CN1916832A - Computer server - Google Patents
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A computer server is prepared as setting the first, the second and the third interfaces as well as a central processing unit on host board; electric -connecting hard disc to host board; connecting the first expansion card to host board through the first interface and the second expansion card to host board through the second interface; connecting hard disc to the second expansion card through the third interface and carrying out decoding operation on data transmitted between hard disc and host board by the second expansion card.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of computer server, particularly relate to a kind of computer server of supporting SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)/SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard-disk interface platform simultaneously that has.
Background technology
In the selection of known computer server about the data storing hard disk, parallel bus interface is the main interconnection technique of most of stocking systems always, and the form that is adopted is IDE (IntelligentDrive Electronics) and ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) mostly, SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) transformat hard disk faster then appears after this, but under progress and enterprise the requirement along with science and technology for the storage solution, more accurate, quicker, and more reliable system requirements raise day by day, use and obtain higher usefulness and cost benefit.Also develop SATA (the Serial Advanced TechnologyAttachment) technology that to be different from Parallel ATA in the near future, reason is that SATA has outside the characteristics that transmission line is less, lower, the longest extended length of voltage is long and radiating effect is preferable, and transmission speed also can reach 600MPS; In addition, in the limited space of present server, particularly in the cutter peak server, the one new interface SAS in conjunction with SATA and scsi interface advantage (Serial Attached SCSI) also appears, its not only lay a foundation in scsi interface and simultaneously can with the SATA compatibility, and the frequency range extendibility is also preferable simultaneously, is developing tendency in future.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the present invention proposes a kind of interface platform that can support SAS/SATA simultaneously, is used for a computer server, and preferable extendibility can be provided.
For achieving the above object, the present invention proposes a kind of computer server, comprising: a motherboard, two hard disks, one first expansion board and one second expansion board.Wherein motherboard has a CPU (central processing unit), one first interface (SATA interface), one second interface (PCI-Express interface) and one the 3rd interface (SAS interface), hard disk and motherboard electrically connect, and first expansion board is connected with motherboard by first interface, and second expansion board is connected with motherboard by second interface, hard disk then is connected with second expansion board by first interface or the 3rd interface, and deciphers calculation process by second expansion board with the data that will be transmitted between hard disk and the motherboard.Because of above-mentioned first interface and all shared same hardware unit (that is first coupling arrangement) of second interface, make that can only look the user when two expansion boards use need select one at every turn, two expansion boards also can't use simultaneously.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned hard disk is a SAS hard disk.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned hard disk is a SATA hard disk.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned expansion board is a SAS control card.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned expansion board is that a SATA signal strengthens card.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned SAS control card has a SAS controller, in order to decipher calculation process.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned expansion board is PCI expansion board or PCI Express expansion board.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, comprise that also a pci card or a PCI Express card plug together on expansion board.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned first interface is a SATA transmission interface.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned second interface is a PCI transmission interface or a PCI Express transmission interface.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned the 3rd interface is a SAS transmission interface.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned expansion board also comprises one the 3rd coupling arrangement, expands hard disk in order to connect one.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, be provided with a SAS transmission interface or a SATA transmission interface in aforementioned the 3rd coupling arrangement.
In the foregoing computer server, in a preferred embodiment, aforementioned expansion hard disk is a SAS hard disk or a SATA hard disk.
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 represents the synoptic diagram of computer server of the present invention;
Fig. 2 A represents to use the calcspar of expansion board first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 B represents the calcspar of expansion board second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 represents to use the side view of expansion board the 3rd embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 4 represents the applicating flow chart of computer server of the present invention.
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1～motherboard
2～SATA/SAS hard disk
3～expansion board
31～SAS control card
311～SAS controller
32～SATA signal strengthens card
4～the second coupling arrangements
5～the first coupling arrangements
6～the 3rd coupling arrangements
7～PCI expansion board
8～pci card
81,82～expansion hard disk
10～computer server
11～CPU (central processing unit)
12～north bridge
13～south bridge
Embodiment
At first, see also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 represents the synoptic diagram of computer server of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, computer server 10 of the present invention comprises: a motherboard 1, two hard disks 2, an expansion board 3, one first coupling arrangement 5, one second coupling arrangement 4, one first interface (SATA interface) (not indicating), one second interface (PCI-Express interface) (not indicating) and one the 3rd interface (SASinterface) (not indicating).Wherein, motherboard 1 is for becoming known for the motherboard form of server, and it has a CPU (central processing unit) 11, a north bridge 12 and a south bridge 13; Expansion board 3 then is connected with motherboard 1 by first coupling arrangement 5, and can select the control card of assembling different transpost formats according to demand for use, strengthens card, PCI expansion board or PCI Express card as SAS control card, SATA transmission card, SATA signal; In addition, in fact, first interface can be a SAS transmission interface or a SATA transmission interface, and second interface can be a PCI transmission interface or a PCI Express transmission interface, decides according to user's needs; In addition, two hard disks 2 are connected with motherboard 1 by second coupling arrangement 4, and the different expansion boards 3 of can arranging in pairs or groups are to use the hard disk of SATA/SAS transformat, actual operation situation aftermentioned.
Secondly, please consult Fig. 1 simultaneously, 2A, Fig. 2 A is depicted as the calcspar of using expansion board first embodiment of the present invention, wherein in present embodiment among Fig. 1 expansion board 3 be SAS control card 31, and by second interface (PCI-Express interface) in first coupling arrangement 5 and motherboard 1 binding, because the well known server motherboard does not have the SAS controller, thereby after pending data then transfer to SAS control card 31 by north bridge 12 earlier by second interface 5, by the SAS controller 311 on the SAS control card 31 of the present invention, deciphering (Decode) processing by the storage data that SAS hard disk 81 transfers on the motherboard 1, similarly, the data that are stored in SAS hard disk 81 also must can be passed back in the motherboard and handle via after 311 conversions of the SAS controller on the SAS control card 31.In fact, because the transmission interface of SAS hard disk and SATA hard disk has high degree of compatibility, so the hard disk in the present embodiment 81 also can be the SATA hard disk, in addition, second interface can be the PCI transmission interface or the PCI Express transmission interface of high-transmission quality more, decides according to user's needs.Further, SAS control card 31 of the present invention can expand hard disk 81 with extra increase by by another the 3rd coupling arrangement 6, wherein can be provided with aforementioned the 3rd interface (SAS transmission interface) or first interface (SATA transmission interface) in the 3rd coupling arrangement 6, expand hard disk 81 herein and comprise that then SAS hard disk or SATA hard disk all can use.
Then please consult Fig. 1 more simultaneously, 2B, Fig. 2 B represents to use the calcspar of expansion board second embodiment of the present invention, wherein expansion board 3 strengthens card 32 for the SATA signal among Fig. 1 in present embodiment, link to carry out data transmission by first interface in first coupling arrangement 5 (SATA interface) and motherboard 1, in fact, owing to be provided with the SATA controller on the known motherboard, therefore, SATA signal of the present invention strengthens card 32 and is used for data signals after the south bridge on the motherboard 1 13 is sent, reach SATA signal enhancing card 32 earlier and carry out signal enhancing processing and amplifying, be delivered to SATA hard disk 2 again and store.Should apprehensiblely be,, strengthen signal so in present embodiment, used SATA signal enhancing card 32 owing to must satisfy the requirement of SATA transmission range, in fact, also can be again at motherboard 1 layout, thus, the SATA transmission card of only must arranging in pairs or groups is used and is got final product.Preferably, SATA signal of the present invention strengthens card 32 can expand hard disk 82 with extra increase by by the 3rd coupling arrangement 6, wherein is provided with first interface in the 3rd coupling arrangement 6, for example be the SATA transmission interface, and expansion hard disk 82 is the SATA hard disk.
See also Fig. 3 again, Figure 3 shows that the side view of using expansion board the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, in present embodiment, wherein the left side is a motherboard 1, the right side represents that then expansion board 3 of the present invention also can be the PCI expansion board of drawing image (PCI riser card) 7, and is provided with one first coupling arrangement 5 in motherboard 1, that is a fixed slot, be used for as the transmission interface that links between motherboard 1 and the PCI expansion board 7, so that the transmission of data to be provided; Moreover, as shown in Figure 3, PCI expansion board 7 comprises that also a pci card 8 plugs together use thereon, in fact, should apprehensiblely be that the present invention can also replace the PCI expansion board by PCI Express expansion board, transmission interface in first coupling arrangement 5 is second interface simultaneously, for example be pci interface or PCI Express interface, thus, the PCI Express that can use higher transmitting bandwidth and the quality platform that confluxes.
See also Fig. 4 at last, Fig. 4 represents the applicating flow chart of computer server of the present invention, can know by this process flow diagram and understand computer server of the present invention when the practical application, has the diversified alternative of outfit.For example, pending data group can select to use SATA hard disk or SAS hard disk by going ahead of the rest, and then SATA transmission card or SAS control card are selected in collocation for use; Moreover, can further select transmission interface, support as pci card support or PCI-EXPRESS card, make total system functional more powerful.
In sum, the invention provides a kind of computer server, the expansion board of selected application wherein expands transmission quality and the better SAS/SATA hard disk of transmitting bandwidth except providing, and can and then select the PCI/PCI Express of the higher transmitting bandwidth of the application platform that confluxes.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; so it is not in order to limit scope of the present invention; those skilled in the art can do some changes and retouching under the premise without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion with claim of the present invention.
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1. computer server comprises:
One motherboard has a CPU (central processing unit), one first interface, one second interface and one the 3rd interface;
One hard disk is electrically connected with this motherboard;
One first expansion board is connected with this motherboard by this first interface, wherein deciphers calculation process by this first expansion board with the data that will be transmitted between this hard disk and this motherboard; And
One second expansion board, be connected with this motherboard by this second interface, wherein decipher calculation process with the data that will be transmitted between this hard disk and this motherboard, and this hard disk is connected with this second expansion board by this first interface or the 3rd interface by this second expansion board.
2. computer server as claimed in claim 1, wherein this second expansion board is a SAS control card.
3. computer server as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first expansion board is that a SATA signal strengthens card.
4. computer server as claimed in claim 2, wherein this hard disk is a SAS hard disk.
5. computer server as claimed in claim 2, wherein this hard disk is a SATA hard disk.
6. computer server as claimed in claim 2, wherein this SAS control card has a SAS controller, in order to decipher calculation process.
7. computer server as claimed in claim 1, wherein this second expansion board is a PCI expansion board or a PCI Express expansion board.
8. computer server as claimed in claim 7 comprises that also a pci card or a PCI Express card plug together on this second expansion board.
9. computer server as claimed in claim 1, wherein this first interface is a SATA transmission interface.
10. computer server as claimed in claim 1, wherein this second interface is a PCI transmission interface or a PCI Express transmission interface.
11. computer server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the 3rd interface is a SAS transmission interface.
12. computer server as claimed in claim 11, wherein this expansion hard disk is a SAS hard disk or a SATA hard disk.
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