TW202219688A - Pcie interface riser card for ocp specification - Google Patents

Abstract

An PCIe interface riser card for OCP specification, which is used to plug in an OCP specification HBA card and convert the OCP specification HBA card to a upright PCIe interface expansion card. The OCP specification PCIe interface riser card includes a riser card body, an OCP specification slot and a plurality of standoffs. The riser card body has a PCIe port, and the PCIe port is used to plug into one of a PCIe slot of the upright PCIe interface expansion card. The OCP specification slot is disposed on the riser card body, and is used to connect the OCP specification HBA card. The standoffs are respectively arranged on the riser body and used to support the OCP specification HBA card.

Description

PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification

The present invention relates to an interface riser card, in particular to a PCIe interface riser card of OCP specification.

Generally speaking, in a mainframe or a server, a host bus adapter (HBA) card is often installed to connect the server and the storage device, so as to improve the performance of the server. The HBA card is the physical connection between the I/O channel inside the server and the I/O channel of the storage system. The most commonly used server internal I/O channels are PCI and Sbus, which are communication protocols for connecting the server CPU and peripheral devices. In addition, the I/O channel of the storage system is actually the fiber channel, and the function of the HBA card is to realize the conversion between the internal channel protocol PCI or Sbus and the fiber channel protocol. As mentioned above, the existing HBA card is mainly connected to the PCIe expansion card through the PCIe interface, so that the HBA card is electrically connected to the motherboard of the server through the PCIe expansion card.

Please refer to the first figure and the second figure, the first figure is an exploded perspective view of the HBA card and the PCIe expansion card of the prior art; the second figure is a perspective view of the HBA card and the PCIe expansion card of the prior art. As shown in the first and second figures, an HBA card PA100 is installed on the server through an adapter module PA200; wherein, the HBA card PA100 has a PCIe port PA101, and the adapter module PA200 has a PCIe port The plug-in port PA201 and a PCIe plug-in slot PA202, the HBA card PA100 is plugged into the PCIe plug-in slot PA202 of the adapter module PA200 through the PCIe plug-in port PA101, and the PCIe plug-in port PA201 is electrically connected to the PCIe plug-in slot PA202. The slot PA202 is used to connect the HBA card PA100 to the motherboard of the server through the adapter module PA200 when the adapter module PA200 is plugged into the motherboard of the server through the PCIe socket PA201.

However, in recent years, some operators have launched an Open Compute Project (OCP), which is mainly based on a computing architecture that optimizes energy utilization efficiency, including servers, power supplies, racks, and power backup systems. Data center equipment can accelerate the development of data center hardware industry technology through efficient open source sharing of large-scale data center hardware design specifications, and further reduce the cost of project development by expanding the use of open source hardware.

In the existing server technology, in order to allow the server to join the OCP operation, the OCP standard HBA card is designed according to the OCP standard, and the server motherboard that can install the OCP standard HBA card is designed. Therefore, the currently running server must be shut down to replace the server motherboard with the OCP specification socket, so that the HBA card can be upgraded to the OCP specification HBA card, and cannot be directly installed on the existing server motherboard. Inconvenient, not only takes time to replace, but also has to bear the loss of downtime due to replacement, and the replaced server motherboard will also cause waste.

In view of the prior art, in order to allow the server to join the operation of the open computing plan, the OCP specification HBA card is designed, but in order to allow the existing server to install the OCP specification HBA card, the server needs to be installed. The motherboard is replaced with a server motherboard with OCP specification sockets, so it not only takes time to replace, but also causes losses due to server shutdown, and the replaced server motherboard will also cause costs. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification, which can be used to install an HBA card of OCP specification, so that the HBA card of OCP specification can be installed in an existing server.

In order to solve the problem of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification, which is used for inserting an HBA card of OCP specification, and transfers the HBA card of OCP specification to the A vertical PCIe interface expansion card, an OCP standard PCIe interface riser card includes an riser card body, an OCP standard socket and a plurality of spacers.

The riser card system has a PCIe insertion port, and the PCIe insertion port is used to be inserted into a PCIe slot of a vertical PCIe interface expansion card. The OCP standard socket is set on the riser card body, and is used for the OCP standard HBA card to be inserted. A plurality of spacer columns are respectively disposed on the riser card body and used to support HBA cards of OCP specification.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the riser card body has an insertion slot setting surface, and the OCP standard insertion slot is formed by protruding from the insertion slot setting surface along a first vertical direction, and the OCP The standard HBA card has an OCP standard insertion port, the OCP standard insertion port extends along a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction, and the OCP standard insertion slot is used for the OCP standard insertion port to be inserted and connected.

Preferably, the spacer posts are respectively protruded from the arranging surfaces of the sockets along the first vertical direction, so as to abut the HBA cards of the OCP specification when the OCP specification sockets are inserted into the OCP specification sockets.

In addition, the HBA card of the OCP specification is further provided with a plurality of fixing holes, the fixing holes correspond to the spacers, and each spacer has a screw hole, so that the HBA card of the OCP specification can be locked through the fixing holes through a plurality of screws screw holes in the spacers.

As mentioned above, because the OCP specification PCIe interface riser card of the present invention is mainly provided with an OCP specification insertion slot on the riser card body, for the OCP specification HBA card to be inserted and installed, and spacers are also used to The HBA card that supports the OCP specification is finally inserted and installed on the vertical PCIe interface expansion card through the PCIe socket of the riser card body.

The specific embodiments adopted by the present invention will be further described by the following embodiments and drawings.

Please refer to Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 shows a schematic exploded perspective view of a PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification and an HBA card of OCP specification provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 shows the present invention The three-dimensional schematic diagram of the PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification and the HBA card of OCP specification provided by the preferred embodiment.

As shown in the third and fourth figures, an OCP standard PCIe interface riser card 100 includes a riser card body 1 , an OCP standard insertion slot 2 , four spacer posts 3 (only one is marked in the figure), and A set of connecting baffles 4. The PCIe interface adapter card 100 of the OCP specification is used for inserting an HBA card 200 of the OCP specification. The HBA card 200 of the OCP specification includes an HBA card body 201 and an OCP specification insertion port 202 .

The riser card body 1 has a PCIe insertion port 11 and a insertion slot setting surface 12 . The PCIe insertion port 11 extends along a plane direction D1 , and the insertion slot setting surface 12 is parallel to the plane direction D1 .

The OCP standard insertion slot 2 is disposed on the insertion slot setting surface 12 of the riser card body 1, and is formed by protruding from the insertion slot setting surface 12 along a first vertical direction D2 perpendicular to the plane direction D1. The OCP standard insertion port 202 of the OCP standard HBA card 200 is plugged into; wherein, the OCP standard insertion port 202 is formed by protruding from the HBA card body 201 along a second vertical direction D3 opposite to the first vertical direction D2 , so that the OCP standard plug port 202 and the OCP standard plug slot 2 can be connected to each other.

The four spacer posts 3 are respectively disposed on the insertion slot setting surface 12 of the riser card body 1, and protrude from the insertion slot setting surface 12 along the first vertical direction D2 respectively, so as to be inserted into the OCP standard insertion port 202. When connected to the OCP standard insertion slot 2 , it is used to abut the HBA card body 201 to support the entire OCP standard HBA card 200 . Wherein, each spacer column 3 defines a screw hole 31 , and the screw holes 31 of the four spacer columns 3 correspond to the four fixing holes 2011 opened in the HBA card body 201 respectively, so as to be inserted into the OCP standard insertion port 202 . When connecting to the OCP standard socket 2 , the four fixing holes 2011 are aligned with the four screw holes 31 respectively.

Based on the above, in practice, the user can use four screws 300 (only one is marked in the figure) to pass through the four fixing holes 2011 and lock them in the four screw holes 31 respectively, so as to fix the HBA card of the OCP specification. 200 is fixedly assembled to the PCIe interface riser card 100 of the OCP specification.

Please continue to refer to Figures 5 to 7. Figure 5 shows that the OCP specification PCIe interface adapter card provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention is assembled with an OCP specification HBA card, and is used for assembling expansion modules 3D exploded schematic diagram; the sixth figure shows the three-dimensional view of the PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is used to connect to the server after the HBA card and expansion module of OCP specification are assembled. Exploded schematic diagram; Figure 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that the OCP specification PCIe interface adapter provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention is assembled with the OCP specification HBA card and expansion module, and is assembled to the server.

As shown in Figures 3 to 5, after the HBA card 200 of the OCP specification is assembled and installed on the PCIe interface riser card 100 of the OCP specification, the PCIe interface riser card 100 of the OCP specification can be assembled and installed in an expansion card The module 400, the expansion module 400 includes a frame 401, a vertical PCIe interface expansion card 402, and a PCIe slot 403; wherein, the vertical PCIe interface expansion card 402 is locked on the assembly frame 401, and The PCIe slot 403 is disposed on the vertical PCIe interface expansion card 402, whereby the HBA card 200 of the OCP specification can be transferred through the PCIe interface of the OCP specification after being inserted into the PCIe interface riser card 100 of the OCP specification. The interface card 100 is electrically connected to the vertical PCIe interface expansion card 402 .

As shown in Figures 5 to 7, after the HBA card 200 of the OCP standard is connected to the expansion module 400 through the PCIe interface riser card 100 of the OCP standard, it can be connected to a servo through the expansion module 400 The server 500 is used to install the HBA card 200 of the OCP standard on the server 500 . In addition, in this embodiment, the vertical PCIe interface expansion card 402 of the expansion module 400 and the server 500 are also connected through the PCIe interface.

To sum up, because the OCP specification PCIe interface riser card of the present invention is mainly provided with an OCP specification insertion slot on the riser card body, for the OCP specification HBA card to be inserted and installed, and spacers are also used. To support and fix the HBA card of the OCP specification, the HBA card of the OCP specification can be installed on the vertical PCIe interface expansion card through the PCIe interface adapter card of the OCP specification, and further installed in the server. The OCP specification HBA card also needs to replace the original server's motherboard with a motherboard with OCP specification slots. The OCP specification PCIe interface adapter card of the present invention can indeed effectively transfer the OCP specification HBA card through the adapter. It can not only save the time and cost of replacing the main board of the server, but also avoid the loss of the server due to the shutdown operation.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed scope of the present invention.

PA100: HBA card PA200: Transfer module PA101:PCIe socket PA201:PCIe socket PA202: PCIe socket 100: PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification 1: Riser card body 11: PCIe socket 12: Insertion slot setting surface 2: OCP specification socket 3: Spacer column 31: screw holes 4: Assemble the baffle 200: HBA card of OCP specification 201: HBA card body 2011: Fixed perforation 202: OCP specification socket 300: Screw 400: Expansion Module 401: Assembly frame 402: Vertical PCIe interface expansion card 403: PCIe socket 500: Server D1: plane direction D2: The first vertical direction D3: Second vertical direction

The first figure is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram showing the prior art HBA card and PCIe expansion card; The second figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the prior art HBA card and PCIe expansion card; Figure 3 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram showing a PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification and an HBA card of OCP specification provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing a PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification and an HBA card of OCP specification provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is an exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention is connected to the HBA card of OCP specification and used for assembling expansion modules; Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention for connecting to the server after the HBA card and expansion module of the OCP specification are assembled; and Figure 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the OCP specification PCIe interface riser card provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled with the OCP specification HBA card and the expansion module, and then assembled to the server.

100: PCIe interface adapter card of OCP specification

1: Riser card body

11: PCIe socket

12: Insertion slot setting surface

2: OCP specification socket

3: Spacer column

31: screw holes

4: Assemble the baffle

200: HBA card of OCP specification

201: HBA card body

2011: Fixed perforation

202: OCP specification socket

300: Screw

D1: plane direction

D2: The first vertical direction

D3: Second vertical direction

Claims (4)

A PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) interface adapter card of the OCP (Open Compute Project) specification is used for inserting an HBA (Host Bus Adapter) card of the OCP specification, and the HBA card of the OCP specification is transferred to the Vertical PCIe interface expansion card, the OCP specification PCIe interface expansion card includes: a riser card body with a PCIe insertion port, the PCIe insertion port is used for being inserted into a PCIe slot of the vertical PCIe interface expansion card; an OCP-standard insertion slot, disposed on the riser card body, and used for inserting the OCP-standard HBA card; and A plurality of standoffs are respectively disposed on the riser card body and used to support and fix the HBA card of the OCP specification. The PCIe interface riser card of OCP specification as claimed in claim 1, wherein the riser card body has a slot setting surface, and the OCP standard insertion slot is along a first vertical direction from the slot setting face The HBA card of the OCP standard has an OCP standard plug port, the OCP standard plug port is formed by extending along a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction, and the OCP standard plug The socket is for the plug connection of the OCP standard socket. The PCIe interface riser card of OCP specification as claimed in claim 2, wherein the spacer posts are respectively protruded from the setting surface of the insertion slot along the first vertical direction, so as to be inserted into the OCP specification insertion port. When connected to the OCP standard socket, it is used to connect with the OCP standard HBA card. The PCIe interface riser card of the OCP specification as claimed in claim 3, wherein the HBA card of the OCP specification further defines a plurality of fixed through holes, the fixed through holes correspond to the spacers, and each of the spaces The post further has a screw hole, so that the HBA card of the OCP specification can be fastened to the screw hole of the spacer posts through a plurality of screws through the fixing holes.

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