Thursday, March 28, 2013
The 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, 6U and 7U are all
different sized rackmountservers; the U following the number is short for unit. The number
indicates the size of the rackmount, 1U being the smallest rackmount and 7U
being the biggest rackmount. Below is a listing of each of the different units
and their dimensions, although the Width and Height of a rackmount may be standard, the depth of
a rackmount may change, as can be seen below. If your rackmount server is going
to be placed in a constrained area, it's best to verify with the manufacturer
of the rackmount what the exact dimensions are. In the picture to the right, is
a picture Courtesy of Dell Inc. of some of the Dell PowerEdge
servers and examples of different rackmount units.
1U
|
19" x 1.75" x 17.7"
19" x 1.75" x 19.7"
19" x 1.75" x 21.5"
|
2U
|
19" x 3.5" x 17.7"
19" x 3.5" x 20.9"
19" x 3.5" x 24"
|
3U
|
17.1" x 5.1" x
25.5"
|
4U
|
19" x 7" x 17.8"
19" x 7" x 26.4"
|
5U
|
19" x 8.34" x
19.67"
19.1" x 8.75" x
26.4"
|
6U
|
19" x 10.5" x 19.5"
|
7U
|
17" x 12.2" x 19.8"
|
