Patent ID: 7464214
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A server blade, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB), including a connector for connecting the blade to a backplane comprising a local bus, and a removal mechanism for use by a person to disconnect said connector from said backplane for removal of the blade from a chassis while said chassis is powered up; an I/O link, affixed on said PCB; a server, affixed on said PCB, configured to transmit packets on said I/O link to a storage controller enclosed in said chassis, said packets including commands to transfer data to at least one storage device controlled by said storage controller; and a portion of the storage controller, affixed on said PCB, configured to receive said packets from said server on said I/O link, and to forward said commands on said backplane local bus to another portion of said storage controller affixed on a separate PCB enclosed in said chassis.