Abstract: A multiple blade computer server housing comprises a cabinet having a first side and a second side, at least one chassis positioned within the cabinet that houses a plurality of server blades and a plurality of interface cards, and at least one door panel hingedly mounted to the second side such that access to the second side is gained by opening the door panel. The door panel has mounted thereon at least one network switch card. Generally, the network switch card can be connected by cables to at least a portion of the plurality of interface cards. In another aspect, the invention pertains to a door for a computing blade server housing where the door comprises a door panel, a track system located on at least one side of the door panel, and plurality of interface connectors located along at least one edge of the door panel.

Abstract: A multiple blade computer server housing comprises a cabinet having a first side and a second side, at least one chassis positioned within the cabinet that houses a plurality of server blades and a plurality of interface cards, and at least one door panel hingedly mounted to the second side such that access to the second side is gained by opening the door panel. The door panel has mounted thereon at least one network switch card. Generally, the network switch card can be connected by cables to at least a portion of the plurality of interface cards. In another aspect, the invention pertains to a door for a computing blade server housing where the door comprises a door panel, a track system located on at least one side of the door panel, and plurality of interface connectors located along at least one edge of the door panel.

Abstract: A system for remote booting of a server generally includes a client initiator, an iSCSI virtualizer, and an iSCSI initiator. The client initiator requests access to the server and the iSCSI virtualizer receives the access request. Then, the iSCSI initiator acts upon the request received by the iSCSI virtualizer to initiate login to the server through use of an iSCSI Boot ROM on the server and to emulate a disk operating system through use of the iSCSI Boot ROM, which enables the server to boot. The server boots in both an 8-bit and a subsequent 32-bit mode. The iSCSI Boot ROM appears as a local device upon the completion of the server boot. The iSCSI virtualizer authenticates the login at least twice. The iSCSI virtualizer includes a pair of replicated active directory service servers (ADSS).

Abstract: A scalable Internet engine that dynamically reassigns server operations in the event of a failure of an ADSS (Adaptive Data Storage System) server. A first and a second ADSS server mirror each other and include corresponding databases with redundant data, domain host control protocol servers, XML interfaces and watchdog timers. The ADSS servers are communicatively coupled to at least one engine operating system and a storage switch; the storage switch being coupled to at least one storage element. The second ADSS server detects, via a heartbeat monitoring algorithm, the failure of the first ADSS server and automatically initiates a fail over action to switch over functions to the second ADSS server. The architecture also includes a supervisory data management arrangement that includes a plurality of reconfigurable blade servers coupled to a star configured array of data management units.