APC NetShelter SX 42U Rack Enclosure with Roof and Sides Shock Packaging

The APC NetShelter SX 42U Rack Enclosure (AR3100SP) is a professional-grade, 19-inch EIA-310-compliant server rack enclosure designed for high-density enterprise data center and server room deployments. Built on APC's proven NetShelter SX platform, the 42U frame provides a rigid, all-welded steel construction with a durable powder-coat finish, accommodating standard 19-inch rack-mount equipment across networking, server, and storage workloads. The enclosure ships fully assembled with roof panel and side panels installed, and the SP (Shock Packaging) designation indicates purpose-engineered protective packaging specifically developed to survive the rigors of transit when the rack is pre-integrated and shipped fully loaded with installed equipment — a critical requirement for factory-integrated racks and pre-configured data center deployments.

The AR3100SP features a perforated split front door and perforated split rear doors that deliver high airflow efficiency, supporting the thermal management demands of modern high-density servers and blade systems. Tool-less vertical mounting rails with clearly marked U-positions allow rapid installation of equipment, while numbered rack units on all four rail sets simplify documentation and asset management. Cable management is facilitated by side channels, top and bottom cable entry points, and compatibility with the full APC NetShelter accessory ecosystem including horizontal and vertical cable managers, blanking panels, and power distribution units.

The shock-packaging variant serves organizations deploying pre-racked, pre-cabled, or pre-configured systems — such as hyper-converged infrastructure nodes, colocation deployments, and edge data center rollouts — where the fully loaded rack must withstand road, air, or sea freight without damage to installed equipment. The enclosure meets standard data center interoperability requirements and is compatible with APC's InfraStruxure and EcoStruxure ecosystem, enabling centralized physical infrastructure management through integration with APC's rack PDUs, environmental monitoring units, and KVM switches.

Ideal for

• Factory-integrated rack deployments where fully loaded enclosures with servers, networking, and storage must be freight-shipped to remote data centers or colocation facilities without disassembly
• High-density server and blade chassis installations in enterprise data centers requiring structured cable management and maximum thermal airflow through perforated door panels
• Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) rollouts where pre-racked appliance stacks are configured centrally and distributed to branch or edge sites as a complete unit
• Colocation facility buildouts requiring standardized, interoperable 42U enclosures compatible with third-party PDUs, cable managers, and environmental monitoring accessories
• Enterprise network equipment rooms housing top-of-rack switches, patch panels, and structured cabling infrastructure that benefit from the lockable, side-paneled secure enclosure design
• Managed service provider deployments of pre-configured customer infrastructure where the shock-packaged format protects installed equipment during last-mile logistics to customer premises

Technical specifications

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