CN102480386A - Server cabinet system as well as starting method thereof and server starting method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a server cabinet system as well as a starting method thereof and a server starting method. The servers of the server cabinet system are contained in a slot of the server cabinet system; the servers all comprise server side network connection ports to outwards transmit commands and data; a power supply monitoring and managing module controls the starting-up state of the servers and comprises a software management interface and a processor; the software management interface is supplied for a user to input the corresponding relationship of the slot and the servers and starting-up time sequence information; the processor generates a starting-up time sequence command according to the starting-up time sequence information of the servers; according to the starting-up time sequence command, the servers are set into a remote control starting-up mode; the servers are started according to the starting-up time sequence information; a management module side network connection port is electrically connected to the server side network connection ports by a local area network; and the starting-up time sequence command is transferred by the local area network.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of computer cabinet system, and particularly relevant for a kind of computer cabinet system that holds a plurality of servers.
Background technology
Present minicom cabinet system; Usually the server that can upright mode holds more than ten or more; Many enterprises and network service provider can utilize tens ones or hundreds of lower-cost servers; Come the cope with network traffic demand, server possibly only take the space of a Rack Unit of data center, is commonly referred to as the 1U server.Server can be as being stacked on as the books on the bookshelf in the middle of the rack, so as to setting up the computing environment of very high density.In addition, each server and all cabinet assemblies all can be changed voluntarily, and the maintenance of whole flat is also just accomplished more easily.
Moreover; Several servers in rack can form group; Can let the user according to requirements set redundant grade, suppose to promote the disposed of in its entirety ability of rack, as long as insert more servers again; And with these resource distributions in the highest demand, and can flexibly provide each application program must powerful operational capability.
Yet, because rack has held many servers, and the operating state of each server and uncertain, therefore be difficult to judge whether power supply unit is enough to the whole system of loading; If freely start shooting by each server; When the rack sudden power and then when restoring electricity; All servers possibly start simultaneously, and can cause the moment power consumption excessive this moment, if need to provide the power supply unit of this big power consumption; Design door and appropriate litigation fees are considerable, and can increase grid electricity fee cost.
Summary of the invention
Therefore; A purpose of the present invention is that a kind of server cabinet system (serverrack system) is being provided; Server to rack is made start-up control, makes each server setting start sequential in the rack, so can avoid all boards to start simultaneously; Avoid the power consumption peak, improve the service efficiency and the life-span of power supply unit.
According to one embodiment of the invention, a kind of server cabinet system, so as to control starting state and sequential, this server cabinet system contains several slots, several servers and a Power Supply Monitoring administration module.Server is placed within the slot, and these servers contain several servo driver end network connection ports, with external transfer instruction and data.The open state of these servers of Power Supply Monitoring administration module control, this Power Supply Monitoring administration module contains a software administration interface, a processor and an administration module end network connection port.The software administration interface supplies a user to import corresponding relation and at least one group of start time sequence information of slot and server.Processor produces at least one start sequential instruction according to server start time sequence information, and the sequential of wherein starting shooting instruction is that these servers are set at the Long-distance Control power on mode, and these servers are started according to the start time sequence information.Administration module end network connection port sees through a LAN and is electrically connected at the servo driver end network connection port, to instruct via LAN transmission start sequential.
Another object of the present invention is that a kind of server cabinet system startup method (server rack systems start method) is being provided; Server to rack is made start-up control; Make each server setting start sequential in the rack; So can avoid all boards to start simultaneously, avoid the power consumption peak, improve the service efficiency and the life-span of power supply unit.
According to another embodiment of the present invention; The starting state and the sequential of at least one server of server cabinet system startup method system control; This server cabinet system startup method is that several baseboard management controllers with several servers are set at a Long-distance Control power on mode; Receive correspondence relationship information and at least one group of start time sequence information of several slots and these servers then; And the correspondence relationship information of foundation start time sequence information and slot and server, the server in the slot is set, so that server is by certain sequential time delay start.
A purpose more of the present invention is that a kind of server startup method (servers start method) is being provided; Server to rack is made start-up control; Let server according to the sequential that the user sets and start shooting, avoid the power consumption peak, improve the service efficiency and the life-span of power supply unit.
According to another embodiment of the present invention; Server startup method is the starting state and the sequential of control one server; This server startup method is to receive a start sequential instruction, starts shooting time of delay to capture one, judges whether to receive a power knob enabling signal; When receiving the power knob enabling signal, wait for a period of time, when surpassing the time of delay of starting shooting, then start this server.
The server cabinet system of above embodiment, server cabinet system startup method and server startup method; Be that the server of rack has been done to start management; Server is controlled by a rack power management module, comes a minute echelon to start shooting, and can manage the power consumption peak; And limit the same time maximum number of can starting shooting simultaneously, make the power of power supply unit reach more high efficiency.
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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 appended accompanying drawing be following:
Fig. 1 is the server cabinet system calcspar that illustrates an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is that the server cabinet system that illustrates an embodiment of the present invention starts method flow diagram;
Fig. 3 is that the server cabinet system that illustrates another execution mode of the present invention starts method flow diagram.
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101: server cabinet system 103: the Power Supply Monitoring administration module
105: processor
107: administration module end network connection port
109: server 111: baseboard management controller
113: power button 115: power-supply unit
117: software administration interface 119: slot
121: LAN
123: the servo driver end network connection port
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The server cabinet system of following examples, server cabinet system startup method and server startup method; Server is by the start of each server of rack power management module control, to the server of each correspondence position in the rack, sets corresponding start time of delay; The power consumption peak is managed; So can avoid all boards to start simultaneously, avoid the power consumption peak, make in design and the power consumption in the future of power supply unit to reach more high efficiency.
Please with reference to Fig. 1, it is the server cabinet system calcspar that illustrates an embodiment of the present invention.The starting state and the sequential of several servers 109 of server cabinet system 101 may command; The start-up time of staggering a plurality of servers 109; 109 fens echelons of server are started shooting; Avoid a plurality of servers 109 to start shooting simultaneously, cause consume of power-supply unit 115 instantaneous power or immediate current amount excessive, the assembly in the infringement server cabinet system 101.
The open state of Power Supply Monitoring administration module 103 these servers 109 of control, this Power Supply Monitoring administration module contains software administration interface 117, processor 105, and administration module end network connection port 107.
In addition, software administration interface 117 also is available for users to import that the server start postpones combination in the rack, and for example the maximum of delay interval and the server number of starting shooting is simultaneously started shooting 119 fens echelons of server.For instance, if power-supply unit 115 permissions, software administration interface 117 can make three servers 109 in the middle of Fig. 1 start shooting simultaneously; Or the start of these three servers 109 was made as respectively 0 second, 10 seconds time of delay, with 20 seconds, make these servers 109, with start in the 20th second respectively at the 0th second, the 10th second.
Server 109 contains servo driver end network connection port 123 external transfer instruction and data; In addition; Each server 109 contains baseboard management controller 111 and power button 113; Baseboard management controller 111 electrically connects power button 113; This baseboard management controller 111 can be received from the start sequential instruction that Power Supply Monitoring administration module 103 is sent, and opens server 109 according to the instruction of start sequential with the state of power button 113.In detail, baseboard management controller 111 can power button 113 be pressed start after, the start that is set according to each server starts server 109 time of delay.For example, if the start of first server 109 was set to ten seconds time of delay, then baseboard management controller 111 can be started shooting after power button 113 is pressed for ten seconds in wait again.
Please with reference to Fig. 2, it is that the server cabinet system that illustrates an embodiment of the present invention starts method flow diagram.Server cabinet system startup method is the starting state and the sequential of control server; This server cabinet system startup method is that several baseboard management controllers with several servers are set at a Long-distance Control power on mode (step 201), receives the correspondence relationship information and the start time sequence information (step 203) of several slots and a plurality of servers then; Judge then whether these servers need postpone start (step 205).If these servers need postpone start, then, the server in the slot is set, so that server is by certain sequential time delay start (step 207) according to the correspondence relationship information of start time sequence information and slot and server.
In detail, the start time sequence information can contain the start time of delay of server, with the start of those servers of packetization delay, makes the start of server branch echelon.For example, the server that can put down in writing on which slot of start time sequence information need postpone how long just can start shooting.
Please with reference to Fig. 3, it is that the server cabinet system that illustrates another execution mode of the present invention starts method flow diagram.The starting state and the sequential of server startup method system control server, this server startup method are received from the start sequential instruction that the server cabinet system is sent earlier, and capture the time of delay (step 301) of starting shooting in the middle of the sequential instruction of starting shooting certainly; Then judge whether to receive power knob enabling signal (step 303); When receiving the power knob enabling signal, wait for one start period time of delay (step 305).Judge that then the stand-by period whether above starting shooting time of delay (step 307), if surpassed the time of delay of starting shooting, then starts server (step 309).In detail, be baseboard management controller by server after receiving the power knob enabling signal, postpones to restart a mainboard switch after the one period time of delay of starting shooting.More particularly, when being set to zero time of delay when starting shooting, the baseboard management controller of server can start a mainboard switch immediately after receiving the power knob enabling signal; If start was set to for ten seconds time of delay, the baseboard management controller of server can wait for for ten seconds again after receiving the power knob enabling signal, just start the mainboard switch then.
The server cabinet system of above embodiment, server cabinet system startup method and server startup method; Server is by the start of each server of rack power management module control, to the server of each correspondence position in the rack, sets corresponding start time of delay; The power consumption peak is managed; So can avoid all boards to start simultaneously, avoid the power consumption peak, make in design and the power consumption in the future of power supply unit to reach more high efficiency.
Though the present invention discloses as above with execution mode; Right its is not in order to limit the present invention; Any have a common knowledge the knowledgeable in the middle of technical field under the present invention; Do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when can doing various changes and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the scope that appending claims defines.
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1. a server cabinet system is characterized in that, so as to control starting state and sequential, this server cabinet system comprises:
Several slots;
Several servers are placed within those slots, and those servers comprise several servo driver end network connection ports, with external transfer instruction and data;
One Power Supply Monitoring administration module, to control the open state of those servers, this Power Supply Monitoring administration module comprises:
One software administration interface is imported corresponding relation and at least one group start time sequence information of those slots and those servers in order to a user;
One processor, to produce at least one start sequential instruction according to this start time sequence information, wherein this start sequential instruction is that those servers are set at the Long-distance Control power on mode, and those servers are started according to this start time sequence information; And
One administration module end network connection port sees through a LAN and is electrically connected at those servo driver end network connection ports, should the start sequential instruct via this LAN transmission.
2. server cabinet system according to claim 1 is characterized in that each server comprises a baseboard management controller, to receive and according to this start sequential instruction, to open this server.
3. server cabinet system according to claim 2 is characterized in that this baseboard management controller electrically connects a power button, to open this server according to the state of this power button.
4. server cabinet system according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, this processor and this baseboard management controller are supported original equipment manufacturer's IPMI instruction.
5. server cabinet system according to claim 1 is characterized in that the content of this start time sequence information comprises IP address, managing I P, device name and sequence number.
6. a server cabinet system startup method is characterized in that, with starting state and the sequential of controlling at least one server, this server cabinet system startup method comprises:
Several baseboard management controllers of several servers are set at a Long-distance Control power on mode;
Receive correspondence relationship information and at least one group of start time sequence information of several slots and those servers;
Judge whether those servers need postpone start; And
When those servers need postpone start, then, those servers in those slots are set, so that those servers are by certain sequential time delay start according to the correspondence relationship information of this start time sequence information and those slots and those servers.
7. server cabinet system startup method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, this group start time sequence information comprises the start time of delay of those servers, with the start of those servers of packetization delay, makes those server branch echelon starts.
8. a server startup method is characterized in that, with starting state and the sequential of controlling a server, this server startup method comprises:
Receive a start sequential instruction, start shooting time of delay to capture one;
Judge whether to receive a power knob enabling signal;
When receiving this power knob enabling signal, wait for that one section should be started shooting time time of delay; And
Start shooting time of delay when surpassing this, then start this server.
9. server startup method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, be a baseboard management controller by this server after receiving this power knob enabling signal, postpone to restart a mainboard switch after one period this start time of delay.
10. server startup method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, when this start was set to zero time of delay, a baseboard management controller of this server can start a mainboard switch immediately after receiving this power knob enabling signal.
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