CN211653567U - Case and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A front access chassis for storing hard disks is configured to store hard disks arranged in different directions in a single hard disk group. For example, the hard disks of the hard disk group can be installed with two hard disks arranged vertically and four hard disks arranged horizontally. Each chassis can contain multiple hard disk groups. Therefore, hard disks with specific functions can be easily and reliably identified based on the arrangement direction. For example, the system hard disk can be installed in a vertical arrangement, while the storage hard disk can be installed in a horizontal arrangement, and the user can quickly identify the hard disk in an instant.

Description

Chassis and its system

【Technical field】

The utility model relates to computer hardware, in particular to the arrangement and setting of a chassis and a hard disk in server hardware.

【Background technique】

Servers are heavily used in high-demand applications (eg, network systems or data centers). The emergence of cloud computing technology has further increased the demand for data centers. The data center includes a plurality of servers to allow users to remotely store data and operate through computer devices. A typical data center utilizes mechanical structures on the chassis for power and communication connections. Each chassis can accommodate computing servers and storage servers.

The servers in each chassis may utilize multiple hard disks in the server or other storage devices in the chassis to store the server's operating system and/or store server information. The storage device is usually disposed on a drive bay or fixed at other locations in the chassis. Due to the need for quick replacement and connection of storage devices, some chassis are provided with hard disk bays at the front. Known front-access enclosures housing hard drives contain hard drive bays arranged in the same orientation.

【Content of utility model】

The terms of the description and related terms are intended to refer broadly to all of the subject matter of the present disclosure and the following claims. It should be understood that the recitation of these terms should not limit the meaning or scope of the subject matter described in the present invention or the following claims. The specific claim scope of the present invention is defined by the claims rather than by the disclosure content. The abstract is a high-level overview of each aspect of the present invention, and introduces some concepts of the present invention, which are further described in detail below, and are not used to limit the key features or essential features of the protected subject matter. It should not be used alone to interpret the scope of what is claimed. Any or all of the accompanying drawings and appropriate portions of the claims should be used to understand the subject matter of the invention by reference to the entire specification of the invention.

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

In some embodiments, the 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 connectors for connecting one or more hard disk clusters to corresponding one or more motherboards. In some embodiments, the second hard disk array in the hard disk group stores the motherboard operating system corresponding to the hard disk group.

One of the specific embodiments of the present invention relates to a system that includes one or more motherboards disposed in a chassis. In one embodiment of the present invention, 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 the 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 in a horizontal arrangement within the chassis, and the hard disks in the second hard disk array are arranged in a vertical arrangement in the chassis.

In some implementations, the one or more hard disk groups may be at least two hard disk groups. In some implementations, 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 implementations, the first hard disk array in the hard disk group contains five hard disks, and the second hard disk array in the hard disk group contains one hard disk. In some implementations, one or more hard drive clusters are connected to 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 executed on the motherboard, while the first hard disk array in the hard disk group does not store the operating system.

One specific embodiment of the present invention 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 The method 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. A hard drive cluster is connected to one or more motherboards in the chassis.

In some implementations, installing the hard disk group in the chassis includes installing at least two hard disk groups in the case. In some implementations, the first hard disk array of the hard disk group contains four hard disks, and the second hard disk array of the hard disk group contains two hard disks. In some implementations, the first hard disk array of the hard disk group contains five hard disks, and the second hard disk array of the hard disk group contains one hard disk. In some implementations, connecting the hard disk group to one or more motherboards within the chassis includes connecting the hard disk group to the motherboard corresponding to the hard disk group. In some embodiments, the method further includes executing an operating system of the motherboard using the second hard disk array of the hard disk group. 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 for storing the operating system.

【Description of drawings】

This disclosure refers to the following drawings, wherein the use of the same reference numerals in the different drawings is intended to indicate the same or similar elements.

1 is a front view of a server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention;

2 is a front view of a server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention, wherein each hard disk group in the server chassis includes four horizontally arranged hard disks and two vertically arranged hard disks;

3 is a schematic diagram of a server having a chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention, wherein the chassis accommodates four horizontally-arranged hard disks and two vertically-arranged hard disks in each hard disk group;

4 is a front view of a server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention, and the server chassis includes two vertically arranged hard disks and four horizontally arranged hard disks in each hard disk group;

5 illustrates a front view of a server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention, and the server chassis includes one vertically-arranged hard disk and five horizontally-arranged hard disks in each hard disk group;

6 illustrates a front view of a server chassis according to one or more embodiments of the present invention. The server chassis includes five horizontally arranged hard disks and one vertically arranged hard disk in each hard disk group; and

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for staggering hard disks in one or more embodiments of the present invention.

【Symbol Description】

102, 202, 402, 502, 602: Chassis

103: Front Panel

104: Opening

106: Opening

108: First opening array

109: Second opening array

110: Opening Group

212,412,512,612: Disk volume

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: Disk group

330: Processor

332,334,336,338,340,342: Hard Disk

418,518: Second hard disk array

420,520: The first hard disk array

550,650: Extra components

700: Method

702: Steps

704: Steps

706: Steps

708: Steps

710: Steps

712: Steps

【Detailed ways】

The utility model relates to a staggered arrangement relationship of storage devices (eg, hard disks in a computer case). By staggering the orientations, quick 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 mounted hard disk arrays can be used for information storage and/or provisioning, while two vertically mounted hard disk arrays can be used to store the computer server's operating system and/or other related information for running the operating system. A chassis can hold multiple hard disk arrays, such as the hard disk arrays in a computer case (eg, a motherboard). In some embodiments, the staggered arrangement of horizontal and vertical hard disk arrays in an enclosure includes the added benefit of alternate use.

In some cases, it is important for a front-access chassis to quickly and reliably identify the use of a hard drive in an instant. For example, when swapping hard drives inside a case, it would be helpful to know and place the OS-installed hard drives in the corresponding hard drive bays, such as placing a blank hard drive in the storage hard drive bay. As a result, certain maintenance and installation tasks can be performed more quickly and reliably, thereby minimizing data center downtime.

As shown in the present invention, a case is suitable for interleaved arrangement of hard disks, which includes openings or hard disk brackets facing a specific direction. In addition, necessary storage boards and/or linking boards can be provided in the chassis to connect the storage devices on the hard disk tray.

The chassis 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 hard disks parallel to the bottom of the chassis), and the openings At least one other of the arrays has vertically aligned openings (eg, supporting hard drives perpendicular to the bottom of the chassis). In some embodiments, an additional array of openings may be further provided as a second set of horizontally arranged opening arrays or a second set of vertically arranged opening arrays (in other words, a third set of opening arrays are provided). However, in general, each opening group includes only a first array of openings and a second array of openings.

In certain embodiments, certain aperture array arrangements are particularly suitable for certain typical servers (eg, dual rack units or 2U servers) that include four aperture groups, wherein each aperture group contains A first opening array consisting of four horizontally arranged openings and a second opening array consisting of two vertically arranged openings. In certain embodiments, certain aperture array arrangements are particularly suitable for certain typical servers (eg, dual rack units or 2U servers) that include four aperture groups, wherein each aperture group includes two horizontal A first opening array formed by the arranged openings and a second opening array formed by four vertically arranged openings. In certain embodiments, certain aperture array arrangements are particularly suitable for certain typical servers (eg, dual rack units or 2U servers) that include four aperture groups, wherein each aperture group includes five horizontal arrangements A first opening array formed by the openings and a second opening array formed by a vertically arranged opening. In certain embodiments, certain aperture array arrangements are particularly suitable for certain typical servers (eg, dual rack units or 2U servers) that include four aperture groups, wherein each aperture group includes a horizontally-arranged A first opening array formed by openings and a second opening array formed by five vertically arranged openings.

The illustrative examples are only used to illustrate the subject matter of the present invention, and not to limit the scope of the present invention. Various additional features and examples are described below with reference to the drawings, wherein like numerals may refer to the same or similar elements. In addition, the directional descriptions may be used to explain specific embodiments, but not to limit the present invention. Furthermore, elements in the figures may not be drawn to scale, but are provided merely for ease of understanding.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a server chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention. The server chassis 102 includes a front panel 103 that includes one or more groups of openings 110 (eg, hard drive bays). The server chassis 102 is shown with four opening groups 110, however any suitable number of opening groups 110 is possible. Each opening group 110 may include a first opening array 108 and a second opening array 109 , wherein one of the openings is configured for the horizontal arrangement of the hard disk, and the other of the openings is configured for the vertical arrangement of the hard disk. 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.

2 is a front view of the server chassis 202 in one or more embodiments of the present invention, wherein each hard disk group includes four horizontally arranged hard disks 214 and two vertically arranged hard disks 216 . Server chassis 202 may be built into storage (eg, hard disks) for server chassis 102 in FIG. 1 . Server chassis 202 may contain one or more hard disk drives 212 . For example, there are four hard disk groups 212, and each hard disk group 212 corresponds to each opening group (eg, the opening group 110 in FIG. 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 the hard disks 214 arranged in the horizontal direction, and the second hard disk array 220 includes the hard disks 216 arranged in the vertical direction.

In some implementations, the hard disk groups 212 may respectively correspond to motherboards (eg, main boards) within the chassis 202 . For each motherboard (ie, for each hard disk group 212 ), the second hard disk array 220 may include operating system information for the operating system executed by the motherboard. The operating system information may 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 non-operating system information. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can use the information.

3 is a schematic diagram of a server 300 having a chassis in one or more embodiments of the present invention, wherein the server 300 accommodates a hard disk group 312, and each hard disk group 312 includes four horizontally arranged 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). Server 300 may be the server in chassis 202 of FIG. 2 . Each enclosure may contain one or more hard drive 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 , the hard disk 334 , the hard disk 336 , the hard disk 338 , the hard disk 340 , and the hard disk 342 of the hard disk group. In some implementations, multiple processors may be installed. In some implementations, additional hard drive groups may be connected to 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 horizontally arranged hard disks, and the other includes vertically arranged hard disks. As shown in FIG. 3 , the first hard disk array 318 includes horizontally arranged hard disks 332 , 334 , hard disks 336 and 338 , and the second hard disk array 320 includes vertically arranged hard disks 340 and 342 .

In some embodiments, each of the hard disk groups 312 corresponds to the motherboard, and each of the hard disk groups 312 corresponds to the processor 330 respectively. For each motherboard (ie, for each hard disk group 312 ), the second hard disk array 320 may include operating system information of the operating system executed by the motherboard, ie, operating system information of the operating system of the processor 330 . The operating system information may 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 in ways such as storing and providing. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can use the 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 contain four hard disks, and the second hard disk array 320 may contain two hard disks. In some specific arrangements, the first hard disk array 318 may contain five hard disks, and the second hard disk array 320 may contain 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. In some embodiments as further described herein, the second hard disk array 320 may be disposed to the left of the first hard disk array 318 .

4 is a front view of a server chassis 402 in one or more embodiments of the present invention. Each hard disk group 412 of the server chassis 402 includes two vertically arranged hard disks 414 and four horizontally arranged hard disks 416 . Server chassis 402 may be server chassis 102 in FIG. 1, but server chassis 402 includes a different arrangement of openings and an arrangement of built-in storage devices (eg, hard disks). The server chassis 402 may include one or more hard disk groups 412 (eg, four hard disk groups 412 ), and each of the hard disk groups 412 corresponds to each open group (for example, the open group 110 in FIG. 1 ).

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 the hard disks 416 arranged in the vertical direction, and the second hard disk array 418 includes the hard disks 414 arranged in the horizontal direction.

In some implementations, each hard disk group 412 may correspond to a motherboard in the server chassis 402, respectively. For each motherboard (ie, for each hard disk group 412 ), the first hard disk array 420 may contain operating system information for the operating system executed by the motherboard. The operating system information may 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 may be used for information storage and/or provisioning. In some implementations, the second hard disk array 418 of each hard disk group 412 uses non-operating system information in ways such as storing and providing. In addition, hard disk arrays in other arrangements and combinations may use the information.

5 illustrates a front view of a server chassis 502 in one or more embodiments of the present invention. Each hard disk group 512 of the server chassis 502 includes one vertically arranged hard disk 516 and five horizontally arranged hard disks 514 . Server chassis 502 may be server chassis 102 in FIG. 1 , but server chassis 502 includes a different arrangement of openings and an arrangement of built-in storage devices (eg, hard disks). The server chassis 502 may include one or more hard disk groups 512 (eg, four hard disk groups 512 ), and each of the hard disk groups 512 corresponds to each open group (for example, the open group 110 in FIG. 1 ).

Each hard disk group 512 may include a first hard disk array 520 and a second hard disk array 518 ; one of them includes the hard disks arranged in a horizontal direction, and the other includes hard disks 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 implementations, each hard disk group 512 may 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 (eg, hard disk 516 ) may contain operating system information for the operating system executed by the motherboard. The operating system information may 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 may be used for information storage and/or provisioning. In some implementations, the second hard disk array 518 of each hard disk group 512 uses non-operating system information in ways such as storing and providing. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can use the information.

In some implementations, the arrangement of hard drives within the hard drive cluster 512 may allow additional components 550 to be placed within the chassis. For example, in a 2U chassis including four hard disk groups 512 , each hard disk group 512 includes one vertically arranged hard disk 516 and five horizontally arranged hard disks 514 , and a space between the hard disk groups 512 may be provided. space to accommodate additional components 550. Additional components 550 may be additional hard disks, memory devices, output/input devices, output/input interfaces, or other suitable components.

6 is a front view of a server chassis 602 in one or more embodiments of the present invention. Each hard disk group 612 in the server chassis 602 includes five horizontally arranged hard disks 616 and one vertically arranged hard disk 614 . Server chassis 602 may be server chassis 102 in FIG. 1, but server chassis 602 includes a different opening and built-in storage devices (eg, hard disks). The server chassis 602 may include one or more hard disk groups 612, such as four hard disk groups, and each of the hard disk groups 612 corresponds to each open group (eg, the open group 110 in FIG. 1).

Each of the hard disk groups 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 implementations, each hard disk group 612 may 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 (eg, hard disk 614 ) may contain operating system information for the operating system executed by the motherboard. The operating system information may 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 may be used to store and/or provide information. In some implementations, the first hard disk array 618 of the hard disk group 612 uses non-operating system information in ways such as storing and serving. In addition, other arrangements and combinations of hard disk arrays can use the information.

In some implementations, the arrangement of hard drives within the hard drive cluster 612 may allow additional components 650 to be placed within the chassis. For example, in a 2U chassis including 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 accommodation spaces between the hard disk groups 612 to accommodate additional components 650 . Additional components 650 may be additional hard disks, memory devices, output/input devices, output/input interfaces, or other suitable components.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a method 700, wherein the method 700 interleaves the hard disks. The method 700 may use the server chassis 102 of FIG. 1 or any other chassis of the present invention. In step 702, a chassis is provided.

In step 704, a motherboard (eg, a motherboard) is installed in the chassis. In step 706, the first hard disk arrays are installed in the chassis in a horizontal arrangement. In step 708, the second hard disk arrays are 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 operating system is executed on the motherboard using the second hard disk array.

In some implementations, steps 704, 706, 708, 710, and optional step 712 may be repeated for several motherboards and/or hard drive groups within the system.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present utility model, it can be clearly seen that although the present utility model has been disclosed as above in the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Various changes and modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present utility model, so the protection scope of the present utility model shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

Claims (10)

1. A chassis, comprising:

a front panel comprising one or more groups of openings to accommodate one or more groups of hard disks, wherein each of the one or more groups of openings comprises:

a first opening array arranged in the horizontal direction to accommodate a first hard disk array arranged in the horizontal direction in the hard disk group; and

and the second opening array is vertically arranged to accommodate a second hard disk array vertically arranged in the hard disk group.

2. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the one or more groups of openings comprise at least two groups of openings.

3. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the first array of openings comprises four openings and the second array of openings comprises two openings.

4. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the first array of openings comprises five openings and the second array of openings comprises one opening.

5. The chassis of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of connectors for respectively connecting the one or more hard disk groups to corresponding one or more motherboards.

6. A system, comprising:

one or more main boards are arranged in a case;

one or more hard disk groups are configured in the case and connected with the one or more mainboards, wherein the one or more hard disk groups respectively comprise:

a first hard disk array arranged in the case in the horizontal direction; and

and the second hard disk array is arranged in the case in the vertical direction.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more groups of hard disks comprise at least two groups of hard disks.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the first array of hard disks in the group of hard disks comprises four hard disks and the second array of hard disks in the group of hard disks comprises two hard disks.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the first array of hard disks in the group of hard disks comprises five hard disks and the second array of hard disks in the group of hard disks comprises one hard disk.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more hard disk groups are connected to corresponding one or more motherboards.

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