APPLICATION SERVER BLADE FOR EMBEDDED STORAGE APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A server blade, comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB), including a connector for connecting the blade to a backplane comprising a local bus, and a removal mechanism for use by a person to disconnect said connector from said backplane for removal of the blade from a chassis while said chassis is powered up;
an I/O link, affixed on said PCB;
a server, affixed on said PCB, configured to transmit packets on said I/O link to a storage controller enclosed in said chassis, said packets including commands to transfer data to at least one storage device controlled by said storage controller; and
a portion of the storage controller, affixed on said PCB, configured to receive said packets from said server on said I/O link, and to forward said commands on said backplane local bus to another portion of said storage controller affixed on a separate PCB enclosed in said chassis.
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Abstract
A server blade includes a printed circuit board (PCB), including a connector for connecting the blade to a backplane comprising a local bus, and a removal mechanism for use by a person to disconnect the connector from the backplane for removal of the blade from a chassis while the chassis is powered up. The server blade also includes an I/O link and a server, each affixed on the PCB. The server transmits packets on the I/O link to a storage controller enclosed in the chassis. The packets include commands to transfer data to at least one storage device controlled by the storage controller. A portion of the storage controller, affixed on the PCB, receives the packets from the server on the I/O link, and forwards the commands on the backplane local bus to another portion of the storage controller affixed on a separate PCB enclosed in the chassis.
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20 Claims
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1. A server blade, comprising:
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a printed circuit board (PCB), including a connector for connecting the blade to a backplane comprising a local bus, and a removal mechanism for use by a person to disconnect said connector from said backplane for removal of the blade from a chassis while said chassis is powered up;
an I/O link, affixed on said PCB;
a server, affixed on said PCB, configured to transmit packets on said I/O link to a storage controller enclosed in said chassis, said packets including commands to transfer data to at least one storage device controlled by said storage controller; and
a portion of the storage controller, affixed on said PCB, configured to receive said packets from said server on said I/O link, and to forward said commands on said backplane local bus to another portion of said storage controller affixed on a separate PCB enclosed in said chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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