SK0-003 · Question #717
When installing a server in a rack, which of the following locations describes where in the rack a server should be installed?
The correct answer is C. Closest to the bottom of the rack, above heavier equipment. Servers should be installed closer to the bottom of a rack, typically above heavier equipment like a UPS, to maintain stability and a lower center of gravity.
Question
When installing a server in a rack, which of the following locations describes where in the rack a server should be installed?
Options
- AOn the very bottom U of the rack, with the UPS above the server
- BIn the middle of the rack to help balance the rack
- CClosest to the bottom of the rack, above heavier equipment
- DOn the very top U of the rack, with the UPS directly below it
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A5% (1)
- C89% (17)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
Servers should be installed closer to the bottom of a rack, typically above heavier equipment like a UPS, to maintain stability and a lower center of gravity.
Placing a UPS above a server is incorrect as heavier equipment like a UPS should always be at the bottom for stability.
While balancing is important, keeping heavy equipment low in the rack is a more critical safety and stability consideration than placing it in the middle.
Installing servers closer to the bottom of the rack helps maintain a low center of gravity, which improves the rack's stability and prevents it from becoming top-heavy and tipping over. Heavy equipment like a UPS should be placed at the very bottom, and then servers should be installed directly above it, building upwards.
Placing a server at the very top makes the rack top-heavy and unstable, which poses a safety risk.
Concept tested: Rack server installation best practices
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