CN102929817A - Heterogeneous model information automatic configuring method based on GPIO (general purpose input/output) - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a heterogeneous model information automatic configuring method based on GPIO (general purpose input/output). The configuring steps are as follows; (1) a group of model configuration selection switch jumper wires is arranged on mainboard hardware and is connected with the GPIO of a PCH (platform controller hub) chip, and meanwhile existence marking signals of hardware modules are connected with the GPIO of the PCH chip; (2) model information functional modules are programmed in the BIOS (basic input/output system), a model information library and the corresponding relationship of model information and GPIO group value are set in the BIOS according to different models of mainboards; and (3) when a computer is started up, the BIOS selects and adds the corresponding functional module in the model information library by reading the hardware connection status detected by the GPIO of the PCH chip, so that the intelligentization of the hardware configuration is realized.

Description

A kind of heterogenous model information that detects based on GPIO is the method for configuration automatically

Technical field

The present invention relates to computer communication field, specifically a kind of automatic method that configures of heterogenous model information that detects based on GPIO.

Background technology

Along with the integrated level of server is more and more higher, the great attention that the pact of server and peripheral human-computer interaction interface is simplified, intellectuality is subject to manufacturer and user, difference according to motherboard hardware configuration and software function Configuration, for with the one-level server platform, the bios version of Various Functions arises at the historic moment; Bios version is complicated to bring a series of negative effects of not expecting, the one, in the server master board process of manufacture, the management and control of bios version is loaded down with trivial details, relies on the command request that produces the line operator fully, be difficult to accomplish the consistance of Version Control, easily cause the confusion of product specification; The 2nd, at user's use side of server master board, in order to open the configuration of corresponding hardware and software function, need the escalation process of strict control bios version, greatly increased difficulty and the cost of user for the server operation maintenance.The heterogenous model information that how to realize fast server master board configures automatically, become the important requirement of current server mainboard Intelligent Service, simple operation development, become one of key factor that strengthens system reliability, simultaneously for the function difference selection that realizes server master board, energy-saving and cost-reducing significant.

In the heterogenous model information configuration that realizes server master board, mainly adopt at present passive mode, be that BIOS research staff is in advance according to the functional requirement of predicting, respectively for the bios software version of writing corresponding a plurality of different application environment, each version difference is the difference of type configuration information, selects corresponding version according to function respectively by producing line production operators and actual user.The maloperation meeting of version brings that mainboard is soft, iron-cloth can the unlatching restriction, bring very large impact for the stable operation of server master board function; Therefore this passive artificial cognition mode can't guarantee reliability and the validity of system works fully; To the passive problem that arranges of type configuration information in the above present reality, according to the functional characteristics of server master board, by analysing in depth, we have summed up a kind of heterogenous model information method of automatic configuration that detects based on GPIO.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide the automatically method of configuration of a kind of heterogenous model information that detects based on GPIO.

The objective of the invention is to realize in the following manner, concrete steps are as follows:

1) motherboard hardware arranges one group of type configuration selector switch wire jumper and is connected on the GPIO of PCH chip, and server master board is connected in the beacon signal that exists of each hardware module on the GPIO of PCH chip simultaneously;

2) the BIOS type different according to this mainboard write the model information functional module, and the model information storehouse is set, and sets the corresponding relation of model information and GPIO class value;

3) power on after the start, the hardware connection state of BIOS by monitoring on the GPIO that reads the PCH chip, correspondence is chosen the interpolation functional module in the model information storehouse, realizes the intellectuality of hardware configuration.

A kind of heterogenous model information method of automatic configuration that detects based on GPIO of the present invention, beneficial effect is: in order to solve the identification problem of present actual product type configuration information, greatly improved the automatic parsing allocative abilities of the type configuration information of server master board, and the configuration that has realized server product is intelligent, has promoted the market competitiveness of server product.

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Fig. 1 is the system configuration process flow diagram.

Embodiment

Explain below with reference to Figure of description method of the present invention being done.

The concrete configuration step is as follows

(1) motherboard hardware arranges one group of type configuration selector switch wire jumper and is connected on the GPIO of PCH chip, and server master board is connected in the beacon signal that exists of each hardware module on the GPIO of PCH chip simultaneously;

(2) the BIOS type different according to this mainboard write the model information functional module, and the model information storehouse is set, and sets the corresponding relation of model information and GPIO class value;

(3) power on after the start, the hardware connection state of BIOS by monitoring on the GPIO that reads the PCH chip, correspondence is chosen the interpolation functional module in the model information storehouse, realizes the intellectuality of hardware configuration.

By above-mentioned enforcement, we can carry out Real-Time Monitoring and the configuration of server type information very easily, not only satisfy the requirement of in the actual environment functional module being opened accuracy, satisfied simultaneously the requirement that realizes the differentiation function under the identical bios version, thereby improved the reliability requirement to the configuration of server master board type, and promoted the stability to the server system man-machine interaction.

Except the described technical characterictic of instructions, be the known technology of those skilled in the art.

Claims (1)

1. the automatic method of configuration of a heterogenous model information that detects based on GPIO is characterized in that concrete steps are as follows:

(1) motherboard hardware arranges one group of type configuration selector switch wire jumper and is connected on the GPIO of PCH chip, and server master board is connected in the beacon signal that exists of each hardware module on the GPIO of PCH chip simultaneously;

(2) the BIOS type different according to this mainboard write the model information functional module, and the model information storehouse is set, and sets the corresponding relation of model information and GPIO class value;

(3) power on after the start, the hardware connection state of BIOS by monitoring on the GPIO that reads the PCH chip, correspondence is chosen the interpolation functional module in the model information storehouse, realizes the intellectuality of hardware configuration.

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