Vertiv GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC 45U Rack Shipping Shock Crate

Overview

The Vertiv GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC is a purpose-built shipping and transit shock crate designed specifically for 45U floor rack deployments in the EX series. When you're moving fully configured or partially populated rack enclosures — whether across a campus, between data centers, or from a staging facility to a remote site — standard pallet shrink-wrap isn't engineered for the kind of vibration, impact, and handling abuse that rack-dense infrastructure encounters in transit. This crate addresses that directly: it provides a controlled handling envelope sized to the 600mm W x 1100mm D x 45U H rack footprint, so the enclosure and anything mounted inside it arrive without the alignment, port, or structural damage that improvised transit packaging routinely causes.

Rackmount infrastructure is expensive. A single transit incident on a dense compute or switching rack can result in bent rails, cracked cable management, dislodged patch panels, or damaged drive trays that cost far more to remediate than purpose-built transit protection. The GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC eliminates that exposure for 45U enclosures in the EX product family.

Key Features

• 45U Height Accommodation: Sized for a full 45U floor rack — one of the tallest standard rack heights deployed in enterprise and data center environments. Attempting to crate a 45U enclosure in a 42U or shorter crate requires disassembly of top-mounted PDUs or cable arms; this crate eliminates that compromise.
• 600mm Width Profile: Matches the 600mm rack width — the standard for most EX series enclosures. This matters at load-out: a crate that's too wide wastes truck space and can shift during transport; a correctly sized crate locks the enclosure in position and uses freight space efficiently.
• 1100mm Depth Envelope: The 1100mm depth accommodates deep rack configurations common in high-density deployments with dual-post PDUs, rear cable managers, and blanking panels installed. You don't need to strip rear accessories to fit the enclosure into the crate.
• Shock Protection for Dense Equipment: The crate is engineered for controlled handling — meaning the structure is rated to absorb the shock loads of fork-truck operations, loading dock drops, and road vibration. This is the specification that justifies the product's existence: without it, you're relying on cardboard and foam that isn't designed to the weight or inertia of a populated rack.
• Floor-Standing Form Factor: The crate is designed to stand upright on the floor, matching how the rack itself is oriented. This means no re-orientation of installed equipment during crating or de-crating — you crate it vertical and uncrate it vertical, which matters for hard drives, liquid cooling reservoirs, and any internally mounted components sensitive to attitude change.
• White Finish — EX Series Identity: The white colorway (GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC, often searched as GL45UEX 60110W MM SC) aligns with the Vertiv EX series aesthetic, making it straightforward to match crates to enclosures during multi-rack deployments where visual identification at the staging area reduces handling errors.
• Rack-Mount Category Classification: Listed under Server Accessories with a Rack mount type — this means procurement teams can source crates through the same channel and PO workflow as the rack enclosures themselves, avoiding the ad-hoc freight-packaging sourcing that delays deployments.

Integration and Compatibility

The GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC is designed for the Vertiv EX series rack enclosures in the 45U, 600mm wide, 1100mm deep configuration. Before ordering, confirm that your enclosure's external dimensions match the 600 x 1100mm crate envelope — the EX series ships in multiple width and depth variants, and crating a 750mm-wide enclosure in a 600mm crate is not feasible. For EX racks in 750mm width or depths other than 1100mm, consult the Vertiv EX series crate lineup for the correctly matched SKU. This crate is not a reusable transport container for arbitrary equipment; it is matched to the EX series rack geometry and should be treated as a single-use or limited-use shipping asset.

For data center and enterprise IT teams managing multi-rack deployments across distributed sites, pairing this crate with a documented rack-transit checklist — covering cable tie-down, blanking panel verification, and PDU cord securing — will maximize the protection the crate provides. The crate handles external shock; internal securing of equipment remains the installer's responsibility.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What rack dimensions does the GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC crate fit?

A: The GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC is sized for a 45U rack with a 600mm width and 1100mm depth footprint, matching the Vertiv EX series enclosures in that configuration.

Q: Is this crate reusable for multiple shipments?

A: The GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC is a transit shock crate engineered for secure one-way or limited-use shipment of rack enclosures. Reusability depends on the condition of the crate after each use — inspect for structural damage before redeployment.

Q: Does the crate ship with hardware or mounting accessories?

A: Package contents beyond the crate itself are not specified in the available evidence. Contact Vertiv or your sales channel to confirm what is included with the GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC.

Q: Will this crate fit a 45U rack that is 750mm wide instead of 600mm?

A: No. The GL45UEX-60110W-MM-SC is dimensioned for a 600mm wide enclosure. For 750mm wide racks, you will need the corresponding Vertiv crate SKU matched to that width.

Q: Can this crate be used for non-Vertiv rack enclosures?

A: The crate is designed for the Vertiv EX series in the 600 x 1100mm footprint. It may physically accommodate other enclosures with matching external dimensions, but compatibility and adequacy of shock protection for non-Vertiv equipment is not verified by the manufacturer specification.