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A rack is a frame or enclosure in which servers, networking equipment, and associated equipment is mounted. For questions about the Ruby framework, use the tag ruby-rack.

A rack is a frame or enclosure in which servers, networking equipment, and associated equipment is mounted.

The industry standard for racks is the 19-inch rack, so called because it mounts equipment 19 inches wide.

Racks are measured vertically in rack units (U) of 1.75 inches. The most common full-size racks used in data centers are 42U tall, though smaller racks are available for specialized applications.

For questions about the Ruby framework, use the tag .

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Is disk serial readable from supermicro chassis?

We are working with a hosting company for managing our dedicated servers. We asked for a replacement disk on one of the servers by providing the serial number. They took out 2 other disks instead and put them back in. When we asked for an…
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Server Rack vs. Server in PC "Towers"

A friend of mine told me that the company he made an internship at didn't have server racks, because the cooling just takes up too much energy and thus isn't effective. That company was using "normal" PC Towers to house their servers. Those Towers…
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Proper way to run CAT cables from the front to the rear of a rack?

Lets say I have a forward facing switch, but all the server's NICs are rear facing. What is the proper way to get the CAT cables from the front to the rear of the rack in a way that doesn't open an air-flow hole(s)? A patch panel seems like…
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Rack layout for future growth

We're getting ready to move to a new colo facility and I'm designing the rack layout. While we have a full rack, we only have 12U worth of hardware right now: 1x 1U switch 7x 1U servers 1x 2U server 1x 2U disk shelf The colo facility requires us…
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Why use rack servers over tower servers?

Aside from space, why use a rack mountable server over a tower server? Or is space the only reason... Tower servers are cheaper, more space for cooling, and more expandable... Why rack mount?
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Datacenter Power Consumption Table

Does anyone know of a good centralized resource that contains a consolidated list of server specifications relevant to the data center? Looking for Rack U sizing, power consumption, etc. for different branded servers directly from vendor web sites…
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Rack layout tools

I'm wondering if there's any tools (preferably offline) that would allow me to layout all of the new equipment that will be going into several standard racks. Currently I'm using Excel to map out all of the slots columns for the data but I suspect…
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Any reason to use a rack-mountable server if I lack a rack to mount it on?

I'm somewhat new to server hardware, and was wondering if there was any reason to purchase a 19-inch-rack-mountable server as opposed to a standalone (tower) system, or any difference between the two other than form factor. We're running a small…
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What is the name of this screw? (from HP ProLiant quick-deploy rail kits)

I need the name of the screw for the HP quick deploy rail kit. The screw clicks into the square holes of the rack. It is a Gen4 Rail kit but the screw is like the Gen8 Rail kit ones. I called HP support, but they couldn't really help me.…
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Server Cabinet/Room Cooling

I currently have two desktops and three servers in my office sitting on the floor (I know this is bad). With that many servers the ambient temperature in the room goes up quickly. I am located in Dallas, TX so during the winter, if the heat is kept…
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How to decrease humidity level in a server room

We have a small server room and the humidity level inside the room is far from the ideal. We have been measuring it between 60% and 68% for 3 months. Ambient room humidity inside the building is about 50%. Using dry mode of the air conditioner did…
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How does a blade server differ from a normal rackmount server?

This may be a question but I thought I would ask even so.
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Disaster Recovery Planning, tower or rack?

I'm working on this project to develop a system with centralized information regarding emergencies delivered via open Wi-Fi on a small city. I'm from Chile, so we thought of this system to work especially when an earthquake strikes the city (just…
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How good is the noise reduction on an XRackpro2?

Some manufacturers of soundproof rack equipment such as Kell Systems or Acoustirack do quote noise reduction figures but I can't find any specifications for an XRackPro2. Given the evasive nature of the manufacturer's literature (they do everything…
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Water-Cooled Rack Door: does it work well with Blades or GPU nodes?

We're considering to equip out server farm with water cooled rack doors, similar to…
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