Rack units

This rack diagram example was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: Rackunit.svg. [commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Rackunit.svg]
Rack with sample component sizes including an A/ V half-rack unit.
"A rack unit, U or RU as a unit of measure describes the height of equipment[which?] designed to mount in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack. The 19-inch (482.6 mm) or 23-inch (584.2 mm) dimension reflects the width of the equipment mounting-frame in the rack including the frame; the width of the equipment that can be mounted inside the rack is less. One rack unit is 1.75 inches (4.445 cm) high. (This equates to one vershok, an obsolete unit of measurement used officially in Russia until 1924.)
The size of a piece of rack-mounted equipment is frequently described as a number in "U". For example, one rack unit is often referred to as "1U", 2 rack units as "2U" and so on." [Rack unit. Wikipedia]
The example "Rack with sample component sizes including an A/ V half-rack unit" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Rack Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Rack with sample component sizes

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Rack Diagrams

The Rack Diagrams solution, including a vector stencil library, a collection of samples and a quick-start template, can be useful for all who deal with computer networks. Choosing any of the 54 library's vector shapes, you can design various types of Rack diagrams or Server rack diagrams visualizing 19" rack mounted computers and servers.

Rack Solutions

Rack Solutions are very helpful and now widely used by specialists for drawing the rack diagrams, for visualization of rack mounting of computer and network equipment. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software also keeps up to the times and offers a powerful Rack Diagrams Solution from the Computer and Networks Area.

Rack Rate

The Rack Diagram visualizes in details the rack mounting of computer and network equipment, so it allows to show what equipment and racks are needed to buy, allows to estimate the rack rate and also helps to organize equipment on the racks virtually, without the real installation. To facilitate the rack diagrams designing, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software was extended with Rack Diagrams Solution from the Computer and Networks Area.

Rack Diagrams

The Rack

The Rack Diagrams represent the frontal view of the rack with network equipment installed. They are helpful and widely used for choosing the equipment and racks to buy, and give the possibility to visually plan how to organize it on the racks. Now creating of the Rack Diagrams is quite simple and quick thanks to the powerful drawing tools of the Rack Diagrams Solution from the Computer and Networks Area.

Server

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Rack Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area is a powerful rack diagrams and server rack diagrams drawing software.

Network Diagramming Software for Design Rack Diagrams

Rack Diagrams visualize the rack mounting of computer and network equipment as the drawing of frontal view of the rack with equipment installed. They are used for choosing the equipment or racks to buy, and help to organize equipment on the racks virtually, without the real installation. Network Diagramming Software - ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is perfect for software designers and software developers who need to draw Rack Diagrams.

Racking

Rack Diagram is a two-dimensional frontal view of the rack which shows the placement of the specific equipment. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software proposes to execute the racking design process fast and easy using the Rack Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Rack diagrams - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Rack diagrams" contains 33 rack design elements for drawing the computer network server rack diagrams.
"A 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is 19 inches (482.6 mm) wide, including edges or ears that protrude on each side which allow the module to be fastened to the rack frame with screws. ...
Equipment designed to be placed in a rack is typically described as rack-mount, rack-mount instrument, a rack mounted system, a rack mount chassis, subrack, rack mountable, or occasionally simply shelf. The height of the electronic modules is also standardized as multiples of 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) or one rack unit or U (less commonly RU). The industry standard rack cabinet is 42U tall. ...
19-inch racks in 2-post or 4-post form hold most equipment in modern data centers, ISP facilities and professionally designed corporate server rooms. They allow for dense hardware configurations without occupying excessive floorspace or requiring shelving." [19-inch rack. Wikipedia]
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19 inch Rack with Rails

Rack

Rack rails

Rack rails (half-width)

Single rack rail

Xserve RAID

XServe

1U tray

1U spacer

2U server

1U Ethernet Switch/Hub

2U Ethernet Switch/Hub

1U power strip

1U KVM switch

1U patch panel

Rackmount UPS

Cisco switch (WS-C3560-24PS-S)

Cisco switch (WS-C3560-48TS-S)

Cisco switch (WS-C2960-48TT-L)

Cisco switch (WS-C2960-48TC-L)

Cisco switch (WS-C2960-24TT-L)

Cisco switch (WS-C2960-24TC-L)

7U rackmount LCD monitor

8U rackmount LCD monitor

Fiber optic patch panel (type A)

Fiber optic patch panel (type B)

Fiber optic patch panel (type C)

3U server

2U RAID array

3U RAID array

Managed UPS

1U 19'' LCD monitor keyboard

1U server

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Rack Diagrams

Server hardware - Rack diagram

Rack Diagrams visualize the rack mounting of computer hardware and network equipment as the drawing of frontal view of the rack with equipment installed.
They are used for choosing the equipment or racks to buy, and help to organize equipment on the racks virtually, without the real installation.
"A server is a system (software and suitable computer hardware) that responds to requests across a computer network to provide, or help to provide, a network service. Servers can be run on a dedicated computer, which is also often referred to as "the server", but many networked computers are capable of hosting servers. In many cases, a computer can provide several services and have several servers running. ...
Servers often provide essential services across a network, either to private users inside a large organization or to public users via the Internet. Typical computing servers are database server, file server, mail server, print server, web server, gaming server, application server..." [Server (computing). Wikipedia]
This network server rack diagram example was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Rack Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Rack diagram

Basic Network Diagram

The Basic Network Diagram is an easy and effective way to design and document a simple network, it lets to represent visually and logically how the different network devices and computer equipment can be installed to meet the main business needs. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software supplied with Computer Network Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is a perfect tool for drawing the Basic Computer Network diagrams, designs, schematics, and maps, network architectures, topologies, and layouts. Numerous vector libraries of network symbols, icons and components are incredibly helpful for IT and telecom engineers, stakeholders and end-users when designing Basic Network Diagrams, Common Network Diagrams, Common Network Topologies, 10Base-T Star Network Topologies, Bus Topology Diagrams, Communication Network Diagrams, System Designs, Regional Cable Head-End Diagrams, etc. Collection of predesigned samples and templates included to Computer Network Diagrams solution also greatly extends the capabilities of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM users.

Interior Design. Storage and Distribution — Design Elements

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Design Element: Rack Diagram for Network Diagrams

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