Claims
- 1. A computer system comprising:
a chassis; at least one server system housed in a subchassis removably installed in the chassis, wherein power supplied to the server system may be made through the front or the rear of the chassis.
- 2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the subchassis is one half the width of the chassis.
- 3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the subchassis is one fourth the width of the chassis.
- 4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the subchassis is comprised of a power supply, a processing unit and a plurality of expansion card slots.
- 5. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the expansion card slots are compact PCI card slots.
- 6. The computer system of claim 5, wherein chassis further comprises a midplane, and the expansion card slots mate with connectors on a midplane.
- 7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the server system further comprises a plurality of field replaceable units, removable from the front of the chassis.
- 8. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising cable routing brackets located on the chassis and a power supply input on the front portion of the subchassis to allow power to be connected through the front of the machine.
- 9. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising a power supply input on the rear of the chassis to allow power to be supplied from the rear of the subchassis.
- 10. A computer system housed in a subchassis comprising:
an upper bay; and a lower bay, said upper bay further comprising a plurality of expansion card slots; said lower bay further comprising a power supply, fan trays, a system controller board and a status indicator assembly; wherein said subchassis is removably mounted into a rack mountable chassis and where expansion cards for the expansion card slots, the fan trays and status indicator are all field replaceable from the front of the subchassis.
- 11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein power input to the power supply unit connects through the front of the chassis.
- 12. The computer system of claim 10, wherein power input to the power supply unit connects through the rear of the chassis.
- 13. The computer system of claim 10, wherein components in the lower bay of the subchassis mate with a midplane in the chassis.
- 14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the midplane is a field replaceable unit.
- 15. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the chassis further comprises a rear card cage, adapted for supporting rear transition cards
- 16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the rear card cage further includes guide rails spaced to allow for rear transition cards aligning with midplane connectors.
- 17. The computer system of claim 10, further including a subchassis handle to allow for the subchassis to be slideably installed into the chassis.
- 18. A computer system comprising;
a plurality of subchassis, each housing a server, the subchassis being insertable into said chassis; wherein each of said subchassis further comprise an upper bay and a lower bay, and a plurality of field replaceable components included therein, wherein connectivity to said field replaceable units is established through a subchassis midplane mating with a rear card cage in the chassis.
- 19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein power input to the subchassis is located in the front of the subchassis.
- 20. The computer system of claim 18, wherein power input to the subchassis is located in the rear of the subchassis.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to provisional application Ser. No. 60/179,734 filed Feb. 2, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60179734 |
Feb 2000 |
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