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An air containment system for a datacenter. The air containment system includes horizontally slidable vertical rails that engage the rear rails to two adjacent server racks. The vertical rails can include a front face that is compressible to provide an airtight connection with the server racks. Fill

An air containment system for a datacenter. The air containment system includes horizontally slidable vertical rails that engage the rear rails to two adjacent server racks. The vertical rails can include a front face that is compressible to provide an airtight connection with the server racks. Filler plates attach to adjacent vertical rails and fill the space between a top of the server rack and the top of the rails.

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1. An aisle containment system for a datacenter, comprising: a first vertical rail having a front for engaging a first vertical rack rail of a server rack;a second vertical rail having a front for engaging a second vertical rack rail of the server rack;at least one of the first and second vertical r

1. An aisle containment system for a datacenter, comprising: a first vertical rail having a front for engaging a first vertical rack rail of a server rack;a second vertical rail having a front for engaging a second vertical rack rail of the server rack;at least one of the first and second vertical rails being slidingly mounted to permit horizontal movement of said at least one of the first and second vertical rails to align with the first and second vertical rack rails; andat least one panel for connecting to the first and second vertical rails and for extending between a top of the server and a top of the aisle. 2. The containment system of claim 1, wherein the front of each of the first and second vertical rails is compressible. 3. The containment system of claim 2, wherein the front of each of the first and second vertical rails comprises compressible foam. 4. The containment system of claim 1, further comprising a top horizontal rail and a bottom horizontal rail, and wherein the first and second vertical rails are slidingly mounted on the top and bottom horizontal rails. 5. The containment system of claim 4, wherein said at least one panel comprises a top panel for mounting between the top rail and a top of the hot or cold aisle. 6. The containment system of claim 5, wherein said at least one panel comprises at least one filler plate connected between the first and second vertical rails. 7. The containment system of claim 5, wherein said at least one filler plate comprises a plurality of filler plates connected between the first and second vertical rails. 8. The containment system of claim 4, wherein said at least one panel comprises at least one filler plate connected between the first and second vertical rails. 9. The containment system of claim 8, wherein said at least one filler plate comprises a plurality of filler plates connected between the first and second vertical rails. 10. The containment system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second vertical rails is configured to engage the rear rails of two adjacent server racks. 11. The containment system of claim 10, wherein the front of said at least one of the first and second vertical rails is compressible. 12. A datacenter, comprising: a plurality of racks;wherein each of said plurality of racks comprises a plurality of at least one of servers and network hardware mounted therein;said plurality of racks and said plurality of said at least one of servers and network hardware being mounted so as to form at least one of a hot aisle and a cold aisle;for each said at least one of the hot aisle and the cold aisle, a containment structure, comprising: a first vertical rail having a front for engaging a first vertical rail of one of said plurality of racks;a second vertical rail having a front for engaging a second vertical rail of the said one rack;at least one of the first and second vertical rails being slidingly mounted to permit horizontal movement of said at least one of the first and second vertical rails to align with the first and second rack rails; andat least one panel for connecting to the first and second vertical rails and for extending between a top of the server and a top of said at least one of the hot aisle and the cold aisle. 13. The datacenter of claim 12, wherein the front of each of the first and second vertical rails is compressible. 14. The datacenter of claim 13, wherein the front of each of the first and second vertical rails comprises compressible foam. 15. The datacenter of claim 12, further comprising a top horizontal rail and a bottom horizontal rail, and wherein the first and second vertical rails are slidingly mounted on the top and bottom horizontal rails. 16. The datacenter of claim 15, wherein said at least one panel comprises a top panel for mounting between the top rail and a top of the hot or cold aisle. 17. The datacenter of claim 16, wherein said at least one panel comprises at least one filler plate connected between the first and second vertical rails. 18. The datacenter of claim 16, wherein said at least one filler plate comprises a plurality of filler plates connected between the first and second vertical rails. 19. The datacenter of claim 15, wherein said at least one panel comprises at least one filler plate connected between the first and second vertical rails. 20. The datacenter of claim 19, wherein said at least one filler plate comprises a plurality of filler plates connected between the first and second vertical rails. 21. The datacenter of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first and second vertical rails is configured to engage the rear rails of two adjacent server racks. 22. The datacenter of claim 21, wherein the front of said at least one of the first and second vertical rails is compressible. 23. A method of forming a containment system for at least one of a hot aisle and a cold aisle of a data center, comprising: mounting a first vertical rail and a second vertical rail, at least one of the first and second vertical rails being movable horizontally;aligning a server rack to engage the first and second vertical rails;moving said at least one of the first and second vertical rails so that the first and second vertical rails align with first and second vertical rack rails on the server rack;moving the server rack so that the first and second vertical rack rails contact the first and second vertical rails; andmounting at least one filler plate between a top of the server rack and a top of said at least one of the hot aisle and the cold aisle and between the first and second vertical rails. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the front of each of the first and second vertical rails is compressible, and wherein moving the server rack comprises pushing the server rack into engagement with the first and second vertical rails to compress the front of the first and second vertical rails. 25. The method of claim 23, wherein the first and second vertical rails are mounted on a top horizontal rail and a bottom horizontal rail, and wherein moving said at least one of the first and second vertical rails comprises sliding said at least one of the first and second vertical rails along the top and bottom horizontal rails. 26. The method of claim 25, further comprising mounting a top panel between the top rail and a top said at least one of the hot aisle and the cold aisle. 27. The method of claim 23, wherein mounting said at least one filler plate comprises mounting a plurality of filler plates between a top of the server rack and a top of the datacenter and between the first and second vertical plates rails. 28. The method of claim 24, wherein each of said plurality of filler plates comprises a plurality of mounts to account for a variation in width between the first and second vertical rails. 29. The method of claim 23, further comprising: mounting a third vertical rail that is movable horizontally;aligning a second server rack to engage the first and third vertical rails;moving the third vertical rail so that the first and third vertical rails align with first and second vertical rack rails on the second server rack;moving the second server rack so that first and second vertical rack rails on the second server rack contact the first and third vertical rails; andmounting at least one filler plate between a top of the second server rack and a top of said at least one of the hot aisle and the cold aisle and between the first and third vertical rails.