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US 9,609,778 B1Granted
Server having a latch
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsStephen Spencer, Earl W. Moore, Vincent Nguyen
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Abstract
Example techniques for using a release latch to access a second tray of a server are disclosed. An example method includes operating a server in a rack. A release latch is engaged to initiate movement of a first tray of the server away from a second tray located behind the first tray. The second tray can then be accessed to remove and replace a storage drive from the second tray while the server remains in operation.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- operating a server in a rack, the server comprising a first tray, a second tray, and a processing component, wherein the second tray is behind the first tray on a same level of the server;
- engaging a latch to initiate moving the first tray from the second tray to facilitate access to a storage drive in the second tray;
- and
- removing the storage drive from the second tray while the server remains in operation,
- wherein a front surface of the latch comprises text related to access of the second tray, and wherein the front surface is tilted upward at an angle about 30° to about 60° with respect to a vertical axis of the front surface to promote visibility of the text when the latch is not engaged.
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A server for a rack, the server comprising:
- a processing component at a back portion of the server;
- a first tray at a front portion of the server;
- a second tray at a middle portion of the server behind the first tray, wherein the first tray and the second tray are on a same level of the server;
- and
- a release latch on the front portion of the server to initiate movement of the first tray with respect to the second tray to facilitate access to the second tray,
- wherein a front surface of the release latch comprises text indicating the second tray is accessed by engaging the release latch, and wherein the front surface, when the release latch is not engaged, is tilted upward at an angle about 30° to about 60° with respect to a vertical axis of the front surface to promote visibility of the text.
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A server rack comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a server disposed on a level of the server rack, the server comprising:
- a processing component at a back portion of the server;
- a first tray at a front portion of the server;
- a second tray at a middle portion of the server and behind the first tray;
- and
- a release latch on the front portion of the server to initiate movement of the first tray with respect to the second tray to facilitate access to the second tray,
- wherein a front surface of the release latch comprises text indicating the second tray is accessed by engaging the release latch, and wherein the front surface is tilted upward at an angle about 30° to about 60° with respect to a vertical axis of the front surface when the release latch is not engaged by a user to promote visibility of the text.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.