Crystal Group RS1304L23 rugged server

Crystal Group’s custom RS1304L23 was created by combining features of the FORCE RS1104 and legacy RS13L24 products to sustain a customer’s long-term operating needs.

Critical elements used to update this existing system were a special motherboard that provided two PCIe slots in a 1U chassis with two processors. Engineers also adapted the server from 8.89 cm drive bays to the updated 6.35 cm version. In order to make the required adaptations, the engineers combined features from the front of the FORCE RS1104 and the rear of the outgoing RS13L24.

The resulting solution is a modified 1U RS1304L23 server that accepts two CPUs, three expansion cards and up to four drive carriers. Using a customised X11DDW-NT motherboard from Supermicro, the design kept the server less than 58.42 cm in depth. The unit combines advanced features of an enterprise-class server designed to meet a variety of MIL-STD tests to survive challenging military environments.