Eaton SR42SIDE Tripp Lite Series SmartRack Side Panel

Eaton SR42SIDE Tripp Lite Series SmartRack Side Panel

Overview

The Eaton Tripp Lite Series SR42SIDE is a heavy-duty steel side panel engineered to maintain security, structural containment, and optimized thermal performance within standard 42U server rack enclosures. Data center mfanagers, system integrators, and infrastructure procurement teams deploy this panel to enclose standalone racks or isolate specific units in a multi-rack row configuration. This accessory prevents unauthorized physical entry to close-coupled server blades, enterprise storage arrays, and network switch fields.

Constructed from premium steel with a durable black powder-coated finish, the panel integrates seamlessly with the existing chassis lines to form an engineering-grade perimeter barrier. It features pre-installed, key-locking latches that allow authorized technicians fast access to side profiles for cabling, and zero-U PDU installation while maintaining a high physical security profile. By enclosing the sides of the rack frame, the panel plays an essential structural role in hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment configurations, forcing cold air through the equipment intake fields rather than allowing it to bleed out the side walls.

The SR42SIDE is engineered specifically for Eaton Tripp Lite cabinets built on the standard-depth SR42UB frame design, including the expandable SR42UBEXP and the wider SR42UBWD configurations. This panel is universally applied as a standard replacement component for worn panels or as an upgrade to split and separate existing end-row expansion cabinets when spatial orientations shift. Do not attempt installation on non-standard depth or third-party rack frames, as variations in frame spacing and latch catch mechanisms will prevent proper physical integration and structural locking.

Key Features

• Heavy-duty steel construction delivers structural rigidity in active IT environments.

• Pre-installed key-locking latches provide immediate physical defense against tampering.

• Modular design converts an open expansion rack into a fully self-contained unit.

• Side-wall containment design optimizes front-to-back chassis airflow paths.

• Precise factory tolerances guarantee a seamless drop-in fit with SR42UB frame designs.