TW201421190A - Server - Google Patents

Abstract

A server including a chassis and a motherboard module is provided. The chassis has an accommodating space. The motherboard module is disposed in the accommodating space, and a front end of the mother board module is approached to a first opening of the chassis. The motherboard of the motherboard module has an expansion region, a storage region and a calculation region between the expansion region and the storage region. The expansion region is located to a front side of the motherboard and disposed with an expansion component electrically connected to the mother board. The storage region is located to a back side of the motherboard and disposed with a storage component electrically connected to the mother board. The calculation region is disposed with a calculation component electrically connected to the mother board. The front side of the motherboard has a plurality of input-output ports exposed to the first opening.

Description

server

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a server.

The server is the core computer that serves each computer in the network system. It can provide the functions of the disk and printing services required by the network users, and also allows each client to share resources in the network environment with each other. The basic structure of the server is roughly the same as that of a general personal computer. It consists of a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and an input/output (I/O) device, and is connected by a bus. It is connected internally, connected to the central processing unit and memory through the north bridge chip, and connected to the input/output device through the south bridge chip. The server has undergone three evolutions in terms of chassis architecture: from early tower chassis to rack servers that emphasize centralized performance to high-density computing.

Taking the rack server as an example, the rack server is a server designed to have a uniform appearance and is used in conjunction with the cabinet. It can be said that the rack type is an optimized structure of the tower server, and its design purpose is mainly to minimize the occupation of the server space. Many professional network devices are rack-mounted, mostly flat, just like drawers. Such as switches, routers, hardware firewalls. The rack server has a width of 19 inches and a height in U (1U = 1.75 inches = 44.45 mm). There are usually 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, 7U standard servers.

The dimensions of the cabinet are also based on common industry standards, usually from 22U to 42U Not waiting. The height of the U in the cabinet has a detachable sliding trailer. Users can flexibly adjust the height according to the elevation of their own servers to store network devices such as servers, hubs, and disk array cabinets. After the server is placed, all its I/O lines are taken out from the rear of the cabinet (all interfaces of the rack server are also at the rear), and are uniformly placed in the trunking of the cabinet, generally labeled with labels for easy management.

With the development of information technology, the cost of the energy consumed by the server and the heat required to maintain the normal operation of the server equipment have risen sharply. In addition, how to achieve high-density arrangement of the server to save configuration space is an important issue at present.

The invention provides a server with a high storage space.

The invention provides a server comprising a chassis and a motherboard module. The chassis has a receiving space, a first opening and a second opening relative to the first opening. The motherboard module is disposed in the receiving space, and the front end of the motherboard module is adjacent to the first opening. The motherboard module includes a motherboard. The motherboard has an extended area, a storage area, and a computing area between the extended area and the storage area, wherein the extended area is located at a front end of the motherboard and is provided with an expansion component electrically connected to the motherboard, and the storage area The memory board is disposed at a rear end of the motherboard relative to the front end and is provided with a storage component electrically connected to the motherboard, and the computing area is provided with an operational component electrically connected to the motherboard. The front end of the motherboard has a plurality of input and output interfaces, and the input and output interfaces are exposed at the first opening.

In an embodiment of the invention, the motherboard module further includes a tray. The motherboard is placed on the tray and can be inserted from the first opening with the tray Take out the chassis or pull it out of the chassis.

In an embodiment of the invention, the tray has a bottom plate and two side plates erected on opposite sides of the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes a power supply module disposed in the receiving space and adjacent to the second opening. The power supply module has a power backplane and a plurality of power supplies. The storage area has a plug, the motherboard is connected to the power backplane via the plug, and the power supply provides power to the motherboard via the power backplane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the storage area includes an extension portion extending from the insertion portion, and the motherboard is adapted to be connected to the power backplane via the plug portion, so that the storage area and the operation area are respectively located on the power backplane On opposite sides of the power supply backplane, the storage elements and the computing elements are respectively located on opposite sides of the power supply backplane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the extension element comprises a hard disk or an expansion card.

In an embodiment of the invention, the extension element comprises a hard disk and an expansion card, and the hard disk and the expansion card are arranged side by side in the extended area or stacked on the extended area.

In an embodiment of the invention, the storage element comprises a hard disk.

In an embodiment of the invention, the computing component comprises at least one central processing unit and a plurality of memories.

In an embodiment of the invention, the memory is disposed at a position on both sides of the computing area near the side wall of the chassis, and the central processor is disposed at an intermediate position of the computing area.

Based on the above, the present invention provides a server in which a motherboard of a motherboard module has an extended area, a storage area, and a computing area, wherein the expansion component and the storage component are respectively located in the extended area and the storage area to provide a storage function. Accordingly, the server board module has a high storage space and can increase the computing density of the server.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard module applied to a server according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the server 50 includes a chassis 52 and a motherboard module 100 . The chassis 52 has a receiving space S, a first opening 52a, and a second opening 52b with respect to the first opening 52a. The motherboard module 100 is disposed in the receiving space S, and the front end of the motherboard module 100 is adjacent to the first opening 52a. On the other hand, the server 50 further includes a power supply module 54 disposed in the receiving space S and adjacent to the second opening 52b. When the motherboard module 100 is disposed in the receiving space S, the motherboard module 100 can be electrically connected to the power supply module 54.

The server 50 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a 1U rack server, and the chassis 52 of the server 50 can be configured with two motherboard modules 100. However, the server 50 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is only used to describe the manner in which the motherboard module 100 is applied to the server 50. The motherboard module 100 not limited to the present invention can only be used for the 1U machine. The shelf server and the server 50 are not limited to only two motherboard modules 100.

In this embodiment, the motherboard module 100 can be detachably disposed in the chassis 52 and connected to the power supply module 54. Therefore, when the server 50 needs to be replaced by the motherboard module 100 or the motherboard module 100 needs to be repaired, the motherboard module 100 can be removed from the power supply module 54 and removed from the chassis 52, so that the motherboard module Assembly and replacement of the group 100 is more convenient. In addition, the server 50 can also be provided with a heat dissipation module 56 in the receiving space S to dissipate the heat generated by the motherboard module 100.

2 is a top plan view of the motherboard module of FIG. 1 applied to a server. 3 is a schematic view of the motherboard module of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in the embodiment, the motherboard module 100 includes a motherboard 110 . The motherboard 110 can be divided into an opposite front end F and a rear end B opposite to the front end F. When the motherboard module 100 is disposed in the chassis 52 and connected to the power supply module 54, the motherboard 110 is connected to the power supply module 54 with the rear end B facing the power supply module 54, and the front end F of the motherboard 110 faces the chassis. The first opening 52a of 52.

Referring to FIG. 3, the motherboard 110 has an extended area R1, a storage area R2, and a computing area R3 between the extended area R1 and the storage area R2. In detail, the extended area R1 is located at the front end F of the motherboard 110, and the storage area R2 is located at the rear end B of the motherboard 110. In this embodiment, the extended area R1 is only a part of the front end F, the storage area R2 is only a part of the back end B, and the operation area R3 is located between the two, so that the extended area R1 and the storage area R2 not in contact. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and only the extended region R1 and the storage region R2 are not in contact as an explanation.

In detail, the extended area R1 is provided to be electrically connected to the motherboard 110 Expansion element 120. The storage area R2 is provided with a storage element 130 electrically connected to the motherboard 110. In the present embodiment, the number of the expansion elements 120 is two, which are disposed side by side in the extended area R1, and the number of the storage elements 130 is two, which are disposed side by side in the storage area R2.

Further, the arithmetic region R3 is provided with an arithmetic element 140 electrically connected to the motherboard 110. The arithmetic component 140 is disposed between the expansion component 120 and the storage component 130 in the computing area R3 of the motherboard 110. The calculation region R3 is disposed between the extension region R1 and the storage region R2, and facilitates communication and wiring between the calculation region R3 and the extension region R1 and the storage region R2. In addition, the present invention does not limit the number of the expansion element 120 and the storage element 130, and the motherboard module 100 can be adjusted according to the use requirements. Here, only a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described.

In this embodiment, the expansion component 120 and the storage component 130 each have a storage space. When the motherboard module 100 is connected to the power supply module 54, the server 50 can store data and perform functions corresponding to the expansion component 120 and the storage component 130. Therefore, since the motherboard module 100 of the embodiment is provided with the expansion component 120 and the storage component 130 in the extended area R1 and the storage area R2, respectively, the motherboard module 100 is compared with the traditional motherboard provided with components only in one area. The module has a higher storage space, and the motherboard module 100 can increase the computational density of the server 50.

Further, in the present embodiment, the front end F of the motherboard 110 has a plurality of input and output interfaces 122. When the motherboard module 100 is disposed in the receiving space S in the chassis 52, the input and output interface 122 is exposed at the first opening 52a. In other words, the input and output interface 122 is exposed outside the chassis 52, so that the server 50 can connect other external devices via the input and output interface 122.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in the embodiment, the motherboard module 100 further includes a tray 150 . The tray 150 has a bottom plate 152 and two side plates 154 that are erected on opposite sides of the bottom plate 152, and the main plate 110 is disposed on the bottom plate 152 of the tray 150. Therefore, the motherboard 110 can be inserted into or with the chassis 52 from the first opening 52a as the tray 150 is as shown in FIG. Further, the motherboard module 100 is formed as a separate component through the tray 150, and the remaining components of the motherboard module 100 are disposed on the tray 150, so that the motherboard module 100 can be assembled to the chassis 52 in an integrated manner. Removed from or removed from the chassis 52.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the storage area R2 of the motherboard 110 has the plug portion 112, and the plug portion 112 is located at the rear end B of the motherboard 110. As described above, the motherboard 110 is connected to the power supply module 54 with the rear end B facing the power supply module 54. More specifically, the power supply module 54 has a power backplane 54a and a plurality of power supplies 54b (one is shown). The motherboard 110 is connected to the power supply module 54 of the power supply module 54 at the plug portion 112 of the rear end B. For example, the plug portion 112 is connected to a plug opening (not shown) on the power backplane 54a.

Therefore, when the motherboard 110 is connected to the power backplane 54a, the power supply 54b electrically connected to the power backplane 54a is powered via the power backplane 54a, and power is transferred to the motherboard 110 via the power backplane 54a. In other words, when the motherboard 110 is connected to the power supply module 54, the motherboard 110 is electrically connected to the power backplane 54a and the power supply 54b.

In addition, the storage area R2 of the motherboard 110 further includes an extension portion 114, The extension portion 114 is located at the rear end B of the main board 110 and extends from the insertion portion 112. Therefore, the motherboard 110 is adapted to be connected to the power backplane 54a via the plug portion 112 such that the storage region R2 and the computing region R3 are respectively located on opposite sides of the power backplane 54a. At this time, the storage element 130 located in the storage area R2 and the arithmetic element 140 located in the calculation area R3 are also located on opposite sides of the power supply backplane 54a, respectively.

In the present embodiment, the storage element 130 is an element that is provided to fill the space between the motherboard module 100 and the power supply module 54 to properly utilize the space in the server 50. In addition, the motherboard 110 extends from the insertion portion 112 out of the extension portion 114 to enable the storage element 130 to be disposed on the motherboard 110. Thus, the extension 114 can be considered to protrude beyond the tray 150, and the storage element 130 is assembled to the extension 114 after the motherboard module 100 is inserted into the chassis 52 via the tray 150. However, in other embodiments, the extension 114 and the storage element 130 can be positioned within the tray 150, and the shape of the tray 150 does not interfere with the power supply 54b, such that the tray 150 can be inserted into the chassis 52 to allow the motherboard 110 to be docked. The portion 112 is connected to the power backplane 54a, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the expansion component 120 and the storage component 130 are both hard disks, such as a 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD) of a small form factor (SFF). However, the present invention does not limit the type of hard disk. In other embodiments, the expansion component 120 and the storage component 130 can also be 3.5-inch solid state drives or other types of hard disks. The number of the expansion element 120 and the storage element 130 are respectively two, and the expansion elements 120 are disposed side by side in the extended area R1, and the storage element 130 The storage area R2 is disposed side by side with each other.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the arithmetic component 140 includes a central processing unit 142 and a plurality of memories 144. The central processing unit 142 is disposed at an intermediate position of the operation area R3, and the memory 144 is disposed at a position on both sides of the side wall of the chassis 52 on the calculation area R3. In other words, in the present embodiment, the memory 144 is located around the central processing unit 142, but the invention is not limited thereto.

4 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard module according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the expansion component 120 of the motherboard module 100a is an expansion card, such as a low profile (LP) display card. The number of the expansion elements 120 is two, and is arranged side by side in the extended area R1. However, the present invention does not limit the type of the expansion card. In other embodiments, the extension element 120 may also be other types of display cards. At this time, the storage element 130 may be a 2.5 inch, 3.5 inch solid state hard disk or other type of hard disk.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the arithmetic component 140 includes a central processing unit 142 and a plurality of memories 144. The memory 144 is disposed on the side of the side of the chassis 52 on the computing area R3, and the central processing unit 142 is disposed on the other side of the computing area R3 near the side wall of the chassis 52. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Moreover, in other embodiments not shown, the expansion element 120 includes a hard disk and an expansion card. In other words, when the number of expansion elements 120 is greater than one, the expansion elements 120 are not limited to be of the same kind. For example, the number of expansion elements 120 is two, one of which is a hard disk, such as a 2.5 inch, 3.5 inch solid state hard disk or other kind of hard disk, and the other is an expansion card, such as a short version. Display card or other kind of display card. this The hard disk and the expansion card can be disposed side by side in the extended area R1 or stacked on the extended area R1, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

It can be seen that the extended area R1 is disposed at the front end F of the motherboard 110. When the expansion component 120 is a hard disk and the storage area R2 has been provided with the storage element 130 having a storage function (for example, a hard disk), the expansion component 120 can be The storage density of the server 50 is increased, and when the expansion component 120 is an expansion card, an additional input-output port (I/O port) on the expansion card can be received from the front end F of the motherboard 110 via the first opening 52a. Directly exposed for easy connection to other external devices.

Therefore, different motherboard modules have different usage functions by providing different expansion elements 120. Accordingly, the server 50 can select the type of the motherboard module in accordance with the usage requirements. In other words, the motherboard module can select the type of the two expansion components 120 located in the extension area R1 to adjust the function of the motherboard module, and the server 50 can select and replace the motherboard module.

In summary, the present invention provides a server in which a motherboard of a motherboard module has an extended area, a storage area, and a computing area, wherein the expansion component and the storage component are respectively located in the extended area and the storage area to provide a storage function when the host When the board module is connected to the power supply module, the server can store data and perform functions corresponding to the expansion element and the storage element. In addition, since the motherboard has two areas in which components can be disposed, the motherboard module has a high storage space. Accordingly, when the motherboard module is disposed in the chassis and connected to the power supply module, the motherboard module can improve the computing density of the server.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art does not deviate. In the spirit and scope of the present invention, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

50‧‧‧Server

52‧‧‧Chassis

52a‧‧‧first opening

52b‧‧‧second opening

54‧‧‧Power supply module

54a‧‧‧Power backplane

54b‧‧‧Power supply

56‧‧‧ Thermal Module

100, 100a‧‧‧ motherboard module

110‧‧‧ motherboard

112‧‧‧Interface

114‧‧‧Extension

120‧‧‧Extension components

122‧‧‧Input and output interface

130‧‧‧Storage components

140‧‧‧Arithmetic components

142‧‧‧Central processor

144‧‧‧ memory

150‧‧‧Tray

152‧‧‧floor

154‧‧‧ side panels

B‧‧‧ Backend

F‧‧‧ front end

R1‧‧‧Extended area

R2‧‧‧ storage area

R3‧‧‧ computing area

S‧‧‧Containing space

1 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard module applied to a server according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a top plan view of the motherboard module of FIG. 1 applied to a server.

3 is a schematic view of the motherboard module of FIG. 1.

4 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard module according to another embodiment of the present invention.

50‧‧‧Server

52‧‧‧Chassis

52a‧‧‧first opening

52b‧‧‧second opening

54‧‧‧Power supply module

54a‧‧‧Power backplane

54b‧‧‧Power supply

56‧‧‧ Thermal Module

100‧‧‧ motherboard module

110‧‧‧ motherboard

112‧‧‧Interface

114‧‧‧Extension

120‧‧‧Extension components

122‧‧‧Input and output interface

130‧‧‧Storage components

140‧‧‧Arithmetic components

150‧‧‧Tray

152‧‧‧floor

154‧‧‧ side panels

B‧‧‧ Backend

F‧‧‧ front end

R1‧‧‧Extended area

R2‧‧‧ storage area

R3‧‧‧ computing area

Claims (10)

A server includes: a chassis having a receiving space, a first opening, and a second opening opposite to the first opening; and a motherboard module disposed in the receiving space, and the host The front end of the board module is adjacent to the first opening, and the motherboard module includes a motherboard, the motherboard has an extended area, a storage area, and a computing area between the extended area and the storage area, where The expansion area is located at a front end of the motherboard and is provided with an expansion component electrically connected to the motherboard. The storage area is located at a rear end of the motherboard relative to the front end and is electrically connected to the motherboard. And a computing component, the computing area is provided with an computing component electrically connected to the motherboard, the front end of the motherboard has a plurality of input and output interfaces, and the input and output interfaces are exposed at the first opening. The server of claim 1, wherein the motherboard module further comprises: a tray, the motherboard is disposed on the tray, and the tray can be inserted into the chassis from the first opening or The chassis is pulled out. The server of claim 2, wherein the tray has a bottom plate and two side plates erected on opposite sides of the bottom plate. The server of claim 1, further comprising: a power supply module disposed in the space and adjacent to the second opening, the power supply module having a power backplane and a plurality of a power supply, the storage area has a plug portion through which the motherboard is connected The power backplane is connected, and the power supplies provide power to the motherboard via the power backplane. The server of claim 4, wherein the storage area includes an extension portion extending from the insertion portion, the motherboard being adapted to connect the power backplane via the plug portion The storage area and the computing area are respectively located on opposite sides of the power backplane, and the storage element and the computing component are respectively located on opposite sides of the power backplane. The server of claim 1, wherein the extension element comprises a hard disk or an expansion card. The server of claim 1, wherein the extension component comprises a hard disk and an expansion card, and the hard disk and the expansion card are disposed side by side in the extended area or stacked on the extended area. The server of claim 1, wherein the storage element comprises a hard disk. The server of claim 1, wherein the computing component comprises at least one central processing unit and a plurality of memories. The server of claim 9, wherein the memory is disposed at a position of the computing area adjacent to a side wall of the chassis, and the central processor is disposed at an intermediate position of the computing area.