International Business Machines Corporation

Pravin Patal

Brian Michael Kerrigan

Justin Potok Bandholz

Martin Joseph Crippen

Tony Carl Sass

Edward John McNulty

Joseph Eric Maxwell

Andrew S Heinzmann

Phillip L Weinstein

A scalability card for use with a plurality of computer blades. The computer blades are releasably securable in a parallel configuration, wherein each blade includes a circuit board and a processor operatively coupled to the circuit board. Each processor is in electronic communication with a scalability connector on a floating plate that is loosely secured to the computer blade. Furthermore, each scalability connector is preferably disposed in a common plane extending perpendicular to the plurality of parallel computer blades. The scalability card includes a plurality of electronically interconnected scalability connectors arranged for rough alignment with the scalability connectors of each computer blade. In addition, the scalability card preferably includes at least one alignment feature for engaging each floating plate and, therefore, providing fine alignment of the scalability connector on each floating plate to one of the scalability connectors of the scalability card.

Processor scaling across multiple computer blades

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Pravin Patal