CN110022657B

CN110022657B - Rack server system

Info

Publication number: CN110022657B
Application number: CN201810019614.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶崇民; 蔡正裕
Original assignee: Shencloud Technology Co Ltd; Shunda Computer Factory Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shencloud Technology Co Ltd; Shunda Computer Factory Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-01-09
Filing date: 2018-01-09
Publication date: 2020-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 2038-01-09
Also published as: CN110022657A

Abstract

The invention provides a rack server system, which comprises a rack and a server system arranged in the rack. The server system comprises a frame which is detachably combined in the rack, a mainboard unit, a fan unit and a data storage module which is detachably arranged in the frame. The fan unit is located between the motherboard unit and the data storage module. The data storage module comprises a hard disk frame which can move relative to the frame in a direction away from the fan unit, a backboard module and a plurality of hard disks. The backboard module is provided with a first combination surface and a second combination surface which are positioned at two opposite sides and can be combined with the hard disk. The second combining surface is close to the fan unit. By the design that the hard disk frame can move relative to the frame, when the hard disk frame moves to a second replacement position in the direction away from the fan unit, the hard disk combined on the second combination surface can be extracted and replaced, so that time is effectively saved, and the efficiency is improved.

Description

Rack server system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a server system, and more particularly, to a rack server system for facilitating hard disk maintenance and replacement.

Background

In a server system of a rack server, a certain number of hard disk storage devices are often installed. Generally, in order to facilitate quick installation, a plurality of hard disk cartridges (HDD caps) are used to accommodate the hard disk storage devices and integrate the hard disk storage devices into a plurality of hard disk storage units, and then the hard disk storage units are sequentially installed in the rack according to actual requirements.

Generally, the accommodating space of the rack is divided into a motherboard area, a fan area, and a hard disk storage unit area, and the hard disk storage units are sequentially installed at desired positions of the hard disk storage unit area. However, generally, the hard disk storage unit area is designed to be slightly larger than the space required for accommodating the hard disk storage unit, so as to achieve the purpose of effectively utilizing the accommodating space in the rack, and therefore, the hard disk storage units are spaced very close to each other, and therefore, the hard disk storage devices in the hard disk storage units cannot be directly drawn out from the accommodating space in the rack, so that when the hard disk storage devices in the hard disk storage units close to the fan area need to be repaired or replaced, a user needs to take time and labor to sequentially detach the hard disk storage units far away from the fan area one by one, so as to replace the hard disk storage devices in the hard disk storage units close to the fan area, and after the replacement is completed, the user still needs to complexly install the hard disk storage units one by one, which causes troubles and troubles for the user, and is inconvenient and very time-wasting, further research and improvement are highly desirable.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a rack server system for facilitating the maintenance and replacement of hard disks.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a rack server system convenient for maintaining and replacing a hard disk.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the rack server system of the present invention includes a rack and a server system removably disposed in the rack.

The server system comprises a frame which is detachably combined in the rack, a mainboard unit which is arranged in the frame, a fan unit which is arranged in the frame and a data storage module which is detachably arranged in the frame. The fan unit is located between the motherboard unit and the data storage module. The frame has a first base plate and two first side plates extending from two opposite sides of the first base plate to a direction away from the first base plate, and the first base plate and the first side plates define an accommodating space together.

The data storage module comprises a hard disk rack which is positioned on the first base plate and connected with the first side plate and can move towards the direction far away from the fan unit relative to the first side plate, a back plate module arranged on the hard disk rack, and a plurality of hard disks which are positioned in the hard disk rack, detachably combined on the back plate module and respectively positioned on two opposite sides of the back plate module.

The backboard module is provided with a first combination surface and a second combination surface which are positioned at two opposite sides and can be combined with the hard disk. The second combining surface is close to the fan unit. The hard disk frame can move to a second replacement position relative to the first side plate in the direction away from the fan unit, so that the hard disk combined on the second combination surface can move in the direction of the fan unit and be detached.

Compared with the prior art, the rack server system has the advantages that by means of the design that the hard disk frame can move to the second replacement position relative to the first side plate, when the hard disk combined on the second combination surface needs to be replaced or maintained, the hard disk frame only needs to be moved to the second replacement position in the direction away from the fan unit, the purpose that a user can conveniently and quickly extract, replace and maintain the hard disk combined on the second combination surface is achieved, time and labor are saved, and working efficiency is improved.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a rack server system according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a combination relationship between a rack and a server system in the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a hard disk rack of a data storage module of the server system in a first replacement position according to the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the hard disk rack in a second replacement position according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged, partial perspective view illustrating the connection between the data storage module and a cover according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view, which is an auxiliary enlarged view 5 (at a frame a), illustrating a backplane module according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating the connection relationship between the data storage module and a wiring unit and the hard disk rack of the data storage module in the first replacement position according to the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a side view schematically illustrating fig. 7, and illustrating the hard disk rack in the second replacement position.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, the present invention provides a rack server system, which includes a rack 1 and a server system 2 detachably disposed in the rack 1.

The server system 2 includes a frame 3 detachably coupled to the rack 1, a motherboard unit 4 disposed in the frame 3, a fan unit 5 disposed in the frame 3, a data storage module 6 detachably disposed in the frame 3, and a wiring unit 7. The fan unit 5 is located between the motherboard unit 4 and the data storage module 6. The frame 3 has a first base plate 31 and two first side plates 32 extending from two opposite sides of the first base plate 31 to a direction away from the first base plate 31, and the first base plate 31 and the first side plates 32 define an accommodating space 33 together. 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 rack 61 located on the first substrate 31 and connected to the first side plate 32 and capable of moving in a direction away from the fan unit 5 relative to the first side plate 32, a backplane module 62 disposed on the hard disk rack 61, and a plurality of hard disks 63 located in the hard disk rack 61 and detachably combined to the backplane module 62 and respectively located on two opposite sides of the backplane module 62. The backplane module 62 has a first combining surface 622 and a second combining surface 624 on two opposite sides for combining the hard disks 63. The back plate module 62 is transversely disposed on the second base plate 611 and connected to the second side plate 612, and the second connecting surface 624 is close to the fan unit 5. The hard disk holder 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 rack 61 is located in the accommodating space 33 and the hard disk 63 combined with the first combining surface 622 can be detached from the accommodating space 33. When the hard disk rack 61 is moved away from the fan unit 5 by an external force and moved to the second replacement position, the hard disk rack 61 is exposed out of the accommodating space 33 and the hard disk rack 61 and the fan unit 5 are separated by a maintenance distance, and at this time, the hard disk 63 combined with the second combining surface 624 can be moved toward the fan unit 5 and detached from the second combining surface 624 to be moved out of the accommodating space 33. In detail, in the present embodiment, the hard disk holder 61 has a second base plate 611, and two second side plates 612 extending from two opposite sides of the second base plate 611 to a direction away from the second base plate 611 and capable of moving back and forth relative to the first side plate 32. The inner side of each first side plate 32 of the frame 3 has a sliding slot (not shown), and the outer side of each second side plate 612 of the hard disk rack 61 has a sliding rail (not shown) movably engaged with the corresponding sliding slot. Therefore, when the second substrate 611 of the hard disk rack 61 moves forward under the external force, the second side plate 612 is driven to move forward, so that the hard disk rack 61 moves away from the fan unit 5.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 4, fig. 5 and fig. 6, it is to be noted that the backplane module 62 further has a first backplane 621 transversely disposed on the second substrate 611 and connected to the second side plate 612, a second backplane 623 transversely disposed on the second substrate 611 and connected to the second side plate 612, and a plurality of connectors 625 disposed on the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623. The second back plate 623 is spaced apart from the first back plate 621 and located between the first back plate 621 and the fan unit 5, the first back plate 621 has the first combining surface 622 and a first wiring surface 626 opposite to the first combining surface 622, that is, the first combining surface 622 and the first wiring surface 626 are two opposite surfaces of the first back plate 621, the first wiring surface 626 is close to the second back plate 623, and the first combining surface 622 is far from the second back plate 623; the second back plate 623 has the second combining surface 624 and a second wiring surface 627 opposite to the second combining surface 624, that is, the second combining surface 624 and the second wiring surface 627 are opposite to each other of the second back plate 623, the second wiring surface 627 is close to the first back plate 621, and the second combining surface 624 is close to the fan unit 5. The second substrate 611, the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 together define a wiring space (not numbered), and the connectors 625 are respectively disposed on the first wiring surface 626 of the first backplane 621 and the second wiring surface 627 of the second backplane 623. It should be noted that the hard disk rack 61 further has a cover 8 detachably covering the second side plate 612 and covering the wiring space, and when the cover 8 is combined on the second side plate 612, the wiring space is covered so that the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 are not exposed outside, thereby meeting the requirement of safety regulations.

Referring to fig. 4, 5, 7 and 8, the wiring unit 7 has a plurality of connecting cables 71 and a wire buckle module 73 sleeved on and combined with the connecting cables 71. In the embodiment, the wire buckle module 73 is in the form of a rail-type wire buckle set, but not limited thereto. The second side plate 612 corresponding to the connecting flat cable 71 has an opening 613 communicating with the wiring space. Each connecting cable 71 has a fixed section 711 (X length section shown in fig. 5 and 6) fixed on the corresponding second side plate 612, a moving section (not shown) connected to the fixed section 711 and covered by the wire buckle module 73, 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 near the fixing portion 711 and can pass through the opening 613 and extend into the wiring space and connect to the corresponding connector 625, and the other end of each connecting cable 71 extends from the position-limiting end 713 into the motherboard unit 4 and connects to the motherboard unit 4, which is simply referred to as two opposite ends of each connecting cable 71, wherein one end near the fixing portion 711 passes through the opening 613 and connects to the corresponding connector 625, and the other end extends from the position-limiting end 713 into the motherboard unit 4 and connects to the motherboard unit 4. In the present embodiment, for convenience of assembly, the fixing section 711 of the connecting flat cable 71 is fixed on an outer side of one of the second side plates 612 of the hard disk rack 61 by a fixing member 72 (single-side wiring manner), and the connecting flat cable 71 can pass through the opening 613 and extend into the wiring space and be connected to the corresponding connector 625 by forming the opening 613 on the second side plate 612 corresponding to the connecting flat cable 71, and the moving section of the connecting flat cable 71 and the wire buckle module 73 can linearly move back and forth by matching with the design that the wire buckle module 73 is sleeved on the moving section of the connecting flat cable 71. In this embodiment, the wire buckle module 73 is used to cover the moving section of the connecting flat cable 71 and adopt a single-side wiring manner, but not limited thereto, a plurality of wire buckle modules 73 can be used to cooperate with the moving section of the connecting flat cable 71, so that each wire buckle module 73 is covered and covered on the corresponding moving section of the connecting flat cable 71, or the wire connecting unit 7 has a plurality of connecting flat cables 71 and two sets of wire buckle modules 73 combined on the connecting flat cable 71, the second side plates 612 corresponding to the connecting flat cables 71 respectively have an opening 613 communicating with the wire connecting space according to the practical space requirement, in other words, the connecting flat cables 71 are distributed on the outer sides of the second side plates 612 of the hard disk rack 61 (two-side wiring manner), and the fixing sections 711 of the connecting flat cables 71 are respectively fixed on the outer sides of the second side plates 612 by fixing members 72, therefore, the second side plate 612 corresponding to the connecting flat cables 71 is provided with openings 613 so that the corresponding connecting flat cables 71 can pass through the corresponding openings 613 and extend into the wiring space and be connected to the corresponding connectors 625, and the design that the moving sections of the connecting flat cables 71 are sleeved and coated by the wire buckle modules 73 can make the moving sections of the connecting flat cables 71 and the corresponding wire buckle modules 73 linearly move back and forth.

In short, the connecting cables 71 are used to connect the motherboard unit 4 and the connectors 625 of the backplane module 62, and one end of each connecting cable 71 is connected to the motherboard unit 4, and the other end is connected to the corresponding connector 625, so that the hard disk 63 combined on the first backplane 621 and the second backplane 623 is connected to the motherboard unit 4 for power and signal connection. In addition, through the design that the fixing sections 711 of the connecting flat cable 71 are fixed on the outer sides of the corresponding second side plates 612 and can linearly move back and forth by matching the moving sections with the buckle modules 73, therefore, when the second substrate 611 moves forward under an external force, the second side plate 612 is driven to move forward, which simultaneously drives the fixing section 711 of the connecting cable 71 fixed on one of the second side plates 612 to move forward and makes the moving section move forward as shown in fig. 8, so as to move the hard disk rack 61 away from the fan unit 5, if the user wants to confirm the connection condition of the connection cables 71 in the connection space with the connector 625 and perform maintenance, the hard disk holder 61 is moved to the second replacement position in a direction away from the fan unit 5, and the lid 8 is detached from the second side plate 612 to perform the wiring maintenance operation.

When the hard disk 63 combined with the first combining surface 622 is to be replaced and maintained, although the hard disk rack 61 is located in the accommodating space 33 at this time, since the hard disk 63 combined with the first combining surface 622 faces the outside, the hard disk 63 can be directly pulled out of the accommodating space 33 and replaced and maintained by pulling the hard disk 63 away from the first combining surface 622. When the hard disk 63 combined on the second combining surface 624 is to be replaced and maintained, the frame 3 is pulled outward to expose the fan unit 5 and the data storage module 6 of the server system 2 outside the rack, and then, the user only needs to apply an external force to pull the hard disk frame 61 outward (in a direction away from the fan unit 5), and when the second substrate 611 moves forward under the external force and drives the second side plate 612 to move forward, and when the hard disk frame 61 moves in a direction 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 61 and the fan unit 5 are separated by the maintenance distance, at this time, the user can move the hard disk 63 combined on the second combining surface 624 in a direction toward the fan unit 5 and detach from the second combining surface 624, and move out of the accommodating space 33 to perform subsequent replacement and maintenance operations, the user can detach the hard disk 63 to be repaired from the second joint 624 and replace it directly, which reduces the troublesome operations of repairing and disassembling, saves time and improves working efficiency. After the user has replaced the desired hard disk 63, the user only needs to apply an external force to push the hard disk frame 61 inward (toward the fan unit 5), and the second substrate 611 is moved backward by the external force and drives the second side plate 612 to move backward, so that the hard disk frame 61 is moved toward the fan unit 5 and moved to the first replacement position.

By the design that the hard disk frame 61 can move between a first replacement position and a second replacement position relative to the first side plate 32, when the hard disk 63 combined on the second combination surface 624 needs to be replaced or repaired, as long as the hard disk frame 61 is moved to the second replacement position in the direction away from the fan unit 5 and the hard disk frame 61 is spaced from the fan unit 5 by the repair distance, the hard disk 63 combined on the second combination surface 624 can be conveniently and quickly extracted, replaced and repaired by a user, time and labor are saved, the working efficiency is improved, and the hard disk 63 combined on the second combination surface 624 close to the fan unit 5 can be effectively and quickly extracted, replaced and repaired.

In summary, in the rack server system of the present invention, by the design that the hard disk rack 61 can move relative to the first side plate 32 and move to the second replacement position, when the hard disk 63 combined on the second combining surface 624 needs to be replaced or repaired, the hard disk 63 combined on the second combining surface 624 can be quickly extracted, replaced and subsequently repaired by moving the hard disk rack 61 to the second replacement position in the direction away from the fan unit 5, which effectively saves time and improves efficiency.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A rack server system, comprising:

a frame;

a server system detachably arranged in the rack, the server system including a frame detachably combined with the rack, a motherboard unit arranged in the frame, a fan unit arranged in the frame, and a data storage module detachably arranged in the frame, the fan unit is arranged between the motherboard unit and the data storage module, the frame has a first substrate, and two first side plates extending from two opposite sides of the first substrate in the direction away from the first substrate, the first substrate and the first side plates together define a containing space, the data storage module includes a hard disk rack located on the first substrate and connected with the first side plates and capable of moving relative to the first side plates in the direction away from the fan unit, a back panel module arranged on the hard disk rack, and multiple hard disk racks located in the hard disk rack and detachably combined with the back panel module and located on the back panel module respectively The hard disk rack comprises two hard disks on opposite sides, a second base plate and two second side plates extending from the two opposite sides of the second base plate to a direction far away from the second base plate, the backboard module is transversely arranged on the second base plate and connected with the second side plates and provided with a first combination surface, a second combination surface, a first backboard transversely arranged on the second base plate and connected with the second side plates, and a second backboard which is transversely arranged on the second base plate and connected with the second side plates at intervals with the first backboard, the second backboard is arranged between the first backboard and the fan unit, the first combination surface is arranged on the first backboard, the second combination surface is arranged on the second backboard and close to the fan unit, the first backboard is provided with a first connecting line surface opposite to the first combination surface, the second backboard also has a second wiring surface opposite to the second junction surface, the backboard module also has a plurality of connectors arranged on the first wiring surface of the first backboard and the second wiring surface of the second backboard, the hard disk rack can move to a second replacement position relative to the first side plate in the direction away from the fan unit, so that the hard disk combined on the second junction surface can be moved and detached in the direction of the fan unit, when the hard disk combined on the second junction surface is replaced and maintained, the frame is firstly pulled outwards to expose the fan unit and the data storage module out of the frame, the hard disk rack is moved in the direction away from the fan unit, and the second side plate is driven to move forwards when the second substrate moves forwards, so that the hard disk rack moves in the direction away from the fan unit and moves to the second replacement position, the hard disk frame is exposed out of the accommodating space, a maintenance distance is reserved between the hard disk frame and the fan unit, and the hard disk combined on the second combining surface can be moved towards the fan unit and detached.

2. The rack server system according to claim 1, wherein the hard disk rack is movable relative to the first side plate between a first replacement position and the second replacement position, in the first replacement position, the hard disk rack is located in the accommodating space and the hard disk combined on the first combining surface can be detached from the accommodating space; when the hard disk frame is subjected to external force and moves in the direction far away from the fan unit and moves to the second replacement position, the hard disk frame is exposed out of the accommodating space, the hard disk frame and the fan unit are spaced by a maintenance distance, and at the moment, the hard disk combined on the second combination surface can be moved in the direction of the fan unit and detached from the second combination surface to move out of the accommodating space.

3. The rack server system according to claim 1, wherein an inner side surface of each first side plate of the frame has a sliding slot, and the hard disk rack of the data storage module is coupled to the sliding slot of the first side plate and is movable relative to the first side plate in a direction away from the fan unit.

4. The rack server system of claim 3, wherein the outer side of each second side plate of the hard disk rack of the data storage module has a slide rail movably engaged with the corresponding slide groove.

5. The rack server system according to claim 4, further comprising a wiring unit having a plurality of connecting cables disposed on one of the second side plates, and a cable buckle module engaging with the connecting cables, each connecting cable having a fixed section fixed on the corresponding second side plate, a movable section engaging with the fixed section and sleeved by the cable buckle module, and a position-limiting end engaging with the movable section and fixed on an inner side of one of the first side plates of the frame, wherein one end of each connecting cable is close to the fixed section and passes through the corresponding second side plate and is connected to the corresponding connector, and the other end of each connecting cable extends from the position-limiting end into the motherboard unit and is connected to the motherboard unit.

6. The rack server system of claim 4, wherein the hard disk rack of the data storage module further comprises a cover detachably covering the second side plate and covering the backplane module.