Vertiv GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL 42U Floor-Standing Server Rack Enclosure

Overview

The Vertiv GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL is a 42U floor-standing server rack enclosure from the Vertiv EX series, built for data centers, network operations centers, and enterprise equipment rooms where you need serious depth and structural capacity. At 800mm wide and 1100mm deep, it accommodates the longest 2-post and 4-post rail-mounted equipment in your stack — deep servers, high-density UPS units, cable management arms, and rear patch panels without running out of room behind the equipment. If you're planning a dense compute or power distribution build, the GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL is sized to handle it without compromise.

The enclosure ships pallet-mounted, which matters for freight logistics in large deployments: the unit arrives stable on a pallet and can be positioned with a pallet jack before being dropped into final floor position. At 486 lbs, this isn't a two-person lift — plan your installation sequence accordingly and confirm your raised floor or slab load rating before committing a row of these.

Key Features

• 42U Height: Forty-two rack units of usable vertical space means you can fill this enclosure with a full compute stack — top-of-rack switch, patch panels, 1U servers, 2U storage nodes, and a bottom-mounted UPS — without splitting across two enclosures and the cabling overhead that creates.
• 800mm Width: The 800mm footprint (versus the common 600mm form factor) gives you meaningful side clearance for cable trays, power strips mounted to the side rails, and thick bundled runs. In a high-density row, this width is often the difference between a clean cable management path and a tangled mess at the rack door.
• 1100mm Depth: At 1100mm internal depth, extended-depth servers and storage arrays — units that routinely run 900mm or deeper including cable management arms — fit without the rear-door clearance problems that plague shallower enclosures. This is the dimension most buyers underestimate; verify your deepest chassis plus CMA before specifying a shallower alternative.
• Floor-Standing Form Factor: Unlike open-frame 2-post or wall-mount units, this is a fully enclosed floor-standing cabinet. That means front and rear door containment, side panels, and a defined airflow pathway — important for hot/cold aisle containment strategies and for protecting equipment in shared or semi-secured equipment rooms.
• Pallet-Mounted Shipping Configuration: The pallet mount isn't just logistics convenience — it confirms this enclosure is intended for freight delivery and staged rollout, not a quick van drop. Factor pallet jack access and dock height into your site logistics plan.
• 486 lb Shipping Weight: The 486 lb figure is the enclosure weight, not a payload rating — confirm the dynamic and static load specs for your floor type before installing in a raised-floor environment. High-density builds on older raised floors have failed load calculations when racks were specified without checking tile and pedestal ratings.
• Black Finish: The black color is standard for data center and NOC environments where visual uniformity across mixed vendor equipment matters. Matches the broader Vertiv EX Vertiv rack and enclosure line.

Integration & Compatibility

The Vertiv EX series uses standard EIA-310 rack unit spacing, making it compatible with virtually all 19-inch rack-mount equipment. The 800mm width and 1100mm depth are designed to support Vertiv's own power distribution units, UPS systems, and cable management accessories, but the enclosure is brand-neutral for the equipment it houses. When configuring this enclosure as part of a power distribution or compute deployment, account for the total row footprint: at 800mm wide, row spacing requirements for aisle containment may differ from a 600mm-rack layout. If you're integrating this into a hot/cold aisle containment system, confirm blanking panel coverage across all unused rack units — 42U of open space in a containment row bypasses significant airflow management.

For structured cabling builds, the 1100mm depth accommodates rear-mounted structured cabling panels and vertical cable managers without sacrificing usable server depth. Plan your rail kit selection to match the deepest chassis in your stack, not the average.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the internal usable depth of the GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL?

A: The enclosure is rated at 1100mm external depth. Usable internal depth will be slightly less after accounting for door thickness and mounting hardware — verify the exact internal rail-to-rail dimension in the Vertiv EX series installation documentation before specifying rail kits for deep chassis.

Q: Does the GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL ship assembled or flat-packed?

A: Based on the pallet-mounted shipping configuration and 486 lb weight, this enclosure ships pre-assembled on a pallet, not flat-packed. Confirm freight and dock access requirements before ordering.

Q: Is the GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL compatible with standard 19-inch rack equipment?

A: Yes. The Vertiv EX series uses EIA-310 standard 19-inch rack unit spacing, making it compatible with standard rack-mount servers, switches, patch panels, UPS units, and PDUs from any vendor.

Q: What floor load should I plan for when installing the GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL?

A: The enclosure alone weighs 486 lbs before any equipment is installed. A fully loaded 42U rack can exceed several thousand pounds depending on the equipment density. Consult your structural engineer or facilities team for raised floor tile and slab load ratings before finalizing placement.

Q: Can the GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL be used in a hot/cold aisle containment setup?

A: The floor-standing enclosed form factor with front and rear door configuration is compatible with hot/cold aisle containment strategies. Ensure all unused rack units are covered with blanking panels to prevent airflow bypass, which undermines containment efficiency.

Jerry Tildsen

The GL42UEX-80110B-MS-PL is one of those enclosures that earns its footprint — the 1100mm depth is the spec I always lead with when a customer is speccing a high-density compute row and doesn't want to revisit the decision when their deepest server arrives. At 800mm wide, you also have room to run vertical cable managers inside the side channels without stealing internal rail space, which matters at 42U when every unit counts.

Technical Highlights:

• 42U Vertical Capacity: Full 42U means you can build a complete compute, switching, patching, and power stack in a single enclosure — no split-rack cabling runs between adjacent units.
• 1100mm Depth: Accommodates extended-depth chassis plus cable management arms without rear-door interference — the metric that eliminates mid-project rail kit substitutions.
• 486 lb Shipping Weight: Pre-assembled and pallet-mounted, this arrives ready for pallet jack positioning — a real logistics advantage in staged data center rollouts where sequential installation of pre-loaded racks is common practice.

Deployment Considerations:

• Verify raised floor tile and pedestal load ratings before installing a fully loaded unit — at 486 lbs empty, a dense compute build can push well past typical raised-floor tile ratings of 1,000–1,500 lbs per tile.
• The 800mm width changes your row footprint versus 600mm racks — if you're retrofitting into an existing row with pre-cut containment panels or aisle containment hardware, measure before you order.

This enclosure is the right call for new data center rows or NOC builds where deep-chassis servers, integrated UPS, and structured cabling management all need to coexist in a single cabinet without stacking compromises — particularly in enterprise facilities where the row is being built once and needs to accommodate future density without a forklift swap.