Data storage server drawer
Technology is provided for a data storage server drawer. The server drawer includes a drawer chassis having first and second lateral drive bays separated by a central channel. The drawer chassis includes a front wall including one or more air flow openings, a bottom wall having one or more louvers opening toward the front wall, and a pair of sidewalls. A pair of drawer slides are each disposed on a corresponding one of the pair of sidewalls and configured for attachment to a rack. A first plurality of data storage devices is positioned in the first drive bay and a second plurality of data storage devices is positioned in the second drive bay. At least one data server is disposed in the central channel.
1. A data storage server drawer, comprising:
a drawer chassis, including:
a front wall;
a bottom wall having one or more louvers opening toward the front wall; and
a pair of sidewalls;
a pair of drawer slides each disposed on a corresponding one of the pair of sidewalls and configured for attachment to a rack;
a plurality of data storage devices positioned in the drawer chassis;
a data server card disposed in the drawer chassis and associated with a first subset of the plurality of data storage devices; and
a storage controller card disposed in the drawer chassis and associated with the first subset of the plurality of data storage devices.
2. The data storage server drawer of claim 1 , wherein the one or more louvers are positioned approximately in the middle of the bottom wall.
3. The data storage server drawer of claim 1 , wherein the front wall includes one or more air flow openings and further comprising at least one removable baffle positioned adjacent the front wall to at least partially block the one or more air flow openings.
4. The data storage server drawer of claim 1 , further comprising at least one data server and at least one storage controller disposed in the drawer chassis.
5. The data storage server drawer of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fans positioned on the drawer chassis and operative to draw air through the one or more louvers.
6. A data storage server drawer, comprising:
a drawer chassis having first and second lateral drive bays separated by a central channel, the drawer chassis including:
a front wall including one or more air flow openings;
a bottom wall having one or more louvers opening toward the front wall; and
a pair of sidewalls;
a pair of drawer slides each disposed on a corresponding one of the pair of sidewalls and configured for attachment to a rack;
a first plurality of data storage devices positioned in the first drive bay;
a second plurality of data storage devices positioned in the second drive bay;
at least one data server card disposed in the central channel and associated with one of the first and second lateral drive bays; and
at least one storage controller card disposed in the central channel and associated with the one of the first and second lateral drive bays.
7. The data storage server drawer of claim 6 , wherein the one or more louvers are positioned approximately in the middle of the bottom wall.
8. The data storage server drawer of claim 6 , further comprising at least one removable baffle positioned adjacent the front wall to at least partially block the one or more air flow openings.
9. The data storage server drawer of claim 6 , further comprising at least one storage controller disposed in the central channel.
10. The data storage server drawer of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of fans positioned on the drawer chassis and operative to draw air through the one or more air flow openings and the one or more louvers.
11. A data storage server drawer, comprising:
a drawer chassis having first and second lateral drive bays separated by a central channel, the drawer chassis including:
a front wall including one or more air flow openings;
a bottom wall having one or more louvers positioned approximately in the middle of the bottom wall and opening toward the front wall; and
a pair of sidewalls;
a pair of drawer slides each disposed on a corresponding one of the pair of sidewalls and configured for attachment to a rack;
a first plurality of data storage devices positioned in the first drive bay;
a second plurality of data storage devices positioned in the second drive bay;
first and second data server cards disposed in the central channel each associated with a corresponding one of the first and second lateral drive bays;
first and second storage controller cards disposed in the central channel each associated with a corresponding one of the first and second lateral drive bays; and
at least one removable baffle positioned adjacent the front wall to at least partially block the one or more air flow openings.
12. The data storage server drawer of claim 11 , further comprising first and second personality modules each associated with a corresponding one of the first and second lateral drive bays.
13. The data storage server drawer of claim 11 , wherein the first and second plurality of data storage devices each comprise 36 data storage devices.
14. The data storage server drawer of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of fans positioned on the drawer chassis and operative to draw air through one or more air flow openings and the one or more louvers.
15. The data storage server drawer of claim 11 , further comprising a cable track extending along the central channel positioned to receive server cables therethrough.