CN102446154B - Server system and method for sharing baseboard management controller - Google Patents
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The invention provides a server system and method for sharing a baseboard management controller. The server system comprises a plurality of nodes, a concentrator and a daughter board, wherein each node comprises a plurality of pins; the concentrator is provided with a plurality of connecting ports and a switcher, the connecting ports are respectively connected with the pins of corresponding nodes, and the switcher is used for switching the used connecting port; the daughter board comprises a baseboard management controller and a connecting unit capable of being connected to a peripheral device, wherein the baseboard management controller is coupled to the connecting unit and the switcher; and when a request instruction to one node is received, the baseboard management controller is used for controlling the switcher to switch the used connecting port, and the node connected with the connecting port is connected to the baseboard management controller, and therefore the node can use the peripheral device connected with the daughter board through using a device management function of the baseboard management controller.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of server system and method, relate in particular to a kind of server system and method for common substrate Management Controller.
Background technology
Application aspect with regard to server, if as data center (Data Center), each node (Node) in system all comprises Video Graphics Array (Video Graphics Array, VGA) port, serial port (serial port), baseboard management controller (Baseboard ManagementController, the element such as BMC), virtually just increase the cost of manufacturing, and wasting the repeatability of the functional and function that element itself provides.Because in most of the time, the VGA port on node and serial port are to be all in idle state, and the function of baseboard management controller also can share.Any one unnecessary element (for example VGA port, serial port) is comprised in the product of volume production, or the element of function repeatability (for example baseboard management controller) is configured on node, the price of product will relatively increase, and competitive power has also just declined.
If VGA port or serial port are removed on node, thus, problem in product development stage has just been come, tester is in the process of test machine, a lot of projects must with the aspectant human-computer interaction of machine, therefore VGA port or serial port are indispensable instruments in this stage, how between the necessity of product development stage and the competitive power of product, to average out, and become the hot sweet potato of being badly in need of solution.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of server system of common substrate Management Controller, can allow a plurality of nodes in server system share a baseboard management controller.
The invention provides a kind of method of common substrate Management Controller, the node of selecting by the link of baseboard management controller being switched to user, to utilize the device management function of baseboard management controller to operate this node.
The invention provides a kind of server system of common substrate Management Controller, comprise a plurality of nodes, hub and daughter board.Wherein, each node comprises a plurality of stitch.Hub has a plurality of connectivity ports and switch, and these connectivity ports connect respectively the stitch of corresponding node, and switch is in order to switch the connectivity port of using.Daughter board comprises linkage unit and the baseboard management controller that can be connected to peripheral device.This baseboard management controller couples described linkage unit and switch, and when the request instruction receiving for one of them node, control switch and switch the connectivity port of using, and the node that this connectivity port is connected is connected to baseboard management controller, make this node to use peripheral device by the device management function of baseboard management controller.
In one embodiment of this invention, each above-mentioned node comprises chipset and signal generator, and the stitch of each node is disposed at respectively chipset and signal generator.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned node is disposed on a substrate between two, and is connected to connectivity port corresponding on hub by a shared connectivity port on this substrate.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned daughter board also comprises switch unit, it couples the control stitch of baseboard management controller and switch, in order to ask the use state of the node of use and the device management function of baseboard management controller according to request instruction, send a control signal to the control stitch of switch, to control switch, switch the connectivity port of being used.
The invention provides a kind of method of common substrate Management Controller, be applicable to comprise the server system of a plurality of nodes and daughter board, these nodes are connected to the baseboard management controller of daughter board by hub.The method, when receiving for one of them request instruction of above-mentioned node, judges this request instruction asks the node using whether to start.If node starts, close this node, and switch hub, baseboard management controller is connected to so far node; Otherwise, if node does not start, directly switch hub, baseboard management controller is connected to so far node.Finally restart node, a plurality of peripheral devices that make this node to use daughter board to connect by the device management function of baseboard management controller.
In one embodiment of this invention, before the step whether starting at the above-mentioned node that judges that request instruction request is used, also comprise whether the device management function that judges baseboard management controller is used by another node, and when the device management function of baseboard management controller is not used by another node, just start to judge whether the node that request instruction request is used starts.
In one embodiment of this invention, after the step of above-mentioned starter node, also comprise the operational order receiving for this node, and use the device management function of baseboard management controller to operation corresponding to this node executable operations instruction.
In one embodiment of this invention, after the step of above-mentioned starter node, also comprise the boot program of carrying out basic input/output, and judge whether this node has installation exercise system, if this node has installation exercise system, directly carry out operating system; If this node does not have installation exercise system, utilize device management function installation exercise system on this node of baseboard management controller, and when operating system installs, close this node, to restart this node.
In one embodiment of this invention, after the step of above-mentioned starter node, also comprise the shutdown command receiving for this node, and close this node, and the device management function of release substrate Management Controller.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned daughter board comprises equipment control daughter board (EnclosureManagement Board, EMB).The device management function of above-mentioned baseboard management controller comprises keyboard, video, mouse (Keyboard Video Mouse, KVM), stores and control function.And above-mentioned linkage unit comprises Video Graphics Array (Video Graphics Array, VGA) port, universal serial bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB) connectivity port or network connection port.
Based on above-mentioned, the server system of common substrate Management Controller of the present invention and method are connected to daughter board by a plurality of nodes of server system by hub, and the node of selecting according to user switches the connectivity port that hub is used, with the node that this connectivity port is connected, be connected to the baseboard management controller on daughter board, the peripheral device that makes this node to use daughter board to connect by the device management function of baseboard management controller, and provide user to operate this node.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, special embodiment below, and coordinate accompanying drawing to be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the server system calcspar of the common substrate Management Controller of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of the common substrate Management Controller of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the server system calcspar of the common substrate Management Controller of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that the server system of second embodiment of the invention is connected with peripheral device or far end device.
Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of the common substrate Management Controller of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the method flow diagram of the common substrate Management Controller of third embodiment of the invention.
Main description of reference numerals:
100: server system; 101,102,103,104: node;
110,350: hub; 115,355: switch;
111,112,113,114,351,352,353,354: connectivity port;
120,360: daughter board; 121,361: linkage unit;
122,362: baseboard management controller; 123: control line;
300: server system; 310,320,330,340: substrate;
311,313: chipset; 312,314: signal generator;
315: share connectivity port; 3611: the first usb connecting ports;
3612: the second usb connecting ports; 3613:VGA connectivity port;
3614: network connection port; 3621:VGA controller;
3622: network controller; 363: switch unit;
364,365: with door; 366: multiplexer;
367: thumb-acting switch; 370: local side device;
371:USB storage device; 372:USB hub;
373:USB keyboard; 374:USB mouse;
375:VGA display; 380: far end device;
381: virtual memory device; 382: dummy keyboard;
383: virtual mouse; 384: virtual monitor
S202～S210: the method step of the common substrate Management Controller of first embodiment of the invention;
S502～S514: second embodiment of the invention is starved the method step of common substrate Management Controller;
S602～S614: the method step of the common substrate Management Controller of third embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
In order to make highdensity platform in limited space, research staff be bound to the space between each element on motherboard is arranged as far as possible closely.Finally, in order to vacate more space, and reduce the production cost of unit, some can share or volume production after unnecessary element also just become the best option that can be removed.With data center, (the Video Graphics Array of Video Graphics Array on motherboard, VGA) port, serial port (Serial port) inessential, and baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagement Controller, BMC) also can share one, moreover existing baseboard management controller all includes vga controller and network function, therefore as long as whole system has the application at a baseboard management controller corresponding data center just enough.
The first embodiment
Fig. 1 is the server system calcspar of the common substrate Management Controller of first embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, the server system 100 of the present embodiment comprises four nodes 101,102,103 and 104, and hub 110 and daughter board 120, and its function is described below:
Node 101,102,103 and 104 is respectively an independently computer system, it comprises CPU (central processing unit) (the Central Processing Unit being configured on substrate, CPU), the computer components such as storer, north bridge chips, South Bridge chip, network chip, and can be in order to as data center.
For instance, if user wants to watch test pictures and the operation of node 102, can utilize mouse to select node 102 and lower IPMI OEM order to baseboard management controller 122 requires it to switch to node 102, the node 102 that now baseboard management controller 122 can be selected according to user, the switch 115 of controlling hub 110 switches to the connectivity port 112 being connected with node 102, make node 102 to be connected to baseboard management controller 122 via connectivity port 112, and the display that can use daughter board 120 to connect by the device management function of baseboard management controller 122, keyboard, mouse, storage device, allow user watch the test pictures of node 102 and to use keyboard, mouse action node 102, moreover node 102 can be started shooting or store with storage device.
For above-mentioned server system 100, the present invention also provides corresponding method of operating, suitably to distribute the device management function of baseboard management controller 122 to give each node, uses.Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of the common substrate Management Controller of first embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 2, the method for the present embodiment is applicable to the server system 100 of Fig. 1, below the detailed step of the method is described with each element in Fig. 1:
First, by the baseboard management controller 122 on daughter board 120, receive user for the request instruction (step S202) of node 101,102,103 and 104 one of them node.Wherein, because baseboard management controller 122 itself is not supported hot plug (hot plug) function, therefore before baseboard management controller 122 is connected to node, must first determine that this node is that device management function in off-mode and baseboard management controller 122 does not belong to any node and has.
Accordingly, baseboard management controller 122 can, via the link (not shown) of hub 110 and each node 101,102,103 and 104, judge request instruction asks the node using whether to start (step S204).Wherein, if this node starts, baseboard management controller 122 can be further by hub 110 link of node (not shown) therewith, this node is assigned to a shutdown command, so that this node is closed to (step S206), then just switch the connectivity port that hub 110 is used, baseboard management controller 122 is connected to so far node (step S208).
On the other hand, if node does not start, baseboard management controller 122 can directly be controlled hub 110 and switch the connectivity port of using, baseboard management controller 122 is connected to so far node (step S208).
Finally, by baseboard management controller 122, start this node, a plurality of peripheral devices (step S210) that make this node to use daughter board 120 to connect by the device management function of baseboard management controller 122.
By server system 100 frameworks and the method for operating thereof of above-described embodiment, user can pass through the device management function of network, baseboard management controller 122 at the User's Interface of local side and distal displayed node 101,102,103,104, and can use the keyboard, mouse, storage device of local side and far-end so that node 101,102,103,104 is safeguarded and to be controlled.
The second embodiment
Fig. 3 is the server system calcspar of the common substrate Management Controller of second embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 3, the server system 300 of the present embodiment comprises substrate 310,320,330,340, and hub 350 and daughter board 360, and its function is described below:
On substrate 310,320,330,340, configure respectively two nodes and a shared connectivity port, on substrate 310, be for example configuration node 1, node 2 and shared connectivity port 315, and node 1 also comprises chipset 311 and signal generator 312,2 of nodes comprise chipset 313 and signal generator 314.Wherein, the chipset 311 of node 1 has two the first USB port pins (USB port 1), two the second USB port pins (USB port 2), and four high-speed peripheral device element interconnection (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, PCIE) port pin (PCIE port), the signal generator 312 of node 1 has a USB clock pulse pin (USB clk) and two PCIE clock pulse pins (PCIE clk).These pins are connected to respectively the shared connectivity port 315 on substrate 310.In like manner, the chipset 313 of node 2 and the pin on signal generator 314 are also connected to common connection end mouth 315, and its kind and number are identical with chipset 311 and signal generator 312, do not repeat them here.
The peripheral equipment receiver that baseboard management controller 362 can connect by above-mentioned linkage unit 361 by user for the request instruction of above-mentioned node (more particularly, lower IPMI OEM order to baseboard management controller 362 requires it to switch to certain node), controlling according to this switch 355 switches the connectivity port of using and is chosen in the wiring connecting in this connectivity port, and the node that the wiring of this connectivity port is connected is connected to baseboard management controller 362, the peripheral device that makes this node to use daughter board 360 to connect by the device management function of baseboard management controller 362.The device management function of described baseboard management controller 362 is for example the control function of keyboard, video, mouse, storage, but is not limited to this.
Corresponding to each node, be connected to 11 pins of hub 350, baseboard management controller 362 is also connected with the switch 355 of hub 350 by 11 pins, is sequentially from left to right a USB clock pulse pin (USB clk), two the first USB port pins (USB 1), two the second USB port pins (USB 2), four PCIE port pins (PCIE) and two PCIE clock pulse pins (PCIE clk) in Fig. 3.Wherein, the first USB port pin is for example in order to being for example in order to as keyboard, mouse apparatus as storage device, the second USB port pin, and PCIE port pin is for example in order to as vga controller.
It should be noted that, baseboard management controller 362 also comprises by pin A, B, C and being connected with switch unit 363, with according to the request instruction being received, export steering order to switch unit 363, and control switchs 355 by switch unit 363, switch the connectivity port of using.Wherein, switch unit 363 is for example to form with door (AND gate) 364,365, multiplexer 366 and 367 of thumb-acting switch (DIP switch) by two.Switch unit 363 also comprises control stitch A, the B that is coupled to switch 355, and can according to request instruction ask the node that uses and baseboard management controller 362 device management function use state (more particularly, use thumb-acting switch 367 or baseboard management controller 362 to remove the node of selecting request to use), send a control signal to control stitch A, the B of switch 355, to control switch 355, switch the connectivity port of being used.
In detail, the signal of the pin A of baseboard management controller 362 output is in order to the signal of the pin B output of choice for use baseboard management controller 362 or the signal of the pin A of choice for use thumb-acting switch 367 output.For example, the signal of the pin A of baseboard management controller 362 output is the signal of the pin A output of 0 interval scale choice for use thumb-acting switch 367; If 1 Shi Ze represents the signal of the pin B output of choice for use baseboard management controller 362.
The signal of pin B output represents the code of the node of baseboard management controller 362 selected switchings, it is for example by the signal of three pin outputs 0 and 1, with difference representation node 1～8, the interstitial content that so number of this pin can connect according to system is determined, and is not limited to this.
Pin C represents whether the device management function of baseboard management controller 362 is configured (allocated) to certain node, the signal that for example pin C exports is that the device management function of 0 interval scale baseboard management controller 362 is configured, does not therefore need the link between isolation switching device 355 and baseboard management controller 362; If 1 Shi Ze represents the device management function of baseboard management controller 362 and is not configured, therefore need the link between isolation switching device 355 and baseboard management controller 362.
In addition, the function of the pin B of thumb-acting switch 367 is used the pin A of thumb-acting switch 367 to remove to select node in order to select to force, or the node of choice for use baseboard management controller 362 selections.For example,, when the signal of the pin B of thumb-acting switch 367 is that 0 interval scale is selected to force and used the pin A of thumb-acting switch 367 to remove to select node; If 1 Shi Ze representative determines selected node by baseboard management controller 362, and the selection mode of baseboard management controller 362 is as above-mentioned, does not repeat them here.
When exporting 0 signal, the pin C of baseboard management controller 362 represents that the device management function of baseboard management controller 362 is configured, and when the pin B of thumb-acting switch 367 also exports 0 signal, can export 0 signal to the control stitch B of switch 355, to remove the isolation between switch 355 and baseboard management controller 362 with door 365.Now, multiplexer 366 can be according to the signal of the pin A output of thumb-acting switch 367, selection exports the signal of the pin B of multiplexer 366 to the control stitch A of switch 355, to control switch 355, the connectivity port of being used and wiring is switched to the corresponding connectivity port of pin B output signal of multiplexer 366.
It should be noted that, after node is connected with baseboard management controller 362 by hub 350, the linkage unit 361 that this node can connect by baseboard management controller 362 is connected to the peripheral device of daughter board 360 or is connected to far end device via network, and the peripheral device that the device management function that can use baseboard management controller 362 is used daughter board 360 to connect, or the virtual peripheral device on far end device.
For instance, Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that the server system of second embodiment of the invention is connected with peripheral device or far end device.Please refer to Fig. 4, the present embodiment is further introduced the annexation of baseboard management controller in Fig. 3 362 and linkage unit 361, and baseboard management controller 362 is connected to the embodiment of local side device 370 or far end device 380 by linkage unit 361, make the node that is connected to baseboard management controller 362 to use the device in local side device 370 or far end device 380 by the device management function of baseboard management controller 362.
The first USB port pin (USB port 1) of baseboard management controller 362 is to be for example connected to the first usb connecting port 3611, and be connected to the USB storage device 371 in local side device 370 by the first usb connecting port 3611, and use USB storage device 371 as storage device.
The second USB port pin (USB port 2) of baseboard management controller 362 is to be for example connected to the second usb connecting port 3612, and be connected to the usb hub 372 in local side device 370 by the second usb connecting port 3612, and be tapped into USB keyboard 373 and USB mouse 374 by usb hub 372, and can use USB keyboard 373 and USB mouse 374 as keyboard and mouse.
The PCIE pin (PCIE) of baseboard management controller 362 and PCIE clock pulse pin (PCIE clk) are connected to vga controller 3621, and via the control linkage of vga controller 3621 to VGA connectivity port 3613, and be connected to the VGA display 375 in local side device 370 by VGA connectivity port 3613, and can use VGA display 375 as display.
The vga controller 3621 of baseboard management controller 362, the first USB port pin (USB port1), the second USB port pin (USB port 2) are more coupled to network controller 3622, and via the control of network controller 3622, by network connection port 3614, be connected to the far end device 380 on network, and can use virtual memory device 381, dummy keyboard 382, virtual mouse 383 and the virtual monitor 384 on far end device 380.In addition, the user of far end device 380 also can use software baseboard management controller 362 to be assigned to the instruction of interface IPMI (Intelligent PlatformManagement Interface, IPMI), and realize far-end, controls.
For above-mentioned server system 300, the present invention also provides corresponding method of operating, suitably to distribute the device management function of baseboard management controller 362 to give each node, uses.Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of the common substrate Management Controller of second embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 5, the method for the present embodiment is applicable to the server system 300 of Fig. 3, below the detailed step of the method is described with each element in Fig. 3:
First, by the baseboard management controller 362 on daughter board 360, receive user for the request instruction (step S502) of node 1～8 one of them node.Now, baseboard management controller 362 can judge whether its device management function is used (step S504) by another node.Wherein, if when device management function is being used by another node, baseboard management controller 362 can wait device management function be disengaged by another node; Otherwise when if device management function is not used by another node, baseboard management controller 362 can then judge whether the node that request instruction request is used starts (step S506).
If this node starts, baseboard management controller 362 can be further by hub 310 link of node (not shown) therewith, this node is assigned to shutdown command, so that this node is closed to (step S508), then just switch the connectivity port that hub 350 is used, baseboard management controller 362 is connected to so far node (step S510).
On the other hand, if node does not start, baseboard management controller 362 can directly be controlled the connectivity port that hub 310 switchings are used, so that baseboard management controller 362 is connected to so far node.Wherein, user for example can utilize the thumb-acting switch of local side that the device management function of baseboard management controller 362 is switched to node and used, or by far-end, baseboard management controller 362 is assigned to steering order (more particularly, lower IPMI OEM order to baseboard management controller 362 requires it to switch to certain node), to indicate baseboard management controller 362 that its device management function is switched to node and used.
Then, by baseboard management controller 362, start this node, a plurality of peripheral devices (step S512) that make this node to use daughter board 360 to connect by the device management function of baseboard management controller 362.
After starter node, baseboard management controller 362 can receive user for the operation of peripheral device, controls according to this node and carries out corresponding operation (step S514).In detail, user for example can operate node with keyboard, mouse, display and storage device that local side is connected with daughter board 360, also can be by from far-end, baseboard management controller 362 being assigned to steering order, to utilize dummy keyboard, virtual mouse and virtual monitor and the virtual memory device function of baseboard management controller 362 to operate node.
It should be noted that, after user finishes the operation of distant-end node, can assign shutdown command to this node.When baseboard management controller 362 receives this shutdown command, can be by the link (not shown) of hub 350 and node, far-end is controlled this node and is shut down, after treating this node shutdown, baseboard management controller 362 can discharge its device management function, to offer next node, uses.
By server system 300 frameworks and the method for operating thereof of above-described embodiment, user can be by the peripheral device of local side, or by baseboard management controller 362 being assigned to steering order from far-end, with by the device management function of baseboard management controller 362, from the virtual bench of far-end, node is safeguarded and controlled.
In addition, in another embodiment, baseboard management controller 362 is after via above-mentioned steps S512 starter node, for example can carry out basic input/output (Basic Input/Output System, BIOS) boot program, and carry out as required the installation of operating system and new element more, with next, for an embodiment, describe in detail again.
The 3rd embodiment
Fig. 6 is the method flow diagram of the common substrate Management Controller of third embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 6, the method for the present embodiment continues after the step S512 shown in Fig. 5, and its step is as follows:
After starter node, baseboard management controller 362 carries out the boot program (step S602) of BIOS to node.Wherein, for example, by device management function (being keyboard, video, mouse, the storage device) running node of baseboard management controller 362, the setting program (setup utility) that for example running node removes to carry out BIOS is with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial Advanced TechnologyAttachment, SATA) RAID array of interface (Redundant Array of IndependentDisks, RAID) pattern.In addition, also running node goes to carry out the initialization action of selecting type ROM (read-only memory) (Option ROM, OpROM), and carries out the setting program of this OpROM, and the RAID mode of setting SATA interface of take is 0,1,5.
Then, judge in this node, whether there is installation exercise system (step S604).Wherein, if there is installation exercise system in node, running node is directly carried out operating system (step S606).After the operating system start of node, user can be by the peripheral device of local side, or by far-end, baseboard management controller 362 is assigned to steering order, with by the device management function of baseboard management controller 362, this node is safeguarded and controlled.And baseboard management controller 362 can receive user for the operation of peripheral device, control according to this node and carry out corresponding operation (step S608).And after user finishes the operation of node, can assign shutdown command node is closed to (step S610) by 362 pairs of nodes of baseboard management controller, and after node is closed, discharge its device management function and use (step S612) to offer other nodes.Moreover user can assign start-up command so that node is restarted by 362 pairs of nodes of baseboard management controller, but this node is to carry out under the device management function without baseboard management controller 362, and it operates as a node of data center.
Otherwise, if there is no installation exercise system in node, by the device management feature operation node of baseboard management controller 362, carry out the installation action (step S614) of operating system.Wherein, running node is carried out Pre-Boot eXecution Environment Preboot Execution Environment, PXE) function, operating system is written into node and carries out installation action by network, or directly read the installation procedure in the CD of local side hard disk or CD player, to carry out the installation action of operating system, but mounting means is not limited to this.
After operating system installs, baseboard management controller 362 can assign shutdown command node is closed to (step S610) to node, and after node is closed, discharge its device management function and use (step S612) to offer other nodes.On the other hand, baseboard management controller 362 also can be controlled node and again start shooting, and to carry out operating system, but this node is to carry out under the device management function without baseboard management controller 362, and it operates as a node of data center.
In sum, the server system of common substrate Management Controller of the present invention and method are by sharing a baseboard management controller, and reach the control function that all nodes all have keyboard, video, mouse (KVM), store, and can use the peripheral device such as keyboard, video, mouse, storage of local side and far-end, and can carry out the function of far-end installation exercise system.Thus, VGA port, serial port and baseboard management controller on all nodes are all removable, make whole server system only need configure a baseboard management controller.So, not only can solve the problem on space, also can significantly reduce the production cost of server system.
Although the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; but it is not in order to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can change arbitrarily or be equal to replacement, therefore the scope that protection scope of the present invention should be defined with the application's claims is as the criterion.
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1. a server system for common substrate Management Controller, comprising:
A plurality of nodes, described in each, node comprises a plurality of stitch;
One hub, has a plurality of connectivity ports and a switch, and described connectivity port connects respectively the stitch of corresponding node, and this switch switches this connectivity port of using; And
One daughter board, comprising: at least one linkage unit, connects at least one peripheral device; An and baseboard management controller, couple this at least one linkage unit and this switch, reception is for one of them a request instruction of described node, control according to this this switch and switch this connectivity port of using, and this node that this connectivity port is connected is connected to this baseboard management controller, make this node to use described peripheral device by a device management function of this baseboard management controller, wherein this daughter board also comprises:
One switch unit, couple one of this baseboard management controller and this switch and control stitch, according to this request instruction, ask a use state of this node of use and this device management function of this baseboard management controller, transmission one controls signal to this control stitch of this switch, to control this switch, switches the connectivity port of being used.
2. the server system of common substrate Management Controller according to claim 1, wherein described in each, node comprises a chipset and a signal generator, and described in each, stitch of node is disposed at respectively this chipset and this signal generator.
3. the server system of common substrate Management Controller according to claim 1, wherein said node is disposed on a substrate between two, and by one on this substrate, shares connectivity port and be connected to connectivity port corresponding on this hub.
4. the server system of common substrate Management Controller according to claim 1, wherein this at least one linkage unit comprises a general serial bus connection port, a VGA connecting port or a network connection port.
5. the method for a common substrate Management Controller, be applicable to comprise a server system of a plurality of nodes and a daughter board, described node is connected to a baseboard management controller of this daughter board by a hub, this system specifically comprises: a plurality of nodes, and described in each, node comprises a plurality of stitch; One hub, has a plurality of connectivity ports and a switch, and described connectivity port connects respectively the stitch of corresponding node, and this switch switches this connectivity port of using; And a daughter board, comprising: at least one linkage unit, connects at least one peripheral device; And a baseboard management controller, couple this at least one linkage unit and this switch; One switch unit, couples one of this baseboard management controller and this switch and controls stitch, and the method comprises the following steps:
Reception is for one of them a request instruction of described node;
Whether a device management function that judges this baseboard management controller is used by another node;
When this device management function of this baseboard management controller is not used by this another node, judge this request instruction asks this node using whether to start;
If this node starts, close this node, and switch this hub, so that this baseboard management controller is connected to this node;
If this node does not start, directly switch this hub, so that this baseboard management controller is connected to this node; And
Start this node, a plurality of peripheral devices that make this node to use this daughter board to connect by the The device management function of this baseboard management controller.
6. the method for common substrate Management Controller according to claim 5, wherein, after starting this node, also comprises:
Reception is for an operational order of this node; And
Use this device management function of this baseboard management controller to carry out to this node the operation that this operational order is corresponding.
7. the method for common substrate Management Controller according to claim 5, wherein, after starting this node, also comprises:
Carry out a boot program of a basic input/output;
Judge whether this node has the operating system of installation;
If this node has this operating system of installation, carry out this operating system; And
If this node is not installed this operating system, utilize this this operating system of device management function mounting of this baseboard management controller in this node, and when this operating system installs, close this node, to restart this node.
8. the method for common substrate Management Controller according to claim 5, wherein, after starting this node, also comprises:
Reception is for a shutdown command of this node;
Close this node; And
Discharge this device management function of this baseboard management controller.
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