tower server

A tower server is a computer intended for use as a server and built in an upright cabinet that stands alone. The cabinet, called a tower, is similar in size and shape to the cabinet for a tower-style personal computer. This is in contrast to rack server s or blade server s, which are designed to be rack-mounted .

Advantages of tower servers include:

• Easier cooling, because the overall component density is fairly low.
• Scalability, because an unlimited number of servers can be added to an existing network.

• A set of tower servers is bulkier and heavier than an equivalent blade server or set of rack servers.
• Cabling for a large set of tower servers can be complicated.
• A group of several air-cooled tower servers in a single location can be noisy because each tower requires a dedicated fan.

Read more about it at: > Puget Systems builds custom tower servers and workstations. > Gardiner and Theobald compares the advantages and limitations of common server configurations.

Last updated on: May 30, 2006

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