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US 9,179,573 B1Granted
Rack-mounted multiple server module
OwnerMichael Lundquist, Jon E. Vanceinventors
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Abstract
A multiple server module includes a server chassis having a bottom, and a plurality of independently-operating, single-board computer servers arranged across the bottom of the server chassis. Each server has a compact footprint on the bottom which is defined by a motherboard alone, and each server includes a solid-state storage device, a processor, a networking port, and a power port carried on the motherboard within the footprint.
Claims20
A multiple server module comprising:
- a server chassis having a horizontal plane;
- and
- a plurality of independently-operative single-board computer servers arranged across the horizontal plane of the server chassis, each server having a compact footprint in the horizontal plane defined by a motherboard alone and including a solid-state storage device, processor, a networking port, and a power port carried on the motherboard within the footprint.
A multiple server module comprising:
- a server chassis;
- and
- a plurality of servers mounted to the server chassis;
- and
- the server chassis has a chassis height corresponding to one rack unit;
- wherein in an applied condition of the multiple server module in a server rack, the multiple server module occupies no more vertical space of and with respect to the server rack than the chassis height.
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A multiple server module comprising:
- a server chassis having a top and an opposed bottom;
- and
- a plurality of server modules in the server chassis, each server having a compact form factor defined by a motherboard of the server, the form factor characterized by a footprint corresponding to the motherboard;
- the servers are arranged on their respective footprints across the bottom of the server chassis;
- and
- between the top and bottom, the server chassis has a chassis height corresponding to one rack unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.