A line card of a set of line cards is configured to be coupled to a set of switch-fabric cards to collectively define at least a portion of an orthogonal cross fabric without a midplane board. The line card has an edge portion, a first side and a second side, opposite the first side. The line card includes a set of first set of connectors and a second set of connectors. The first set of connectors is disposed along the edge portion on the first side of the line card and the second set of connectors is disposed along the edge portion on the second side of the line card.

A computing system with connecting boards. In some embodiments, the computing system includes a first compute board, a second compute board, and a first connecting board connected to the first compute board and to the second compute board. The first compute board and the second compute board may include a plurality of compute elements. The first compute board, the second compute board, and the first connecting board may include a first plurality of switches including a first switch connected to a first compute element of the plurality of compute elements and a second switch connected to a second compute element of the plurality of compute elements. The first connecting board may include a first conductor, the first conductor being a conductor of a first data connection between the first switch and the second switch.

An interconnection system includes a first board group, a second board group orthogonal to the first board group, and a center backplane arranged between the first board group and the second board group. The first board group includes a number of first boards parallel to each other and the second board group includes a number of second boards parallel to each other. Right angle male connectors re arranged on each of the first boards and right angle female connectors are arranged on each of the second boards. The right angle male connectors and the right angle female connectors directly cooperate and are connected in one-to-one correspondence.

A drawer for receiving components may include a caddy tray and at least one caddy. The caddy tray may include a substantially planar caddy tray bottom defining a caddy tray depth and a caddy tray width. The at least one caddy may be mechanically coupled to the caddy tray via a hinge mechanically coupled to the caddy tray bottom such that the caddy pivots relative to the caddy tray about the hinge, the hinge having an axis generally parallel to the caddy tray depth, the at least one caddy having a plurality of bays, each bay having one or more structural components for receiving a modular information handling resource and configured such that the bay is accessed for insertion or removal of the modular information handling resource when the at least one caddy is pivoted from a closed position to an open position.

The present invention concerns a backplane electronic board (20) having on inner face (142) suitable for bein g connected to electronic board connectors (12) and an outer face (143) suitable for being connected lo an outer connector (15), the backplane board (20) being characterised in that it has blind holes opening on ihe inner face (142) of some, and holes opening on the outer face (143) of same, the holes being suitable for receiving press-fit connection elements and forming therewith an electrical connection point.

A dual connector system includes a host circuit board with first and second electrical connectors. The first electrical connector has a housing with a card slot. The second electrical connector has a housing having a latch member including a latching tab. The dual connector system includes a dual connector module having a module circuit board having contact pads. The dual connector module has a latching element that engages the latching tab to hold the dual connector module in the mated position with the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. The dual connector system includes an ejector actuated to release the latching tab from the latch member to allow the dual connector module to unmate from the electrical connectors.

One example of a system includes a blade enclosure and a midplane within the blade enclosure. The midplane supports a first sleeve connector and a second sleeve connector, where each of the first and second sleeve connectors have a first side and a second side. A server blade installed in the blade enclosure includes an air duct coupled to the first side of the first sleeve connector. A cooling module including an air manifold is coupled to the second side of the first sleeve connector to deliver cool air to the air duct of the server blade.

A chassis design and methodology providing for the use of multiple power supply unit and other module form factors without chassis redesign. This increases usable life and future upgradability (in terms of power, for example) for network platforms. The chassis design utilizes a power supply unit or other module slot that includes a width adjustment mechanism, such as a scissor mechanism. The chassis design utilizes variable mounting holes and a movable backplane printed circuit board assembly and edge connector for accommodating various power supply unit or other module lengths. Thus, an adaptive chassis design accommodating multi form factor pluggable modules in network applications, such as multi form factor pluggable power supply units in high power network applications, is provided.

A chassis includes a flash module comprising a cover and an integrated connector, a metal stiffener, an electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket, and a midplane. The flash module is connected to the midplane using the integrated connector, the integrated connector extends past the cover of the flash module, and, when the flash module is connected to the midplane, the cover of the flash module is in direct contact with the EMI gasket, in which the metal stiffener is interposed between the EMI gasket and the midplane.

Mounting assembly for a backplane communication system. The mounting assembly includes a retention collet that has a collet base and a coupling arm that extends from the collet base. The collet base includes a passage therethrough. The collet base is configured to be mounted to a backplane such that the passage extends through the backplane and the coupling arm extends from the collet base away from the backplane. The mounting assembly also includes a spacer member having a member cavity that receives the coupling arm when the spacer member is mounted to the backplane. The coupling arm is held in a locked position when engaged by a guide pin that has been inserted through the passage of the collet base and into the member cavity. The retention collet and the spacer member are interlocked when the coupling arm is in the locked position.