|  | Server Racks – These are typically 600mm
wide racks with a depth of 1000mm and of varying heights (ranging
from 39U to 47U) depending on available height within the room and
structural weight limits within the building. Vented front and rear
doors should be installed as standard as these allow air to flow
through the rack to provide effective cooling. Multiple PDU’s are
also recommended, which can be feed from two separate power
supplies. This will enable any dual power supply IT equipment to be
powered from two distinctly separate power sources providing
increase resilience within the rack.
Communications Racks – These can either be 600mm or 800mm wide
racks depending on the breakdown of equipment to be installed within
the rack. For equipment which will require a significant amount of
patching 800mm is recommend as it provides more space for the
management of the cabling in a professional manner. Key components
required to fit out a comms racks are the PDU’s, cable management
bars and shelves.
Patch Racks
– These generally have no need for power as they are primarily used
to accommodate the large quantities of patch points created by the
cabling infrastructure. These racks should therefore be specified as
800mm wherever possible to allow maximum space inside to distribute
cabling. The essential components in this type of rack are the
vertical and horizontal cable management elements. |  |
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