CN1277227C - Backup managment control arbitration system - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a backup management and control arbitrating system which at least comprises a management and control state detecting module, an operating mode setting module, a failure detecting module, a backup activating module and a backup switching module, and the system is matched with a management controller of an information platform such as a management controller of a blade server so as to be used; at least two management controllers can be used for the blade server, and the management controllers are automatically set in a main control mode or a backup mode according to the sequence that the management controllers are coupled to the blade server. When a failure occurs to the main control management controller, the backup management controller is immediately switched into the main control mode so as to take the place of the failed management controller and execute various original management control operations, and the normal service operating function of the blade server is maintained; therefore, the main control mode and the backup mode don't need to be manually set, and the settings of an EMS don't need to be modified so as to make network system management operations convenient and effective.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of web server computer technology, particularly about a kind of redundant management control arbitration system, it can use with the Management Controller collocation of information platform, the Management Controller (management controller) of blade server (blade server) for example, allow this blade server can use at least two Management Controllers, comprise the Management Controller of a master control and the Management Controller of a redundant; And can allow these Management Controllers be coupled to the sequencing of blade server and be automatically made master mode or redundant pattern according to it; And when the Management Controller of master control breaks down, the Management Controller of redundant is switched to master mode immediately and replaces the Management Controller that breaks down, carry out original every management Control work, make blade server still can keep normal service operations function whereby.
Background technology
Blade server (blade server) is the webserver of a kind of integrated form (clustering type), its characteristics are to utilize same circuit frame (enclosure), integrate two or more modular server units (hereinafter referred to as " service module "), these service modules provide with a kind of service function with integration mode, as long as just the network user is connected to any one in these service modules, get final product the service function that online this blade server of use is provided.Therefore in the practical application, each service module in the blade server is made a circuit board, and can plug together at any time to circuit frame increases user capacity.
Blade server is typically provided with a Management Controller of sharing, and is used for all service modules and the shared facility thereof of managing blade type server, for example fan heat radiation module, voltage supply module etc.In addition, for avoiding blade server to make all service modules out of service because of the Management Controller of sharing breaks down, be typically provided with the Management Controller that the another one redundant is used in the blade server, when the Management Controller of master control breaks down, make the Management Controller of redundant be set as master mode immediately, replace the Management Controller that breaks down and carry out every management Control work, comprise and the communication work of EMS (Emergency Management System), make blade server still can continue to keep normal service operations function whereby.
Yet a shortcoming of prior blade formula server redundant Management Controller is, it needs by the network system management personnel with manual type, two management control modules that coupled are made as master mode and redundant pattern respectively, when the Management Controller of master control breaks down, also need the Management Controller of redundant to be connected to EMS with manual type, therefore inconvenient in practical application.
Summary of the invention
For overcoming the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of redundant management control arbitration system, can allow the Management Controller that is coupled to blade server be made as master mode or redundant pattern automatically, make network system management work convenient and effective.
Redundant management control arbitration system of the present invention can use with the Management Controller collocation of information platform, the Management Controller (managementcontroller) of blade server (blade server) for example, for this blade server provides at least two Management Controllers, comprise master control Management Controller and redundant Management Controller.
Redundant management control arbitration system of the present invention comprises at least: a management and control state detection module, when can the Management Controller under it being coupled to this information platform (this information platform can be a blade server), detect whether be coupled with the another one Management Controller on this information platform; One operator scheme setting module can be under the situation not in the testing result of this management and control state detection module, and the Management Controller under it is made as master mode; Otherwise, then the Management Controller under it is made as the redundant pattern; One fault detection module can be set as under the situation of master mode by the Management Controller under it, and whether the mode of operation that continues its affiliated Management Controller of detection is normal; If not, then send a redundant information; One redundant active module responds the redundant information that this fault detection module is sent, and sends the Management Controller of a redundant active information to redundant, the Management Controller of redundant is changed by the redundant pattern be made as master mode; An and redundant handover module, respond the redundant information that this fault detection module is sent, the data transmission link that all that Management Controller under it is present externally connect, switch to the Management Controller of redundant, make the Management Controller of redundant take over the original every management Control work of being responsible for execution of its affiliated Management Controller whereby.
Redundant management control arbitration system of the present invention can allow these Management Controllers according to the sequencing that is coupled to blade server, is automatically made master mode or redundant pattern; When the Management Controller of master control breaks down, the Management Controller of redundant can be switched to master mode immediately, replace the Management Controller that breaks down, carry out original every management Control work, comprise and the communication work of EMS, make blade server still can keep normal service operations function.Redundant management control arbitration system of the present invention can allow the network system management personnel set master mode and redundant pattern with manual type, need the Management Controller of redundant be connected to EMS yet, therefore can make network system management work more convenient and effective with manual type.
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Fig. 1 is the application architecture synoptic diagram, and the management control module that two redundants management control arbitration system of the present invention is described overlaps the application architecture to blade server;
Fig. 2 is the system architecture synoptic diagram, the Object Oriented OO component model framework of the inside structure of the management control module of key diagram 1 and redundant of the present invention management control arbitration system.
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Fig. 1 show two management control modules 20,20 of blade server 10 collocation ' application architecture, wherein management control module 20,20 ' respectively be integrated with redundant management control arbitration system 100,100 of the present invention '.These two management control modules 20,20 ' in any one all separately tool setting chip server 10 carry out all essential system management work.In addition, these two management control modules 20,20 ' inner structure and function all identical, its external data transmission interface comprises a dynamic data transmission interface 21, one serial/parallel conversion (serializer and deserializer; SerDes) interface 22, a HiGiG interface 23, an IPMI (Intelligent PlatformManagement Interface) interface 24, an I2C (Inter Integrated Circuit) interface 25, a RJ45Giga interface 31, a FC (Fibre Channel) interface 32, a UART (UniversalAsynchronous Receiver Transmitter) interface 33 and a Magnetic RJ45 interface 34; Wherein, dynamic data transmission interface 21 receives the system dynamics data of blade server 10; SerDes interface 22 connects each service module (not showing in the accompanying drawings) in the blade server 10; One group of dynamical service module that HiGiG interface 23 connects in the blade server 10; Each service module that IPMI interface 24 connects in the blade server 10 is carried out IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface; IPMI) management control function; The fan radiating system 11 that I2C interface 25 connects in the blade server 10, the operation of control fan radiating system 11; RJ45Giga interface 31 connects network system 51, for example an Internet; FC (Fibre Channel) interface 32 connects an express network 52; UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter; UART) interface 33 connects a remote monitor 53; Magnetic RJ45 interface 34 then connect an emergency disposal system (Emergency Management System, EMS) 54, two management control modules 20,20 ' EMS have an identical IP.Because IPMI, HiGiG, SerDes, I2C, FC (FibreChannel), UART, RJ45Giga and Magnetic RJ45 are the standard data delivery standards in the computer network communication, therefore no longer explanation in instructions.
In addition, management control module 20,20 ' between data transmission link comprise one the arbitration and switch-over control signal line 41, a 10/100Ethernet bus 42 and a HiGiG bus 43.
In actual applications, above-mentioned two management control modules 20,20 ' operator scheme be " master mode " or " redundant pattern ", this depends on that they are coupled to the precedence of blade server 10; Just at first be coupled to the management control module (for example being 20) of blade server 10, will be set as master mode by redundant management control arbitration system 100 of the present invention automatically, then be coupled to the management control module (for example be 20 ') of blade server 10, will be by redundant management control arbitration system 100 of the present invention ' be set as automatically redundant pattern; And when the management control module 20 of master control breaks down, the management control module 20 of redundant ' can be activated immediately, become master mode by the redundant pattern, replace the management control module 20 that breaks down, be responsible for carrying out original every management control function, make blade server 10 still keep normal service operations function.While redundant management control arbitration system 100 ' have identical IP is not so long-range EMS can and be affected because of management control arbitration system switching.
Fig. 2 show the inside structure of management control module shown in Figure 1 20 and redundant of the present invention management control arbitration system 100 Object Oriented OO component model framework (because above-mentioned two management control modules 20,20 ' inner structure identical, be that example illustrates its inside structure therefore with management control module 20).
As shown in Figure 2, the inside structure of management control module 20 comprises a Management Controller 60, for example Baseboard Management Controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC).Redundant management control arbitration system 100 of the present invention and Management Controller 60 collocation, the operator scheme of automatic setting Management Controller 60 is " master mode " or " redundant pattern ", when the Management Controller 60 of master mode breaks down, immediately the management control module 20 of quick active redundant ', and with management control module 20 original all data transmission links that externally connect, switch to the management control module 20 of redundant ', make management control module 20 original every management control function of being responsible for execution of the management control module 20 ' former master control of adapter of redundant, and the contact of taking over EMS.
The Object Oriented OO component model of redundant management control arbitration system 100 of the present invention comprises at least: (a) management and control state detection module 110; (b) an operator scheme setting module 120; (c) fault detection module 130; (d) a redundant active module 140; And (e) redundant handover module 150.
The management control module (be management control module 20) of management and control state detection module 110 under it is when being coupled to blade server 10, detect on the blade server 10 whether be coupled with the another one Management Controller, whether a status signal that for example detects on the blade server 10 is set by the another one Management Controller; If not, then send a main signal to operator scheme setting module 120; Otherwise, then send a redundant signal to operator scheme setting module 120.
Operator scheme setting module 120 when above-mentioned management and control state detection module 110 sends main signal, is made as master mode with Management Controller 60; When management and control state detection module 110 sends the redundant signal, then Management Controller 60 is set at the redundant pattern.In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, suppose that management control module 20 at first is coupled to blade server 10, be set as master mode, management control module 20 ' be coupled to blade server 10 subsequently is set as the redundant pattern.
The redundant information that the above-mentioned fault detection module 130 of redundant active module 140 responses is sent, send a redundant active information, this redundant active information by arbitration and switch-over control signal line 41 arrive the management control module 20 of redundants ', make redundant management control module 20 ' quilt change and be made as master mode.
In actual the enforcement, the embodiment of above-mentioned management and control state detection module 110, operator scheme setting module 120, fault detection module 130 and redundant active module 140 can be to adopt CPLD/special IC (Complex Programmable Logic Device﹠amp; Application Specific Integrated Circuit; CPLD/ASIC) composite module of the chip module of technology or microprocessor and software program; Because the CPLD/ASIC chip module can significantly improve operating speed, be preferred implementation therefore.
Generally speaking, the invention provides a kind of backup managment control arbitration system of novelty, its With the collocation of the Management Controller of blade server (blade server), allow this blade server can Use at least two Management Controllers, comprise the management of Management Controller and a redundant of a master control Controller; Be characterized in, can allow these Management Controllers be coupled to the blade type service according to it The sequencing of device is automatically made master mode or redundant pattern; And the management control when master control When device processed broke down, the Management Controller of redundant was switched to immediately master mode and replaces and send out Give birth to the Management Controller of fault, carry out original every management control work, make whereby blade type Server still keeps normal service operations function. Backup managment control arbitration system of the present invention, Make the network system management personnel set master mode and redundant pattern with manual type, more not Therefore the setting that can change EMS because management control arbitration system switches can make network system Management work is convenient and effective. Therefore the present invention has more progressive and reality than prior art The property used.
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1. redundant management control arbitration system, itself and the Management Controller collocation use of information platform allow this information platform can use at least two Management Controllers, comprise the Management Controller of a master control and the Management Controller of a redundant; And make these Management Controllers according to its sequencing that is coupled to this information platform, be automatically made master mode or redundant pattern; And when the Management Controller of master control broke down, the Management Controller that activates redundant immediately replaced the management control module that breaks down, and carried out original every management control function, allowed this information platform still can keep normal operational function whereby; It is characterized in that this redundant management control arbitration system comprises at least:
One management and control state detection module when can the Management Controller under it being coupled to this information platform, detects whether be coupled with the another one Management Controller on this information platform;
One operator scheme setting module can be under the situation not in the testing result of this management and control state detection module, and the Management Controller under it is made as master mode; Otherwise, then the Management Controller under it is made as the redundant pattern;
One fault detection module can be set as under the situation of master mode by the Management Controller under it, and whether the mode of operation that continues its affiliated Management Controller of detection is normal; If not, then send a redundant information;
One redundant active module responds the redundant information that this fault detection module is sent, and sends the Management Controller of a redundant active information to redundant, the Management Controller of redundant is changed by the redundant pattern be made as master mode; And
One redundant handover module, respond the redundant information that this fault detection module is sent, the data transmission link that all that Management Controller under it is present externally connect, switch to the Management Controller of redundant, make the Management Controller of redundant take over the original every management Control work of being responsible for execution of its affiliated Management Controller.
2. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this information platform is a blade server.
3. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that the data transmission interface that each Management Controller coupled of this blade server comprises a dynamic data transmission interface, a serial/parallel translation interface, a HiGiG interface, an IPMI, an I2C interface, a RJ45Giga interface, a FC interface, a UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter interface and a Magnetic RJ45 interface at least.
4. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that the data transmission link between the management control module of master control and the redundant management control module comprises at least: arbitration and switch-over control signal line, a 10/100Ethernet bus and a HiGiG bus.
5. redundant as claimed in claim 1 management control arbitration system is characterized in that, each Management Controller is one can support the Baseboard Management Controller of IPMI data transmission standard.
6. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that this management and control state detection module, this operator scheme setting module, this fault detection module and this redundant active module are integrated into one CPLD/dedicated IC chip module.
7. arbitration system is controlled in a redundant management, and the Management Controller that it can be used for arranging in pairs or groups to a blade server allows this blade server can use at least two Management Controllers, comprises the Management Controller of a master control and the Management Controller of a redundant; And can allow these Management Controllers according to its sequencing that is coupled to this blade server, be automatically made master mode or redundant pattern; And when the Management Controller that can work as master control breaks down, activate the Management Controller of redundant immediately, replace the management control module that breaks down, carry out original every management control function, allow this blade server still can continue to keep normal operational function; It is characterized in that this redundant management control arbitration system comprises at least:
One management and control state detection module when can the Management Controller under it being coupled to this blade server, detects whether be coupled with the another one Management Controller on this blade server;
One operator scheme setting module can be under the situation not in the testing result of this management and control state detection module, and the Management Controller under it is made as master mode; Otherwise, then the Management Controller under it is set at the redundant pattern;
One fault detection module can be set as under the situation of master mode by the Management Controller under it, and whether the mode of operation that continues its affiliated Management Controller of detection is normal; If not, then send a redundant information;
One redundant active module responds the redundant information that this fault detection module is sent, and sends the Management Controller of a redundant active information to redundant, the Management Controller of redundant is changed by the redundant pattern be made as master mode; And
One redundant handover module, respond the redundant information that this fault detection module is sent, the data transmission link that all that Management Controller under it is present externally connect, switch to the Management Controller of redundant, make the Management Controller of redundant take over the original every management Control work of being responsible for execution of its affiliated Management Controller.
8. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that the data transmission interface that each Management Controller coupled of this blade server comprises a dynamic data transmission interface, a serial/parallel translation interface, a HiGiG interface, an IPMI, an I2C interface, a RJ45 Giga interface, a FC interface, a UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter interface and a Magnetic RJ45 interface at least.
9. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that the data transmission link between the management control module of master control and the redundant management control module comprises at least: arbitration and switch-over control signal line, a 10/100Ethernet bus and a HiGiG bus.
10. redundant as claimed in claim 7 management control arbitration system is characterized in that, each Management Controller is one can support the Baseboard Management Controller of IMPI data transmission standard.
11. redundant management control arbitration system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that this management and control state detection module, this operator scheme setting module, this fault detection module and this redundant active module are integrated into one CPLD/dedicated IC chip module.
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