CN1224186A - Computer system with plurality of respectively controlled power supply zones - Google Patents

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CN1224186A
CN1224186A CN 98104018 CN98104018A CN1224186A CN 1224186 A CN1224186 A CN 1224186A CN 98104018 CN98104018 CN 98104018 CN 98104018 A CN98104018 A CN 98104018A CN 1224186 A CN1224186 A CN 1224186A
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陈祥展
童惠国
郭宏益
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A computer system with multiple areas whose power supplies are respectively controlled is composed of a base board with multiple power supplied areas and multiple subsystems, each for one power supplied area, and a control system for controlling the operation of computer system. Each subsystem can be switched on or off by the power supply control circuit for its area. Before its power supply is switched off, the job being performed by its subsystem is transferred to another subsystem to perform by the control system.

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Computer system with a plurality of power supply zones that can control respectively
The invention provides a kind of computer system, especially a kind of computer system with a plurality of power supply zones that can control respectively.
In known computer, whole computer substrate has only a power supply zones to be electrically connected on an external power supply unit to supply the power supply of whole base plate.If therefore the element on the computer substrate, output input auxiliary insert card or other attached inserted components for example disk drive break down and need be removed or replace the time, the power supply of whole computer substrate just need be switched off.This is unacceptable for UPS.
Therefore, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of computer system, and its substrate is provided with a plurality of power supply zones that can control respectively.When maintenance computer, each power supply zones all can be closed respectively to solve the above problems.
Below with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrated embodiment, describe the present invention in detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of computer system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the external view of computer system of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the cut-open view of computer system of the present invention along tangent line 3-3;
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of another computer system of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of computer system 10 of the present invention.Fig. 2 is the external view of computer system 10 of the present invention.Fig. 3 is the cut-open view of computer system 10 of the present invention along tangent line 3-3.Computer system 10 comprises: a power supply unit 12, one substrate 14, two power supply zones 16 are located on the substrate 14, two subsystems 20 are located at respectively in two power supply zones 16 of substrate 14, and control system, i.e. a multiprocessor operations system, for example the Windows NT 5.0 of Microsoft (Microsoft) or a SCO UNIX5.0 etc., be executed in two subsystems 20, be used for the operation of controlling computer system 10.
Substrate 14 is provided with a supply socket 13, is used for electric connection of power supply supply 12.Each power supply zones 16 all has a corresponding power control circuit 18, its be located on the substrate 14 and be electrically connected on power supply zones 16 and supply socket 13 between, be used for controlling the power supply supply of power supply zones 16.Each subsystem 20 all includes 22, seven I/O mouths 24 of an output input bus and is electrically connected on output input bus 22, is used for connecting input-output device, for example network card 25, and a processor 26, be electrically connected on output input bus 22, be used for the operation of control subsystem 20.Output input bus 22 in the subsystem 20 is pci buss, and includes a PCI connecting circuit (PCI-PCI Bridge) 40 in the CPU accessory card 28, is used for controlling pci bus 22.Multiprocessing operating system is executed on the processor 26 of two subsystems 20, is used for the operation of controlling computer system 10.Each subsystem 20 all can utilize the power control circuit 18 of its power supply zones 16 to open or close, and control system then can be before a power supply zones 16 is closed be delivered the work of its subsystem 20 by other subsystems 20 and carried out.
The processor 26 that each subsystem 20 is comprised can be directly installed on the substrate 14, and be electrically connected on the power control circuit 18 of power supply zones 16, so that processor 26 can utilize power control circuit 18 to open or the power supply supply of powered-down supply area.The processor 26 that each subsystem 20 is comprised also can be located on the CPU accessory card 28, and this CPU accessory card 28 is installed in the processor slot 30 in pluggable mode.CPU accessory card 28 includes a user interface 32, which is provided with a power switch 44, and the power control circuit 18 that it is electrically connected on power supply zones 16 is used for controlling power control circuit 18, with the power supply supply of unlatching or powered-down supply area 16.And the power control circuit 18 of power supply zones 16 is electrically connected on the CPU accessory card 28, so that processor 26 can utilize power control circuit 18 to open or the power supply supply of powered-down supply area 16.
Substrate 14 is provided with two signaling switches 42 and a switch 45.Each signaling switch 42 is electrically connected between the output input bus 22 of the processor 26 of a subsystem 20 and another subsystem 20, is used for opening or closing the signal circulation of this output input bus 22.Switch 45 is used for being electrically connected the power switch 44 of subsystem 20 and the power control circuit 18 of another subsystem 20.Signaling switch 42 and switch 45 are hand switch.When the CPU accessory card 28 of the subsystem 20 that is positioned at substrate 14 left sides is not installed on its processor slot 30, the signaling switch 42 and the power switch 44 that are positioned at substrate 14 right sides can be unlocked, so that the processor 26 on the subsystem 20 on right side can be controlled the output input bus 22 of the subsystem 20 in left side simultaneously.
Computer system 10 includes a casing 36, and substrate 14 is installed on the rear side of frame casing 36, and the front side of frame casing 36 is provided with a plurality of grooves 38, and CPU accessory card 28 is fixed in the groove 38 of frame casing 36.Seven I/O mouths 24 of subsystem 20 are located on the substrate 14 with the form of output input slot, and the input-output device that is electrically connected with it for example network card 25 be installed on the output input slot and be fixed in the groove 38 of frame casing 36.
Please refer to Fig. 4.Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of another computer system 50 of the present invention.Computer system 50 includes: 54, two power supply zones 56 of a power supply unit 52, one substrates are located on the substrate 54, a processor 66, and a control system, and promptly an operating system is executed on the processor 66, is used for the operation of controlling computer system 50.
Substrate 54 is provided with a supply socket 53, is used for 52, two power control circuits 58 of electric connection of power supply supply to be electrically connected on respectively between two power supply zones 56 and the supply socket 53, is used for controlling the power supply supply of two power supply zones 56.Be equipped with an output input bus 62 in each power supply zones 56, and seven I/O mouths 64, it is electrically connected on output input bus 62, is used for connecting for example network card 25 of input-output device.Be provided with a processor 66 on the substrate 54 in addition, bus 62 is gone in its output that is electrically connected on each power supply zones 56, is used for controlling the operation of each input-output device.Output input buss 62 in two power supply zones 56 are pci bus, and CPU accessory card 68 is provided with two PCI connecting circuit 80, are used for controlling respectively each pci bus.Each power supply zones 56 all includes a power switch 84 and a signaling switch 82.Power switch 84 is connected in the power control circuit 58 of power supply zones 56, is used for controlling power control circuit 58, to open or to close the power supply supply of this power supply zones 56.Signaling switch 82 is electrically connected between the output input bus 62 of processor 66 and this power supply zones 56, is used for opening or closing the signal circulation of output input bus 62.Each power supply zones 56 all can utilize its power switch 84 and signaling switch 82 to open or close, the operating system of computer system 50 then can be before a power supply zones 56 be closed the work that the input-output device in the power supply zones 56 is performed deliver by the input-output device of another power supply zones 56 and carry out.
Processor 66 is located on the CPU accessory card 68, and CPU accessory card 68 is installed in the processor slot of being located on the substrate 54 in pluggable mode, and CPU accessory card 68 includes a user interface (not shown), which is provided with two switches 86.Each switch 86 is electrically connected on the power switch 84 and the signaling switch 82 of a power supply zones 56, is used for opening or powered-down supply area 56.The power switch 84 and the signaling switch 82 of each power supply zones 56 are electrically connected on the processor 66, so that processor 66 can open or cut out each power supply zones 56.The mode of frame casing 36 that also can be shown in Figure 2 is installed substrate 54, CPU accessory card 68 and the input-output device of computer system 50 such as network card 25 or the like, is not described in detail in this.

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1. computer system, it comprises:
One substrate which is provided with a plurality of power supply zones, and for each power supply zones is provided with a power control circuit, it is located at this substrate and is electrically connected on a power supply unit, is used for controlling the power supply supply of described power supply zones; And
A plurality of subsystems are located at respectively in the power supply zones of described substrate, and each subsystem all includes an output input bus, and at least one I/O mouth is electrically connected on this output input bus, is used for connecting an input-output device, and
One processor is electrically connected on described output input bus, is used for controlling the operation of described subsystem;
Wherein each subsystem all can utilize the power control circuit of its power supply zones to open or close.
2. computer system as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises a multiprocessor operations system, this system is executed on the processor of described a plurality of subsystems, be used for controlling the operation of this computer system, and can be before a subsystem is closed, the work of this subsystem delivered by other subsystems carry out.
3. computer system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one subsystem includes a processor slot, it is located in the power supply zones, and the processor of described subsystem is located on the CPU accessory card and in pluggable mode and is installed on this processor slot.
4. computer system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said CPU accessory card includes a user interface, which is provided with a power switch, is electrically connected on the power control circuit of this power supply zones, be used for controlling this power control circuit, to open or to close the power supply supply of this power supply zones.
5. computer system as claimed in claim 3, the power control circuit of wherein said power supply zones is electrically connected on the described CPU accessory card, so that this processor can utilize described power control circuit to open or cut out the power supply supply of described power supply zones.
6. computer system as claimed in claim 3, it further includes a casing, described substrate is installed on the rear side of this casing, and the front side of this casing is provided with a plurality of grooves, and described CPU accessory card is fixed in the groove of this casing.
7. computer system as claimed in claim 6, the I/O mouth of wherein said subsystem is an output input slot, it is located on this substrate, and the input-output device that is electrically connected with it is an output input auxiliary insert card, and it is installed on this output input slot and is fixed in the groove of this casing.
8. computer system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said output input bus is a pci bus, and described CPU accessory card includes a PCI connecting circuit in addition, is used for controlling this pci bus.
9. computer system as claimed in claim 3, wherein on described substrate, be provided with a signaling switch in addition, it is electrically connected between the output input bus of the processor of this subsystem and another subsystem, an and power switch, be electrically connected between the power control circuit of the processor of this subsystem and another subsystem, when the CPU accessory card of this another subsystem is not installed on its processor slot, this signaling switch and power switch can be unlocked, so that the processor of this subsystem can be controlled the output input bus of this another subsystem.
10. computer system as claimed in claim 9, the output input bus of wherein said another subsystem is a pci bus, and described CPU accessory card includes a PCI connecting circuit in addition, is used for controlling this pci bus.
11. a computer system, it comprises:
One substrate, which is provided with at least two power supply zones, each power supply zones all includes a power control circuit, it is electrically connected between this power supply zones and the power supply unit, be used for controlling the power supply supply of this power supply zones, each power supply zones includes an output input bus in addition, and a plurality of I/O mouth, be electrically connected on this output input bus, be used for connecting input-output device; And
One processor is located on this substrate, and is electrically connected on the output input bus of each power supply zones, is used for controlling the operation of each input-output device;
Wherein each power supply zones all includes a power switch, be connected in the power control circuit of this power supply zones, be used for controlling this power control circuit, to open or to close the power supply supply of this power supply zones, an and signaling switch, be electrically connected between the output input bus of this processor and this power supply zones, and each power supply zones all can utilize its power switch and signaling switch to open or close.
12. computer system as claimed in claim 11, it further includes an operating system, be executed on this processor, be used for controlling the operation of this computer system, and can be before a power supply zones is closed, the work that the input-output device of this power supply zones is performed is delivered by the input-output device of another power supply zones and is carried out.
13. computer system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said substrate further comprises a processor slot, and described processor is located on the CPU accessory card, and is installed on this processor slot in pluggable mode.
14. computer system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said CPU accessory card comprises a user interface, which is provided with a switch, and power switch and signaling switch that it is electrically connected on this power supply zones are used for opening or closing this power supply zones.
15. computer system as claimed in claim 13, the power switch of wherein said power supply zones and signaling switch are electrically connected on the described CPU accessory card, so that described processor can open or cut out this power supply zones.
16. computer system as claimed in claim 13, it further comprises a casing, described substrate is installed on the rear side of this casing, and the front side of this casing is provided with a plurality of grooves, and described CPU accessory card is fixed in the groove of this casing.
17. computer system as claimed in claim 16, the I/O mouth of wherein said power supply zones is an output input slot, be electrically connected on the output input bus of this power supply zones, and the input-output device that is electrically connected with this I/O mouth is an output input auxiliary insert card, and it is installed on this output input slot and is fixed in the groove of this casing.
18. computer system as claimed in claim 13, the output input bus of wherein said power supply zones is a pci bus, and described CPU accessory card includes a PCI connecting circuit, is used for controlling this pci bus.
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