account the relevant revision dependencies within your IT environment.
  • – Implementation assistance services: Highly trained technical service specialists to assist you with a variety of activities, ranging from design, implementation, and platform deployment to consolidation, migration, project management, and onsite technical forums.
  • – HPE Service Credits: Access to prepaid services for flexibility to choose from a variety of specialized service activities, including assessments, performance maintenance reviews, firmware management, professional services, and operational best practices.

Notes: To review the list of Lifecycle Services available for your product go to:

https://www.HPE.com/services/lifecycle


For a list of the most frequently purchased services using service credits, see the HPE Service Credits Menu


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Defective Media Retention

An option available with HPE Complete Care Service and HPE Tech Care Service and applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced by HPE due to malfunction.

Consult your HPE Sales Representative or Authorized Channel Partner of choice for any additional questions and services options.


Parts and Materials

HPE will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering improvements.


Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product quick-specs, or the technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.


How to Purchase Services

Services are sold by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Service Partners:

  • – Services for customers purchasing from HPE or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HPE order configuration tools.
  • – Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find services at https://ssc.HPE.com/portal/site/ssc/

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Sign into the HPE Support Center experience, featuring streamlined self-serve case creation and management capabilities with inline knowledge recommendations. You will also find personalized task alerts and powerful troubleshooting support through an intelligent virtual agent with seamless transition when needed to a live support agent.

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  • – Get faster time to market
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  • – Scale quickly, meet unpredictable demand
  • – Simplify IT operations across your data centers and clouds

To learn more about HPE Services, please contact your Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales representative or Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Channel Partner. Contact information for a representative in your area can be found at "Contact HPE" https://www.HPE.com/us/en/contact-HPE.html


For more information

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  • Configuration Information

HPE ARCS 42U 600x1660mm Rack

SKU

HPE ARCS 42U 600x1600mm Rack

Q8L41A

Notes:

– Optional IT Rack (42U) for the HPE ARC System – ships on shock pallet – ships separately from the Cooling unit

– 1 vertical PDU bracket included

HPE ARCS 48U 600x1660mm Rack

HPE ARCS 48U 600x1600mm Rack

Q7G92A

Notes:

– Optional IT Rack (48U) for the HPE ARC System – ships on shock pallet – ships separately from the Cooling unit

– 1 vertical PDU bracket included.

HPE ARCS 48U 800x1660mm Rack

HPE ARCS 48U 800x1600mm Rack

R8N95A

Notes:

– Optional IT Rack (48U) for the HPE ARC System – ships on shock pallet – ships separately from the Cooling unit

– 1 vertical PDU bracket included.

HPE ARCS 42U 800x1660mm Rack

HPE ARCS 42U 800x1600mm Rack

S4J53A

Notes:

– Optional IT Rack (42U) for the HPE ARC System – ships on shock pallet – ships separately from the Cooling unit

– 1 vertical PDU bracket included.

HPE ARCS Auto Door Controller Kit

HPE ARCS Auto Door Controller Kit

P06116-B21

Notes:

– Requires 1 kit per cooling unit (P9E36A) which supports up to 4 racks.

– Requires 1 HPE ARCS Auto Door Release Kit (P00674-B21) per rack.

– In redundant cooling unit configs, only 1 cooling unit controls the Auto Door Release.

– Controller will be installed in the IT rack closest to the cooling unit.

HPE ARCS Auto Door Release Kit

HPE ARCS Auto Door Release Kit

P00674-B21

Notes:

Requires 1 Kit per ARCS rack and 1 Auto Door Controller Kit per cooling unit (P06116-B21).

In redundant cooling unit configs, only 1 cooling unit controls the Auto Door Release.

HPE ARCS 42U Air Rack Installation Kit

HPE ARCS 42U Air Rack Installation Kit

P04444-B21

Notes:

1 Rack installation Kit per continuous ARCS system row. The same kit is used for both 42U and 48U racks

HPE ARCS 48U Air Rack Installation Kit

HPE ARCS 48U Air Rack Installation Kit

P05408-B21

Notes:

1 Kit needed per ARCS cooling rack if 48U IT racks are joined to the 42U cooling unit. Includes façade above the 42U cooling unit to match the 48U racks on either side. A P04444-B21 Kit is also needed per continuous ARCS row in addition to this kit

HPE ARCS Water Hookup Kit

HPE ARCS Water Hookup Kit

P00675-B21

Notes:

– Requires 1 kit per cooling unit (P9E36A).

– Kit includes (qty. 2) 6 foot hoses for facility water connection which terminate to 2 inch sanitary fitting for facility connection. Optional stainless steel adapters include S0B11A, (qty. 2) 2 inch sanitary fitting to 2 inch female BSPT and R9K45A, (qty. 2) 2 inch sanitary fitting to 2 inch female NPT Customer required to provide 2 inch male BSPT or NPT fitting.

HPE ARCS INTL Power Cords

HPE ARCS IEC 60309 IP67 415 V 5 m INTL Power Cord

R7H41A

Notes:

Select 1 kit per cooling unit. Each kit comes with 2 power cords

HPE ARCS NA Power Cords

HPE ARCS NEMA L22-20 4P/5 W 277-480 V 4.5 m NA Power Cord

872174-B21

HPE ARCS IEC 60309 IP67 480 V 5 m Power Cord

R7H40A

Notes:

Select 1 kit per cooling unit. Each kit comes with 2 power cords

HPE Universal 1U Filler Panels

Blanking panels are made from high-grade molded plastic, and designed to be installed without tools. Using blanking panels is recommended to ensure proper airflow in unused rack U space.


HPE 1U 10-pack Black Universal Filler Panel

BW928A

Notes:

Pack of 10

HPE 1U 100-pack Black Universal Filler Panel

BW929A

Notes:

Pack of 100

HPE ARCS Side Panel Kits

HPE ARCS IT Rack 48U Single Side Panel Kit

R8F94A

HPE ARCS IT Rack 42U Side Panel Kit

R8F95A

HPE ARCS Cooling Unit Side Panel Kit

R8F96A

HPE ARCS Extension Space Bracket Kit

HPE ARCS Extension Space FIO Bracket Kit

S6C55A

HPE Install ARCS SVC Flexible Support

HPE Install ARCS SVC

HA113A1#5CW

HPE Install ARCS SVC Fixed Support

HPE Installation Adaptive Rack Cooling System Service

UE005E

Notes:

Service Deployment activities for HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System may include:

  • – Installation of the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System, and relevant power options purchased on the same order and intended to go into HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System.
  • – This service includes the verification of the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System
  • – The water flowing into the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System must meet the guidelines stated in the HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling System Site Preparation Guide
  • – Site preparation and water connection to the facility are not included in this service.
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Notes: Rack count dependent on configuration

  • Technical Specifications

    HPE Adaptive Rack Cooling Unit, 42U and 48U Rack Specifications

    Notes: The HPE ARC System Rack (for IT equipment) ships separately on shock pallet and must be attached onsite.


ARCS Cooling Unit

42U Rack

(600 mm wide)

48U Rack

(600 mm wide)

48U Rack

(800 mm wide)

42U Rack

(800 mm wide)

Dimensions

Height

78.7 in. (2,007 mm)

78.7 in. (2,007 mm)

90.4 in. (2,295 mm)

90.4 in. (2,295 mm)

78.7 in. (2,007 mm)

Width

23.6 in. (600 mm)

23.6 in. (600 mm)

23.6 in. (600 mm)

31.5 in. (800 mm)

31.5 in. (800 mm)

Depth

65.4 in. (1,660 mm)

65.4 in. (1,660 mm)

65.4 in. (1,660 mm)

65.4 in. (1,660 mm)

65.4 in. (1,660 mm)

Shipping Height

(on skid)

86.5 in. (2,197 mm)

86.5 in. (2,197 mm)

97.44 (2,475 mm)

97.44 (2,475 mm)

86.5 in. (2,197 mm)

Shipping Width

(on skid)

48 in. (1,220 mm)

48 in. (1,220 mm)

48 in. (1,220 mm)

48 in. (1,220 mm)

48 in. (1,220 mm)

Shipping Depth

(on skid)

72 in. (1,829 mm)

72 in. (1,829 mm)

72 in. (1,829 mm)

72 in. (1,829 mm)

72 in. (1,829 mm)

Ramp Length

109 in. (2,769 mm)

109 in. (2,769 mm)

109 in. (2,769 mm)

109 in. (2,769 mm)

109 in. (2,769 mm)

Offloading Ramp Clearance

21.5 ft.

21.5 ft.

21.5 ft.

21.5 ft.

21.5 ft.

Weight

Net

1,423 lbs (645 kg)

387 lbs (79.62 kg)

398 lbs (180.5 kg)

425 lbs (192.8 kg)

413 lbs (187.3 kg)

Shipping

1,614 lbs (732 kg)

748 lbs (339.3 kg)

803 lbs (364.2 kg)

828 lbs (375.6 kg)

771 lbs (349.7 kg)

Load

Static

N/A

3,000 lbs (1,364)

3,000 lbs (1,364 kg)

3,000 lbs (1,364 kg)

3,000 lbs (1,364 kg)

Dynamic

N/A

3,000 lbs (1,364)

3,000 lbs (1,364 kg)

3,000 lbs (1,364 kg

3,000 lbs (1,364 kg)

Color

Doors

Black

Black

Black

Black

Black

Frame

Black

Black

Black

Black

Black

Warranty

ARCS 42U and 48U Rack

3-3-3

3-0-0

3-0-0

3-0-0

3-0-0

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  • Summary of Changes

Date

Version History

Action

Description of Change

16-Feb-2026

Changed

Visual rebranding only—updated typography, colors, and design elements to align with new HPE brand standards. No technical specifications or content were modified.

02-Sep-2025

Added

New SKU added S6C55A.

04-Aug-2025

Changed

Configuration Information section was updated.

Added

SKU S6C55A was added. (HPE ARCS Extension Space Bracket Kit).

27-May-2025

Changed

Updated facility water connection SKUs.

Configuration Information section was updated

03-Mar-2025

Changed

Added 42U IT Rack SKU

Standard Features and Configuration Information sections were updated

04-Dec-2023

Changed

HPE Services Rebranding

16-Oct-2023

Changed

Service and Support, Configuration Information and Technical

Specifications sections were updated

07-Aug-2023

Changed

Standard Features and Configuration Information sections were updated.

Obsolete SKUs were removed.

11-Oct-2021

Changed

Service and Support section was updated.

07-Sep-2021

Changed

Standard Features and Configuration Information sections were updated.

19-Apr-2021

Changed

Configuration Information section was updated.

01-Feb-2021

Changed

Configuration Information section was updated.

03-Feb-2020

Changed

Standard Features section was updated

03-Sep-2019

Changed

Configuration Information section was updated.

15-Jul-2019

Changed

Configuration Information section was updated

01-Jul-2019

Changed

Standard Features section was updated

15-Apr-2019

Changed

Overview section was updated

07-Jan-2019

Changed

Overview and configuration information sections were updated

03-Dec-2018

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