Questions tagged [rack]

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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19" network rack shelf depth?

I am wishing to buy a network wallmount 19" rack, with a gross depth of 400mm. How can I know in advance what is the maximum depth of a shelf and what should be the minimum free space between the end of the shelf and the rear side of the rack? In my…
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Has anyone purchased an AcoustiRack?

Looking for first hand experience with an AcoustiRack. Noise is fairly important. The main concern is heat. The unit will have a few Dell servers r510, r620, VRTX fully loaded, 2 APC UPS 2200va. Any other suggestions for a rack that can house…
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Access unreachable foot of server rack?

I have a server rack that is in the corner. Pushed it there with the installed casters. Instructions seem to be to raise the rack off the casters using the adjustable feet. Problem is I can't reach the far back foot as this rack is in a corner. …
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In a 42U server rack with 12 very hot 2U-nodes, what is a good configuration? All nodes at the top or bottom?

Currently we cannot fill the 19" rack completely. So we have 12 GPU nodes, 2U each. The 42U rack is connected to a cooling unit that blows cold air in front of the computers, sucking in hot air from behind. As far as I understood this thread, the…
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What kind of breakout cables do I need for this rackmount setup?

I am going to be building out a rack and I would like to re-use all the existing hardware for my NAS device and just put it in a rackmount case. I currently am running FreeNAS inside a Silverstone SFF tower…
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Fujitsu Primergy RX100 S6 Windows Web Server 2k8 R2 Hard Drives not found

I got a question about our Fujitsu Primergy RX100 S6. We want to install Windows Web Server 2008 R2 on a complete brand new RAID 1. The BIOS finds both of the hard drives and also the virtual disk shows up at the boot. The problem is that the…
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How to ground a server rack on 3rd floor office

I am in the process of building out a server rack in an office on the 3rd floor. Does anybody know of any good options out there that can help me out? Wall outlets have 3-prong connectors with working ground (assumed). There is probably a building…
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How to wall mount a rack when studs don't line up

This is my first time mounting a server rack and I'd like some advice. The rack is for my home and will be a 10U wall mount for a patch panel, switch, and a few shelves for UPS and modem/satellite hardware. I might add a server or two in the future,…
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How standardized are rack server components?

I have a couple of servers at home for personal use, and I'm considering replacing them with rack servers that I'd scrounge up in used condition, just for easier management and whatnot. I don't have any professional experience dealing with rack…
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Apache ProxyPass to Rack gives 404 error

(for simplicity I changed IPs of Apache server to 1.1.1.1 and Gollum server to 6.6.6.6) I'm trying to serve a Gollum wiki with rack through Apache (since it has SSL set up properly and I'm currently only testing the Gollum wiki). So I setup Apache…
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How to open HP rack keyboard/monitor tray

We have maybe 5 of these HP racks. On all of them the keyboard/monitor tray is very finicky. Sometimes it gets stuck and the drawer tray will not open. While stuck, repeated wiggling of the tray may eventually unstick it, but sometimes it will…
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Specialized Mounting Brackets

We are currently upgrading our tower based build server to a new 19" rack mounted unit for our software development team. Our new rack server has a maximum depth of 22 inches. So to accommodate this, we purchased a server rack cabinet that supports…
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Rack door open, or rack door closed

In our 'server room' (not much more than a converted cupboard in reality) we have one struggling AC unit that is not man enough to cool the servers, which are housed in a full height rack. The ambient temperature outside the room is lower than that…
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does a 4U case need rails?

I just bought 3x cheap 4U cases for fitting microatx hardware. But rails are not included. Are slider rails mandatory or only for convenience? Servers are quite light. It's compute nodes. Only psu + Motherboard + CPU. No hardrives.
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Is a 650W PSU enough for 4x 7k HDDs 2x CPUs and a monster AMD Radeon HD 5990

I bought a supermicro chassis a few years ago with a 650W PSU for a personal lab I built. Everything has been just fine so far, but now that I'm looking into some GPU based work, I'm finding that I might be under powered. I contacted supermicro's…
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