...supplied by different power sources, in an electrically noisy environment, or where data security is a big concern, you need to use a fiber optic-based KVM extender. • Optical fiber is an ideal transmission medium not only for backbone and horizon...

...100BaseT Ethernet, power over cable, and various control signals through a single LAN cable. This is referred to as 5Play™, a feature set that sets HDBaseT technology above the current standard. • Video • HDBaseT delivers full HD/3D and 2K/4K u...

...functions such as power, cooling, networking, management and interconnections to the chassis while the blades themselves control server functions such as processing and storage. • Hot-Swappable • Because individual blades are usually hot-swapp...

...to have at least some control who is doing what, when and from where? Talking about the features there are many protocols and abbreviations out there. • Black Box is not hiding technology behind any IEEE Numbers. Here you have a short list of the ...

...Active terminators control the impedance at the end of the SCSI bus by using a voltage regulator, not just the power supplied by the interface card. • Passive termination. • A passive terminator sits on the bus to minimise reflections at the en...

...cable managers, and power strips. • Shelves • Shelves are an easy solution for storing things that aren’t rackmountable. The shelves attach to the rails; servers or other equipment sits on the shelves. Make sure the shelf has the weight capacity...

...for greater processing power, efficient data centre design and high-speed Internet access means choosing the right cabling infrastructure is essential. • The Black Box MTP solution provides a high-density, high-performance, robust, modular solution...

...devices to reduce power consumption. Energy-Efficient Ethernet devices have a low-power idle (LPI) mode that can cut power use by 50% or more during periods of low data activity. Because energy-efficient Ethernet devices scale down power consu...

...attached to the wall. • Powering your equipment. • Now that you’ve chosen a rack, you’ll need to get power to equipment. Rackmount power strips come in versions that mount either vertically or horizontally. Some have outlets that are spaced widely t...