TWM600062U - Chassis and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A front-access chassis for storage drives can be configured to store different drives in different orientations in a single group of drives. For example, drives in a disk group can be installed with two vertical drives followed immediately by four horizontal drives. Each chassis can include multiple disk groups. Thus, drives with certain functions can be easily and readily identified based on orientation. For example, system drives may be installed vertically whereas storage drives may be installed horizontally, permitting a user to quickly identify a desired drive at a glance.

Description

Chassis and its system

The present invention relates to computer hardware, especially the arrangement and setting of the chassis and hard disk in the server hardware.

Servers are widely used in high-demand applications (for example, network systems or data centers). The emergence of cloud computing technology has further increased the demand for data centers. The data center contains multiple servers to allow users to store data and operate remotely via computer devices. A typical data center uses the mechanical structure on the chassis to connect power and communication connections. Each chassis can accommodate computing servers and storage servers.

The servers in each chassis can use plural hard disks in the server or other storage devices in the chassis to store the operating system of the server and/or store the information of the server. The storage device is usually arranged on a drive bay or fixed to other positions in the chassis. Due to the need for quick replacement and connection of storage devices, hard disk trays are provided at the front of some cases. The conventional front-access chassis for accommodating hard disks includes hard disk trays arranged in the same direction.

The terms and related terms in the embodiments are intended to broadly refer to all the subject matter of this disclosure and the following claims. It should be understood that these terms should not limit the meaning or scope of the subject matter described in this disclosure or the following claims. The specific claim scope of this disclosure is defined by the claim rather than the disclosure content. The abstract is a high-level overview of each aspect of this disclosure, and introduces some concepts of this disclosure. These concepts are described in further detail below, and are not used to limit the key features or essential features of the protected subject matter, nor should they be used Used alone to explain the scope of protection claimed. By referring to the entire specification of this disclosure, any or all of the drawings and appropriate parts of each claim should be able to understand the subject matter of this disclosure.

One of the specific implementations of the present disclosure relates to a chassis. The chassis includes a front panel, and the front panel includes one or more opening groups to accommodate one or more one or more hard disk groups. Each of the one or more opening groups includes a first opening array and a second hard disk array. The first opening array accommodates a first hard disk array arranged in a horizontal direction, and the second opening array accommodates a second hard disk array arranged in a vertical direction.

In some embodiments, one or more opening groups have at least two opening groups. In some embodiments, the first array of openings includes four openings and the second array of openings includes two openings. In some embodiments, the first array of openings includes five openings, and the second array of openings includes one opening. In some embodiments, the chassis further includes a connector to connect one or more hard disk groups to the corresponding one or more motherboards. In some embodiments, the second hard disk array in the hard disk group stores a motherboard operating system corresponding to the hard disk group.

One specific implementation of the present disclosure relates to a system, which includes one or more motherboards arranged in a chassis. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system further includes one or more hard disk groups in the chassis, and the hard disk groups are connected to the motherboard. Each of one or more hard disk groups includes a first hard disk array and a second hard disk array. The hard disks in the first hard disk array are arranged horizontally in the chassis, and the second hard disk array is The hard disks are arranged vertically in the chassis.

In some embodiments, one or more hard disk groups may be at least two hard disk groups. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array in the hard disk group includes four hard disks, and the second hard disk array in the hard disk group includes two hard disks. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array in the hard disk group includes five hard disks, and the second hard disk array in the hard disk group includes one hard disk. In some embodiments, one or more hard disk groups are connected to the corresponding one or more motherboards. In some embodiments, the second hard disk array in the hard disk group can be used to store at least one or more operating systems running on the motherboard, while the first hard disk array in the hard disk group does not store operating systems .

One of the specific implementations of the present disclosure relates to a method, which includes: providing a chassis; installing one or more motherboards in the chassis; installing one or more hard disk groups in the chassis; installing the hard disk groups in the chassis It includes installing the first hard disk array in the hard disk group in a horizontal direction in the chassis and/or installing the second hard disk array in the hard disk group in a vertical direction in the chassis. The hard disk group is connected to one or more motherboards in the chassis.

In some embodiments, installing the hard disk group in the chassis includes installing at least two hard disk groups in the chassis. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array of the hard disk group includes four hard disks, and the second hard disk array of the hard disk group includes two hard disks. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array of the hard disk group includes five hard disks, and the second hard disk array of the hard disk group includes one hard disk. In some embodiments, connecting the hard disk group to one or more motherboards in the chassis includes connecting the hard disk group to the motherboard corresponding to the hard disk group. In some embodiments, the method further includes using the second hard disk array of the hard disk group to execute the operating system of the motherboard. The operating system is stored in the second hard disk array of the hard disk group, and the first hard disk array of the hard disk group is not used to store the operating system.

The disclosure relates to the interleaved arrangement relationship of storage devices (for example, hard disks in computer cases). By staggering the directions, the rapid identification and organization of storage devices can be enhanced. For example, when a computer server is connected to a hard disk array, the server can connect four horizontally installed hard disk arrays and two vertically installed hard disk arrays. Four horizontally installed hard disk arrays can be used for information storage and/or provision, and two vertically installed hard disk arrays can be used to store the operating system of the computer server and/or other related information for running the operating system. A chassis can accommodate multiple hard disk arrays, such as a hard disk array (for example, a motherboard) in a computer chassis. In some embodiments, the staggered arrangement of the horizontal hard disk array and the vertical hard disk array in the chassis includes the additional benefit of alternate use.

In some situations, it is very important for the front-access chassis to quickly and reliably identify the purpose of the hard drive in an instant. For example, when replacing the hard drives inside the chassis, it would be helpful to understand and set the hard drive with the operating system installed in the corresponding hard drive bay, such as setting a blank hard drive in the storage hard drive Hard drive bay. Therefore, certain maintenance operations and installation operations can be performed more quickly and reliably, thereby minimizing the downtime of the data center.

As shown in this disclosure, a chassis is suitable for staggered hard disks, which includes openings or hard disk trays facing a specific direction. In addition, a necessary storage board and/or linking board can be provided in the chassis to connect the storage device on the hard disk tray.

The case may include one or more opening groups, each opening group includes two or more opening arrays, and at least one of the opening arrays has openings arranged horizontally (for example, supporting a hard disk parallel to the bottom of the case), and At least another of the opening arrays has openings arranged vertically (for example, supporting a hard disk perpendicular to the bottom of the chassis). In some embodiments, an additional array of openings may be further provided as a second group of horizontally arranged opening arrays or a second group of vertically arranged opening arrays (in other words, a third group of opening arrays are provided). However, generally speaking, each opening group only includes a first opening array and a second opening array.

In some embodiments, the specific opening array arrangement is particularly suitable for certain typical servers (for example, a dual rack unit or a 2U server), which includes four opening groups, and each opening group It includes a first opening array composed of four horizontally arranged openings and a second opening array composed of two vertically arranged openings. In some embodiments, the specific opening array arrangement is particularly suitable for certain typical servers (for example, a dual-rack unit or 2U server), which includes four opening groups, and each opening group includes two A first opening array composed of horizontally arranged openings and a second opening array composed of four vertically arranged openings. In some embodiments, the specific opening array arrangement is particularly suitable for certain typical servers (for example, a dual-rack unit or a 2U server), which includes four opening groups, and each opening group includes five levels A first array of openings formed by the arranged openings and a second array of openings formed by the vertically arranged openings. In some embodiments, the specific opening array arrangement is particularly suitable for certain typical servers (for example, a dual-rack unit or a 2U server), which includes four opening groups, and each opening group includes a horizontal arrangement A first array of openings constituted by the openings and a second array of openings constituted by five vertically arranged openings.

The illustrative examples are only used to illustrate the subject matter of the disclosure, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention. Various additional features and examples are described below with reference to the drawings, where the same numbers may refer to the same or similar elements. In addition, the description in the direction can be used to explain specific implementations, but is not used to limit the disclosure. In addition, the elements in the drawings may not be drawn to scale, but only for reference to facilitate understanding.

Figure 1 is a front view of the server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. The server chassis 102 includes a front panel 103, and the front panel 103 includes one or more opening groups 110 (for example, hard disk trays). The server chassis 102 shows four opening groups 110, but any suitable number of opening groups 110 may be used. Each opening group 110 may include a first opening array 108 and a second opening array 109. One of the openings is configured for the hard disk to be installed horizontally, and the other of the openings is configured for the hard disk to be vertically installed. As shown in FIG. 1, the first opening array 108 includes openings 104 for accommodating hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction, and the second opening array 109 includes openings 106 for accommodating hard disks in a vertical direction.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the server chassis 202 in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. Each hard disk group includes four hard disks 214 arranged horizontally and two hard disks 216 arranged vertically. The server chassis 202 may be a storage device (for example, a hard disk) built into the server chassis 102 in FIG. 1. The server chassis 202 may include one or more hard disk groups 212. There are four hard disk groups 212, and each hard disk group 212 corresponds to each opening group (for example, the opening group 110 in Figure 1).

The hard disk group 212 may include a first hard disk array 218 and a second hard disk array 220; one of them includes hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction, and the other includes hard disks arranged in a vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the first hard disk array 218 includes hard disks 214 arranged in a horizontal direction, and the second hard disk array 220 includes hard disks 216 arranged in a vertical direction.

In some embodiments, the hard disk group 212 can respectively correspond to a motherboard (for example, a main board) in the chassis 202. For each motherboard (that is, for each hard disk group 212), the second hard disk array 220 may include operating system information of the operating system running on the motherboard. The operating system information can be the operating system or other information used to execute the operating system. In contrast, the first hard disk array 218 of the hard disk group 212 can be used for the motherboard to store and provide information. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array 218 of the hard disk group 212 is used to store and provide information that uses a non-operating system. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can also use information.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a server 300 with a chassis in one or more embodiments of the disclosure. The server 300 houses a hard disk group 312, and each hard disk group 312 includes four horizontal arrangements Hard disks (hard disk 332, hard disk 334, hard disk 336, and hard disk 338) and two vertically arranged hard disks (hard disk 340, hard disk 342). The server 300 may be the server in the chassis 202 in FIG. 2. Each chassis may include one or more hard disk groups 312. In some embodiments, the hard disk group 312 may correspond to the processor 330 on the motherboard, and the motherboard is connected to the hard disk 332, hard disk 334, hard disk 336, hard disk 338, hard disk 340, and hard disk of the hard disk group.盘342. In some embodiments, multiple processors may be installed. In some embodiments, an additional hard disk group can be connected to the processor 330.

Each hard disk group 312 may include a first hard disk array 318 and a second hard disk array 320; one of them includes a horizontally arranged hard disk, and the other includes a vertically arranged hard disk. As shown in Figure 3, the first hard disk array 318 includes a horizontally arranged hard disk 332, a hard disk 334, a hard disk 336, and a hard disk 338, and the second hard disk array 320 includes a vertically arranged hard disk 340 and hard disk. 342.

In some embodiments, each hard disk group 312 corresponds to a motherboard, and each hard disk group 312 corresponds to the processor 330. For each motherboard (that is, for each hard disk group 312), the second hard disk array 320 may include operating system information of the operating system running on the motherboard, that is, operating system information of the processor 330 operating system. The operating system information can be the operating system or other information used to execute the operating system. In contrast, the first hard disk array 318 of each hard disk group 312 can be used for the motherboard to store and provide information. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array 318 of the hard disk group 312 uses non-operating system information for storage and provision. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can also use information.

In some embodiments disclosed herein, the number of hard disks in the first hard disk array 318 and/or the number of hard disks in the second hard disk array 320 may be different. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array 318 may include four hard disks, and the second hard disk array 320 may include two hard disks. In some special arrangements, the first hard disk array 318 may include five hard disks, and the second hard disk array 320 may include one hard disk.

Although the first hard disk array 318 is shown on the left side of the second hard disk array 320 in FIG. 3, the arrangement can be adjusted according to actual needs. As in some embodiments described further herein, the second hard disk array 320 may be disposed on the left side of the first hard disk array 318.

Figure 4 shows a front view of the server chassis 402 in one or more embodiments of the disclosure. Each hard disk group 412 of the server chassis 402 includes two vertically arranged hard disks 414 and four horizontal hard disks. Arranged hard disk 416. The server chassis 402 may be the server chassis 102 in FIG. 1, but the server chassis 402 includes different opening arrangements and storage devices (for example, hard disks) arrangements. The server chassis 402 may include one or more hard disk groups 412 (for example, four hard disk groups 412), and each hard disk group 412 corresponds to each opening group (for example, the opening group in Figure 1). Group 110).

Each hard disk group 412 may include a first hard disk array 420 and a second hard disk array 418; one of them includes hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction, and the other includes hard disks arranged in a vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the first hard disk array 420 includes hard disks 416 arranged in a vertical direction, and the second hard disk array 418 includes hard disks 414 arranged in a horizontal direction.

In some embodiments, each hard disk group 412 can correspond to a motherboard in the server chassis 402, respectively. For each motherboard (that is, for each hard disk group 412), the first hard disk array 420 may include operating system information of the operating system running on the motherboard. The operating system information can be the operating system or other information used to execute the operating system. In contrast, the second hard disk array 418 of the hard disk group 412 on the motherboard can be used for information storage and/or provision. In some embodiments, the second hard disk array 418 of each hard disk group 412 uses non-operating system information in ways of storing and providing. In addition, hard disk arrays in other arrangements and combinations can also use information.

FIG. 5 shows a front view of the server chassis 502 in one or more embodiments of the disclosure. Each hard disk group 512 of the server chassis 502 includes one vertically arranged hard disk 516 and five horizontally arranged hard disks. Hard drive 514. The server chassis 502 may be the server chassis 102 in FIG. 1, but the server chassis 502 includes different opening arrangements and storage devices (for example, hard disks) arrangements. The server chassis 502 may include one or more hard disk groups 512 (for example, four hard disk groups 512), and each hard disk group 512 corresponds to each opening group (for example, the opening group in Figure 1). Group 110).

Each hard disk group 512 may include a first hard disk array 520 and a second hard disk array 518; one of them includes hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction, and the other includes hard disks arranged in a vertical direction. The term "hard disk array" in the present invention may include a single hard disk. As shown in FIG. 5, the first hard disk array 520 includes a single hard disk 516 arranged in a vertical direction, and the second hard disk array 518 includes a plurality of hard disks 514 arranged in a horizontal direction.

In some embodiments, each hard disk group 512 can correspond to a motherboard in the server chassis 502, respectively. For each motherboard (ie, for each hard disk group 512), the first hard disk array 520 (for example, the hard disk 516) may include operating system information of the operating system running on the motherboard. The operating system information can be the operating system or other information used to execute the operating system. In contrast, the second hard disk array 518 of the hard disk group 512 on the motherboard can be used for information storage and/or provision. In some embodiments, the second hard disk array 518 of each hard disk group 512 uses non-operating system information in ways of storing and providing. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can also use information.

In some embodiments, the arrangement of the hard disks in the hard disk group 512 may allow additional components 550 to be placed in the chassis. For example, in a 2U chassis that includes four hard disk groups 512, each hard disk group 512 includes a vertically arranged hard disk 516 and five horizontally arranged hard disks 514, and the hard disk groups 512 An accommodating space may be provided to accommodate additional components 550. The additional component 550 may be an additional hard disk, a memory device, an output/input device, an output/input interface, or other suitable components.

Figure 6 shows a front view of the server chassis 602 in one or more embodiments of the disclosure. Each hard disk group 612 in the server chassis 602 includes five horizontally arranged hard disks 616 and one vertical Arranged hard disk 614. The server case 602 may be the server case 102 in Figure 1, but the server case 602 includes different openings and storage devices (for example, hard disks) inserted therein. The server chassis 602 may include one or more hard disk groups 612, such as four hard disk groups, and each hard disk group 612 corresponds to each opening group (for example, the opening group 110 in Figure 1). ).

Each hard disk group 612 may include a first hard disk array 618 and a second hard disk array 620; one of them includes hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction, and the other includes hard disks arranged in a vertical direction. The term "hard disk array" in the present invention may include a single hard disk. As shown in FIG. 6, the first hard disk array 618 includes hard disks 616 arranged in a horizontal direction, and the second hard disk array 620 includes a single hard disk 614 arranged in a vertical direction.

In some embodiments, each hard disk group 612 can correspond to a motherboard in the server chassis 602, respectively. For each motherboard (ie, for each hard disk group 612), the second hard disk array 620 (for example, the hard disk 614) may include operating system information of the operating system running on the motherboard. The operating system information can be the operating system or other information used to execute the operating system. In contrast, the first hard disk array 618 of the hard disk group 612 on the motherboard can be used to store and/or provide information. In some embodiments, the first hard disk array 618 of the hard disk group 612 uses non-operating system information in ways of storing and providing. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can also use information.

In some embodiments, the arrangement of the hard disks in the hard disk group 612 may allow additional components 650 to be placed in the chassis. For example, in a 2U chassis that includes four hard disk groups 612, each hard disk group 612 includes a single vertically arranged hard disk 614, five horizontally arranged hard disks 616, and one located in the hard disk group 612. The accommodating space in between is used to accommodate additional components 650. The additional component 650 may be an additional hard disk, a memory device, an output/input device, an output/input interface, or other suitable components.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of a method 700 in which the hard disks are arranged in a staggered manner. The method 700 can use the server chassis 102 in Figure 1 or any other chassis in this disclosure. In step 702, a case is provided.

In step 704, a motherboard (for example, a motherboard) is installed in the chassis. In step 706, the first hard disk array is installed in the chassis in a horizontal direction. In step 708, the second hard disk array is installed in the chassis in a vertical arrangement. In step 710, the first hard disk array and the second hard disk array are connected to the motherboard.

In optional step 712, the second hard disk array is used to execute the operating system on the motherboard.

In some embodiments, step 704, step 706, step 708, step 710, and optional step 712 may be repeatedly executed on several motherboards and/or hard disk groups in the system.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present invention, it can be clearly seen that although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art will not depart from the present invention. Within the spirit and scope, various changes and modifications can be made. Therefore, the scope of protection of this new model shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

102, 202, 402, 502, 602: chassis 103: front panel 104: open 106: open 108: first opening array 109: second opening array 110: opening group 212,412,512,612: hard disk group 214,414,514,614: hard disk 216,416,516,616: Hard Disk 218,318,618: the first hard disk array 220, 320, 620: second hard disk array 300: server 312: Hard Disk Group 330: processor 332,334,336,338,340,342: hard disk 418,518: second hard drive array 420,520: the first hard disk array 550,650: additional components 700: method 702: step 704: step 706: step 708: step 710: step 712: step

This disclosure refers to the following drawings, wherein the same reference numerals are used in different drawings to show the same or similar elements. Figure 1 shows a front view of the server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure; Figure 2 shows a front view of the server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. Each hard disk group in the server chassis includes four hard disks arranged horizontally and two hard disks arranged vertically. dish; Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of a server with a chassis in one or more embodiments of this disclosure, wherein the chassis houses four hard disks arranged horizontally and two hard disks arranged vertically on each hard disk Group Figure 4 shows a front view of the server chassis in one or more embodiments of this disclosure. The server chassis includes two vertically arranged hard disks and four horizontally arranged hard disks in each hard disk group; Figure 5 shows a front view of the server chassis in one or more embodiments of this disclosure. The server chassis includes one vertically arranged hard disk and five horizontally arranged hard disks in each hard disk group; Figure 6 shows the front view of the server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. The server chassis includes five horizontally arranged hard disks and one vertically arranged hard disk in each hard disk group; and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method for staggering hard disks in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.

102: Chassis

103: front panel

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109: second opening array

110: opening group

Claims (10)

A type of chassis that contains: A front panel includes one or more opening groups to accommodate one or more hard disk groups, wherein each of the one or more opening groups includes: A first array of openings arranged in a horizontal direction to accommodate a first array of hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction in the hard disk group; and A second array of openings arranged in a vertical direction to accommodate a second array of hard disks arranged in a vertical direction in the hard disk group. The chassis according to claim 1, wherein the one or more opening groups include at least two opening groups. The chassis according to claim 1, wherein the first array of openings includes four openings, and the second array of openings includes two openings. The chassis according to claim 1, wherein the first array of openings includes five openings, and the second array of openings includes one opening. The chassis according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of connectors to respectively connect the one or more hard disk groups to the corresponding one or more motherboards. A system that includes: One or more motherboards are configured in a chassis; One or more hard disk groups are configured in the chassis and connected to the one or more motherboards, wherein the one or more hard disk groups respectively include: A first hard disk array arranged in the chassis in a horizontal direction; and A second hard disk array is arranged in the chassis in a vertical direction. The system according to claim 6, wherein the one or more hard disk groups include at least two hard disk groups. The system of claim 6, wherein the first hard disk array in the hard disk group includes four hard disks, and the second hard disk array in the hard disk group includes two hard disks. The system according to claim 6, wherein the first hard disk array in the hard disk group includes five hard disks, and the second hard disk array in the hard disk group includes one hard disk. The system according to claim 6, wherein the one or more hard disk groups are connected to the corresponding one or more motherboards.

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