TWI544863B - Storage server - Google Patents

Description

Storage server

The present invention relates to the field of servo technology; in particular, to a storage server.

A server is a high-performance computer in a network environment that detects service requests submitted by other computers (clients) on the network and provides corresponding services. The structure of the server is basically similar to that of MEMS, and has a processor, a storage device, a memory, a system bus, and the like. A typical server is configured to perform a variety of functions, such as a file server, a print server, an application database server, a web server, or even a collection of multiple functions. This necessitates a fast processor chip, more memory (RAM), and enough internal disk space to accommodate the application deployment needs that end users may have at any time.

With the advent of the era of big data, the requirements for storage devices in servers are getting higher and higher, and more powerful storage capacity is needed as support. A multi-purpose server usually has less than five internal magnetic disks, but a storage server will have at least six internal magnetic disks. Most of the time, it will reach twelve to twenty-four internal magnetic disks. The density is getting higher and higher.

However, as the requirements for the storage server capacity increase, and the requirements for the density, layout, and heat dissipation of the storage server are also increasing, the existing storage server cannot meet the demand.

In order to solve the above problems of the prior art, the main object of the present invention is to provide a storage server having a high density of a hard disk, a reasonable layout, and good heat dissipation performance.

In order to achieve the above, the present invention provides a storage server, which is suitable for being installed in a cabinet, and includes a casing and at least one sliding tray. The sliding tray is vertically stacked in the casing, and each sliding tray is respectively disposed. Connected to a power supply device of the rear portion of the storage server via a first cable, the sliding tray includes: at least one storage module, which is extended forwardly from the rear end along opposite sides of the sliding tray The storage module includes: a storage backboard disposed on the sliding tray, two pairs of storage units, and a backrest disposed and electrically connected to the storage backplane, each storage unit being independently inserted and removed to the storage backplane; At least one heat dissipation module is disposed at a front portion of the sliding tray and located at a front end of the storage module; an adapter plate is disposed at a front portion of a channel, and the channel is located at a storage module opposite to the sliding tray The adapter board is electrically connected to the storage backplane via a second cable, and is electrically connected to the heat dissipation module via a third cable; a circuit board is inserted from the front end of the channel Pull out An adapter board electrically connected to the adapter board, the circuit board includes at least one connector, the storage server interconnects the storage capacity via the connector, and is connected to an external server via the connector to expand The external server stores a capacity; a power backplane is disposed at a rear portion of the channel, and is electrically connected to the storage unit via a fourth cable.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sliding tray includes two baffles disposed on two sides of the channel for isolating the storage modules on both sides, and the channel is configured to receive the second cable and the fourth cable. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sliding tray includes a front window, and the heat dissipation module is disposed on the inner side of the front window, and the front window is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes corresponding to the position of the heat dissipation module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sliding tray includes two latching handles disposed on two sides of the front portion of the sliding tray, each latching handle including a translation portion, a first engaging portion and a grip portion. The first housing is provided with a first opening, and when the sliding tray slides into the first position, the first engaging portion is locked with the first opening. The sliding tray is disposed in the casing; when the translation portion is pulled, the first engaging portion is interlocked from the first opening, thereby disengaging the sliding tray from the casing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the casing includes a U-shaped handle and a resilient piece, and the elastic piece has a second engaging portion. When the storage server slides into the cabinet, the second engaging portion is clamped. a second opening of the cabinet, thereby fixing the storage server in the cabinet; when the elastic piece is relatively pressed, the second engaging portion of the elastic piece is separated from the second opening, thereby disengaging the casing The cabinet.

In an embodiment of the present invention, at least one damper is respectively fixed on the outer sides of the casing, and the damper penetrates the casing and has an interference amount with a sliding rail on the side of the sliding tray, so that the sliding When the tray is pushed and pulled on the casing, the sliding tray is gently pushed in and out.

In an embodiment of the invention, the damper has a first distance from the front end of the casing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the casing comprises a partition disposed between the upper and lower sliding trays, the partition separating the casing into two chambers, the sliding trays being respectively in the respective chambers Sliding in/out, the first cable is free to expand and contract on a bottom surface of the chamber when the sliding tray slides in/out.

As described above, the present invention has an advantage in that the accommodation space of the sliding tray is improved, so that a plurality of components can be disposed in a sliding tray, and the layout is reasonable, and the hard disk density is high. Good heat dissipation. In addition, the storage server interconnects the storage capacity via the connector and is connected to an external server via the connector to expand the external server storage capacity.

20‧‧‧Sliding tray

201‧‧‧Slide rails

202‧‧‧ storage module

203‧‧‧ storage unit

204‧‧‧Adapter plate

205‧‧‧Power backplane

206‧‧‧ channel

207‧‧‧ Thermal Module

208‧‧‧ventilation holes

209‧‧‧ bracket

210‧‧‧ boards

211‧‧‧ front window

212‧‧‧Connector

213‧‧ ‧ baffle

221‧‧‧Storage backplane

222‧‧‧Storage unit socket

223‧‧‧Power socket

224‧‧‧Signal transmission interface

291‧‧‧Latch handle

292‧‧‧ translation

293‧‧ First First Joint Department

295‧‧‧ grip part

296‧‧‧Support button

30‧‧‧Chassis

31‧‧‧ chamber

32‧‧‧Chassis hollow structure

33‧‧‧Connection interface

34‧‧‧Power supply unit

36‧‧‧U-shaped handle

37‧‧‧Shrap

38‧‧‧Second engagement department

39‧‧‧ damper

391‧‧‧Friction block

392‧‧‧ screws

40‧‧‧First cable

41‧‧‧Baffle

42‧‧‧ openings

50‧‧‧second cable

60‧‧‧ third cable

70‧‧‧fourth cable

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a storage server in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a structural schematic view showing the sliding tray of the storage server of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a structural schematic view showing a viewing angle of the storage server according to the present invention after removing the upper cover of the casing.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of a slide tray according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the frame of the sliding tray according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of the sliding tray according to the present invention after removing four hard disks.

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the storage backboard.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view showing a portion A according to Fig. 3.

Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the structure of the storage server for removing the sliding tray according to the present invention.

Figure 10 is a block diagram showing another perspective of the storage server in accordance with the present invention after removing the upper cover of the casing.

The specific implementation of the storage server provided by the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a storage server is suitable for installation in a cabinet (not shown). The storage server includes a casing 30 and at least one sliding tray 20.

The sliding tray 20 is vertically stacked in the casing 30, and is in the other aspect of the present invention. In a specific embodiment, any plurality of sliding trays 20 may be provided according to the needs of the user, and all the sliding trays 20 are stacked on top of each other. Each of the sliding trays 20 is connected to a power supply unit 34 at the rear of the storage server via a first cable 40 (see Fig. 5). An organic shell rail (not shown) is disposed on the opposite inner sidewalls of the casing 30. Each of the sliding trays 20 includes a bracket 209, and sliding tray rails are disposed on opposite outer sidewalls of the bracket 209. 201. The sliding tray rail 201 cooperates with the casing rail to pull the sliding tray 20 from the casing 30 and provide support to the sliding tray 20 to position and maintain all of the sliding trays 20 in parallel.

Referring to FIGS. 3-6, each of the sliding trays 20 further includes at least one storage module 202, a heat dissipation module 207, an adapter board 204, a circuit board 210, and a power backplane 205.

The storage module 202 extends forwardly from the rear end along opposite sides of the sliding tray 20. In the embodiment, each of the sliding trays 20 includes four storage modules 202 , and the four storage modules 202 are disposed on opposite sides of the sliding tray 20 . The bracket 209 is configured to receive the storage module 202.

Each storage module 202 includes at least one storage backplane 221 and two pairs of storage units 203. The storage backing plate 221 is disposed on the sliding tray 20. The storage unit 203 is disposed on the backrest and electrically connected to the storage backplane 221, and each storage unit 203 can be independently inserted and removed from the storage backplane 221.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7, each storage backplane 221 is provided with at least two pairs of storage unit sockets 222, and each storage unit socket 222 is inserted in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the storage backplane 221 for use with each A corresponding storage unit 203 is inserted, and the at least two pairs of storage unit sockets 222 are further flushed with the backrest, and the storage unit 203 that is inserted into the storage unit socket 222 is also flush with the backrest. It should be noted that the flush back setting means that the storage unit 203 is plugged into the flat. When the storage unit sockets 222 are disposed back to the back, the two storage units 203 are inserted in opposite directions.

Further, after each storage unit 203 is connected to the storage unit socket 222, each storage unit 203 is beyond a corresponding long side of the storage backplane 221 and partially exposed from the storage backplane 221 to facilitate the storage unit 203. The heat dissipation extends the life of the storage unit 203, thereby improving the performance of the storage server.

Further, the storage unit sockets 222 provided by the two backrests are arranged in a staggered arrangement. The advantage of the misalignment arrangement is that the storage unit 203 has the same insertion position as the storage unit socket 222 of the two backrests. Therefore, when the storage unit 203 is inserted into the storage unit socket 222, it is not necessary to select the storage unit 203 and store. The unit socket 222 is inserted into the storage position, and any storage unit 203 can be plugged into any of the storage unit sockets 222, thereby saving installation time of the storage unit 203 and improving work efficiency.

Referring to FIG. 7, each storage backplane 221 further includes a signal transmission interface 224. The signal transmission interface 224 is for connection to the interposer 204 (labeled in Figure 5) for signal transmission. Each of the storage backplanes 221 further includes a power socket 223 for connecting to the power backplane 205 (shown in FIG. 5) to enable the power backplane 205 to supply power to each of the storage units 203.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the heat dissipation module 207 is disposed at the front of the sliding tray 20 and located at the front end of all the storage modules 202 . The heat dissipation module 207 is used to dissipate heat for each of the sliding trays 20. The heat dissipation module 207 is redundant. One of the heat dissipation modules 207 is faulty, and the other heat dissipation modules 207 can continue to work to avoid overheating of the storage unit 203 due to failure of one heat dissipation module 207. The heat dissipation module 207 is connected to the adapter plate 204 via a third cable 60 to implement control of the heat dissipation module 207 by the storage server. Further, the sliding tray The front cover 211 is located at the inner side of the front window 211. The front window 211 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 208 corresponding to the position of the heat dissipation module, thereby facilitating heat exchange.

Referring to Figures 4 and 5, there is a passage 206 between the storage modules 202 on opposite sides of the sliding tray 20. The adapter plate 204 is disposed at the front of the channel 206. The adapter plate 204 is electrically connected to all the storage backplanes 221 via a second cable 50, that is, the signal transmission interface 224 of the storage backplane 221 is electrically connected. connection. The adapter plate 204 is also electrically connected to the heat dissipation module 207 via a third cable 60.

Referring to FIG. 5, the circuit board 210 is inserted into the adapter board 204 from the front end of the channel 206, and is electrically connected to the adapter board 204. The circuit board 210 can be connected to the adapter board 204 via a gold finger. . The circuit board 210 includes at least one connector 212 via which the storage server interconnects the expanded storage capacity and is connected via the connector 212 to an external server to expand the external server storage capacity.

Referring to Figures 4 and 5, the power backplane 205 is disposed at the rear of the channel 206 and is coupled to all of the storage units 203 via a fourth cable 70 for powering all of the storage units 203. The power backplane 205 of each sliding tray 20 is connected to the power supply device 34 at the rear of the storage server via the first cable 40, respectively. The power supply unit 34 is coupled to an external power source for powering the storage server.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sliding tray 20 includes two baffles 213 disposed on opposite sides of the channel 206 for isolating the storage modules 202 on both sides, so that the channel 206 forms a receiving space. The second cable 50 and the fourth cable 70 are accommodated. And the baffle 213 of the channel isolates the two sides of the channel 206, so that the two sides of the channel 206 are better dissipated along the air duct of the fan without interfering with each other. In addition, there is no fan at the front end of the channel 206, and the heat dissipation requirement is low.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 8, FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion A in FIG. 3, the slide tray 20 includes two latch handles 291 for the slide tray 20 and the casing 30. Engage or disengage. Each latch handle 291 includes a translation portion 292, a first engaging portion 293 and a grip portion 295. The casing 30 is provided with a first opening 35 relative to the first engaging portion 293. When the sliding tray 20 slides into the casing 30 to a first position, the first engaging portion 293 latches the first opening 35 to fix the sliding tray 20 in the casing. When the translation portion 292 is pulled, the first engaging portion 293 is interlocked from the first opening 35, thereby disengaging the sliding tray 20 from the casing 30.

Referring to Figures 3 and 8, the housing 30 includes a U-shaped handle 36 and a resilient tab 37. The elastic piece 37 has a second engaging portion 38. When the storage server slides into the cabinet, the second engaging portion 38 is provided with a second opening (not shown) of the cabinet, thereby fixing the spring clip. The storage server is stored in the cabinet; when the elastic piece 37 is relatively pressed, the second engaging portion 38 of the elastic piece 37 is separated from the second opening, thereby separating the casing 30 from the cabinet.

Referring to FIG. 9 , at least one damper 39 is respectively fixed on the outer sides of the casing 30 , and the damper 39 penetrates the opening 42 of the casing 30 and has an interference amount with a slide rail 201 on the side of the sliding tray 20 . When the slide tray 20 is pushed and pulled to the casing 30, the slide tray 20 is gently moved in and out. In the embodiment, the damper 39 is disposed on one side of the sliding tray 20 with a friction block 391 having the interference amount with a sliding rail 201 on the side of the sliding tray 20. The damper is fixed to the casing 30 by screws 392. Further, the damper 39 has a first distance from the front end of the casing 30.

Referring to FIG. 9, the casing 30 includes a partition 41 disposed between the upper and lower sliding trays 20, the partition 41 isolating the casing 30 into two chambers, and the sliding tray 20 is The respective chambers slide in and out, respectively, and the first cable 40 is freely expandable and contractible on a bottom surface of the chamber when the sliding tray 20 slides in and out.

Referring to Fig. 10, a chamber 31 is provided at the rear of the casing 30 for accommodating accessories for storing the servo, such as a power supply unit 34 (indicated in Fig. 5). Further, the bottom of the casing 30 has a casing hollow structure 32. The casing hollow structure 32 facilitates heat dissipation of the storage server. At the same time, the rear portion of the casing 30 may also be provided with a connection interface 33 connected to the external member. For example, The power supply device 34 is connected to an external power source.

In order to fix the storage unit 203, the cover may be fixed on the bracket 209 by providing a cover on the surface of each storage unit 203, or a barrier strip may be disposed on the surface of each storage unit 203. A shelf 209 is coupled to secure the storage unit 203. Further, referring to FIG. 6 , a plurality of support buttons 296 are further disposed at the bottom of the bracket 209 for supporting the storage unit 203 to prevent the storage unit 203 from contacting the bracket 209 for facilitating the storage unit 203. Cooling.

The present invention has been disclosed in its preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

20‧‧‧Sliding tray

30‧‧‧Chassis

201‧‧‧Slide rails

209‧‧‧ bracket

Claims (7)

A storage server is disposed in a cabinet, and includes a casing and at least one sliding tray. The sliding tray is vertically stacked in the casing, and each sliding tray is electrically connected to the first cable via a first cable. a power supply device at the rear of the storage server, the sliding tray includes: at least one storage module, extending along the opposite sides of the sliding tray from the rear end, the storage module includes: a storage The backplane is disposed on the sliding tray, and the two pairs of storage units are disposed on the backrest and electrically connected to the storage backplane, and each storage unit is independently inserted and removed into the storage backplane; at least one heat dissipation module is disposed on the a front portion of the sliding tray is located at a front end of the storage module; an adapter plate is disposed at a front portion of a channel, the channel is located between the storage modules on opposite sides of the sliding tray, and the adapter plate is connected between the storage modules on opposite sides of the sliding tray a second cable is electrically connected to the storage backplane, and is electrically connected to the heat dissipation module via a third cable; a circuit board is inserted from the front end of the channel into the adapter board, and Electrical connection a board, the circuit board includes at least one connector, the storage server interconnects the storage capacity via the connector, and is connected to an external server via the connector to expand the external server storage capacity; and a power back a board, disposed at the rear of the channel, and electrically connected to the storage unit via a fourth cable; At least one damper is respectively fixed on the outer sides of the casing, and the damper penetrates the casing and has an interference amount with a sliding rail on the side of the sliding tray, so that the sliding tray is pushed and pulled to the casing. , so that the sliding tray is slowly moved in and out. The storage server of claim 1, wherein the sliding tray comprises two baffles disposed on two sides of the channel for isolating the storage modules on both sides and accommodating the channel Two cables and a fourth cable. The storage server of the first aspect of the invention, wherein the sliding tray comprises a front window, the heat dissipation module is disposed inside the front window, and the front window is provided with a plurality of ventilations corresponding to the position of the heat dissipation module. hole. The storage server of claim 1, wherein the sliding tray comprises two latching handles disposed on two sides of the front side of the sliding tray, each latching handle comprising a translation portion and a first engagement And a handle portion, the casing is provided with a first opening relative to the first engaging portion, and when the sliding tray slides into the casing to a first position, the first engaging portion is configured to be The first opening is fixed to the sliding tray in the casing; when the translation portion is pulled, the first engaging portion is interlocked from the first opening, thereby disengaging the sliding tray from the casing. The storage server of claim 1, wherein the casing comprises a U-shaped handle and a resilient piece, the elastic piece having a second engaging portion, when the storage server slides into the cabinet, the first The second engaging portion is provided with a second opening of the cabinet, thereby fixing the storage server in the cabinet, and when the elastic piece is relatively pressed, the second engaging portion of the elastic piece is separated from the second opening In turn, the casing is detached from the cabinet. The storage server of claim 1, wherein the damper has a first distance from a front end of the casing. The storage server of claim 1, wherein the casing comprises a partition disposed between the upper and lower sliding trays, the partition separating the casing into two chambers, the sliding The trays slide into/out of the respective chambers, and the first cable is freely stretchable and contracted on a bottom surface of the chamber when the sliding tray slides in/out.