Low Cost, High Performance and High Data Throughput Server Blade

a server blade and high data throughput technology, applied in the field of low cost, high performance and high data throughput server blades, can solve the problems of limited computing efficiency under a single operating system (os) instance, existing blade servers based on virtualization may not be well suited for these applications, and the cost of processors and system components for traditional server applications tends to decrease more slowly than the cost of processors and components

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-10
ACQIS LLC
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The invention relates to a server blade that can be inserted into a blade server system. The server blade includes a main circuit board, connectors for attaching computer modules, and a chassis for installation. The server blade also includes hard disk drives organized in groups composed of two hard disk drives each: one located on the front of the chassis and one located on the back. The hard disk drives are connected to computer modules through the connectors on the main circuit board. In another embodiment, the server blade includes a hub that connects to the chassis and computer modules, with the hub capable of processing input data and distributing requests to the computer modules. The output data from the computer modules is collected and aggregated by the hub to improve overall data throughput.

Problems solved by technology

As processing power, memory capacity, and data bandwidth increases, there are limitations on computing efficiency under a single operating system (OS) instance.
However, existing blade servers based on virtualization may not be well suited for these applications, as these blade servers may have higher processing power than needed along with limited I / O bandwidth across the few large physical servers.
In addition, the cost of processors and system components for traditional server applications tends to decrease more slowly than the cost of processors and components for high volume consumer applications.

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[0013]Processors designed for use in high volume consumer applications can provide a higher performance per cost than processors designed for low volume, high performance server applications. In addition, aggressive competition in high volume consumer computer systems can drive cost of processors and components for consumer applications down more rapidly than that of high end server processors and components. Embodiments of the invention include low cost computer modules incorporating these highly integrated consumer processors and system components, and at the same time take advantage of blade server design concepts. The use of a large number of these low cost computer modules within a blade server system for certain server applications, such as video streaming applications, can result in reduced cost and increased performance.

[0014]Referring to FIG. 1, a top view of a server blade 100 according to an embodiment of the invention is illustrated. The server blade 100 includes a main ...

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A server blade insertable into a chassis of a blade server system includes a main circuit board coupled to the chassis upon insertion, a plurality of connectors residing on the main circuit board, a plurality of grouped hard disk drives, and a plurality of computer modules, each insertable into a corresponding one of the connectors. Each of the grouped hard disk drives couples to one or more of the computer modules. Each of the grouped hard disk drives includes a first hard disk drive exposed proximate to a front side of the chassis, and a second hard disk drive positioned between the first hard disk drive and a back side of the chassis. A subset of the grouped hard disk drives includes a first grouped hard disk drive and a second grouped hard disk drive stacked on the first grouped hard disk drive.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 214,020 filed Aug. 19, 2011, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 375,356, filed on Aug. 20, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to computer servers and processing. More particularly, the invention relates to low cost, high performance and high data throughput server blades.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]As processing power, memory capacity, and data bandwidth increases, there are limitations on computing efficiency under a single operating system (OS) instance. In the server space, one answer has been virtualization, which allows many OS instances to share the resources of a few large physical servers. However, for many consumers, this high level of computing power may not be necessary. Smaller processors that provide good performance at lo...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F13/40G06F13/42G06F13/28
CPCG06F13/4068G06F13/4282G06F13/28G06F13/4022G06F13/409G06F15/161Y02D10/00
InventorCHU, WILLIAM W. Y.
OwnerACQIS LLC