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US 10,433,453 B2Granted
System for sealingly coupling groups of server cabinets
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorPerry D. Franz
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Abstract
A computer server rack has a platform, configured to support at least one server, with a front end and an opposed back end. The server rack also has a height adjuster coupled to the platform, and a control positioned a first distance from the front end and a second distance from the back end. The first distance is smaller than the second distance, and the control is configured to control the height adjuster to change a height of the back end of the platform.
Claims18
A method of installing computer equipment in a space, the method comprising:
- mounting a first cabinet with at least one server on a first remote actuated leveling mechanism, the first cabinet having a first back end, a first front end, and a vacuum engine;
- mounting a second cabinet with at least one server on a second remote actuated leveling mechanism, the second cabinet having a second back end and a second front end;
- positioning the first and second cabinets so that the first back end and second back end are spaced apart by a first distance, the first and second cabinets being positioned so that the first front end and second front end are spaced apart by a second distance, the first distance being smaller than the second distance;
- operating at least one of the remote actuated leveling mechanisms to vertically move a portion of the first back end, a portion of the second back end, or portions of both the first and second back ends;
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- activating the vacuum engine of the first cabinet to sealingly couple the first back end with the second back end of the second cabinet.
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A system comprising:
- a first cabinet, housing at least one server, mounted on a first remote actuated leveling mechanism, the first cabinet having a first back end, a first front end, and a vacuum engine;
- a second cabinet, housing at least one server, mounted on a second remote actuated leveling mechanism, the second cabinet having a second back end and a second front end;
- wherein the first and second cabinets are positioned so that the first back end and the second back end are spaced apart by a first distance, and the first front end and second front end are spaced apart by a second distance, the first distance being smaller than the second distance;
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- wherein at least one of the first and second remote actuated leveling mechanisms is adjusted to substantially match a height of the first back end of the first cabinet with a height of the second back end of the second cabinet, such that activation of the vacuum engine of the first cabinet sealingly couples the first back end of the first cabinet with the second back end of the second cabinet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.