Servers & Racks
19-Inch Rack
A 19-Inch Rack is the standard equipment rack whose mounting rails are spaced so that installed gear presents…
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Baseboard Management Controller
A baseboard management controller is a small dedicated processor on a server motherboard that monitors and manages the…
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Blade Server
A Blade Server is a compact, modular server that slides into a shared chassis providing common power, cooling,…
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Cabinet
A Cabinet is an enclosed equipment rack with side panels and lockable front and rear doors, used to…
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Cable Management Arm
A Cable Management Arm (CMA) is a hinged, articulated support that carries a server's cables and extends as…
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Data Processing Unit
A data processing unit is a programmable networking accelerator that offloads infrastructure tasks, such as networking, storage virtualization,…
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End-of-Row Switch
An End-of-Row Switch (EoR) is an aggregation switch positioned at the end of a row of racks that…
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OCP Rack
An OCP Rack is a rack designed to Open Compute Project specifications, typically the 21-inch Open Rack standard…
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Open Rack V3
Open Rack V3 is the Open Compute Project's third-generation rack standard, using a 21-inch equipment width and a…
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Patch Panel
A Patch Panel is a passive termination panel where cables are landed on fixed ports so that connections…
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Power Cord Locking
Power Cord Locking is any mechanism that secures a power cord to an outlet or inlet so it…
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Rack Density
Rack Density is the amount of power, and by extension compute, drawn or supported by a single rack,…
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Rack Elevation
A Rack Elevation is a scaled front-view drawing showing the planned placement of equipment within a rack, unit…
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Rack Grounding
Rack Grounding is the bonding of a rack and its equipment to the data center's grounding system to…
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Rack Server
A Rack Server is a standalone server built to mount horizontally in a standard 19-inch rack, its height…
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Rack Unit
A Rack Unit (U or RU) is the standard vertical measurement of rack-mounted equipment, equal to 1.75 inches…
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Redfish
Redfish is an open, RESTful management standard from the DMTF that exposes server hardware inventory, telemetry, and control…
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Server
A Server is a computer that provides compute, storage or application services to other devices over a network.…
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Server Sled
A server sled is a compute module that slides into a shared chassis or Open Rack, drawing power…
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SmartNIC
A SmartNIC is a network interface card with on-board programmable processing that performs functions beyond basic packet transfer,…
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Top-of-Rack Switch
A Top-of-Rack Switch (ToR) is a network switch placed in each rack to connect that rack's servers, which…