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Rack and Stack in Munich
Rack and stack in Munich means installing, mounting and cabling new hardware in your rack inside a data centre that another company owns and runs. Reboot Monkey engineers carry out the cabling, labelling and power-on checks, and quotes are on request.
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Plan your Munich installation
Send the hardware list and the target rack. Reboot Monkey confirms the scope and quotes the job.
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Rack and Stack in Munich
Munich's internet exchange began in 2008 as ALP-IX and was renamed DE-CIX Munich in 2011 to match the main DE-CIX brand. According to the City of Munich, 9.6 percent of all employees in the Munich region work in the information and communications technology sector. For a CTO or IT Director placing new hardware in the city, the practical question is who physically installs it. Equinix MU1/MU3 - Munich stands on Seidlstrasse in Munich.
Rack and stack is the installation of new hardware: mounting servers, switches and storage in the rack, cabling them and bringing them to a working state. Reboot Monkey is a third-party datacenter services operator. It sells rack space, IP transit, leased IP addresses, network and data-centre hardware, together with the services that deliver, install and support them, inside data centres that other companies own and run. It is not a hosting company and does not own datacenters, so the installation is done in the facility where your equipment is going to live.
Datacenter Facilities in Munich
Data centres in Munich, ordered by the number of networks present:
- Equinix MU1/MU3 - Munich (Equinix, Inc.), Seidlstrasse 3, 80335 Munich: 60 networks; carriers Arelion, Core-Backbone, EXA Infrastructure, Inter.link, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH and others
- EMC Home of Data MUC I/II - MuCon-X (EMC Home of Data GmbH), Elisabeth-Selbert-Str. 7, 80939 München, Munich: 45 networks; carriers Arelion, Core-Backbone, EXA Infrastructure, Inter.link, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH and others
- EdgeConneX Munich (EDCMUC01) (EdgeConneX Inc.), Landsberger Str. 155, 80687 Munich: 37 networks; carriers Arelion, Core-Backbone, EXA Infrastructure, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH, euNetworks and others
- NorthC Munich 2 (NorthC Deutschland GmbH), Wamslerstrasse 8, 81829 Munich: 20 networks; carriers Core-Backbone, EXA Infrastructure, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH and euNetworks
- NorthC Munich 1 (NorthC Deutschland GmbH), Balanstrasse 73, Haus 23, 81541 Munich: 12 networks; carriers Globalways, NorthC Switzerland, RETN and euNetworks
- Arelion Munich MCN, Stuttgarter Str. 2, 80807 München, Munich: 4 networks; carriers Arelion, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH and euNetworks
- KPN Datacenter (Mchn-S1) (KPN EuroRings B.V.), Arnulfstrasse 32 (Ground floor), 80335 Munich: 4 networks
- Global Crossing Munich (Colt Technology Services Group), Arnulfstrasse 34, 80335 Munich: 3 networks; carriers Colt Technology Services and Core-Backbone
- NTT Munich 1 Data Center (MUC1) (NTT DATA's Global Data Centers division), Ammerthalstrasse 10, 85551 Munich: 3 networks; carriers Core-Backbone, M-net Telekommunikations GmbH and euNetworks
- SpaceNet (LA), Landsberger Straße 155, 80687 Munich: 3 networks; carriers Core-Backbone
Our Rack and Stack Services
Rack and stack work covers cabling, labelling and power-on checks. The job starts from your hardware list and your rack plan, and it ends with equipment that is mounted, cabled, labelled and confirmed to power on. Quotes are on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.
The work is organised around what a buyer needs to hand over and what comes back:
- Mounting of new servers, switches and other equipment in the customer's rack.
- Cabling between devices and to the network, with labels applied so each cable can be traced later.
- Power-on checks once the equipment is cabled.
- Connectivity for the rack: Reboot Monkey orders the cross connects and carrier circuits from the facility operator and the carriers present in the facility, and its engineers install and patch the cabling in your rack.
- A fibre inspection scope and cleaning kit, available on request when a link needs to be checked.
Why Reboot Monkey
A request is handled in a fixed order. You send the equipment list, the target rack and the connectivity you need. Reboot Monkey confirms the scope and quotes the job. An engineer is assigned, and a second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so the installation does not depend on one person being available.
On the day, the engineer works under the site rules of the facility operator. The operator owns and runs the building, including its power, cooling and access policy. Reboot Monkey handles the equipment in your rack: mounting, cabling, labelling and power-on checks.
Because Reboot Monkey sells the network as well as installing the hardware, the circuits you order and the cables patched in your rack are handled under one request rather than split between several suppliers. As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations.
How Reboot Monkey Works
These terms apply in every facility in Munich where Reboot Monkey engineers work.
- Response: 1-hour, around-the-clock incident response SLA, and a 15 minute premium response available where technicians are stationed on-site, as a paid add-on. The incident response SLA covers incidents and unplanned requests; on-site, dispatch and resolution times, priority tiers, and planned or scheduled work are agreed per site in the service agreement.
- Monitoring: 24/7 NOC monitoring across all facilities, covering IPMI, iDRAC, SNMP, temperature, power, network signals.
- Hardware: vendor-neutral technicians for Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper and Arista equipment.
- Independence: independent from facility operators (not Equinix SmartHands, not NTT staff).
- One agreement: single provider across cities, so a customer in several cities needs only one agreement.
- Service levels and terms: https://www.rebootmonkey.com/en/solutions/sla
- Published case study: a major ICT provider engaged Reboot Monkey for three full infrastructure rollouts in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, with the hardware installed the same day at every site. Read the case study at https://www.rebootmonkey.com/en/resources/case-study/how-we-completed-3-full-deployments-across-pakistan
Rack and Stack
The data centres we work in hold their own certifications, such as ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 9001. Ask us for the certificate of your site.
Rack and Stack in Other Cities in Germany
If your deployment spans more than one German site, the same installation scope is available elsewhere in the country. Teams planning hardware for the capital can arrange Rack and Stack in Berlin, a financial-sector footprint may call for Rack and Stack in Frankfurt, and a northern deployment can use Rack and Stack in Hamburg. Each request is scoped to the site and the hardware involved.
Related Services
New hardware rarely arrives on its own. If you are consolidating capacity, you may need Colocation in Munich for the rack space itself, and Server Migration in Munich to move existing equipment into the new racks. Once the old equipment is out of service, Data Center Decommissioning in Munich covers its removal and disposal.
After installation, day-to-day tasks on the equipment fall under Remote Hands in Munich, which carries out physical tasks on your instruction, or Smart Hands in Munich, which covers technical work that needs diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge. For a large Data Center Migration in Munich, rack and stack is usually the step that prepares the destination racks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does rack and stack cover in Munich?
In Munich, rack and stack covers installing, mounting and cabling new hardware in your rack, along with labelling and power-on checks. Reboot Monkey engineers also install and patch the cabling for the cross connects and carrier circuits ordered for the rack. The facility operator runs the building, and quotes for the work are on request.
Do you work in every datacenter in Munich?
Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in Munich where the customer has equipment and access, under the operator's own access and safety rules. The customer adds the engineers to the facility's access list before the first visit.
How fast can Reboot Monkey respond in Munich?
Incidents and unplanned requests are handled under a 1-hour, around-the-clock incident response SLA. There is also a 15 minute premium response available where technicians are stationed on-site, as a paid add-on. On-site, dispatch and resolution times, priority tiers, and planned or scheduled work are agreed per site in the service agreement.
How is Reboot Monkey different from the facility operator's own staff?
Facility operators' own technicians work for the building. Reboot Monkey engineers work for the customer: they are independent from facility operators (not Equinix SmartHands, not NTT staff), follow the customer's instructions, and the same team can cover several buildings in the city under one agreement.
How do I get started with rack and stack in Munich?
Send the site, the equipment and the task through the contact form. Reboot Monkey replies with a quote and an engineer plan for that facility. Once agreed, the customer adds the engineers to the facility's access list and the rack and stack work is scheduled under the operator's rules.
Plan your Munich installation
Send the hardware list and the target rack. Reboot Monkey confirms the scope and quotes the job.