CN105573873A - Server system of reading hardware version by serial universal type input/output interface - Google Patents

Server system of reading hardware version by serial universal type input/output interface Download PDF

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CN105573873A
CN105573873A CN201510909592.3A CN201510909592A CN105573873A CN 105573873 A CN105573873 A CN 105573873A CN 201510909592 A CN201510909592 A CN 201510909592A CN 105573873 A CN105573873 A CN 105573873A
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The invention discloses a server system of reading a hardware version by a serial universal type input/output interface. The system comprises a complex programmable logic device and a base plate management controller; the complex programmable logic device is equipped with complex programmable logic device hardware version information; the base plate management controller is electrically connected with the complex programmable logic device through the serial universal type input/output interface; the base plate management controller transmits a reading signal to the complex programmable logic device through the serial universal type input/output interface; after the complex programmable logic device receives the reading signal, a version information signal corresponding to the complex programmable logic device hardware version information is transmitted to the base plate management controller; the version information signal is analyzed by the base plate management controller so as to obtain the complex programmable logic device hardware version information.

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The universal IO interface of serial is utilized to read the server system of firmware version
Technical field
The present invention has about a kind of server system utilizing the universal IO interface of serial to read firmware version, espespecially a kind of baseboard management controller utilize the universal IO interface of serial obtain complicated can the server system of programmed logic device fasteners version information.
Background technology
Along with the progress that science and technology is maked rapid progress, the prosperity of network has made various electron device be flooded with the life of people, no matter be enterprise or individual, the personal computer as desktop computer or notebook computer is used to carry out processing transactions already, or even utilize network to perform transnational ecommerce, and the equipment needed for structure network is server, make server at enterprise or Internet Service Provider (InternetServiceProvider; ISP) be widely applied in machine room.
Generally speaking, being provided with complexity in server can programmed logic device (ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice, CPLD), and its inside be provided with firmware for drive maintain complicated can the normal function of programmed logic device, but when practice uses, because function needs expand or have other needs, making firmware often need to be updated to maintain complexity can the state of programmed logic device the best, but in prior art, user needs whether the version first confirming firmware is that latest edition just upgrades, it confirms in the method for the version of firmware, utilize to be electrically connected at complexity and can to confirm by the upper shown code of port 80 light emitting diode (Port80LED) of programmed logic device, but user is for confirming in the process of this code shown by port 80 light emitting diode, the actual position (being such as machine room) to Servers installed is needed to watch, therefore user is caused to upgrade the inconvenience on firmware.
Summary of the invention
Because be limited to the mode of firmware version display, make user when confirming version, generally needing the position to Servers installed to check and the problem that brings inconvenience.Edge this, fundamental purpose of the present invention is for providing a kind of server system utilizing the universal IO interface of serial to read firmware version, its mainly utilize baseboard management controller and utilize the universal IO interface of serial to know complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information, to solve the above problems.
Based on above-mentioned purpose, technical way of the present invention is for providing a kind of server system utilizing the universal IO interface of serial to read firmware version, and comprising a complexity can programmed logic device (ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice; And a baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController CPLD); BMC).Complexity can programmed logic device there is a complexity can programmed logic device fasteners (firmware) version information.Baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) through the universal input and output (SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output of a string row; SGPIO) interface be electrically connected at complexity can programmed logic device, baseboard management controller read one signal be sent to complexity through the universal IO interface of serial can programmed logic device, complexity can read after signal receiving by programmed logic device, correspond to one and complicated the version information signal of programmed logic device fasteners version information can be sent to baseboard management controller through the universal IO interface of serial, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to obtain complexity after parsing version information signal.
Wherein, the above-mentioned universal IO interface of serial that utilizes reads in the preferred embodiment of the attached technological means of the server system of firmware version, baseboard management controller comprises a transmission unit and a resolution unit, transmission unit is electrically connected at complexity through the universal IO interface of serial can programmed logic device, in order to send out reading signal, and receive version information signal, resolution unit is electrically connected at reading unit, in order to resolve version information signal according to a resolution rules, using acquisition complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information.
Wherein, the above-mentioned universal IO interface of serial that utilizes reads in the preferred embodiment of the attached technological means of the server system of firmware version, also comprise a Network Interface Module, be electrically connected at baseboard management controller, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to trigger baseboard management controller reading complexity in order to receive a reading command.
By of the present invention utilize the universal IO interface of serial to read the technical way of the server system of firmware version after, trigger complexity due to baseboard management controller can be utilized and programmed logic device complexity can be sent back baseboard management controller by programmed logic device fasteners version information, therefore user can utilize and long-rangely learn that complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information and do not need the position viewing version information to Servers installed, thus significantly increases the convenience in user use.
Specific embodiment of the present invention, by by following embodiment and to be graphicly further described.
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The universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 1 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the first block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
The universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 2 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the second block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
The universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 3 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
The universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 4 shows the present invention second preferred embodiment reads the block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
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1 utilizes the universal IO interface of serial to read the server system of firmware version
11 complexity can programmed logic device
111 complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information
12 baseboard management controllers
121 transmission units
122 resolution unit
13 Network Interface Modules
S1 reads signal
S2 version information signal
S3 reading command
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Because the universal IO interface of serial that utilizes provided by the present invention reads in the server system of firmware version, its combination embodiment is too numerous to enumerate, therefore this is no longer going to repeat them, only enumerates two preferred embodiments and illustrated.
Refer to Fig. 1, the universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 1 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the first block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version, as shown in the figure, the server system 1 utilizing the universal IO interface of serial to read firmware version of present pre-ferred embodiments comprise a complexity can programmed logic device (ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice; CPLD) 11 and a baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) 12.Complexity can programmed logic device 11 there is a complexity can programmed logic device fasteners (firmware) version information 111, complicated can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 be such as the version information of firmware, and it can be 1.0,2.0 or other version informations.
Baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) 12 through the universal IO interface (SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output of a string row; GPIO) (not shown) be electrically connected at complexity can programmed logic device 11.Specifically, baseboard management controller 12 can all be provided with the universal IO interface of above-mentioned serial by programmed logic device 11 with complicated, namely baseboard management controller 12 can have the pin (usually having four) of the universal IO interface of serial by programmed logic device 11 itself with complicated, and then utilizes the connection of circuit line and baseboard management controller 12 can the pin of programmed logic device 11 be electrically connected to each other with complicated.
Baseboard management controller 12 read one signal S1 be sent to complexity through the universal IO interface of serial can programmed logic device 11, complexity can programmed logic device 11 after receiving and reading signal S1, correspond to one and complicated the version information signal S2 of programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 can be sent to baseboard management controller 12 through the universal IO interface of serial, can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 to obtain complexity after resolving version information signal S2 at baseboard management controller 12.
Specifically, see also Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 2 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the second block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version, and the universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 3 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.As shown in the figure, baseboard management controller 12 comprises transmission unit 121 and a resolution unit 122, and in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, because the universal IO interface of serial comprises four pins, these four pins are generally divided into SC_Lock pin, S_Load pin, S_DataOut pin and S_DataIn pin (from top to bottom), transmission unit 121 be namely utilize four pins to be electrically connected at complexity can programmed logic device 11, resolution unit 122 is electrically connected at transmission unit 121, wherein, transmission unit 121 and resolution unit 122 can be processor or other can perform the functional circuit of processing capacity.
Wherein, the transmission unit 121 of baseboard management controller 12 utilizes SC_Lock pin, S_Load pin, S_DataOut pin and reading signal S1 is sent to complexity can programmed logic device 11 (resolution unit 122 trigger communication unit 121 such as can be utilized to send out), complexity can be triggered and utilize S_DataIn pin complicated the version information signal S2 of programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 can be sent to the transmission unit 121 of baseboard management controller 12 by corresponding to by programmed logic device 11, version information signal S2 is sent to resolution unit 122 by transmission unit 121 more further, version information signal S2 is resolved according to a resolution rules to make resolution unit 122, use obtain complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111, wherein, above-mentioned resolution rules is such as be stored in resolution unit 122 with the form of firmware in advance, namely this resolution rules is for decoded version information signal S2 (namely complicated can the file layout that sends out of programmed logic device 11), but be not limited thereto in other embodiments.
Refer to Fig. 4, the universal IO interface of serial that utilizes that Fig. 4 shows the present invention second preferred embodiment reads the block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.As shown in the figure, the place different from the first preferred embodiment is only that the server system 1 utilizing the universal IO interface of serial to read firmware version also comprises a Network Interface Module 13, Network Interface Module 13 is electrically connected at baseboard management controller 12, and Network Interface Module 13 such as can be a network card, but be not limited thereto in other embodiments.
Network Interface Module 13 can receive one by user trigger the reading command S3 sent out, so that this reading command S3 is sent to baseboard management controller 12, making baseboard management controller 12 that reading signal S1 is sent to complexity through the universal IO interface of serial can programmed logic device 11 (transmission unit 121 such as shown in triggering graph 2 transmits), and then make complexity complicated the version information signal S2 of programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 can send back baseboard management controller 12 by corresponding to by programmed logic device 11, and after baseboard management controller 12 receives, result (such as utilizing the resolution unit 122 shown in Fig. 2 to resolve) after parsing is sent back user through Network Interface Module 13 understand for user, all the other are all identical with the first preferred embodiment, no longer repeated.
Comprehensive the above, spirit of the present invention be baseboard management controller 12 can utilize the universal IO interface of serial trigger complicated can programmed logic device 11 send out complexity itself can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111, baseboard management controller 12 can directly be known after parsing, and complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111, and user is not needed again in person to the position of Servers installed and the convenience significantly promoted in use.
By the above detailed description of preferred embodiments, it is desirable to clearly to describe feature of the present invention and spirit, and not with above-mentioned disclosed preferred embodiment, category of the present invention is limited.On the contrary, its objective is wish to contain various change and tool equality be arranged in the present invention institute in the category of claim applied for.

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1. utilize the universal IO interface of serial to read a server system for firmware version, it is characterized by, this server system comprises:
One complexity can programmed logic device, and having a complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information; And
One baseboard management controller, being electrically connected at this complexity through the universal IO interface of a string row can programmed logic device, this baseboard management controller read one signal be sent to this complexity through the universal IO interface of this serial can programmed logic device, this complexity can programmed logic device after receiving this reading signal, correspond to this complexity by one and the version information signal of programmed logic device fasteners version information can be sent to this baseboard management controller through the universal IO interface of this serial, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to obtain this complexity after this version information signal of parsing.
2. utilize the universal IO interface of serial to read the server system of firmware version as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized by, this baseboard management controller comprises:
One transmission unit, being electrically connected at this complexity through the universal IO interface of this serial can programmed logic device, in order to send out this reading signal, and receives this version information signal; And
One resolution unit, is electrically connected at this reading unit, and in order to resolve this version information signal according to a resolution rules, using this complexity of acquisition can programmed logic device fasteners version information.
3. utilize the universal IO interface of serial to read the server system of firmware version as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized by, also comprise a Network Interface Module, be electrically connected at this baseboard management controller, in order to receive a reading command with trigger this baseboard management controller read this complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information.
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