ADAPTER FACILITATING BLIND-MATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OF FIELD REPLACEABLE UNITS WITH VIRTUAL BACKPLANE OF COMPUTING RACK

摘要

A system for the management of rack-mounted field replaceable units (FRUs) that affords the enhanced availability and serviceability of FRUs provided by blade-based systems but in a manner that accommodates different types of FRUs (e.g., in relation to form factors, functionality, power and cooling requirements, and/or the like) installed within a rack or cabinet.

主权项

1. A method for electrically interconnecting one or more field replaceable units (FRUs) to at least one power source and at least one communication network within a computing rack, comprising:
receiving a FRU into a receiving bay of a computing rack, wherein the FRU comprises a connector arrangement fixed adjacent a rear portion of the FRU, and wherein the connector arrangement is electrically interconnected to at least one power port and at least one communication port of the FRU; interfacing, during at least a portion of the receiving, the FRU connector arrangement with a complimentary connector arrangement fixed adjacent a rear portion of the receiving bay of the computing rack, wherein the complimentary connector arrangement is electrically interconnected to at least one power source and at least one communication network within the computing rack, and wherein the interfacing electrically interconnects the FRU to the at least one power source and at least one communication network within the computing rack.