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capabilities. There are even rack-mounted servers, complete with slide-out

keyboards, and rack-mounted uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) to

power the equipment (see Figure 18-24).

Figure 18-24 A rack-mounted UPS

All rack-mounted equipment uses a height measurement known simply as

a U. A U is 1.75 inches. A device that fits in a 1.75-inch space is called a 1U;

a device designed for a 3.5-inch space is a 2U; and a device that goes into a

7-inch space is called a 4U. Most rack-mounted devices are 1U, 2U, or 4U.

Patch Panels and Cables Ideally, once you install horizontal cabling, you

should never move it. As you know, UTP horizontal cabling has a solid core,

making it pretty stiff. Solid core cables can handle some rearranging, but if

you insert a wad of solid core cables directly into your switches, every time

you move a cable to a different port on the switch, or move the switch itself,

you will jostle the cable. You don’t have to move a solid core cable many

times before one of the solid copper wires breaks, and there goes a network

connection!

Luckily for you, you can easily avoid this problem by using a patch panel.

A patch panel is simply a box with a row of female connectors (ports) in the

front and permanent connections in the back, to which you connect the

horizontal cables (see Figure 18-25).

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