Multi-node server platform

A multi-node server platform for use with a component rack, comprising:

• a cubby chassis configured for mounting in the component rack;
• a plurality of multi-server sleds housed in the cubby chassis, selected ones of the multi-server sleds comprising:
• a sled chassis having a sidewall and a bottom wall;
• a side-plane printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the sidewall in a substantially parallel orientation;
• a plurality of dividers attached to the bottom wall and oriented substantially perpendicular to the side-plane PCB;
• one or more server cards connected to the side-plane PCB and supported by a pair of the plurality of dividers, the one or more server cards comprising:
• a server PCB having a component side facing the bottom wall;
• and
• one or more server components coupled to the component side of the server PCB;
• and
• one or more removable side covers extending away from the bottom wall to enclose the one or more server cards between the side-plane PCB and the one or more removable side covers.

A multi-server sled for use in a cubby chassis, the multi-server sled comprising:

• a sled chassis having a vertical sidewall and a horizontal bottom wall, wherein the sled chassis has an open top and an open side opposite the vertical sidewall;
• a vertically oriented side-plane printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the vertical sidewall;
• a plurality of dividers attached to the bottom wall and oriented substantially perpendicular to the side-plane PCB;
• and
• one or more server cards connected to the side-plane PCB and horizontally supported by a pair of the plurality of dividers, the one or more server cards comprising:
• a server PCB having a first side facing the bottom wall and an outward facing second side enclosing the open top of the sled chassis;
• and
• one or more server components coupled to the first side of the server PCB.