Packaging architecture for a data server

A rack-mount data server, comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components comprising at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power supply;
• a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device and a second rack accommodating the logic chassis, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack as the second topmost rack;
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• a front door covering a front side of the data server, the front door comprising an openable peripheral access door separate from and within the front door to allow access to the first rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device;
• wherein the first rack is supported by the housing to move from a housed position within the housing to an extended position at least partially outside the housing, further wherein the second rack is supported by the housing to move from a housed position within the housing to an extended position at least partially outside the housing.

A rack-mount data server, comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components comprising at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power supply;
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• a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device and a second rack accommodating the logic chassis, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack as the second topmost rack;
• wherein the first rack is supported by the housing to move from a housed position within the housing to an extended position at least partially outside the housing, to allow access to the logic chassis from the top of the data server;
• the data server further comprising a logic chassis cover, the cover being movable to an open position when the first rack is moved to the extended position, the cover being pivotally mounted with respect to the logic chassis to swing into a space occupied by the first rack in its housed position.

A rack-mount data server, comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components comprising at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and at least one power supply;
• and
• a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating at least one of the data server components and a second rack accommodating at least one of the data server components, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack as the second topmost rack;
• wherein the first rack is supported by the housing to move from a housed position within the housing to an extended position at least partially outside the housing, to allow access to the at least one data server component accommodated by the second rack from the top of the data server;
• the data server further comprising a second rack cover, the cover being movable to an open position when the first rack is moved to the extended position, the cover being pivotally mounted with respect to the second rack to swing into a space occupied by the first rack in its housed position.

A rack-mount data server comprising a single computer unit, the server comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of data server components supported by the housing, the components comprising at least one peripheral storage device, a logic chassis for the data server, at least one disk drive on which the data server stores files, and a power supply comprising at least one power supply element, the plurality of data server components being contained within the single computer unit and being powered by the power supply;
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• a plurality of racks coupled with the housing to accommodate the data server components, the racks including a first topmost rack accommodating the at least one peripheral storage device, a second rack accommodating the logic chassis, and a third rack accommodating the power supply, the housing supporting the second rack underneath the first rack, the first topmost rack accommodating only the at least one peripheral storage device of the data server, and the second rack accommodating only the logic chassis of the data server, wherein the first rack is supported by the housing to move from a housed position within the housing to an extended position at least partially outside the housing to allow access to the logic chassis from the top of the data server, further wherein the second and third racks are supported by the housing to move from respective housed positions within the housing to respective extended positions at least partially outside the housing.