CN101295253A - Method for updating firmware - Google Patents
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The invention provides a method for updating firmware, which is applied to a data processing device which is provided with the firmware and a baseplate management controller (BMC); the method is characterized in that a remote data processing device which is provided with a firmware memory unit corresponding to the firmware is provided firstly; furthermore, the baseplate management controller of the data processing device is connected to the remote data processing device by a network system; when the data processing device enters a Crisis mode, the firmware of the data processing device detects that whether the data processing device is externally connected with a data memory device and whether the data memory device is provided with the firmware memory unit of the firmware; if so, the firmware of the data processing device carries out the firmware updating program by the firmware updating program in the firmware memory unit; if not, the baseplate management controller carries out the communication with the remote data processing device by the network system through the firmware of the data processing device so as to obtain the firmware updating program in the firmware memory unit and lead the firmware to carry out the firmware updating program.
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The invention relates to a kind of method of upgrading firmware, more detailed it, be to be applied to be equipped with in the data processing equipment of firmware and baseboard management controller (BMC), and enter the method that urgent recovery mode (Crisis Mode) Shi Fangyu carries out the renewal firmware of tough body renewal program in this data processing equipment.
Background technology
In the various now computer utility equipment, the running of many hardware is by BIOS (Basic InputOutput Syste m; BIOS) be responsible for starting and carrying out, CD-ROM drive for example, modulator-demodular unit or the like, and also progressively develop into renewable storage element by the device that can't upgrade in early days in order to the storage element of the program code that stores BIOS, flash ROM (hereinafter to be referred as Flash ROM) for example, the electricity formula ROM (read-only memory) non-voltile memories such as (EEPROM) of can erasing, relatively, the BIOS refresh routine changes the user gradually into and can see through the mode that network system is downloaded the BIOS refresh routine voluntarily and upgraded also by equipment being sent back to the mode that former manufacturer can be carried out in early days.
And computer system is now being carried out interface module (Dongle) such as port arranged side by side, serial port, USB or BIOS ROM when checking failure, can enter the urgent recovery mode (Crisis Mode) of BIOS, after entering this urgent recovery mode, BIOS can check voluntarily the connected mode that sees through USB whether have in the external storage device (as floppy disk, hard disk etc.) can be for the BIOS ROM that carries out the BIOS refresh routine, if there is the BIOS refresh routine that then sees through among this BIOSROM upgrade BIOS.
So; when using above-mentioned mode to carry out the BIOS refresh routine; must the connected mode that sees through USB can be carried out under the situation of external storage device and computer system compatibility; but; those see through USB connected mode external storage device usually can compatible problem take place with BIOS but; relatively then cause BIOS can't from the connected mode that sees through USB check and read BIOS refresh routine among the BIOS ROM the external storage device; and make BIOS can't carry out the BIOS refresh routine; at this moment; for the main frame supvr; before it must come to the main frame of generation problem personally; the side is carried out fault to be got rid of and carries out the BIOS refresh routine, the low and careless mistake that produced can't avoid artificially handling the time of the efficient that not only makes fault get rid of.
In sum, how to provide a kind of BIOS refresh routine that is used to carry out when computer system enters urgent recovery mode, with the method for the renewal firmware of the above-mentioned disappearance avoided, real for desiring most ardently the problem of solution at present.
Summary of the invention
Shortcoming in view of above-mentioned known technology, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of method that remote computer system carries out the renewal firmware of BIOS refresh routine that sees through, with when computer system enters urgent recovery mode, not because of the compatibility issue of external storage device, and can't carry out the BIOS refresh routine.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of in real time and when computer system enters urgent recovery mode, carry out the method for the renewal firmware of BIOS refresh routine automatically, with the careless mistake that improves the efficient that fault gets rid of and produced can avoid artificially handling the time.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose and other purpose, the method for renewal firmware provided by the present invention is to be applied to be equipped with at least firmware and baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller; BMC) in the data processing equipment, the method for this renewal firmware may further comprise the steps: (1) provides the teledata treating apparatus that is equipped with firmware storage element that should firmware, and wherein, this firmware storage element is to store the tough body renewal program; (2) see through network system the baseboard management controller of this data processing equipment is online to this teledata treating apparatus; (3) when this data processing equipment enters urgent recovery mode (Crisis Mode), make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect this data processing equipment and whether be circumscribed with data memory device, if, then proceed to step (4), if not, then proceed to step (6); (4) make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect this data processing equipment whether be equipped with in the external data memory device firmware storage element that should firmware, if, then proceed to step (5), if not, then proceed to step (6); (5) make the firmware of this data processing equipment carry out the tough body renewal program, and finish the method for this renewal firmware through the tough body renewal program in the firmware storage element of this external data memory device; And (6) firmware by this data processing equipment makes this baseboard management controller see through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus is linked up, to obtain the tough body renewal program in this firmware storage element, make this firmware carry out the tough body renewal program, and finish the method for this renewal firmware.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this firmware is to be BIOS (Basic Input OutputSystem); This data processing equipment is to be computing machine; This firmware storage element is to be BIOS ROM; This teledata treating apparatus is to be computing machine; This network system is to be wherein one of network (Extranet) and LAN (LAN) between the Internet (Internet), enterprise network (Intranet), enterprise; This data memory device is to be wherein one of hard disk (HDD), floppy disk (Floppy Disk) and CD; This data memory device is that the connected mode that sees through USB is external to this data processing equipment; After the refresh routine of this firmware is complete, be to restart (reset) this data processing equipment.
Duty is, the method of renewal firmware of the present invention, mainly be to enter urgent recovery mode in data processing equipment, and when the firmware of this data processing equipment can't detect external data memory device, firmware by this data processing equipment makes this baseboard management controller link up through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus, to obtain the tough body renewal program in this firmware storage element, make this firmware carry out the tough body renewal program, compared to known technology, when the present invention can avoid external storage device to be compatible with data processing equipment, and can't carry out the problem of BIOS refresh routine, and before Unsupervised person comes to the data processing equipment of generation problem personally, can see through the teledata treating apparatus automatically and carry out the BIOS refresh routine in real time, in order to do reaching all above-mentioned purposes.
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Fig. 1 is an embodiment flow chart of steps of upgrading the method for firmware for the present invention.
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Below be that person skilled in the art scholar can understand other advantage of the present invention and effect easily by the content that this instructions disclosed by specific instantiation explanation embodiments of the present invention.
Seeing also Fig. 1, is the embodiment flow chart of steps of upgrading the method for firmware for the present invention, and the method for this renewal firmware is to be applied to be equipped with at least firmware and baseboard management controller (Baseboard ManagementController; BMC) in the data processing equipment.In present embodiment, this firmware is to be BIOS (BasicInput Output System); This data processing equipment is to be computing machine, for example is server (server).As shown in the figure, the method for this renewal firmware is first execution in step S10.
In step S10, provide the teledata treating apparatus that is equipped with firmware storage element that should firmware, wherein, this firmware storage element is to store the tough body renewal program.In present embodiment, this firmware storage element is to be the BIOS ROM (BIOS ROM (read-only memory)) to the BIOS in should data processing equipment, its inside be store the main program code of BIOS (that is, be aforesaid tough body renewal program), and this teledata treating apparatus is to be computing machine, for example is server.Then proceed to step S11.
In step S11, be to see through network system the baseboard management controller of this data processing equipment is online to this teledata treating apparatus.In present embodiment, this step is a network on-line function of utilizing this baseboard management controller itself to be had, this baseboard management controller is online through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus, wherein, this network system is to be network (Extranet) or LAN (LAN) etc. between the Internet (Internet), enterprise network (Intranet), enterprise.Then proceed to step S12.
In step S12, be when this data processing equipment enters urgent recovery mode (Crisis Mode), make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect this data processing equipment and whether be circumscribed with data memory device, if, then proceed to step S13, if not, then proceed to step S15.In present embodiment, this step is to carry out port arranged side by side when this data processing equipment, serial port, when interface modules such as USB (Dongle) or BIOS ROM check failure, can enter the urgent recovery mode of this firmware, at this moment, this tough cognition is detected this data processing equipment and whether is circumscribed with this data memory device, that is, this tough cognition is carried out the knowledge of debating of this data memory device, at this moment, if when recognizing this data memory device (that is, external this data memory device is being arranged, and this data memory device is under the situation with this data processing equipment compatibility), then proceed to step S13, otherwise, if in the time of can't recognizing this data memory device (that is, external this data memory device is being arranged, and this data memory device be with the incompatible situation of this data processing equipment under, or under the situation of no external this data memory device), then proceed to step S15, wherein, this data memory device is to be hard disk (HDD), floppy disk (Floppy Disk) or CD etc., and this data memory device is that the connected mode that sees through USB is external to this data processing equipment.
In step S13, be make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect this data processing equipment whether be equipped with in the external data memory device firmware storage element that should firmware, if, then proceed to step S14, if not, then proceed to step S15.In present embodiment, this step be when this firmware recognizes this data memory device (that is, external this data memory device is being arranged, and this data memory device is under the situation with this data processing equipment compatibility), then further make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect whether being equipped with in this data memory device to firmware storage element that should firmware (that is, make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect whether be equipped with the BIOS ROM that can carry out the tough body renewal program in this data memory device) for this firmware, if have in this data memory device when being equipped with to firmware storage element that should firmware, then proceed to step S14, otherwise, if when not being equipped with in this data memory device, then proceed to step S15 to firmware storage element that should firmware.
In step S14, be to make the firmware of this data processing equipment carry out the tough body renewal program through the tough body renewal program in the firmware storage element of this external data memory device.In present embodiment, the firmware storage element that this step promptly directly makes the firmware of this data processing equipment see through being carried in this external data memory device (that is, tough body renewal program BIOS ROM) (that is, the stored main program code of BIOS among the BIOS ROM) carries out the tough body renewal program, in order to do the purpose of the method that reaches renewal firmware of the present invention.Then proceed to step S16.
In step S15, be that firmware by this data processing equipment makes this baseboard management controller see through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus is linked up, to obtain the tough body renewal program in this firmware storage element, make this firmware carry out the tough body renewal program.In present embodiment, this step is that external this data memory device is being arranged, and this data memory device be with the incompatible situation of this data processing equipment under, or under the situation of no external this data memory device, or recognize this data memory device at this firmware, but be not equipped with in this data memory device under the situation to firmware storage element that should firmware, firmware by this data processing equipment makes this baseboard management controller link up through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus, and obtain the tough body renewal program in should the firmware storage element of firmware, carry out the tough body renewal program for this firmware, in order to do the purpose of the method that reaches renewal firmware of the present invention.
Hold above-mentioned, this step is when reality is implemented, be to see through by the firmware of this data processing equipment as transmission interfaces such as KCS, BT or SMIC transmission one renewal firmware instructions (command) to give this baseboard management controller, and this baseboard management controller receive this renewal firmware instructions promptly with this teledata treating apparatus in resident applications software link up, to obtain to the tough body renewal program in should the firmware storage element of firmware; In addition, when this baseboard management controller sees through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus and links up, the multiple storage simultaneously called and consulted for the supvr log file that should the tough body renewal program, wherein, this log file is to record this data processing equipment to enter the renewal version of reason, this firmware of urgent recovery mode, time that this tough body renewal program is carried out and update mode of this tough body renewal program etc.; Moreover, when this baseboard management controller sees through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus and links up, if have the supvr operating this teledata treating apparatus or when being near this teledata treating apparatus, whether the supvr can also the manual operation decision will carry out this tough body renewal program or will not make this baseboard management controller store this log file.Then proceed to step S16.
In step S16, be to restart (reset) this data processing equipment.In present embodiment, this step is for guaranteeing that the firmware of this tough body renewal program after complete positively stored.
In sum, the method of renewal firmware of the present invention, mainly be to enter urgent recovery mode in data processing equipment, and when the firmware of this data processing equipment can't detect external data memory device, firmware by this data processing equipment makes this baseboard management controller link up through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus, to obtain the tough body renewal program in this firmware storage element, make this firmware carry out the tough body renewal program, compared to known technology, when the present invention can avoid external storage device to be compatible with data processing equipment, and can't carry out the problem of BIOS refresh routine, and before Unsupervised person comes to the data processing equipment of generation problem personally, can be automatically see through the teledata treating apparatus and carry out the BIOS refresh routine in real time, the careless mistake that the efficient of getting rid of in order to do corresponding raising fault and can avoiding is simultaneously produced when artificially handling.
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1. a method of upgrading firmware is to be applied to be equipped with at least in the data processing equipment of firmware and baseboard management controller, it is characterized in that the method for this renewal firmware may further comprise the steps:
(1) provide the teledata treating apparatus that is equipped with firmware storage element that should firmware, wherein, this firmware storage element is to store the tough body renewal program;
(2) see through network system the baseboard management controller of this data processing equipment is online to this teledata treating apparatus;
(3) when this data processing equipment enters urgent recovery mode, make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect this data processing equipment and whether be circumscribed with data memory device, if, then proceed to step (4), if not, then proceed to step (6);
(4) make the firmware of this data processing equipment detect this data processing equipment whether be equipped with in the external data memory device firmware storage element that should firmware, if, then proceed to step (5), if not, then proceed to step (6);
(5) make the firmware of this data processing equipment carry out the tough body renewal program, and finish the method for this renewal firmware through the tough body renewal program in the firmware storage element of this external data memory device;
(6) firmware by this data processing equipment makes this baseboard management controller link up through this network system and this teledata treating apparatus, to obtain the tough body renewal program in this firmware storage element, make this firmware carry out the tough body renewal program, and finish the method for this renewal firmware.
2. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, it is characterized in that this firmware is to be BIOS.
3. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, it is characterized in that this data processing equipment is to be computing machine.
4. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, it is characterized in that this firmware storage element is to be BIOS ROM.
5. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, it is characterized in that this teledata treating apparatus is to be computing machine.
6. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, it is characterized in that this network system is to be wherein one of network and LAN between the Internet, enterprise network, enterprise.
7. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, wherein, this data memory device is to be wherein one of hard disk, floppy disk and CD.
8. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1 or 7, it is characterized in that this data memory device is that the connected mode that sees through USB is external to this data processing equipment.
9. according to a kind of method of upgrading firmware of claim 1, it is characterized in that, after the refresh routine of this firmware is complete, is to restart this data processing equipment.
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