CN101488878B - Intelligence platform interface management apparatus and server - Google Patents
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The invention embodiment discloses a distributed substrate management controller, the substrate management controller comprises a substrate management controller and a local area network interface processor connected with the substrate management controller, wherein, the local area network interface processor is used for distributing intelligent platform management system messages from the remote management control terminal to the substrate management controller and acquires the information of a local server, transmits the information of the local server to the connected network; the substrate management controller is used for receiving the intelligent platform management system messages transmitted by the local area network interface processor to implement the management and control of the intelligent platform management system. Correspondingly, the invention embodiment also discloses a server to improve the management performance of the substrate management controller.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of communications field, relate in particular to a kind of intelligence platform interface management apparatus and server.
Background technology
Manufacturer server has been developed IPMI (the Intelligent Platform Management Interface that is used for the cross platform system management from 1998; IPMI) standard, purpose are that management functions such as hot plug, monitoring, alarm, daily record, assets, safety, remote maintenance are provided for server.All IPMI functions are all sent order to baseboard management controller and are accomplished, BMC receive and the storage system incident in recording events message, safeguard the Sensor Data Record of sensor situation in the descriptive system.When the needs remote access system; Need some IPMI message be encapsulated in Remote Management Control Protocol (Remote Management Control Protocol; RMCP) protocol data bag the inside is sent and is received through network, and the mode of this realization is called the IPMI (IPMI Over LAN) based on LAN.Can realize re-directing interface network (Serial Over LAN through IPMI Over LAN; SOL), multi-computer switch (Keyboard Video Mouse; KVM) and the message of network alarm types such as (LAN Alerting) be encapsulated in the lan protocol, thereby the remote management capability of enhancement service applicator platform.
Fig. 1 shows prior art one server is realized LAN interface through network controller structural representation; Comprise server service system, IPMI baseboard management controller, network controller (LAN Controller) and webmaster; Wherein: IPMI baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller; BMC) carry out hardware management; Link to each other with network controller with the server service system respectively through system bus; The IPMI BMC here links to each other with network controller through System Management Bus (like PCI etc.), through one of BMC peripheral expansion independently network controller or with the shared network controller of other system, through said network controller realization local zone network (Local Area Network; LAN) communicating by letter between interface and the outside, BMC comes the transmitting-receiving of network data according to the ICP/IP protocol stack.The server service system is through network controller and the outside information interaction that realizes, webmaster connects through network to be realized the remote control management of server etc.
In realizing process of the present invention; The inventor finds to exist at least in the above-mentioned prior art one following problem: such system will realize that enhanced characteristic such as SOL, KVM and LAN Alerting need revise existing BMC software, increases the load of BMC software complexity and CPU.This at BMC peripheral expansion network controller (LAN Controller); Increase of the processing of BMC software, can take the CPU processing time of BMC, if use the lower processor of some disposal abilities to the ICP/IP protocol layer; Performance can reduce, and has satisfied not user's request.For enhanced characteristic such as SOL, KVM and LAN Alerting, can increase the complexity of BMC software equally, take the CPU processing time of BMC, if cpu performance is poor, can't realize that then KVM etc. needs the enhancement function of high bandwidth.
Fig. 2 shows prior art two realizes LAN interface through network controller BMC structural representation; The senior embedded chip of this BMC select tape network controller (LAN Controller) is as LAN interface; Through internal system bus accesses network controller, while BMC software comes network data according to ICP/IP protocol transmitting-receiving.
In realizing process of the present invention; The inventor finds to exist at least in the above-mentioned prior art two following problem: such system will realize that enhanced characteristic such as SOL, KVM and LAN Alerting need revise existing BMC software equally, increases the complexity of BMC software and the load of CPU.Selection has the embedded chip of network controller, can increase hardware cost, and has increased the processing load of the ICP/IP protocol layer of BCM, and the CPU processing time that can take BCM causes decreased performance.For enhanced characteristic such as SOL, KVM and LAN Alerting, can increase the complexity of BMC software equally, take the CPU processing time of BMC, if cpu performance is poor, can't realize that then KVM etc. needs the enhancement function of high bandwidth.
Summary of the invention
In view of above-mentioned existing in prior technology problem; The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of intelligence platform interface management apparatus and server, to solve the information gathering that under the load condition that does not increase current BMC processor, realizes accomplishing through intelligent platform management information home server.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the invention has proposed a kind of distributed baseboard management controller, and said baseboard management controller comprises baseboard management controller and the lan interfaces processor that links to each other with baseboard management controller, wherein:
The lan interfaces processor is used to provide the processing of procotol; To be distributed to baseboard management controller from the intelligent platform management system message of remote management and control end; And the information of gathering home server, the information of transmitting said home server is given the network that links to each other;
Baseboard management controller is used to receive management and the control that intelligent platform management system message that said lan interfaces processor transmits realizes the intelligent platform management system.
Accordingly, the embodiment of the invention has also proposed a kind of server, and this server comprises distributed baseboard management controller, and said baseboard management controller comprises baseboard management controller and lan interfaces processor, wherein:
The lan interfaces processor is used to provide the processing of procotol; To be distributed to baseboard management controller from the intelligent platform management system message of remote management and control end; And the information of gathering home server, the information of transmitting said home server is given the network that links to each other;
Baseboard management controller is used to receive management and the control that intelligent platform management system message that said lan interfaces processor transmits realizes the intelligent platform management system.
Embodiment of the present invention embodiment; In server architecture, select distributed baseboard management controller; Through the procotol of said lan interfaces processor processes server and PERCOM peripheral communication, and distribution intelligence platform management system message is given baseboard management controller, the information gathering of realization home server; Need not change basic BMC framework; Can not increase the load of original BMC processor yet, in the processing time of effectively having practiced thrift original BMC processor, improve the performance of whole base plate Management Controller and the manageability of whole server.
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Fig. 1 is the structural system block diagram of existing server management system;
Fig. 2 is the existing BMC structural representation of realizing LAN interface through network controller;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the intelligence platform interface management apparatus in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the baseboard management controller in the embodiment of the invention.
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The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of IPMI distributed server, on the basis that does not change existing BMC software architecture, comes enhanced characteristic is handled through increasing the lan interfaces processor, can not increase the load of current BMC processor.
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See also Fig. 3, be the structural representation of the intelligence platform interface management apparatus in the embodiment of the invention, comprise baseboard management controller (BMC) 31 and lan interfaces processor 32.The IPMI message that said baseboard management controller 31 sends through the receiving remote control end realizes the management and the control of intelligent platform management system, realizes the mutual of IPMI message through the network that lan interfaces processor 32 is connected with said lan interfaces processor 32; Said lan interfaces processor 32 is used to provide the processing of procotol; Carry out the mutual of information with remote control terminal; To be distributed to baseboard management controller 31 from the intelligent platform management system message of remote control terminal; And the information of gathering home server; Transmit the network that the information of said home server give to link to each other, for baseboard management controller 31 and the network that is linked to each other provide the interface of information interaction, wherein: the information gathering of said home server comprises the collection of data such as KVM, SOL.
Here need to prove; The communication module 312 of baseboard management controller 31 is selected a universal asynchronous receipts/device (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter with the communication module 321 in the lan interfaces processor 32; UART) realization communication between the two; Perhaps the communication module 312 of baseboard management controller 31 is selected interconnected bus (Inter-Integrated Circuit with the communication module 321 in the lan interfaces processor 32; IIC) realization communication between the two; Perhaps the communication module 312 of baseboard management controller 31 is selected low stitch interface (Low Pin Count, LPC) realization communication between the two with the communication module 321 in the lan interfaces processor 32.The communication module of the embodiment of the invention also is not limited to aforesaid way and realizes, also can realize through other communication module, below main be that example is carried out detailed explanation with UART.
When concrete the application, BMC31 is made up of a processor unit and peripheral storage, I/O interface, transducer and communication interface.This BMC31 realizes that function comprises the functions such as processing, IPMB message communicating, KCS message communicating, hardware of server management, environmental monitoring and electronic labeling information storage of IPMI basic command collection.BMC31 can be through the centralized management function of IIC interface and SHMC Communication Realization server, and (Low Pin Count LPC) communicates by letter with operation system, realizes the in-band management function also to pass through low stitch interface simultaneously.Realize through communication module 312 with communicating by letter between the lan interfaces processor 32.Because need not realize the processing of procotol among the BMC31, this module can select for use integrated level very high, the relatively low embedded chip of price is realized, controls cost effectively.
Fig. 4 shows the structural representation of the lan interfaces processor in the present invention's enforcement; This lan interfaces processor is provided with processing module 53, network controller interface 52 and UATR51, and wherein: said network controller interface 52 is used for carrying out the mutual of information with the network of Connection Service device end through procotol; Said processing module 54 is used for the intelligent platform management system message that is encapsulated in Remote Management Control Protocol of network controller interface 52 turnover is handled; And the intelligent platform management system message that distribution baseboard management controller 31 sends is given the network that connects home server; Gather the information of home server, like KVM, SOL etc.; Said UART51 be used for and baseboard management controller between communicate.During practical implementation; The lan interfaces processor can dispose input/output interface (I/O Controller) 54; Said input/output interface 54 is used to connect FPGA (Field Programmable Logical Device; FPGA)/and complicated programmable logic device (CPLD) 55, said FPGA/CPLD is used to realize the collection of the information of home server, like information such as KVM, SOL.
The major function of lan interfaces processor provides the processing of procotol, and distributing ip MI message is given BMC31, and the information gathering of realization home server etc.The function ratio of said lan interfaces processor is more single; Need not to realize too many monitoring function and memory function; So can not need realize IIC controller and functions such as LPC communicates by letter, but therefore can select a cheap embedded chip that the moderate ancillary equipment of disposal ability is less for use.This module can realize the collection of local information through external logic (FPGA/CPLD) in addition, like the collection of data such as KVM, SOL.
UATR in embodiment of the present invention embodiment process also can substitute through IIC interface or LPC interface, substitutes through said, also can realize the information interaction between BMC and the enhancement process device.
Through above-mentioned distributed baseboard management controller and accordingly each interface can realize the transmission between the following data flow; When carrying out information interaction, flow to the IPMI transparent data the system interface from the network controller interface of lan interfaces processor with external network; IPMI information flow from SHMC to the network controller interface, as network IP, password etc. are set; Data flow from the network controller interface to BMC is mainly the basic I PMI command set that BMC realizes; Data flow from network controller interface itself to remote terminal, the IPMI command set of realizing like KVM, SOL and by the lan interfaces processor etc.
Need to prove; This intelligence platform interface management apparatus generally is arranged in server; This server comprises intelligence platform interface management apparatus; Said intelligence platform interface management apparatus comprises baseboard management controller and lan interfaces processor, and wherein: baseboard management controller is used for realizing through the intelligent platform management system message management and the control of intelligent platform management system, carries out the mutual of intelligent platform management system message with lan interfaces; The intelligent platform management system message that the lan interfaces processor is used for the remote control terminal in future is distributed to baseboard management controller, and collection is encapsulated in the intelligent platform management system message in the Remote Management Control Protocol.Here no longer too much give unnecessary details about intelligence platform interface management apparatus, identical among its implementation procedure and Fig. 3 to Fig. 5.
In sum; In server architecture, select the baseboard management controller of distributed processing mode; During through said lan interfaces processor processes server and procotol and enhanced characteristic, need not change basic original BMC framework, can not increase the load of original BMC processor yet; Effectively practice thrift the processing time of original BMC processor, improved the performance of whole base plate Management Controller and the manageability of whole server.The hardware apolegamy of said distributed processing mode can select the cheap Embedded chip to realize that price is cheaper than original BMC hardware, and on the lan interfaces processor, selects the corresponding interface module to provide value added service as required.
The above disclosed a kind of preferred embodiment that is merely in the embodiment of the invention can not limit the present invention's interest field certainly with this, so according to the equivalent variations that claim of the present invention is done, still belong to the scope that the present invention is contained.
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1. an intelligence platform interface management apparatus is characterized in that, said intelligence platform interface management apparatus comprises baseboard management controller and the lan interfaces processor that links to each other with baseboard management controller, wherein:
The lan interfaces processor is used to provide the processing of procotol; To be distributed to baseboard management controller from the intelligent platform management system message of remote management and control end; And the information of gathering home server, the information of transmitting said home server is given the network that links to each other;
Baseboard management controller is used to receive management and the control that intelligent platform management system message that said lan interfaces processor transmits realizes the intelligent platform management system.
2. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the information of said home server comprises KVM, SOL data and network alarm.
3. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said lan interfaces processor comprises processing module and the network controller interface that communicates with network, wherein:
Said network controller interface is used for connecting the remote management and control end through network, and carries out the mutual to receive the intelligent platform management system message that said remote management and control end transmits of information through procotol;
Said processing module is used for the intelligent platform management system message that the network controller interface receives is distributed to said baseboard management controller, and gathers the information of said home server.
4. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, said lan interfaces processor also comprises communication module, and said communication module is used for carrying out the mutual of intelligent platform management system message with said baseboard management controller.
5. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, said communication module is a universal asynchronous receipts/device, or the interconnected bus, or low stitch interface.
6. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 5; It is characterized in that; Said lan interfaces processor also comprises input/output interface; Said input/output interface is used to connect FPGA or complicated programmable logic device, and said scene can weave into gate array or complicated programmable logic device is used to store KVM, SOL data and network alarm information.
7. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said intelligence platform interface management controller comprises processing module and communication module, wherein:
The intelligent platform management system message that said processing module is used for receiving according to communication module realizes the management and the control of intelligent platform management system;
Said communication module is used for carrying out the mutual of intelligent platform management system message with the lan interfaces processor.
8. intelligence platform interface management controller as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, said communication module is a universal asynchronous receipts/device, or the interconnected bus, or low stitch interface.
9. a server is characterized in that, this server comprises intelligence platform interface management apparatus, and said intelligence platform interface management apparatus comprises baseboard management controller and lan interfaces processor, wherein:
The lan interfaces processor is used to provide the processing of procotol; To be distributed to baseboard management controller from the intelligent platform management system message of remote management and control end; And the information of gathering home server, the information of transmitting said home server is given the network that links to each other;
Baseboard management controller is used to receive management and the control that intelligent platform management system message that said lan interfaces processor transmits realizes the intelligent platform management system.
10. server as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, said lan interfaces processor comprises processing module and the network controller interface that communicates with network, wherein:
Said network controller interface is used for connecting the remote management and control end through network, and carries out the mutual to receive the intelligent platform management system message that said remote management and control end transmits of information through procotol;
Said processing module is used for the intelligent platform management system message that the network controller interface receives is distributed to said baseboard management controller, and gathers the information of said home server.
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