Open Rack V3 - Bryant McGill

# Open Rack V3 **Entity class:** Concept or analytic term **Domain:** Data Center Standards / Rack Infrastructure **Doc Type:** Technical Standard Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Open Rack V3** is an Open Compute Project rack architecture that standardizes facility-facing mechanical, power and cooling interfaces for scalable computing equipment. ## Governing Boundary The standard governs where the building meets information technology: rack geometry, equipment support, shared power architecture, management and liquid-cooling readiness. This turns the rack from generic furniture into a coordinated infrastructure domain. ## Higher-Order Capability Compatible equipment can share a predictable physical and service environment while remaining heterogeneous at the compute level. Common rack infrastructure supports modular deployment, front service and component lifecycles that need not match the lifetime of the whole rack. ## Relation to Governance [[wiki/Standards as Governance|Standards as Governance]] becomes material here. A dimensional or connector choice shapes which equipment can enter the rack, how it receives power and cooling and which suppliers can participate without bespoke facility changes. ## Failure Modes Nominal conformance may not guarantee operational interchangeability. Power density, cooling class, firmware, connector implementation and maintenance tooling can create additional boundaries beneath the published standard. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Open Compute Project|Open Compute Project]] · [[wiki/Rack|Rack]] · [[wiki/Open Rack Wide|Open Rack Wide]] · [[wiki/Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling|Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling]] · [[wiki/Rack-Scale Computing|Rack-Scale Computing]] ## Sources / Provenance - [OCP Open Rack specifications and designs](https://www.opencompute.org/wiki/Open_Rack/SpecsAndDesigns) ## Relationships  This entry is routed through [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], and [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]]. Its source context is developed in [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]], and [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]]. Status-qualified source edges are preserved in the terminal Research Edges section.  ## Read First in the Wiki  - [[wiki/Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling|Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling]] — supplies the related concept or analytic term context needed to place **Open Rack V3** within the wider system. - [[wiki/Open Compute Project|Open Compute Project]] — supplies the related program or project context needed to place **Open Rack V3** within the wider system. - [[wiki/Open Rack Wide|Open Rack Wide]] — supplies the related concept or analytic term context needed to place **Open Rack V3** within the wider system. - [[wiki/Rack|Rack]] — supplies the related concept or analytic term context needed to place **Open Rack V3** within the wider system. - [[wiki/Rack-Scale Computing|Rack-Scale Computing]] — supplies the related concept or analytic term context needed to place **Open Rack V3** within the wider system. - [[wiki/Standards as Governance|Standards as Governance]] — supplies the related technical standard or protocol context needed to place **Open Rack V3** within the wider system.  ## Research Edges  #### Host–residual infrastructure patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] · [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] **Canonical source article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] **Related acquisition source:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Mind Uploading and AI Host-Residual Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Mind Uploading and AI Host-Residual Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **HR-0846 — `wiki_links_to` → [[wiki/Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling|Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling]]** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack V3.md`. - **HR-0847 — `wiki_links_to` → [[wiki/Open Compute Project|Open Compute Project]]** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack V3.md`. - **HR-0848 — `wiki_links_to` → [[wiki/Open Rack Wide|Open Rack Wide]]** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack V3.md`. - **HR-0849 — `wiki_links_to` → [[wiki/Rack|Rack]]** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack V3.md`. - **HR-0850 — `wiki_links_to` → [[wiki/Rack-Scale Computing|Rack-Scale Computing]]** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack V3.md`. - **HR-0851 — `wiki_links_to` → [[wiki/Standards as Governance|Standards as Governance]]** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack V3.md`. #### Incoming typed edges - **HR-0606 — [[wiki/Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling|Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling]] `wiki_links_to` → this entry** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling.md`. - **HR-0841 — [[wiki/Open Compute Project|Open Compute Project]] `wiki_links_to` → this entry** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Compute Project.md`. - **HR-0854 — [[wiki/Open Rack Wide|Open Rack Wide]] `wiki_links_to` → this entry** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Open Rack Wide.md`. - **HR-0916 — [[wiki/Rack|Rack]] `wiki_links_to` → this entry** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Rack.md`. - **HR-0922 — [[wiki/Rack-Scale Computing|Rack-Scale Computing]] `wiki_links_to` → this entry** — **EXISTING WIKI EDGE**; evidence `WIKI_ARCHIVE`. Direct internal link currently present in `Rack-Scale Computing.md`.