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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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URL Rewriting and Rack base paths

I'm trying to set up a Rails website on Bluehost and I'm having trouble with the path helpers. As I don't want to monkey-patch Rails, I'm trying to solve this through .htaccess. Here's the scenario: I'm hosting www.engradado.com on…
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What is the specific advantage of a blade server for virtualisation?

We are planning to implement a VDI Solution. We had some discussions about Blade vs Rack. As we are only planning to implement 75-100 Clients, we calculated, that we would need 2 Servers with Dual 8C Processors - and a shared storage server. This…
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Difference between DL380 rails for different generations?

I just got an HP Proliant DL380 G5 server (it's actually Cisco branded, but I don't think that matters), without the rack rails. I'm trying to learn some server architecture and use it as a basic server. I am looking for some rails to mount it in my…
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Cooled server cabinet VS server room

The cooled server cabinet was discussed here before but I found my question is a little bit different. We have a client with some servers running into incredible bad conditions. The servers are in the middle of the office and cooled by a regular…
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What measures to take to prevent electrostatic if we dont skip a rack unit between servers?

After going through the post Do you skip a rack unit between servers? . We thought to consolidate our rack to save space and to improve cooling in lab. If we put servers without skipping a single gap between server what are the chances of…
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How to mount server into a rack - rails?

I am setting up a "server closet". I have not worked with server racks before. I got a server rack free on Craigslist. I am not sure how many "U" it is - it's about 6 feet tall. I bought two 4U cases and moved my hardware into them. Now I need to…
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Who makes the best server racks/cabinets?

Who makes the best 19 inch server racks/cabinets? I'm considering the following brands in a four post, square hole configuration: APC Wright Line Rittal Chatsworth Great Lakes Middle Atlantic HP My requirements, in rough order of priority…
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network rack types

When I go shopping for network infrastructure, I see lots of different kinds of racks available and I don't understand the difference between them. What are the different types of racks you would typically see in a datacentre?
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Are there any "Zero-U" PDU's that allow for power management/remote power control

I can't seem to find any PDU's (in general) that fit a 24U server rack that don't require at least 1U of rack space. (I'd prefer Zero-U) that allows for remote 'reset' of the power ports as well as monitoring features. Can anyone guide me to…
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Where can I purchase a good server rack cabinet?

We need to buy the first one and don't know where to start... Thanks.
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Rackmount Hardware Question

This is just a quick question. I havent been able to find any recommendations from Google searching. What is the maximum recommended weight for front mounting rack hardware? EDIT: I have a Hammond 1459 wallmount rack. It is only punched at the front…
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What tools, parts, accessories do you keep in your Colo?

I know Colo is less popular these days with the Cloud, but I thought I'd ask people what tools and extra parts, etc they like to keep in their Colo cages or racks. Here are some of my favorites: zipties, velcro tape, square rack nut tool, first aid…
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Storage Chassis Rack Location

There are so many configurations of racks, it's not even funny. Where do you guys keep your storage located? I think the problem I'm having is that they're currently set too high in the rack and cold air isn't getting to them. The cold air is…
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Software/Service for Controlled Shutdown/Startup of a Server Room

We are looking for a solution to automatically shutdown server room equipment in a controlled process, based on priority, automatically during a power outage and on demand if necessary. We would also like to be able to power the servers back on in…
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What is the most probable cause for two memory modules to fail simultaneously on a rack mounted server?

Having spent some time on a rack mounted server yesterday afternoon we are now trying to determine the most probable cause of two DDR2 modules failing on an IBM server simultaneously. The server would boot with either both modules, and with one at a…
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