For your convenience our server racks are selectable
here by depth. After you select the depth that suits your needs, you can then
select the height, manufacturer, and then configure your server rack to meet your
specific requirements.
Start by selecting by
Depth: In selecting the Depth of
your Server Rack you will want to keep in mind what the deepest piece of equipment
you will be putting in it, and then leave a couple of inches behind it for running
your cables and power cords. Also please keep in mind that the
Usable Rack Depth
"rail-to-rail" is 1 3/4" less then the
Actual Rack Depth (see below).
External Height: Determining you correct
rack height is extremely important. Not only should you consider both your
current and future internal rack space requirements, but please be sure to allow
enough room for ceiling clearance and any cabling or site requirements as well as
any dock or freight elevator limitations you may have.
Rack
Units: With the exception of some legacy equipment, monitors, and
keyboards, most server and network equipment sold today is intended to be rack mounted.
1U (One Rack Unit) is approximately 1.75" in height, 2U is 3.5" in height, and so
on. So for example if you have 20 x 2U high servers you need to mount, you
will need a server rack that has at least 40U of rack space available - keeping
in mind any room you need for a KVM switch, UPS's, patch panel, etc.
Actual
Rack Depth: The measurements shown above
are the server racks actual external depth measuring from the front of the rack
to the rear.
Usable
Rack Depth: Though our rack mounting
rails are fully adjustable, all server racks have to allow a small amount of room
( 7/8" of an inch) on the front and rear for the rails to be mounted and doors to
open. Therefore when calculating the depth you require please keep in mind
that the usable depth will be 1 3/4" less then the Actual Depth. For example
a 30" Deep server rack will have 28 1/4" inches of usable "rail-to-rail" depth space.
Universal Server Racks
are configured to be compatible with most computer server manufacturer's equipment
including: Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM, and Sun.
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42U
is the most common server rack height
sold for data centers.
40" Depth &
42" Depth
are the most common
server rack depths for data centers & server rooms.
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