Reduced depth data storage assembly and rack server

    公开(公告)号:US09924610B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US14316148

    申请日:2014-06-26

    IPC分类号: H05K7/14 G11B33/12

    CPC分类号: H05K7/1487 G11B33/124

    摘要: A reduced-depth rack server for a reduced depth rack includes a data storage device rotated a quarter turn within a carrier. An interposer cable connects at one end to a laterally presented electrical connector of the data storage device and presents another connector to an end that is inserted inwardly into a rack server chassis to electrically connect with a backplane of the reduced-depth rack server. In one embodiment, a data storage assembly of the data storage device, carrier and interposer cable is inserted from a front end of the chassis. In one embodiment, the data storage assembly is inserted from a top of the chassis to facilitate airflow.

    Safety-compliant PSU fault diagnosis mechanism to reduce PSU field returns

    公开(公告)号:US09910103B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US14955462

    申请日:2015-12-01

    CPC分类号: G01R31/40 G01R31/2884

    摘要: A power supply unit (PSU) performs a PSU fault diagnosis using a PSU fault detection module. The PSU fault detection module detects a diagnostic trigger event and initiates a series of checks of selected sub-systems. The PSU fault detection module determines whether the trigger event occurred while the PSU was connected within an information handling system (IHS) or physically removed from the IHS. If the trigger event occurred while the PSU was connected within an information handling system (IHS), the PSU fault detection module electrically isolates the PSU from the IHS using an ORing device, which blocks current flowing into the PSU. The PSU fault detection module determines whether a short circuit exists within the electrically isolated PSU. If a short circuit is identified, the PSU fault detection module determines that the PSU is not functioning properly and provides a notification of a malfunction of the PSU.

    Techniques for dynamic access control of input/output devices

    公开(公告)号:US09843603B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-12

    申请号:US13652587

    申请日:2012-10-16

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 H04L29/06 H04L12/24

    摘要: A technique for dynamically controlling access to client input/output devices includes generating, by a client, a connection request to a central repository. In response to receiving, by the client, a grant to the connection request, an input/output device policy is downloaded from the central repository. The input/output device policy specifies one or more attributes for one or more input/output devices of the client. A user agent, executing on the client, extracts the attributes for the one or more input/output devices from the input/output device policy. The agent then applies the extracted attributes to the client to dynamically control access to the one or more input/output devices based on whether the client is inside or outside an organizational network.

    Data driven hardware chips initialization via hardware procedure framework

    公开(公告)号:US09720703B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-01

    申请号:US13685702

    申请日:2012-11-26

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44 G06F9/445

    摘要: A system and computer program product provide processor initialization in different platform environments via a single code set. The system includes: in response to detecting a power-on operation of the processor, a microcontroller retrieving hardware procedures (HWP) framework code from a storage and triggering execution of the HWP framework code on the processor. The execution of the HWP framework code generates a HWP framework that comprises a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) which govern how all communication processes involving hardware procedures can be accomplished. The system further includes the microcontroller performing one or more initialization procedures by communicating one or more attribute data via the HWP framework to configure the processor for operation within a specific platform environment in which the processor is to be operated. The HWP framework includes standard interfaces and enables direct updates to hardware procedures without requiring a new flash code or a firmware patch.