Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a drive assembly, a chassis assembly, and a server device. The drive assembly comprises: a drive having a first end extending in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the drive and a first side extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the drive, wherein the drive interface is provided at the first end of the drive; and an adapter having first and second interfaces that are electrically connected with each other, wherein the first interface is plugged into the drive interface, and the second interface is adjacent to the first side of the drive so as to be electrically coupled to other components.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a heat dissipater for a storage and the corresponding storage. The storage comprises a drawer chassis including at least one baffle arranged in a direction perpendicular to a pulling direction of the drawer chassis. The drawer chassis accommodates disks organized in a plurality of rows and placed against the corresponding baffle. The heat dissipater comprises: venting holes arranged on the baffle and corresponding to disks placed against the respective baffle; and flyers arranged on the baffle and corresponding to the venting holes respectively, the flyers being arranged to block the corresponding venting holes and to expose the corresponding venting holes in response to the attraction of the magnetic winding.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an adaptor for a storage device. The adaptor comprises a baseboard arranged to support an open compute program (OCP) mezzanine card in the storage device; a connector coupled to the baseboard and arranged to connect with the storage device; and an adapting part coupled to the baseboard and comprising an insertion slot for receiving a first interface of the OCP mezzanine card.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a method and device for balancing a supply current. In one embodiment, a current supply current for a load is detected. A first signal representing the current supply current is transmitted to a digital logic module. A second signal representing a maximum supply current and a third signal representing a minimum supply current are received from the digital logic module. A subsequent supply current for the load is determined based on the current supply current, the maximum supply current and the minimum supply current. By using the method and device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the supply currents of a plurality of power supply units for the load can be balanced a simple way with a low hardware cost.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a chassis and a heat sink for use in the chassis. Disks in rows are arranged in the chassis, and the heat sink comprises an air ingress channel extending from a first end of a housing of the chassis to a side portion of the disks away from the first end; an air egress channel extending from the first end to a second end opposite to the first end, the air egress channel being spaced apart from the air ingress channel by the disks; an intermediate channel comprised of gaps between the disks and fluidically communicating the air ingress channel with the air egress channel; and a fan disposed in the air egress channel and being operable to form a negative pressure in the air egress channel.

Abstract: An electronic module carrier in one embodiment comprises a carrier housing having a front portion and a rear portion, and a plurality of sub-carriers configured for separate insertion into and removal from respective sub-carrier slots in the front portion of the carrier housing. Each of the sub-carriers is configured to support at least one non-volatile memory module. The electronic module carrier is configured with a designated standard form factor for insertion into and removal from a carrier slot in a front portion of an electronic equipment chassis. For example, the standard form factor may be a 2.5? storage drive form factor. The non-volatile memory modules may comprise respective flash drives or other types of non-volatile memory modules implemented using an M.2 form factor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a guiderail for a cabinet, a chassis and a cabinet. Specifically, the present disclosure discloses a guiderail (1) used in a cabinet (100) and the corresponding chassis (2) and the cabinet (100). The guiderail (1) is mounted in the cabinet (100) and used to fix the chassis (2) which can accommodate storage processing units (3) with different dimensions. According to the present disclosure, the guiderail (1) comprises a main body part (10) and an extended part (30), wherein the main body part (10) is used to support the chassis (2) when it is inserted into the cabinet (100) along the guiderail (1); and the extended part (20) is used to fix the storage processing unit (3) extending from the chassis (2) so that storage processing units (3) of different dimensions can share the chassis (2) with the same specification.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a top cover arrangement for a storage and the corresponding storage. The storage comprises a drawer chassis which accommodates disks that are organized among a plurality of rows. The top cover arrangement covers the disks in a foldable manner and comprises: a substrate covering the disks and being flexible; and a plurality of folding parts mounted on the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of the rows; the folding parts being adapted to be at least partially folded to expose at least one row of disks in response to the disks being pulled out of the drawer chassis.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a heat dissipater for a storage and the corresponding storage. The storage comprises a drawer chassis including at least one baffle arranged in a direction perpendicular to a pulling direction of the drawer chassis. The drawer chassis accommodates disks organized in a plurality of rows and placed against the corresponding baffle. The heat dissipater comprises: venting holes arranged on the baffle and corresponding to disks placed against the respective baffle; and flyers arranged on the baffle and corresponding to the venting holes respectively, the flyers being arranged to block the corresponding venting holes and to expose the corresponding venting holes in response to the attraction of the magnetic winding.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solution for fault unit indication. In some embodiments, there is provided a method for positioning a fault unit. The method comprises supplying power to a controller and a light emitting diode (LED) circuit by a battery module, wherein the LED circuit includes a plurality of LEDs associated with a plurality of units. The method further comprises transmitting a trigger signal to the controller by the battery module in response to receiving a control signal for triggering positioning, such that an LED of the plurality of LEDs associated with a fault unit is turned on.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adapter for use in a storage device. The adapter comprises a substrate including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device; a first connector fixed on the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector adapted to connect to the storage device; and an adapting part connected with the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part including a slot that is adapted to connect to a second connector of the PCIe card. In this manner, additional user-defined IC card functions and advanced features are supported while functions of the existing PCIe cards are fully utilized.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for managing a storage device and a storage device, the storage device including a chassis and a hard disk assembly. The method comprises: receiving a signal indicating a position of the hard disk assembly relative to the chassis, the hard disk assembly being slidably coupled to the chassis, and the signal being generated by an electromechanical element disposed on the hard disk assembly; and controlling a rotating speed of a fan based at least in part on the signal, the fan being disposed in the chassis and configured to blow wind to the hard disk assembly.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for determining a physical position of an electronic device. The method comprises obtaining, at a power distribution unit (PDU) that provides power supply for the electronic device, a position identifier of a physical position of the PDU from a radio frequency (RF) tag reader. The method further comprises providing to a computing device the position identifier, a network address of the PDU and a network address of the electronic device associated with the network address of the PDU so that the computing device determines the physical position of the electronic device.

Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide an input/output (I/O) card for storage device and a storage device. The I/O card and the disk drive for the storage device have the same form factor and comply with the same protocol, to enable the I/O card and the disk drive can be arranged at the same end of the storage device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rod for use in a rack and a holding device for use in cooperation with the rack. The rod comprises: a first end provided with a bolt, the bolt having a trapezoidal thread, wherein when the rod is inserted into the rack through a target device, the bolt connects the first end to the rack such that the target device is secured to the rack.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a drive assembly, a chassis assembly, and a server device. The drive assembly comprises: a drive having a first end extending in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the drive and a first side extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the drive, wherein the drive interface is provided at the first end of the drive; and an adapter having first and second interfaces that are electrically connected with each other, wherein the first interface is plugged into the drive interface, and the second interface is adjacent to the first side of the drive so as to be electrically coupled to other components.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rack-mounted server. The rack-mounted server comprises a first drive bay and a second drive bay, the first drive bay and the second drive bay include a plurality of drive slots respectively, and the second drive bay is disposed outside of the first drive bay and rotatable about the first drive bay. By adding a rotatable drive bay, embodiments of the present disclosure enable the rack-mounted server to accommodate more disks than the traditional server, thereby effectively increasing capacity and density of disks in the rack-mounted server.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for determining a physical position of a device. The method comprises: transmitting a control command to the device, the command instructing the device to change power loading of the device in a predetermined pattern; receiving, from a power distribution unit providing power supply for the device, a network address of the power distribution unit, the network address being transmitted by the power distribution unit in response to detecting the change of the power loading in the predetermined pattern; and determining the physical position of the device based at least on the network address of the power distribution unit. With the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the position of the device can be automatically determined without any manual intervention, which helps to control the operation cost and improve the maintenance efficiency.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for determining a physical location of a device by obtaining a first address of a device; and determining, based on a first mapping between the first address of the device and a location identifier of a physical location, the physical location of the device.