Various embodiments of the present technology provide systems and methods for configuring a power supply unit (PSU) of a rack system. The rack system contains one or more nodes, each of which can has a first housing and a second housing. The first housing stores a power supply unit (PSU) that can be easily accessed by a technician or a user from a front of the rack system. The second housing stores a plurality of computer-readable memory devices and has a first portion and a second portion. The first housing is positioned in the front of the rack system and in a central portion of the rack system between the first portion and the second portion of the second housing.