There are many types of cabinets, including network cabinets, server cabinets, outdoor cabinets, power chassis cabinets, and various non-standard cabinets. These cabinets have different functions. Different cabinets are suitable for different work scenarios. However, many people are not clear about the difference between network cabinets and servers. This situation can easily lead to difficulties for users when selecting network cabinets, and even result in selecting unsuitable cabinets, causing huge trouble for their actual use.

Network cabinet: Network cabinet includes server cabinet. Network cabinet does not refer to a specific cabinet, but a universal name. According to the current type, network cabinets include server cabinets, wall mounted cabinets, network cabinets, standard cabinets, intelligent protection outdoor cabinets, etc. The capacity value is between 2U and 42U. The network cabinet is mainly used for wiring engineering, mainly storing network equipment and accessories such as routers, switches, distribution frames, etc. Usually, the depth of network cabinets is less than or equal to 800 millimeters, while the depth of server cabinets is greater than or equal to 800 millimeters. The network cabinet should be easy to produce, assemble, debug, package, and transport.

Server cabinet: Server cabinet is a type of network cabinet, mainly used to combine installation panels, plugins, plugins, electronic components, equipment, and mechanical components into a single installation box. The server cabinet consists of a frame, front and rear doors, side doors, top cover, and installation angle gauges. It can be configured with: dedicated fixed tray, dedicated sliding tray, power strip, casters, support feet, cable management ring, cable management device, L-shaped guide rail, crossbeam, vertical beam, and fan unit. Cabinets are usually rectangular in shape and placed on the ground. It provides a suitable environment and security protection for the normal operation of electronic devices, and is the first level component second only to the system level. A cabinet without a closed structure is called a rack. The server cabinet has good technical performance. The structure of the cabinet should have good rigidity and strength, as well as good electromagnetic isolation, grounding, sound insulation, ventilation, and heat dissipation. In addition, server cabinets should have performance such as resistance to vibration, impact, corrosion, dust, water, and radiation. These performance measures ensure the stable operation of server cabinets to the greatest extent possible, avoiding the problem of server cabinets experiencing operational failures due to external influences.

Although network cabinets and server cabinets are rectangular in appearance and even have very similar functions, their main functions differ greatly in actual use. If you blindly purchase network cabinets without understanding, it is possible to confuse cabinet types. Once the cabinet type is selected incorrectly, it will directly lead to incompatibility between the cabinet and hardware equipment. Therefore, before purchasing, it is necessary to explain your specific needs to the manufacturer in order to customize the cabinet that best meets your needs.

The specific differences between the two are as follows:

1. The network cabinet is mainly used to install IT equipment, and is more inclined towards cable management function. It should be designed to connect and lead out many cables in the network cabinet; However, server cabinets tend to have more load-bearing capacity and heat dissipation capacity, as servers are generally heavier and have higher heat dissipation.

2. Based on the first point, network cabinets are generally made with wide cables, usually 800MM wide, and wiring accessories such as cable trays and cable boards can be conveniently arranged at both ends; The server cabinet is generally chosen to be 600mm wide, but requires a certain weight bearing capacity (such as 1000KG), and requires a high through-hole rate of front and rear doors (such as about 70%). Some high requirements also require the addition of cooling fans, and high-density cabinet clusters may require the use of air conditioning for cooling outside (such as data center computer rooms).

3. In terms of depth, network cabinets are generally only required to be 600MM or 800MM deep due to IT equipment not being very deep, while server cabinets are generally required to be 1000MM, 1100MM, or 1200MM deep due to the depth of the server and the need for convenient heat dissipation space.