A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and
a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical
communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one
of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server
blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management
bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade
is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane,
and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.