An apparatus is provided for the simultaneous transferring of multiple storage devices from a chassis to reduce service time and associated server temperature fluctuations. The storage transfer device may be mounted to a chassis with a multitude of electronic devices, e.g., a JBOD with HDDs, above the devices to be removed. The storage device may then be manipulated to mechanically unlatch the devices from the chassis and simultaneously attach the devices to the transfer device. The devices may then be disconnected and withdrawn from the chassis and pulled into the storage transfer device. The devices may be re-installed later using the storage device and the reverse process.

A server device which is self-adaptive to different placements and locations includes a chassis, a plurality of storage elements, and a storage cabinet. First and third slide rails are positioned at opposite sides of the storage cabinet along a first direction. Second and fourth slide rails are positioned at other two opposing sides of the storage cabinet. The storage cabinet is movably positioned in the chassis along a third direction. When the chassis is horizontal, the first slide rail and the third slide rail provide support for the storage cabinet and when the chassis is vertical, support is provided by the second and fourth slide rails. The problem of the storage cabinet being difficult to slide when the placement of the chassis is changed is reduced, and the server device is more flexible in its placement.

A hard disk supporting structure is provided. The hard disk supporting structure includes a hard disk rack, a crawler mechanism, and a motor. The hard disk rack is for disposing at least one hard disk. A crawler of the crawler mechanism is fixedly connected with the hard disk rack. The motor is connected to a driving gear of the crawler mechanism. The motor drives the rotation of the driving gear, to enable the crawler to drive the hard disk rack to move back and forth. The hard disk supporting structure can automatically move the hard disk rack back and forth through a structure with automatic telescopic function, which greatly saves labor, and improves efficiency.

A cartridge module alignment and mounting system, apparatus and method for mounting of a plurality of removable modules where the modules can be densely packed within the apparatus and where physical alignment of the module is maintained during insertion and removal so that the modules are easily connected or disconnected to a printed circuit board. The system includes an alignment pin affixable to the printed circuit board, and a carrier attachable to an electronic device such as a data storage device. The carrier can include a pin bore configured to receive a portion of the alignment pin thereby removably connecting and aligning the electronic device to the printed circuit board so that a space is defined between adjacent electronic devices. The space allows airflow or fluid flow to pass therebetween increasing heat dissipation of the electronic devices and the printed circuit board.

An information handling system storage bay accepts 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch storage drives held in a storage drive carrier sized to hold 3.5 inch storage drives and having an adapter that couples to the storage drive carrier to adapt it to hold 2.5 inch drives. The storage drive carrier is manufactured as a contiguous piece from a mold with hard plastic to integrate the adapter so that the adapter breaks free to couple to the storage drive carrier when a small size drive is to be held. Snaps in the contiguous piece couple with the adapter after the adapter is broken free to store the adapter when a larger sized drive is held by the storage drive carrier.

A drive carrier for a device of an information handling system includes first and second portions. The first and second portions are placed in physical communication with the device. The first portion includes first and second side rails to secure the device within the drive carrier. The first and second side rails slide within a first slot of a bay of the information handling system. The second portion is located on top of the first portion and floats away from and toward the first portion when the drive carrier is inserted with the bay of the information handling system. An amount of float for the second portion is based on a bay pitch of the bay.

A device includes an interposer card that includes a processor, such as a system on a chip (SoC), and memory devices. The interposer card mounts to a mass storage device and has a shape that corresponds to a size of an end of the mass storage device to which the interposer card is mounted. The SoC of the interposer card is configured to implement an individual server for the mass storage device to which the interposer card is mounted. In some embodiments, a data storage system includes multiple mass storage devices mounted in a chassis and coupled to one or more backplanes, wherein interposer cards are connected between the mass storage devices and the one or more backplanes.

A data storage system includes multiple head nodes and multiple data storage sleds mounted in a rack. For a particular volume or volume partition one of the head nodes is designated as a primary head node for the volume or volume partition. The primary head node is configured to store data for the volume in a data storage of the primary head node and cause the data to be replicated to a secondary head node. The primary head node is also configured to cause the data for the volume to be stored in a plurality of respective mass storage devices each in different ones of the plurality of data storage sleds of the data storage system.

A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.

A drive carrier for retaining a persistent storage drive in an enclosure. The drive carrier includes a mounting bracket, a handle coupled to the mounting bracket, and an electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) shielding apparatus disposed between mounting bracket and at least a portion of the handle. The mounting bracket is shaped to be coupled to the persistent storage drive. The EMI-shielding apparatus includes a plurality of EMI-shielding fingers. Each EMI-shielding finger includes a lower surface, an upper surface that is approximately parallel to the lower surface, and a contoured surface extending between the lower surface and the upper surface.