Cabinets & pods

AI computing pod

An enclosed computing pod separates hot and cold aisles around a compact row of racks.

Coolnet computing pod with an enclosed cabinet row and integrated cooling — System illustration

Cooling approach: In-row cooling with dual containment
Deployment: Compact enclosed computing pod
Solution planning range: Up to 30 kW per cabinet

Overview

Keep supply and return air separated

A contained computing pod combines cabinets, in-row cooling and enclosed cold and hot aisles. The arrangement directs cool air to server inlets and returns warm exhaust to the cooling units.

Cold-air supply

Enclose the inlet-side aisle

Containment keeps supply air close to server inlets and limits mixing with the room air.

Warm-air return

Collect the server exhaust

The enclosed hot aisle routes return air back to the cooling units.

Cooling and access

Plan the pod as a complete layout

Coordinate in-row equipment, standby capacity, aisle access and the outdoor cooling connections.

Airflow design

See the two air paths

The illustrative temperature study shows cooler air at the inlet side and warmer air along the enclosed return. It explains the containment arrangement; actual temperatures depend on the server layout and operating conditions.

Illustrative temperature study showing separated cool inlet air and warm exhaust air in a computing pod — Illustrative airflow study

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Reference configuration

A seven-cabinet computing pod

The example uses 24 kW per cabinet within the solution's 30 kW planning limit.

In this example

Per cabinet in this example: 24 kW
Computing cabinets: 7
Total heat load: 168 kW

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Equipment in this reference configuration
Equipment	Model	Quantity	Duty / standby
In-row air conditioning	CLA060F	4	3 + 1

Duty + standby: 2 + 1 means two duty units and one standby unit.

This example is not a fixed bill of materials. Final equipment selection, capacity and redundancy depend on the IT requirements and site operating conditions.

Technology

Inside the system

Contain supply air and collect the exhaust

The pod uses fully enclosed cold and hot aisles to reduce air mixing and cooling waste. The layout below shows the relationship between the cabinet row and its cooling equipment.

The reference cooling configuration uses four CLA060F in-row units in a 3 + 1 arrangement, with refrigerant-pump free cooling.

Original plan of an enclosed computing pod, showing the cabinet row and cooling layout — Computing pod layoutView full size

How the containment works
Air path	Design purpose
Cold aisle — rack intake	Enclose the supply air so it reaches server intakes without dispersing or mixing with exhaust air.
Hot aisle — rack exhaust	Collect hot air, prevent recirculation to the cold aisle and route the exhaust back to the cooling units.
Temperature illustration	Blue/green indicates the cooler intake path; red/orange indicates contained hot exhaust. The colors illustrate airflow behavior rather than a guaranteed operating temperature.