What is the purpose of rack server?

Rack servers are a type of server designed to be mounted on standard server racks. They are commonly used in data centers and enterprise environments for various purposes, including:

Data Storage and Management: 

Rack servers are used to store and manage large volumes of data, including databases, files, and multimedia content.

Virtualization: 

Rack servers are often deployed as virtualization hosts to run multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical server, allowing for efficient resource utilization and workload consolidation.

High-Performance Computing (HPC): 

Rack servers can be configured with high-performance hardware components, such as multi-core processors and accelerators, to support HPC workloads such as scientific simulations, computational modeling, and data analysis.

Web Hosting and Content Delivery: 

Rack servers are used to host websites, web applications, and content delivery networks (CDNs) to serve web content to users over the internet.

Enterprise Applications: 

Rack servers are deployed to run mission-critical enterprise applications such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and business intelligence (BI) software.