Patent ID: 8793514

Claim:
A server system, comprising: a motherboard partition comprising: a motherboard, and at least one processor coupled to the motherboard, each processor being coupled to a memory; a storage partition comprising the memory; a power circuit being capable of supplying current to the motherboard partition and the storage partition independently, the power circuit comprising: at least two redundant power supplies in parallel in the power circuit, each redundant power supply being capable of providing an amount of current necessary to operate the server system, an interface configured to connect the motherboard partition to a storage partition of a second server system via an external connection extending between the server system and the second server system, the second server system being external to the server system and powered separately therefrom; a first power switch positioned between the at least two redundant power supplies and the storage partition, wherein the first power switch is independently operable to selectively sever the power circuit to the storage partition, and a second power switch positioned between the at least two redundant power supplies and the motherboard partition, wherein the second power switch is selectively operable to sever the power circuit to the motherboard partition without severing power to the storage partition, wherein the motherboard partition is adapted to run a server operating system (OS).