Server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9535468-B2
Application number	US-201414489671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2014
Priority date	Aug 8, 2014
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A server includes a storage module, a first expander board, a second expander board, a first mother board, and a second mother board. The storage module includes a plurality of storage units. The second mother board includes at least one second central processing unit. The plurality of storage units are coupled with the first expander board and the second expander board. The first expander board and the second expander board are coupled with the first mother board and the second mother board. When at least one of the first and the second mother board operates normally and at least one of the first and the second expander board operates normally, the at least normally-operating one of the first and the second mother board accesses the storage module through the at least normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A server, comprising:
a storage module, comprising a plurality of storage units;
a connection module, coupled with the storage module;
a first expander board, comprising at least one first expander chip;
a second expander board, comprising at least one second expander chip;
a first mother board, comprising at least one first central processing unit; and
a second mother board, comprising at least one second central processing unit;
wherein the plurality of storage units are coupled with the first expander board and the second expander board, the first expander board and the second expander board are coupled with the first mother board and the second mother board, when at least one of the first and the second mother board operates normally and at least one of the first and the second expander board operates normally, the at least normally-operating one of the first and the second mother board reads and writes data in the plurality of storage units via the at least normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board;
wherein the first expander board, the second expander board, the first mother board, and the second mother board respectively are pluggably coupled with the plurality of storage units though the connection module.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the connection module comprises a first connecting board and a second connecting board, the first connecting board connects with the second connecting board, and the first connecting board is disposed between the second connecting board and a bottom case;
the first connecting board comprises:
a first set of connection ports connecting to and electrically being coupled with the storage module;
a second set of connection ports electrically coupled with the first set of connection ports to connect to the first expander board and the second expander board or to connect to the first mother board and the second mother board, for data reading and writing; and
a third set of connection ports, electrically coupled with the first set of connection ports and the second set of connection ports to connect to the second connecting board; and

the second connecting board comprises:
a fourth set of connection ports electrically coupled with the first connecting board through the third set of connection ports; and
a fifth set of connection ports electrically coupled with the fourth set of connection ports to connect to the first mother board and the second mother board or connect to the first expander board and the second expander board, for data reading and writing.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein when one of the first and the second mother board operates normally and both of the first and the second expander board operate normally, the normally-operating one of the first and the second mother board connects to the first expander board and the second expander board through the connection module, and the first expander board and the second expander board read and write data in the plurality of storage units through the connection module.

4. The server according to claim 1 , wherein when one of the first and the second expander board operates normally and both of the first and the second mother board operate normally, the first mother board and the second mother board connect to one of the normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board through the connection module and the normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board reads and writes data in the plurality of storage units through the connection module.

5. The server according to claim 1 , wherein when one of the first and the second mother board operates normally and one of the first and the second expander board operates normally, the normally-operating one of the first and the second mother board connects to the normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board through the connection module and the normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board reads and writes data in the plurality of storage units through the connection module.

6. The server according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a case in which the first mother board, the second mother board, the first expander board, and the second expander board are independently disposed,
wherein the first mother board and the second mother board are replaceable to each other, the first expander board and the second expander board are replaceable to each other, and when the first mother board, the second mother board, the first expander board, and the second expander board operate normally, the replacement between the first and the second mother board or the replacement between the first and the second expander board does not matter to the operation of the server.

7. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the storage module comprises a back board, coupled with the connection module and the plurality of storage units, and the plurality of storage units is coupled with the connection module through the back board.

8. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the first expander board comprises a first main expander board and a first auxiliary expander board, the first main expander board is coupled with the connection module and the first auxiliary expander board, the second expander board comprises a second main expander board and a second auxiliary expander board, and the second main expander board is coupled with the connection module and the second auxiliary expander board.

9. A server, comprising:
a case;
a storage module, comprising a plurality of storage units;
a first expander board, comprising at least one first expander chip;
a second expander board, comprising at least one second expander chip;
a first mother board, comprising at least one first central processing unit; and
a second mother board, comprising at least one second central processing unit;
wherein the plurality of storage units is coupled with the first expander board and the second expander board, the first expander board and the second expander board are coupled with the first mother board and the second mother board, the first mother board, the second mother board, the first expander board, and the second expander board are independently disposed in the case, the first mother board and the second mother board are replaceable to each other, the first expander board and the second expander board are replaceable to each other, and the replacement between the first and the second mother board or the replacement between the first and the second expander board does not matter to the operation of the server.

10. The server according to claim 9 , wherein when the first expander board, the second expander board, the first mother board, and the second mother board operate normally, the replacement between the first and the second expander board as well as the first mother board and the second mother board do not matter to the operation of the server.

Assignees

• Inventec Pudong Tech Corp
• Inventec Corp

Inventors

• Yu xiong-jie

Classifications

• G06F1/184

  Mounting of motherboards · CPC title

• G06F1/186

  Securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure · CPC title

• G06F1/185 Primary

  Mounting of expansion boards · CPC title

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title