CN110554759A - energy-saving blade server and energy-saving method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an energy-saving blade server and an energy-saving method thereof.A whole case management module is adopted to judge whether the residual power supply can ensure the full-power operation of the whole case and whether energy saving is needed or not through power supply in-place and failure signals, and transmits energy-saving signals to a logic control module of a node mainboard. When an individual power supply fails and cannot meet the requirement of full-power operation of a blade server, the blade node is actively enabled to enter a low-power-consumption mode, power consumption reduction is rapidly achieved, power supply insufficiency caused by the failure of the individual power supply is avoided, and meanwhile the cost of a mainboard connector is reduced.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to an energy-saving blade server and an energy-saving method thereof.
background
with the transformation promotion of the IT architecture in the whole industry, the popularization of the three-way platform, the development of big data application, the upward receiving of branch application, the development of new services and the like, in recent years, the growth of open platform server equipment rapidly leads to the increasing shortage of machine room resources.
In order to solve the resource bottleneck, some internet enterprises integrate the characteristics of internet access and logic layer application, put forward the requirements of cheap high-density servers, and promote server manufacturers to customize and develop high-density servers with specifications of 2U4 nodes, 4U8 nodes and the like. The racking density of the access layer server and the logic layer server is doubled, and meanwhile, the integration brings cost and energy consumption reduction. Wherein, U is the customary height unit of the server, and 1U is 39.37 mm.
due to the demands of high density, super convergence, etc., blade servers require multiple nodes in a small space and can provide multiple configurations. Therefore, high-power requirements are brought, the difficulty of power supply redundancy design is increased, a large part of blade servers only support 1 power supply redundancy, and the risk of reliability is increased.
currently, in order to meet the energy saving requirement of a blade server, two active energy saving schemes are generally adopted, one of which is shown in the figure one, and the defects that the communication mode between a complete machine box management module and a logic control module of a blade node mainboard is I2C, and the time is uncontrollable and slow. The second active energy saving scheme is shown in fig. two, and has the disadvantages that the on-site and failure signals of the power supply need to be connected to the main board of each blade node, so that the pin number of the connector is increased, and the cost is wasted.
Disclosure of Invention
in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an energy-saving blade server and an energy-saving method thereof, which can increase the power reliability of the blade server and reduce the cost of the motherboard connector.
in order to achieve the purpose, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme: an energy-saving blade server comprises a power supply, a whole box management module and a blade node mainboard; the blade node mainboard is provided with a processor and a logic control module, the processor is connected with the logic control module, and the whole box management module is connected with the logic control unit through an energy-saving signal line and sends an energy-saving signal to the logic control module; the power supply sends power supply in-place and failure signals to the whole box management module; the logic control module is used for transmitting a control signal to the processor; the whole box management module is a whole management module of the blade server and is used for providing power management, temperature management of blade nodes and fan management of the blade server.
Further, the energy-saving blade server comprises a plurality of blade node mainboards and a plurality of power supplies.
correspondingly, the invention also discloses an energy-saving method of the energy-saving blade server, which comprises the following steps:
Step 1: judging whether the current blade server needs energy-saving control or not by acquiring the maximum stable output power of the power supply of the blade server;
Step 2: if energy-saving control is needed, energy saving is triggered;
And step 3: the whole case management module transmits the energy-saving signal to a logic control module on the blade node mainboard;
And 4, step 4: the logic control module transmits the energy-saving signal to the processor and controls the processor to enter a low power consumption mode.
Further, the step 4 is followed by: and judging whether the current blade server has energy-saving requirements or not, and if not, enabling the processor to recover normal power operation.
further, the step 1 comprises:
Acquiring power consumption data obtained by a blade server pressure test, and acquiring a maximum power consumption value under the configuration of a whole machine;
The whole case management module obtains the maximum stable output power of all in-place power supplies through power supply in-place and failure signals under the condition that the maximum stable output power information of the server power supply is obtained through the PMBUS;
And determining whether the current blade server needs to perform energy-saving control or not by judging whether the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is smaller than the maximum power consumption value under the complete machine configuration.
Further, the step 2 comprises: and if the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is smaller than the maximum power consumption value under the configuration of the whole machine, energy conservation is triggered.
Further, in the step 3: the power-saving signal comprises a down-conversion enabling signal of the processor and the memory controller.
Further, the step 4 comprises: the logic control module transmits the energy-saving signal to the processor, and the processor and the internal memory module of the processor enter a low power consumption mode through frequency reduction.
Further, step 4 is followed by:
When the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is larger than or equal to the maximum power consumption value under the complete machine configuration, the energy-saving requirement is relieved, the complete machine box management module cancels the transmission of the energy-saving signal through the logic control module, and the processor recovers the normal power operation.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: an energy-saving blade server and its energy-saving method, use the existing topology, realize the power consumption control fast, has improved the reliability; the requirement that each node needs to be connected with more connectors caused by a plurality of power supplies is avoided, and cost is saved.
The invention adopts the whole case management module to judge whether the residual power supply can ensure the full-power operation of the whole case and whether energy saving is needed or not through the power supply in-place and failure signals, and transmits the energy saving signals to the logic control module of the node mainboard. When an individual power supply fails and cannot meet the requirement of full-power operation of a blade server, the blade node is actively enabled to enter a low-power-consumption mode, power consumption reduction is rapidly achieved, power supply insufficiency caused by the failure of the individual power supply is avoided, and meanwhile the cost of a mainboard connector is reduced.
Therefore, compared with the prior art, the invention has prominent substantive features and remarkable progress, and the beneficial effects of the implementation are also obvious.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.
fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first active energy saving scheme in the prior art.
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a second active energy saving scheme in the prior art.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The energy-saving blade server shown in fig. 3 comprises a power supply, a whole box management module and a blade node mainboard; the blade node mainboard is provided with a processor and a logic control module, the processor is connected with the logic control module, and the whole box management module is connected with the logic control unit through an energy-saving signal line and sends an energy-saving signal to the logic control module; the power supply sends power supply in-place and failure signals to the whole box management module; the logic control module is used for transmitting a control signal to the processor; the whole box management module is a whole management module of the blade server and is used for providing power management, temperature management of blade nodes and fan management of the blade server.
the energy-saving blade server can adopt a plurality of blade node mainboards and a plurality of power supplies.
On the basis of the energy-saving blade server, the invention provides two energy-saving method implementation modes of the energy-saving blade server.
the first embodiment is as follows:
Fig. 4 shows an energy-saving method for an energy-saving blade server, which includes the following steps:
Step 1: and judging whether the current blade server needs to perform energy-saving control or not by acquiring the maximum stable output power of the power supply of the blade server.
Step 2: and if energy-saving control is required, energy saving is triggered.
And step 3: and the whole case management module transmits the energy-saving signal to a logic control module on the blade node mainboard.
and 4, step 4: the logic control module transmits the energy-saving signal to the processor and controls the processor to enter a low power consumption mode.
And 5: and judging whether the current blade server has energy-saving requirements or not, and if not, enabling the processor to recover normal power operation.
Example two:
Fig. 5 shows an energy-saving method for an energy-saving blade server, which includes the following steps:
step 1: and acquiring power consumption data obtained by the pressure test of the blade server to obtain a maximum power consumption value under the configuration of the whole machine.
step 2: and the whole case management module obtains the maximum stable output power of all on-site power supplies through power supply on-site and failure signals under the condition that the maximum stable output power information of the server power supply is obtained through the PMBUS.
and step 3: and judging whether the maximum stable output power of the current on-site power supply is smaller than the maximum power consumption value under the complete machine configuration, and if so, triggering energy-saving control.
And 4, step 4: and the whole box management module transmits the frequency reduction enabling signals of the processor and the memory controller to a logic control module on the blade node mainboard.
And 5: the logic control module transmits the frequency reduction enabling signals of the processor and the memory controller to the processor, and the processor and the internal memory module of the processor enter a low power consumption mode through frequency reduction.
Step 6: when the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is larger than or equal to the maximum power consumption value under the complete machine configuration, the energy-saving requirement is relieved, the complete machine box management module cancels and transmits the frequency reduction enabling signals of the processor and the memory controller through the logic control module, and the processor restores to normal power operation.
the specific embodiments can be combined at will, various energy-saving blade servers and energy-saving methods thereof are provided, the existing topology can be used, power consumption control can be realized quickly, and reliability is improved; the requirement that each node needs to be connected with more connectors caused by a plurality of power supplies is avoided, and cost is saved.
The invention is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Further, it should be understood that various changes or modifications of the present invention may be made by those skilled in the art after reading the teaching of the present invention, and these equivalents also fall within the scope of the present application.
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1. An energy-saving blade server is characterized by comprising a power supply, a whole box management module and a blade node mainboard;
the blade node mainboard is provided with a processor and a logic control module, the processor is connected with the logic control module, and the whole box management module is connected with the logic control unit through an energy-saving signal line and sends an energy-saving signal to the logic control module; the power supply sends power supply in-place and failure signals to the whole box management module;
The logic control module is used for transmitting a control signal to the processor; the whole box management module is a whole management module of the blade server and is used for providing power management, temperature management of blade nodes and fan management of the blade server.
2. the energy efficient blade server of claim 1, wherein the energy efficient blade server comprises a plurality of blade node motherboards and a plurality of power supplies.
3. An energy-saving method for an energy-saving blade server is characterized by comprising the following steps:
Step 1: judging whether the current blade server needs energy-saving control or not by acquiring the maximum stable output power of the power supply of the blade server;
Step 2: if energy-saving control is needed, energy saving is triggered;
and step 3: the whole case management module transmits the energy-saving signal to a logic control module on the blade node mainboard;
and 4, step 4: the logic control module transmits the energy-saving signal to the processor and controls the processor to enter a low power consumption mode.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step 4 is followed by:
And judging whether the current blade server has energy-saving requirements or not, and if not, enabling the processor to recover normal power operation.
5. the method of claim 3, wherein the step 1 comprises:
Acquiring power consumption data obtained by a blade server pressure test, and acquiring a maximum power consumption value under the configuration of a whole machine;
The whole case management module obtains the maximum stable output power of all in-place power supplies through power supply in-place and failure signals under the condition that the maximum stable output power information of the server power supply is obtained through the PMBUS;
And determining whether the current blade server needs to perform energy-saving control or not by judging whether the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is smaller than the maximum power consumption value under the complete machine configuration.
6. the method of claim 5, wherein the step 2 comprises:
And if the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is smaller than the maximum power consumption value under the configuration of the whole machine, energy conservation is triggered.
7. The energy-saving method for an energy-saving blade server according to claim 3, wherein in the step 3: the power-saving signal comprises a down-conversion enabling signal of the processor and the memory controller.
8. The method of claim 3, wherein the step 4 comprises: the logic control module transmits the energy-saving signal to the processor, and the processor and the internal memory module of the processor enter a low power consumption mode through frequency reduction.
9. The method for saving power of an energy-saving blade server according to claim 4, wherein the step 4 is followed by further comprising:
When the maximum stable output power of the on-site power supply is larger than or equal to the maximum power consumption value under the complete machine configuration, the energy-saving requirement is relieved, the complete machine box management module cancels the transmission of the energy-saving signal through the logic control module, and the processor recovers the normal power operation.
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