High availability small foot-print server
First Claim
1. A small foot-print server comprising:
- a server chassis having a small foot-print;
a first computer module housed in the server chassis, the first computer module having a first fan;
a second computer module housed in the server chassis, the second computer module having a second fan operating independently of the first fan; and
a communication module housed in the server chassis having an integrated network interface coupled to the first and second computer modules.
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Abstract
A novel high availability small foot-print server is described in which four or more separate computer modules and associated power supply and communication connections or other units are clustered together in a single server chassis to occupy a limited amount of space while providing maximum accessibility for administrative, maintenance, installation, or other purposes. Each separate computer module is equipped with its own fan or blower box to provide redundancy in the case of fan or blower box failure. The server chassis is contoured to provide for natural interconnection such that more than one high availability small foot-print server may be stacked together to take up the same amount of floor, shelf, or desk space as a single server.
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28 Claims
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1. A small foot-print server comprising:
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a server chassis having a small foot-print;
a first computer module housed in the server chassis, the first computer module having a first fan;
a second computer module housed in the server chassis, the second computer module having a second fan operating independently of the first fan; and
a communication module housed in the server chassis having an integrated network interface coupled to the first and second computer modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A server chassis comprising:
a receptacle having five sides perpendicularly disposed to form an opening on the sixth side to receive a first computer module having a first fan, and second computer module having a second fan independent of the first fan, the first computer module operating to automatically fail over to the second computer module when the first fan of the first computer module fails, the receptacle having a small foot-print on a horizontal surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for a high availability small foot-print server comprising:
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inserting a first computer module into a server chassis having a small footprint, the first computer module having a first fan;
inserting a second computer module into the server chassis without disturbing the first computer module, the second computer module having a second fan operating independently of the first fan; and
controlling the first computer module to automatically fail over to the second computer when the first fan fails. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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