Server Module Storage Expansion via Segmented Motherboard Tray
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing server systems face challenges in expanding storage capacity without halting operations, as conventional hard disk drives require periodic replacement and maintenance, which disrupts system functionality and cannot be easily expanded on the motherboard.
Innovation Solution
A server module design featuring a tray and motherboard with a recessed area for installing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, allowing for separate storage of the operating system and application programs from data storage, enabling direct expansion and maintenance without affecting system operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If hard disk drives are combined to form RAID for achieving larger capacity, then storage capacity is improved, but maintenance and replacement require halting the server system
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the storage system into two independent parts: a storage device (SSD/HDD) containing operating system and application programs, and a hard disk drive group containing only data. This segmentation allows the storage device to be replaced without affecting the hard disk drive group, enabling maintenance without system halting.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating system and application programs are extracted from the hard disk drive group and placed in a separate storage device. This extraction allows the hard disk drive group to be replaced or maintained independently, maintaining system availability during maintenance operations.
2Ease of repair
If hard disk drives are replaced for maintenance, then data rearrangement is improved, but the operating system and application programs must be replaced causing reboots
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments storage into a storage device for operating system and applications, and a hard disk drive group for data only. This allows data maintenance on the hard disk drive group without affecting the storage device, eliminating the need to replace operating system and applications during maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating system and application programs are extracted from the hard disk drive group and placed in a separate storage device. This extraction allows data maintenance without replacing the operating system, eliminating unnecessary reboots and reducing maintenance time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If storage devices are not installed on the motherboard for expansion, then server system stability is maintained, but storage expansion capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a separate storage device that can be installed on the motherboard without integrating it into the hard disk drive group. This segmentation allows storage expansion while maintaining system stability, as the storage device is independent from the hard disk drive group.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a separate storage device as an intermediary between the motherboard and the hard disk drive group. This intermediary allows storage expansion capability while maintaining system stability, as the storage device can be installed and managed independently.
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AI summary
A server module includes a tray, a motherboard installed in the tray, and at least one storage device. The tray includes a port erected from a rear end of the tray, a roomage inwardly and concavely disposed on an edge of the motherboard and proximate to the port, and a socket disposed at an edge of the roomage and opposite to the port for connecting the insert roomage of the storage device, such that the storage device is disposed onto the roomage of the motherboard, and the motherboard can be used for expanding the storage device directly.