WO2020119139A1

WO2020119139A1 - Method for enabling and disabling pxe function of pch 10-gigabit ethernet, and related device

Info

Publication number: WO2020119139A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/098489
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李莉莉; 刘法志
Original assignee: 广东浪潮大数据研究有限公司
Priority date: 2018-12-14
Filing date: 2019-07-31
Publication date: 2020-06-18
Also published as: CN109634685A; CN109634685B

Abstract

A method and system for enabling and disabling a PXE function of a PCH 10-Gigabit Ethernet, a computer-readable storage medium, and a server. The method comprises: writing a drive program of a PCH 10-Gigabit Ethernet into an ME file; burning the ME file to a server; turning on the server, and searching for a BootUtil tool in a shell environment; and using the BootUtil tool to enable or disable a PXE function of the PCH 10-Gigabit Ethernet. During enabling or disabling of the PXE function, it is not required to refresh the BIOS and ME files, and the PXE function can be directly enabled by means of the BootUtil tool only. The invention thus prevents the current configuration of a server of a user from being changed, saves the time required for enabling the PXE function, and improves the efficiency of enable processing.

Description

Method for starting and stopping PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet and related device

This application requires the priority of the Chinese patent application submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on December 14, 2018 with the application number 201811534352.X and the invention titled "PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet PXE function start and stop method and related devices". The entire contents are incorporated by reference in this application.

Technical field

This application relates to the field of servers, in particular to a method and related device for starting and stopping the PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

Background technique

The startup of the server mainly depends on the driver in the BIOS (Basic Input/ouput system) chip on the server. It stores the most important basic input and output programs of the computer, the self-test program after booting, and the system self-starting program, which provides the most Low-level, most direct hardware setup and control.

Intel develops a program (Management Engine) for PCH, which is mainly used to manage the coordination and communication between PCH and other firmware, so that the system can achieve the highest and most harmonious effect. ME (Management Engine) is an Intel chip independent of CPU and Operating system microprocessor. The ME driver is generally packaged with the BIOS program and stored together in the BIOS chip, and is updated synchronously when the BIOS is updated.

The PCH of the Intel Purley platform integrates a 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller, and its driver is stored in the ME. The PCH integrated 10 Gigabit Ethernet can also be PXE booted like an external network card. Different users need to enable or disable the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet PXE function in different application scenarios. If there is no other external network card on the server, users need to start PXE through the onboard PCH integrated 10 Gigabit Ethernet. When you need to enable PXE boot. If there are other plug-in network cards on the server, users do not need to start PXE through PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet. In this case, they need to disable their PXE function. When enabling and disabling the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet PXE function for switching, you need to flash different BIOS and ME files on the server, wasting time and flashing different BIOS and ME files will change the user's current configuration , Causing inconvenience to users.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this application is to provide a PXE Gigabit Ethernet PXE function start and stop method, start and stop system, a computer-readable storage medium and a server, to solve the need to constantly flash different BIOS when enabling the PXE function And the inconvenience caused by the ME file to the user.

To solve the above technical problems, this application provides a method for starting and stopping the PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The specific technical solutions are as follows:

Write the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver to the ME file;

Burn the ME file to the server;

Start the server and find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment;

Use the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

Among them, finding the BootUtil tool in the shell environment includes:

Use the cd command to find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment.

Wherein, using the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet includes:

Use the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=pxe+efi command of the BootUtil tool to enable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

Use the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=efi command of the BootUtil tool to turn off the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

This application also provides a PXE Gigabit Ethernet PXE function start and stop system, including:

A writing module, used to write the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to an ME file;

Burning module, used to burn the ME file to the server;

The tool search module is used to start the server and search the BootUtil tool in a shell environment;

The start-stop module is used to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the BootUtil tool.

Wherein, the tool search module includes:

The search unit is used to search the BootUtil tool through the cd command in the shell environment.

Here, the start-stop module includes:

The enabling unit is used to enable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=pxe+efi command of the BootUtil tool.

Among them, it also includes:

The shutdown unit is used to shut down the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=efi command of the BootUtil tool.

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor implements the steps of the start-stop method described above.

The present application also provides a server, including a memory and a processor, where the computer program is stored in the memory, and when the processor calls the computer program in the memory, the steps of the start-stop method described above are implemented.

This application provides a method for starting and stopping the PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet, including: writing the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to an ME file; burning the ME file to a server; and starting the server , Find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment; use the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

This application first writes the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver file provided by Intel in the ME file, and then uses the BootUtil tool to enable the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet PXE function in the shell environment. When enabling and disabling the PXE function, there is no need to refresh the BIOS and ME files, just use the BootUtil tool to directly enable the PXE function. Avoid changing the user's current server configuration status, save the time required to enable and close the PXE function, and improve the efficiency of enabling and closing. The present application also provides a PXE Gigabit Ethernet PXE function start-stop system, a computer-readable storage medium, and a server, which have the above-mentioned beneficial effects, and will not be repeated here.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In order to more clearly explain the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only This is an embodiment of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without paying any creative work, other drawings may be obtained according to the provided drawings.

1 is a flowchart of a method for starting and stopping a PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a PXE PXE start-stop system provided by an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the embodiments of this application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a flowchart of a method for starting and stopping a PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method for starting and stopping includes:

S101: Write the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to an ME file;

PXE (preboot execution environment) is the latest technology developed by Intel Corporation. It works in the client/server network mode, supports workstations to download images from remote servers via the network, and thus supports operating system startup via the network. During the startup process, the server requires the server to assign an IP address, and then use TFTP (trivial file transfer protocol) or MTFTP (multicast trivial file transfer protocol) protocol to download a startup package to the local memory for execution. The startup package completes the server (Client) Basic software settings to guide the server operating system pre-installed in the server. PXE can boot multiple operating systems, such as: Windows95/98/2000/2003/windows2008/winXP/win7/win8, Linux series systems, etc.

This step aims to write the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver to the ME file. Writing refers to writing the driver to the ME file, so that when the ME file is subsequently burned, the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet can be installed at the same time To the server. Of course, it is easy to understand that after writing, operations such as encapsulation may also be included, which is not limited here.

It should be noted that writing the driver to the ME file can avoid installing the driver separately. Usually, the driver of the ME itself is packaged with the BIOS program and stored in the BIOS chip. Therefore, this step writes the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to the ME file. The ME file and the BIOS driver can be simultaneously burned to the server.

S102: Burn the ME file to the server;

This step aims to burn the ME file including the driver of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to the server, that is, deploy the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to the server. In addition, usually, the BIOS can also be burned to the server when this step is executed. It should be noted that since the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet has written the ME file and burned it to the server, there is no need to refresh the BIOS and ME files even after the PXE function is enabled or disabled. ME file is easy to change the user's current server configuration status.

S103: Start the server and search for the BootUtil tool in the shell environment;

After burning the ME file including the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver to the server, start the server and enter the shell environment. A large amount of information is maintained in the shell session. This information is called the shell environment. There are two basic types of data in the shell environment, environment variables and shell variables. The variables of the shell environment are defined by the login program, system initialization file, and user initialization file. In the user initialization file, you can customize the user's shell environment by changing the value of a predefined variable or specifying other variables. Therefore, the shell environment is actually a custom user's working environment, and the user can set the environment variables. This step is to find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment.

The BootUtil tool is a utility used to change the default settings of the Intel Ethernet adapter. It can be used to enable or disable Wake-on-LAN and Intel boot agent functions, as well as enable or disable some settings used by Boot Agent. BootUtil also allows in-the-field upgrades to the network card in the flash memory of the stored image. BootUtil replaces the functionality of previous utilities and provides the PROBOOT, ISBoot, and PROEFI web packages found in older IBAUTIL, ISCSIUTL, LANUTIL, and FLAUTIL utilities. BootUtil supports all adapters supported by previous utilities. BootUtil is not intended as a utility program for lan-on-motherboard (LOM, motherboard integrated LAN) implementation. The adjustments made to achieve LOM and BootROM settings may not affect how the adapter operates.

In this step, you can place the BootUtil tool in a storage disk (such as a USB flash drive), and then connect the storage disk to the server, or you can directly send the BootUtil tool to the BMC of the server. But all need to find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment.

Specifically, you can use the cd command in the shell environment to find the BootUtil tool. Use the cd file to directly enter the file directory included in the command, and then directly open the BootUtil tool.

It should be noted that when the cd command is used, a subshell is created, and the instructions in the script are executed one by one in the subshell. The subshell inherits the environment variables from the parent shell, but does not change the environment variables of the parent shell after execution At this time, there will be a case where the file directory cannot be entered using the cd command. At this time, you can also use the source command to assist in entering the file directory where the BootUtil tool is located.

S104: Use the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

This step aims to use the BootUtil tool to start and stop the PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet. In the BootUtil parameter, -Nic is often used to select a specific network port in the system, so you can use this parameter to open the port corresponding to the PXE function.

Specifically, the BootUtil-Nic=x-up=pxe+efi command of the BootUtil tool can be used to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet, or the Bootutil-Nic=x-up= of the BootUtil tool The efi command turns off the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Of course, it is easy to understand that under BootUtil, there may be other forms of commands to enable or disable the PXE function, which are not illustrated one by one here, and should be within the scope of protection of this application.

After enabling or disabling the PXE function using the BootUtil tool, you usually need to restart the server to view the actual working status of the PXE function.

In the embodiment of the present application, the driver file of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet provided by Intel is written in the ME file, and then the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet is enabled by using the BootUtil tool in a shell environment. When enabling and disabling the PXE function, there is no need to refresh the BIOS and ME files, just use the BootUtil tool to directly enable the PXE function. Avoid changing the user's current server configuration status, save the time required to enable and shut down the PXE function, and improve the efficiency of enabling and shutting down the PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

The following describes the start-stop system of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet PXE function provided by the embodiment of the present application. The start-stop system described below and the above-described method of starting and stopping the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet PXE function can be Cross reference.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a PXE PXE function start-stop system provided by an embodiment of the present application. The start-stop system may include:

A writing module 100, used to write the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to an ME file;

Burning module 200, used to burn the ME file to the server;

The tool search module 300 is used to start the server and search for the BootUtil tool in a shell environment;

The start-stop module 400 is used to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the BootUtil tool.

Based on the above embodiment, as a preferred embodiment, the tool search module includes:

Based on the above embodiment, as a preferred embodiment, the start-stop module 400 may include:

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed, the steps of the method for starting and stopping the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet provided in the above embodiments can be implemented . The storage medium may include various media that can store program codes, such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

The present application also provides a server, which may include a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program. When the processor calls the computer program in the memory, the PCH provided in the foregoing embodiment may be implemented. Steps to start and stop the PXE function of 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Of course, the server may also include various network interfaces, power supplies and other components.

Each embodiment in the specification is described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments may refer to each other. For the system provided by the embodiment, since it corresponds to the method provided by the embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant part can be referred to the description in the method section.

In this article, specific examples are used to explain the principle and implementation of the present application. The descriptions of the above embodiments are only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present application. It should be noted that, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, several improvements and modifications can be made to the present application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

It should also be noted that in this specification, relational terms such as first and second are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that these entities or operations There is any such actual relationship or order between operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article, or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also those not explicitly listed Or other elements that are inherent to this process, method, article, or equipment. Without more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "include one..." does not exclude that there are other identical elements in the process, method, article or equipment that includes the element.

Claims

A method for starting and stopping the PXE function of PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet, which is characterized by including:

Write the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet driver to the ME file;

Burn the ME file to the server;

Start the server and find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment;

Use the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
The method for starting and stopping according to claim 1, wherein searching for the BootUtil tool in a shell environment includes:

Use the cd command to find the BootUtil tool in the shell environment.
The start-stop method according to claim 1, wherein the use of the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet includes:

Use the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=pxe+efi command of the BootUtil tool to enable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
The start-stop method according to claim 1, wherein the use of the BootUtil tool to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet includes:

Use the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=efi command of the BootUtil tool to turn off the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
A PXE Gigabit Ethernet PXE function start-stop system, which is characterized by including:

A writing module, used to write the driver of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet to an ME file;

Burning module, used to burn the ME file to the server;

The tool search module is used to start the server and search the BootUtil tool in a shell environment;

The start-stop module is used to enable or disable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the BootUtil tool.
The start-stop system according to claim 5, wherein the tool search module includes:

The search unit is used to search the BootUtil tool through the cd command in the shell environment.
The start-stop system according to claim 5, wherein the start-stop module comprises:

The enabling unit is used to enable the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=pxe+efi command of the BootUtil tool.
The start-stop system according to claim 5, further comprising:

The shutdown unit is used to shut down the PXE function of the PCH 10 Gigabit Ethernet by using the Bootutil-Nic=x-up=efi command of the BootUtil tool.
A computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the start-stop method according to any one of claims 1-4 are implemented.
A server, characterized in that it includes a memory and a processor, and the memory stores a computer program, and when the processor calls the computer program in the memory, the startup according to any one of claims 1-4 is implemented. Steps to stop the method.