CN103984390B - Blade and blade server - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a blade and a blade server. According to the technical scheme of the blade, a first sub blade can be connected with a base board through a first hot plug connecting module and a second sub blade can be connected with the base board through a second hot plug connecting module which is different from the first hot plug connecting module to achieve independent hot plug of each sub blade, so that the problem that the sub blades of existing blades cannot achieve independent hot plug to result in reduction in practicality can be avoided, the practicality and the extensibility of the blades can be greatly improved and resource waste can be avoided.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to server technology field, more particularly, to a kind of blade and the blade service being provided with described blade
Device.
Background technology
With the arrival of big data, the number of servers of data center is also being doubled and redoubled, and leads to the space of data center
Pressure is significantly greatly increased.In order to reduce the space pressure of data center, it is more that current industry generally adopts Server Extension
Highdensity server is solving the above problems.
Specifically, at present, the extension of server can be realized by following three kinds of modes：First, using the place of higher performance
Reason device；Second, server is vertically extended, such as processor quantity and/or amount of memory by increasing server carry
Rise the performance of individual server；3rd, horizontal extension is carried out to server, that is, the quantity by increasing server is lifted entirely
The performance of service.Further, due to blade server can on the basis of with reference to above-mentioned three kinds of extended modes, reach preferably
Reduce the cost of every square metre of area of data center and the effect of the performance of lifting server, therefore, at present, blade server
Become primary selection when server is extended.
Specifically, blade server refers to, in the rack cabinet of calibrated altitude can the multiple cassette of plug-in mounting server
The High Availabitity highdensity low cost server platform of unit.Wherein, in described blade server plug-in mounting each cassette service
Device unit is " blade ", and each blade is essentially a system board, and it can pass through the operation of " onboard " hard disk startup oneself
System, such as Windows NT/2000 and Linux etc., similar to server independent one by one.In such a mode, each
Blade can run the system of oneself, to serve the different user group specifying and not relevant between multiple blade.No
Cross, multiple blades of plug-in mounting in described blade server can be assembled by a server cluster by corresponding systems soft ware.
Under cluster mode, in described blade server, multiple blades of plug-in mounting can couple together and service for identical customer group, and can
Share corresponding resource.If further, the overall performance of blade server need to be improved, new " blade " can be inserted in the cluster,
Because each " blade " is hot plug, so system can easily be replaced, and can be by during maintenance during fault
Between be reduced to minimum.
But, due in existing blade server, one knife of plug-in mounting usually in the single groove position of blade server
Piece, a such as two-way blade (possessing the blade of two processors), therefore can lead to the meter of the single groove position of blade server
Calculate density low.For this kind of problem, current industry proposes possesses the new of two two way blades in single groove position plug-in mounting
The scheme of blade, in this novel blade, the first sub- blade that it possesses is vertically installed on the second sub- blade, the first son
After the signal of blade can be converged with the signal of the second sub- blade on the second sub- blade, it is sent to this novel blade and is located
Machine box for server.However, in this novel blade first, second sub- blade cannot individually hot plug, once the second sub- blade
Fault, it is impossible to individually change to the second sub- blade, needs to change the second sub- blade simultaneously and is arranged on the second sub- blade
On the first sub- blade, thus lead to this novel blade practicality relatively low, cause the waste of resource.
Content of the invention
Embodiments provide a kind of blade and blade server, in order to solve presently, there are, due in blade
Sub- blade cannot the relatively low problem of blade practicality that individually hot plug is led to.
A kind of first aspect, there is provided blade, including：
First sub- blade, the second sub- blade, base board, the first hot plug link block and the second hot plug link block；
Described first sub- blade is connected with described base board by described first hot plug link block, described second son
Blade is connected with described base board by described second hot plug link block；Described first hot plug link block with described
Second hot plug link block is different；
Described base board is used for receiving the business from the described first sub- blade by described first hot plug link block
Signal, receives the service signal from the described second sub- blade by described second hot plug link block, and will receive
It is supplied to institute from the service signal of the described first sub- blade or by the service signal receiving from the described second sub- blade
State the business backboard in the machine box for server of blade place, and the power supply signal of described business backboard is passed through described first heat and insert
Pull out link block and be supplied to the described first sub- blade, the power supply signal of described business backboard is connected by described second hot plug
Module is supplied to the described second sub- blade.
In conjunction with a first aspect, in the first possible implementation of first aspect, described base board is provided with net
Card；It is provided with switch on described business backboard；
Described base board is specifically for by the described service signal from the described first sub- blade receiving or will be described
The service signal from the described second sub- blade receiving is sent to described network interface card, so that described network interface card receives described
The service signal from the described first sub- blade or the described service signal from the described second sub- blade receiving is entered
Row is sent to the switch on described business backboard after processing.
In conjunction with the first possible implementation of first aspect, in the possible implementation of the second of first aspect
In, (Baseboard Management Controller, equipment control controls to be provided with a BMC in described first sub- blade
Module, alternatively referred to as base board management control module), it is provided with the 2nd BMC in described second sub- blade, described base board sets
It is equipped with switch module and the first route selection module；
One end of described switch module is connected with described first route selection module, the other end and described blade place server
Main management module in cabinet is connected with the standby management module in the machine box for server of described blade place；Described first routing mould
One end of block is connected with described switch module, and the other end is connected with a described BMC and described 2nd BMC；
A described BMC is used for sending the management information of the described first sub- blade；
Described 2nd BMC is used for sending the management information of the described second sub- blade；
Described first route selection module is used for receiving the management information of the described first sub- blade, or receives the described second sub- knife
The management information of piece, and it is sent to described switch module；
Described switch module is used for receiving the management information that described first route selection module sends, and receives described
Management information is sent in main management module or the described blade place machine box for server in the machine box for server of described blade place
Standby management module.
In conjunction with the possible implementation of the second of first aspect, in the third possible implementation of first aspect
In, a described BMC is additionally operable to send routing control signal, or described 2nd BMC is additionally operable to send described routing control letter
Number；Wherein, described routing control signal is used for the management information controlling described first route selection module to receive the described first sub- blade
Or receive the management information of the described second sub- blade；
Then, described first route selection module is specifically for according to described routing control signal, receiving the described first sub- blade
Management information, or receive the management information of the described second sub- blade.
Second in conjunction with first aspect or the third possible implementation, in the 4th kind of possible reality of first aspect
In existing mode, a described BMC is additionally operable to send active and standby control signal, or described 2nd BMC be additionally operable to send described active and standby
Control signal；Wherein, described active and standby control signal is used for controlling described switch module to send out the described management information receiving
Give the main management module in the machine box for server of described blade place or the standby management in the machine box for server of described blade place
Module；
Then, described first route selection module is additionally operable to receive the described active and standby control from a described BMC or described 2nd BMC
Signal processed, and described active and standby control signal is sent to described switch module；
Described switch module is specifically for according to described active and standby control signal, the described management information receiving being sent
To the standby management mould in the main management module in the machine box for server of described blade place or described blade place machine box for server
Block.
In conjunction with the first possible implementation of first aspect, in the 5th kind of possible implementation of first aspect
In, it is provided with a BMC in described first sub- blade, be provided with the 2nd BMC in described second sub- blade, described base board sets
It is equipped with memory module and the second route selection module；
Described memory module is used for storing the configuration information of described blade；
The configuration information that described second route selection module is used for receiving from a described BMC or described 2nd BMC reads
Signal, and it is sent to described memory module, wherein, described configuration information read signal is used for the configuration that described blade is read in request
Information；And, receive the configuration information of described blade that described memory module returns and be sent to a described BMC or described
2nd BMC；
Described memory module is used for receiving the described configuration information read signal that described second route selection module sends, and according to
Described configuration information read signal, the configuration information returning described blade is to described second route selection module.
In conjunction with the 5th kind of possible implementation of first aspect, in the 6th kind of possible implementation of first aspect
In, a described BMC is additionally operable to send configuration control signal, or described 2nd BMC is additionally operable to send described configuration control letter
Number；Wherein, described configuration control signal is used for controlling described second route selection module to receive the described configuration from a described BMC
Information read signal, or receive the described configuration information read signal from described 2nd BMC；
Then, described second route selection module specifically for receive described configuration control signal, and according to described configuration control letter
Number receive from a described BMC described configuration information read signal, or receive from described 2nd BMC described configuration
Information read signal.
In conjunction with the first possible implementation of first aspect or first aspect, possible at the 7th kind of first aspect
In implementation, described first hot plug link block is to connect backboard；Described second hot plug link block is curved public and curved
Female.
In conjunction with the first possible implementation of first aspect or first aspect, possible at the 8th kind of first aspect
In implementation, the structure of described first sub- blade and described second sub- blade is identical.
A kind of second aspect, there is provided blade server, including machine box for server, is arranged in described machine box for server
Business backboard and be arranged on multiple insert groove positions on described business backboard, wherein, exist in the plurality of insert groove position to
A few insert groove position is installed just like the arbitrary blade described in first aspect.
The blade server embodiments providing a kind of blade and possessing described blade, due to implementing in the present invention
In the blade that example is provided, the first sub- blade comprising in described blade can be by the first hot plug link block and described blade
Base board be connected, the sub- blade of second comprising in described blade can be by different from described first hot plug link block
Second hot plug link block be connected with described base board so that the service signal of described first sub- blade and described second son
The service signal of blade can by different hot plug link blocks be sent to base board be supplied to described in described blade
The business backboard of machine box for server, and the business backboard of described machine box for server can be by different hot plug link blocks
It is the described first sub- blade and described second sub- blade is powered, thus the individually heat realizing each sub- blade in described blade is inserted
Pull out, it is to avoid presently, there are, by the sub- blade in blade cannot the relatively low problem of practicality that individually hot plug is led to,
Drastically increase practicality and the extensibility of blade, it is to avoid the waste of resource.
Brief description
For the technical scheme being illustrated more clearly that in the embodiment of the present invention, will make to required in embodiment description below
Accompanying drawing briefly introduce it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, for this
For the those of ordinary skill in field, on the premise of not paying creative work, other can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings
Accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 show the physical arrangement schematic diagram of blade described in the embodiment of the present invention one；
Fig. 2 show the logical construction schematic diagram of blade described in the embodiment of the present invention one；
Fig. 3 show the structural representation of network interface card described in the embodiment of the present invention one；
Fig. 4 show processor and the network interface card being arranged on base board in each sub- blade described in the embodiment of the present invention one
Between annexation schematic diagram；
Fig. 5 show equipment control control module and switch module in each sub- blade described in the embodiment of the present invention one
And the first annexation schematic diagram between route selection module；
Fig. 6 show equipment control control module in each sub- blade described in the embodiment of the present invention one and memory module with
And the second annexation schematic diagram between route selection module；
Fig. 7 show the vertical section structure schematic diagram of blade server described in the embodiment of the present invention two.
Specific embodiment
In order that the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention are clearer, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the present invention is made into
One step ground describes in detail it is clear that described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole enforcement
Example.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained under the premise of not making creative work
All other embodiment, broadly falls into the scope of protection of the invention.
Embodiment one：
The embodiment of the present invention one provides a kind of blade, and described blade can be applicable to possess at least one and is used for installing blade
The blade server of insert groove position in.Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 or 2, it is respectively knife described in the embodiment of the present invention one
The physical arrangement schematic diagram of piece and logical construction schematic diagram, described blade may include：
First sub- blade 11, the second sub- blade 12, base board 13, the first hot plug link block 14 and the second hot plug
Link block 15；
Wherein, described first sub- blade 11 can be connected with described base board 13 by described first hot plug link block 14
Connect, described second sub- blade 12 can be connected with described base board 13 by described second hot plug link block 15, and, institute
State the first hot plug link block 14 with described second hot plug link block 15 and to differ；
Described base board 13 can be used for receiving from the described first sub- blade by described first hot plug link block 14
11 service signal, receives the service signal from the described second sub- blade 12 by described second hot plug link block 15,
And will receive from the service signal of the described first sub- blade 11 or will receive from the described second sub- blade 12
Service signal is supplied to the business backboard (Back Board) in the machine box for server of described blade place, and described business is carried on the back
The power supply signal of plate is supplied to the described first sub- blade 11 by described first hot plug link block 14, by described business backboard
Power supply signal the described second sub- blade 12 is supplied to by described second hot plug link block 15.
That is, in the blade that the embodiment of the present invention is provided, each sub- blade all can be by warm corresponding with itself
Plug link block is connected so that the service signal of described first sub- blade and described second sub- knife with the base board of described blade
The service signal of piece can be sent to base board by different hot plug link blocks and be supplied to described in described blade in clothes
The business backboard of business device cabinet, and the business backboard of described machine box for server by different hot plug link blocks can be
Described first sub- blade and described second sub- blade are powered, thus realizing the independent hot plug of each sub- blade, it is to avoid deposit at present
, by the sub- blade in blade cannot the relatively low problem of practicality that individually hot plug is led to, drastically increase knife
The practicality of piece and extensibility, it is to avoid the waste of resource.
Specifically, described first hot plug link block 14 generally can be connection backboard (Connect Board also can claim
For keyset), described second hot plug link block 15 generally can be curved male and curved mother, improves the compact of blade structure to reach
The purpose of property.Certainly, it should be noted that described first hot plug link block 14 and described second hot plug link block
15 can be also other any link blocks that can play hot plug connection function, and the embodiment of the present invention does not make any limit to this
Fixed.It is further to note that as shown in Figure 1 or 2, in embodiment of the present invention, for described first hot plug even
Any hot plug link block in connection module 14 and described second hot plug link block 15, each hot plug link block is also
May include multiple connection submodules (Con as shown in Figure 2) being mutually butted, the embodiment of the present invention does not make any limit to this yet
Fixed.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, the structure of described first sub- blade 11 and the second sub- blade 12
Can be identical, on the basis of the practicality improving blade and extensibility, to reduce the complexity of blade, and improve knife
The purpose of the development efficiency of piece.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, described base board 13 can be provided with network interface card 16；The described business back of the body
Switch can be provided with plate；
Described base board 13 be particularly used in the described service signal from the described first sub- blade 11 receiving or
The described service signal from the described second sub- blade 12 receiving is sent to described network interface card 16, so that described network interface card 16
By the described service signal from the described first sub- blade 11 receiving or by described receive from the described second sub- knife
The service signal of piece 12 is sent to the switch on described business backboard after being processed.
Specifically, the described service signal from the described first sub- blade 11 receiving is commonly referred to as from described
The service signal (as PCI-E signal) of each CPU (Central Processing Unit, processor) in one sub- blade 11, institute
State the service signal from the described second sub- blade 12 receiving be commonly referred to as each in the described second sub- blade 12
The service signal of CPU, the embodiment of the present invention does not repeat to this.Correspondingly, described network interface card 16 to described receive from institute
State the service signal of the first sub- blade 11 or the described service signal from the described second sub- blade 12 receiving processed,
Generally may refer to, the service signal of the described each CPU in the described first sub- blade 11 receiving is converted to accordingly
Ethernet signal, or, the service signal of the described each CPU in the described second sub- blade 12 receiving is converted to phase
The ethernet signal answered, the embodiment of the present invention does not also repeat to this.
Further, it should be noted that in embodiment of the present invention, described first sub- blade 11 and second is sub
Blade 12 can respectively possess the single channel monolithic of a CPU or possess the two-way blade of two CPU, and the embodiment of the present invention is to this not
It is limited in any way.Preferably, in embodiment of the present invention, described first sub- blade 11 and the second sub- blade 12 can be distinguished
For possessing the two-way blade (as shown in Figure 2) of two CPU, each single in the machine box for server of raising described blade place to reach
The effect of the calculating density of groove position.
Specifically, when the described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12 are two-way blade, for described
Arbitrary sub- blade in first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12, described arbitrary sub- blade is also provided with two
(Dual-Inline-Memory-Modules, biserial is straight for HDD (Hard Disk Drive, hard disk drive) and two DIMM
Slotting formula memory module) etc. device, a corresponding HDD and is respectively joined with each CPU being reached in described arbitrary sub- blade
DIMM and then reach the purpose of the process performance improving sub- blade, the embodiment of the present invention does not repeat to this.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, the number of set described network interface card 16 on described base board 13
(specifically, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, taking on described base board 13, be provided with two network interface cards 16 as a example said at least one
Bright)；And, each network interface card 16 can be single-chip network interface card or dual chip network interface card, the embodiment of the present invention is not appointed to this
What limits.Preferably, in embodiment of the present invention, described network interface card 16 can be dual chip network interface card, to reach raising business letter
Number treatment effeciency purpose.Further, when described network interface card 16 is dual chip network interface card, two chips in described network interface card 16
Can correspond with the described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12 respectively, to realize each in described network interface card 16
Chip can provide the effect of service for corresponding one sub- blade.
Further, when described network interface card 16 is dual chip network interface card, its corresponding network interface card structural representation can be as Fig. 3 institute
Show.In figure 3, it is numbered the first chip that 161 chip can represent in described network interface card 16, being numbered 162 chip can represent
The second chip in network interface card 16, and, chip 161 can be the first sub- blade 11 (such as Server1, abbreviation S1) in described blade
Service, chip 162 can be sub- blade 12 (such as Server2, the abbreviation S2) service of second in described blade, to realize described network interface card
Each chip in 16 can adhere to the effect of a corresponding sub- blade separately, and the embodiment of the present invention does not repeat to this.Need explanation
, similarly to the prior art, described network interface card 16 also can be located with being arranged on described blade by corresponding backboard link block
Machine box for server in business backboard be connected, the embodiment of the present invention does not also repeat to this.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, when the described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12
When being the single channel blade possessing single cpu, more it is suitable for a corresponding network interface card 16 is arranged on described base board 13.This
When, when described network interface card 16 is dual chip network interface card, the chip in described network interface card 16 can be by via the first hot plug connection mode
The communication line of block 14 is connected with each CPU in the described first sub- blade 11, and another chip in described network interface card 16 then can pass through
Communication line via the second hot plug link block 15 is connected with each CPU in the described second sub- blade 12, and the present invention is implemented
Example does not repeat to this.
Further, when the described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12 are the two-way possessing two CPU
During blade, more it is suitable for corresponding two network interface cards 16 are arranged on described base board 13.Now, when described two network interface cards 16 are
During dual chip network interface card, two chips in the arbitrary network interface card 16 in described two network interface cards 16 can respectively with the described first sub- blade 11
And described second sub- blade 12 corresponds, corresponding one can be adhered to separately to realize each chip in described arbitrary network interface card 16
The effect of sub- blade.For example, as shown in figure 4, when being provided with two network interface cards 16 on described base board 13, such as the first network interface card 16A with
And the second network interface card 16B, and described two network interface card 16 is dual chip network interface card, and described first sub- blade 11 and described second son
When blade 12 is the two-way blade possessing two CPU, each in described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12
Annexation between CPU and network interface card 16 can be：
For the first sub- blade 11, the network interface card core corresponding with the described first sub- blade 11 in described first network interface card 16A
Piece 16A1 passes through to be connected with the CPU2 in the described first sub- blade 11 via a communication line of the first hot plug link block 14,
The network card chip 16B1 corresponding with the described first sub- blade 11 in described second network interface card 16B passes through via the first hot plug even
Another communication line of connection module 14 is connected with the CPU1 in the described first sub- blade 11；
For the second sub- blade 12, the network interface card core corresponding with the described second sub- blade 12 in described first network interface card 16A
Piece 16A2 passes through to be connected with the CPU2 in the described second sub- blade 12 via a communication line of the second hot plug link block 15,
The network card chip 16B2 corresponding with the described second sub- blade 12 in described second network interface card 16B passes through via the second hot plug even
Another communication line of connection module 15 is connected with the CPU1 in the described second sub- blade 12.
It should be noted that involved communication line in annexation between each CPU and network interface card 16 is except being
The communication line meeting outside the circuit of PCIE_8X standard interface, being also other forms shown in Fig. 4, the embodiment of the present invention
This is not limited in any way.
Further, it should be noted that being directed to appointing in the described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12
One sub- blade, can be communicatively coupled by corresponding internal interface by between two CPU that it possesses, therefore, described
The line interface of the communication line and network interface card 16 between corresponding to two CPU in arbitrary sub- blade can be simultaneously located at same
(specifically can be as shown in figure 4, the communication line and network interface card 16 between corresponding to two CPU in arbitrary sub- blade in one CPU
Line interface P1 and P2 can be simultaneously located in CPU1) or be separately positioned on accordingly in different CPU, the embodiment of the present invention pair
This is not also limited in any way.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, in described first sub- blade 11, it is also provided with a BMC171,
It is also provided with the 2nd BMC172 in described second sub- blade 12, described base board 13 is also provided with switch module 18 He
First route selection module 191, wherein；
(Fig. 5 is between the BMC in each sub- blade and switch module 18 and the first route selection module 191 as shown in Figure 5
Annexation schematic diagram), one end of described switch module 18 can be connected with described first route selection module 191, described switch
The other end of module 18 can be with the main management module in the machine box for server of described blade place and described blade place server machine
Standby management module in case is connected；One end of described first route selection module 191 can be connected with described switch module 18, described
The other end of the first route selection module 191 can be connected with a described BMC171 and described 2nd BMC172；
A described BMC171 can be used for sending the management information of the described first sub- blade 11, such as fault warning information etc.；
Described 2nd BMC172 can be used for sending the management information of the described second sub- blade 12, such as fault warning information etc.；
Described first route selection module 191 can be used for receiving the management information of the described first sub- blade 11, or receives described
The management information of the second sub- blade 12, and it is sent to described switch module 18；
Described switch module 18 can be used for receiving the management information that described first route selection module 191 sends, and will be described
Main management module or service that described blade is located that the management information receiving is sent in the machine box for server of described blade place
Standby management module in device cabinet, with by described main management module or described standby management module to the management information receiving
It is managed collectively.
Specifically, described switch module 18 can be used for by the Sharing Management passage corresponding with described main management module
To receive from the management information of the described first sub- blade 11 or send out from the management information of the described second sub- blade 12
Give described main management module, or, can be used for by another Sharing Management passage corresponding with described standby management module
To receive from the management information of the described first sub- blade 11 or send out from the management information of the described second sub- blade 12
Give described standby management module.That is, in embodiment of the present invention, each sub- blade in described blade can be shared
Same or multiple Sharing Management passages, to realize the operation such as transmission of management information.
Further, a described BMC171 can be additionally used in sending routing control signal, or described 2nd BMC172 is also
Can be used for sending described routing control signal；Wherein, described routing control signal is used for controlling described first route selection module 191 to connect
Receive the management information of the described first sub- blade 11 or the management information receiving the described second sub- blade 12；
Correspondingly, described first route selection module 191 is particularly used according to described routing control signal, receives described first
The management information of sub- blade 11, or receive the management information of the described second sub- blade 12.It should be noted that described first choosing
Road module 191 is except can determining and receive from the first sub- blade 11 or the second sub- blade 12 according to described routing control signal
Management information outside, also can according to default setting, determine receive be derived from the first sub- blade 11 or the pipe of the second sub- blade 12
Reason information, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited in any way to this.It is further to note that in synchronization or same period, institute
State the first route selection module 191 and can receive the management letter from the described first sub- blade 11 and described second sub- blade 12 simultaneously
Breath, and it is sent to described switch module 18, the embodiment of the present invention is not also limited in any way to this.
Further, a described BMC171 can be additionally used in sending active and standby control signal, or described 2nd BMC172 is also
Can be used for sending described active and standby control signal；Wherein, described active and standby control signal is used for controlling described switch module 18 by institute
State main management module or the clothes that described blade is located that the management information receiving is sent in the machine box for server of described blade place
Standby management module in business device cabinet；
Correspondingly, described first route selection module 191 can be additionally used in receiving and is derived from a described BMC171 or described second
The described active and standby control signal of BMC172, and described active and standby control signal is sent to described switch module 18；
Described switch module 18 is particularly used according to described active and standby control signal, by the described management information receiving
It is sent to the main management module in the machine box for server of described blade place or the standby pipe in the machine box for server of described blade place
Reason module.It should be noted that described switch module 18 is except can determining and will receive according to described active and standby control signal
Management information is sent to outside described main management module or described standby management module, also can be according to default setting, and determining will
The management information receiving is sent to described main management module or described standby management module, and the embodiment of the present invention is not made to this
Any restriction.It is further to note that in embodiment of the present invention, more preferably, described switch module 18 can will connect
The management information receiving is sent to described main management module and described standby management module, to reach good backup effect,
The embodiment of the present invention is not also limited in any way to this.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, when being provided with a BMC171, institute in the described first sub- blade 11
State while be provided with two BMC172 in the second sub- blade 12, described base board 13 is also provided with memory module 20 and
Second route selection module 192, wherein；
(Fig. 6 is the company between the BMC in each sub- blade and memory module 20 and the second route selection module 192 as shown in Figure 6
Connect relation schematic diagram), one end of described second route selection module 192 can be connected with described memory module 20, described second routing mould
The other end of block 192 can be connected with a described BMC171 and described 2nd BMC172；
Described memory module 20 can be used for storing the configuration information of described blade, as blade type and the electricity of described blade
The information such as subtab information；Specifically, described memory module 20 can be RAM (random access memory, arbitrary access
Memory) or can storage information and the other kinds of dynamic memory instructing or EEPROM
(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, EEPROM)
Deng the embodiment of the present invention is not limited in any way to this；
Described second route selection module 192 can be used for receiving joining from a described BMC171 or described 2nd BMC172
Confidence ceases read signal, and is sent to described memory module 20, and wherein, described configuration information read signal is used for request and reads institute
State the configuration information of blade；And, receive the configuration information of described blade of described memory module 20 return and be sent to described
First BMC171 or described 2nd BMC172；
Described memory module 20 can be used for receiving the described configuration information reading letter that described second route selection module 192 sends
Number, and according to described configuration information read signal, the configuration information returning described blade is to described second route selection module 192.
Further, a described BMC171 can be additionally used in send configuration control signal, or described 2nd BMC172 is also
Can be used for sending described configuration control signal；Wherein, described configuration control signal is used for controlling described second route selection module 192 to connect
Receive the described configuration information read signal from a described BMC171, or reception is joined from described in described 2nd BMC172
Confidence ceases read signal；
Correspondingly, described second route selection module 192 is particularly used in the described configuration control signal of reception, and is joined according to described
Put control signal and receive the described configuration information read signal being derived from a described BMC171, or receive from described second
The described configuration information read signal of BMC172.It should be noted that in embodiment of the present invention, described configuration controls letter
Number can be used for controlling described second route selection module 192 at any one time or any time period, only receive and be derived from a described BMC171
Described configuration information read signal, or only receive from described 2nd BMC172 described configuration information read signal, this
Inventive embodiments are not limited in any way to this.
Explanation in need again, described base board 13 generally also can by corresponding backboard link block be arranged on institute
The business backboard stated in the machine box for server at blade place is connected, and wherein, described backboard link block may include for being led to
Believe the signal link block (Signal Connector) of connection between signal and be used for carrying out the connection between power supply
Power supply link block (Power Connector) etc., will be received from described by corresponding backboard link block
The service signal of one sub- blade or be supplied to receiving described blade from the service signal of the described second sub- blade and be located
Business backboard in machine box for server, and the power supply letter from described business backboard is received by corresponding backboard link block
Number etc., the embodiment of the present invention repeats no more to this.Further, according to description before, the network interface card 16 in described blade also can pass through
Corresponding backboard link block is connected with business backboard, and the embodiment of the present invention also repeats no more to this.
Embodiments provide a kind of blade, by the blade that provided in the embodiment of the present invention, described blade
In the first sub- blade of comprising can be connected with the base board of described blade by the first hot plug link block, in described blade
The the second sub- blade comprising can by different from described first hot plug link block the second hot plug link block with described
Base board is connected, so that the service signal of the service signal of described first sub- blade and described second sub- blade can pass through
Different hot plug link blocks is sent to base board to be supplied to the business backboard in machine box for server described in described blade, and
And the business backboard of described machine box for server can be the described first sub- blade and described by different hot plug link blocks
Second sub- blade is powered, thus realizing the independent hot plug of each sub- blade in described blade, it is to avoid presently, there are, due to
Sub- blade in blade cannot the relatively low problem of practicality that individually hot plug is led to, drastically increase the practicality of blade
And extensibility, it is to avoid the waste of resource.Further, since each sub- blade in described blade can be shared sharing with one or more
Management passage, to realize the operation such as transmission of management information, thus also can reach the efficiency of management and the reduction improving sub- blade
The effect of management cost.
Embodiment two：
The embodiment of the present invention two provides a kind of blade server, as shown in fig. 7, it is described in the embodiment of the present invention two
The vertical section structure schematic diagram of blade server, described blade server may include machine box for server 21, is arranged on described service
Business backboard 22 in device cabinet 21 and be arranged on multiple insert groove positions 23 on described business backboard 22 is wherein, described many
There is at least one insert groove position 23 in individual insert groove position 23 and arbitrary described blade 24 just like in the embodiment of the present invention one is installed.
Specifically, to can be found in the present invention real for annexation between each module in the structure of described blade 24 and described blade 24 etc.
Apply the associated description in example one, the embodiment of the present invention two repeats no more to this.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, described blade 24 specifically can be by being arranged on described blade 24
Backboard link block of base board 13 one end etc. is connected with the corresponding insert groove position 23 in described business backboard 22, wherein, institute
State backboard link block and may include signal link block (Signal Connector) and power supply link block (Power
Connector) etc., the embodiment of the present invention does not repeat to this.
Further, in embodiment of the present invention, also can arrange in the machine box for server 21 of described blade server
There are main management module 251 and at least one standby management module 252.Wherein, described main management module 251 and described at least
One standby management module 252 can be connected with the switch module 18 in described blade 24, respectively for receiving described switch
The pipes such as the fault warning information that the BMC171 in described blade 24 and/or the 2nd BMC172 of module 18 forwarding sends
Reason information, and the management information receiving is managed collectively.
Further, being also provided with least one in the machine box for server 21 of described blade server can be by corresponding
The management-plane (Manager Board) 26 that backboard link block is connected with described business backboard 22, described main management module 251
And described at least one standby management module 252 may be provided at least one management-plane 26 described, and, described supervisor
Reason module 251 and at least one standby management module 252 described can be for corresponding with least one management-plane 26 described
Relation, alternatively many-to-one relation, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited in any way to this.
The embodiment of the present invention two provides a kind of blade server, by the blade clothes being provided in the embodiment of the present invention two
In business device, the sub- blade of first comprising can be installed in its insert groove position and can pass through the first hot plug link block and base board phase
The the second sub- blade connecting and comprising can be by the second hot plug link block different from described first hot plug link block
The blade being connected with base board, to realize the independent hot plug of each sub- blade in described blade, it is to avoid presently, there are,
By the sub- blade in blade cannot the relatively low problem of practicality that individually hot plug is led to, drastically increase the reality of blade
With property and extensibility, it is to avoid the waste of resource.
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, but those skilled in the art once know basic creation
Property concept, then can make other change and modification to these embodiments.So, claims are intended to be construed to including excellent
Select embodiment and fall into being had altered and changing of the scope of the invention.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out the various changes and modification essence without deviating from the present invention to the present invention
God and scope.So, if these modifications of the present invention and modification belong to the scope of the claims in the present invention and its equivalent technologies
Within, then the present invention is also intended to comprise these changes and modification.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of blade is it is characterised in that include：
First sub- blade, the second sub- blade, base board, the first hot plug link block and the second hot plug link block；
Described first sub- blade is connected with described base board by described first hot plug link block, described second sub- blade
It is connected with described base board by described second hot plug link block；Described first hot plug link block and described second
Hot plug link block is different；
Described base board is used for receiving, by described first hot plug link block, the service signal being derived from the described first sub- blade,
Service signal from the described second sub- blade is received by described second hot plug link block, and will receive from institute
State the service signal of the first sub- blade or the service signal receiving from the described second sub- blade is supplied to described blade
Business backboard in the machine box for server of place, and the power supply signal of described business backboard is connected by described first hot plug
Module is supplied to the described first sub- blade, and the power supply signal of described business backboard is carried by described second hot plug link block
Supply the described second sub- blade.
2. blade as claimed in claim 1 is it is characterised in that be provided with network interface card on described base board；On described business backboard
It is provided with switch；
Described base board is specifically for by the described service signal from the described first sub- blade receiving or by described reception
To the service signal from the described second sub- blade be sent to described network interface card so that described network interface card by described receive come
At from the service signal of the described first sub- blade or by the described service signal from the described second sub- blade receiving
It is sent to the switch on described business backboard after reason.
3. blade as claimed in claim 2 controls it is characterised in that being provided with the first equipment control in described first sub- blade
Module BMC, is provided with the 2nd BMC in described second sub- blade, described base board is provided with switch module and the first routing
Module；
One end of described switch module is connected with described first route selection module, the other end and described blade place machine box for server
In main management module be connected with the standby management module in the machine box for server of described blade place；Described first route selection module
One end is connected with described switch module, and the other end is connected with a described BMC and described 2nd BMC；
A described BMC is used for sending the management information of the described first sub- blade；
Described 2nd BMC is used for sending the management information of the described second sub- blade；
Described first route selection module is used for receiving the management information of the described first sub- blade, or receives the described second sub- blade
Management information, and it is sent to described switch module；
Described switch module is used for receiving the management information that described first route selection module sends, and by the described management receiving
Information is sent to standby in main management module or the described blade place machine box for server in the machine box for server of described blade place
Use management module.
4. blade as claimed in claim 3 it is characterised in that a described BMC be additionally operable to send routing control signal, or
Described 2nd BMC is additionally operable to send described routing control signal；Wherein, described routing control signal is used for controlling described first choosing
Road module receives the management information of the described first sub- blade or the management information receiving the described second sub- blade；
Then, described first route selection module is specifically for according to described routing control signal, receiving the management of the described first sub- blade
Information, or receive the management information of the described second sub- blade.
5. the blade as described in claim 3 or 4 is it is characterised in that a described BMC is additionally operable to send active and standby control signal,
Or described 2nd BMC is additionally operable to send described active and standby control signal；Wherein, described active and standby control signal is used for controlling described friendship
The described management information receiving is sent to main management module or institute in the machine box for server of described blade place by module of changing planes
State the standby management module in the machine box for server of blade place；
Then, described first route selection module is additionally operable to receive the described active and standby control letter from a described BMC or described 2nd BMC
Number, and described active and standby control signal is sent to described switch module；
Described switch module is specifically for according to described active and standby control signal, the described management information receiving being sent to institute
State the main management module in the machine box for server of blade place or the standby management module in the machine box for server of described blade place.
6. blade as claimed in claim 2 controls it is characterised in that being provided with the first equipment control in described first sub- blade
Module BMC, is provided with the 2nd BMC in described second sub- blade, and described base board is provided with memory module and the second routing mould
Block；
Described memory module is used for storing the configuration information of described blade；
Described second route selection module is used for receiving the configuration information read signal from a described BMC or described 2nd BMC,
And it is sent to described memory module, wherein, described configuration information read signal is used for the configuration information that described blade is read in request；
And, receive the configuration information of described blade of described memory module return and be sent to a described BMC or described second
BMC；
Described memory module is used for receiving the described configuration information read signal that described second route selection module sends, and according to described
Configuration information read signal, the configuration information returning described blade is to described second route selection module.
7. blade according to claim 6 is it is characterised in that a described BMC is additionally operable to send configuration control signal, or
Described in person, the 2nd BMC is additionally operable to send described configuration control signal；Wherein, described configuration control signal is used for controlling described second
Route selection module receives the described configuration information read signal from a described BMC, or receives the institute from described 2nd BMC
State configuration information read signal；
Then, described second route selection module, specifically for receiving described configuration control signal, and connects according to described configuration control signal
Receive the described configuration information read signal from a described BMC, or receive the described configuration information from described 2nd BMC
Read signal.
8. blade as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is it is characterised in that described first hot plug link block is to connect backboard；Institute
Stating the second hot plug link block is curved male and curved mother.
9. blade as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is it is characterised in that described first sub- blade and described second sub- blade
Structure is identical.
10. a kind of blade server, including machine box for server, the business backboard that is arranged in described machine box for server and setting
In the multiple insert groove positions on described business backboard it is characterised in that there is at least one blade in the plurality of insert groove position
Described blade arbitrary just like claim 1～9 is installed in groove position.
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