CN101126948A - Multidirectional configurable architecture for multi-processor system - Google Patents
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A physical hardware architecture is provided to fulfill flexibility, serviceability and configurability of a multi-processor system. The architecture mainly includes a bottom plane, plural processor boards and a function board. On the front section of the top side of the bottom plane, the processor boards are configured thereon. The function board faces downwards and is configured in an edge-to-edge connection with the front edge of the bottom plane. Function card(s) may be configured vertically on the bottom surface of the function board. On the rear section of the top side of the bottom plane expansion card(s) are configured vertically. With main system fan(s) located on the top of the function board and auxiliary system fan configured under the bottom plane, the multi-processor system will also achieve optimum cooling capability through the architecture.
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[technical field]
The present invention system is about system architecture, more than particularly a kind of multicomputer system to the entity hardware structure can be installed.
[background technology]
At a multicomputer system, it has the processor that is arranged on the plural printed circuit board (PCB), and the design that conditional electronic is surrounded needs a complicated and expensive inside casing, has many line cords therein, gives electronic package with the support that operation is provided.And for the demand of different I (input and output) device and storage element, be included as heat radiation and increase the heat interchange of air flow, more increased the complicacy in the system design.The complexity of total system has increased, and has limited the appearance design selection of casing each side and inner structure in some cases.One example is for providing the difficulty of web in the central authorities.Because access difficulty or can't access in the casing of combination, in the prior art most backboard and in the design of plate can't be suitable for.Another example also can't provide enough heat radiations of various assemblies and air-flow for causing obstruction owing to replaced the different piece of system.In addition, in case if need to install a lot of various function cards, the each side demand that satisfies the stability of cooling, function and hardware will be more difficult.And for high order system, elasticity is another important subject under discussion.
Basically, two principal elements are arranged in order to the trend of decision structure or the use of a computing system.How the nextport hardware component NextPort that at first is the compartment method decision computing system of entity is separated in the subsystem plate.Another then is the type of attachment between these subsystem plates.The entity compartment method of nextport hardware component NextPort and the type of attachment of subsystem plate all affect the execution of heat radiation and stablizing of hardware.Though more in theory subsystem plate is separated, the system resilience of height will be had.Yet physical segregation still is subject to actual hardware capability.
As shown in Figure 1, the leading portion at the casing 10 of a cluster system is provided with plural mainboard (motherboard) 11.One or more power supply units 12 of tool dedicated fan are set in casing 10 back segment Lower Halves; Yet this power supply unit 12 still is the obstacle of air-flow in Lower Half, and this air-flow is that several the main fans 13 by the first half are produced.When air-flow sees through small fan by power supply unit 12, the turnover rate by power supply unit 12 is usually less than by main fan 13.Therefore, processor 110 is set at higher position.In this type of simple system, mainboard 11 see through the casing front side inwardly/outwards slide, thereby only be that the front side has and can use and installability.Usually, casing 10 has been predetermined the taking-up hole and can have touched inside with the hand that allows the user.
Fig. 2 show 1 to system, 4 processors 210 of tool dedicated system internal memory 211 are arranged on each of processor plate 21 of two storehouses.Between two processor plates 21, see through connector 212 two system bus cards 22 and be used to the connection of plate plate.This system obviously can use and installability in the upside tool owing to its hardware structure.The slip-stick artist must remove the processor plate 21 of top to take out the processor plate 21 and the two system bus card 22 of below.
Fig. 3 shows another 8 to system 3, and it comprises 4 dual processor cards 31 and is arranged at a substrate 32, and input/output board 33 sees through several edge connectors 34 and is engaged in substrate 32.Each of four two places sharp weapon cards 31 is relative in twos, and each of four dual processor cards 31 is to being provided with one or more fans 35.Expansion board 331, i/o controller 332 and bridge-type chip 333 are arranged on the input/output board 33.Heat dissipation problem is because the size of fan is less relatively in this plane formula system, therefore needs high rotating speed effectively to take away heat.Yet higher rotation speed of the fan can produce more noise.In addition, can use/installable side (two long sides and upside) though this entire system has two or three, the heat radiation, can use and stability problem will still betide when extra function card (not shown) is added to system architecture.
If extra function card is arranged in the direction direction of dual processor plate 31 (then) of the length of casing, system will have the air flow path of a unusual plane, long structure and efficiently radiates heat will be long.If the additional functionality card is arranged in wide direction (being parallel to expansion board 331), the line length on input/output board 33 will be long to meet the bus communication demand.Add the arrangement as obstacle unit such as hard disks, it is very complicated that structure will become.
[summary of the invention]
Therefore, the present invention provides a desirable entity hardware compartment and a preferable hardware structure to give a cluster system basically.
In one of the present invention embodiment, a framework mainly comprises a base plate, plural processor plate and a switch boards.At the leading portion of base plate upside, the processor plate setting thereon.Switch boards faces down and setting is connected with base plate leading edge edge-to-edge.Function card can be vertically installed in the switch boards bottom surface.Back segment at the base plate upside vertically is provided with expansion board.Main system fan is positioned at the switch boards top, and the backup system fan is arranged at floor below, and a multicomputer system can see through this framework and reach desirable heat-sinking capability.
In an embodiment of the present invention, edge connector was in the base plate bottom surface before base plate comprised plural number.Switch boards comprises plural number back edge connector in the bottom surface of switch boards, to connect the preceding edge connector of base plate simultaneously.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the part of processor plate exceeds the base plate leading edge and reaches the switch boards top.
For purpose of the present invention, structural attitude and function thereof are had further understanding, conjunction with figs. is described in detail as follows now:
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Fig. 1 is the hardware structure synoptic diagram of a cluster system in the prior art
Fig. 2 is one 8 synoptic diagram to the hardware structure of system in the prior art
Fig. 3 is another 8 synoptic diagram to the hardware structure of system in the prior art
Fig. 4 is the present invention's the exploded view that is used for multidirectional configurable architecture for multi-processor system
But Fig. 5 is to the constitutional diagram of mounting frame more than Fig. 4
Fig. 6 is used for the exploded view of multidirectional configurable architecture for multi-processor system for another of the present invention
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See also Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, according to one of the present invention embodiment, a multicomputer system mainly comprises casing 40, a base plate 41, plural processor plate 42, plural expansion board 43, a switch boards 44 and plural function card 45,46.
For the purpose of explaining conveniently, the entity framework of casing 40 is omitted in the drawings.Casing 40 comprises necessary compartment, framework and cabinet and gives base plate 41, processor plate 42, expansion board 43, switch boards 44, function card 45,46 and other electronic components so that stable operational support to be provided.For providing multidirectional installing maybe to use, necessary room and relevant sliding block also are predetermined.
In addition, base plate 41 can be short, and processor plate 42 parts are reached on the switch boards 44 above edge before the base plate 41.Length and retaining space that this design will be shortened base plate 41 give switch boards 44, therefore realize an ideal space arrangement and a framework closely.
Each processor plate 42 mainly comprises two processors 420, two internal memories 421, a bridge-type chip 423 (for example north bridge chips or South Bridge chip) and a baseboard management controller 424 (BMC, Baseboard ManagementController).Several root edge connectors 425 (for example FCI Airmax connector) are arranged at the root edge of processor plate 42, with connected system connector 410, and vertically are seated on the base plate 41.Processor plate 42 can assemble from upside/and removal or tool can use or installability.Some slider disc module (not shown) can be used to each disposable plates 42.In some cases, these five disposable plates runnings as same host node and seemingly compute node.Logical in some systems, processor may not had an internal memory of special use.
Basically, expansion board 43 is provided with and is parallel to processor plate 42.Expansion board 43 can be used or being disposed of installability by upside or rear side.In some cases, expansion board is network card (for example wireless network card or ether card), sound card or drafting card.Expansion board may insert expansion connector 412 before base plate 41 is set enters casing 40.
Function card 45,46 is provided with and is parallel to processor plate 42 or expansion board 43.Function card 45,46 can use from the bottom side or the configuration of installability.In certain situation, function card is network card (for example wireless network card or ether card), sound card or drafting card.Certainly function card 45,46 can insert functional connector 442 before connecting switch boards 44 and base plate 41.
This framework as above discloses, and provides one multidirectional, tool can use and installability what one multicomputer system.
The setting if the switch boards 44 that tool function card 45,46 vertically is located in faces down, the length of integral body with oversize with effective heat radiation.
Therebetween, if switch boards 44 is arranged at next-door neighbour's base plate 41 trailing edges, will oversize demand at the communication path of 45,46 of processor plate 42 and function cards with execution high speed data transfer speed; This framework also has the long and heat dissipation problem of entire length.
If switch boards 44 is in close proximity to one of base plate 41 side (left side or right side) setting, and makes function card 45,46 levels in expansion board 43 in line, communication path is can not can long, but the heat radiation solution will be difficult to switch boards 44 and function card 45,46.In addition, the arrangement of other modules or unit, for example hard disk or power supply unit will become the heat radiation obstacle of function card 45,46.
If switch boards 44 and base plate 41 link as same plate, this system will lack flexibility because of allowing function card change project.
The method of the separation total system that this disclosed also provide one reach hardware performance, tool can use, the desirable framework of elasticity and heat-sinking capability.
See also Fig. 6, be another embodiment of the present invention, provide a desirable framework at a complete multicomputer system.Its formant is kept as Fig. 4 and base plate 41, processor plate 42, expansion board 43, switch boards 44 and the function card 45,46 of comprising shown in Figure 5; Only this framework that presents comprises two gas channels.One passes processor plate 42 and expansion board 43 (system top); Another passes function card 45,46 (system bottom).
The selection of main system fan 470 can be the fan or the four less fans of a large-size; Can be arranged at before the base plate 41 on the side and switch boards 44.One or more system fan 470 can be used the configuration that maybe can be mounted by upside or side.
The plural number hard disk 49 configurable on expansion board 43, and keep enough spaces under the hard disk 49 for above airflow.Processor 420 can be arranged at the lower position of processor plate 42 to arrange in line with aforementioned headspace and expansion board 43.Hard disk 49 also can from upside or rear side can use or installable configuration.
One or more backup system fans 471 (may have reduced size) are arranged on side under the base plate 41, and between function card 45,46 and power supply unit 48.If function card 45,46 and expansion board 43 produce the heat of different amounts, those cards that produce more heat can be arranged in the gas channel of top.Plural power supply unit 48 with dedicated fan is configurable under base plate 41 back segments.If function card 45,46 produces less temperature, the dedicated fan of power supply unit and less backup system fan will provide enough air-flows.
In a word, Fig. 6 shows the dual path heat radiation framework of the main framework of a foundation one multicomputer system.This not only provides elasticity, can use and installability, and also reaches a desirable heat-sinking capability.
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1. multicomputer system framework comprises:
One base plate is to be horizontally disposed with and to face the top;
The plural number processor plate is set at this base plate upside section before;
One switch boards, faced downwards also is set to be connected with this base plate leading edge edge-to-edge; And
At least one function card, facing down is vertically installed in the bottom surface of this switch boards.
2. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that, more comprise at least one expansion board, be vertically installed in this base plate upside section afterwards, and be parallel to those processor plates; This base plate comprises at least one expansion connector, to connect this expansion board.
3. as request 2 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that more comprising at least one hard disk, be arranged at this expansion board top, and below this hard disk, reserve enough spaces for circulation of air; This hard disk can from upside or rear side uses or installation.
4. as request 1 more than a system handles framework, it is characterized in that this switch boards comprises at least one functional connector, face down to connect this function card; This switch boards can be used from the front side or install.
5. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that each this processor plate comprises plural processor, at least one internal memory and at least one bridge-type chip.
6. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that this base plate comprises plural system connector, each this disposable plates comprises plural root edge connector, to connect this system connector of this base plate; This base plate can from side or rear side uses or installation, and those processor plates can use or installation from upside.
7. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that, edge connector was in the bottom surface of this base plate leading edge before this base plate more comprised plural number, this switch boards more comprise plural number back edge connector the bottom surface of this switch boards trailing edge with connect this base plate should before edge connector.
8. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that those disposable plates parts exceed this base plate leading edge, and reach the top of this switch boards.
9. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that more comprising at least one main system fan, be arranged at the top of this switch boards, this main system fan can be installed from side or upside.
10. as request 1 more than a processor system framework, it is characterized in that more comprising at least one power supply unit and dedicated fan thereof, be arranged at this base plate after section down, and can install from rear side; This multicomputer system framework more comprises at least one backup system fan, be arranged under this base plate, and between this function card and this power supply unit, this backup system fan can be installed from side or bottom side.
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