CN101136756A - Electric self-checking method, system and BMC chip on network long-range control host machine - Google Patents
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The method includes steps: BMC chip in host receives starting up instruction including parameters for entering into object menu sent from console; storing the parameters, and controlling starting host up; sending characters of function key obtained from parameters to control power on self test. Even if network is intermitted, using the method also can realize remote controlling POST of host. Using fatidical storage function of BMC chip in host, and function for forwarding characters of functional keys, the method improves users' experience. The invention also discloses system for networked remote controlling POST of host, and BMC chip.
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The present invention relates to network communications technology field, relate in particular to a kind of method, system and BMC chip by the network long-range control host machine power-on self-test.
Background technology
Power-on self-test (POST, Power On Self Test) be meant opening power after, computer is to its basic input/output (BIOS, Basic Input Output Svstem) process of carrying out diagnostic test is with keyboard, memory disk driver and other hardware of judging computer operate as normal whether.Present main frame mainboard can be transmitted to serial ports with the character picture of POST process, and can receive the keypad character that serial ports sends, thereby can realize terminal monitoring POST process by serial ports.
IPMI (IPMI, Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is one and is applied to the standard that server management system relates to that current latest edition is 2.0.In the IPMI management platform, BMC (Baseboard Management Controller, substrate logic controller) chip is a core controller, and system all realizes by communicating by letter with BMC the management of each main frame.Defined SOL (Serial Over LAN among the IPMI2.0, telemanagement) instruction, utilize them can change local serial ports transmission data direction in the IPMI conversation procedure, thereby realize visit to distance host, provide by network remote check, start, the standard mode of diagnosis and maintenance failure.The SOL principle is that the user connects remote host at control end by network, can monitor the whole process of remote host POST at control end, and can realize long-range adapter, enters and revise the main frame setting.On the remote host mainboard BMC chip must be arranged, or by BMC chip on the outer plug-in card, the BMC chip is connected with network card chip, control desk connects by network, obtains POST information from BMC.
Existing a kind of method by network control host computer POST process, be by the SOL technology, on existing mainboard, increase an outband management chip BMC, by reusing existing network on the mainboard, for example Ethernet arrives network interface with the data forwarding that sends to serial ports in the mainboard POST process, passes through ICP/IP protocol, long-range control desk can be realized by the control of network to main frame POST process textual interface by the serial ports of access to netwoks mainboard.
The outer control of present long-range band is such:
Step 1: long-range control desk sends start or the reset command BMC chip to main frame by network;
Step 2: the BMC chip of main frame is carried out start or reset command process;
Step 3: main frame sends to serial ports with the character of POST picture;
Step 4:BMC obtains character stream from serial ports, and character stream by the SOL technology, is sent to remote console;
Step 5: control desk character display stream, the picture of reconstruct POST process;
Step 6: the user presses function key in the POST process at control desk;
Step 7:, function key is sent to the BMC chip of main frame by the SOL technology;
Step 8:BMC chip is transmitted to serial ports with the function key character;
Step 9: main frame receives the function key character on the serial ports, carries out corresponding POST control operation.
By top introduction, to being analyzed as follows of existing realization network control distance host POST process:
(1) owing to have certain time delay by Network Transmission POST screen, cause the user to be difficult to judgement and need when press the button of appointment, the user can only be after sending start-up command blindly keypad, to making troubles in user's control.
(2) the method just often can realize long-range control host machine POST process at network, but, at present SOL uses on the mainboard existing network interface as the outband management interface usually, and this network interface can be reset in main frame POST process, causes on this interface Ethernet to connect and interrupts.Because network interface all is connected on the pci bus of mainboard usually at present, is difficult to avoid network interface not to be reset.Be subject to the switch model difference that this interface is connected to, this interruption may be between several seconds to tens of seconds.Network interrupt during this period of time in, main frame POST process may be finished, when network recovery connected by the time, the user had had no chance to interrupt the SETUP menu that the POST process enters expectation.
Summary of the invention
The method that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of network long-range control host machine POST is even also can realize long-range control host machine POST under the situation that network interrupts.The present invention also provides system and the BMC chip of a kind of network long-range control host machine POST.
The present invention adopts following technical scheme:
A kind of method of network long-range control host machine power-on self-test, described main frame are by network and console communication, and described method comprises:
The BMC chip of described main frame receives the start-up command that comprises the parameter that is used for the target approach menu that control desk sends, and stores described parameter, and the main control system start sends the function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by parameter.
Described parameter comprises,
The function key character of target menu and corresponding delay time thereof; Perhaps, target menu title.
Described BMC chip sends the process of the described function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by parameter, comprising:
From receiving the start-up command timing, when arriving in the parameter of preserving certain delay time, the function key character of this delay time correspondence is sent to main frame, the main control system power-on self-test.
Described BMC chip sends the process of the described function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by parameter, comprising:
Resolve described target menu, obtain function key character and corresponding delay time thereof, and pick up counting, arrive when resolving certain delay time that obtains, the function key character of this delay time correspondence is sent to main frame, the main control system power-on self-test.
Described start-up command comprises: existing start-up command; Perhaps, the self-defining instruction that is used to start shooting.
A kind of system of network long-range control host machine power-on self-test comprises control desk and the main frame that comprises the BMC chip, and described control desk sends the start-up command that comprises the parameter that is used for the target approach menu by network; Described BMC chip receives the start-up command that comprises parameter that control desk sends, and stored parameter, the main control system start, and send the function key character main control system power-on self-test that obtains by parameter.
The parameter of BMc chip-stored comprises in the described system, the function key character of target menu and corresponding delay time thereof; Or, the target menu title.
Described BMC chip is installed on the described main frame, and described BMC chip comprises network interface and serial interface, and described BMC chip also comprises parameter storage unit; Described parameter storage unit is used for the parameter of the start-up command that the storage networking interface receives; Described serial interface sends the function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by described parameter.
The parameter of described BMC chip-stored comprises, the function key character of target menu and corresponding delay time thereof; Perhaps, target menu title.
Because the present invention adopts BMC chip-stored function, the forwarding capability key characters function of main frame,, also can realize control to main frame POST even network interrupts.
And, because BMC stored parameter in advance, make the Long-distance Control POST process that the user can be proactive, and needn't wait for button, thereby improved user's operating experience in the control desk front.
Simultaneously, because the present invention can pre-set the function key character or the target menu title that will send at remote console, do not need the user in actual POST process, to send order, when the user operates untimely or presses key error, just there is time enough to carry out alternately, guarantees that the user has selected correct order for user and main frame.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of network long-range control host machine POST in the embodiments of the invention one;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of network long-range control host machine POST in the embodiments of the invention two:
Fig. 3 is that the system of network long-range control host machine POST of the present invention constitutes schematic diagram;
Fig. 4 is that the BMC chip of network long-range control host machine POST of the present invention constitutes schematic diagram.
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Introduce the embodiment of the invention one below:
Among the present invention, in the start-up command that main frame sends, increase by one group of parameter, comprise a series of function key character in this group parameter at control desk, and the pairing delay time of each function key character.The start-up command here can be the start-up command of main control system POST in the prior art, only will increase parameter; Also can be to adopt the start-up command make by oneself zhang.
Corresponding with the start-up command that comprises parameter, the present invention improves the BMC chip of main frame, mainly is to have increased new memory cell in the BMC chip, and this memory cell is used to store the parameter that increases newly.
The parameter of start-up command comprises function key character and delay time, the BMC chip is according to function key character and delay time, when each delay time after POST starts arrives, the function key character of delay time correspondence is sent on the serial ports of main frame, main control system is carried out the POST operation.
As shown in Figure 1, method of the present invention may further comprise the steps:
Step 101: control desk receives the order of POST target approach menu (SETUP menu);
POST enters the SETUP menu, comprises the SETUP menu that enters BIOS, the SETUP menu of SCSI and the SETUP menu of RAID etc.
Step 102: control desk is listed execution POST and is entered the needed function key character of SETUP menu, and the delay time of sending function key characters, generates one group of parameter;
Common function key character comprises:
The DEL key enters the SETUP menu of BIOS;
The F2 key is identical with DEL:
Ctr1-A according to the difference of manufacturer, might be Ctr1-S etc. perhaps, enters the SETUP menu of SCSI or RAID.
Step 103: the parameter that control desk will be used for the target approach menu is attached to start-up command, sends to the network interface of main frame by network;
Step 104: host B MC chip receives start-up command from network interface, the parameter in the storage start-up command, and main control system is carried out the start operation simultaneously, and picks up counting;
Step 105: host B MC chip reads the picture data stream of the current operation of main frame from serial ports, by the SOL technology, sends to control desk, and control desk is by picture data stream reconstruct host picture;
Step 106: when host B MC chip arrives delay time given in the stored parameters in timing, the function key character of this delay time correspondence is sent on the serial port of host computer;
Continue execution in step 106, up to sending whole function key characters.
Step 107: main frame receives the function key character on the serial ports, carries out corresponding POST control operation.
Adopt the present invention, can realize by network long-range control host machine POST.Owing to adopt host B MC chip-stored, transmit the function key character that pre-sets,, also can realize control to main frame POST even when network interrupts.The present invention has good compatibility with the prior art that realizes network long-range control host machine POST, particularly when adopting the redetermination start-up command to carry parameter, does not influence the use of prior art fully.
Introduce the embodiment of the invention two below:
Compare with embodiment one, the parameter that is not both in the start-up command of embodiment two is not made up of function key character and delay time, but target SET UP menu.
When the parameter of start-up command was target SET UP pad name, in the POST process, host B MC chip is the storage computation method in advance, and computational methods are resolved the target menu of storage in view of the above, obtain function key character and delay time thereof.All the other steps are identical with embodiment one.
As shown in Figure 2, the step of this embodiment comprises:
Step 201: the order of the SETUP menu that control desk reception POST enters;
Step 202: the SETUP pad name that control desk enters with POST generates one group of parameter;
Step 203: control desk will be used for the target approach menu parameter and be attached to start-up command, send to the network interface of main frame by network;
Step 204: host B MC chip receives start-up command from network interface, the parameter in the storage start-up command, and main control system is carried out the start operation simultaneously;
Step 205: host B MC chip reads the picture data stream of the current operation of main frame from serial ports, by the SOL technology, sends to control desk, and control desk is by picture data stream reconstruct host picture;
Step 205 is performed in the POST process always.
Step 206: host B MC chip is according to pad name, and the computational methods of storing in advance according to the BMC chip parse function corresponding key characters and delay time thereof, and pick up counting;
Step 207: when host B MC chip arrives delay time given in the stored parameters in timing, the function key character of this delay time correspondence is sent on the serial port of host computer;
Continue execution in step 207, up to sending whole function key characters.
Step 208: main frame receives the function key character on the serial ports, carries out corresponding POST control operation.
The present invention also provides the system of a kind of network control distance host POST, and the system configuration schematic diagram is made up of control desk 30l and the main frame 303 that comprises BMC chip 302 as shown in Figure 3.
Selected to enter the SETUP menu of BIOS such as the user at control desk 301, control desk 301 just utilizes the function key character that enters this menu and corresponding delay time to generate parameter so, and parameter is placed in the start-up command.
The start-up command of carrying parameter can be the start-up command of execution main frame 303 starts of prior art, also can be the start-up command of redetermination.The start-up command that control desk 301 will comprise parameter is sent to host B MC chip 302 by network.
After the BMC chip 302 of main frame 303 receives the start-up command of control desk 301, main control system 303 operation of starting shooting, and with the storage of the parameter in the start-up command, comprising in parameter under the situation of function key character and delay time also needs to pick up counting.By serial port of host computer, BMC chip 302 reads the picture data stream stream of main frame 303 operations, and by the SOL technology, sends to control desk 301.
Parameter comprises under the situation of function key character and delay time, when the delay time in the BMC chip 302 timing times arrival parameter, BMC chip 302 sends to serial port of host computer with the function key character of this delay time correspondence automatically, the POST operation of main control system 301.
Parameter comprises the situation of the SETUP pad name that will enter POST, BMC chip 302 is at first resolved this SETUP menu, obtain function key character and corresponding delay time thereof, and pick up counting, when the delay time that obtains is resolved in the arrival of BMC chip 302 timing times, BMC chip 302 sends to serial port of host computer with the function key character of this delay time correspondence automatically, the POST operation of main control system 301.
The present invention also provides the BMC chip 302 of a kind of network control distance host POST, has just increased the BMC chip 302 of parameter storage unit newly.
The memory function of existing BMC chip can not customize, and parameter storage unit of the present invention is the extra part that increases on memories such as existing SDL, SEL, FRU.
As shown in Figure 3, BMC chip 302 of the present invention comprises parameter storage unit 401, network interface 402 and serial interface 403.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the method for a network long-range control host machine power-on self-test, described main frame is characterized in that by network and console communication described method comprises:
The BMC chip of described main frame receives the start-up command that comprises the parameter that is used for the target approach menu that control desk sends, and stores described parameter, and the main control system start sends the function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by parameter.
2. the method for network long-range control host machine power-on self-test according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described parameter comprises,
The function key character of target menu and corresponding delay time thereof;
Perhaps target menu title.
3. the method for network long-range control host machine power-on self-test according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described BMC chip sends the process of the described function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by parameter, comprising:
From receiving the start-up command timing, when arriving in the parameter of preserving certain delay time, the function key character of this delay time correspondence is sent to main frame, the main control system power-on self-test.
4. the method for network long-range control host machine power-on self-test according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described BMC chip sends the process of the described function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by parameter, comprising:
Resolve described target menu, obtain function key character and corresponding delay time thereof, and pick up counting, arrive when resolving certain delay time that obtains, the function key character of this delay time correspondence is sent to main frame, the main control system power-on self-test.
5. the method for network long-range control host machine power-on self-test according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described start-up command comprises:
Existing start-up command;
Perhaps, the self-defining instruction that is used to start shooting.
6. the system of a network long-range control host machine power-on self-test comprises control desk and the main frame that comprises the BMC chip, it is characterized in that,
Described control desk sends the start-up command that comprises the parameter that is used for the target approach menu by network;
Described BMC chip receives the start-up command that comprises parameter that control desk sends, and stored parameter, the main control system start, and send the function key character main control system power-on self-test that obtains by parameter.
7. the system of network long-range control host machine power-on self-test according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described parameter comprises,
The function key character of target menu and corresponding delay time thereof; Or, the target menu title.
8. the BMC chip of a network long-range control host machine power-on self-test, described BMC chip is installed on the described main frame, and described BMC chip comprises network interface and serial interface, it is characterized in that, and described BMC chip also comprises parameter storage unit;
Described parameter storage unit is used for the parameter of the start-up command that the storage networking interface receives;
Described serial interface sends the function key character main control system power-on self-test that is obtained by described parameter.
9. the BMC chip of network long-range control host machine power-on self-test according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described parameter comprises,
The function key character of target menu and corresponding delay time thereof; Perhaps, target menu title.
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