TW515938B

TW515938B - Large server system

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Publication number: TW515938B
Application number: TW90120180A
Authority: TW
Inventors: Ben Chang
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2001-08-17
Filing date: 2001-08-17
Publication date: 2003-01-01

Abstract

The present invention is a large server system for cost reduction and optimum heat radiation effect. The large server system is divided into four separated areas, including main board installation area, hard disc installation area, interface card installation area, and power supply installation area. With two sets of heat radiators installed separately on two sides of the main board installation area and a fan of power supply installed in the power supply installation area, a circulatory air flow is formed to improve heat radiation effect. Also, the mechanism cost is reduced when no additional case is required on the internal server.

Description

515938 五、發明說明α) 【發明領域】本發明係有關於一種伺服器，係應用於網路系統上，特別是一種可提高散熱效果之大型伺服器系統。【發明背景】伺服器是在網路系統中，扮演一個服務各終端機的角色，提供網路使用者需要的磁碟或印表等服務。常見的伺服器有槽案伺服器（f i 1 e s e r ν e r )及列印伺服器 (p r i n t e r s e r v e r )兩種。而大型伺服器系統則是包含有許多伺服器之系統，大型伺服器系統的需求量近來不斷的增加，原因無他，因為單一功能的伺服器的需求量增加，而使用者不希望增加太多的空間來放置，故大型伺服器的需求量也就隨之增加。現行的大型伺服器系統都是將單一功能之伺服器，直接裝設於大型伺服器内，因此不僅大型伺服器系統具有機構外殼，每一伺服器也都具有機殼，造成機構上的成本大幅增加，再加上因為結構特殊，在材質的硬度要求上也就較高，且每一伺服器在外型以及機構上都有獨特的設計，因此整體的機構設計成本與加工、材料成本也就需要相當高。也因為每一伺服器都具有其機殼，所以當其中有部分損壞時，需要將伺服器自大型伺服器系統上拆下，在將其拆解方可更換或是修理，造成維護以及更新方面相當多的不便。再加上因為每一伺服器的厚度都相當薄，無法選用較515938 V. Description of the invention α) [Field of the invention] The present invention relates to a server, which is applied to a network system, particularly a large-scale server system that can improve the heat dissipation effect. [Background of the Invention] A server plays a role of serving various terminals in a network system, and provides services such as disks or printing required by network users. Common servers include slot server (f i 1 e s e r ν e r) and print server (p r i n t e r s e r v e r). The large server system is a system containing many servers. The demand for large server systems has been increasing recently for no other reason, because the demand for single-function servers has increased, and users do not want to increase too much. Space, it will increase the demand for large servers. The current large-scale server system is a single-function server installed directly in the large-scale server. Therefore, not only the large-scale server system has a mechanical shell, but each server also has a housing, resulting in a large institutional cost. Increased, because of the special structure, the hardness requirements of the material are also high, and each server has a unique design on the appearance and mechanism, so the overall mechanism design cost and processing, material costs also need Quite high. Because each server has its own casing, when some of them are damaged, the server needs to be removed from the large server system, and it can be replaced or repaired after disassembling it, causing maintenance and update. Considerable inconvenience. In addition, because the thickness of each server is quite thin,

515938 五、發明說明（2) 大直徑的風扇’再加上必須裝設於大型伺服器系統内，其散熱效果更是糟糕，輕則造成系統不穩定，嚴重的話，甚至會造成伺服器的損壞。【發明之目的及概述】本發明乃為解決上述問題而提供一種大型伺服器系統’係可大幅降低機構上的成本，並且可提高散熱效果，同時’也可將部分零件設計為熱插式，可於損壞時，在系統沒有關閉的情況下直接更換。515938 V. Description of the invention (2) The large-diameter fan must be installed in a large-scale server system, and its heat dissipation effect is even worse. It may cause the system to be unstable. In serious cases, it may even cause damage to the server. . [Objective and Summary of the Invention] The present invention is to provide a large-scale server system to solve the above problems, which can greatly reduce the cost of the mechanism and improve the heat dissipation effect. At the same time, it can also design some parts as hot-pluggable. When it is damaged, it can be replaced without shutting down the system.

根據本發明所揭露的大型伺服器系統，係包含有一硬碟ό又置£、一主機板設置區、一介面卡設置區、一電源供應器設置區、兩組散熱裝置、一電源供應器連接板以及一介面卡連接板，硬碟設置區與介面卡設置區分別位於主機板設置區相鄰的兩側，而電源供應器設置區相鄰於介面卡設置區以及硬碟設置區，介面卡連接板設置於介面卡設置區以及主機板設置區間，電源供應器連接板設置於硬碟設置區以及電源供應|§設置區間，其中之一散熱裝置位於主機板設置區以及硬碟設置區間，另一組散熱裝置位於主機板設置區之另一側，藉由兩組散熱裝置產生一由硬碟設置隱朝向主機板设置區的氣流’而將此兩區之熱向外帶走， g己合電源供應器的風扇產生一由電源供應器向外的氣流，將電源供應器設置區以及介面卡設置區之熱向外帶走；如此彥生一循環的氣流，而可提高散熱效果，並且伺服器省表額外的機殼，而可降低機構上的成本，並可將零件設計為熱插式，方便更換以及維護。The large-scale server system disclosed in the present invention includes a hard disk, a motherboard installation area, an interface card installation area, a power supply installation area, two sets of heat sinks, and a power supply connection. Board and an interface card connection board, the hard disk setting area and the interface card setting area are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the motherboard setting area, and the power supply setting area is adjacent to the interface card setting area and the hard disk setting area, and the interface card The connection board is set in the interface card setting area and the motherboard setting section. The power supply connection board is set in the hard disk setting area and the power supply | § setting section. One of the heat sinks is located in the motherboard setting area and the hard disk setting section. One set of heat sinks is located on the other side of the main board's setting area. The two sets of heat sinks generate an airflow from the hard disk setting to the main board's setting area, and the heat from these two areas is taken away. The fan of the power supply generates an airflow outward from the power supply, and takes away the heat from the power supply setting area and the interface card setting area. Air flow, and heat dissipation effect can be improved, and the table server save additional housing, and the cost of the mechanism can be reduced, and the part designed as a hot-plug, easy to replace and maintain.

515938 五、發明說明（3) 為使對本發明的目的、構造特徵及其功能有進一步的了解，茲配合圖示詳細說明如下：【實施例詳細說明】一根據本發明所揭露的大型伺服器系統，如「第1圖」 =示’係包=有一硬碟設置區1 0、一主機板設置區2 0、一介面卡設置區=、-電源供應器設置區40、兩散熱裝置50 ”面卡連接板6 0以及一電源供應器連接板 70 〇515938 V. Description of the invention (3) In order to further understand the purpose, structural features, and functions of the present invention, detailed descriptions are given in conjunction with the drawings as follows: [Detailed description of the embodiment] A large-scale server system disclosed according to the present invention For example, "Figure 1" = shows' system package = there is a hard disk setting area 10, a motherboard setting area 20, an interface card setting area =,-power supply setting area 40, two heat sinks 50 "surface Card connection board 60 and a power supply connection board 70.

也就是說大型伺服器系統概略區分為四個區域，硬碟設置區1 0供設置硬碟，主機板設置區2 0供設置主機板（當然也包含主機板上的零件，譬如為中央處理器（cpu )、記憶體（Memory)以及週邊介面（i/o Interf ace ) 等等That is to say, the large server system is roughly divided into four areas: hard disk setting area 10 for setting hard disks, and motherboard setting area 20 for setting motherboards (of course, it also includes parts on the motherboard, such as the central processing unit). (Cpu), memory (i / o Interf ace), etc.

)’介面卡没置區3 0供設置各種的介面卡，電源供應器連接板7 0用以設置電源供應器，當然，硬碟與主機板間必須構成電性相連才行’而介面卡藉由位於介面卡設置區3 〇以及主機板設置區2 0間的介面卡連接板6 0而與主機板形成才目接。因為是一個大型伺服器系統’所以可包含有複數個主機板（譬如圖中所繪示的2 0個），而一個主機板相對有複數個硬碟（譬如圖所繪示為三個）、以及複數個介面卡。而各部分的安裝方向，硬碟可由硬碟設置區1 0相對於主機板設置區2 0的另一側裝入（也就是圖中所繪示的右側），而主機板由主機板設置區2 〇相對於介面卡設置區3 0的另一側裝入（也就是圖中所繪示的下方），介面卡可由介面卡設置區3 0相對於主機板設置區2 0的另一側裝入（也就是圖) 'Interface card no-setting area 30 is used for setting various interface cards, and the power supply connection board 70 is used for setting the power supply. Of course, the hard disk must be electrically connected to the motherboard.' The interface card connection board 60 located between the interface card setting area 30 and the motherboard setting area 20 is formed to be connected with the motherboard. Because it is a large server system, it can include multiple motherboards (such as the 20 shown in the figure), and a motherboard has multiple hard disks (such as the three shown in the figure), And multiple interface cards. In the installation direction of each part, the hard disk can be loaded from the other side of the hard disk setting area 10 relative to the motherboard setting area 20 (that is, the right side shown in the figure), and the motherboard is set by the motherboard setting area. 2 〇 It is installed on the other side of the interface card setting area 30 (that is, shown below), and the interface card can be installed on the other side of the interface card setting area 30 relative to the motherboard setting area 20 Into

515938 五、發明說明（4) 中所繪示的上方），而擾到的現象。 s在安裝各元件時，會有互相干如此，也就是說，雀服器的機殼，而直接將主大〒伺服器系統中，各内部伺統内，省去了伺服器額外板等兀件裝設在大型伺服器系本，因此大幅降低了在i卜=殼ί本以及料等等的成需要與主機板的數量相㈤。而電源供應器則不器（當然不限定為三個），^ 口:=為二個電源供應力引出來，供應所需的電力错：η;連接板7〇將電曰士、刀且同日守，因為内部伺服哭π 具有機殼，所以電源供應器可為熱插式（hot pius) ^應Is，#中之-損壞時，可即時更換，也就是說再= 為關機的情況下直接更換。硬碟也是相同的道理，可^教插式（hot plus)硬碟’可於其中之—損壞時，即時更…、換’也就是說再系統為關機的情況下直接更換。而系統的散熱問題’藉由兩散熱裂置5 〇 a 、$ 〇匕八設置在主機板設置區20的兩側，也就是緊鄰於硬碟設== 1 0的一側與相對的一侧。因為内部伺服器不具有機殼，/515938 V. The above description in the description of the invention (4)), and disturbed phenomenon. s When installing each component, they will work with each other, that is, the chassis of the server, and the main server system, each internal server, eliminating the need for additional servers and other components. The components are installed in the large-scale server system, so the cost of components and materials in the server is greatly reduced compared with the number of motherboards. The power supply device is not limited (of course, it is not limited to three). ^ Port: = is derived from two power supply forces, and the power required for supply is wrong: η; the connection board 70 will charge electricity, knife, and the same day. The power supply can be hot-plugged (hot pius) ^ 应 Is, # 中中-can be replaced immediately when it is damaged, that is to say, it is directly in the case of shutdown replace. The same principle applies to hard disks. Hot-plug hard disks can be taught in them—in case of damage, they can be replaced in real time ..., which means that the system can be replaced directly when the system is turned off. And the system's heat dissipation problem 'is set on both sides of the motherboard setting area 20 by two heat-dissipating 5 oa and $ 0 daggers, that is, the side close to the hard disk setting == 1 0 and the opposite side . Because the internal server does not have a housing, /

以可使用較大尺寸的散熱裝置50 a 、50 b (譬如為=流Z 扇等），因為尺寸較大’產生的氣流也較大，也就會有較佳的散熱效果。而散熱的氣流採用循環氣流’請參閱「第2圖」，首先藉由散熱裝置5 0 a將氣流由外界吸入硬碟設置區1 〇，並抽往主機板設置區2 0，有效地將硬碟的熱帶走，接著再$ 用散熱裝置50 b將氣流由主機板設置區2〇向外抽出，而有It is possible to use larger size heat sinks 50 a and 50 b (for example, = flow Z fan, etc.), because the larger the size, the larger the airflow, the better the heat dissipation effect. The cooling airflow uses circulating airflow. Please refer to "Figure 2". First, the airflow is drawn into the hard disk setting area 1 0 by the heat dissipation device 50 a, and is drawn to the motherboard setting area 20, which effectively removes the hard airflow. The tropical dish is gone, and then the airflow is drawn out from the motherboard setting area 20 with a heat sink 50b, and there is

515938 五、發明說明（5) 效將散熱裝置5 0 a 置區20所產生的熱生的熱較少，故直源供應器之風扇，器5又置區4 0到外面產生一個循環的氣【達成之功效】本發明係為〃區域，分別為主機以及電源供應器設兩側的兩組散熱裝為的風扇，形成一且内部伺服器不需且因省去伺服器的或是電源供應器設新。以上所述者，非用來限定本發明圍所作的均等變化自硬碟設置區1 0抽帶走。另一方面，接利用裝設於電源產生一個由介面卡的氣流，而將此雨流，而可提供散熱穆大型伺服器系統板設置區、硬碟設置區，再配合分別置，以及裝設於電循環之氣流，而可額外的機殼，因此機殼，可將伺服器計為熱插式’而可僅為本發明其中的的實施範圍；即凡與修飾，皆為本發出的熱以及主機板設介面卡設置區30所產供應器設置區4 0的電設置區3 0到電源供應區的熱帶走，如此，效果。 ’將糸統規劃為四個置區、介面卡設置區裝設於主機板設置區源供應區之電源供應大幅提南散熱效果，可降低機構之成本，的零件’譬如為硬碟方便系統維護以及更較佳實施例而已，並依本發明申請專利範明專利範圍所涵蓋。515938 V. Description of the invention (5) The heat generated by the heat sink 50 0a is less than the heat generated by the zone 20. Therefore, the fan of the direct power supply device, the zone 5 is placed in zone 40 to the outside to generate a circulating air. [Achieved effect] The present invention is a 〃 area, which is a host and a power supply. Two sets of cooling fans are installed on both sides of the fan to form an internal server without the need for the server or the power supply. Device is new. The above are not intended to limit the equal changes made by the present invention, and they are taken away from the hard disk setting area 10. On the other hand, the installation of the power supply generates an airflow from the interface card, and this rain current can provide heat dissipation. The large server system board setting area and hard disk setting area can be provided separately. In the air circulation of electricity, an additional casing can be added. Therefore, the casing can count the server as a hot-plug type, and it can only be the implementation scope of the present invention; that is, all the modifications and modifications are based on the heat emitted. And the motherboard setting interface card setting area 30, the power supply setting area 40, the electrical setting area 30, and the power supply area go to the tropical zone, so the effect is. 'Plan the system to four placement areas, interface card installation area installed in the motherboard supply area source supply area, the power supply greatly improves the heat dissipation effect, which can reduce the cost of the organization, such as hard disks to facilitate system maintenance As well as more preferred embodiments, it is covered by the patent application scope of the present invention.

515938 圖式簡單說明圖及意以示 ;之圖向意流示流之氣明明發發本本為為圖圖 12 第明 b 說 ο 號 5 符、式 a 圖 00000〇0 [1234567 區板置接區區設板連區置置器接器置設設應置連應設板卡供裝卡供碟機面源熱面源硬主介電散介電第9頁515938 The diagram is a simple illustration of the diagram and the meaning is shown; the book is sent to the intention to show the flow of air. The book is clearly issued as shown in Figure 12, No. b, ο, No. 5 symbol, Formula a, picture 0000000 [1234567 District board connection The board is connected with the board, and the connector is installed. The board shall be installed. The board shall be installed for the card.

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515938 六、申請專利範圍丄.一種大型伺服器系統，至少包含有：一主機板設置區，具有複數個主機板連接槽’可用以供設置複數個主機板；一硬碟設置區，係緊鄰於該主機板設置區’可用以供設置複數個分別相對應於該主機板之硬碟，且與該主機板構成電性相連；一介面卡設置區，係緊鄰於該主機板設置區，且相鄰於該硬碟設置區緊鄰的一側，用以供設置複數個分別相對於該主機板之介面卡；一介面卡連接板，係設置於該介面卡設置區與該主機板設置區之間，用以將該介面卡與該主機板形成電性相連；一電源供應器設置區，係緊鄰於該介面卡設置區與該硬碟設置區，可用以設置複數個電源供應器；一電源供應器連接板，位於該電源供應器設置區與該硬碟設置區間，用以導引出該電源供應器之電力；至少一組之散熱裝置，用以形成一由該硬碟設置區朝向該主機板設置區之氣流，而可將該硬碟設置區與該主機板設置區内所產生的熱向外帶走；以及其中藉由該電源供應器之散熱裝置提供一反向的氣流，可將該介面卡設置區與該電源供應器設置區内所產生的熱向外帶走，而形成一循環氣流。 2 ·如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該515938 6. Scope of patent application 一种 A large server system at least includes: a motherboard setting area with a plurality of motherboard connection slots' can be used to set a plurality of motherboards; a hard disk setting area, which is adjacent to The main board setting area can be used to set a plurality of hard disks corresponding to the main board and electrically connected to the main board; an interface card setting area is adjacent to the main board setting area. Adjacent to the hard disk setting area is a side for setting a plurality of interface cards respectively opposite to the motherboard; an interface card connecting board is arranged between the interface card setting area and the motherboard setting area For electrically connecting the interface card with the motherboard; a power supply setting area, which is adjacent to the interface card setting area and the hard disk setting area, can be used to set a plurality of power supplies; a power supply A connector board, located in the power supply device setting area and the hard disk setting section, for guiding the power of the power supply device; at least one set of heat dissipation devices for An airflow is formed from the hard disk setting area toward the motherboard setting area, and the heat generated from the hard disk setting area and the motherboard setting area can be taken away outwards; and the heat dissipation by the power supply is performed therein. The device provides a reverse airflow, which can remove the heat generated in the interface card installation area and the power supply installation area to form a circulating airflow. 2 · The large-scale server system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the

第10頁 515938 六、申請專利範圍硬碟係為熱插式（hot p 1 us)硬碟。 3. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該電源供應器係為熱插式（h 〇 t p 1 u s)電源供應器。 4. 如申請專利範圍第3項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該熱插式電源供應器係可於有故障時，在系統不需關閉的情況下直接更換。 5. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該散熱裝置係包含有複數個交流風扇。 6. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該散熱裝置係為兩組散熱裝置，其中一組該散熱裝置設置於該硬碟設置區與該主機板設置區間’另一組該散熱裝置係設置於該主機板設置區相對的另一側。 7. 如申請專利範圍第6項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該兩組散熱裝置分別包含有複數個交流風扇。 8. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該硬碟設置區係由相對於該主機板設置區的另一側將該硬碟裝入。 9. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該主機板設置區係由相對於該介面卡設置區的另一側將該主機板裝入。 1 0.如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該介面卡設置區係由相對於該主機板設置區的另一側將該介面卡裝入。 1 1 .如申請專利範圍第1項所述大型伺服器系統，其中該Page 10 515938 VI. Scope of Patent Application The hard disk is a hot-plug (hot p 1 us) hard disk. 3. The large-scale server system as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the power supply is a hot-plug (h 0 t p 1 u s) power supply. 4. The large-scale server system described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the hot-swappable power supply can be replaced directly when the system does not need to be shut down in the event of a failure. 5. The large-scale server system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the heat dissipation device includes a plurality of AC fans. 6. The large-scale server system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the heat sink is two sets of heat sinks, and one of the heat sinks is disposed in the hard disk setting area and the motherboard setting area. The heat dissipating device is disposed on the opposite side of the main board installation area. 7. The large-scale server system according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the two sets of heat dissipation devices each include a plurality of AC fans. 8. The large-scale server system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the hard disk setting area is loaded with the hard disk by the other side opposite to the motherboard setting area. 9. The large-scale server system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the motherboard setting area is loaded with the motherboard on the opposite side of the interface card setting area. 10. The large-scale server system according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the interface card setting area is loaded with the interface card with respect to the other side of the motherboard setting area. 1 1. The large-scale server system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the

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