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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2007
Michihiro Okamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Edward Stanley Suffern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Takeshi Wagatsuma, Yamato, JP;
Michihiro Okamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Edward Stanley Suffern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Takeshi Wagatsuma, Yamato, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system chassis includes multiple chassis bays configured for receiving either of a single, conventional server blade or an adapter blade. The adapter blade can selectively secure a plurality of compact blades, such as a blade PC. The adapter blade includes a blade latch for selectively releasing the adapter blade from the chassis bay, wherein the presence of a compact blade enclosure within any of the plurality of adapter bays of the adapter blade prevents the latch from being operable to release the adapter blade. The compact blade preferably includes a latch disposed along an upper or lower edge of the blade for selectively releasing the compact blade enclosure from the adapter bay. The adapter blade preferably also includes an interposer disposed for electronically communicating each compact blade with a server interface a separate node upon securing a compact blade within any of the adapter bays.