CN104660432A - System and method for providing system operation information through baseboard management control module - Google Patents
System and method for providing system operation information through baseboard management control module Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN104660432A CN104660432A CN201310597492.2A CN201310597492A CN104660432A CN 104660432 A CN104660432 A CN 104660432A CN 201310597492 A CN201310597492 A CN 201310597492A CN 104660432 A CN104660432 A CN 104660432A
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- operation information
- management control
- baseboard management
- control modules
- system operation
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
Links
Landscapes
- Debugging And Monitoring (AREA)
Abstract
The invention discloses a system and a method for providing system operation information through a baseboard management control module. The obtained system operation information is written in the baseboard management control module by a communication module through a service agent program, so that a service management system can obtain technological means of the system operation information obtained by the service agent program through the baseboard management control module, and the service management system only needs to contain a standard communication protocol used by the baseboard management control module to achieve the technological effect of obtaining the information of an operating system without starting the operating system.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of System Operation information providing system and method thereof, refer to a kind of system and method thereof that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules especially.
Background technology
At present, IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface, extensively by the management agreement used when IPMI) having become management server, its advantage to utilize baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) OOB(out-of-band had) management function, as long as the server arranging baseboard management controller has connected to the network, and this server has energising, the service management system of far-end just can obtain by baseboard management controller the information (being called as in the present invention " device operation information ") obtained by baseboard management controller.
The information of the sensor of the device operation information that baseboard management controller obtains mainly on motherboard, this is because there is no the communications protocol of standard between other hardware at present in baseboard management controller and server, so, if baseboard management controller needs the information obtaining other hardware, just need to comprise can with the function of other hardware communication, but in fact, this is inconvenient.In addition, substrate tube controller also cannot obtain the information of the operating system run in the server, such as, and server name, OS Type etc.
In order to the information that will obtain other hardware that baseboard management controller cannot get and operating system (is called as " System Operation information " in the present invention, use " the device operation information " that can get with baseboard management controller produce separate), prior art is in operating system, perform service broker (Agent) program, the service management system of far-end by network to the System Operation information accessed by service broker request service Agent.
But in fact, the communications protocol that service broker in different server is ununified, that is, service management system needs the communications protocol comprising the serviced Agent use of various possibility, otherwise just cannot to service broker Request System operation information, meanwhile, also because of the communications protocol difference that the service broker in each server uses, service management system also needs the running additionally coordinated between different communications protocol.
In sum, existed when the demand of service management system oriented service broker Request System operation information since known prior art is medium-term and long-term always, need to manage multiple kinds, cause the problem of the added burden of service management system, therefore be necessary the technological means proposing to improve, solve this problem.
Summary of the invention
Because prior art exists when the demand of service management system oriented service broker Request System operation information, service management system can increase the problem of the burden of management multiple kinds, the present invention discloses a kind of system and the method thereof that are provided System Operation information by baseboard management control modules then, wherein:
The system being provided System Operation information by baseboard management control modules disclosed by the present invention, is applied to server, at least comprises: baseboard management control modules, provides service management system (ServerManagement System) to connect; Communication module, is executed in the operating system that server runs; Service broker (Agent) program, be executed in the operating system that server runs, in order to obtain the System Operation information that baseboard management control modules cannot obtain, and store in order to System Operation information is supplied to basic management control module by communication module, make service management system obtain System Operation information by baseboard management control modules.
The method that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules disclosed by the present invention, be applied to the server comprising baseboard management control modules, its step at least comprises: perform service broker in the operating system run on server; Service broker obtains the System Operation information that baseboard management control modules cannot obtain; Service broker transfer system operation information is to baseboard management control modules; Baseboard management control modules stocking system operation information; Baseboard management control modules provides the System Operation information stored by service management system acquisition be connected.
System and method for disclosed by the present invention as above, and the difference between prior art is that accessed System Operation information writes in baseboard management control modules by communication module by service broker of the present invention, make service management system can obtain System Operation information accessed by service broker by baseboard management control modules, use the problem solved existing for prior art, and the technology effect of the information that also can obtain operating system that need not start the operating system can be reached.
Accompanying drawing explanation
The system architecture diagram that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules that Fig. 1 carries for the present invention.
The method flow diagram that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules that Fig. 2 A carries for the present invention.
The addition method flow chart of the recording events that Fig. 2 B carries for the present invention.
The addition method flow chart of the transmission notice that Fig. 2 C carries for the present invention.
[symbol description]
100 servers
101 operating systems
110 service broker
130 communication modules
150 baseboard management control modules
400 service management systems
Embodiment
Graphic and embodiment below will be coordinated to describe feature of the present invention and execution mode in detail, content is enough to enable any those skilled in the art fully understand the technological means that technical solution problem of the present invention is applied easily and implement according to this, realizes the attainable effect of the present invention by this.
Obtained System Operation information can be supplied to baseboard management control modules by service broker by the present invention, make the service management system of outside of the present invention no longer need to be connected to obtain service broker by obtained System Operation information with service broker, but be connected the System Operation information obtaining serviced Agent and obtain with baseboard management control modules.
What following elder generation was carried with " Fig. 1 " the present invention provides the system architecture diagram of System Operation information that System Operation of the present invention is described by baseboard management control modules.As shown in Fig. 1, system of the present invention contains service broker 110, communication module 130 and baseboard management control modules 150.Wherein, service broker 110 and communication module 130 are performed in operating system 101, and operating system 101 is run on server 100.
Service broker 110 is responsible for obtaining System Operation information.Because service broker 110 performs in operating system 101, therefore, service broker 110 can obtain System Operation information by operating system 101, wherein, the information that System Operation packets of information accessed by service broker 110 cannot obtain containing baseboard management control modules 150, such as, one or more system informations (such as server name that operating system 101 produces, OS Type etc.), the various software informations that the one or more softwares performed in operating system 101 produce, or be arranged in server 100, cannot with one or more hardware of baseboard management control modules 150 Direct Communication (such as, hard disk, network interface card, RAID control card etc.) hardware information that produces.In practice, the System Operation information that service broker 110 obtains also can be the combination in any of above-mentioned various information.
Service broker 110 is also responsible for, by communication module 130, System Operation information is supplied to baseboard management control modules 150.Generally speaking, System Operation information can to add in the data transfer command that baseboard management control modules 150 defines by service broker 110, and by communication module 130, the data transfer command comprising System Operation information is supplied to baseboard management control modules 150.But the mode that System Operation information is supplied to baseboard management control modules 150 by service broker 110 is not limited with above-mentioned.
Communication module 130 is responsible for providing service broker 110 and baseboard management control modules 150 swap data.
Generally speaking, communication module 130 uses IPMI (Intelligent PlatformManagement Interface, IPMI) service broker 110 is provided to send accessed System Operation information to baseboard management control modules 150, but the present invention is not as limit, the agreement that all baseboard management control modules 150 are supported or interface can be used by communication module 130.
Baseboard management control modules 150 has the functions such as device diagnosis, setting management, hardware management and failture evacuation.Generally speaking, baseboard management control modules 150 is baseboard management controller, but the present invention is not as limit.
Baseboard management control modules 150 is responsible for receiving by communication module 130 the System Operation information that service broker 110 transmits, and the System Operation information received by storing.Wherein, baseboard management control modules 150 can store all System Operation information received, until System Operation information is deleted; Baseboard management control modules 150 also after the System Operation information received, by received System Operation information, can upgrade with the project identical entry destination data be previously stored, such as, and the hardware informations such as the state of specific sensors.
In addition, baseboard management control modules 150 can have the function of known acquisition device operation information certainly, wherein, the device operation information carried of the present invention is including but not limited to the temperature, voltage etc. of the central processing unit (CPU) on server 100 or other hardware elements.Generally speaking, baseboard management control modules 150 can use the mode acquisition device operation information to each hardware poll (polling).
In the embodiment of part, baseboard management control modules 150 can judge whether received System Operation information conforms to a predetermined condition, such as, whether judgement cannot create specific hardware information etc. with the hard disk of baseboard management control modules 150 Direct Communication, but the predetermined condition that the present invention carries is not limited with above-mentioned.
When received System Operation information conforms predetermined condition, baseboard management control modules 150 can transmit with by the corresponding announcement information of the predetermined condition that meets to service management system 400, such as, SNMP Trap is used to transmit announcement information to service management system 400; Same when the System Operation information conforms predetermined condition received by baseboard management control modules 150, baseboard management control modules 150 also can in the System Event Log (System Event Log, SEL) write with by event information corresponding to the predetermined condition that meets.
In addition, baseboard management control modules 150 is also responsible for providing the service management system 400 of outside of the present invention to connect, and stored System Operation information and the device operation information obtained can be supplied to service management system 400.
Then explain orally operation system of the present invention and method with an embodiment, and please refer to the method flow diagram that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules that " Fig. 2 A " the present invention carries.In the present embodiment, suppose that baseboard management control modules 150 is for baseboard management controller, communication module 150 is IPMI driver, but the present invention is not as limit.
If when the manager of server 100 is for using the present invention to carry out remote monitoring to server 100, performs in the operating system 101 that manager must first run on server 100 and supporting service broker 110(step 210 of the present invention).
Service broker 110, after being performed, can obtain various System Operation information, wherein, and the System Operation information (step 220) that the System Operation packets of information accessed by service broker 110 cannot get containing baseboard management control modules 150.
After service broker 110 obtains System Operation information, accessed System Operation information can be sent to baseboard management control modules 150(step 230 by communication module 130 by service broker 110).In the present embodiment, suppose that baseboard management control modules 150 provides multiple order, System Operation information can add in the data transfer command that baseboard management control modules 150 provides by service broker 110, and by communication module 130, the data transfer command comprising System Operation information is supplied to baseboard management control modules 150.
In service broker 110, accessed System Operation information is sent to baseboard management control modules 150(step 230) after, baseboard management control modules 150 can carry out predetermined process to received System Operation information, such as, System Operation information (step 250) received by storage, or according to the data items etc. that received System Operation information updating has stored, even can as shown in " Fig. 2 B " or " Fig. 2 C ", baseboard management control modules 150 can after the System Operation information (step 250) received by storing, whether the System Operation information received by judgement conforms to a predetermined condition, if, then can write the event information (step 270) corresponding with predetermined condition in System Event Log, and/or the announcement information corresponding with predetermined condition is sent to service management system 400(step 280).
In addition, after server 100 is activated, baseboard management control modules 150 just can continue acquisition device operation information, and the device operation information accessed by storing.
So, after baseboard management control modules 150 stores received System Operation information (step 250) and accessed device operation information, when the manager of far-end wishes to monitor server 100, service management system 400 can be used to be connected with baseboard management control modules 150, and to baseboard management control modules 150 Request System operation information and device operation information, so, stored System Operation information and device operation information just can be supplied to service management system 400 by baseboard management control modules 150, make service management system 400 can obtain the System Operation information (step 290) accessed by service broker 110 and the device operation information accessed by baseboard management control modules 150.In the present embodiment, suppose that service management system 400 can transmit data request command that baseboard management control modules 150 provides to baseboard management control modules 150, baseboard management control modules 150 is after receiving data request command, can stored System Operation information and device operation information be added in data transfer command, and send the data transfer command comprising System Operation information and/or device operation information to service management system 400, make manager can be learnt the state of the operating system in server 100 by service management system 400, the state of each software, the state of each hardware.
So, by the present invention, service management system 400 is only connected the System Operation information that just can obtain accessed by service broker 110 with baseboard management control modules 150, and does not need to be connected with service broker 110 as known.Wherein, it is worth mentioning that, because baseboard management controller has OOB(out-of-band) management function, so server 100 might not need start or have normal operation, as long as server 100 has connected to the network, and server 100 has energising, baseboard management controller just can provide service management system 400 to obtain the stored System Operation information obtained by service broker 110, and in prior art, because service management system 400 needs directly to service broker Request System operation information, therefore, server 100 has necessarily needed start, and operating system 101 and service broker all need normal operation, service management system 400 just can get the System Operation information accessed by service broker.
In sum, difference between known the present invention and prior art is that having service broker writes in baseboard management control modules by communication module by accessed System Operation information, make service management system can be obtained the technological means of the System Operation information accessed by service broker by baseboard management control modules, can to solve existing for prior art when the demand of service management system oriented service broker Request System operation information by this technological means, service management system can increase the problem of the burden of management multiple kinds, and then reach the technology effect of the information that also can obtain operating system that need not start the operating system.
Moreover, the method that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules of the present invention, can be implemented in the combination of hardware, software or hardware and software, the dispersing mode that also can realize or intersperse among with different elements the computer system of some interconnection in computer systems, which in a centralised manner realizes.
Although the execution mode disclosed by the present invention as above, only described content is also not used to directly limit scope of patent protection of the present invention.Any the technical staff in the technical field of the invention, under the prerequisite not departing from the spirit and scope disclosed by the present invention, to the formal of enforcement of the present invention and details being done a little change retouching, all belongs to scope of patent protection of the present invention.Scope of patent protection of the present invention, still must be as the criterion with the appending claims person of defining.
Claims (9)
1. provided a system for System Operation information by baseboard management control modules, be applied to a server, it is characterized in that, this system at least comprises:
One baseboard management control modules, provides a service management system to connect;
One communication module, is executed in the operating system that this server runs; And
One service broker, be executed in the operating system that this server runs, in order to obtain the System Operation information that this baseboard management control modules cannot obtain, and store in order to this System Operation information is supplied to this basic management control module by this communication module, make this service management system obtain this System Operation information by this baseboard management control modules.
2. the system that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the hardware information that cannot produce with at least one hardware of this baseboard management control modules communication in the software information that at least one system information that this System Operation packets of information produces containing this operating system, at least one software performed in this operating system produce, this server or above-mentioned combination in any.
3. the system that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, when this baseboard management control modules is more in order to judge this System Operation information conforms one predetermined condition, transmit an announcement information corresponding with this predetermined condition to this service management system.
4. the system that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, when this baseboard management control modules is more in order to judge this System Operation information conforms one predetermined condition, the event information that write is corresponding with this predetermined condition in System Event Log.
5. the system that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this communication module uses IPMI to provide this service broker to send this System Operation information to this baseboard management control modules.
6. the system being provided System Operation information by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this baseboard management control modules is baseboard management controller.
7. provided a method for System Operation information by baseboard management control modules, be applied to a server, it is characterized in that, comprise a baseboard management control modules in this server, the method at least comprises the following step:
A service broker is performed in the operating system run on this server;
This service broker obtains the System Operation information that this baseboard management control modules cannot obtain;
This service broker transmits this System Operation information to this baseboard management control modules;
This baseboard management control modules stores this System Operation information; And
This baseboard management control modules provides this System Operation information stored by a service management system acquisition be connected.
8. the method that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, the method is after this service broker transmits this System Operation information to the step of this baseboard management control modules, more comprise this baseboard management control modules when judging this System Operation information conforms one predetermined condition, transmit the step of an announcement information corresponding with this predetermined condition to this service management system.
9. the method that System Operation information is provided by baseboard management control modules as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, the method is after this service broker transmits this System Operation information to the step of this baseboard management control modules, more comprise this baseboard management control modules when judging this System Operation information conforms one predetermined condition, the step of the event information that write is corresponding with this predetermined condition in System Event Log.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN201310597492.2A CN104660432A (en) | 2013-11-22 | 2013-11-22 | System and method for providing system operation information through baseboard management control module |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN201310597492.2A CN104660432A (en) | 2013-11-22 | 2013-11-22 | System and method for providing system operation information through baseboard management control module |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN104660432A true CN104660432A (en) | 2015-05-27 |
Family
ID=53251165
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN201310597492.2A Pending CN104660432A (en) | 2013-11-22 | 2013-11-22 | System and method for providing system operation information through baseboard management control module |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (1) | CN104660432A (en) |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20090025008A1 (en) * | 2007-07-19 | 2009-01-22 | Aten International Co., Ltd. | Ipmi systems and electronic apparatus using the same |
| CN101488878A (en) * | 2008-05-23 | 2009-07-22 | 华为技术有限公司 | Intelligence platform interface management apparatus and server |
| CN102223244A (en) * | 2010-04-14 | 2011-10-19 | 英业达股份有限公司 | Server system |
| CN102253881A (en) * | 2010-05-20 | 2011-11-23 | 英业达科技有限公司 | Server operating state detection system |
| CN102340517A (en) * | 2010-07-15 | 2012-02-01 | 英业达股份有限公司 | Server system with mainboards |
-
2013
- 2013-11-22 CN CN201310597492.2A patent/CN104660432A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20090025008A1 (en) * | 2007-07-19 | 2009-01-22 | Aten International Co., Ltd. | Ipmi systems and electronic apparatus using the same |
| CN101488878A (en) * | 2008-05-23 | 2009-07-22 | 华为技术有限公司 | Intelligence platform interface management apparatus and server |
| CN102223244A (en) * | 2010-04-14 | 2011-10-19 | 英业达股份有限公司 | Server system |
| CN102253881A (en) * | 2010-05-20 | 2011-11-23 | 英业达科技有限公司 | Server operating state detection system |
| CN102340517A (en) * | 2010-07-15 | 2012-02-01 | 英业达股份有限公司 | Server system with mainboards |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US7069349B2 (en) | IPMI dual-domain controller | |
| CN102223394B (en) | Methods and servers to provide remote direct access of solid-state storage | |
| US8452863B2 (en) | Server system and operation method thereof | |
| US20170111215A1 (en) | Diagnostic monitoring techniques for server systems | |
| US8397053B2 (en) | Multi-motherboard server system | |
| CN101540694A (en) | Method for monitoring server and server adopting same | |
| JP2015510644A5 (en) | ||
| US20130254566A1 (en) | Platform Independent Management Controller | |
| CN102495742A (en) | BIOS (Basic Input Output System) refreshing method and device as well as computer | |
| CN114116378A (en) | Method, system, terminal and storage medium for acquiring PCIe device temperature | |
| US20110173313A1 (en) | Portable Management Device | |
| US20230412742A1 (en) | Apparatus, method, and system for monitoring image-forming apparatus, and storage medium | |
| US20080010364A1 (en) | Blade type computer management system | |
| CN116723198A (en) | Multi-node server host control method, device, equipment and storage medium | |
| CN103019905A (en) | Substrate managing controller and data processing method thereof | |
| CN112527192B (en) | Data acquisition method and device and service equipment | |
| US8677323B2 (en) | Recording medium storing monitoring program, monitoring method, and monitoring system | |
| CN104348645A (en) | Server and data transmission method of server | |
| CN109150724B (en) | Communication method and network card | |
| US11822505B2 (en) | Systems and methods for remote management of a network device | |
| US10579575B2 (en) | Systems and methods of management console user interface pluggability | |
| CN104660432A (en) | System and method for providing system operation information through baseboard management control module | |
| US20210216480A1 (en) | System and method for graphics processing unit management infrastructure for real time data collection | |
| US9385968B2 (en) | Methods and devices for connecting to multiple interfaces | |
| US10402357B1 (en) | Systems and methods for group manager based peer communication |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| WD01 | Invention patent application deemed withdrawn after publication | ||
| WD01 | Invention patent application deemed withdrawn after publication |
Application publication date: 20150527 |