CN102081568B - Multi-motherboard server system - Google Patents

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CN102081568B
CN102081568B CN200910226091.XA CN200910226091A CN102081568B CN 102081568 B CN102081568 B CN 102081568B CN 200910226091 A CN200910226091 A CN 200910226091A CN 102081568 B CN102081568 B CN 102081568B
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The invention provides a multi-motherboard server system, which is applied to a server system. The multi-motherboard server system comprises a management board and a plurality of motherboards, a substrate management controller is arranged on the management board; the plurality of motherboards are coupled with the management board respectively; and the substrate management controller transmits data with a remote control end in a sideband communication mode.

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Many motherboard server systems
Technical field
The present invention is relevant for a kind of baseboard management controller of server, and particularly relevant for a kind of network interface system of baseboard management controller.
Background technology
In the known server system with a plurality of motherboards (motherboard), a baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) all is installed on each motherboard.Known server system is with the baseboard management controller on each motherboard, and its motherboard at place is separately controlled in management respectively, then plans as a whole to control the running between each motherboard by a plurality of baseboard management controllers.Due to a baseboard management controller all being installed on each motherboard, can improve the manufacturing cost of many server systems.
Therefore, in order to save down the unnecessary cost of equal installation base plate Management Controller on each motherboard, be a problem demanding prompt solution.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a kind of many motherboard server systems, to reduce manufacturing cost.
In view of this, the present invention proposes a kind of many motherboard server systems, is applied to, in a server system, a management board and a plurality of motherboard, be consisted of.There is a baseboard management controller on management board.A plurality of motherboards couple with management board respectively, and each motherboard comprises a South Bridge chip, a peripheral interface controller and a network interface controller.Wherein, the peripheral interface controller is coupled to South Bridge chip and baseboard management controller, and the peripheral interface controller records the status information of motherboard.Network interface controller is suitable for being connected to a network and a remote control terminal.Remote control terminal is in order to the baseboard management controller communication, and wherein network interface controller is connected with South Bridge chip, and motherboard is connected to network.Network interface controller more is connected with baseboard management controller by a universal serial bus interface, when between remote control terminal and baseboard management controller during communication, by network interface controller and serial bus interface, carries out communication.
Wherein, baseboard management controller is identified a plurality of motherboards by the peripheral interface controller, and obtains the status information of these motherboards of place of peripheral interface controller record, with the state of monitoring host computer plate.And baseboard management controller is by any one network interface controller and serial bus interface and the Long-distance Control end communication in a plurality of motherboards.
By this, can utilize many motherboard server systems of the present invention, be that baseboard management controller is started shooting or shut down a plurality of motherboards from remote control terminal by the network interface controller of any one motherboard by sideband (Sideband) communication mode, or from remote control terminal, the basic input/output one or more motherboards upgraded.
Thus, many motherboard server systems according to the present invention can reduce manufacturing cost.
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For above-mentioned and other purpose, feature, advantage and the embodiment of the present invention can be become apparent, being described in detail as follows of appended accompanying drawing:
The calcspar that Fig. 1 is many motherboard server systems embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 2 utilizes many motherboard server systems of the present invention to upgrade the calcspar of motherboard.
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10: server system 113～143: South Bridge chip
20: remote control terminal 114～144: basic input/output
110～140: motherboard 200: management board
111～141: network interface controller 201～208: universal input/output interface
1111～1141: pin 210: baseboard management controller
112～142: peripheral interface controller 220: storer
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Please coordinate with reference to Fig. 1 its calcspar that is many motherboard server systems embodiment of the present invention.Many motherboard server systems of the present invention, be located in server system 10, comprises management board 200, reaches motherboard 110～140.Management board 200 has baseboard management controller 210.Motherboard 110～140 couples with management board 200 respectively, for carrying out the data operation of server system 10, it comprises respectively network interface controller 111～141, peripheral interface controller 112～142, South Bridge chip 113～143 and basic input/output 114～144.
Network interface controller 111～141 is suitable for being connected to network and a remote control terminal 20, remote control terminal 20 for baseboard management controller 210 communications.Wherein, network interface controller 111～141 is connected with South Bridge chip 113～143 respectively, and motherboard 110～140 is connected to network.Network interface controller 111～141 more is connected with baseboard management controller 210 by serial bus interface, when between remote control terminal 20 and baseboard management controller 210 during communication, by network interface controller 111～141 and serial bus interface, carry out communication.
Baseboard management controller 210 is by peripheral interface controller 112～142 identification motherboards 110～140, and the status information of the motherboard 110～140 at the place of acquisition peripheral interface controller 112～142 records, with the state of monitoring host computer plate 110～140.Baseboard management controller 210 is by any one network interface controller 111～141 and serial bus interface and remote control terminal 20 communications in motherboard 110～140.Carry out communication by an intelligent platform management bus (Intelligent Platform Management Bus, IPMB) host-host protocol between baseboard management controller 210 and each peripheral interface controller 112～142.
Because motherboard 110～140 has identical element, be simplified illustration, only with motherboard 110, illustrate that it forms assembly therefore following, but not form in order to all elements that limit on motherboard 110～140.Take motherboard 110 as example, and network interface controller 111 is connected to South Bridge chip 113 and controlled by it, for motherboard 110 and the remote control terminal 20 of server system 10 outsides, carries out the transmission of data.Peripheral interface controller 112 is connected to network interface controller 111 via South Bridge chip 113, and is connected to baseboard management controller 210, can receive the instruction that baseboard management controller 210 sends, and transmits data to baseboard management controller 210.Basic input/output 114 is connected to South Bridge chip 113 by the first serial peripheral interface (SerialPeripheral Interface, SPI), and is connected to peripheral interface controller 112 by the second serial peripheral interface.Wherein, above-mentioned peripheral interface controller is a complex programmable logic device (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD) or a programmable integrated circuit (Programmable Integrated Circuit, PIC).
Baseboard management controller 210 can drive network interface controller 111～141 by serial bus interface 210.And, after network interface controller 111～141 is driven by baseboard management controller 210, remote control terminal 20 can be connected to the network interface controller 111～141 of motherboard 110～140.Network interface controller 111～141 and serial bus interface by motherboard 110～140 between remote control terminal 20 and baseboard management controller 210 carry out communication.So, baseboard management controller 210 can externally be connected to by any one of network interface controller 111～141 long-range, and can carry out data transmission with the remote control terminal 20 of server system 10 outsides.
When baseboard management controller 210 receives remote control terminal 20 and obtains the instruction of motherboard 110～140 work state informations by network interface controller 111, baseboard management controller 210 obtains the work state information of its corresponding motherboard 110～140 from the peripheral interface controller 112～142 of motherboard 110～140, and sends remote control terminal 20 to by serial bus interface and the network interface controller 111 of motherboard 110.Realize a wherein motherboard of long-range access, get final product the work state information of each piece motherboard in access server system 10.There is this function because each piece motherboard is all indiscriminate, therefore long-range by arbitrary motherboard access server system 10.
The basic input/output 114～144 of motherboard 110～140, be connected to respectively South Bridge chip 113～143 and peripheral interface controller 112～142.When baseboard management controller 210 receives remote control terminal 20 and upgrades the update instruction of basic input/output 114～144 of motherboards 110～140, baseboard management controller 210 can be by any one of network interface controller 111～141, from remote control terminal 20, receives a new data more.Then, baseboard management controller 210 again the basic input/output 114～144 on 112～142 pairs of motherboards 110～140 of peripheral interface controller of main control system plate 110～140 upgraded.Baseboard management controller 210 according to the instruction of remote control terminal 20 to one or more renewal of basic input/output 114～144 on motherboard 110～140.
Management board 200 also comprises a storer 220, be connected to Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 114～144, when baseboard management controller 210 receives a update instruction and that remote control terminal 20 upgrades basic input/outputs 114～144 more during new data by any one in motherboard 110～140, baseboard management controller 210 is first incited somebody to action more new data and is stored in storer 220, and then control the more new data in peripheral interface controller 112～142 read memories 220, and wherein one or more are upgraded to basic input/output 114～144.Due to the existence of storer 220, remote control terminal 20 if transmission primaries more new data can complete the renewal of a plurality of basic input/outputs, saved Internet resources and accelerated speed simultaneously.
Baseboard management controller 210 also comprises universal input/output interface 201～204, is connected to motherboard 110～140 via the universal input output connecting pin respectively.When baseboard management controller 210 by any one the network interface controller 111～141 in motherboard 110～140, receive that remote control terminal 20 sends to the specific instruction of being started shooting or shutting down in motherboard 110～140 time, baseboard management controller 210 is by specific one of the particular host plate connects therewith universal input/output interface 201～204, send so far particular host plate of a starting-up signal or an off signal, make a specific start or shutdown in motherboard 110～140.As Fig. 1, baseboard management controller 210 sends a starting-up signal or an off signal, the switch of long-range control host machine plate 110 by 201 pairs of motherboards of universal input/output interface 110.
In addition, baseboard management controller 210 also comprises universal input/output interface 205～208, each network interface controller 111～141 also comprises with a pin 1111～1411, connect one to one to a plurality of universal input/output interfaces 205～208 of baseboard management controller 210, by universal input output connecting pin notice baseboard management controller 210, to receive the information transmitted from network interface controller 111～141.
Please refer to Fig. 2, it is to utilize many motherboard server systems of the present invention to upgrade the calcspar of motherboard.This figure take that the network interface controller 111 of motherboard 110 carrys out the more new data of receiving remote control end 20, the basic input/output 124 that removes to upgrade another motherboard 120 by baseboard management controller 210 again is example, but the mode of not any one motherboard being upgraded with baseboard management controller in order to limit the present invention.
Baseboard management controller 210 of the present invention, can be by peripheral interface controller 112～142 identification motherboards 110～140, and by any one network interface controller 111～141 and serial bus interface and remote control terminal 20 communications in motherboard 110～140.Therefore, baseboard management controller 210 can carry out communication by network interface controller 111 and remote control terminal 20.
Again because the basic input/output 114～144 of motherboard 110～140 is connected to baseboard management controller 210 via peripheral interface controller 112～142.Therefore, when baseboard management controller 210 receives remote control terminal 20 and upgrades the update instruction of basic input/output 124 of motherboards 120, baseboard management controller 210 receives a new data more by motherboard 110.Then, baseboard management controller 210 is again according to update instruction, and 122 pairs of basic input/outputs 124 of the peripheral interface controller of main control system plate 120 are upgraded.In addition, the network interface controller in motherboard 110～140 111～141 is by for example I 2c bus and baseboard management controller 210 carry out communication.
By this, can utilize many motherboard server systems of the present invention, started shooting or shut down from 20 pairs of a plurality of motherboards of remote control terminal by sideband (Sideband) communication mode, or the basic input/output from 20 pairs of one or more motherboards of remote control terminal is upgraded.
Although the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; so it is not in order to limit the present invention; any those of ordinary skill of this area; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when doing various changes and improvement, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the scope that the appended claim book defines.

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1. motherboard server system more than a kind, be located in a server system, at least comprises:
One management board, have a baseboard management controller;
A plurality of motherboards, couple with this management board respectively, and wherein each this motherboard comprises:
One South Bridge chip;
One peripheral interface controller, couple this South Bridge chip and this baseboard management controller, and this peripheral interface controller records the status information of this motherboard;
One basic input/output, be connected to this South Bridge chip and this peripheral interface controller of this motherboard; And
One network interface controller, be suitable for being connected to a network and a remote control terminal, this remote control terminal in order to this baseboard management controller communication, wherein this network interface controller is connected with this South Bridge chip, and this motherboard is connected to this network; This network interface controller also is connected with this baseboard management controller by a universal serial bus interface, when between this remote control terminal and this baseboard management controller during communication, by this network interface controller and this serial bus interface, carries out communication;
Wherein, this baseboard management controller is identified those motherboards by those peripheral interface controllers, and obtains the status information of those motherboards of place of those peripheral interface controller records, to monitor the state of those motherboards; This baseboard management controller is by any one this network interface controller and this serial bus interface and this Long-distance Control end communication in those motherboards.
2. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein, those motherboards comprise: one first motherboard and at least one the second motherboard, this remote control terminal is connected to this network interface controller of this first motherboard, passes through this network interface controller and this serial bus interface communication of this first motherboard between this remote control terminal and this baseboard management controller.
3. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when this baseboard management controller receives this remote control terminal and obtains the instruction of this first motherboard work state information, obtain the work state information of this first motherboard from this peripheral interface controller of this first motherboard, and send this remote control terminal to by this serial bus interface and this network interface controller of this first motherboard.
4. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when this baseboard management controller receives this remote control terminal and obtains the instruction of this second motherboard work state information, obtain the work state information of this second motherboard from this peripheral interface controller of this second motherboard, and send this remote control terminal to by this serial bus interface and this network interface controller of this first motherboard.
5. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 2, wherein when this baseboard management controller receives this remote control terminal and upgrades a update instruction of this basic input/output, this baseboard management controller receives a new data more by this first motherboard, and this peripheral interface controller of controlling this first motherboard is upgraded this basic input/output.
6. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 2, wherein when this baseboard management controller receives this remote control terminal and upgrades the instruction of this basic input/output, this baseboard management controller receives a new data more by this first motherboard, and this peripheral interface controller of controlling this second motherboard is upgraded this basic input/output.
7. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this management board more comprises a storer, be connected to this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), when this baseboard management controller receives a update instruction and that this remote control terminal upgrades those basic input/outputs more during new data by any one in those motherboards, this baseboard management controller by this more new data be stored in this storer, then control those peripheral interface controllers and read this new data those basic input/outputs are upgraded more in this storer.
8. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this baseboard management controller also comprises a plurality of universal input/output interfaces, be connected to respectively those motherboards, when this baseboard management controller by any one this network interface controller and this serial bus interface while receiving the instruction that the particular host plate in those motherboards that this remote control terminal sends started shooting or shut down in those motherboards, this baseboard management controller sends a starting-up signal or an off signal to this particular host plate by this universal input/output interface be connected with this particular host plate, make this start of particular host plate or shutdown.
9. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein each this network interface controller also comprises with a pin and connecting one to one to a plurality of universal input output connecting pins of this baseboard management controller, to notify this baseboard management controller by those universal input output connecting pins, receives the information transmitted from this network interface controller.
10. many motherboard server systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein this remote control terminal is upgraded this baseboard management controller by arbitrary this network interface controller.
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