CN102478950A - Method for electrifying server - Google Patents

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CN102478950A
CN102478950A CN201010576141XA CN201010576141A CN102478950A CN 102478950 A CN102478950 A CN 102478950A CN 201010576141X A CN201010576141X A CN 201010576141XA CN 201010576141 A CN201010576141 A CN 201010576141A CN 102478950 A CN102478950 A CN 102478950A
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The invention discloses a method for electrifying a server. The server is provided with a plurality of electric modules which have same performances, a plurality of connectors and a basic input/output system, wherein each electric module is connected to the server through a connector. The method for electrifying the server comprises the following steps: detecting a delay electrifying setting by the basic input/output system; if the delay electrifying setting exists, staggering the initializing time of the connectors by the basic input/output system; respectively performing initialization by all the connectors; and after any one of the connectors finishes the initialization, electrically connecting the connector with the electric module corresponding to the connector, thereby delaying the electrifying of the electric module.

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The server powering method
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of powering method, and particularly about a kind of server powering method.
Background technology
In recent years because industrial and commercial flourishing, social progress, the product that provides relatively also is primarily aimed at facility, certain, economical and practically is purport that therefore, current development product is also more progressive than in the past, and is able to contribution society.
Server typically refers to those and has higher computational power as hardware, can offer the computing machine that a plurality of users use.The difference of server and PC is too many, and for example PC only is user's service a moment usually.Server is different with main frame, and main frame uses to the user through the terminal, and server uses for the client user through network.
According to different computing powers, server is divided into work group level server, department level server and enterprise-level server again.Server OS is meant the operating system of execution on server hardware.Server OS need manage and make full use of the computing power of server hardware and offer the software use on the server hardware.
A server rack can be put tens of planks, and counter or machine room have numerous frames, and a large amount of thus boards load (loading) that can cause electric power (power) that powers on simultaneously is overweight.Because it is very big that hard disk (HDD) is launched power consumption influence to moment, after start powered on generally speaking, the sharp cutting edge of a knife or a sword value of electric power appeared at the hard disk initialization stage easily.On the one hand maybe to cause moment to launch power consumption excessive, also possible on the other hand owing to the input overcurrent damage hard disk because the superposition of many kurtosis is given.
This shows that above-mentioned existing mode obviously still exists inconvenience and defective, and remains further to be improved.In order to address the above problem, association area is sought solution painstakingly, but does not see always that for a long time suitable mode is developed completion.Therefore, how to evade the Rush Hour of the back electric power that powers on, real one of the current important research and development problem that belongs to also becomes current association area and needs improved target badly.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, a scheme of the present invention provides a kind of server powering method, to evade the Rush Hour of the back electric power that powers on, disperses the load of electric power, and its waveform is eased up.
According to one embodiment of the invention; Server has the identical electricity consumption module of a plurality of performances, a plurality of connector, reaches a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS); Each this electricity consumption module is connected to this server via this connector respectively, and this server powering method comprises the following steps: that this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) detects the time-delay setting that powers on; Power on the initialization time that this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) staggers said connector when being provided with when having detected time-delay; Respectively this connector carries out initialization respectively; After arbitrary this connector was accomplished initialization, this connector was electrically connected this corresponding electricity consumption module of this connector, so that this electricity consumption module time-delay powers on.
Above-mentioned time-delay powers on to be provided with and comprises: the time delay of accepting user input; And based on this time delay, the time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization.
Perhaps, above-mentioned time-delay powers on to be provided with and comprises: the time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization at random.
Respectively this mainboard has a baseboard management controller, and this time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization at random comprises the following steps: each this baseboard management controller of initialization; Utilize each this baseboard management controller to go to obtain the identification code of its this corresponding mainboard, wherein these identification codes of these mainboards are different; And produce a corresponding time delay based on the identification code of each this mainboard.
Above-mentioned server powering method also comprises: carries out initialization taking turns to arbitrary this connector, comprises the operator scheme of checking said arbitrary this connector, and temporary this operator scheme.
Above-mentioned server can have a plurality of mainboards; Respectively this mainboard has a plurality of said electricity consumption modules and said connector, and this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) stagger initialization time of said connector comprises staggering and is positioned at the initialization time of the said connector on different these mainboards.
Perhaps, this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) stagger initialization time of said connector further comprises staggering and is positioned at the initialization time of the said connector on same this mainboard.
Moreover the initialization time that is positioned at the said connector on same this mainboard of staggering further comprises and enables said connector respectively.
Above-mentioned electricity consumption module is a hard disc module.
In said arbitrary this connector, find out the connector that all connect these electricity consumption modules, and one by one all connectors that connect hard disks in said arbitrary this connector are powered on.
In sum, technical scheme of the present invention compared with prior art has tangible advantage and beneficial effect.By technique scheme, can reach suitable technical progress, and have the extensive value on the industry, it has advantage at least:
1. the present technique scheme takes to stagger on the macroscopic view on time and the microcosmic of initialization connector one by one that the method for initialization connector reduces the risk that powered on moment input overcurrent causes hard disk corruptions; And
2. optimize moment and launch power consumption, improve the stability of server.
Below will do detailed description to above-mentioned explanation and ensuing embodiment, and explanation further will be provided technical scheme of the present invention with embodiment.
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For letting above and other objects of the present invention, characteristic, advantage and the embodiment can be more obviously understandable, the explanation of accompanying drawing be following:
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram according to a kind of server powering method of one embodiment of the invention.
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In order to make narration of the present invention more detailed and complete, can be with reference to accompanying drawing and the various embodiment of the following stated, same reference numerals is represented same or analogous assembly in the accompanying drawing.On the other hand, well-known assembly and step are not described among the embodiment, to avoid that the present invention is caused unnecessary restriction.
On the practice, in server, the polylith mainboard can be set, every mainboard can connect several hard disks again, because that hard disk is launched power consumption influence to moment is very big, after start powered on generally speaking, the sharp cutting edge of a knife or a sword value of electric power appeared at the hard disk initialization stage easily.In view of this, technical scheme of the present invention is a kind of control method, and it is applicable to server, or is used in relevant sport technique segment widely.What deserves to be mentioned is, use this control method to evade effectively to power on the Rush Hour of back electric power, disperse the load of electric power, its waveform is eased up.Below will combine Fig. 1 that the embodiment of this control method is described.
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram according to a kind of server powering method 100 of one embodiment of the invention.In present embodiment, server powering method 100 is applicable to server, and this server has the identical electricity consumption module of a plurality of performances, a plurality of connector, an and Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), and each this electricity consumption module is connected to this server via this connector respectively.For instance, electricity consumption module can be hard disc module and other needs the device of electricity consumption.In server powering method 100, this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) detects the time-delay setting that powers on; Power on the initialization time that this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) staggers said connector when being provided with when having detected time-delay; Respectively this connector carries out initialization respectively; After arbitrary this connector was accomplished initialization, this connector was electrically connected this corresponding electricity consumption module of this connector, so that this electricity consumption module time-delay powers on.
More specifically, as shown in Figure 1, server powering method 100 comprises step 110~180 and (should be appreciated that; Mentioned in the present embodiment step; Except that chatting bright its order especially, all can adjust its front and back order, even can carry out simultaneously simultaneously or partly) according to actual needs.
Can show on screen that in a menu step 110 menu supplies the user to select, whether the purpose of this menu is please the user to select to do corresponding time-delay in that connector configuration (configure) is preceding.For instance, show on the screen " Delay before SATA Init " select whether before the SATA configuration, to do corresponding time-delay with the inquiry user.
Then, whether the user does corresponding time-delay before can using contactor control device or keyboard to be chosen in connector, in a determining step 120: the selection that judges is done.If the user does not select time-delay, then jump to step 160; Otherwise,, then get into step 130 if the user selects time-delay.
Inquire step 130 in one: show on screen whether an inquiry user sets up the information of time delay on their own.Then, the user can use contactor control device or keyboard to select whether to set up time delay on their own.If the user selects to set up on their own time delay; Then can use contactor control device or keyboard to come the input delay time; Set step 140 in a user: accept the time delay of user input, and based on this time delay, the time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization.
Otherwise,, set step 150 at random in one: the time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization at random if the user selects not set up on their own time delay.In setting at random in the step 150; But each this baseboard management controller of initialization; And utilize each this baseboard management controller to go to obtain the identification code of its this corresponding mainboard; Wherein these identification codes of these mainboards are different, produce a corresponding time delay based on the identification code of each this mainboard then.
Then; Carry out initialization taking turns to arbitrary this connector, in a pattern examination step 160: check the operator scheme of said arbitrary this connector, and temporary this operator scheme; So that subsequent job, wherein this operator scheme for example can be IDE, AHCI, RAID ... Deng.
In hard disk inspection step 170: in said arbitrary this connector, find out the connector that all connect these electricity consumption modules, and one by one all connectors that connect hard disks in said arbitrary this connector are powered on.Mechanism about inspection is those of ordinary skill institute techniques known in this technical field, and its detailed description is omitted in this.In the present embodiment, hard disk for example can be conventional hard disk, solid state hard disc or similar memory device.
Launch in the step 180 in one; This server has a plurality of mainboards; Respectively this mainboard has a plurality of said electricity consumption modules and said connector, and this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) stagger initialization time of said connector comprises staggering and is positioned at the initialization time of the said connector on different these mainboards; Perhaps; This Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) stagger initialization time of said connector further comprises staggering and is positioned at the initialization time of the said connector on same this mainboard, and the initialization time that is positioned at the said connector on same this mainboard of wherein staggering further comprises and enables said connector respectively.The Rush Hour of evading the back electric power that powers on whereby effectively, the load of dispersion electric power eases up its waveform.
Aforesaid server powering method 100 can be carried out by software, hardware and/or firmware.For instance, as if being overriding concern with execution speed and accuracy, it is main then can selecting hardware and firmware basically for use; If with the design flexibility is overriding concern, it is main then can selecting software basically for use; Perhaps, can adopt software, hardware and firmware work compound simultaneously.Should be appreciated that, more than the not so-called branch that which is better and which is worse of these examples of being takeed, be not that those skilled in the art are visual need to carry out Flexible Design at that time in order to restriction the present invention yet.
Moreover those of ordinary skills are when understanding, each step of server powering method 100 is named according to the function of its execution, only is in order to make technology of the present invention more obviously understandable, is not in order to limit said step.Each step is integrated into same step or is split into a plurality of steps, perhaps arbitrary step is changed in another step and carry out, all still belong to embodiment of the present invention.
On real the work; The key step of server powering method 100 can be realized by the ROM-BIOS (BIOS) of server; Also can be with partly function is real in a software program; And be stored in the recording medium of an embodied on computer readable, and make its operating system carry out server powering method 100 after making server read this recording medium.
Though the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; Yet it is not in order to limit the present invention; Any those skilled in the art; In spirit that does not break away from content of the present invention and scope, when can doing various changes and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the scope that claim defines.

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1. server powering method; This server has the identical electricity consumption module of a plurality of performances, a plurality of connector, reaches a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS); Each this electricity consumption module is connected to this server via this connector respectively, and this server powering method comprises the following steps:
This Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) detects the time-delay setting that powers on;
Power on the initialization time that this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) staggers said connector when being provided with when having detected time-delay;
Respectively this connector carries out initialization respectively;
After arbitrary this connector was accomplished initialization, this connector was electrically connected this corresponding electricity consumption module of this connector, so that this electricity consumption module time-delay powers on.
2. server powering method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this time-delay powers on to be provided with and comprises:
Accept the time delay of user input; And
Based on this time delay, the time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization.
3. server powering method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this time-delay powers on to be provided with and comprises:
The time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization at random.
4. server powering method as claimed in claim 1, wherein respectively this mainboard has a baseboard management controller, and this time of being staggered when setting these connector initialization at random comprises the following steps:
Each this baseboard management controller of initialization;
Utilize each this baseboard management controller to go to obtain the identification code of its this corresponding mainboard, wherein these identification codes of these mainboards are different; And
Produce a corresponding time delay based on the identification code of each this mainboard.
5. server powering method as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Carry out initialization taking turns to arbitrary this connector, comprise the operator scheme of checking said arbitrary this connector, and temporary this operator scheme.
6. server powering method as claimed in claim 1; Wherein this server has a plurality of mainboards; Respectively this mainboard has a plurality of said electricity consumption modules and said connector, and this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) stagger initialization time of said connector comprises staggering and is positioned at the initialization time of the said connector on different these mainboards.
7. server powering method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) stagger initialization time of said connector further comprises staggering and is positioned at the initialization time of the said connector on same this mainboard.
8. server powering method as claimed in claim 7, the initialization time that is positioned at the said connector on same this mainboard of wherein staggering further comprises and enables said connector respectively.
9. server powering method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this electricity consumption module is a hard disc module.
10. server powering method as claimed in claim 1 is wherein found out the connector that all connect these electricity consumption modules in said arbitrary this connector, and one by one all connectors that connect hard disks in said arbitrary this connector is powered on.
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