Towers, rack-mounted are two different types of  uninterrupted power system. It's critical to choose the best ups for your needs but how? 

In this article, we will introduce the concepts of these two UPS and difference between them. After reading the difference you will konw how to chose your best UPS. 

The concepts of  rackmount UPS& tower UPS. 

Actually, both of  rackmount UPS and tower UPS are battery backup equitment. The biggest difference lies in their appearance and installed way. The tower UPS is the most common server we can see which can be placed on the floor, desk while a rackmount UPS must be installed inside a cabinet. 

The advatanges of  rackmount UPS. 

1.Easy to expand and maintain 

When multiple servers need to be used to work simultaneously to meet higher server application requirements, it is easy to install and add rackmount UPS instead of tower UPS. Imagine the situation: a lot servers and  power lines, network cables, data lines, monitors, keyboards, mice, switches, routers, devices and others. There will be a mess of the situation and the engine room is extremely difficult to maintain. Not to mention, heat, dust and anti-mouse are problems. 

The Rack-mounted UPSs are in a cabinet. All the data lines are placed into the cabinet. We can’t see any data line from the outside. It’s clean, dustproof and safe. 

2.High-security 

In order to prevent damage, man-made vandalism, and data leakage. The sever and UPS should be keep in a safe place. Cabinets usually is lock up, without manual management. 

3、Parallel redundancy, stable operation and high reliability. 

4、space-saying 

A rack-mounted UPS takes up only 1U of rack space to protect internetworking equipment in racks where space is at a premium. 

However, this type of server also has many limitations. It cost more than tower UPS and fits less devices than tower UPS. 

We recommend that customers choose a tower or rack UPS based on actual requirements, installation area, required power, placement environment, etc. 

UPS placement environment is the key to distinguish between tower UPS and rack UPS. If you need a neat machine room or a workgroup that requires a higher environment, you need rack UPS power, otherwise tower UPS is more suitable.