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CN102081567B
CN102081567B CN200910224188.7A CN200910224188A CN102081567B CN 102081567 B CN102081567 B CN 102081567B CN 200910224188 A CN200910224188 A CN 200910224188A CN 102081567 B CN102081567 B CN 102081567B
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陈志伟
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The invention provides a server. The server comprises a plurality of independent mainboards, a plurality of network ports and a management module, wherein the network ports are connected with a remote controller through a network; the management module is a communication bridge among the mainboards and acquires current working state information recorded on each mainboard in a polling mode, so that only the management module is required to store the current state information of each mainboard acquired by the management module, and when one of the mainboards establishes communication with the management module, the current working state information of other mainboards can be acquired through the management module; and therefore, the remote controller can access to the working state information of each mainboard in the server through a mainboard so as to overcome the defect of the prior art.

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Server
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of server, relate in particular to a kind of by the server of the work state information of each motherboard in a motherboard access services device.
Background technology
Along with IT system in enterprise is growing, needed number of servers also can get more and more, the but machine room limited space of some enterprise, rack volume deficiency, and cannot indiscriminately ad. as one wishes increase host number, for will be in limited cabinet space, increase the quantity of physical server, the computing that density is higher is provided thus, therefore, many manufacturers start to manage, in identical rack height, to increase more entity main frame, as blade server (Blade Server), many mainboard servers (Multi-Motherboard Server).
Also have, with these many mainboard servers, between each motherboard of existing many mainboard servers inside without any communication passage, therefore can cause the work at present status information that cannot get other motherboard between each motherboard, cannot coordinate and operate and the technical matters of reduction whole efficiency and cause between each motherboard, how overcome this technical matters and be fundamental purpose of the present invention place.
Summary of the invention
In view of the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of server, is obtained the current work state information of other motherboard to provide between the each motherboard in many mainboard servers.
For reaching above-mentioned and other relevant object, the present invention provides a kind of server, comprise: multiple motherboards independently mutually, all there is a baseboard management controller, to read respectively the value of the multiple inductors on described these motherboards, with the duty on the motherboard of monitoring place, and be a motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record; Multiple network ports, connect respectively described these baseboard management controllers, and this network port connects remote controllers by network; An and administration module, connect respectively this baseboard management controller of the plurality of motherboard, this administration module is communicated by letter with each this baseboard management controller with polling mode, obtain the motherboard work state information that respectively this baseboard management controller records, and store described these motherboard work state informations; These remote controllers send a querying command, and send connected baseboard management controller to by one of described these network ports, described these baseboard management controllers are sent to this administration module receiving after this querying command, thereby resolve this querying command and extract the work state information of corresponding motherboard to be checked according to resolved result for this administration module, and send connected this network port to by described baseboard management controller and feed back the work state information extracting to these remote controllers.
In addition, this administration module also comprises the respectively converting unit of this motherboard of communication link, and this converting unit is constantly switched this administration module and each being connected of this motherboard.These motherboards described in the lasting poll of this administration module, to upgrade described these motherboard work state informations.
The present invention also provides a kind of server, comprise: at least one first motherboard, comprise: a first substrate Management Controller, read the value of multiple inductors on this first motherboard, monitor this first motherboard duty, and be one first motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record, at least one first network port, connects this first substrate Management Controller, and this first network port connects a remote control terminal by network, at least one second motherboard, comprises: a second substrate Management Controller, read the value of multiple inductors on this second motherboard, and monitor this second motherboard duty, and be one second motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record, at least one second network port, connects this second substrate Management Controller, and this second network port connects a remote control terminal by network, and an administration module, connect this first, second motherboard to set up communication, access the motherboard work state information that this first, second baseboard management controller records, these remote controllers connect this first network port, send a querying command of the duty of inquiring about this second motherboard to this first substrate Management Controller, this first substrate Management Controller is sent to this administration module receiving after this querying command, this administration module is resolved this querying command, and extract corresponding the second motherboard work state information of this querying command according to resolved result, and extracted information is fed back to this first substrate Management Controller, this first substrate Management Controller is sent to this remote controllers by this first network port receiving after extracted information.
In addition, this administration module also comprises the respectively converting unit of this motherboard of communication link, and this converting unit is constantly switched this administration module and each being connected of this motherboard.This administration module also comprises the management board of two mutual redundancies, and wherein, communicating by letter between these two management boards and described these motherboards is by IPMB bus communication.In addition,, in the time that this remote control terminal wish is inquired about the work state information of motherboard at this network port place, the direct feedback operation status information of baseboard management controller on this motherboard is given this remote control terminal.
In sum, the invention provides a kind of multiple mutual independently servers of motherboard, multiple network port, administration module that comprise.Described these network ports are connected with remote controllers by network, this administration module is the communication bridge between described these motherboards, to get by polling mode the work at present status information being recorded on every motherboard, so, only need to make this administration module to store the work at present status information of its respectively this motherboard obtaining, thereby in this polylith motherboard wherein arbitrary set up while communicating by letter with this administration module, can get via this administration module the work at present status information of other each motherboard, thereby these remote controllers can be by the work state information of each motherboard in a motherboard access services device.
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Fig. 1 is the basic hardware Organization Chart that shows server of the present invention;
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11 administration modules
111 first Embedded Administration Modules
1111 first mnemons
112 second Embedded Administration Modules
112 second mnemons
13 converting units
21~25 motherboards
212~252 network ports
211~251 baseboard management controllers
26 remote controllers
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By particular specific embodiment, embodiments of the present invention are described below, those skilled in the art can understand other advantage of the present invention and effect easily by content disclosed in the present specification.The present invention also can be implemented or be applied by other different instantiation, and the every details in this instructions also can be based on different viewpoints and application, carries out various modifications and change not deviating under spirit of the present invention.
Refer to Fig. 1, the server of diagram one embodiment of the invention, in this server, have multiple mutually independently motherboard (21~25) (MLB), multiple network port (212~252) and administration module 11.Below the composition assembly for server is respectively further illustrated.
Described these motherboards (21~25) all have a baseboard management controller (211~251) (BaseBoard Manage Controller, BMC), to read respectively the value of the multiple inductor (not shown) on described these motherboards (21~25), with the duty on the motherboard of monitoring place, and be a motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record.That is, the respectively respectively current duty result that also record is monitored of this motherboard (21~25) of the baseboard management controller (211~251) of this motherboard (21~25) monitoring, it should be noted that duty that aforesaid substrate Management Controller (211~251) is monitored is for example each powered operation state of this motherboard (21~25) power supply.
This administration module 11 is made up of the first Embedded Administration Module 111, the second Embedded Administration Module 112 and converting unit 13.This first Embedded Administration Module 111 connects respectively this baseboard management controller (211~251) of the plurality of motherboard (21~25), and by respectively this motherboard (21~25) of converting unit 13 communication link of this administration module 11, this converting unit 13 is constantly switched this administration module 11 and each being connected of this motherboard (21~25), obtain with polling mode the motherboard work state information that respectively this baseboard management controller (211~251) is recorded, and store described these motherboard work state informations.In addition, this administration module 11 continues these motherboards (21~25) described in poll, to upgrade described these motherboard work state informations.
Particularly, this first Embedded Administration Module 111 is sequentially set up and is communicated by letter with each this motherboard (21~25) in the mode of poll by this converting unit 13, and sequentially obtain the motherboard work at present status information that respectively baseboard management controller (211~251) of this motherboard (21~25) records after setting up communication, and the work state information of accessed respectively this motherboard (21~25) is stored in one first mnemon 1111 of this first Embedded Administration Module 11.Wherein, this first Embedded Administration Module 11 is for example to reach by IPMB bus with communicating by letter of described these motherboards (21~25), but not as limit.
In the time that this first Embedded Administration Module 111 is carried out polling tasks, for example, for example, in first mnemon 1111 of the link communication that the baseboard management controller (baseboard management controller 211) of the arbitrary motherboard (motherboard 21) in described these motherboards (21~25) of order is set up by IPMB bus by this first Embedded Administration Module 111, obtain the stored work state information of other each motherboard (for example motherboard 22,23,24 and 25).
This second Embedded Administration Module 112 is a kind of mechanism of redundancy debug, in the time that this first Embedded Administration Module 111 breaks down, initiatively take over this first Embedded Administration Module 111 and the each polling tasks between this motherboard (21~25), to complete the duty detection task of described these motherboards (21~25).
Particularly, this second Embedded Administration Module 112 can be detected the operation information that this first Embedded Administration Module 111 sends in the time of normal operation voluntarily, and pass through detected result and judge that whether this first Embedded Administration Module 111 is in normal operating conditions, that is, if when this first Embedded Administration Module 111 breaks down in polling procedure, this first Embedded Administration Module 111 just cannot transmit operation information think that this second Embedded Administration Module 112 receives, now, this second Embedded Administration Module 112 can judge that operating troubles has appearred in this first Embedded Administration Module 111 according to this.Therefore, this second Embedded Administration Module 12 can initiatively be taken over the current performed polling tasks of this first Embedded Administration Module 111, sequentially obtain the motherboard work state information that respectively baseboard management controller (211~251) of this motherboard (21~25) records, and be stored in one second mnemon 1121 of this second Embedded Administration Module 112, that is, make this second Embedded Administration Module 112 carry out the polling tasks of sequentially obtaining the current work state information of each this motherboard (21~25) by this converting unit 13.For example, for example, to make respectively this motherboard (motherboard 21) obtain the stored work state information of other each motherboard (motherboard 22~25) by this second mnemon 1121 of this second Embedded Administration Module 112.
In like manner, if when this second Embedded Administration Module 112 can receive the operation information that this first Embedded Administration Module 111 sends, represent that this first Embedded Administration Module 111 is in normal operating conditions, without taking over this first Embedded Administration Module 111 and the each polling tasks between this motherboard (21~25).
In an embodiment of the present invention, this first and second Embedded Administration Module 111,112 is the management board of two mutual redundancies and adopts H8S2168 chip, and and communicating by letter between described these motherboards (21~25) is by IPMB bus communication, so that the each power supply of this motherboard (21~25) is carried out to control and management, but not as limit.
Described these network ports (212~252) connect respectively described these baseboard management controllers (211~251), this network port (212~252) connects remote controllers 26 by network, these remote controllers 26 send a querying command, and send connected baseboard management controller (211~251) to by one of described these network ports (212~252), described these baseboard management controllers (211~251) are sent to this administration module 11 receiving after this querying command, and the work state information of resolving this querying command and extracting corresponding motherboard to be checked according to resolved result for this administration module 11, and feed back the work state information extracting by described these network ports (212~252) to these remote controllers 26.
Should it should be noted that in addition, this administration module 11 also comprises respectively this motherboard (21~25) of communication link, in order to the converting unit 13 of access motherboard (21~25) work state information that respectively this baseboard management controller (211~251) records, more specifically, can polling mode obtain motherboard (21~25) work state information that respectively this baseboard management controller (211~251) records.In the time that these remote controllers 26 wishs are inquired about the work state information of motherboard at this network port place, the direct feedback operation status information of baseboard management controller on this motherboard is given these remote controllers 26.
In sum, the invention provides a kind of multiple mutual independently servers of motherboard, multiple network port, administration module that comprise.Described these network ports are connected with remote controllers by network, this administration module is the communication bridge between described these motherboards, to get by polling mode the work at present status information being recorded on every motherboard, so, only need to make this administration module to store the work at present status information of its respectively this motherboard obtaining, thereby in this polylith motherboard wherein arbitrary set up while communicating by letter with this administration module, can get via this administration module the work at present status information of other each motherboard, thereby these remote controllers can be by the work state information of each motherboard in a motherboard access services device.
Above-described embodiment is illustrative principle of the present invention and effect thereof only, but not for limiting the present invention.Any those skilled in the art all can, under spirit of the present invention and category, modify and change above-described embodiment.Therefore, the scope of the present invention, should be as listed in claims of the present invention.

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1. a server, is characterized in that, comprising:
Multiple motherboards independently mutually, all there is a baseboard management controller, to read respectively the value of the multiple inductors on described these motherboards, to monitor the duty on the motherboard of place, and be a motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record;
Multiple network ports, connect respectively described these baseboard management controllers, and this network port connects remote controllers by network; And
One administration module, connect respectively this baseboard management controller of the plurality of motherboard, this administration module is communicated by letter with each this baseboard management controller with polling mode, obtains the motherboard work state information that respectively this baseboard management controller records, and stores described these motherboard work state informations;
These remote controllers send a querying command, and send connected baseboard management controller to by one of described these network ports, described baseboard management controller is sent to this administration module receiving after this querying command, and resolve this querying command and extract the work state information of corresponding motherboard to be checked according to resolved result for this administration module, and extracted information is fed back to this baseboard management controller, and send connected this network port to by described baseboard management controller and feed back the work state information extracting to these remote controllers.
2. server according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this administration module also comprises the respectively converting unit of this motherboard of communication link, and this converting unit is constantly switched this administration module and each being connected of this motherboard.
3. server according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this administration module continues these motherboards described in poll, to upgrade described these motherboard work state informations.
4. a server, is characterized in that, comprising:
At least one first motherboard, comprises:
One first substrate Management Controller, reads the value of multiple inductors on this first motherboard, monitors this first motherboard duty, and is one first motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record;
At least one first network port, connects this first substrate Management Controller, and this first network port connects remote controllers by network;
At least one second motherboard, comprises:
One second substrate Management Controller, reads the value of multiple inductors on this second motherboard, monitors this second motherboard duty, and is one second motherboard work state information by monitored outcome record;
At least one second network port, connects this second substrate Management Controller, and this second network port connects this remote controllers by network; And
One administration module, connects this first, second motherboard to set up communication, accesses the motherboard work state information that this first, second baseboard management controller records;
These remote controllers send a querying command of the duty of inquiring about this second motherboard to this first substrate Management Controller, this first substrate Management Controller is sent to this administration module receiving after this querying command, this administration module is resolved this querying command, and extract corresponding the second motherboard work state information of this querying command according to resolved result, and extracted information is fed back to this first substrate Management Controller, this first substrate Management Controller is sent to this remote controllers by this first network port receiving after extracted information.
5. server according to claim 4, is characterized in that, this administration module also comprises the respectively converting unit of this motherboard of communication link, and this converting unit is constantly switched this administration module and each being connected of this motherboard.
6. according to the server described in claim 1 or 4, it is characterized in that, this administration module also comprises: the management board of two mutual redundancies.
7. according to the server described in claim 1 or 4, it is characterized in that, in the time that this remote controllers wish is inquired about the work state information of motherboard at this network port place, the direct feedback operation status information of baseboard management controller on this motherboard is given these remote controllers.
8. server according to claim 6, is characterized in that, communicating by letter between these two management boards and described these motherboards is by IPMB bus communication.
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