Multiple server configuration within a single server housing
AssigneeLoudcloud, Inc.
InventorRobert Lopez
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a technique whereby multiple servers may be contained within single server chassis or housing. This space saving technique is used to increase the server-to-space ratio for purposes of data warehousing facility cost minimization, and to reduce a maximum amount of space required by a large number of servers. Multiple improvements have been made to each of the servers contained within a single server housing to allow for proper functionality of each of the servers contained within a housing. Additionally, the multiple servers of the present invention have many improvements that allow for remote monitoring, maintenance, and reconfiguration by a remote user or system administrator.
Claims16
A server unit having the functionality of multiple computer application servers, wherein the server unit comprises:
- a power supply for each of the multiple computer application servers contained within the server unit;
- a removable disk drive for each of the multiple computer application servers contained within the server unit;
- a motherboard for each of the multiple computer application servers contained within the server unit;
- a computer processing unit (CPU) disposed on the motherboard of each of the multiple computer application servers;
- at least one hard drive associated with each of the computer application servers contained within the server unit;
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- a network connection for each of the multiple computer application servers to connect the motherboard of each of the multiple computer application servers to a network external to the server unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.