CN103138941B - The communication means of server rack system - Google Patents
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The present invention proposes a kind of communication means of server rack system.The communication means of described server rack system comprises the following steps.There is provided a network switch, the multiple equipment in a frame and integration management module are connected to this network switch by local network interface.Pre-set an equipment team inventory, the clear unirecord equipment of this equipment team is in enabled state.Integration management module obtains the existing firmware version information of these equipment by the network switch.Integration management module obtains latest firmware version information corresponding to these equipment from self memory space or a remote equipment.Whether the latest firmware version information that in integration management module comparison frame, the existing firmware version information of these equipment is corresponding with these equipment mates, and the equipment that firmware version mates is added equipment team inventory.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a communication method, and more particularly, to a communication method for a server rack system.
Background
At present, servers (servers) are widely used by various enterprises, and the development range of the servers not only combines the application of internet (internet) and telecommunication industry, but also extends into the life of general people, such as finance, network banking, network credit card and the like, which all need to lean against the strong computing power of the servers to achieve the degree that data is highly confidential and is not easy to crack.
There are many types of servers, and a rack server (rack server) and a tower server (tower server) are more common. The rack server is a tower server with an optimized structure, and the design aim of the rack server is mainly to reduce the occupation of the space of the server as much as possible. Many professional network devices are rack-mounted (e.g., switches, routers, hardware firewalls, etc.) and are flat, such as drawers, where the motherboard of the rack can be replaced.
And a variety of devices are included in the rack server, such as: fan Control Boards (FCBs), Power Distribution Boards (PDBs), etc., all of which require firmware to operate. Incompatibility issues arise if the installed firmware version is an older version (e.g., after a device is replaced, the firmware corresponding to the newly replaced device will often be an older version). For example, if the firmware of the fan control board is an older version, when information such as the rotational speed of the fan is acquired, the rotational speed information of the fan cannot be returned in time or cannot be returned due to the fact that the firmware of the fan control board is not matched, and the process of acquiring the information of the equipment inside the rack is time-consuming, and reading of the information of other equipment in the rack is affected. In addition, manually installing or updating the firmware of each device is time-consuming, and the installation of incompatible versions is also prone to problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a communication method for a server rack system, which can automatically detect whether a firmware version of a device in a rack is up-to-date, and update a device queue list according to the detection result.
The invention provides a communication method of a server rack system. According to an embodiment, the proposed communication method of the server rack system comprises the following steps. A network switch is provided to which a plurality of rack internal devices and an integrated management module within a rack are connected via a local area network interface. A device queue list is preset, and the devices recorded by the device queue list are in an enabling state. The integration management module acquires the current firmware version information of the internal equipment of the rack through the network switch. The integration management module acquires the latest firmware version information corresponding to the internal devices of the racks from the self storage space or a remote device. The integration management module compares the current firmware version information of the devices in the rack with the latest firmware version information corresponding to the devices, and adds the devices with the matched firmware versions into the device queue list.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: when the current firmware version information of one of the rack internal devices in the rack does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the one of the rack internal devices, the integration management module removes the rack internal device from the device queue list.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: when the current firmware version information of one of the rack internal devices in the rack is not matched with the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, the integration management module updates the firmware of the rack internal device to the latest version firmware through the network switch, and adds the rack internal device into the device team list after the firmware is successfully updated.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: the integration management module accesses the rack internal devices in the device team list to acquire information of the rack internal devices or sends control instructions to the rack internal devices in the device team list; and the equipment in the equipment queue list mutually accesses to mutually acquire the information of the equipment in the racks.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: the integration management module accesses the network switch to obtain the media access control layer address and the internet protocol address of the rack internal devices connected to the network switch.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of acquiring, by the integrated management module through the network switch, the current firmware version information of the rack internal devices in the rack specifically includes: the integration management module sends a preset information reading command to the rack internal equipment in the rack through the network switch; and after the rack internal devices in the rack receive the preset information reading command, the current firmware version information of the rack internal devices is returned to the integration management module through the network switch.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: the integration management module respectively sends the latest firmware corresponding to the rack internal devices through the network switch according to the internet protocol addresses of the rack internal devices, and updates the firmware of the rack internal devices.
In an embodiment of the invention, the different versions of the firmware of any one of the rack internal devices in the rack correspond to the same preset information reading command.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: storing the latest firmware corresponding to the rack internal devices in the rack in the integration management module, or storing a latest firmware version information list corresponding to the rack internal devices in the rack in the integration management module; the integrated management module provides a remote management interface for a user to upload the latest firmware or the latest firmware version information list remotely.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the rack internal devices in the rack include: the system comprises a fan management module, a power management module and a baseboard management controller module of the server.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of updating the firmware of the rack internal device to the latest version firmware by the integration management module through the network switch specifically includes: the integration management module sequentially passes through the network switch and the substrate management controller of the mainboard on the server to update the firmware of the internal equipment of the rack in the mainboard on the server.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method of the server rack system further includes: the integrated management module stores an integrated firmware, wherein the integrated firmware comprises a firmware of the fan management module, a firmware of the power management module and a firmware of the baseboard management controller module of the server.
Based on the above, after the rack internal devices of the server rack system are arbitrarily replaced, the communication method of the server rack system provided by the present invention detects whether the firmware version information of these rack internal devices matches with the corresponding latest firmware version information, and when the firmware of any rack internal device is the latest firmware version, adds this rack internal device into an equipment team list. Therefore, the compatibility condition between the equipment in the rack and the corresponding latest firmware can be effectively managed.
In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of a server rack system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server rack system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method of a server rack system according to a first embodiment of the invention.
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100. 200: server rack system
110. 210: rack
111: multiple rack internal device
111-1 to 111-p: rack interior equipment
112-1 to 112-p, 211-1 to 211-2: control chip
120. 220, and (2) a step of: integration management module
121: memory cell
122: device team list
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140. 240: remote device
210-1: power supply management module
210-2: fan management module
213: power supply unit
220: multiple servers
220-1 to 220-n: server
221-1 to 221-n: baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
260: service switch
270: service network
S302 to S314, S402 to S414: each step of the communication method of the server rack system of an embodiment of the present invention
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The invention provides a communication method of a server rack system, which can establish a matched white list by judging whether the firmware of the internal equipment of the rack is matched or not, and in the working process of the rack, only the internal equipment of the rack in the white list is accessed to obtain the information of the internal equipment of the rack, but the rest equipment with unmatched firmware is skipped. Therefore, the information of the equipment in the rack can be accessed and obtained in time. In addition, for the rack internal devices whose firmware is not matched, the firmware of the rack internal devices can be updated to the latest version of firmware through the network switch, and after the firmware is successfully updated, the rack internal devices are added into the matched white list.
First embodiment
Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of a server rack system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, the server rack system 100 includes a rack 110, an Integrated Management Module (IMM) 120, and a network switch 130. The rack 110 is provided with p rack internal devices 111(111-1 to 111-p), wherein p is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1. The network switch 130 is connected to the integrated management module 120 and p rack internal devices 111(111-1 to 111-p) in the rack 110 through a local area network interface (not shown).
Referring to FIG. 1, each rack internal device 111-1 to 111-p includes at least one control chip 112-1 to 112-p. The integration management module 120 is connected to the control chips 112-1 to 112-p through the network switch 130. Also, a plurality of servers are included in the rack internal device 110. For example, there are n servers in p rack internal devices, where n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than p.
The integration management module 120 is connected to the control chips 112-1 to 112-p, respectively. In the embodiment, the integration management module 120 is coupled to the control chips 112-1 to 112-p through an Ethernet (Ethernet), or coupled to the control chips 112-1 to 112-p through a connection wire such as RS-485, Power management bus (PMBus), Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), etc., so that the integration management module 120 manages the control chips 112-1 to 112-p through the Ethernet or the connection wire. The integrated management module 120 is mainly used for managing the status of each rack internal device 111-1 to 111-p in the server rack system 100. The integrated management module 120 may also be used to manage power-on (powerup) and power-off (powerdown) of all the rack internal devices 111. For example, the integration management module 120 may be a chip integrating a processor function, a super input/output (super i/O) chip, a video controller (video controller), and a remote presentation capability (remotepresenticability). In addition, the integration management module 120 at least includes a storage unit 121 and a device queue list 122, wherein the device queue list 122 is stored in the storage unit 121. For example, the memory unit 121 may be a dynamic random access memory or a flash memory.
The consolidation management module 120 utilizes the device queue list 122 to record devices that are in an enabled state. For example, if the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p are all enabled, the device team list 122 records the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p; if only the rack internal device 111-1 is enabled, the fleet list 122 records only the rack internal device 111-1, and so on.
The integration management module 120 obtains the current firmware version information of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p in the rack 110 through the network switch 130. In addition, the integration management module 120 is also connected to a remote device 140 through the network switch 130. The integration management module 120 can obtain the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p from the storage unit 121 (or from the storage space thereof) or from the remote device 140. In addition, the integration management module 120 may further compare whether the current firmware version information of one of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p in the rack 110 matches the latest firmware version information corresponding to the compared device. If the current firmware version information matches the latest firmware version information, the device is added to the device queue list 122. For example, if the rack internal device 111-1 in the rack 110 is not in the device queue list 122, the integration management module 120 adds the rack internal device 111-1 to the device queue list 122 when the current firmware version information of the rack internal device 111-1 in the rack 110 matches the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal device 111-1.
In addition, the network switch 130 is connected to the control chips 111-1 to 111-p of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p and the integrated management module 120, respectively. The consolidation management module 120 may assign network addresses of the various rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p through the network switch 130. For example, the network address may be a medium access control layer address (hereinafter, referred to as a MAC address) and an internet protocol address (hereinafter, referred to as an IP address). Alternatively, the integrated management module 120 may obtain the media access control layer address and the internet protocol address of all the rack internal devices connected to the network switch 130 by accessing the network switch 130.
In addition, in the embodiment, the integrated management module 120 may also be connected to a rack management terminal (not shown). The administrator or user of the server rack system 100 can upload the integrated management firmware or the latest firmware corresponding to each rack internal device 111-1 to 111-p to the integrated management module 120 through the rack management terminal by using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). That is, the user can install or update the integrated management firmware of the integrated management module 120 in the rack management terminal through the network switch 130. The management module 120 may also obtain the latest firmware corresponding to each of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p from the rack management terminal through the network switch 130. In addition, the manager or user of the server rack system 100 may upload the latest firmware version information corresponding to each rack internal device 111-1 to 111-p to the integrated management module 120 through the rack management terminal, or actively obtain the latest firmware version information corresponding to each rack internal device 111-1 to 111-p from the rack management terminal by the integrated management module 120.
When the server rack system 110 is started, the integration management module 120 may determine whether to update the currently installed firmware or remove a rack internal device from the device queue list 122 by reading the current firmware version number of the currently installed firmware of the control chips 112-1 to 112-p of each rack internal device 111-1 to 111-p and comparing the current firmware version number with the corresponding latest firmware version number. In the embodiment, when the current firmware version information of any one of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p in the rack 110 does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, the integration management module 120 removes the device from the device queue list 112. For example, the rack internal device 111-1 is originally recorded in the device team list 112, but after the integrated management module 120 compares the current firmware version number of the rack internal device 111-1 with the latest firmware version number corresponding to the rack internal device 111-1, the comparison result is that the current firmware version information of the rack internal device 111-1 does not match the latest firmware version information, so the integrated management module 120 can select to remove the rack internal device 111-1 from the device team list 112.
It should be noted that all the rack internal devices 111 may include a fan management module for managing a plurality of fans (not shown), at least one power management module (not shown), and a baseboard management controller (not shown) in the server.
In this embodiment, the integration management module 120 may further store integration firmware (or integration management firmware) in the storage unit 121. The integrated firmware is integrated with the latest version firmware of the control chips 112-1 to 112-p of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p, and the latest version serial numbers of the latest version firmware are recorded. The consolidation management module 120 is mainly used to manage the status of all the rack internal devices 111 in the server rack system 100. For example, the integration firmware stored in the integration management module 120 may include: firmware of the fan management module, firmware of the power management module, and firmware of the baseboard management controller module of the server.
It should be noted that, the integrated management module 120 not only records the latest version number of the latest version firmware corresponding to the control chips 112-1 to 112-p of the rack internal devices 111-1 to 111-p, but also records the entire version number of the integrated firmware. Here, in the integrated firmware with different overall version numbers, the latest version numbers of the latest version firmware of the same control chip integrated in the integrated firmware may be the same or different. In other words, the version of the integrated firmware does not necessarily match the latest version number of the latest version of the firmware of the control chips 121-1 to 121-p. That is, the overall version number may be the same as or different from the latest version number of each control chip.
For example, when the overall version number of the integrated firmware is updated to 2.0, the latest version number of the latest version firmware of the controller chips 121-1-121-p integrated in the integrated firmware may be maintained at the previous version number (e.g., 1.5). That is, when the administrator or user of the server rack system 110 updates the integrated firmware of the integrated management module 120, the firmware of each of the control chips 121-1 to 121-p is not necessarily modified at the same time. Therefore, the overall version number and the latest version number of each control chip can be the same or different.
The following description will be made with reference to an embodiment.
Second embodiment
Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server rack system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, a server rack system 200 is similar to the server rack system 100 shown in fig. 1, but includes different components from the server rack system 100. The server rack system 200 includes a rack 210, an integrated management module 220, a network switch 230, and a service switch 260.
Referring to fig. 2, the rack 210 is provided with n servers 220(220-1 to 220-n) and Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) 221-1 to 221-n of the main boards on the servers 220-1 to 220-n, and the rack 210 is further provided with: a Power Supply Unit (PSU) 213, a power management module 210-1, a fan management module 210-2, and a baseboard management controller (not shown).
In this embodiment, the power management module 210-1 and the fan management module 210-2 each include a control chip 211-1 and a control chip 211-2. More specifically, the integration management module 220 controls each server 220-1 to 220-n through each BMC211-1 to 211-n. In addition, the fan management module 210-2 manages a plurality of fans (not shown in fig. 2) disposed on the rack 210.
The network switch 230 is connected to the integrated management module 220 and the n servers 220, the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2 and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n in the rack 210 through a local area network interface (not shown). The consolidation management module 220 and the n servers 220 are also connected to the service switch 260.
The power supply unit 213 is connected to the power management module 210-1. The power management module 210-1 controls the power supply unit 213 to provide power to the fan management module 210-2, the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n, the integration management module 220, the network switch 230, and the service switch 260 according to the command received from the network switch 230.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment of fig. 2, and in other embodiments of the present invention, the rack 210 may include a plurality of fan management modules, and each fan management module may manage a plurality of fans.
The service switch 260 is connected to the integrated management module 220 and the service network ports (not shown) of the servers 220-1 to 220-n. The servers 220-1-220-n provide services to a service network 270 through the service switch 260, and the service network 270 is connected to the remote device 240. The integration management module 220 may download the integration management firmware, the latest firmware version information corresponding to the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n or the latest firmware version corresponding to the integration management firmware, the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n from the service switch 260 to the remote device 240. In addition, the integration management module 220 can download the latest firmware version information corresponding to the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n of the servers 220-1 to 220-n or download the latest firmware version corresponding to the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n to the remote device 240 through the service switch 260.
In the embodiment, the integration management module 220 is connected to the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2 and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n through the network switch 230. The integration management module 220 is mainly used to manage the states of the devices inside each rack in the server rack system 200, i.e., the states of the server 220, the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n. Moreover, the integration management module 220 may be further configured to manage power on and power off of all the servers 220. In addition, the integration management module 240 allocates the MAC address and the IP address of each BMC221-1 to 221-n through the network switch 230.
For example, the interface between the integration management module 220 and the fan management module 210-2 may be Ethernet or RS-485. The interface between the integration management module 220 and the power management module 210-1 may be an ethernet network, or may be a connection line such as RS-485 or PMBus. The connection between the integration management module 220 and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n may be through an Ethernet or a connection line supporting IPMI.
In addition, the integration management module 120 further includes a storage unit 121 (not shown in fig. 2) similar to the first embodiment and a device queue list 122 (not shown in fig. 2), wherein the device queue list 122 is stored in the storage unit 121. For example, the memory unit 121 may be a dynamic random access memory or a flash memory.
The consolidation management module 220 utilizes the device queue list to record devices that are in an enabled state. For example, if the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n are all enabled, the device team list records the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n; if only power management module 210-1 is enabled, then the device team list only records power management module 210-1, and so on.
The integration management module 220 obtains the current firmware version information of the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n and the servers 220-1 to 220-n in the rack 210 through the network switch 230. In addition, the integration management module 220 is also connected to a remote device 140 through a service network 270. The consolidation management module 220 may obtain the latest firmware version information corresponding to each of all the rack internal devices in the rack 210 from its own storage unit (or as its own storage space), or from the remote device 140. In addition, the integration management module 220 may further compare whether the current firmware version information of one device of all the devices in the rack 210 matches the latest firmware version information corresponding to the (compared) device. If the current firmware version information matches the latest firmware version information, the integration management module 220 adds the device to the device queue list.
For example, if the server 220-1 in the rack internal device of the original rack 210 is not in the device queue list 122, the integration management module 220 adds the server 220-1 to the device queue list when the integration management module 220 compares the current firmware version information of the server 220-1 in the rack 210 with the latest firmware version information corresponding to the server 220-1.
In addition, the network switch 230 is connected to the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, the BMCs 211-1 to 211-3, the servers 220-1 to 220-n, and the integration management module 220, respectively. The consolidation management module 220 may access the network switch 230 to obtain the respective mac layer addresses and ip addresses of the devices within the rack 210 connected to the network switch 230. For example, when the server 220-1 is connected to the network switch 230, the integration management module 220 may access the network switch 230 to obtain the mac layer address and the ip address of the server 220-1.
In addition, in the embodiment, the integration management module 220 may also be connected to a remote device 240. The administrator or user of the server rack system 200 may upload the firmware or the latest firmware version information list corresponding to all the rack internal devices in the rack 210 to the integrated management module 220 through the rack management terminal using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). That is, the user may install or update the integrated management firmware of the integrated management module 220 in the remote device 240 through the service switch 260. The management module 220 may also obtain the latest firmware and the latest firmware version information list corresponding to each rack internal device from the rack management terminal through the service switch 260. In addition, the administrator or the user of the server rack system 200 may also upload the latest firmware version information corresponding to each rack internal device to the integration management module 220 through the rack management terminal, or the integration management module 220 actively obtains the latest firmware version information corresponding to each rack internal device from the rack management terminal.
When the server rack system 200 is started, the integration management module 220 may determine whether to update the currently installed firmware by reading the current firmware version information of the currently installed firmware of each rack internal device and comparing the current firmware version information with the corresponding latest firmware version information. More specifically, when the server rack system 200 is started, the integrated management module 220 tries to read the current firmware version number of the currently installed firmware of each BMC221-1 to 221-n of the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the servers 220-1 to 220-n, and further compares the current firmware version number with the latest firmware version number to determine whether to update the currently installed firmware.
When the current firmware version information of one device of all the devices in the rack 210 does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, the integration management module 220 updates the firmware of the device to the latest firmware version through the network switch 230, and adds the device to the device queue list after the firmware update is successful. For example, when the integration management module 220 determines that the current firmware version information of the server 220-1 does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device after the comparison and detection, the integration management module 220 updates the firmware of the server 220-1 to the latest firmware version through the network switch 230, and adds the server 220-1 to the device team list after the firmware is successfully updated.
Furthermore, the integration management module 220 may access a plurality of rack internal devices in the device team list to obtain information of the rack internal devices or send control instructions to the rack internal devices; and the equipment in the equipment racks in the equipment team list can access each other to mutually acquire the information of the equipment in the racks. The integration management module 220 can access information of the servers 220-1 to 220-n previously added to the equipment team list or send control instructions to the equipment in the racks, and the servers 220-1 to 220-n can access each other after receiving the control instructions to mutually acquire information of the servers 220-1 to 220-n. For example, the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n have been previously added to the fleet list, so that the fan management module 210-2 can access the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n to obtain the temperatures of the servers 220-1 to 220-n after obtaining the control commands from the integrated management module 220. For another example, after the power management module 210-1 obtains the control command from the integrated management module 220, it can access the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n to obtain the power consumption of the servers 220-1 to 220-n.
The integration management module 220 may send a predetermined information reading command to all the rack internal devices in the rack 210 through the network switch 230; after all the internal devices in the rack 210 receive the preset information reading command, the current firmware version information of the devices is returned to the integration management module 220 through the network switch 230.
The integration management module 220 may send the latest firmware corresponding to the rack internal devices through the network switch 230 according to the ip addresses of all the rack internal devices in the rack 210, and update the firmware of the rack internal devices. In addition, different versions of firmware of any one of such rack internal devices within the rack 210 correspond to the same predetermined information read command. For example, the firmware version number corresponding to the server 220-1 may have firmware versions 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0, but these different firmware versions all correspond to the same predetermined information reading command.
The integration management module 220 may store the latest firmware or the latest firmware version information list corresponding to all the rack internal devices in the rack 210 in its storage unit. The integration management module 220 further provides a remote management interface for a user to upload the latest firmware or the latest firmware version information list remotely.
In this embodiment, the integration management module 220 may further store integration firmware (or integration management firmware) in its own storage unit. The integrated firmware is integrated with the latest version firmware of the control chip of each rack internal device in the rack 210, and the latest version number of the latest version firmware is recorded. The consolidation management module 220 is mainly used to manage the status of the devices inside each rack in the server rack system 200. For example, the integration firmware stored in the integration management module 220 may include: the firmware of the power management module 210-1, the firmware of the fan management module 210-2, the firmware of the baseboard management controller module 210-3 of the server 220, and the firmware of each of the servers 220-1-220-n.
For example, the integrated management firmware stored by the integrated management module 220 includes the latest version firmware of the control chip of each of the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n, and records the latest version number of the latest version firmware. That is, the firmware required by the various control chips of the server rack system 200 is integrated into the integrated management firmware. Accordingly, when the server rack system 200 is started (e.g., a manager or a user presses a power key), the integrated management module 220 automatically obtains the current version number of the currently installed firmware from various control chips (including the power management module 210-1, the fan management module 210-2, and the BMCs 221-1 to 221-n) through the network switch 230, and compares the current version number with the latest version number recorded in the integrated management firmware. Then, the integration management module 220 determines whether to update the currently installed firmware of the control chip by comparing the results. Having described the details of the two server rack systems, the following describes the details of the communication method of the server rack systems with reference to fig. 3 and 4, respectively.
Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method of a server rack system according to a first embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the communication method of the server rack system starts at step S302 and includes the following steps: providing a network switch to which a plurality of rack internal devices and an integration management module in a rack are connected through a local area network interface (step S302); presetting an equipment team list, wherein the equipment in the rack recorded by the equipment team list is in an enabling state (step S304); the integration management module acquires the current firmware version information of the internal devices of the rack through the network switch (step S306); the integration management module acquires the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal devices from the self storage space or a remote device (step S308); the integration management module compares the current firmware version information of the rack internal devices with the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal devices (step S310). When the current firmware version information of a device in a rack matches the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, step S312 is performed after step S310. When the current firmware version information of a device in a rack does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, step S314 is performed after step S310. In step S312, the management module is integrated and the rack internal devices with the firmware versions matching are added to the device queue list. In step S314, when the current firmware version information of a rack internal device originally in the device team list does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal device, the management module is integrated and the rack internal device is removed from the device team list. After step S312 or step S314, the communication method of this server rack system ends.
In this embodiment, before step S306, the communication method of the server rack system may further include: the integration management module accesses the network switch to obtain the media access control layer address and the internet protocol address of the rack internal devices connected to the network switch.
In this embodiment, the specific implementation manner of step S306 includes: the integration management module sends a preset information reading command to the rack internal equipment in the rack through the network switch; and after receiving the preset information reading command, the rack internal devices in the rack return the current firmware version information of the rack internal devices to the integration management module through the network switch.
In this embodiment, the specific implementation manner of step S308 includes: the integrated management module stores the latest firmware or the latest firmware version information list corresponding to the internal equipment of the rack in the rack; the integration management module provides a remote management interface for a user to upload the latest firmware or the latest firmware version information list remotely.
Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method of a server rack system according to a second embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 4, the communication method of the server rack system according to the present embodiment is substantially similar to the communication method of the server rack system shown in fig. 3, and steps S402 to S410 are respectively similar to steps S302 to S310, and the specific implementation of steps S402 to S410 can be understood by referring to the technical contents of steps S302 to S310.
In step 410, when the current firmware version information of a rack internal device in the rack matches the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal device, step S412 is performed after step S410. When the current firmware version information of a device in a rack does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, step S414 is performed after step S410. In step S412, the integration management module adds the rack internal device to the device team list. In step S414, when the current firmware version information of a rack internal device originally in the device team list does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the rack internal device, the integration management module updates the firmware of the rack internal device to the latest version of firmware. After step S412 or step S414, the communication method of this server rack system ends.
In this embodiment, the specific implementation manner of step S406 includes: the integration management module accesses the internal equipment of the rack in the equipment team list to acquire the information of the internal equipment of the rack or send a control instruction to the internal equipment of the rack; and the equipment in the equipment queue list accesses each other to mutually acquire the information of the equipment in the rack.
In this embodiment, the specific implementation manner of step S408 includes: the integration management module acquires and stores an integration firmware by the remote device, wherein the integration firmware comprises a firmware of the fan management module, a firmware of the power management module and a firmware of the baseboard management controller module of the server.
In this embodiment, the specific implementation manner of step S414 includes: the integration management module sends the latest firmware corresponding to the plurality of the rack internal devices through the network switch according to the internet protocol addresses of the plurality of the rack internal devices, and updates the firmware of the rack internal devices. In addition, when updating the firmware of each server, the specific implementation of step S414 further includes: the integration management module sequentially passes through the network switch and the baseboard management controller of the mainboard on the server to update the firmware of the internal equipment (server) of the rack in the mainboard on the server.
In summary, according to the above embodiments, after the rack internal devices of the server rack system are arbitrarily replaced, the server rack system automatically detects whether the firmware of the rack internal devices matches the replaced devices, adds the devices whose firmware matches to the device team list, and then accesses and acquires the information of the devices in the device team list, or automatically updates the devices whose firmware does not match. Therefore, the problem of incompatibility between equipment inside the rack and corresponding firmware can be solved.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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1. A method of communicating for a server rack system comprising a rack, a plurality of devices located within the rack, and an integrated management module for managing the devices, the method comprising:
providing a network switch to which the devices and the integrated management module within the rack are connected via a local area network interface;
presetting a device queue list, wherein devices recorded in the device queue list are in an enabling state;
the integration management module acquires the current firmware version information of the devices in the rack through the network switch;
the integration management module acquires the latest firmware version information corresponding to the devices from a storage space of the integration management module or a remote device; and
the integration management module compares whether the current firmware version information of the equipment in a rack is matched with the latest firmware version information corresponding to the equipment, and if so, the equipment is added into the equipment team list; wherein,
the equipment comprises a fan management module, and an integrated firmware is stored in the integrated management module and comprises the firmware of the fan management module.
2. The method for communicating in a server rack system of claim 1, further comprising: when the current firmware version information of one of the devices in the rack does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, the integration management module removes the device from the device queue list.
3. The method for communicating in a server rack system of claim 1, further comprising: when the current firmware version information of one of the devices in the rack does not match the latest firmware version information corresponding to the device, the integration management module updates the firmware of the device to the latest version of firmware through the network switch, and adds the device to the device queue list after the firmware is successfully updated.
4. The method for communicating in a server rack system of claim 1, further comprising: the integration management module accesses the devices in the device queue list to acquire the information of the devices or send control instructions to the devices; and the devices in the device queue list mutually access to mutually acquire the information of the devices.
5. The method for communicating in a server rack system of claim 1, further comprising: the integration management module accesses the network switch to obtain the media access control layer address and the internet protocol address of the devices connected to the network switch.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step of the integration management module obtaining the current firmware version information of the devices in the rack via the network switch specifically comprises:
the integration management module sends a preset information reading command to the devices in the rack through the network switch; and
after receiving the preset information reading command, the devices in the rack return the current firmware version information of the devices to the integration management module through the network switch.
7. The communication method of the server rack system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the integration management module respectively sends the latest firmware corresponding to the devices through the network switch according to the internet protocol addresses of the devices, and updates the firmware of the devices.
8. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein different versions of firmware of one of the devices in the rack correspond to the same predetermined information reading command.
9. The communication method of the server rack system according to claim 1, wherein the integrated management module stores a latest firmware or a latest firmware version information list corresponding to the devices in the rack; the integrated management module provides a remote management interface for a user to upload the latest firmware or the latest firmware version information list remotely.
10. The method of communicating in a server rack system of claim 1, wherein the devices include a power management module and a baseboard management controller of the server.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the integrated management module sequentially passes through the network switch and the baseboard management controller of the motherboard on the server to update the firmware of the device on the motherboard on the server.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the integrated firmware comprises firmware of a power management module and firmware of a baseboard management controller of the server.
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