Server based on Intel C5000 series processor

By designing pluggable adapter cards and expansion modules in Intel C5000 series processor servers, the problem of insufficient number of processor chip network interfaces is solved, the motherboard compatibility and performance is improved, and the flexibility of multiple network interfaces is achieved Expand.

CN222482671UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-14DONGGUAN LIHUA HAIWELL TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421145957.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-23
Publication Date
2025-02-14
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-23

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Technical Problem

The existing Intel C5000 series processor chips have fewer network interfaces and cannot be expanded, resulting in poor motherboard compatibility and inability to fully utilize performance.

Method used

By designing a server based on Intel C5000 series processors, the motherboard can be used to selectively plug-in and unplugged to connect the first upper-layer adapter card, lower-layer adapter card and optical port expansion card, and combined with the upper-layer and lower-layer expansion modules, the processor is realized The chip has 4 electrical ports, 8 optical ports and 48 network ports expansion.

Benefits of technology

It greatly improves the compatibility of the motherboard, maximizes performance, and supports the use of up to 8 optical ports and 54 electrical ports, or the use of 56 optical ports and 6 electrical ports.

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Abstract

The server based on the Intel C5000 series processor comprises a main board, a first upper layer adapter card, a lower layer adapter card and an optical port expansion card, and the main board is selectively connected with at least one of the first upper layer adapter card, the lower layer adapter card and the optical port expansion card in a pluggable mode. The mainboard is provided with a processor, four first electric ports, four first optical ports, a first PCIE golden finger, a second PCIE golden finger and a first connector. Each upper-layer expansion module and each lower-layer expansion module are respectively provided with eight network ports, the optical port expansion card is provided with a second connector and four third optical ports, and the processor adopts an Intel C5000 series processor; according to the utility model, expansion of four electric ports, eight optical ports and 48 network ports can be realized to the greatest extent for processor chips of Intel C5000 series according to use requirements, so that the compatibility of a mainboard is greatly improved, and the performance is exerted to a greater extent.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a server based on Intel C5000 series processors. Background Art

[0002] With the development of information technology, especially the rise of emerging technologies such as the Internet, terminal technology, cloud computing, and big data in the 21st century, mankind has entered the era of information explosion. The explosive growth of data has put forward higher requirements for data storage, processing, and application, and has also promoted the market demand and development prospects of data storage products such as servers and storage.

[0003] At present, the server products on the market in my country mainly use foreign processor chip solutions (such as Intel, AMD and HP chips). Some servers that use domestic processor chips also use foreign chips as their core chipsets.

[0004] The number of network ports of the existing Intel C5000 series processor chips is small and cannot be expanded, which results in poor compatibility of the motherboard and inability to fully exert its performance.

[0005] Therefore, in the utility model patent application, the applicant carefully studied a server based on Intel C5000 series processors to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model aims to overcome the deficiencies in the above-mentioned prior art and its main purpose is to provide a server based on the Intel C5000 series processor, which can expand the Intel C5000 series processor chip to a maximum of 4 electrical ports, 8 optical ports and 48 network ports according to usage requirements, greatly improving the compatibility of the motherboard and enabling the performance to be maximized.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0008] A server based on Intel C5000 series processors, comprising a mainboard, a first upper-layer adapter card, a lower-layer adapter card and an optical port expansion card, wherein the mainboard can selectively be plugged and unplugged to connect at least one of the first upper-layer adapter card, the lower-layer adapter card and the optical port expansion card;

[0009] The mainboard is provided with a processor, four first electrical ports, four first optical ports, a first PCIE gold finger, a second PCIE gold finger and a first connector for connecting an optical port expansion card;

[0010] The processor is respectively connected to the first electrical port, the first optical port, the first PCIE gold finger, the second PCIE gold finger and the first connector;

[0011] The first upper riser card is provided with a first PCIE slot, the first upper riser card is connected to a second upper riser card, the second upper riser card is provided with four first expansion slots, each first expansion slot is connected to an upper expansion module, and when the motherboard is connected to the first upper riser card, the first PCIE gold finger is connected to the first PCIE slot;

[0012] The lower-layer adapter card is provided with a second PCIE slot and two second expansion slots, each second expansion slot is connected to a lower-layer expansion module, and when the mainboard is connected to the lower-layer adapter card, the second PCIE gold finger is connected to the second PCIE slot;

[0013] Each upper layer expansion module and lower layer expansion module is provided with 8 network ports, and the network ports include a second optical port or a second electrical port;

[0014] The optical port expansion card is provided with a second connector and four third optical ports, and when the mainboard is connected to the optical port expansion card, the first connector is connected to the second connector;

[0015] The processor adopts Intel C5000 series processor.

[0016] As a preferred solution, the first upper-layer adapter card is further provided with a third PCIE gold finger, the second upper-layer adapter card is provided with a third PCIE slot, and the third PCIE gold finger is connected to the third PCIE slot.

[0017] As a preferred solution, the third PCIE slot is arranged on the lower end surface of the second upper riser card, and the four first expansion slots are arranged in a straight line on the front side of the second upper riser card.

[0018] As a preferred solution, the second upper-layer adapter card, the lower-layer adapter card, the optical port expansion card and the mainboard are parallel to each other, and the first upper-layer adapter card stands on the left side of the mainboard.

[0019] As a preferred solution, the four first electrical ports are arranged in a line on the front side of the mainboard, the four first optical ports are arranged in a line on the front side of the mainboard, the first PCIE gold finger and the second PCIE gold finger are both located on the left rear side of the mainboard, the first PCIE gold finger is located on the rear side of the second PCIE gold finger, and the first connector is located between the four first optical ports and the processor.

[0020] As a preferred solution, an IO board is also included, a fourth PCIE gold finger is arranged on the right front side of the mainboard, a fourth PCIE slot is arranged on the IO board, the mainboard is connected to the IO board, and the fourth PCIE gold finger is connected to the fourth PCIE slot.

[0021] As a preferred solution, the IO board is provided with two third electrical ports.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. Specifically, the utility model mainly connects at least one of the first upper-layer adapter card, the lower-layer adapter card and the optical port expansion card selectively through the motherboard, and cooperates with the upper-layer expansion module and the lower-layer expansion module to realize the expansion of 4 electrical ports, 8 optical ports and 48 network ports for the Intel C5000 series processor chip according to the use requirements, greatly improves the compatibility of the motherboard, and makes the performance get the best performance;

[0023] Secondly, by using the IO board, a maximum of 8 optical ports and 54 electrical ports can be used at the same time, or 56 optical ports and 6 electrical ports can be used at the same time;

[0024] In addition, the overall structural design is ingenious and reasonable, the layout is compact, and the space utilization rate is high. At the same time, each component is simple to install, easy to use, and has good reliability and stability.

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the structural features and effects of the present invention, it is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of an embodiment of the utility model (mainly showing mode three).

[0027] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Another angle diagram of the structure.

[0028] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the mainboard structure of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0029] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the IO board structure of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0030] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the IO board structure of another embodiment of the utility model.

[0031] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first upper layer adapter card of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0032] Figure 7It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second upper layer adapter card of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0033] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Side view of.

[0034] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the upper layer expansion module of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0035] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lower layer adapter card of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0036] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lower layer expansion module of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0037] Fig.12 It is a structural schematic diagram of an optical port expansion card according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0038] Fig.13 yes Fig.12 Side view of.

[0039] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0040] 10. Motherboard

[0041] 11. Processor 12. First electrical port

[0042] 13. First optical port 14. First PCIE gold finger

[0043] 15. Second PCIE Gold Finger

[0044] 16. First connector 17. Fourth PCIE gold finger

[0045] 20.IO board

[0046] 21. Fourth PCIE slot 22. Third electrical port

[0047] 31. First upper riser card

[0048] 311, first PCIE slot 312, third PCIE gold finger

[0049] 32. Second upper riser card

[0050] 321, third PCIE slot 322, first expansion slot

[0051] 40. Lower riser card

[0052] 41. Second PCIE slot 42. Second expansion slot

[0053] 50. Optical port expansion card

[0054] 51. Second connector 52. Third optical port

[0055] 61. Upper layer extension module 62. Lower layer extension module

[0056] 63. Network port

[0057] 20a. IO board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0058] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0059] like Figures 1 to 13 As shown, a server based on an Intel C5000 series processor 11 includes a mainboard 10, an IO board 20, a first upper-layer adapter card 31, a lower-layer adapter card 40, and an optical port expansion card 50, wherein the mainboard 10 can selectively be plugged and unplugged to connect at least one of the first upper-layer adapter card 31, the lower-layer adapter card 40, and the optical port expansion card 50;

[0060] The mainboard 10 is provided with a processor 11, four first electrical ports 12, four first optical ports 13, a first PCIE gold finger 14, a second PCIE gold finger 15 and a first connector 16 for connecting the optical port expansion card 50; the processor 11 is respectively connected to the first electrical port 12, the first optical port 13, the first PCIE gold finger 14, the second PCIE gold finger 15 and the first connector 16;

[0061] In this embodiment, the four first electrical ports 12 are arranged in a line on the front side of the motherboard 10, the four first optical ports 13 are arranged in a line on the front side of the motherboard 10, the first PCIE gold finger 14 and the second PCIE gold finger 15 are both located on the left rear side of the motherboard 10, the first PCIE gold finger 14 is located on the rear side of the second PCIE gold finger 15, and the first connector 16 is located between the four first optical ports 13 and the processor 11.

[0062] The first upper riser card 31 stands on the left side of the mainboard 10. The first upper riser card 31 is provided with a first PCIE slot 311 and a third PCIE gold finger 312, and the first upper riser card 31 is connected to a second upper riser card 32.

[0063] The second upper riser card 32, the lower riser card 40, the optical port expansion card 50, the IO board 20 and the main board 10 are parallel to each other. The second upper riser card 32 is provided with a third PCIE slot 321 and four first expansion slots 322. In this embodiment, the third PCIE slot 321 is provided at the lower end surface of the second upper riser card 32, and the four first expansion slots 322 are arranged in a straight line at the front side of the second upper riser card 32. The third PCIE gold finger 312 is connected to the third PCIE slot 321.

[0064] Each first expansion slot 322 is connected to an upper expansion module 61. When the mainboard 10 is connected to the first upper riser card 31, the first PCIE gold finger 14 is connected to the first PCIE slot 311;

[0065] The lower riser card 40 is provided with a second PCIE slot 41 and two second extension slots 42, each second extension slot 42 is connected to a lower extension module 62, and when the motherboard 10 is connected to the lower riser card 40, the second PCIE gold finger 15 is connected to the second PCIE slot 41. The second PCIE slot 41 is located on the right side of the lower riser card 40, and the two second extension slots 42 are arranged side by side on the front side of the lower riser card 40. In this embodiment, the lower riser card 40 is in a straight line structure.

[0066] In this embodiment, the upper layer extension module 61 and the lower layer extension module 62 have the same structure, and each of the upper layer extension module 61 and the lower layer extension module 62 is provided with 8 network ports 63, and the network ports 63 include a second optical port or a second electrical port;

[0067] The optical port expansion card 50 is provided with a second connector 51 and four third optical ports 52 . When the mainboard 10 is connected to the optical port expansion card 50 , the first connector 16 is connected to the second connector 51 .

[0068] The processor 11 adopts an Intel C5000 series processor 11. Preferably, the processor 11 adopts an Intel C5315 processor 11 or an Intel C5325 processor 11.

[0069] A fourth PCIE gold finger 17 is disposed on the right front side of the mainboard 10 , a fourth PCIE slot 21 is disposed on the IO board 20 , the mainboard 10 is connected to the IO board 20 , and the fourth PCIE gold finger 17 is connected to the fourth PCIE slot 21 .

[0070] There are two types of IO boards 20, one is an IO board 20 with a management port, and the other is an IO board 20a without a management port. In this embodiment, the IO board 20 with a management port is provided with two third electrical ports 22, and the two third electrical ports 22 can be used as management ports.

[0071] The application of network card signals in various modes can be flexibly selected, and the increase and decrease of network deployment can be realized through the application switching of network card signals. It is mainly used for the control scenario selection of multi-network mode access. Through configuration adjustment, the application of configuration interfaces with different network quantities or different expansion cards can be realized.

[0072] Preferably, at least three modes are achievable.

[0073] Mode one is a 2-extension 4 electrical 8 optical network card mode, that is, the mainboard 10 is connected to two lower-layer expansion modules 62 through the lower-layer adapter card 40 , and the mainboard 10 is connected to the optical port expansion card 50 .

[0074] If the network ports 63 of the two lower-layer expansion modules 62 are both second electrical ports, mode one can realize 4 first electrical ports 12, 4 third optical ports 52, 4 first optical ports 13 and 16 second electrical ports, totaling 8 optical ports and 20 electrical ports.

[0075] If the network ports 63 of the two lower-layer expansion modules 62 are both second optical ports, mode one can realize 4 first electrical ports 12, 4 third optical ports 52, 4 first optical ports 13 and 16 second optical ports, totaling 24 optical ports and 4 electrical ports.

[0076] Mode 2 is a 2-extension 6-electrical 4-optical network card mode, that is, the mainboard 10 is connected to two lower-layer expansion modules 62 through the lower-layer adapter card 40, and the mainboard 10 is connected to the IO board 20 with a management port.

[0077] If the network ports 63 of the two lower-layer expansion modules 62 are both second electrical ports, mode two can implement 4 first electrical ports 12, 2 third electrical ports 22, 4 first optical ports 13 and 16 second electrical ports, totaling 4 optical ports and 22 electrical ports.

[0078] If the network ports 63 of the two lower-layer expansion modules 62 are both second optical ports, mode two can realize 4 first electrical ports 12, 2 third electrical ports 22, 4 first optical ports 13 and 16 second optical ports, totaling 20 optical ports and 6 electrical ports.

[0079] Mode three is 6 extended network card mode, that is, the mainboard 10 is connected to 4 upper-layer extension modules 61 through the first upper-layer adapter card 31 and the second upper-layer adapter card 32, the mainboard 10 is connected to two lower-layer extension modules 62 through the lower-layer adapter card 40, and the mainboard 10 is connected to the optical port expansion card 50 and the IO board 20 with the management port.

[0080] If the network ports 63 of the two lower-layer expansion modules 62 are both second electrical ports, mode three can realize 2 third electrical ports 22, 4 first electrical ports 12, 4 first optical ports 13, 4 third optical ports 52 and 48 second electrical ports, totaling 8 optical ports and 54 electrical ports, that is, the maximum use of 8 optical ports and 54 electrical ports can be realized.

[0081] If the network ports 63 of the two lower-layer expansion modules 62 are both second optical ports, mode three can realize 2 third electrical ports 22, 4 first electrical ports 12, 4 first optical ports 13, 4 third optical ports 52 and 48 second optical ports, totaling 56 optical ports and 6 electrical ports, that is, realizing the use of a maximum of 56 optical ports and 6 electrical ports.

[0082] The key points of the design of the utility model are that it mainly connects at least one of the first upper-layer adapter card, the lower-layer adapter card and the optical port expansion card in a selective plug-in manner with the mainboard, and cooperates with the upper-layer expansion module and the lower-layer expansion module to realize the expansion of 4 electrical ports, 8 optical ports and 48 network ports for the Intel C5000 series processor chip according to the use requirements, greatly improving the compatibility of the mainboard and making the performance more fully exerted;

[0083] Secondly, by using the IO board, a maximum of 8 optical ports and 54 electrical ports can be used at the same time, or 56 optical ports and 6 electrical ports can be used at the same time;

[0084] In addition, the overall structural design is ingenious and reasonable, the layout is compact, and the space utilization rate is high. At the same time, each component is simple to install, easy to use, and has good reliability and stability.

[0085] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A server based on Intel C5000 series processor, characterized in that: The mainboard comprises a first upper-layer adapter card, a lower-layer adapter card and an optical port expansion card, wherein the mainboard can selectively be plugged and unplugged to connect at least one of the first upper-layer adapter card, the lower-layer adapter card and the optical port expansion card; The mainboard is provided with a processor, four first electrical ports, four first optical ports, a first PCIE gold finger, a second PCIE gold finger and a first connector for connecting an optical port expansion card; The processor is respectively connected to the first electrical port, the first optical port, the first PCIE gold finger, the second PCIE gold finger and the first connector; The first upper riser card is provided with a first PCIE slot, the first upper riser card is connected to a second upper riser card, the second upper riser card is provided with four first expansion slots, each first expansion slot is connected to an upper expansion module, and when the motherboard is connected to the first upper riser card, the first PCIE gold finger is connected to the first PCIE slot; The lower-layer adapter card is provided with a second PCIE slot and two second expansion slots, each second expansion slot is connected to a lower-layer expansion module, and when the mainboard is connected to the lower-layer adapter card, the second PCIE gold finger is connected to the second PCIE slot; Each upper layer expansion module and lower layer expansion module is provided with 8 network ports, and the network ports include a second optical port or a second electrical port; The optical port expansion card is provided with a second connector and four third optical ports, and when the mainboard is connected to the optical port expansion card, the first connector is connected to the second connector; The processor adopts Intel C5000 series processor.

2. The server based on Intel C5000 series processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first upper riser card is also provided with a third PCIE gold finger, the second upper riser card is provided with a third PCIE slot, and the third PCIE gold finger is connected to the third PCIE slot.

3. The server based on Intel C5000 series processor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The third PCIE slot is arranged on the lower end surface of the second upper riser card, and the four first expansion slots are arranged in a straight line on the front side of the second upper riser card.

4. The server based on Intel C5000 series processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second upper-layer adapter card, the lower-layer adapter card, the optical port expansion card and the mainboard are parallel to each other, and the first upper-layer adapter card stands on the left side of the mainboard.

5. The server based on Intel C5000 series processor according to claim 4, characterized in that: The four first electrical ports are arranged in a line on the front side of the mainboard, the four first optical ports are arranged in a line on the front side of the mainboard, the first PCIE gold finger and the second PCIE gold finger are both located on the left rear side of the mainboard, the first PCIE gold finger is located on the rear side of the second PCIE gold finger, and the first connector is located between the four first optical ports and the processor.

6. The server based on Intel C5000 series processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: An IO board is also included. A fourth PCIE gold finger is arranged on the right front side of the mainboard. A fourth PCIE slot is arranged on the IO board. The mainboard is connected to the IO board. The fourth PCIE gold finger is connected to the fourth PCIE slot.

7. The server based on Intel C5000 series processor according to claim 6, characterized in that: The IO board is provided with two third electrical ports.