CN102170366B - Method, device and system for communicating with single board - Google Patents

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CN102170366B
CN102170366B CN201010114920.8A CN201010114920A CN102170366B CN 102170366 B CN102170366 B CN 102170366B CN 201010114920 A CN201010114920 A CN 201010114920A CN 102170366 B CN102170366 B CN 102170366B
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The invention provides a method, device and system for communicating with a single board. The method mainly comprises the steps of receiving an intelligent platform management protocol IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) command from a network management server, which is transmitted by a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), through a physical channel; interpreting the IPMI command by using an IPMI interpreter; removing IPMI protocol-related information included in the IPMI command to obtain an executing command; executing the executing command under the control of an operation system of the single board to obtain an executing result; and transmitting the executing result to the BMC through the physical channel. By using the invention, an out-of-band management channel independent of a business application network (such as an IP (Internet Protocol) network) is realized between the network management server and the operation system of the single board; and by using the out-of-band management channel, the business of the single board can be managed.

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Methods, devices and systems with communicating with single board
Technical field
The present invention relates to Computer Applied Technology field, relate in particular to a kind of and methods, devices and systems communicating with single board.
Background technology
ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture, Advanced telecom computing architecture) be advanced telecommunications computing platform, a high performance-price ratio providing for converged communication of future generation and data network application, based on modular construction, compatible, and extendible hardware architecture.
ATCA platform mainly comprises: SMM (Shelf Management Module, Shelf management module) and veneer etc.Whole ATCA platform built-in the is integrated network plane of multiple isolation, each veneer and SMM plate can direct communications in network plane.Above-mentioned network plane comprises: service plane and IPBM (Intelligent Platform Management Interface, intelligent platform management plane) plane.Wherein, service plane is the network plane for service management, and IPBM plane is the network plane for equipment control.
NM server, when management ATCA platform, often has two administrative purposes.One is equipment control, and such as the access of equipment, the fault of equipment reports etc.Another is the service management of veneer, such as obtaining the system journal of server, gives server disposition software, with server, transmits data etc.The former manages by IPMB plane after NM server connection SMM plate.Latter is used service plane, and webmaster is directly by common IP network connecting single board.
A kind of method that veneer in ATCA platform is carried out to service management of the prior art is: adopt IP network management mode.The operating system of NM server merchandiser plate is connected and is communicated by letter by IP network, and in the method, NM server need to be known the log-on messages such as the IP address, username and password of veneer.
Realizing in process of the present invention, inventor finds above-mentionedly of the prior artly veneer in ATCA platform to be carried out to the method for service management at least there are the following problems:
The service management of veneer depends on IP network, and the interactive information between NM server and veneer is all transmitted by IP network, when the service traffics of IP network disconnection or IP network mouth are very large, will cause the loss of interactive information, cannot carry out service management to veneer.
Summary of the invention
Embodiments of the invention provide a kind of and methods, devices and systems communicating with single board, to realize, the service management of veneer are not relied on to service application network.
Device veneer being managed by out-band channel, comprising:
(mutually corresponding with claims).
The technical scheme being provided by the embodiment of the invention described above can be found out, the embodiment of the present invention by arranging IPMI interpreter in the operating system of veneer, realized one do not rely on service application network (such as, IP network) NM server and the operating system of veneer between outband management passage, use this outband management passage to carry out service management to veneer.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing of required use during embodiment is described is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.
The application scenarios schematic diagram of a kind of IPMI interpreter that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;
The structural representation of the IPMI disposing in the operating system of veneer (Intelligent Platform Management Interface, the intelligent platform management agreement) interpreter that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;
The process chart of the method for a kind of and communicating with single board that Fig. 3 provides for the present invention two;
The principle schematic of a kind of method veneer in ATCA platform being managed by out-band channel that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three;
The concrete process chart of a kind of method veneer in ATCA platform being managed by out-band channel that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three.
Embodiment
For ease of the understanding to the embodiment of the present invention, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, as an example of several specific embodiments example, be further explained explanation, and each embodiment does not form the restriction to the embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment mono-
Veneer in ATCA platform itself carries a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller who is independent of outside operating system, Baseboard Management Controller), operating system on this BMC merchandiser plate has direct-connected physical channel, and the SMM plate in this BMC and ATCA platform is direct-connected by IPMB bus.
At present, in the operating system of veneer, there is no IPMI interpreter, so cannot respond the IPMI order of coming with treatments B MC.The embodiment of the present invention is disposed an IPMI interpreter in the operating system of veneer, for explaining the IPMI protocol communication between operating system and the BMC of veneer.NM server, by the BMC of the SMM plate access veneer in ATCA platform, then, utilizes above-mentioned IP MI interpreter to communicate by the operating system of BMC and veneer.
As shown in Figure 1, the structural representation of above-mentioned IP MI interpreter as shown in Figure 2, comprises as lower module a kind of application scenarios schematic diagram of above-mentioned IP MI interpreter:
Receiver module 21, the IPMI order from NM server sending over for receive BMC by physical channel, and this IPMI order is sent to explanation module 22.Above-mentioned IP MI order is to be handed down to the SMM plate in ATCA platform by NM server, and this SMM plate sends to the BMC in veneer by IPMB bus by above-mentioned IP MI order again.
Explanation module 22, makes an explanation for the IPMI order that above-mentioned receiver module is sended over, and removes the protocol-dependent information of IPMI comprising in IPMI order, obtains fill order, and fill order is sent to Executive Module 23.
Executive Module 23, the fill order sending for receiving Executive Module 23, and carry out above-mentioned fill order under the control of the operating system of veneer, and final execution result is sent to sending module 24.
Sending module 24, sends to BMC for the execution result above-mentioned Executive Module being sended over by physical channel, and this BMC sends to SMM plate by above-mentioned execution result by IPMB bus again, and this SMM plate finally sends to NM server by above-mentioned execution result.Miscellaneous service or system information that this sending module also need to be uploaded to NM server by physical channel by the operating system of the veneer in ATCA platform send to BMC.
The control of authority of above-mentioned IP MI interpreter can be unified in NM server and process, and by NM server, judges whether the user of login has authority to use this IPMI interpreter.
This embodiment utilizes above-mentioned IP MI interpreter, has realized an outband management passage between NM server and the operating system of veneer that does not rely on service application network (such as, IP network).In NM server, do not need pre-configured user's log-on message.
Embodiment bis-
Based on above-mentioned BMC and IPMI interpreter, the handling process of the method for a kind of and communicating with single board that this embodiment provides as shown in Figure 3, comprises following treatment step:
Step 31, IPMI interpreter receive the IPMI order that BMC sends, and after described IPMI order is made an explanation, obtain fill order.
First, IPMI interpreter is set in the operating system of veneer.Described IPMI interpreter receives by physical channel the IPMI order that BMC sends, and after described IPMI order is made an explanation, obtains fill order.
IPMI order is to send to SMM plate by NM server, and then SMM plate sends to BMC by IPMB bus again.
Step 32, IPMI interpreter are carried out described fill order and are obtained execution result, and by described physical channel, execution result are sent to BMC.
IPMI interpreter is carried out described fill order under the control of the operating system of veneer, obtains execution result.
IPMI interpreter returns to BMC execution result by intrinsic physical channel, and this BMC returns to SMM plate by IPMB bus by execution result again, finally by this SMM plate, execution result is returned to NM server.
Embodiment tri-
As shown in Figure 4, concrete handling process as shown in Figure 5, comprises following treatment step to the principle schematic of a kind of method veneer in ATCA platform being managed by out-band channel that this embodiment provides:
Step 51, user be first by above-mentioned ATCA platform login NM server, and NM server obtains the log-on messages such as user's IP address, username and password.
User sends the request of the veneer in ATCA platform being carried out to service management operation to NM server, such as, the system log message that the above-mentioned veneer of user's acquisition request is relevant.
Step 52, NM server judge according to above-mentioned user's log-on message whether above-mentioned user has the rights of using of IPMI interpreter, if there is no authority, directly returns, and flow process finishes; Otherwise, execution step 53.
Step 53, NM server are judging that user has after the rights of using of IPMI interpreter, and what according to above-mentioned user, send carries out the request of service management operation to veneer, constructs IPMI order corresponding to above-mentioned service management operation requests.
Then, NM server sends above-mentioned IP MI order to SMM plate.
Step 54, SMM plate are used the intrinsic IPMB bus of ATCA above-mentioned IP MI order to be transmitted to the BMC of veneer.
Step 55, BMC, by intrinsic physical channel, issue the IPMI interpreter in the operating system that is arranged on veneer by above-mentioned IP MI order.
Above-mentioned intrinsic physical channel refers in ATCA framework, the data wire between the hard disk of BMC merchandiser plate, and BMC is to be directly communicated with the operating system of the veneer on hard disk on network.Above-mentioned intrinsic physical channel had some special application in the past, and such as obtaining the machine frame slot number of veneer, but a general order and data transmission channel are not all set up in these application, can only resolve and carry out the distinctive order of application.
Step 56, IPMI interpreter are resolved above-mentioned IP MI order, remove the protocol-dependent information of IPMI in above-mentioned IP MI order, obtain fill order.
The IPMI that above-mentioned IP MI interpreter relies in the operating system of the veneer on hard disk drives, and utilizes IPMI to drive to resolve above-mentioned IP MI order.In above-mentioned IP MI interpreter, also have a command executer, then, under the control of the operating system of veneer, by mentioned order actuator, in veneer, carry out above-mentioned fill order.
Step 57, IPMI interpreter return to BMC execution result by intrinsic physical channel, and this BMC returns to SMM plate by IPMB bus by execution result again, finally by this SMM plate, execution result are returned to NM server.
The miscellaneous service information that the operating system of above-mentioned veneer can also need to be uploaded to NM server by the operating system of the veneer in ATCA platform by physical channel sends to BMC.Such as, above-mentioned business information can comprise the information such as the IP address, log information of veneer, veneer can be uploaded above-mentioned business information to NM server after restarting.
This embodiment realized NM server by and the operating system of veneer between outband management passage, to veneer, issue IPMI order, veneer utilizes IPMI interpreter to explain and carry out above-mentioned IP MI order.
Above-mentioned outband management passage can be used jointly with the business network of veneer, also can, when business network is unavailable, use separately.Thereby improved the reliabilty and availability of ATCA platform.
In sum, the embodiment of the present invention utilizes IPMI interpreter to realize an outband management passage between NM server and the operating system of veneer that does not rely on service application network (such as, IP network).Use this outband management passage to carry out service management to veneer, system and the business information such as transmitting warning between the operating system of veneer and NM server.
Above-mentioned outband management passage can veneer business network jointly use, also can, when business network is unavailable, use separately.Thereby improved the reliabilty and availability of ATCA platform.
Above-mentioned outband management passage does not tie up the bandwidth of business network, improves the stability of business network and reduces the networking cost of business network.
In NM server, do not need pre-configured user's log-on message, thereby improve system effectiveness, save relevant cost.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process realizing in above-described embodiment method, can carry out the hardware that instruction is relevant by computer program to complete, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, when carrying out, can comprise as the flow process of the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only store-memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or random store-memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
The above; only for preferably embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to this, is anyly familiar with in technical scope that those skilled in the art disclose in the present invention; the variation that can expect easily or replacement, within all should being encompassed in protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claim.

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1. an intelligent platform management protocol IP MI interpreter, is characterized in that, described IPMI interpreter is arranged in the veneer in Advanced telecom computing architecture ATCA, comprising:
Receiver module, the intelligent platform management protocol IP MI order sending for receive Baseboard Management Controller BMC by physical channel, sends to explanation module by this IPMI order;
Explanation module, makes an explanation for the IPMI order that described receiver module is sended over, and removes the protocol-dependent information of IPMI comprising in IPMI order, obtains fill order, and this fill order is sent to Executive Module;
Executive Module, the fill order sending for carrying out described explanation module, and the execution result obtaining is sent to sending module;
Sending module, sends to BMC for the execution result described Executive Module being sent by described physical channel.
2. intelligent platform management protocol IP MI interpreter according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described sending module is also for sending to BMC by physical channel by the business information of veneer.
3. with the system of communicating with single board, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Baseboard Management Controller BMC, for sending to IPMI interpreter by physical channel by the IPMI order from Shelf management module SMM plate receiving;
IPMI interpreter, for receiving by physical channel the IPMI order that BMC sends over, described IPMI order is made an explanation, remove the protocol-dependent information of IPMI comprising in IPMI order, obtain fill order and carry out described fill order, by physical channel, the execution result of acquisition is sent to BMC, described IPMI interpreter is arranged in the veneer in Advanced telecom computing architecture ATCA.
4. the system of according to claim 3 and communicating with single board, is characterized in that, described system also comprises:
NM server, operates corresponding IPMI order to SMM plate for sending with the service management of veneer;
SMM plate, sends to BMC for the IPMI order described NM server being sended over by IPMB bus.
5. with the method for communicating with single board, it is characterized in that, intelligent platform management protocol IP MI interpreter be set in veneer, comprising:
Described IPMI interpreter receives by physical channel the platform management protocol IP MI order that Baseboard Management Controller BMC sends, and after described IPMI order is made an explanation, removes the protocol-dependent information of IPMI comprising in IPMI order, obtains fill order;
Described IPMI interpreter is carried out described fill order and is obtained execution result, and by described physical channel, described execution result is sent to BMC.
6. the method for according to claim 5 and communicating with single board, is characterized in that, described IPMI order is to send to Shelf management module SMM plate by NM server, and described SMM plate sends to BMC by IPMB bus again.
7. the method for according to claim 5 and communicating with single board, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
Described IPMI interpreter sends to BMC by physical channel by the business information of veneer, and described BMC sends to SMM plate by IPMB bus by described business information, and described SMM plate sends to NM server by described business information again.
8. according to described in claim 5 or 6 or 7 and method communicating with single board, it is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
The rights of using of described IPMI interpreter are determined according to user's log-on message by NM server.
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