Schneider Electric's Smart Bunker FX - Micro Data Center (Micro Data Center) solution (which includes power supply, cooling system, security and monitoring tools) - everything that is present in traditional information centers, but in an isolated, autonomous, secure and sturdy rack.

Smart Bunker FX is an easy-to-deploy and highly secure Micro Data Center solution, consisting of backup power, cooling and control systems mounted in a single package. It is ideal for locations where there is not enough space to accommodate IT, requiring additional levels of physical protection or security.
Smart Bunker FX data microcenters are collected and verified directly at the factory. They are delivered to the consumer completely ready, with the subsequent minimum local installation in the client's room.
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The independent and compact design of the devices minimizes the time of their commissioning and the complexity associated with preparing a traditional server room. This design also allows their painless movement to another location.
Smart Bunker FX comes in versions that meet the industry standard 23U, 42U and 46U. They are designed for loads ranging from 3.5 to 30 kW, and thus correspond to a wide range of computational needs.
Advantages of the solution
Each Smart Bunker FX Series device contains an uninterruptible power supply (Uninterruptible Power Supply, UPS), power distribution system, active cooling, environmental sensors and software for remote control.
All devices of the Smart Bunker FX line are made in accordance with the “Plug & Play” principles, which makes it easy and safe to deploy IT equipment.
For more complete protection of critical systems, additional options are provided, such as fire suppression, cooling from an external industrial system, biometric security tools, and others (see below).
In entry-level configuration, Smart Bunker FX includes a UPS, a cooling system, a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) and remote monitoring tools. Some cooling, safety and redundancy options are available on request.
Smart Bunker FX is an ideal solution for organizations that need a fast, scalable and cost-effective information center infrastructure or want to build a distributed data center asset system (distributed data center assets).
Disaster recovery, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) computing, edge computing, and all possible industrial applications that require high security are all implemented in Smart Bunker FX for those who need data storage and management with such capabilities.
Advantages of the SmartBunker FX Solution
Protect critical data . The device protects sensitive IT equipment from aggressive environments, vandalism and natural disasters. The device is thermally insulated and maintains the required temperature inside the cabinet, ensuring the durability of servers and network equipment.
Simplify deployment . The device replaces small server rooms in remote locations and directly in production workshops. They are produced in finished form and tested before delivery. Quickly and easily deployed at the customer site without the need to create a special server room and a separate air filter system.
Minimum waiting time . The data processing point is close to the production site of the main operations in order to minimize network delays. This improves the work of the enterprise in real time, which is important for research, local production and quick execution of the main work of the enterprise.
Thus, the key characteristics of Smart Bunker FX include the performance of Self-Contained, full readiness and repeatability. This allows organizations to quickly create a repeatable data center infrastructure for any application and geographic location. There are also several available extensions and add-ons that make Smart Bunker FX compliant with seismic, maritime, and military requirements, as well as shielding requirements in remote locations and aggressive environments.
Smart Bunker FX Features
Smart Bunker FX cabinet (42U) with access control and monitoring toolsBasic Feature
From left to right - environmental monitoring system sensor; thermal insulation (Thermal Insulation); air cooling and filtration (Cooling and Filtering)
From left to right - uninterrupted power supplies and power distribution tools (UPS & Power Distribution); fire rated cable entriesFeatures available on request (AddOns)
From left to right - access control and biometrics tools (Access Control / Biometric); fire resistance (Fire Rated Panels); Fire Suppression (Fire Suppression)Basic configurations of Smart Bunker FX
The standard design has the following characteristics.
- Excellent physical protection due to heavy steel construction.
- Insulated walls that maintain a stable temperature inside the cabinet.
- The wall construction also provides excellent acoustic protection.
- Insulated cable entries.
- Access to the front and rear of the cabinet with 180 ° opening doors.
- Remote control of temperature, power supply parameters, access to the cabinet, the presence of fire, as well as video surveillance tools.
- UPS for five minutes of battery life for secure remote system shutdown.
Typical performance Smart Bunker FX
42U - InRow Self
- Standard size 42U
- APC InRow DX Cooling cooling system with built-in condenser
- UPS, PDU and monitoring devices
- Power consumption up to 4.5 kW
- Requires external air ventilation ducts
42U - Inrow Split
- Standard size 42U
- APC InRow DX Cooling with external condenser
- UPS, PDU and monitoring devices
- Power consumption up to 8 kW
- “Low Noise Solution” - ideal for office environments
23U - Top Mounted Self Contained
- Standard size 23U
- Top mounted cooling system with integrated condenser
- UPS, PDU and monitoring devices
- Power consumption up to 3.5 kW
- Requires an air-conditioned or recirculated environment
Features and additional components- StruxureWare Data Center Expert software for remote control and monitoring in real time.
- Multipoint door lock and locking system with a card (access control system, Access Control System).
- NetBotz security monitoring and environmental monitoring system, which includes surveillance cameras, alarms, temperature and humidity sensors, intrusion detection, smoke detectors.
- Power Distribution Unit (PDU) with remote control and measurement tools.
- Smart-UPS with remote control.
- Double redundancy power supply and cooling
- Autonomous, active cooling system class DX (Direct Expansion), with means of monitoring, control and display of information.
- Execution for an open environment (Outdoor Version)
- Fireproof panels and fire suppression
- Shock absorption and vibration reduction, reducing seismic shock for sensitive IT equipment.
- Vertical and horizontal cable management (front or back of the cabinet).
- Additional insulated cable entries and exits.
- Detection and suppression of ignition (extinguishing system) with sound and light indication.
- Placing your own logo
Note Basic Smart Bunker FX configurations and bespoke projects require local power and cooling. The local mechanical installation of Smart Bunker FX varies according to the design chosen.
Basic configurations of Smart Bunker FX
Appearance of SmartBunker FX racks in 23U (left) and 42U constructs
Standard SmartBunker FX features in 23U (left) and 42U constructsPractical application of Smart Bunker FXEnterprises and collocative solutions (Enterprise & Colo) . The device is ideal for organizations that need fast and cost-effective data center solutions and for those who want to scale their on-premise infrastructure to minimize latency and eliminate bandwidth problems for IoT and computing on the edge of the network.
Industrial production (Industrial) . An aggressive and unstable environment requires special physical protection of critical data systems, both for research and development (R & D) and for production. For example, due to strict regulatory requirements and the growing conversion of operations to digital form, oil and gas production areas need distributed computing systems that are installed in remote locations and an aggressive environment.
Health care . Spatial limitations and the growing need for digital technology today require the use of data microcenters in all departments of hospitals.
Military applications (Military) . Military operations require durable, mobile and easy-to-deploy solutions in order to provide control both at the front line and in remote locations in an aggressive environment. Smart Bunker FX is well suited for military applications as a tactical information center, since it is very easy to move and adjust to meet the requirements for use at sea, seismic and blast resistance, and shielding.
Some typical SmartBunker FX configurations. From left to right - for use in industrial production, health care and the militaryHigh performance computing (High Performance Computing, HPC) and high density placement (High Density) . Smart Bunker FX can be equipped with the appropriate means of power supply and cooling, allowing to receive up to 30 kW of load in a separate rack. This allows enterprises to run HPC applications and create high density zones, like the development of legacy infrastructure data centers.
Private clouds . Smart Bunker FX is a great tool for implementing a private cloud. It is well suited for those enterprises that want to use hybrid cloud models, when only part of their applications are hosted in public clouds.
Disaster Recovery . Organizations that need disaster recovery of data and applications can rely on Smart Bunker FX to copy the most important information — including in remote locations where building a large traditional data center can be difficult and time consuming.
Why Schneider Electric?Experience . The company has more than 20 years of experience in designing and configuring small solutions for IT infrastructure, including building data microcenters that meet market needs.
Global capabilities with local support . Implemented global supply chain (global supply chain), with local support teams in your area, with the implementation and service plans for the entire life cycle of the device (lifecycle service plans).
Remote management decisions . There are several options for managing the system at the level of the main components. For this purpose, a full set of data center infrastructure management tools (Data Center Infrastructure Management, DCIM) and security solutions for managing this infrastructure are used.
Customization customization . The available range of basic projects plus customized solutions with special capabilities meet the requirements for safety, seismic and hurricane resistance, marine performance and shielding, as well as local customer requirements.
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