Rack Solutions
Factory-built, field-ready, accepted before it ships.
PrecisionX integrates the compute, network, out-of-band and power that PrecisionDCOS runs on into tested rack solutions. Reference profiles are a starting point — final sizing is benchmark-driven and order-specific.
An integrated rack, not a parts list
Servers, switching, independent out-of-band and dual power paths arrive integrated, cabled, labeled and documented.
- Rack-integrated NX compute and site network fabric
- Independent out-of-band management and console access
- A/B power distribution mapped to the site's documented upstream sources
- Structured cabling, labeling and as-built documentation
- Signed image baseline under a controlled firmware baseline
- Optional Industrial Edition and Field enclosures pre-staged
Hardware platforms at a glance
Rack solutions are one of four PrecisionX hardware forms. A single site can mix them under one accepted delivery.
- NX rackmount
- Enterprise x86 monitoring in the data hall or IT room — integrated into a PrecisionX rack.
- Field enclosure
- PFC300-class acquisition rated for the plant environment, standalone or as an Edge for NX-Cloud.
- Industrial Edition
- Switchgear-room and plant-floor lineups with zone-and-conduit segmentation and IEC 62443-informed engineering.
- Integrated rack
- Compute, network, out-of-band and A/B power pre-staged, tested and documented as one accepted unit.
Mixed Industrial + Field + NX deployments
Industrial Edition lineups, Field enclosures and NX rackmount nodes can be integrated into the same engagement — cabled, imaged, tested and documented together — so a mixed estate arrives as one accepted system rather than separate parts. See the Hardware Platforms overview and PrecisionDCMS Industrial Edition for the full lineups.
NX reference profiles
Reference starting points for NX nodes. Every profile is a reference to size from — never a fixed SKU, and never a validated commitment ahead of a benchmark.
NX Basic
1U single-socket enterprise server
- Cores / threads
- 16 cores / 32 threads
- Memory
- 32 GB ECC base, 64 GB recommended
- Storage
- 2 × 1.92 TB enterprise NVMe/SSD mirrored
- Boot
- Protected boot
- Management
- Dedicated BMC
- Network
- Dual 10/25 GbE minimum
Best for: Small site, pilot, collector or focused local service
NX Standard Capacity
2U dual-socket enterprise server
- Cores
- 32 physical cores total
- Memory
- 128 GB ECC
- Storage
- 4 × 3.84 TB enterprise NVMe/SSD RAID 10
- Boot
- Protected boot
- Management
- Dedicated BMC
- Network
- Four 10/25 GbE, optional 100 GbE
Best for: Moderate production sites and local full-stack monitoring
NX Advanced
2U enterprise server
- Cores
- 64 physical cores total
- Memory
- 256 GB ECC
- Storage
- 8 × 3.84 TB NVMe RAID 10 or approved protected tier
- Network
- Four 25 GbE, optional dual 100 GbE
Best for: Large sites and broad cluster / fabric / storage monitoring
NX Advanced
2U enterprise server
- Cores
- 128 physical cores total
- Memory
- 512 GB ECC
- Storage
- 8 × 7.68 TB NVMe RAID 10 or approved replicated tier
- Network
- Four 25 GbE, dual 100 GbE recommended
Best for: Campus or regional aggregation after benchmark validation
Sizing is benchmark-driven
Final sizing is based on active items, values per second, API cost, event rate, history, users, reports, collector duties, surviving-node load and order-specific benchmark results.
Common hardware requirements
Every NX node — regardless of profile — meets the same enterprise-grade baseline.
- Enterprise server platform
- Dedicated BMC
- UEFI Secure Boot and TPM where supported
- ECC memory
- Enterprise NVMe/SSD with published endurance
- Protected boot
- RAID or protected data tier
- Dual hot-plug PSUs
- Independent rack power paths for Standard
- Protected management and OOB
- Multiple 10/25/100 GbE interfaces as required
- Signed image and controlled firmware baseline
- External backup
- Hardware and software self-monitoring
Field enclosure variants
PrecisionDCMS Field runtimes ship in enclosures rated for the environment they operate in.
Indoor Type 12 / IP54 class
Gasketed Type 4 / IP66 class
Corrosion-resistant Type 4X class
Rack-mounted or rack-adjacent
Freestanding, skid-integrated or project-specific
Factory acceptance before it ships
Hardware is assembled, imaged, tested and documented under FAT before it leaves — then verified on site under SAT.
Tested and accepted, not just delivered
Every rack solution is functionally tested, its firmware set to a controlled baseline and its as-built documentation completed under a Factory Acceptance Test. On arrival, a Site Acceptance Test verifies power, network, out-of-band reachability and monitoring before the site is declared operational.
Frequently asked questions
Sizing, power independence, mixed platforms and firmware governance.
- Are the reference profiles fixed SKUs?
- No. They are reference starting points to size from. Final CPU, memory, storage and network are set by a benchmark against your actual monitoring scope and estate — the profile is never a validated commitment ahead of that benchmark.
- Does the rack guarantee two independent power feeds?
- The rack provides A/B power distribution, but true independence depends on the site. We map each path to its documented upstream source (feed, panel, UPS, generator) so the actual failure domains are explicit rather than assumed.
- Can a rack mix Industrial, Field and NX?
- Yes. A single engagement can combine NX rackmount monitoring, Field acquisition and Industrial Edition lineups. They are integrated, cabled and accepted together under one FAT/SAT and one operating contract.
- What does 'controlled firmware baseline' mean?
- Firmware is set to a known, documented baseline at FAT and changed only through governed change control — not frozen forever. That keeps every unit reproducible and auditable while still allowing security and compatibility updates.
Specify a rack solution
Share your site profile and monitoring scope. We return a benchmark-driven rack specification and acceptance plan.