CN104049692A - Blade server - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a blade server which at least comprises one or more computational nodes and an SMC. The computational nodes at least comprise PSOCs, the SMC at least comprises a BMC chip, the BMC chip comprises a plurality of SMbus interfaces, and each SMbus interface is respectively connected with the different PSOCs through the SMbus interfaces. By means of the blade server, the implementing complexity of the SMC can be reduced.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to computer realm, espespecially a kind of blade server.
Background technology
Blade server refers in the high rack cabinet of standard server unit that can a plurality of cassettes of plug-in mounting, a kind of high available high density (HAHD that realizes, High Availability High Density) low-cost server platform is special applications industry and high density computing environment specialized designs.Its primary structure is a large body cabinet, and many " blades " can be plugged in inside, and wherein in fact each piece blade is exactly a block system motherboard, is similar to one by one independently server, and they can start by local hard drive the operating system of self.Each piece blade can move the system of self, serves the different user group of appointment, there is no each other association.And, also can these blades be assembled to a server cluster with system software.Under cluster mode, all blades can couple together provides network environment at a high speed, and shared resource, is identical customer group service.In cluster, insert new blade, just can improve overall performance.And because every blade is all hot plug, so system can be replaced like a cork, and maintenance time is reduced to minimum.
Fig. 1 is the system management architecture schematic diagram of traditional blade server.In Fig. 1, at upper integrated reciprocity baseboard management controller (BMC, the Baseboard Management Controller) chip of computing node and System Management Controller (SMC, System Management Controller).The BMC chip of computing node is used for collecting local information and carries out part local management, and the BMC chip of SMC is for collecting the information of all computing nodes and carrying out the management of machine system.
In the system management architecture of traditional blade server, between the BMC chip of computing node and the BMC chip of SMC, by 100,000,000/gigabit Ethernet network, interconnect, the BMC chip needs while of common SMC and the BMC chip interconnects of a plurality of computing nodes, and on the BMC chip of SMC, only have two Ethernet interfaces, in order to realize the BMC chip while of SMC and the BMC chip interconnects of a plurality of computing nodes, need to be on SMC integrated network exchange chip, and the use of network exchanging chip makes the realization of SMC become complicated.
Summary of the invention
In order to address the above problem, the present invention proposes a kind of blade server, can reduce the implementation complexity of SMC, reduce the cost of SMC simultaneously.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a kind of blade server, at least comprise: one or more computing nodes, and System Management Controller SMC;
Computing node at least comprises programmable system PSOC on the sheet that includes System Management Bus SMbus interface;
SMC at least comprises BMC chip; BMC chip includes a plurality of SMbus interfaces, and each SMbus interface is connected by SMbus interface respectively respectively between different PSOC.
Preferably, the described PSOC being connected with a SMbus interface of described BMC is two or three or four;
Pull-up resistor or pull down resistor that the PSOC connected from a SMbus interface of described BMC utilizes two address code pins to connect are distinguished different PSOC;
Described BMC also for: by the information of described address code pin, identify upper different PSOC corresponding to same SMbus interface of described BMC.
Preferably, also comprise: backboard;
Described backboard is used for: being connected between two address code pins realizing described PSOC and pull-up resistor or pull down resistor.
Preferably, also comprise CPU;
Between the SMbus interface of described CPU and described PSOC, by SMbus interface, be connected;
Or, between described CPU and described PSOC, by low pin count bus LPC or peripheral interconnecting interface PCI, be connected.
Preferably, also comprise: backboard;
Described backboard is used for: realize being connected by SMbus between SMbus interface on described PSOC and the SMbus interface on described BMC.
Compared with prior art, the present invention includes: one or more computing nodes, and System Management Controller SMC; Computing node at least comprises programmable system PSOC on the sheet that includes System Management Bus SMbus interface; SMC at least comprises BMC chip; BMC chip includes a plurality of SMbus interfaces, and each SMbus interface is connected by SMbus interface respectively between different PSOC.Pass through the solution of the present invention, because BMC chip generally comprises a plurality of (as seven or eight) SMbus interface, therefore SMC can interconnect with a plurality of computing nodes, and do not need to realize by network exchanging chip, do not interconnect with a plurality of computing nodes, make the realization of SMC simpler, and reduced the cost of SMC.
Further, pull-up resistor or pull down resistor that PSOC can utilize two address code pins to connect are distinguished different PSOC, thereby the upper same SMbus interface of BMC can connect different PSOC.
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Below the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention is described, the accompanying drawing in embodiment is for a further understanding of the present invention, is used from explanation the present invention with instructions one, does not form limiting the scope of the invention.
Fig. 1 is the system management architecture schematic diagram of traditional blade server;
Fig. 2 is that the structure of blade server of the present invention forms schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 is the connection diagram that the same interface of BMC of the present invention connects a plurality of PSOC.
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For the ease of those skilled in the art's understanding, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the invention will be further described, can not be used for limiting the scope of the invention.
Referring to Fig. 2, the present invention proposes a kind of blade server, at least comprise: one or more computing nodes and SMC;
Computing node at least comprises programmable system on sheet (PSOC, Programmable System-On-Chip);
SMC at least comprises BMC chip; BMC chip generally includes a plurality of (as seven or eight) SMbus interface, BMC chip utilize each SMbus interface respectively from and different PSOC between by System Management Bus (SMbus, System Management Bus) interface, be connected.That is to say, SMC has realized the interconnection with a plurality of computing nodes simply, and do not need to realize by network exchanging chip, does not interconnect with a plurality of computing nodes, makes the realization of SMC simpler, and has reduced the cost of SMC.
In blade server of the present invention, when the number of computing node is greater than the SMbus number of ports of BMC chip, the present invention also comprises: two or three or four PSOC are connected with the upper same SMbus interface of BMC, two address code pins on PSOC are connected with pull-up resistor or pull down resistor respectively, to distinguish the different PSOC that are connected in same SMbus interface; BMC also for: by the information of address code pin, identify upper different PSOC corresponding to same SMbus interface of BMC.
Concrete identifying is: PSOC with in BMC communication process, address corresponding to two the address code pins of self sent to BMC; BMC identifies upper different PSOC corresponding to same SMbus interface of BMC by address.For example, the same interface that Fig. 3 is BMC connects the connection diagram of a plurality of PSOC, and in Fig. 3, two address code pins of PSOC1 are all connected with a pull-up resistor, and the address of PSOC1 is " 11 "; An address code pin of PSOC2 is all connected with a pull-up resistor, and another address code pin is connected with a pull down resistor, and the address of PSOC2 is " 01 " or " 10 "; Two address code pins of PSOC3 are all connected with a pull down resistor, and the address of PSOC3 is " 00 ".
In blade server of the present invention, also comprise: backboard; Backboard is used for: being connected between two address code pins realizing PSOC and pull-up resistor or pull down resistor.
In blade server of the present invention, also comprise CPU; CPU includes SMbus interface, and PSOC includes SMbus interface, between CPU and PSOC, by SMbus interface, is connected; Or, between CPU and PSOC, by low pin count bus (LPC, Low pin count Bus) or peripheral interconnecting interface (PCI, Peripheral Component Interconnect), be connected.
In blade server of the present invention, also comprise: backboard; Backboard is used for: realize being connected by SMbus between SMbus interface on PSOC and the SMbus interface on BMC.
In blade server of the present invention, PSOC is used for collecting local information and carries out part local management, and BMC chip is for collecting the information of all computing nodes and carrying out the management of machine system.
BMC chip is collected the information of all computing nodes and carries out the process of management of machine system as follows:
BMC chip sends instruction (if the same SMbus interface of SMbus connects two or more PSOC, instruction comprises the address that PSOC is corresponding) by SMbus to PSOC; PSOC receives and carries out corresponding operation after instruction, as reading information and by information storage in self register, start, shutdown etc.
It should be noted that; above-described embodiment understands for the ease of those skilled in the art; be not limited to protection scope of the present invention; do not departing under the prerequisite of inventive concept of the present invention, any apparent replacement that those skilled in the art make the present invention and improvement etc. are all within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a blade server, is characterized in that, at least comprises: one or more computing nodes, and System Management Controller SMC;
Computing node at least comprises programmable system PSOC on the sheet that includes System Management Bus SMbus interface;
SMC at least comprises BMC chip; BMC chip includes a plurality of SMbus interfaces, and each SMbus interface is connected by SMbus interface respectively respectively between different PSOC.
2. blade server according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the described PSOC being connected with a SMbus interface of described BMC is two or three or four;
Pull-up resistor or pull down resistor that the PSOC connected from a SMbus interface of described BMC utilizes two address code pins to connect are distinguished different PSOC;
Described BMC also for: by the information of described address code pin, identify upper different PSOC corresponding to same SMbus interface of described BMC.
3. blade server according to claim 2, is characterized in that, also comprises: backboard;
Described backboard is used for: being connected between two address code pins realizing described PSOC and pull-up resistor or pull down resistor.
4. according to the blade server described in claim 1～3 any one, it is characterized in that, also comprise CPU;
Between the SMbus interface of described CPU and described PSOC, by SMbus interface, be connected;
Or, between described CPU and described PSOC, by low pin count bus LPC or peripheral interconnecting interface PCI, be connected.
5. according to the blade server described in claim 1～3 any one, it is characterized in that, also comprise: backboard;
Described backboard is used for: realize being connected by SMbus between SMbus interface on described PSOC and the SMbus interface on described BMC.
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