CN101126949A - Chassis partition 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 is about casing compartment framework, particularly a kind of casing compartment framework of multicomputer system.
[background technology]
The arrangement of enclosure space is an important problem for computing system always.Usually, the arrangement space of physical hardware architecture decision casing.And provide the operations necessary support to give with respect to the casing demand to relate to the whole electronic units and the module of computing system.Therefore, well-designed hardware structure is often followed a casing that conforms to, and it has good compartment framework.
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 input/output devices 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, aspect hardware structure, two principal elements are arranged in order to the trend of decision structure or the use of a computing system.At first be the compartment method of physics, how the nextport hardware component NextPort of decision computing system is separated configuration in the subsystem plate.The use of expansion board and switching motherboard also is common.Another then is the type of attachment between these subsystem plates.The physics 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 separation still is subject to actual hardware capability.
The casing compartment need provide the space to hold these plates and card, has according to can installing or spendable opening, and produces the inner passage simultaneously and allowed contact between plate, card even cable.In addition, heat dissipation design also is an important demand on the whole.
Shown in Figure 1A and Figure 1B, the front end in a cluster system casing 10 is provided with plural mainboard (motherboard) 11.Casing 10 is separated into a mainboard compartment P10, a fan compartment P11, a power supply compartment P12 and a preparation compartment P13.The Lower Half of rear end in the casing 10 (power supply compartment P12) is provided with one or more power supply units 12, and it has dedicated fan; Yet, power supply unit, below power supply unit still be the obstruction of main air-flow, this main air-flow produces several the main fans 13 from up.Because air-flow must see through small fan by power supply unit 12, the turnover rate that sees through power supply unit is often less than main fan 13.Therefore, processor 110 is arranged at the top of mainboard compartment P10.In this single system, mainboard 11 can see through before the mainboard compartment P10 in the side direction/outwards slide, and can install so it only can use maybe in the front side.Usually predetermined taking-up hole of mainboard compartment P10 or opening are to allow user's hand touch inside.
Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B are one eight tunnel system, and it has two storehouse mainboard compartment P20, P21; Four fan compartment P22; An one hard disk compartment P23 and a power supply compartment P24.The four-processor 210 of tool dedicated system internal memory 211 is arranged on each of two stack processor plates 21.Between two processor plates 21, two system bus card 22 sees through connector 212 and in order to plate plate is connected.This type of system is because its hardware structure, significantly can use for upside or installable.The slip-stick artist must from mainboard compartment P20 remove top processor plate 21 with the processor plate 21 of the below of choosing reach 21 of mainboards (? as if original text wrong?) middle two system bus card 22.
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B show another eight tunnel system 3, and it comprises four dual processor cards 31 that are arranged on the substrate 32; See through number edge connectors 34 and one of engage input/output board 33 with substrate 32.This identical casing compartment framework comprises a processor compartment P31, an I/O compartment P32, two fan compartment P33, a hard disk compartment P34 and a power supply compartment P35.Each is relative all in twos in the four-processor card 31, and have that one or more fans 35 are arranged on the four-processor card each to.Expansion board 331, I/O device 332 and bridge-type chip 333 are positioned on the input/output board 33.Heat dissipation problem is that fan 35 sizes are less relatively in this type of " plane " system, needs high rotating speed effectively to take away heat.Yet fan speed is higher can to produce more noise.In addition, though can use/install side (two long limit and upside), heat radiation, can install and stability problem will still take place when extra function card (not shown) is added in the system architecture can this system in its entirety has two or three.
When the demand of a large amount of expansion boards or function card, it is comparatively complicated that the casing compartment will become.If extra function card is arranged in the direction direction of dual processor plate 31 (then) of the length of casing, system will need an extra compartment, and have a unusual plane, long structure.In addition, the air flow path of 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 casing compartment framework to give one of picture cluster system multicomputer system basically.
In one of the present invention embodiment, the compartment framework of a casing mainly comprises a node compartment, an expansion compartment and a function compartment so that a multicomputer system to be set.The node compartment is positioned at section position among the casing, in order to hold the vertical vertically plural processor plate of setting.Expand compartment and be positioned at after the node compartment, to hold the vertical vertically plural expansion board of setting.And the function compartment is positioned at casing leading portion position, is lower than the node compartment and expands compartment, to hold the vertical from bottom to top vertically plural function card of setting.
In an embodiment of the present invention, one of multicomputer system base plate faces up and is arranged on node compartment and the expansion compartment, links thereon to allow processor plate and expansion board.In addition, a feature board faces down, and is provided with to be connected with base plate leading edge edge-to-edge, vertically is arranged on the bottom surface of feature board downwards to allow function card.
In the present invention's embodiment, the node compartment is crossed and is reached on the function compartment.
In the present invention's embodiment, this framework more comprises a main space and a less important space, and a special-purpose air-flow is provided respectively; Wherein main space comprises the node compartment and expands compartment, and less important space comprises the function compartment.In some instances, main space more comprises a main fan compartment, is positioned at node compartment the place ahead, to hold one or more main system fan.Main space can more comprise a holding compartment, is positioned at after the node compartment and expanding above the compartment, to hold several hard disks.On the other hand, less important compartment can more comprise a less important fan compartment, is positioned at after the function compartment, to hold one or more backup system fans.In some cases, less important space can more comprise a power supply compartment, is positioned at after the secondary fan compartment, to hold some power supply units.
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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Figure 1A is the synoptic diagram of the hardware structure of a cluster system in the prior art
Figure 1B is the synoptic diagram according to one of Figure 1A casing compartment framework
Fig. 2 A is the synoptic diagram of the hardware structure of one eight tunnel system in the prior art
Fig. 2 B is the synoptic diagram according to one of Fig. 2 A casing compartment framework
Fig. 3 A is the synoptic diagram of the hardware structure of another eight tunnel system in the prior art
Fig. 3 B is the synoptic diagram according to one of Fig. 3 A casing compartment framework
Fig. 4 A is the synoptic diagram of one of the casing compartment framework of one of the present invention multicomputer system embodiment
Fig. 4 B is the synoptic diagram according to one of Fig. 4 A casing compartment framework
Fig. 5 A is the synoptic diagram of one of the casing compartment framework of one of the present invention casing compartment framework embodiment
Fig. 5 B is the synoptic diagram according to one of Fig. 5 A casing compartment framework
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For reaching obviously can using, can installing and heat-sinking capability of a multicomputer system, under some hardware constraints, with the compartment casing design of purpose according to the invention provides.
See also Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B.According to one of the present invention embodiment, the compartment framework of a casing 40 mainly comprises a node compartment P411, and expands a compartment P412 and a function compartment P421.This compartment framework is given one of the tool plural number plate that is shown in Fig. 4 B and many cards multicomputer system by specialized designs.This is referred to as " compartment " and means the inner space that is defined as a casing, and does not have the restriction on the operating structure.
Multicomputer system mainly comprises a casing 40, a base plate 41, plural processor plate 42, plural expansion board 43, a feature board 44 and plural function card 45,46.
In addition, node compartment P411 is positioned at section position among the casing 40, to hold the vertical vertically processor plate 42 of setting.Expand compartment P412 and be positioned at after the node compartment P411, in order to hold the vertical vertically expansion board of setting.And function compartment P421 is positioned at section position before the casing 40, and is lower than the node compartment and expands compartment.Function compartment P421 mainly holds the vertical from bottom to top vertically function card 45,46 of setting.
For convenience of description, the physical arrangement of casing 40 is omitted in the drawings.Casing 40 comprises necessary framework or cabinet and gives base plate 41, processor plate 42, expansion board 43, feature board 44, function card 45,46 and other electronic components so that stable mechanical support to be provided, that is so-called compartment.For providing multidirectional configuration maybe can use, necessary opening and relevant sliding block also have been predetermined and have given casing 40.
In addition, node compartment P411 can surpass and reach on the function compartment P421.Be that base plate 41 can be than short, and segment processor plate 42 is reached on the switching motherboard 44 above edge before the base plate 41.Length and retaining space that this design will be shortened node compartment P411 or base plate 41 give feature board 44 or function compartment P421, therefore realize an ideal space arrangement and a framework closely.
In node compartment P411, 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 Management Controller).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 processor plate 42.In some cases, these five processor plate runnings as same host node and four compute node.
Basically, in expanding compartment P412, expansion board 43 is provided with and is parallel to processor plate 42.These expansion boards 43 can be used or being disposed of installability by upside or rear side in this enforcement power.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.
Between node compartment P411 and function compartment P421, feature board 44 setting that faces down, and see through and be positioned at after its trailing edge bottom surface edge connector 441 (as FCI Airmax connector) and be connected in edge connector 411 before the base plate.Plural number functional connector 442 also is set at the bottom surface of feature board 44 to connect plural function card 45,46.Be subjected to the restriction of closure, feature board 44 can use or the configuration of installability in the past.
In function compartment P421, function card 45,46 is provided with and is parallel to processor plate 42 or expansion board 43.In the present embodiment, 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 linkage function plate 44 and base plate 41.
That the casing compartment framework that is as above disclosed provides is one multidirectional, tool can use and can installation property give a multicomputer system.This framework can need a cooling system so that two air-flows to be provided; One gives node compartment P411 and expands compartment P412, and another gives function compartment P421.
If function compartment P421 is positioned at (order of compartment is function-node-expansion) before the node compartment P411, i.e. feature board 44 setting that faces up, function card 45,46 vertically vertically is located in, the length of integral body with oversize with effective heat radiation.
Simultaneously, if being positioned at, function compartment P421 expands (the compartment order is node-expansion-function) after the compartment P412, be that feature board 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 function compartment P421 is positioned at one of next-door neighbour's node compartment P411 side (left side or right side), promptly feature board 44 is provided with one of next-door neighbour's base plate 41 side, and level is in expansion board 43 in line to make function card 45,46, and communication path is can not can long.But it will be difficult that heat radiation solves feature board 44 and function card 45,46.In theory, extra fan will need special use to provide radiating airflow to give function compartment P421.In addition, the arrangement of other modules or unit, for example hard disk or power supply unit may become the heat radiation obstacle of function card 45,46.
Therefore, the compartment casing that this disclosed and the method for total system also provide one reach hardware performance, tool can use, the desirable framework of elasticity and heat-sinking capability.
See also Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B, be another embodiment of the present invention, provide a desirable framework at a complete multicomputer system.Its formant is kept shown in Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B, comprises to have base plate 41, the node compartment P411 of processor plate 42, expansion board 43, feature board 44 and function card 45,46, expand compartment P412 and function compartment P421.
This framework that presents comprises two spaces with special-purpose radiating airflow.One main space P41 is positioned at the top, and it comprises a main fan compartment P413, node compartment P412, holding compartment P414 and expands compartment P412.Node compartment P411 mainly is positioned at section position among the main space P41.Main fan compartment P413 is positioned at node compartment P411 the place ahead, with containment fan 470.Holding compartment P414 is positioned at after the node compartment P411, and on expansion compartment P412, to hold plural hard disk 49.
One less important space P42 is positioned at below (or being positioned on the main space), comprises function compartment P421, secondary fan compartment P422 and power supply compartment P423.Function compartment P421 mainly is positioned at less important space P42 section position before.Secondary fan compartment P422 is positioned at after the function compartment P421, to hold backup system fan 471.Power supply compartment P423 is positioned at after the secondary fan compartment P422 again, to hold plural power supply unit 48.
One of two air-flows are produced by the main system fan among the main fan compartment P413 470, and pass through each compartment of main space P41.Another air-flow is produced by the backup system fan 471 among the secondary fan compartment P422, and passes through each compartment of less important space P42.
As for relevant hardware configuration, 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 feature board 44.One or more system fan 470 can be used the configuration that maybe can be configured by upside or side.
The plural number hard disk 49 can be installed on the expansion board 43, and can keep enough spaces under the hard disk 49 for above airflow.Under certain conditions, need not retaining space be main thermals source because of expansion board 43.Processor 420 can be arranged at the lower position of processor plate 42 to arrange in line with aforementioned headspace and/or expansion board 43.Hard disk 49 also can from upside or rear side can use or installable configuration.
Backup system fan 471 (may have reduced size) is 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, i.e. main space P41.Plural power supply unit 48 with dedicated fan can be installed under the base plate 41 back segment positions.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. 5 A and Fig. 5 B show one of tool dual path cooling compartment framework, meet the hardware structure of a multicomputer system.This not only provides elasticity, can use and installability, and also reaches a desirable heat-sinking capability.
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1. casing compartment framework in order to a multicomputer system to be set, comprises:
One main space, comprise a node compartment and and expand compartment, this node compartment is positioned at section position among this main space, to hold the vertical vertically plural processor plate of setting, this expansion compartment is positioned at after this node compartment, to hold the vertical vertically plural expansion board of setting; And
One less important space is positioned under the main space, comprises a function compartment, and this function compartment is positioned at this less important space section before, to hold the from top to bottom vertical vertically plural function card of setting.
2. as the casing compartment framework of request item 1, it is characterized in that one of this multicomputer system base plate faces up, and be arranged at this node compartment and this expansion compartment below, connect thereon for this processor plate and this expansion board.
3. as asking the casing compartment framework of item 2, it is characterized in that a feature board faces down, setting is connected with this base plate leading edge edge-to-edge, for the downward vertical setting in the bottom surface of this feature board of this function card.
4. as the casing compartment framework of request 1, it is characterized in that this node compartment exceeds and reaches on this function compartment.
5. as the casing compartment framework of request item 1, it is characterized in that this main space has a special-purpose air-flow.
6. as the casing compartment framework of request item 1, it is characterized in that this less important space also has another special-purpose air-flow.
7. as the casing compartment framework of request item 1, it is characterized in that this main space more comprises a main fan compartment, is positioned at the dead ahead of this node compartment, to hold at least one main system fan.
8. as the casing compartment framework of request item 1, it is characterized in that this main space more comprises a holding compartment, be positioned at after this node compartment, and expand compartment top, to hold plural hard disk in this.
9. as the casing compartment framework of request item 1, it is characterized in that this less important space more comprises a less important fan compartment, be positioned at after this function compartment, to hold at least one backup system fan.
10. as the casing compartment framework of request item 9, it is characterized in that this less important space more comprises a power supply compartment, be positioned at after this secondary fan compartment, to hold plural power supply unit.
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