Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a frame and calculation type server for calculation type server to at least, solve in the prior art traditional data center calculation type server traditional data center's calculation type server maintenance process complicated, influence the maintenance efficiency and promote, increase the problem of fault maintenance time. The technical scheme of the disclosure is as follows:
in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a rack for a computing server, including:
the system comprises a rack rear panel, a computer network card module and a computer, wherein the rack rear panel is provided with an expansion component mounting part and a network card module mounting part which are used for respectively mounting an expansion component and a network card module, the expansion component is used for accessing an expansion card of a calculation server, and the network card module is used for accessing a network card of the calculation server;
the front panel of the frame is opposite to the rear panel of the frame, and the front panel of the frame is provided with an expansion module mounting part for mounting an expansion module;
the rack bottom panel is fixedly connected with the rack front panel and the rack rear panel respectively, and is provided with a main board module mounting part for mounting a main board module; the main board module is used for transmitting signals with the expansion module under the condition that the expansion component and the network card module are connected into the expansion module, transmitting signals with the expansion component under the condition that the expansion component is installed on the expansion component installation part, and transmitting signals with the network card module under the condition that the network card module is installed on the network card module installation part;
and the expansion module is arranged on the expansion module installation part and used for accessing the expansion assembly and the network card module.
Optionally, the motherboard module comprises a first connector, a first expansion slot, and a second expansion slot, wherein,
the first connector is used for accessing the expansion module and transmitting signals of the expansion module and the mainboard module under the condition that the expansion component and the network card module are accessed to the expansion module;
the first expansion slot is used for accessing the expansion component and transmitting signals of the expansion component and the mainboard module under the condition that the expansion component is installed on the expansion component installation part;
and the second expansion slot is used for accessing the network card module and transmitting signals of the network card module and the mainboard module under the condition that the network card module is arranged in the network card module mounting part.
Optionally, the first connector is disposed at a position where a distance from the expansion module mounting part is within a set range;
the first expansion slot is arranged at a position, within a set range, of the distance between the first expansion slot and the expansion component mounting part;
the second expansion slot is arranged at a position which is within a set range of the distance from the network card module mounting part.
Optionally, the expansion module includes an expansion module bottom shell and a network management board, where the expansion module bottom shell includes a bottom plate and a side plate, and the network management board is fixedly connected in a bearing space formed by the bottom plate and the side plate;
the network management board is provided with a second connector, a third expansion slot and a fourth expansion slot, the second connector is electrically connected with the first connector through a cable, the third expansion slot is used for accessing the expansion assembly, and the fourth expansion slot is used for accessing the network card module.
Optionally, the expansion assembly comprises a structural member and an adaptor plate;
the structural member is fixedly connected with the adapter plate;
a fifth expansion slot is arranged on the adapter plate and used for accessing an expansion card of the calculation type server;
and the adapter plate is also provided with an expansion component interface which is used for accessing the first expansion slot or the third expansion slot.
Optionally, the rack for computing servers further comprises: an expansion baffle plate and a network card baffle plate;
when the expansion assembly and the network card module are connected into the expansion module, the expansion baffle is arranged on the expansion assembly mounting part, and the network card baffle is arranged on the network card module mounting part;
when the expansion assembly is arranged on the expansion assembly installation part, the expansion baffle is arranged on the expansion module bottom shell;
and when the network card module is arranged in the network card module installation part, the network card separation blade is arranged on the bottom shell of the expansion module.
Optionally, the distance between the position of the main board module installation part and the rear panel of the rack is within a set range, so that the distance between the main board module installation part and the expansion component installation part is within a set range, and the distance between the main board module installation part and the network card module installation part is within a set range.
Optionally, the rack for computing servers further comprises: the rack front panel comprises an extension module installation part and a hard disk installation part, wherein the hard disk installation part is arranged at a position where the distance between the hard disk installation part and the extension module installation part exceeds a set first threshold value.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computing server, including a rack for a computing server according to any embodiment of the present disclosure, further including:
the expansion component is arranged on the expansion module or the expansion component installation part and used for accessing an expansion card of the calculation type server;
the network card module is arranged on the expansion module or the network card module installation part and is used for accessing the network card of the calculation type server;
the mainboard module is installed in the mainboard installation part and is used for connecting the expansion assembly and the network card module into the expansion module, the expansion module transmits signals and the expansion assembly is installed in the expansion assembly installation part, the expansion assembly transmits signals and the network card module is installed in the network card module installation part and transmits signals.
Optionally, the computing server further comprises: a fan module; but fan module plug connects in frame bottom panel, just fan module's air intake is towards frame front panel, fan module's air outlet is towards frame rear panel.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure at least brings the following beneficial effects:
the expansion module installation part on the front panel of the rack, the expansion component installation part and the network card module installation part on the rear panel of the rack, and the expansion module installed in the expansion module installation part, structurally support the front end installation or the rear end installation of the expansion component and the network card module, the expansion module or the expansion component and the network card module are accessed through the mainboard module, the front end installation or the rear end installation of the expansion component and the network card module is supported on a circuit, and therefore the expansion component and the network card module can be located at the front end or the rear end of the rack. The switching between the front maintenance mode and the rear maintenance mode of the calculation type server is realized by installing the expansion component and the network card module on the expansion module or the rear panel of the rack, so that the calculation type server in the cabinet is directly maintained during maintenance operation, the fault maintenance time is shortened, and the maintenance efficiency is improved.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical solutions of the present disclosure better understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present disclosure and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the disclosure described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.
For ease of understanding, the words appearing in the embodiments of the present disclosure are explained below.
The general server comprises a calculation type server, a storage type server, an artificial intelligence type server and the like, wherein the calculation type server occupies more than 50% of the server type and is a main IT device of the data center.
The front-end maintenance mode may also be referred to as a front-end maintenance mode, that is, the management interface, the network card, the expansion card, and the hard disk frame of the server are located at the front end of the server, and are connected to the switch or other servers through the front end.
The back maintenance mode can also be called as a back-end maintenance mode, namely, the management interface, the network card and the expansion card of the server are positioned at the back end of the server, the front end is a hard disk frame, and the hard disk frame is connected with the switch or other servers through the back end.
Connectors, also referred to as connectors, connect two active devices and transmit current or signals between the two active devices.
An expansion slot, which may also be referred to as an expansion slot or expansion slot, is a slot on the motherboard module for mounting an expansion card and connecting it to the system bus.
The inventor finds out in the process of implementing the embodiment of the disclosure that: at present, most general computing servers are in a post-maintenance mode, namely, the front end is a hard disk frame, and the rear end is a management interface, a network card, an expansion card and the like of the server. In this maintenance mode, the general-purpose computing server is installed from the front end of the cabinet when implemented, and accesses the management network and the service network from the rear end, and installs expansion cards (such as network card, raid card, GPU card) and the like.
When the general computation server is in operation and maintenance, the management network cable, the service network cable and other expansion card cables at the rear end of the server are firstly pulled out, and then the general computation server is maintained from the upper rack to the lower rack of the cabinet. After the general calculation type server is maintained, the calculation type server is placed on the cabinet, and management network, service network and expansion card cable insertion are carried out at the rear end of the cabinet.
From the above description, it can be seen that the general computation server performs actions of loading and unloading, plugging and unplugging cables, and the like on the general computation server from the front end and the rear end of the cabinet in the process of installing the general computation server on the rack and accessing the network, and has a certain influence on the operation and maintenance efficiency. With the development of the internet, especially the appearance of large internet data centers, there is a need for improving the operation efficiency to a higher efficiency in the installation and operation and maintenance process of the layout method. Particularly, under the condition that the stock of the large Internet data center server is more than 10 thousands, the operation and maintenance efficiency directly influences the online operation and maintenance time of the server.
With the development of the internet, particularly the appearance of a distributed architecture in a large-scale internet, 1-2 hard disks are installed on the hard disk of a general computing server, and the general computing server is generally used for installing a system and storing a system log. The data is stored to the storage server through the network. According to a general computing server example of 2U (unit abbreviation, which is a unit of external dimension of the server), 12 hard disks of 3.5 inches can be placed at the front end, and 2 hard disks are actually placed, so that the space utilization rate is about 16%; meanwhile, dummy modules are placed in other spaces for balancing air channels, so that the air channels are balanced and the hard disk is cooled, and the problem of low utilization rate of the hard disk area at the front end of the general calculation server is caused.
In addition, the general computing type server post-maintenance mode layout has the following limitations; with the technical development of key devices such as a CPU, a GPU, a network card, and the like, the power consumption of the key devices is higher and higher. For example, the CPU power consumption has evolved to 300W, the GPU power consumption has evolved to 400W, and the network power consumption has evolved to 25W, especially the smart network card has been disclosed to 200W, even 300W. The temperature saving (highest bearing temperature) of the devices is not obviously improved, particularly the temperature saving of the network card is 70 ℃, and the requirements of a computing server on high power consumption, large memory and high bandwidth network are limited.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a computing server according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 1, therack 100 for the computing server includes: a rackrear panel 110, arack front panel 120, a rackbottom panel 170, and anexpansion module 130.
The rackrear panel 110 is provided with an expansioncomponent mounting part 111 and a network cardmodule mounting part 112 for respectively mounting an expansion component and a network card module, wherein theexpansion component 150 is used for accessing an expansion card of the computing server, and thenetwork card module 160 is used for accessing a network card of the computing server;
therack front panel 120 is opposite to the rackrear panel 110, and therack front panel 120 is provided with an expansionmodule mounting part 121 for mounting anexpansion module 130;
the rackbottom panel 170 is fixedly connected with therack front panel 120 and the rackrear panel 110 respectively, and the rackbottom panel 170 is provided with a main board module mounting part for mounting themain board module 140; themotherboard module 140 is configured to transmit a signal with theexpansion module 130 when theexpansion component 150 and thenetwork card module 160 are connected to theexpansion module 130, themotherboard module 140 is further configured to transmit a signal with theexpansion component 150 when theexpansion component 150 is mounted on the expansioncomponent mounting portion 111, and themotherboard module 140 is further configured to transmit a signal with thenetwork card module 160 when thenetwork card module 160 is mounted on the network cardmodule mounting portion 112;
theexpansion module 130 is mounted on the expansionmodule mounting portion 121, and is configured to access theexpansion module 150 and thenetwork card module 160.
It should be noted that the rack for the computing server further includes: an expansion baffle plate and a network card baffle plate. And when the expansion assembly and the network card module are connected into the expansion module, the expansion baffle is arranged on the expansion assembly mounting part, and the network card baffle is arranged on the network card module mounting part. When the extension assembly is mounted on the extension assembly mounting portion, the extension baffle is mounted on the extension module bottom shell. And when the network card module is arranged in the network card module mounting part, the network card baffle is arranged on the bottom shell of the expansion module. For example, for the rear panel of the rack, if the expansion component is not mounted on the expansion component mounting portion, the expansion baffle may be provided, and if the network card module is not mounted on the network card module mounting portion, the network card blocking piece may be provided. For example, an expansion component network card module may be installed on the expansion module, and when the expansion component or the network card module is installed on the expansion module, a communication connection between the expansion component or the network card module and the motherboard module is established. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific structure of the expansion module.
It should be noted that the distance between the position of the motherboard module mounting portion and the rear panel of the rack is within a set range, the distance between the motherboard module mounting portion and the expansion component mounting portion is within a set range, and the distance between the motherboard module mounting portion and the network card module mounting portion is within a set range. In the post-maintenance mode, the mainboard module needs to transmit signals with the expansion assembly and the network card module which are arranged on the rear panel of the rack, and the distance between the position of the installation part of the mainboard module and the rear panel of the rack needs to be matched with the lengths of the expansion assembly and the network card module, so that the access requirements of the expansion assembly, the network card module and the mainboard module are met in the post-maintenance mode.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an expansion module in a rack for a compute server in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, theexpansion module 210 includes an expansion module bottom chassis 220 and anetwork management board 230. The bottom chassis 220 of the expansion module includes a bottom plate and a side plate, and anetwork management board 230 is fixedly connected in a bearing space formed by the bottom plate and the side plate. A firststructural member 270 and a secondstructural member 280 are disposed between the two side plates of the bottom chassis 220 of the expansion module. The firststructural member 270 has a plurality of screw holes therein, wherein the screw holes are adapted to be bolted to an expansion assembly or to an expansion stop. Thesecond structure 280 has a network cable interface and a plurality of screw holes, wherein the screw holes are used for being connected with the network card module by bolts or being connected with the network card blocking plate by bolts. Thenetwork management board 230 is provided with asecond connector 240, athird expansion slot 250 and afourth expansion slot 260. Thesecond connector 240 is electrically connected to the first connector on the motherboard module through a cable, thethird expansion slot 250 is used for accessing the expansion component, and thefourth expansion slot 260 is used for accessing the network card module. Thenetwork management board 230 is used for connecting the expansion component, the network card module and the motherboard module when the expansion component is plugged in thethird expansion slot 250 or the network card module is plugged in thefourth expansion slot 260. The design supports the maintenance mode before the server by installing the expansion component and the network card module at the front end of the server through the expansion module. The installation, operation and maintenance efficiency of the server can be improved through a front maintenance mode, the fault maintenance time of the server is reduced, the online time of the server is improved, and the value utilization rate of the server is improved.
It should be noted that the motherboard module includes a first connector, a first expansion slot and a second expansion slot. And the first connector is connected with the expansion module under the condition that the expansion component and the network card module are connected with the expansion module, so that the signals of the expansion module and the mainboard module are transmitted. The first connector is arranged at a position which is within a set range of the distance from the extension module mounting part so as to meet the access requirement of the extension module and the mainboard module. Under the condition that the extension assembly is installed on the extension assembly installation part, the first extension slot is connected into the extension assembly, and signals of the extension assembly and the mainboard module are transmitted. The first extension slot is arranged at a distance from the extension component mounting part so as to meet the access requirement of the extension component and the mainboard module. And the second expansion slot is connected to the network card module under the condition that the network card module is arranged in the network card module mounting part in the set range, so that the signals of the network card module and the mainboard module are transmitted. The second expansion slot is arranged at the position which is within the set range of the distance from the network card module mounting part so as to meet the requirements of the network card module and the mainboard module.
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the expansion components of a computing server, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, theexpansion assembly 360 includes astructural member 310 and aninterposer 320; thestructural member 310 is fixedly connected with theadapter plate 320; the adapter plate is provided with afifth expansion slot 330 for plugging anexpansion card 340 of the calculation server; theinterposer 320 is further provided with anexpansion component interface 350 for accessing the first expansion slot or the third expansion slot. The first expansion slot is located on the mainboard module, and the third expansion slot is located on a network management board included by the expansion module. The server supporting the pre-maintenance mode or the post-maintenance mode can be switched according to the maintenance requirement in the data center, and the computing server can support the post-maintenance mode by accessing theexpansion component interface 350 with the first expansion slot and the network card module with the second expansion slot. The computing server can also support a pre-maintenance mode by accessing theexpansion component interface 350 with the third expansion slot and the network card module with the fourth expansion slot. As shown in fig. 3, 3fifth expansion slots 330 are disposed on the surface of theinterposer 320, and can be connected to theexpansion component interface 350 of theexpansion card 340 in a plugging manner. After theadapter board 320 is fixedly connected to thestructural member 310 and theexpansion card 340 is plugged into thefifth expansion slot 330, theexpansion assembly 360 is obtained. The expansion component interface may be a PCI-E interface, and accordingly, the first expansion slot and the third expansion slot may be PCI-E slots.
It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific connection manner between the structural member and the connecting plate. For example, the structural member and the adapter plate may be bolted together. The disclosed embodiments also do not limit the specific types of expansion component interfaces and expansion slots.
The embodiment of the disclosure, through the extension module installation department on the frame front panel, extension subassembly installation department and network card module installation department on the frame rear panel, and install the extension module in extension module installation department, structurally support the front end installation or the rear end installation of extension subassembly and network card module, insert extension module or extension subassembly and network card module through mainboard module, support the front end installation or the rear end installation of extension subassembly and network card module on the circuit, thereby, realize that extension subassembly and network card module can be located the front end or the rear end of frame. The switching between the front maintenance mode and the rear maintenance mode of the calculation type server is realized by installing the expansion component and the network card module on the expansion module or the rear panel of the rack, so that the calculation type server in the cabinet is directly maintained during maintenance operation, the fault maintenance time is shortened, and the maintenance efficiency is improved.
The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a computing server. As shown in fig. 1, the computing server includes: the device comprises a rack, an expansion component, a network card module and a mainboard module.
Therack 100 may be a rack for a computing server as described in any of the embodiments above;
anexpansion module 150 installed in theexpansion module 130 or the expansionmodule installation part 111, for accessing an expansion card of the computing server;
anetwork card module 160 installed on theexpansion module 130 or the network cardmodule installation part 112, for accessing the network card of the computing server;
themotherboard module 140 is mounted on the motherboard mounting portion, and is configured to transmit signals with theexpansion module 130 when theexpansion module 150 and thenetwork card module 160 are connected to theexpansion module 130, and also configured to transmit signals with theexpansion module 150 when theexpansion module 150 is mounted on the expansionmodule mounting portion 111, and also configured to transmit signals with thenetwork card module 160 when thenetwork card module 160 is mounted on the network cardmodule mounting portion 112.
The embodiment of the disclosure, through the extension module installation department on the frame front panel, extension subassembly installation department and network card module installation department on the frame rear panel, and install the extension module in extension module installation department, structurally support the front end installation or the rear end installation of extension subassembly and network card module, insert extension module or extension subassembly and network card module through mainboard module, support the front end installation or the rear end installation of extension subassembly and network card module on the circuit, thereby, realize that extension subassembly and network card module can be located the front end or the rear end of frame. The switching between the front maintenance mode and the rear maintenance mode of the calculation type server is realized by installing the expansion component and the network card module on the expansion module or the rear panel of the rack, so that the calculation type server in the cabinet is directly maintained during maintenance operation, the fault maintenance time is shortened, and the maintenance efficiency is improved.
In an exemplary embodiment, the computing server further comprises a fan module. The fan module can be plugged and connected to the bottom panel of the rack, the air inlet of the fan module faces the front panel of the rack, and the air outlet of the fan module faces the rear panel of the rack. The fan module is designed to be pluggable, so that the fan module can be conveniently replaced when the fan fails. In addition, the air inlet of the fan module faces the front panel of the rack, so that the condition that the temperatures of the expansion assembly and the network card module are interfered by hot air blown out by the fan can be avoided in a front maintenance mode. In the front maintenance mode, the expansion component and the network card module are both arranged in the expansion module, and the expansion module is arranged in an expansion module mounting part on the front panel of the rack, so that the expansion component and the network card module are positioned at the front end of the server. When the fan works, the fan sucks air from the outside, and the air sucked into the fan passes through the expansion assembly and the network card assembly without increasing the temperature of the expansion assembly and the network card assembly. And because the mainboard module is positioned at the rear end of the server, the wind blown out by the fan absorbs the heat generated by the CPU on the mainboard module during working, the temperature of the wind rises, and the wind is exhausted from the rear end of the server. Because the expansion component and the network card module are not installed at the rear end of the server, the contradiction between the high power consumption and the temperature conservation of the expansion component and the network card can be relieved, the problem that the expansion component or the network card cannot work under high power consumption due to the temperature conservation limitation caused by the fact that heat carried in hot air blown out by the fan is superposed on the expansion component or the network card module is avoided, and the higher power consumption of key devices can be supported.
In an exemplary embodiment, the computing server further comprises a power module. The distance between the power module and the rear panel of the rack is smaller than the distance between the power module and the front panel of the rack. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the power module is arranged at the rear end of the server, so that the front end space of the server is prevented from being occupied, and an installation space is provided for the calculation type server to support a front maintenance mode.
FIG. 4a is a block diagram illustrating a manner in which a computing server implements pre-maintenance, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 4a, theexpansion component 410 and thenetwork card module 420 are embedded in theexpansion module 430, and since the expansion card included in theexpansion component 410 is used to implement the function related to the service network and thenetwork card module 420 is used to implement the function related to the management network, theexpansion module 430 can be used to install the management network and support the service network, so as to implement the embedding of the management network and the service network in the expansion module. Theexpansion module 430 is mounted on an expansion module mounting part on arack front panel 440, so that a server front maintenance mode is realized. In addition, anextension baffle 460 is fixedly connected to the extension component mounting portion on the rackrear panel 450 of the server. A networkcard blocking piece 470 is fixedly connected to the network card module mounting portion on the rackrear panel 450 of the server. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not specifically limit the specific connection manner between the expansion baffle and the expansion component mounting portion, and the specific connection manner between the network card baffle and the network card module mounting portion. For example, the expansion baffle plate can be connected to the expansion component mounting part by means of bolts, and the network card baffle plate can be connected to the network card module mounting part by means of bolts.
The front panel of the rack includes an expansion module mounting portion and a hard disk mounting portion, and the hard disk mounting portion is disposed at a position where a distance from the expansion module mounting portion exceeds a set first threshold. The number of the expansion module mounting parts is matched with the number of the expansion modules, and the number of the expansion modules is not limited in the embodiment of the disclosure. For example, the number of expansion modules may be 2. When the number of expansion modules is 2, the number of expansion module mounting portions is also 2. The front panel of the rack comprises two extension module installation parts and a hard disk installation part, wherein the hard disk installation part is arranged between the two extension module installation parts, and the distance between the hard disk installation part and each extension module installation part exceeds the position of a set first threshold value. In the data center, the wiring is usually arranged at two ends of the cabinet, and after the server is placed in the cabinet, the layout mode that the expansion module installation parts are positioned at two sides of the hard disk installation part can meet the wiring requirement of the server. Based on layout requirements, the first threshold may be set according to the size of the front panel of the rack so that the expansion module mounting parts are located at both ends of the front panel of the rack. In addition, the expansion blocks are arranged at intervals, so that the influence of vibration of the pluggable expansion assembly on the hard disk module can be reduced. Optionally, the layout manner of the expansion module installation part and the hard disk installation part may be that the two expansion module installation parts may be located at two sides of the front end of the server, and the hard disk installation part (e.g., a hard disk frame) is located in the middle. As shown in fig. 4a, 2expansion modules 430 are disposed at two ends of arack front panel 440 of a server, and ahard disk 480 is located between the twoexpansion modules 430. Wherein, 3.5 cun HDD harddisks and 2.5 cun SSD can be placed in the hard disk installation part. The present disclosure does not specifically limit the specific type and size of the hard disk.
It should be noted that, for a computing server, a plurality of hard disks may be placed at the front end of the server. However, with the appearance of a distributed architecture in a large-scale internet, 1-2 hard disks are installed at the front end of a general computing server to meet business requirements. The embodiment of the disclosure makes full use of the space at the front end of the server to set the expansion module installation part, improves the space utilization rate of the front hard disk area, meets the requirements of air duct balance and hard disk heat dissipation, and can provide structural foundation for the front end installation of the expansion assembly and the network card module.
FIG. 4b is an exploded view of an expansion module when a compute server implements a pre-maintenance approach in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. The dashed arrows in the figure indicate the mounting relationship between the devices. As shown in fig. 4b, theexpansion assembly 410 includes astructural member 411 and anadapter plate 412; thestructural member 411 is fixedly connected with theadapter plate 412; theadapter plate 412 is provided with afifth expansion slot 413, and theexpansion card 414 is plugged in thefifth expansion slot 413.Expansion module 430 includes an expansionmodule bottom chassis 431 and anetwork management board 432. Thebottom chassis 431 of the expansion module includes a bottom plate and side plates, and anetwork management board 432 is fixedly connected to a bearing space formed by the bottom plate and the side plates. Thenetwork management board 432 is provided with athird expansion slot 4321 and afourth expansion slot 4322. Theexpansion component 410 is plugged into thethird expansion slot 4321. Thenetwork card module 420 is correspondingly plugged into thefourth expansion slot 4322.
FIG. 4c is an assembly diagram of an expansion module when a computing server implements a pre-maintenance approach, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 4c, the networkcard management board 432 built in thebottom chassis 431 of the expansion module has athird expansion slot 4321 connected to theexpansion module 410, and further has a fourth expansion slot connected to thenetwork card module 420. The expansion module can be assembled by plugging theexpansion module 410 into thethird expansion slot 4321 and thenetwork card module 420 into the fourth expansion slot. FIG. 4d is a block diagram illustrating an expansion module when a computing server implements a pre-maintenance approach, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 4d, theexpansion module 430 is embedded with anexpansion component 410 and anetwork card module 420.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the expansion component and the network card module are arranged on the expansion module, and the expansion component and the network card module are communicated with the mainboard module through the expansion module, because the expansion module is arranged on the front panel of the rack, and the expansion component and the network card module are arranged on the expansion module, the expansion component and the network card module can be arranged at the front end of the server, so that the calculation type server supports a front maintenance mode, the installation, operation and maintenance efficiency of the current server is improved, the fault maintenance time of the server is reduced, the online time of the server is improved, meanwhile, the front-end space of the server can be fully utilized, and the technical evolution of key devices can be supported.
FIG. 5a is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a computing server implementing post-maintenance approach in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 5a, theexpansion module 510 is mounted on the expansion module mounting portion of the rackrear panel 520, and the network card module is mounted on the network card module mounting portion of the rackrear panel 520, so that the server supports the post-maintenance mode. Theexpansion module 550 is mounted on an expansion module mounting portion on thefront panel 560 of the rack, and anexpansion baffle 570 and anetwork card baffle 580 are mounted on a bottom shell of the expansion module to meet the requirements of air duct balance and EMI shielding. FIG. 5b is a block diagram illustrating an expansion module when a computing server implements a post-maintenance approach, according to an example embodiment. As shown in fig. 5b, a network management board is fixedly connected to a bottom board of thebottom case 590 of the expansion module, which can provide a structural foundation for replacing the service relocation with the front-end. A firststructural member 591 and a second structural member 592 are disposed between the two side plates of thebottom case 590 of the expansion module. The firststructural member 591 has a plurality of screw holes thereon. The second structural member 592 has a wire mesh interface and a plurality of threaded holes. When the computing server implements the post-maintenance mode, theexpansion barrier 570 is bolted to the firststructural member 591, and thenetwork card barrier 580 is bolted to the second structural member 592.
FIG. 5c is an exploded view of one computing server implemented post-maintenance approach, according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 5c, theexpansion component 510 is mounted on the expansioncomponent mounting portion 521 of therear panel 520, and theexpansion component 510 is plugged into thefirst expansion slot 531 on themotherboard module 530, so as to electrically connect theexpansion component 510 and themotherboard module 530.Network card module 540 is mounted on network cardmodule mounting portion 522 ofrear panel 520, andnetwork card module 540 is plugged into the second expansion slot onmotherboard module 530, so as to electrically connectnetwork card module 540 andmotherboard module 530. Theexpansion module 550 is mounted on an expansion module mounting portion on thefront panel 560 of the rack, but theexpansion module 550 does not have an expansion module and a network card module built therein, anexpansion baffle 570 and a network card stopper are mounted on a bottom case of the expansion module, and a circuit between theexpansion module 550 and themotherboard module 530 is in an off state. For example, when the expansion module and the main board module are connected by a cable, if the expansion module does not house the expansion component and the main board module, the cable connection of the expansion module and the main board module is disconnected.
According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the expansion component and the network card module are mounted on the expansion component mounting part and the network card module mounting part of the rear panel and are respectively connected to the first expansion slot and the second expansion slot on the mainboard module, so that the computing server supports a post-maintenance mode and can meet the maintenance requirement of a traditional data center.
When the computing server is in the pre-maintenance mode, the expansion baffle is mounted on the expansion component mounting portion, and the network card blocking piece is mounted on the network card module mounting portion. When the calculation type server is in a post-maintenance mode, the expansion baffle and the network card separation blade are both arranged on the bottom shell of the expansion module, so that when the maintenance mode of the calculation type server is changed, the installation positions of the expansion baffle and the network card separation blade are correspondingly adjusted, and the requirements of air duct balance and EMI shielding are met. The expansion baffle is fixedly connected to the area, where the expansion assembly is installed, in the bottom shell of the expansion module through bolts. The network card blocking sheet is fixedly connected to an area, in the bottom shell of the expansion module, where the network card module is installed, through bolts. The installation mode of the expansion baffle and the network card baffle and the expansion module is not limited to bolt connection, and the specific connection mode is not limited in the disclosure. For example, the expansion baffle and the network card module can be connected with the expansion module in a plugging mode.
In an optional embodiment, the computing server is divided into different modules through a modular design, wherein the different modules include an expansion module, a network card module, a fan module, a hard disk module, a mainboard module and the like, and the modules can support independent evolution of components and effectively improve operation and maintenance efficiency.
Alternatively, the layout of the computing server may be that the motherboard module and the fan module are shared parts in a front and rear maintenance mode. The front-back maintenance of the server is supported by a front-back mode of a management network and a service network; by placing the management network and the service network in the expansion module, the expansion module can be used to install the management network while supporting the service network.
The expansion module is positioned at the front end of the calculation type server, supports the front maintenance of the server, and is internally provided with a network management board, a network card module and an expansion assembly. It should be noted that the expansion component may be installed in the expansion card module, and may also be installed in the back end of the server to support the post-maintenance mode. The front and back maintenance of the server can be supported by different installation modes of the expansion component and the network module (including installation on the expansion module or installation on the back end of the server).
The following takes a 2U standard server design architecture as an example to describe the computing server provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. The whole machine framework comprises a rack, a hard disk module, a fan module, a power supply module and a mainboard module.
In a front maintenance mode layout, the rack is a carrier of the entire system for mounting other modules of the system. The expansion module is positioned on the rack and positioned on two sides of the front end of the computing server, and comprises an expansion module, a network card, a management network and other components. The hard disk module is located the middle position of server front end, and 3.5 cun HDD hard disks and 2.5 cun SSD dishes can be supported to the hard disk module. The fan module is located in the middle of the calculation type server and can be independently plugged and pulled out. The power module is located server rear end right side, and mountable standard module power also can place the Busbar module, and both overall dimension are unanimous. The mainboard module is located the calculation type server rear end, can be connected with the expansion module, the hard disk module of front end through the cable, and the mainboard module supports board and carries the management net gape simultaneously.
The expansion module comprises an expansion module bottom shell, an expansion component, a network card module and a network management board; the expansion module bottom shell is a module carrier, the network management board is fixed on the expansion module bottom shell through screws, and the network management board is provided with a network management interface which is used for being connected with the mainboard module and providing signal and power switching for the expansion assembly and the network card which are plugged on the expansion module. The network card module can be fixedly inserted from the front end of the bottom shell of the expansion module; the expansion component can be installed and fixed from the top of the expansion module downwards, and supports 3 full-height half-length or full-height full-length standard cards; and the system can also support half-high and half-long standard cards, such as standard PCIE network cards, RAID cards, GPU cards and the like. It should be noted that, in the computing server in the pre-maintenance mode, the expansion module can be pulled out of the rack after the cables are plugged in and pulled out of the rack; the expansion component is detachable from the expansion module.
In a post-maintenance layout, the rack is a carrier for the entire system and is used to mount other modules of the system. The expansion module is located on the rack and located on two sides of the front end of the computing server, only the network management board is installed in the bottom shell of the expansion module, and the hard disk module can be provided with 3.5-inch HDD hard disks and 2.5-inch SSD. The fan module is located in the middle of the calculation type server, the mainboard module is located at the rear end of the calculation type server, the positions of the modules are the same as the front maintenance mode, and the structure, the board card and the fixing mode are the same and are shared components. The expansion component is arranged at the rear end of the server, is directly connected with the mainboard module, and can be configured with full-height full-length, full-height half-length, half-height half-length and half-height full-length standard PCIE cards, such as raid cards, network cards, GPUs and the like. The network card module is arranged at the rear end of the server and is directly connected with the mainboard module. The expansion component and the network card module have the same structure as the expansion module and the network card module in the front maintenance mode and are shared modules. Meanwhile, a network management interface is arranged on the mainboard module, is replaced by a front-end standby interface for service transition, and is an interface accessed with a network management board in a front maintenance mode. It should be noted that, in the post-maintenance mode, the expansion module includes an expansion module bottom case, a network management board, an expansion baffle, and a network card baffle. Optionally, the network management board is an option, and is mainly replaced by a front backup for service relocation. The expansion baffle plate and the network card baffle plate can be arranged at the front end in a post-maintenance mode and arranged on a rear window at the rear end of the server in a front-maintenance mode.
The embodiment of the disclosure can support a post-maintenance mode of a computing server through modular design, and realizes the compatibility of a traditional data center and a large-scale internet data center computing server; meanwhile, the method supports the operation of a front maintenance mode, improves the installation, operation and maintenance efficiency of the current computing server, fully utilizes the front-end space of the server, and can support the technical evolution and higher power consumption of key devices.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.