Server system
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, and particularly relevant for a kind of server.
Background technology
Along with the progress of science and technology and increasingly high to the degree of dependence of computer system, market is to the also raising relatively of requirement of arithmetic capability with the data storage capacities of computer system.For required data of user and storage data effectively are provided, must have many hard disks and other medium in the computer system, so that the service of data access to be provided.And motherboard, above-mentioned medium, and other in-building type computer interface equipment all is installed in the casing, so that the user effectively to be provided required service.With the server is example, because the space in the machine box for server is limited, how to assemble each assembly in the cabinet effectively, just becomes more important.
In addition, can be provided with baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller on the motherboard of server usually; BMC); The function of baseboard management controller comprises: the fan running in the duty of monitoring motherboard, the control cabinet etc.; Also can pass through IPMI platform access network; Long-range operator can realize remote monitoring and operations server through network, as from remote on-off, know the duty of motherboard etc.Usually each motherboard all has independently baseboard management controller.Yet to the server that has a plurality of motherboards in the previous cabinet of order; Each piece motherboard all has independently baseboard management controller; Remove these motherboards of unified management and baseboard management controller if desired, the chip of a centralized management just need be set in server again.No matter but be baseboard management controller, or the chip of centralized management, cost is all quite high.
Summary of the invention
Therefore the object of the invention is providing a kind of server system exactly, in order to reduce the required cost of server chips and to make that the server assembling is more smooth.
According to one embodiment of the invention; A kind of server system is proposed; Comprise management board with baseboard management controller, respectively the connection management plate a plurality of card extenders, be connected to a plurality of motherboards of card extender, the hard disc module that is connected with card extender and a plurality of power supply modules respectively.Each card extender has a plurality of motherboards connectivity port and at least one hard disk signal connection end mouth.Motherboard is connected to the motherboard connectivity port respectively, and wherein baseboard management controller is through card extender management host plate.Hard disc module includes hard disk backboard and a plurality of hard disk, and hard disk is connected in hard disk backboard, and hard disk backboard is connected in hard disk signal connection end mouth, and wherein motherboard connects hard disk through corresponding card extender.Each power supply module comprises a power supply backplane, and each power supply backplane comprises the first power connector end mouth, second source connectivity port and the 3rd power connector end mouth.The first power connector end mouth connects card extender respectively, to supply power to motherboard through card extender.Second source connectivity port connection management plate is to supply power to management board.The 3rd power connector end mouth connects hard disk backboard, to supply power to hard disc module.
Wherein each power supply backplane also comprises the power control signal connectivity port, the connection management plate.Management board also comprises a plurality of fans connectivity port, is connected to a plurality of fans.Baseboard management controller is controlled fan according to the duty of motherboard through the fan connectivity port.Server system also comprises a plurality of on/off circuit plates, is connected to management board, and is corresponding one by one with card extender.Each on/off circuit plate comprises a plurality of switching on and shutting down buttons, and the motherboard that card extender connected corresponding with place on/off circuit plate is corresponding one by one.Server system includes cabinet, and cabinet comprises base plate and median septum, and median septum has at least one wire guide, and median septum is separated into proparea and back zone perpendicular to base plate with cabinet, and management board and hard disc module are arranged at the proparea.The back zone comprises top regions parallel with base plate and lower floor district, and top regions and lower floor district comprise a card extender, two motherboards and a power supply module respectively.The front side of card extender is near median septum.Motherboard and power supply module are connected to the rear side of card extender.Wherein motherboard is arranged at the right ends of card extender, and power supply module is arranged between the motherboard.Server system also comprises a plurality of fans, is arranged at the proparea, and is positioned at the right ends of median septum, and is connected to management board.The fan in management board control left side is to the motherboard heat radiation in top regions and left side, lower floor district, and the fan on right side is to the motherboard heat radiation on top regions and right side, lower floor district.Card extender is parallel to base plate, and the motherboard connectivity port is the golden finger structure, and motherboard is parallel to base plate, is slidedly arranged in the cabinet and is connected to the golden finger structure.Management board is fixedly arranged on the base plate, near the position of wire guide.Management board is connected with power supply backplane with card extender through lead, and lead wears wire guide respectively.Hard disc module is located at the front side of management board, and hard disk backboard is set to perpendicular to base plate, is connected to hard disk signal connection end mouth and the 3rd power connector end mouth through lead respectively, and lead wears wire guide.Server system also comprises a plurality of on/off circuit plates, is connected to management board, and corresponding one by one with card extender, the on/off circuit plate is arranged at the both sides in cabinet proparea.
Baseboard management controller on the management board of the present invention can be through the motherboard of card extender administrative institute connection, and thus, the baseboard management controller on the individual host plate can be omitted, and has reduced production cost effectively.Card extender is except that making signal converting, and power supply module also is connected to card extender, to supply power to motherboard through card extender.
Description of drawings
For letting above and other objects of the present invention, characteristic, advantage and the embodiment can be more obviously understandable, appended graphic detailed description be following:
Fig. 1 illustrates the calcspar of server system one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates the vertical view of server system one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 illustrates the explosive view of the cabinet of Fig. 2.
[primary clustering symbol description]
100: server system 210: cabinet
110: management board 212: median septum
112: baseboard management controller 214: base plate
114: fan connectivity port 216: wire guide
120: card extender 218: dividing plate
122: motherboard connectivity port 220: proparea
124: hard disk signal connection end mouth 222: on/off circuit plate
130: motherboard 224: the switching on and shutting down button
140: hard disc module 230: back zone
142: hard disk backboard 232: top regions
144: hard disk 234: the lower floor district
150: power supply module 240: management board
152: power supply backplane 250: hard disc module
154: the first power connector end mouths 252: hard disk backboard
155: power control signal connectivity port 254: hard disk
156: second source connectivity port 260: fan
158: the three power connector end mouths 270: card extender
160: fan 272: the motherboard connectivity port
170: on/off circuit plate 280: motherboard
172: switching on and shutting down button 290: power supply module
200: server system 292: power supply backplane
Embodiment
Below will clearly demonstrate spirit of the present invention with graphic and detailed description; Those of ordinary skill under any in the technical field is after understanding preferred embodiment of the present invention; When can be by the technology of teachings of the present invention, change and modification, it does not break away from spirit of the present invention and scope.
With reference to Fig. 1, illustrate the calcspar of server system one embodiment of the present invention.Include management board 110, a plurality of card extender 120, a plurality of motherboard 130, hard disc module 140 and a plurality of power supply module 150 in the server system 100.Has baseboard management controller 112 (Baseboard Management Controller on the management board 110; BMC).Card extender 120 is connected with management board 110 respectively.Each card extender 120 has a plurality of main frames connectivity port 122 and at least one hard disk signal connection end mouth 124.130 of motherboards be respectively with card extender 120 on motherboard connectivity port 122 be connected, wherein each card extender 120 correspondence is connected with two motherboards 130.Baseboard management controller 112 on the management board 110 is through card extender 120 these motherboards 130 of management.
Hard disc module 140 includes a hard disk backboard 142 and a plurality of hard disk 144.Hard disk 144 is connected on the hard disk backboard 142, and hard disk backboard 142 is connected to the hard disk signal connection end mouth 124 of card extender 120 again, makes motherboard 130 to connect hard disk 144 through corresponding card extender 120.
Each power supply module 150 has power supply backplane 152, includes the first power connector end mouth 154, second source connectivity port 156 and the 3rd power connector end mouth 158 on each power supply backplane 152.Wherein power supply module 150 is connected to corresponding card extender 120 through the first power connector end mouth 154, to supply power to motherboard 130 through card extender 120.Second source connectivity port 156 is connected to management board 110, to supply power to management board 110.158 in the 3rd power connector end mouth is to be connected to hard disk backboard 142, to supply power to hard disc module 140.
Have a power control signal connectivity port 155 on each power supply backplane 152, power control signal connectivity port 155 is connected with management board 110.Also have a plurality of fans connectivity port 114 on the management board 110, fan connectivity port 114 is connected to a plurality of fans 160.Baseboard management controller 112 on the management board 110 is obtained the duty of motherboard 130 through card extender 120, and then, baseboard management controller 112 can be according to the duty of motherboard 130 through the indivedual fans 160 of fan connectivity port 114 controls.
Server system 100 also includes a plurality of on/off circuit plates 170, and the quantity of on/off circuit plate 170 is the quantity corresponding to card extender 120, and on/off circuit plate 170 is connected to management board 110, and corresponding one by one with card extender 120.Have a plurality of switching on and shutting down buttons 172 on each on/off circuit plate 170, wherein switching on and shutting down button 172 is corresponding one by one with the motherboard 130 that the on/off circuit plate 170 corresponding card extenders 120 at place are connected.Be that each switching on and shutting down button 172 is corresponding to opening or cut out corresponding motherboard 130.
Aforementioned mentioned connectivity port is the example explanation with an end wherein only, and in practical application, the connectivity port should be arranged on two objects that desire connects in pairs.For example, also have another motherboard connectivity port on the motherboard 130, make card extender 120 be connected to motherboard 130 through paired motherboard connectivity port 122 corresponding to the motherboard connectivity port 122 of card extender 120.
Server system of the present invention; Make the baseboard management controller can corresponding a plurality of motherboards; Significantly reduced the quantity of the baseboard management controller in the server system; Reach the function of monitoring a plurality of motherboards again simultaneously, and guaranteed the normal operation between each parts of whole server system.
With reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, Fig. 2 illustrates the vertical view of server system one embodiment of the present invention simultaneously, and Fig. 3 illustrates the explosive view of the cabinet of Fig. 2.Server system 200 includes cabinet 210, and cabinet 210 includes median septum 212 and base plate 214, and median septum 212 is provided with perpendicular to the base plate 214 of cabinet 210, and cabinet 210 is divided into proparea 220 and back zone 230.Management board 240, hard disc module 250 and fan 260 are arranged at the proparea 220 of cabinet 210, and card extender 270, motherboard 280 and power supply module 290 are arranged at the back zone 3230 of cabinet 210.
The right ends that its fan 260 is provided with respect to median septum 212, fan 260 is connected with management board 240.240 of management boards are to be installed on the base plate 214 of cabinet 210, and management board 240 is between fan 260.Have wire guide 216 on the median septum 212, the lead of management board 240 passes the wire guide 216 on the median septum 212 and is connected with the power supply backplane 292 of card extender 270 and power supply module 290.
Hard disc module 250 is arranged at the front side of management board 240.Hard disk backboard 252 in the hard disc module 250 is set to perpendicular to base plate 214, and hard disk 254 is connected with hard disk backboard 252 again.Hard disk backboard 252 is connected to the hard disk signal connection end mouth on the card extender 270 through lead, and is connected to the 3rd power connector end mouth on the power supply backplane 292.Lead wears the wire guide 216 on the median septum 212.
Back zone 230 includes top regions 232 and lower floor district 234, and top regions 232 is parallel to base plate 214 with lower floor district 234.Wherein lower floor district 234 be in the back zone 230 near one deck of base plate 214, and top regions 232 be than the one deck away from base plate 214 in the back zone 230.
Top regions 232 and lower floor district 234 include a card extender 270, two motherboards 280 and power supply modules 290 respectively.The front side of card extender 270 is near median septum 212, and 290 of motherboard 280 and power supply modules are connected to card extender 270 rear sides.The wire guide 216 that the lead of management board 240 can pass median septum 212 is connected with card extender 270.Motherboard 280 is arranged at the right ends of relative median septum 212, and 290 of power supply modules are between motherboard 280.260 pairs of top regions 232 of fan in management board 240 may command left side and 280 heat radiations of the motherboard in 234 left sides, lower floor district, motherboard 280 heat radiations on 260 pairs of top regions of the fan on management board 240 may command right sides 232 and 234 right sides, lower floor district.
Card extender 270 is set to be parallel to base plate 214 with motherboard 280.The motherboard connectivity port 272 that wherein connects motherboard 280 and card extender 270 is the golden finger structure, and motherboard 280 is slidedly arranged in the cabinet 210 and is connected to the motherboard connectivity port 272 of golden finger structure.
Server system 200 also includes two on/off circuit plates 222, and on/off circuit plate 222 is arranged at the both sides in the proparea 220 of cabinet 210, and on/off circuit plate 222 is connected with management board 240, and one by one corresponding to card extender 270.Have a plurality of switching on and shutting down buttons 224 on the on/off circuit plate 222, each switching on and shutting down button 224 can be used for controlling 270 corresponding motherboards 280 that connect of corresponding card extender.
Can know by the invention described above preferred embodiment, use the present invention and have advantage.Baseboard management controller on the management board of the present invention can be through the motherboard of card extender administrative institute connection, and thus, the baseboard management controller on the individual host plate can be omitted, and has reduced production cost effectively.Card extender is except that making signal converting, and power supply module also is connected to card extender, to supply power to motherboard through card extender.The invention provides a kind of rational chassis arrangement simultaneously, each parts that make server system reasonably layout have reduced assembly cost more effectively in a cabinet.
Though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; Right its be not to be used to limit the present invention, anyly have the knack of this art, do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention; When can doing various changes and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the accompanying Claim book person of defining.