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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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UPS systems in parallel for redundancy and/or capacity, generator as backup, ATS,

I am about to upgrade our server room's power plan and would kindly ask you for your help with a proper, optimal design / advice on "good practice" approach. Please note that our business is small, but would nevertheless want to have a solid…
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Rack Server Width

I am dabbling into the world of rack servers and trying to teach myself a thing or two. I have come to a roadblock about the width of a rack server, I have read that the standard width for a rack server is 48.26 cm/19 inches (Therefore rack server…
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Zero-U PDU preferred mount location

Looking for some experience from the field - The rack I manage has two zero-U vertical PDU's supplied by the datacenter. They have fitted one on each side (one on the left, one on the right). The rack appears designed so it can also accomodate…
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Can a Sun rack be converted to a normal rack?

The Sun rack with PN 595-5953-01 does not use the normal rails like HP and IBM uses. Does there exist Sun rails so standard servers can be put in it? Or perhaps those L-shelves, where you lay the servers on the the L-shelves? Update The reason I am…
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Generic rails and terminology when specifying rack rail types and dimensions?

Question From the research I've done, the rack rail market seems to be very brand-centric. It's really hard to be sure that the rails I buy will match the servers as well as the rack. I'm in a position where I have rails that match the rack but not…
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Cisco 2921 ISR Installation concerns

We are having a leased line installed by British Telecom, they have routed the fibre via our telecoms 'cupboard' (enclosed glorified cupboard in our reception area) which has no airflow and only 2 medium sized plastic vents (top & bottom). The…
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1GB dedicated port

I'm in the process of selecting a dedicated host for a big data project deployment. I need my servers to be well connected with each other. One of the provider I'm investigating is serverloft. Here is a statement I've found on the website about…
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server administration for 1U rack server placed in intranet: how to deploy web application and update the server without internet connection?

A MNC sales department hired my services as a software consultant to build them a web application. This web app generates excel files based on their internal business processes. This web application is done, and I told them I need to deploy this in…
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Small Office server rack - power requirements

We're building an office for a small business, and the electrician is starting rough-in next week. I'm doing all of the low voltage wiring myself. We have electrician for 120V wiring.I have a dedicated space in utility room for 42U server rack. At…
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Rack Equipment that is Non-Integer Rack Units Tall

I came across these two items of non-integer rack unit height: 1. This rack mount kit which seems to be trying to make the best of the slightly-taller-than-1U form factor of the Cisco ASA5505. 2. This 1.5U Server Case that espouses the merits of a…
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Transporting servers - need special rack/case

Possible Duplicate: Permanent case for shipping 2U servers? I am responsible for our companys server infrastructure at trade shows. We have 2 annual shows, 1 in Las Vegas and 1 in Amsterdam, so obviously our servers do quite a bit of…
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Label Scheme for Rack Mounted Equipment

Given a lot of the users on here have vast experience, what is the best way to label individual cables for equipment mounted in a rack? I was thinking something like: Port Number of Switch | U-Number | Server Interface Number (such as…
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How many hp dl360 g7 in a rack?

It might sound as "how long is a piece of string"? In my current job the process is to leave 1U spacing, with no blinders, between servers; this incurs a considerable loss of space, no event sparking about turbulent air flow. Everyone is adamant…
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Sun Tool-less Slide Rails Removal for X4150

I have some tool-less slide rails for some 1ru x4150 sun servers. I can't seem to see how to remove them. Sun in their wisdom did not include this seemingly important information in their documentation; they simply (possibly with a cheeky smile) say…
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Self Contained / Cooled Rack Enclosure

I'm looking at having to place a few servers in a location that does not provide a 'friendly' environment (moderate dust, no HVAC, ok physical security). Can anyone recommend a 'self contained' rack enclosure that provides cooling, air filtration,…
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