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Rack and Stack · United Kingdom
Rack and Stack in Manchester
Rack and stack in Manchester means installing, mounting and cabling new hardware in your rack inside a facility that another company owns and runs. Reboot Monkey engineers carry out the cabling, labelling and power-on checks, and quotes are given on request.
In Manchester
- Rack and Stack
- Colocation
- Data Center Decommissioning
- Data Center Migration
- Remote Hands
- Server Migration
- Smart Hands
- ITADon request
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Plan your rack and stack in Manchester
Send the hardware list, rack positions and target date, and Reboot Monkey will return a quote.
In depth
Manchester: 8 sections, open any to read more.
Rack and Stack in Manchester
MediaCityUK, a 200-acre development in Salford and Trafford within Greater Manchester, counts the BBC as its principal tenant. LINX reports a record maximum traffic peak of 725Gbps at its Manchester network fabric, and says its Manchester network delivers lower latency and more redundancy by keeping traffic local to the Manchester area. For a business placing new equipment in the region, those are the conditions the hardware will run in once it is installed.
Equinix MA1 - Manchester, Williams/Kilburn stands on Manchester Science Park in Manchester.
Rack and stack is the installation of new hardware: mounting servers, switches and storage in the rack, then cabling them so they are ready for the customer's own configuration work. The facility operator owns and runs the building, including its power, cooling and access policy, and Reboot Monkey engineers work under the operator's site rules. Reboot Monkey does not own the facility and is not a hosting company. It supplies the hands and the planning that bring your hardware into service.
Datacenter Facilities in Manchester
Data centres in Manchester, ordered by the number of networks present:
- Equinix MA1 - Manchester, Williams/Kilburn (Equinix, Inc.), Manchester Science Park, Lloyd Street North, M15 6SE: 108 networks; carriers Arelion, EXA Infrastructure, RETN and euNetworks
- Equinix MA3 - Manchester, Joule House (Equinix, Inc.), 76 Trafford Park Road, Manchester M17 1HE: 52 networks; carriers EXA Infrastructure and euNetworks
- Reynolds House, Manchester (Lunar Digital Solutions Limited), Reynolds House, 4 Archway, Manchester M15 5RL: 41 networks; carriers Exascale, Inferno Communications, RETN and Rocket Fibre
- Teledata Manchester - Delta House (Teledata UK Ltd), Delta House, Wavell Road, Manchester M22 5QZ: 34 networks; carriers Exascale and RETN
- Equinix MA4 - Manchester, Synergy House (Equinix, Inc.), Synergy House, Manchester Science Park, M15 6SY: 33 networks; carriers EXA Infrastructure, RETN, Rocket Fibre and euNetworks
- Pulsant Manchester NW-1, 1-2 Ball Green, Stretford, Manchester M32 0QT: 16 networks; carriers euNetworks
- Pulsant Manchester NW-1: 1 MW of power capacity, 2N power, N+1 cooling (according to Pulsant).
- ANS - MAN6 (ANS Group Limited), Unit 20a & 20b Blackmore Road, Cobra Court, Manchester M32 0QY: 10 networks; carriers Telcom Infrastructure Ltd
- LDeX2 (iomart Hosting Limited), Unit 6, Waterside, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1WD: 9 networks
- ANS - MAN4 (ANS Group Limited), 2 Adbaston Road, Cobra Court, Manchester M32 0TP: 4 networks
- iomart DC7 The Server Hotel Reynolds (Melbourne Server Hosting), Reynolds House, Archway, Manchester M15 5RL: 4 networks
- iomart DC7 The Server Hotel Reynolds: PUE 1.5, N+1 cooling (according to iomart).
Our Rack and Stack Services
Rack and stack work covers cabling, labelling and power-on checks. Each part has a defined purpose, so the rack can be handed to your team in a state that is easy to read and easy to support later.
- Mounting: new servers, switches and other equipment are installed in the rack position you specify.
- Cabling: Reboot Monkey engineers install and patch the cabling in your rack, including the cross connects and carrier circuits ordered from the facility operator and the carriers present in the facility.
- Labelling: cables and devices are labelled so that later changes, fault tracing and remote hands requests refer to the same identifiers.
- Power-on checks: after installation, each device is powered on and checked before the job is closed.
- Fibre inspection: a fibre inspection scope and cleaning kit are available on request for jobs that involve fibre links.
Why Reboot Monkey
A job starts with your request: the hardware, the rack position, the cabling plan and the date you need it in service. The scope is confirmed against the rack and stack definition above, a quote is returned, and the work is scheduled with the facility operator's access arrangements in mind. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.
On the day, a Reboot Monkey engineer mounts, cables, labels and powers on the equipment, then checks each device. A second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so a single absence does not leave your job without someone who already knows it.
Reboot Monkey sells the network for the rack as well as the labour. It orders the cross connects and carrier circuits from the facility operator and the carriers present, then patches them in your rack, so connectivity and installation are handled by one party. Once the hardware is live, smart hands, remote hands and hardware monitoring are available for the same site if you want ongoing support.
How Reboot Monkey Works
These terms apply in every facility in Manchester 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
Manchester
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 United Kingdom
If your deployment spans more than one site, the same rack and stack work is available elsewhere in the country, for example for a second location in [Rack and Stack in Edinburgh](/en/rack-and-stack/united-kingdom/edinburgh/) or in the capital through [Rack and Stack in London](/en/rack-and-stack/united-kingdom/london/). As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations, so a multi-site rollout can be planned as one piece of work.
Related Services
New hardware rarely arrives on its own. If the equipment is replacing something already in place, [Server Migration in Manchester](/en/server-migration/united-kingdom/manchester/) covers moving it between racks, rooms or facilities, and [Data Center Migration in Manchester](/en/data-center-migration/united-kingdom/manchester/) applies when a whole environment is relocating. Retired equipment can then be removed through [Data Center Decommissioning in Manchester](/en/data-center-decommissioning/united-kingdom/manchester/).
Once the rack is live, [Smart Hands in Manchester](/en/smart-hands/united-kingdom/manchester/) provides technical work that needs diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge. If you are still deciding where the equipment will sit, [Colocation in Manchester](/en/colocation/united-kingdom/manchester/) is the place to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does rack and stack cover in Manchester?
Rack and stack in Manchester covers installing, mounting and cabling new hardware in your rack. The work includes cabling, labelling and power-on checks. Reboot Monkey engineers install and patch the cabling, including cross connects and carrier circuits ordered from the facility operator and carriers. Quotes are given on request, and a second briefed engineer is named as backup for the site.
Do you work in every datacenter in Manchester?
Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in Manchester 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 Manchester?
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 Manchester?
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 rack and stack in Manchester
Send the hardware list, rack positions and target date, and Reboot Monkey will return a quote.