CN104346209A - Updating method of substrate management controller - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an updating method of a substrate management controller. The method comprises the steps as follows: a control device sends a capturing command to the substrate management controller before updating; the substrate management controller, according to the capturing command, sends at least one substrate management controller setting and at least one system state to the control device; the controller updates firmware of the substrate management controller after the at least one substrate management controller setting and the at least one system state are captured; the control device judges whether the firmware of the substrate management controller is successfully updated or not; the control device sets the at least one substrate management controller setting and the at least one system state to the substrate management controller in the condition that the firmware of the substrate management controller is successfully updated.
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Technical field
This case relates to a kind of update method of electronic installation.Particularly a kind of update method of baseboard management controller.
Background technology
Along with the rapid progress of electronics technology, the computer system of various kenel has been widely used in the middle of the life of people, as PC or server etc.
Specific computer system (such as server) can comprise baseboard management controller (baseboard management controller, BMC), and baseboard management controller can control computer system in order to the person of assisting management.Generally speaking, after the firmware upgrading baseboard management controller, the related setting of baseboard management controller can be lost.Now, supvr needs to restart computer system, lays equal stress on and newly manually arranges the related setting of baseboard management controller, correctly operate to make the computer system after renewal.But way so not only labor intensive, efficiency is not good, more can affect because restarting computer system just in operating service.
Therefore a kind of method of improvement is when being suggested.
Summary of the invention
An aspect of the present invention is the update method of a kind of baseboard management controller (baseboard management controller, BMC).According to one embodiment of the invention, this update method comprises: before renewal starts, and a control device sends a fetch instructions to this baseboard management controller; This baseboard management controller according to this fetch instructions, send at least one baseboard management controller setting and at least one system state to this control device; This control device upgrades a firmware of this baseboard management controller; This control device judges whether this firmware successfully upgrading this baseboard management controller; And, when successfully upgrading this firmware of this baseboard management controller, this at least one baseboard management controller setting captured and this at least one system state are arranged to this baseboard management controller.
In sum, by applying an above-mentioned embodiment, a kind of update method of baseboard management controller can be realized.By the update method of this baseboard management controller, namely supvr need not restart computer system and reset the related setting of baseboard management controller after the firmware upgrading baseboard management controller.Therefore, upgrading the efficiency of baseboard management controller can effectively be promoted, and can avoid aligning because restarting computer system the negative effect that the service that is in operation causes.
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The schematic diagram of computer system of Fig. 1 for illustrating according to one embodiment of the invention; And
The process flow diagram of update method of Fig. 2 for illustrating according to one embodiment of the invention.
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100: computer system
110: control device
120: baseboard management controller
122: storage element
130: storage space
200: update method
S1-S6: step
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Below by with graphic and describe the spirit clearly demonstrating this disclosure in detail, have in any art and usually know that the knowledgeable is after the preferred embodiment understanding this disclosure, when can by the technology of this disclosure institute teaching, be changed and modify, it does not depart from spirit and the scope of this disclosure.
About " first " used herein, " second " ... Deng, the not special meaning of censuring order or cis-position, is also not used to limit this case, and it is only in order to distinguish the element or operation that describe with constructed term.
About " electric connection " used herein or " coupling ", can refer to two or multiple element mutually directly make entity or in electrical contact, or mutually indirectly put into effect body or in electrical contact, and " electric connection " or " coupling " also can refer to two or multiple element mutual operation or action.
Of the present invention one implement aspect be a kind of computer system, for make describe clear, following paragraph will be described for server, but the present invention is not as limit.
The schematic diagram of computer system 100 of Fig. 1 for illustrating according to one embodiment of the invention.In the present embodiment, computer system 100 can comprise a baseboard management controller (baseboard management controller, BMC) 120.Baseboard management controller 120 can couple a control device 110.Control device 110 can comprise a storage space 130.In one embodiment, control device 110 is such as that a remote control terminal couples baseboard management controller 120 by a network interface (not illustrating).In another embodiment, control device 110 is such as external memory storage, is plugged in computer system 100.Should the person of attention, the annexation between control device 110 and computer system 100 or baseboard management controller 120 and connected mode not as limit, all be enough to realize following technology contents annexation and connected mode all can apply to the present invention.
In the present embodiment, control device 110 can in order to perform more new script (script) or more new tool (utility), to upgrade the firmware of baseboard management controller 120, and at no point in the update process, carry out the maintenance of the related setting of baseboard management controller 120.Control device 110 can be realized by central processing unit, microprocessor or other suitable treating apparatus.
In the present embodiment, baseboard management controller 120 can comprise a storage element 122.Baseboard management controller 120 can in order to store multiple baseboard management controller setting and multiple system state to storage element 122.Baseboard management controller 120 can be realized by central processing unit, microprocessor or other suitable treating apparatus.
In one embodiment, the setting of aforesaid substrate Management Controller can comprise baseboard management controller Local Area Network setting (BMC LAN Configurations), baseboard management controller physical network address (BMC MAC Address) and baseboard management controller fan control table (BMC FAN Control Table) etc.Again for example, said system state can comprise the power supply status (System ACPI Power State) of the advanced configuration of system and power interface, the light emitting diode state (System Health LED Status) of system health state and system universe unique identifier (System GUID) etc.Should the person of attention, the content of aforesaid substrate Management Controller setting and the content of system state are only illustration, and the content of baseboard management controller setting and the visual actual conditions of content of system state change to some extent, are not limited with above-mentioned example.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the storage space 130 of the inside of control device 110 can in order to when upgrading the firmware of baseboard management controller 120, temporary at least one baseboard management controller setting and at least one system state.The storage space 130 of the inside of control device 110 can be realized by storer, hard disk, Portable disk, working storage or other suitable storage device.
Below will by description one update method to further describe this case detail.Update method can be applicable to same or similar baseboard management controller 120 in Fig. 1, and for making to describe simply, below will according to one embodiment of the invention, carry out describing update method for the computer system 100 in Fig. 1, right the present invention does not apply with this and is limited.
In addition, should be appreciated that, the step of update method mentioned in the present embodiment, except chatting its order person bright especially, all can adjust its tandem according to actual needs, even can perform simultaneously or partly simultaneously.
Simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1,2, wherein Fig. 2 for according to one embodiment of the invention illustrate the process flow diagram of the update method 200 of computer system.Update method 200 can comprise the following steps.
In step sl, before renewal starts, control device 110 can send a fetch instructions to baseboard management controller 120.Fetch instructions can be such as be provided to baseboard management controller 120 by network interface, but the aspect of fetch instructions is not limited with above-described embodiment.In one embodiment, control device 110 can be by performing more new script, to send fetch instructions to baseboard management controller 120 according to the content of more new script.More new script such as comprises many instructions.
In step s 2, baseboard management controller 120 can according to fetch instructions, sends the setting of at least one baseboard management controller and at least one system state to control device 110.Control device 110 can by receive (acquisition) at least one baseboard management controller to set and at least one system state is temporary in the storage space 130 of the inside of control device 110.
In step s3, after at least one baseboard management controller setting of acquisition and at least one system state, the firmware of the renewable baseboard management controller 120 of control device 110.For example, control device 120 is by firmware more new tool, there is provided firmware updating file to baseboard management controller 120, to make baseboard management controller 120 that firmware updating file is write the storage device (not illustrating) in order to the firmware of storage substrate Management Controller 120, upgrade with the firmware of completing substrate Management Controller 120.
In step s 4 which, control device 110 can judge whether the firmware successfully upgrading baseboard management controller 120.If so, then step S5 is carried out; If not, then step S6 is carried out.
In step s 5, in successfully upgrading the firmware of this baseboard management controller when, at least one baseboard management controller setting captured and at least one system state can arrange to baseboard management controller 120 by control device 110.In one embodiment, at least one baseboard management controller captured can set and at least one system state by control device 110, re-writes this storage element of (re-write) baseboard management controller 120.
On the other hand, in step s 6, in successfully not upgrading the firmware of baseboard management controller 120 when, control device 110 can be returned and upgrade fail message and concrete error messages, can debug according to this also again upgrade to make supvr.
By above-mentioned step, control device 110 can before the firmware upgrading baseboard management controller 120, the setting of acquisition baseboard management controller and system state, and after the firmware upgrading baseboard management controller 120, the baseboard management controller setting received and system state are arranged to baseboard management controller 120.
Thus, namely supvr need not restart computer system 100 and lay equal stress on and newly manually arrange the related setting of baseboard management controller 120 after the firmware upgrading baseboard management controller 120.Therefore, the efficiency upgrading baseboard management controller 120 can effectively be promoted, because manually arranging the related setting of baseboard management controller 120 and the mistake caused can be lowered, and can avoid aligning because restarting computer system 100 negative effect that the service that is in operation causes.
In the following paragraphs, will provide about above-mentioned update method 200 implementation detail more specifically, but this case is not as limit.
According to one embodiment of the invention, in step s 2, control device 110 is by least one wisdom platform management interface (intelligent platform management interface, IPMI) stereotyped command, and/or by least one original equipment manufacturer (Original Equipment Manufacturer, OEM) instruction, captures the setting of at least one baseboard management controller and at least one system state.Wisdom platform management interface is one for the industrial standard of the peripheral equipment (as server) of business system herein, and pass through the stereotyped command of wisdom platform management interface, the running of peripheral equipment can be controlled, and make peripheral equipment automatically return its functioning condition.On the other hand, original equipment manufacturer's instruction is herein equipment manufacturers' sets itself and is not the instruction of the universal standard.
For example, control device 110, by the stereotyped command Get LANConfiguration Parameters of wisdom platform management interface, sets to capture baseboard management controller Local Area Network.Control device 110 by the stereotyped command Get LAN Configuration Parameters of wisdom platform management interface, to capture baseboard management controller physical network address.Control device 110 by the stereotyped command Get ACPI Power State of wisdom platform management interface, with the power supply status of the advanced configuration of acquisition system and power interface.Control device 110 by the stereotyped command Get System GUID of wisdom platform management interface, with acquisition system universe unique identifier.
On the other hand, control device 110 by original equipment manufacturer instruction OEM Dump FCT, to capture baseboard management controller fan control table.Control device 110 by original equipment manufacturer instruction OEM Get System Health LED Status, with the light emitting diode state of acquisition system health status.
Relatively, in step s 5, control device 110 also by the stereotyped command of at least one wisdom platform management interface, and/or arranges baseboard management controller 120 by the instruction of at least one original equipment manufacturer.
For example, control device 110, by the stereotyped command Set LAN Configuration Parameters of wisdom platform management interface, sets to arrange baseboard management controller Local Area Network.Control device 110 by the stereotyped command Set ACPI Power State of wisdom platform management interface, to arrange the power supply status of the advanced configuration of system and power interface.
On the other hand, control device 110 by original equipment manufacturer instruction OEM Update FCT, to arrange baseboard management controller fan control table.Control device 110 by original equipment manufacturer instruction OEM Set BMC MAC Address, to arrange baseboard management controller physical network address.Control device 110 by original equipment manufacturer instruction OEM Set System GUID, to arrange system universe unique identifier.Control device 110 by original equipment manufacturer instruction OEM Set System Health LED Status, to arrange system universe unique identifier.
According to one embodiment of the invention, in step s 5, control device 110 can judge whether the firmware of the baseboard management controller 120 after upgrading completes initialization.After the firmware of baseboard management controller 120 in the updated completes initialization, at least one baseboard management controller setting captured and at least one system state can arrange to baseboard management controller 120 by control device 110.For example, after whether the firmware of baseboard management controller 120 completes initialization, baseboard management controller 120 can provide an initialization to complete signal to control device 110, and control device 110 arranges baseboard management controller 120 after can completing signal receiving initialization.
Although this case discloses as above with embodiment; so itself and be not used to limit this case, anyly have the knack of this those skilled in the art, not departing from the spirit and scope of this case; when being used for a variety of modifications and variations, the protection domain of therefore this case is when being as the criterion with the accompanying claim person of defining.
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1. a update method for baseboard management controller, this update method comprises:
Before renewal starts, a control device sends a fetch instructions to this baseboard management controller;
This baseboard management controller according to this fetch instructions, send at least one baseboard management controller setting and at least one system state to this control device;
This control device upgrades a firmware of this baseboard management controller;
This control device judges whether this firmware successfully upgrading this baseboard management controller; And
When successfully upgrading this firmware of this baseboard management controller, this at least one baseboard management controller setting captured and this at least one system state are arranged to this baseboard management controller.
2. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this control device is a remote control terminal, couples this baseboard management controller by a network interface.
3. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this control device is an external memory storage, is plugged in this computer system.
4. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, more comprise:
When successfully not upgrading this firmware of this baseboard management controller, return upgrades fail message.
5. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, comprises before this at least one baseboard management controller setting captured and this at least one system state being arranged the step to this baseboard management controller:
Judge whether this firmware of this baseboard management controller after upgrading completes initialization; And
After this firmware of this baseboard management controller in the updated completes initialization, this at least one baseboard management controller setting captured and this at least one system state are arranged to this baseboard management controller.
6. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this at least one baseboard management controller setting and this at least one system state are stored to a storage element by this baseboard management controller,
This setting of at least one baseboard management controller and this at least one system state that wherein will capture, the step arranged to this baseboard management controller comprises:
By this at least one baseboard management controller setting and this at least one system state of capturing, re-write this storage element of this baseboard management controller.
7. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, the step capturing this at least one baseboard management controller setting and this at least one system state comprises:
By the stereotyped command of at least one wisdom platform management interface, and/or by the instruction of at least one original equipment manufacturer, capture this at least one baseboard management controller setting and this at least one system state of this baseboard management controller.
8. the update method of baseboard management controller as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, this baseboard management controller sends this at least one baseboard management controller setting and at least one system state more comprises to the step of this control device:
This at least one baseboard management controller setting and at least one system state are stored to a storage space of its inside by this control device.
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