TWI638599B - Rack server system - Google Patents

Abstract

A rack server system includes a rack and a server system disposed within the rack. The server system includes a frame that is releasably coupled to the frame, a motherboard unit, a fan unit, and a data storage module that is removably disposed within the frame. The fan unit is located between the motherboard unit and the data storage module. The data storage module includes a hard disk frame, a backplane module, and a plurality of hard disks that are movable relative to the frame away from the fan unit. The backplane module has a first bonding surface on opposite sides of the hard disk and a second bonding surface. The second bonding surface is adjacent to the fan unit. By the design that the hard disk frame is movable relative to the frame, when the hard disk frame is moved away from the fan unit to a second replacement position, the bonding to the second bonding surface is performed The hard disk is extracted and replaced, which saves time and improves efficiency.

Description

Rack server system

The present invention relates to a server system, and more particularly to a rack server system that facilitates repair and replacement of a hard disk.

In a rack server server system, it is often necessary to install a certain number of hard disk storage devices. Generally, in order to facilitate the quick installation, the hard disk storage device is integrated into a plurality of hard disk storage units by using a plurality of hard disk storage boxes (HDD Cage), and the hard disk storage units are sequentially installed according to actual needs. Inside the rack.

Generally, the housing space of the rack first distinguishes the motherboard area, the fan area, and the hard disk storage unit area, and the hard disk storage unit is sequentially installed in the hard disk storage unit area. position. However, in general, the hard disk storage unit area is only designed to be slightly larger than the space required for accommodating the hard disk storage unit, and the purpose of effectively utilizing the accommodating space in the rack is achieved, so the hard The disk storage units are closely spaced from each other, so that the hard disk storage device in the hard disk storage unit cannot be directly pulled out in the housing space of the rack, so that the hard disk near the fan area needs to be repaired or replaced later. When the hard disk storage device in the storage unit is stored, the user needs to remove the hard disk storage unit away from the fan area one by one in a time-consuming and laborious manner, so as to replace the hard disk storage unit near the fan area for maintenance. After the replacement of the hard disk storage device, the user still has to cumbersomely replace the hard disk storage unit one by one, causing troubles and troubles for the user, which is inconvenient and wastes time, and further needs to be further Explore improvement.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a rack server system that facilitates the repair of replacement hard drives.

Thus, the rack server system of the present invention includes a rack and a server system that is removably disposed within the rack.

The server system includes a frame that is releasably coupled to the frame, a motherboard unit disposed within the frame, a fan unit disposed within the frame, and a detachably disposed to the frame Data storage module inside. The fan unit is located between the motherboard unit and the data storage module. The frame has a first substrate, and a first side plate extending from opposite sides of the first substrate away from the first substrate, the first substrate and the first side plate together define an accommodating space .

The data storage module includes a hard disk frame disposed on the first substrate and coupled to the first side plate, and movable relative to the first side plate away from the fan unit, and a hard disk frame disposed on the hard disk frame The upper backplane module, and a plurality of hard disks located in the hard disk frame and detachably coupled to the backplane module and located on opposite sides of the backplane module.

The backplane module has a first bonding surface on opposite sides of the hard disk and a second bonding surface. The second bonding surface is adjacent to the fan unit. The hard disk frame is movable relative to the first side plate in a direction away from the fan unit to a second replacement position, so that the hard disk coupled to the second bonding surface can be moved toward the fan unit And detached.

The effect of the present invention is that the design of the hard disk frame relative to the first side plate to the second replacement position is required when the hard disk coupled to the second bonding surface needs to be replaced or repaired. As long as the hard disk frame is moved away from the fan unit to the second replacement position, it is convenient for the user to quickly extract and replace the hard disk coupled to the second bonding surface, and save time Save effort and improve work efficiency.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, in an embodiment of the rack server system of the present invention, the rack server system includes a rack 1 and a server that is detachably disposed in the rack 1. System 2.

The server system 2 includes a frame 3 detachably coupled to the frame 1, a motherboard unit 4 disposed in the frame 3, a fan unit 5 disposed in the frame 3, and a pumpable unit The data storage module 6 disposed in the frame 3 and a wiring unit 7 are disposed away from the ground. The fan unit 5 is located between the motherboard unit 4 and the data storage module 6. The frame 3 has a first substrate 31 and a first side plate 32 extending from opposite sides of the first substrate 31 away from the first substrate 31. The first substrate 31 and the first side plate 32 A housing space 33 is jointly defined. The fan unit 5, the motherboard unit 4, the data storage module 6 and the wiring unit 7 are located in the accommodating space 33.

The data storage module 6 includes a hard disk frame 61 disposed on the first substrate 31 and coupled to the first side plate 32 and movable away from the fan unit 5 with respect to the first side plate 32. a backplane module 62 on the hard disk frame 61, and a plurality of opposites located in the hard disk frame 61 and detachably coupled to the backplane module 62 and respectively located on the backplane module 62 Side hard disk 63. The backplane module 62 has a first bonding surface 622 on the opposite sides and a combination of the hard disks 63, and a second bonding surface 624. The backplane module 62 is laterally disposed on the second substrate 611 and coupled to the second side panel 612 . The second bonding surface 624 is adjacent to the fan unit 5 . The hard disk frame 61 is movable relative to the first side plate 32 between a first replacement position and a second replacement position. In the first replacement position, the hard disk frame 61 is located in the accommodating space 33 and the hard disk 63 coupled to the first bonding surface 622 can be detached from the accommodating space 33. When the hard disk frame 61 is moved by an external force and moved away from the fan unit 5 and moved to the second replacement position, the hard disk frame 61 exposes the accommodating space 33 and the hard disk frame 61 and the fan unit 5, a maintenance distance, at this time, the hard disk 63 coupled to the second bonding surface 624 can be moved toward the fan unit 5 and detached from the second bonding surface 624, and removed from the accommodating space 33. . In this embodiment, the hard disk frame 61 has a second substrate 611, and two opposite sides of the second substrate 611 extend away from the second substrate 611 and are opposite to the first The second side plate 612 is moved back and forth by the one side plate 32. The inner side of each of the first side plates 32 of the frame 3 has a sliding slot (not shown), and the outer side of each of the second side plates 612 of the hard disk frame 61 is movably engaged with the corresponding chute. Slides (not shown). Therefore, when the second substrate 611 of the hard disk frame 61 is moved forward by an external force, the second side plate 612 is moved forward to move the hard disk frame 61 away from the fan unit 5.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in addition, the backplane module 62 further has a first back disposed on the second substrate 611 and connecting the second side panel 612. a board 621, a second backplane 623 disposed on the second substrate 611 and connected to the second side panel 612, and a plurality of connections on the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 625. The second backing plate 623 is spaced apart from the first backing plate 621 and located between the first backing plate 621 and the fan unit 5, the first backing plate 621 has the first bonding surface 622, and a The first bonding surface 626 of the first bonding surface 622, that is, the first bonding surface 622 and the first wiring surface 626 are opposite surfaces of the first backplane 621, and the first wiring surface 626 is adjacent to the first wiring surface 626. The second backing plate 623 is away from the second backing plate 623. The second backing plate 623 has the second bonding surface 624 and a second wiring surface opposite to the second bonding surface 624. 627, that is, the second bonding surface 624 and the second wiring surface 627 are opposite sides of the second backplane 623, and the second wiring surface 627 is adjacent to the first backplane 621, the second The joint surface 624 is adjacent to the fan unit 5. The second substrate 611, the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 together define a wiring space (not labeled), and the connectors 625 are respectively disposed on the first wiring of the first backplane 621. The surface 626 is on the second wiring surface 627 of the second backing plate 623. It should be particularly noted that the hard disk frame 61 further has a cover 8 detachably disposed on the second side plate 612 and covering the wiring space, and the cover 8 is coupled to the second side plate. When the 612 is over, the wiring space is covered, so that the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 are not exposed to the outside, which meets the safety requirements.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the wiring unit 7 has a plurality of connecting wires 71, and a set of wire buckle modules 73 coupled to the connecting wires 71. In this embodiment, the wire buckle module 73 is in the form of a rail-type wire buckle group, but is not limited thereto. The second side plate 612 corresponding to the connecting cable 71 has an opening 613 that communicates with the wiring space. Each of the connecting wires 71 has a fixing portion 711 (that is, the marked X length segment in FIGS. 5 and 6) fixed to the corresponding second side plate 612, and a connecting portion 711 and being fastened by the wire buckle The module 73 is provided with a covered moving section (not shown), and a limiting end 713 connected to the moving section and fixed on the inner side of one of the first side plates 32 of the frame 3. One end of each connecting cable 71 is adjacent to the fixing section 711 and can pass through the opening 613 and protrude into the wiring space and is connected to the corresponding connector 625. The other end of each connecting cable 71 is bounded by its limiting end 713. Extending into the motherboard unit 4 and connecting to the motherboard unit 4, which are simply opposite ends of each connecting cable 71, one end of the fastening section 711 passes through the opening 613 and is connected to The corresponding connector 625 and the other end extend from the limiting end 713 into the motherboard unit 4 and are coupled to the motherboard unit 4. In the embodiment, the fixing section 711 of the connecting cable 71 is fixed on the outer side of one of the second side plates 612 of the hard disk frame 61 by a fixing member 72 (single-side routing mode). And opening the opening 613 through the second side plate 612 corresponding to the connecting cable 71, so that the connecting cable 71 can pass through the opening 613 and protrude into the wiring space and be connected to the corresponding connector 625, and In conjunction with the design of the moving section of the connecting wire 71, the moving wire of the connecting wire 71 can be linearly moved back and forth with the wire buckle module 73. In this embodiment, the wire buckle module 73 is used to cover the moving section of the connecting wire 71 and adopts a single-side wire routing method, but not limited thereto, or multiple wire buckle modules may be used. The group 73 is matched with the moving section of the connecting cable 71, and each of the cable fastening modules 73 is sleeved with a moving section covering a corresponding connecting wire 71, or can be additionally designed according to actual space requirements. The wiring unit 7 has a plurality of connecting wires 71, and two sets of wire buckle modules 73 coupled to the connecting wires 71. The second side plates 612 corresponding to the connecting wires 71 respectively have a connecting space. The opening 613, in other words, the connecting cable 71 is distributed on the outer side of the second side plate 612 of the hard disk frame 61 (the two sides are routed), and the fixed segment 711 of the connecting wire 71 is The second side plate 612 corresponding to the connecting wire 71 has an opening 613 so that the corresponding connecting wire 71 can pass through the corresponding side of the second side plate 612. Opening 613 and extending into the wiring space and connected to the corresponding connector 625, and the wire buckle mold Sleeve 73 disposed covering the design of the mobile segment connecting cable 71 allows the cable connecting portion 71 to move back and forth together with the movement of the corresponding line deduction module 73 linearly.

Briefly, the connecting cable 71 is the connector 625 for connecting the motherboard unit 4 and the backboard module 62, and one end of each connecting cable 71 is connected to the motherboard unit 4, and the other end is connected. The corresponding connector 625 is coupled to form a power and signal connection between the hard disk 63 coupled to the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 and the motherboard unit 4. In addition, the fixing section 711 of the connecting wire 71 is fixed on the outer side of the corresponding second side plate 612 and can be linearly moved back and forth by the moving section to cooperate with the wire buckle module 73, so when When the second substrate 611 is moved forward by the external force, the second side plate 612 is moved forward to simultaneously move the fixed segment 711 of the connecting wire 71 fixed to one of the second side plates 612 to move forward. The moving section moves forward as shown in FIG. 8, and the hard disk frame 61 is moved away from the fan unit 5, and if the user wants to confirm that the connecting cable 71 located in the wiring space connects the connection. When the condition of the device 625 and the maintenance are performed, the hard disk frame 61 is moved to the second replacement position in a direction away from the fan unit 5, and the cover body 8 is detached from the second side plate 612 to perform wiring. Maintenance actions.

In use, if the hard disk 63 is coupled to the first bonding surface 622, the hard disk frame 61 is located in the accommodating space 33, but is coupled to the first bonding surface 622. Since the upper hard disk 63 is facing the outside, the hard disk 63 can be directly removed from the first joint surface 622 to be removed from the accommodating space 33 and replaced and maintained. When the hard disk 63 combined with the second bonding surface 624 is to be replaced and replaced, the frame 3 is first pulled outward to expose the fan unit 5 of the server system 2 and the data storage module 6. In addition to the outside of the rack, the user only needs to apply the external force of the hard disk frame 61 to the outside (in a direction away from the fan unit 5), and the second substrate 611 is moved forward by an external force. The second side plate 612 moves forward, and when the hard disk frame 61 moves away from the fan unit 5 and moves to the second replacement position, the hard disk frame 61 exposes the accommodating space 33 and the hard disk frame The maintenance distance is spaced apart from the fan unit 5, and the user can move the hard disk 63 coupled to the second bonding surface 624 toward the fan unit 5 and detach the second bonding surface 624. The action of removing the accommodating space 33 and performing subsequent replacement maintenance facilitates the user to directly detach the hard disk 63 to be repaired from the second joint surface 624 and directly perform the replacement operation, thereby reducing the cumbersome action of maintenance and disassembly. , saving time and improving work efficiency. After the user replaces the required hard disk 63, the hard disk frame 61 is applied to an external force (in the direction of the fan unit 5), and the second substrate 611 is moved by an external force to drive the The second side plate 612 moves backward, and the hard disk frame 61 is moved in the direction of the fan unit 5 and moved to the first replacement position.

By the design that the hard disk frame 61 is movable relative to the first side plate 32 between a first replacement position and a second replacement position, when the replacement of the second bonding surface 624 is required to be replaced or repaired In the case of the hard disk 63, the hard disk frame 61 is moved to the second replacement position in a direction away from the fan unit 5, and the hard disk frame 61 is spaced apart from the fan unit 5 by the maintenance distance. The hard disk 63 combined with the second bonding surface 624 is subjected to extraction replacement and subsequent maintenance operations, which saves time and labor and improves work efficiency, and effectively achieves the convenience of quickly joining the fan unit 5 to the second. The hard disk 63 on the bonding surface 624 extracts the job for replacement and subsequent maintenance.

In summary, the rack server system of the present invention can be moved relative to the first side panel 32 and moved to the second replacement position by the hard disk frame 61, and needs to be replaced or repaired in combination with the first When the hard disk 63 on the surface 624 is coupled to the hard disk holder 61, the hard disk frame 61 can be quickly coupled to the second bonding surface 624 by moving to the second replacement position away from the fan unit 5. The hard disk 63 performs extraction and replacement and subsequent maintenance operations, which saves time and improves efficiency.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the equivalent equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still The scope of the invention is covered.

1‧‧‧Rack

2‧‧‧Server system

3‧‧‧Frame

31‧‧‧First substrate

32‧‧‧First side panel

33‧‧‧ accommodating space

4‧‧‧ motherboard unit

5‧‧‧Fan unit

6‧‧‧Data storage module

61‧‧‧ Hard disk rack

611‧‧‧second substrate

612‧‧‧ second side panel

613‧‧‧ openings

62‧‧‧backplane module

621‧‧‧First backplane

622‧‧‧ first joint

623‧‧‧Second backplane

624‧‧‧second joint surface

625‧‧‧Connector

626‧‧‧First wiring surface

627‧‧‧second wiring surface

63‧‧‧ Hard disk

7‧‧‧Wiring unit

71‧‧‧Connected cable

711‧‧‧fixed section

713‧‧‧Limited end

72‧‧‧Fixed parts

73‧‧‧Wire button module

8‧‧‧ cover

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the rack server system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the In the embodiment, a rack and a server system are combined; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a hard disk frame of a data storage module of the server system in a first replacement position; 4 is a perspective exploded view showing the hard disk frame in a second replacement position; FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the data storage module and a cover body in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective partial enlarged view, which is an enlarged view of FIG. 5 (at the A frame), illustrating a backplane module of the embodiment; FIG. 7 is a side view showing the data storage in the embodiment. The connection relationship between the module and a wiring unit, and the hard disk frame of the data storage module are located at the first replacement position; and FIG. 8 is a side view, the assistance is illustrated in FIG. 7, and the hard disk frame is located at the first Second replacement position .

Claims (8)

A rack server system includes: a rack; and a server system detachably disposed in the rack, the server system including a frame detachably coupled to the rack, a motherboard unit disposed in the frame, a fan unit disposed in the frame, and a data storage module detachably disposed in the frame, the fan unit being located at the motherboard unit and the data storage module Between the groups, the frame has a first substrate, and two first side plates extending from opposite sides of the first substrate away from the first substrate, the first substrate and the first side plate are defined together The data storage module includes a hard disk frame disposed on the first substrate and coupled to the first side plate and movable relative to the first side plate away from the fan unit, and a setting a backplane module on the hard disk shelf, and a plurality of hard disks disposed on the hard disk shelf and detachably coupled to the backplane module and located on opposite sides of the backplane module, respectively The backplane module has two opposite sides and is available a first bonding surface of the hard disk combination, and a second bonding surface, the second bonding surface is adjacent to the fan unit, and the hard disk frame is movable relative to the first side plate away from the fan unit to a first The position is changed, and the hard disk coupled to the second bonding surface can be moved and detached in the direction of the fan unit. The rack server system of claim 1, wherein the hard disk frame is movable relative to the first side panel between a first replacement position and the second replacement position, the hardening position in the first replacement position The disk rack is located in the accommodating space, and the hard disk coupled to the first bonding surface can be detached from the accommodating space When the hard disk frame is moved by an external force and moved away from the fan unit, and moves to the second replacement position, the hard disk frame exposes the accommodating space and the hard disk frame is spaced from the fan unit for maintenance. The distance, at this time, the hard disk coupled to the second bonding surface can be moved toward the fan unit and detached from the second bonding surface to be removed from the accommodating space. The rack server system of claim 1, wherein the inner side of each of the first side panels of the frame has a sliding slot, and the hard disk frame of the data storage module is coupled to the sliding slot of the first side panel And moving relative to the first side plate away from the fan unit. The rack server system of claim 3, wherein the hard disk frame of the data storage module has a second substrate, and two opposite sides of the second substrate are away from the second substrate. An outer side panel of each of the second side panels has a sliding rail movably engaged with the corresponding sliding slot, the backing plate module is laterally disposed on the second substrate and coupled to the second side panel . The rack server system of claim 4, wherein the backplane module further has a first backplane laterally disposed on the second substrate and coupled to the second side panel, and a first The second backplane is disposed on the second substrate and is connected to the second backplane, and the second backplane is located between the first backplane and the fan unit, and the first joint surface is disposed The second bonding surface is disposed on the second backplane. The rack server system of claim 5, wherein the first backplane further has a first wiring surface opposite to the first bonding surface, the second backplane further having a second bonding surface opposite to the second bonding surface a second wiring surface, the backplane module further having a plurality of connectors disposed on the first wiring surface of the first backplane and the second wiring surface of the second backplane. The rack server system of claim 6, wherein the server system further comprises a wiring unit having a plurality of connecting cables disposed on one of the second side panels, and a set of components is coupled to Each of the connecting cables has a fixing portion fixed on the corresponding second side plate, and a moving portion connected to the fixing portion and sleeved by the wire buckle module. And a limiting end connected to the moving section and fixed on an inner side of one of the first side plates of the frame, one end of each of the connecting wires is close to the fixing section thereof and passes through the corresponding second side plate and is connected to Corresponding connectors, the other end of each of the connecting cables extends from the limiting end into the motherboard unit and is coupled to the motherboard unit. The rack server system of claim 4, wherein the hard disk shelf of the data storage module further has a cover detachably covering the second side panel and covering the backplane module body.