High density computer equipment storage system
View Patent ↗This relates to the manner in which computers are configured in a given area in order to conserve space and to deal with cooling issues associated with the close housing of a large number of computers. Efficient arrangements for efficiently increasing the density of computer configurations are shown, particularly when used in a network server or host environment.
1. A computer server system comprising:
at least one rack; and
at least two general purpose computer servers, each computer server having:
a main board having I/O connectors, including one or more data transmission ports, mounted thereon; and
a chassis having a front side that is configured to provide access to the I/O connectors on the main board, wherein the front side of the chassis is opposite a back side, and is further configured to provide access to one or more of: accessible data drives, removable power supplies, removable drives, removable media drives, power switch and ports for network connectivity;
wherein two of said computer servers are configured to be positioned in a back-to-back configuration in said rack so that the front sides of said computer servers face outwards from the rack; further wherein said computer servers and said rack cooperate to define a space between said computer servers and to direct air flowing into said space such that a quantity of air sufficient to constitute a cooling flow for said computer servers may flow within said space.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the space between the computer systems directs air flowing into the space to flow from the space into the backs of the computer servers and out of the front of the computer servers.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer servers are configured with at least one vent provided at the back of each computer server and at least one vent at the front of each computer server.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the space between the computer servers receives air flowing into the space from the backs of the computer servers.