Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a 4U wireless cabled server which can improve the assembly efficiency of products, reduce the maintenance cost of the products and is interconnected through a back plate, and improve the quality and the humanized design degree of the products.
To this end, the present invention provides a 4U cableless server interconnected via a backplane, comprising: the server comprises a server case, a connecting back plate, a main control node module, a power supply module and a fan module, wherein the main control node module is vertically arranged at one end of the server case close to a front panel in parallel, the power supply module and the fan module are arranged at one end of the server case close to a rear panel, the connecting back plate is arranged between the main control node module and the power supply module, a node power supply connector and a node signal connector are arranged at one side of the connecting back plate close to the main control node module, and the main control node module is inserted into the connecting back plate through the node power supply connector and the node signal connector; and a power supply connector and a fan connector are arranged on one side of the connecting back plate, which is far away from the main control node module, and the power supply module and the fan module are respectively inserted into the connecting back plate through the power supply connector and the fan connector.
The invention further improves the server chassis, and the server chassis further comprises a back panel frame, and the connecting back panel is inserted into the server chassis through the back panel frame.
The invention has the further improvement that the inner walls of the two sides of the server case are provided with limiting columns, and the limiting columns are arranged beside the back plate frame.
The invention is further improved in that the left side and the right side of the connecting back plate are provided with first avoiding grooves, and the positions of the first avoiding grooves correspond to the positions of the mounting pieces of the back plate frame.
The invention is further improved in that a second avoiding groove is arranged beside the fan connector connected with the backboard.
The invention is further improved in that the top plate of the server case is provided with a detachably mounted middle cover plate, and the middle cover plate is arranged above the connecting back plate.
The invention is further improved in that the fan modules are arranged in parallel at the bottom of the server case close to one end of the back panel, and the positions of the fan modules correspond to the positions of the fan connectors on the connecting back panel.
The invention has the further improvement that a PCIE module connector is also arranged on one side of the connection backboard, which is close to the rear panel of the server case, and the PCIE module is inserted into the connection backboard through the PCIE module connector and is arranged above the fan module.
The invention has the further improvement that the invention also comprises a communication control module, one side of the connection backboard, which is close to the rear panel of the server case, is also provided with a communication control module connector, the power modules are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the server case, and the communication control module is arranged between the power modules and the PCIE module through the communication control module connector.
The invention is further improved in that the connection back plate is inserted into the chassis server from top to bottom, the main control node module is inserted into one side of the connection back plate in a drawer type, and the power supply module, the fan module and the PCIE module are inserted into the other side of the connection back plate in a drawer type.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: through the optimized structural design, modules in various server cases such as a main control node module, a power supply module and a fan module can be connected in a plug-in mode through the connecting back plate, the power supply and signal switching connection function is achieved for each module in the server case, cable connection is replaced through the optimized structural design, the connecting back plate is plugged into the server case from top to bottom during assembly, the main control node module is plugged into one side of the connecting back plate in a drawer mode, the power supply module, the fan module and the PCIE module are plugged into the other side of the connecting back plate in a drawer mode, the design of wireless cable connection is achieved, the assembly efficiency of products can be effectively improved, and the product maintenance cost is reduced.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, this example provides a 4U cableless server interconnected by a backplane, including: the server case comprises a server case 1, a power supply module 2, a connecting back plate 4, a main control node module 5 and a fan module 6, wherein the main control node module 5 is vertically arranged at one end of the server case 1 close to a front panel in parallel, the power supply module 2 and the fan module 6 are arranged at one end of the server case 1 close to a rear panel, the connecting back plate 4 is arranged between the main control node module 5 and the power supply module 2, one side of the connecting back plate 4 close to the main control node module 5 is provided with a node power supply connector 401 and a node signal connector 402, and the main control node module 5 is inserted into the connecting back plate 4 through the node power supply connector 401 and the node signal connector 402; a power connector 403 and a fan connector 404 are arranged on one side of the connection backplane 4 away from the main control node module 5, and the power module 2 and the fan module 6 are respectively plugged on the connection backplane 4 through the power connector 403 and the fan connector 404.
The case shell 1 refers to a case shell of a 4U cableless server; a power connector 403 is further arranged on one side of the connection backboard 4 close to the rear panel of the server case 1, and the power module 2 is plugged on the connection backboard 4 through the power connector 403, so as to supply power to the connection backboard 4 and each module plugged on the connection backboard 4 for switching connection; the power modules 2 are used for providing power, the number of the power modules 2 is four, and 2+2 redundant power supplies are formed, and the four power modules 2 are respectively and symmetrically arranged on two sides of the server case 1, so that power supply and heat dissipation are facilitated; the power of the power module 2 enters the connection backplane 4 through the power connector 403, and is redistributed to each power-consuming module, such as the main control node module 5, the PCIE module 7, and the fan module 6; the main control node module 5 is a module where a main control circuit board is located, and is also called a computing bin module or a motherboard module. The connection back plate 4 is a PCB back plate arranged in the case shell 1 and is a back plate for providing power supply and signal connection.
As shown in fig. 1, 4 and 5, the front surface of the connection backplane 4 in this embodiment preferably includes a node power connector 401 for implementing power supply and connection and a node signal connector 402 for implementing signal connection, the node power connector 401 is a power connector between the connection backplane 4 and the main control node module 5 for implementing power supply of the main control node module 5, and the connection backplane 4 is preferably vertically arranged at a middle rear end position of the chassis housing 1, that is, a position close to one end of the rear panel in the middle; the power connector 403 is a power connector for realizing the plug-in connection between the connection backplane 4 and the power module 2, and the fan connector 404 is a connector for realizing the plug-in connection between the connection backplane 4 and the fan module 6.
In this embodiment, the power module 2 is connected to the connection backplane 4 through the power connector 403, and then is connected to the master control node module 5 through the node power connector 401 and the node signal connector 402, so that a good foundation is provided for the quick connection of power and signals of the modules such as the master control node module 5, the PCIE module 7, the fan module 6 and the like, the cable-less plugging assembly of the server can be realized quickly and efficiently, the convenience of installation and maintenance of the server is effectively improved, the assembly efficiency of the server is improved, and the subsequent maintenance difficulty and cost of the product are reduced.
As shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment further includes a back panel frame 3, the back panel frame 3 is a mounting frame connected to a back panel 4, and the middle cover plate 102 is disposed above the connecting back panel 4. The connecting back plate 4 is inserted into the server case 1 from top to bottom through the back plate frame 3; correspondingly, as shown in fig. 7, the top plate of the server case 1 is provided with a detachable middle cover plate 102, when the server case is installed, the middle cover plate 102 is opened to quickly realize the insertion of the connection back plate 4, similarly, when the product is maintained and detached, the connection back plate 4 can be drawn out only by opening the middle cover plate 102, and of course, in order to increase the structural firmness of the product, the back plate frame 3 can be connected with the server case 1 through screws, bolts or fasteners.
As shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, the inner walls of the two sides of the server chassis 1 are provided with limiting posts 101, the limiting posts 101 are riveted to the back panel frame 3, preferably, the two sides of the back panel frame 3 are provided with the limiting posts 101, so that when the connection back panel 4 is mounted or dismounted, the connection back panel can be limited to avoid colliding with other modules; similarly, other modules can be prevented from colliding with the connection backboard 4; on this basis, the inner walls of the two sides of the server case 1 are preferably provided with bottom limiting parts, and the bottom limiting parts are arranged at the bottom of the back plate frame 3, so that a limiting foundation is provided for the insertion depth of the back plate frame 3.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, first avoiding grooves 405 are formed on the left and right sides of the connecting back plate 4, and the positions of the first avoiding grooves 405 correspond to the positions of the mounting members of the back plate frame 3. The mounting parts of the back panel frame 3 refer to screw mounting positions and the like of the back panel frame 3, and the groove direction of the first avoidance groove 405 is consistent with the plugging direction of the connecting back panel 4, so that the design can provide mounting positions for the back panel frame 3 and can also be used as a clamping groove to improve the connection firmness degree of the back panel frame 3.
It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 4 and fig. 5, in this embodiment, a second avoiding groove 406 is disposed beside the fan connector 404 of the connection backplane 4, and the groove direction of the second avoiding groove 406 is horizontal, so that the design can make full use of the position beside the fan connector 404 to reserve an operating space for the fan module 6, and in the actual maintenance process, the design can be used as a fastening position to implement the installation and the detachment of the heat dissipation fan, and the internal space of the product is designed reasonably and efficiently.
In this embodiment, the fan modules 6 are arranged in parallel at the bottom of the server chassis 1 near the end of the back panel, the position of the fan module 6 corresponds to the position of the fan connector 404 on the connection backplane 4, in fact, the position of each module corresponds to the position of its corresponding connector on the connection backplane 4, for example, the position of the main control node module 5 corresponds to the positions of the node power connectors 401 and the node signal connectors 402 on the connection backplane 4, so that direct insertion can be realized quickly, and in the structural design, the position of each connector or connector of the connection backplane 4, including the positions of the limiting posts 101 and the bottom limiting members on both sides of the server chassis 1, actually has corresponding purposes, and is not designed or placed randomly, including the first avoiding groove 405 and the second avoiding groove 406, and is designed according to the actual requirement so as to optimize and reasonably utilize the internal space as much as possible, simplify the mounting and dismounting process and reduce the maintenance cost of the product.
As shown in fig. 5, in this embodiment, a PCIE module connector 407 is further disposed on one side of the connection backplane 4 close to the rear panel of the server chassis 1, the PCIE module connector 407 is disposed between the power connectors 403 on both sides, and the PCIE module 7 is inserted into the connection backplane 4 through the PCIE module connector 407 and is disposed above the fan module 6, so that the fan module 6 and the PCIE module 7 can be disposed in two parallel rows, as shown in fig. 6, the positions of the server chassis close to the rear panel are utilized as much as possible to implement the layout of a plurality of cooling fans and a plurality of sets of PCIE modules, and the cooling efficiency of the product is ensured.
As shown in fig. 5, the present embodiment further includes a communication control module 8, where the communication control module 8 refers to an extended communication control interface, such as a communication control interface of a CMC module, and the communication control module 8 is disposed between the PCIE module connector 407 and the power connector 403, a communication control module connector 408 is further disposed on one side of the connection backplane 4 close to the rear panel of the server chassis 1, the power modules 2 are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the server chassis 1, and the communication control module 8 is disposed between the power modules 2 and the PCIE module 7 through the communication control module connector 408, so as to facilitate rapid assembly of the communication control module 8, and reasonably and efficiently utilize a limited space of the chassis housing 1 close to one end of the rear panel.
It is emphasized again that, in this embodiment, the connection backplane 4 is inserted into the chassis server from top to bottom, the main control node module 5 is inserted into one side of the connection backplane 4 from the front panel to the rear panel of the server chassis 1 in a drawer-like manner, and the power module 2, the fan module 6 and the PCIE module 7 are inserted into the other side of the connection backplane 4 from the rear panel to the front panel of the server chassis 1 in a drawer-like manner, so that the modules of the 4U cableless server are installed in a cableless manner from different directions, thereby improving the assembly efficiency to a great extent and reducing the maintenance cost of the product.
In summary, in this embodiment, through an optimized structural design, the modules in various server chassis 1 such as the main control node module 5, the power module 2, and the fan module 6 can all realize plug-in connection through the connection backplane 4, so as to realize a power supply and signal transfer connection function for each module in the server chassis 1, and further replace the connection of cables through the optimized structural design, during assembly, the connection backplane 4 is plugged into the chassis server from top to bottom, the main control node module 5 is plugged into one side of the connection backplane 4 in a drawer-type manner, and the power module 2, the fan module 6, and the PCIE module 7 are plugged into the other side of the connection backplane 4 in a drawer-type manner, so as to realize the design of wireless cable connection, and further effectively improve the assembly efficiency of products, and reduce the product maintenance cost.
The foregoing is a more detailed description of the invention in connection with specific preferred embodiments and it is not intended that the invention be limited to these specific details. For those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all shall be considered as belonging to the protection scope of the invention.