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.
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Rack enclosure dimensions
We noticed that rack enclosures have different depths (600, 800, 1000 mm) while the DELL rack servers are 600 mm deep. In addition DELL rack enclosures are only 1000 mm deep.
Why should I purchase a ...
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how many blade enclosures can you fit in a rack?
Considering the power and cooling requirements of HP's or IBM's newest blade (10U) chassis fully stacked, how many of them can you fit in a standard size rack (42 U) ?
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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
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Standalone server setup for compute capacity
I'm developing an application for my company that will require a lot of compute capacity (running some very big mathematical calculations), and looking for some form of server setup to do this. For ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Where can I purchase a good server rack cabinet? [closed]
We need to buy the first one and don't know where to start...
Thanks.
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Economical way to get many harddrives into rack mount?
Please bear with me as being a bit of a newcomer at 19" rack-mounted equipment.
I've thought a fair bit lately about the best way of getting 4x or 6x of 2.5" hard drives into my rack and are ...
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Mount servers at the center?
I can't afford a 4 post rack right now, but I can afford a 2 post one...
However, you can't mount a server in a 2 post rack because it will break the ears.
Will a 2 post rack support a server (even ...
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Good 1U Rack Firewall [closed]
I'm trying to find a good 1U rack firewall at a reasonable price. Most pricing is completely out of space (thousands of dollars? Why?). I don't want to list all features I need/want (there are too ...
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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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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 ...
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Is an EPO required on each rack
I've studied the NEC 2008 version and I can't find any requirement for an EPO to be mounted on each rack. For some reason the place I work requires them at the top of the rack and it's connected to ...
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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:
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How to protect the server rack from water streaming from above?
Recently we had a rather funny incident: suddenly about a liter of water ran from above the drop ceiling right in the middle of the office. Turned out it was some pipe in the air conditioning that ...
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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 ...
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Dell PowerEdge 750 [closed]
Can I use Dell PowerEdge 750 just 1U without a rack at home? Does it need cooling?
I want to have a low end server for learning.
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Lock a server within a rack of several servers
I have a 42 RU Dell rack with several 2RU servers in it. I need to prevent physical access to one of the servers in the rack, but not the others. The face plate that comes with the Dell servers is ...
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How to correctly move a server inside a rack up and down
Maybe a bit stupid question, but
Sometimes (rarely but it happens) I need to move a server in a rack 1-2U up or down. What do you think, which of the ways is the most correct and useful and why?
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What fiber should I run between 2 floors in a company site?
I'm helping a customer in moving his company to a new building. There we'll have two racks on two different floors to accomodate various servers and switch infrastructure. We'all also use the ...
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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 ...
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Power strategy for first server rack
We are about to install our first server and networking rack at my office. I'm more of a programmer than a sysadmin, so I'm learning as I go. Let me start by saying that it's just a router, patch ...
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Can the PowerEdge 2420 24U Rack Enclosure Be Completely Disassembled?
We have to relocate our existing Dell PowerEdge 2420 24U Rack Enclosure to another room in our office.
Unfortunately, the door (to the new room) is too small for the Dell rack enclosure to fit ...
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Rack layout recommendations
We have a 24U rack in our lab and I'm going to completely redesign it during the next weeks due to the scheduled big hardware upgrade.
I have a couple of the questions about the layout of the server ...
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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 ...
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Cage nut sizes: is 10-32 the same as M5?
For an old 19" rack, I need to buy some cage nuts for round holes. You can't get them here in the Netherlands, it seems, but Amazon has them. However, I don't want to get US sized thread...
Amazon ...
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The best cable organizing solution for the servers on the rails?
I'm looking for the best cable organizing solution for the servers installed on the rails inside a rack as well as for the equipment on the rollout carts.
I believe there should be some foldable ...
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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 ...
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Mounting a server by only its ears?
Is it possible (and safe) to mount a 19-inch 4u rack server on a 2-post rack... by only its ears?
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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 ...
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Server rack recommendations
I'm putting servers on a rack for the first time, and am thinking a 4-post open frame rack is adequate for my needs. I'm putting in a few HP DL 385's and a few other things. What I'm wondering is if ...
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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 ...
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Rack servers that officially support CentOS
Does anyone know of any manufacturer that lists CentOS as an officially suported OS?
Fujitsu and Dell don't support it. I'm specifically looking for CentOS support; vendors that only support RHEL ...
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Can I mix and match rack mount servers?
I want to know if all vendors rack servers are compatible with all rack chassis?
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PDU says to ground to rack with “thread making screw”.. this is impossible?
I'm trying to use the 'thread making screw' to ground my Dell PDU to the Rack, however the metal on the rack is impossibly hard. Is this even required? The included screws don't even seem "thread ...
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Linux embeddable cheap rack server
I want to embed my network connectivity application into a linux installed rack-mount server and sell it bundled. I googled some but couldn't figured out which it would be?
Do you have any ...
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Replacement Rackmount ears?
I have some 1u and 2u cases where the ears mysteriously disappeared for them, so the cases are loose.
My googlefu seems to be weak, are there places that sell "generic" rack ears for 2u cases, or ...
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Estimation of server cabinate weight?
Anyone got any idea what the aprox weight of a half size server rack (with stuff in it) would be?
Assume a 24U dell rack with 4x1Us and 4x2Us, switch, kvm unit, cables and a couple of low end UPS ...
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Why do rack switches have their ports on the front?
I've ordered some rack hardware from Dell. A 42U rack, a 3U EqualLogic SAN, two 1U PowerConnect 5424 switches, three 1U PowerEdge servers, and some other stuff such as a tapedrive, firewall, UPS, etc.
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Is it okay to put a 2U server in a 2-post rack?
I have a Dell R710 2U server. It's pretty heavy, so it seems to me like it needs support in the front and the back, but we only have a 2-post rack. The rack is bolted to the floor, so it's pretty ...
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Where to buy rackmount kits for sonicwall and 3com switch [closed]
Does somebody know where I can order some rackmount kits that fit with a sonicwall nsa 3500 firewall, 3com 3300mx switch and 3com 4200 switch.
They got lost when we moved to a new office
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I have one server that I want to put in a datacenter
I only have one server. I don't need a whole rack. What's an economical option for this?
Is there any way to sublet part of a rack?
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What size screw to use with IBM NetBay clip nuts or cage nuts?
What is the correct size screw to use with the clip nuts or cage nuts that come with an IBM NetBay 19" rack?
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shelving as a cheap rack?
So, I'm cheap and I buy tower servers instead of blades. I was thinking of getting a workstation for my servers, but came across some industrial shelving. The shelving is metal and is capable of ...
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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 ...
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Securing 2 post rack or securing patch bays?
We have a shared 2 post relay rack in a shared room in our building (Chatsworth brand). It only has patch bays on it (using 12U out of 46). We'd like to prevent anyone from just walking into the room ...
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Dell PowerEdge: powersaving BIOS settings differences
I'm closing in on purchasing a Dell PowerEdge R710 rack server and am curious to know the difference between Dell's power saving bios setting and their performance bios setting. Should I be concerned ...
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Server Systems under Extreme Environmental Conditions
During my study I have to do a student research project about server systems under extreme environmental conditions. Unfortunately I have really no experience with such systems.
I already did some ...
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Rack mounted cooling unit?
We have a small mini rack which houses an X-Serve, Raid and Router. We added some more high performance fan units but still find that it gets quite hot in there and have recently been having to keep ...
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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 ...
