2U Rugged Blade Chassis

Flexible, affordable and easy to upgrade with four slots that allow mix & match of capability-dense blades to meet the needs of evolving edge workloads

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Cost-Effective and Flexible Edge Computing with Four Server Blades

Our edge-ready 2U chassis is flexible, affordable and easy to upgrade with four slots that fit multiple generations of blades so you can operate anywhere, rapidly scale technology at the pace of evolving applications and reduce your total cost of ownership.

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Specifications

19" Rackmountable

Height: 3.5 inches (88.9 mm)
Width: 17 inches (432 mm)
Depth: 20 inches (508 mm)
Chassis Weight: ~16 lb. (7.26 kg) with power supplies

Additional Options

  • Shock pins
  • Front door filter
  • Slide rails

Power Supply Options

  • Single or redundant 100/240V VAC (1200 W, 50/60 Hz, 400 Hz)
  • Single or redundant 10-36 VDC, 32 amps
  • Single or redundant 36-72 VDC, 18 amps
Environmental & Mechanical

Environmental*

Operating

  • Temperature: 0°C to 50°C
  • Extended Temperature: -15°C to 65°C
  • Humidity: 8% to 95%
  • Shock: 3 axis, 35 g, 25 ms
  • Vibration (10-2000Hz): 4.76 Grms, 5 Hz to 2000 Hz (SSD)

Non-Operating 

  • Temperature: -40°C to 70°C
  • Humidity: 5% to 95%

Reliability

  • Safety: EN60950
  • RFI/EMI: EN 55032, EN 55024, EN 61000
  • MIL-STD 810G

* Mercury Systems designs all products to meet or exceed listed data sheet specifications. Some specifications including I/O profiles, weight, and thermal profiles are configuration dependent. Contact Mercury for information specific to your desired configuration requirements.

Mobile Carry Case and Other Options

18-30" Slide Rail and Shock Pin Kit
Rugged Transit Case

  • Height: 10 inches
  • Length: 34 inches
  • Width: 24 inches
  • Material: Polycarbonate
  • Features: Detachable front/rear lids, handles and wheels

Maximize Investment with Inherent Interoperability 

A part of Mercury’s flagship RES HD blade server platform, our 2U blade chassis is fully interoperable with Mercury’s other blade servers so you can “pull” blades from one chassis and “plug” into another to simplify transport, streamline deployment and maximize investment.  

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Cost-Effective and Scalable

Our capability-dense "plug-and-pull" blades can be combined, configured and repurposed in multiple chassis to deliver cost savings, keep pace with growing edge workloads and drastically reduce your overall server footprint. 

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Key Features and Example Configurations

  • Extended 15-year lifespan
  • 4 blade slots that fit XR5, XR6 and networking blades
  • 20" deep, front or rear I/O  
  • High availability with redundant and flexible AC/DC power  
  • Portable with Rugged Transit Case option 
  • MIL-STD 810G Fully Configurable to Your Unique Workload

 

Fully Configurable to Your Unique Workload

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