CN105446657B - A kind of method for monitoring RAID card - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of method for monitoring RAID card, specific implementation process is：Then RAID controller is connected by server mounted board controller BMC by I2C buses with BMC, form the physical path that BMC accesses RAID controller；BMC sends the I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller as I2C hosts, and RAID card receives I2C access instructions as I2C slaves, and returns to corresponding RAID information to host；BMC externally provides IPMI orders, checks and sets for RAID information.A kind of method for monitoring RAID card is compared with prior art, the setting checked with RAID relevant configurations of RAID information is realized by IPMI protocol, facilitate the unified management of RAID information, checking and setting for RAID information can be realized by sending IPMI orders in user, it can carry out in batches, reach the centralized management of RAID information, it is highly practical, it is easy to spread.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to computer server technical fields, especially specifically a kind of highly practical, monitoring RAID card
Method.
Background technology
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks, i.e. redundant array of independent disks) is a kind of
The hard disk of polylith independence（Physical hard disk）Differently combine to form a hard disk groups（Logic hard disk）Technology, provide
Storage performance more higher than single hard disk.
RAID technique is widely used in server field, and RAID information will generally enter during BIOS PSOT
The WEB BIOS of RAID card carry out information inspection and configuration is set.This mode can only be checked and be set to single server
It puts, batch can not be carried out and check and set.
In view of the presence of the problem of, the present invention propose it is a kind of monitor RAID card method, user is by sending IPMI orders i.e.
Checking and setting for RAID information can be achieved, can carry out in batches, reach the centralized management of RAID information.
Invention content
The technical assignment of the present invention is to be directed to more than shortcoming, provides a kind of highly practical, monitoring RAID card method.
A kind of method for monitoring RAID card, specific implementation process are：
Then RAID controller is connected by server mounted board controller BMC by I2C buses with BMC, form BMC
Access the physical path of RAID controller；
BMC sends the I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller as I2C hosts, and RAID card receives I2C as I2C slaves and visits
It asks instruction, and returns to corresponding RAID information to host；
BMC externally provides IPMI orders, checks and sets for RAID information.
The RAID controller is by the concrete mode that I2C buses are connected with BMC：RAID card is connected by PCIE slots
To the onboard RAID controller being mounted on mainboard, then RAID card is connected by I2C buses with BMC, so as to fulfill RAID
The connection of controller and BMC.
The RAID controller and BMC are adapted to the firmware interacted with RAID information respectively, are passed using identical I2C data
Defeated rate；BMC sends the I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller as I2C hosts, and RAID card receives I2C as I2C slaves and accesses
Instruction, and return to corresponding RAID information to host or perform corresponding setting, form the logical path that BMC accesses RAID card.
The RAID controller provides I2C acquisition of information instruction set, and the sub-information which obtains includes manufacturer, type
Number, the RAID controller information of SN, state；Including manufacturer, model, SN, state, capacity disc information；Including RAID type
Logic magnetic disc information；
Each RAID sub-informations correspond to one of I2C access instructions, and exterior I 2C devices are obtained by corresponding I2C instructions
Get corresponding RAID sub-informations.
It is obtained by RAID information, BMC calls I2C acquisition of information instruction set, is instructed accordingly to RAID by I2C transmissions
Controller, and open up corresponding data space, RAID controller, which receives, to be returned to corresponding data after instruction and is connect to BMC, BMC
It is stored after receiving the data of return to the memory space opened up.
The BMC provides a user IPMI protocol access, which includes two sets of IPMI instruction set：IPMI information obtains
Instruction fetch collection and IPMI control instruction collection, wherein：
IPMI acquisition of information instruction set provides the IPMI ordering norms that RAID information obtains, which controls including RAID
Device information processed, disc information and Logical Disk message command；BMC receives the IPMI orders that user sends, and calls I2C information command collection
Corresponding information is obtained, and returns to user；
The offer of IPMI control instructions collection includes the order of RAID assemblings, and user sends IPMI orders and carries control parameter,
BMC calls I2C control instructions collection to carry out RAID configurations after receiving IPMI orders.
A kind of method of monitoring RAID card of the present invention, has the following advantages：
A kind of method of monitoring RAID card of the present invention realizes that checking for RAID information is related to RAID by IPMI protocol
The setting of configuration, facilitates the unified management of RAID information, and checking for RAID information can be realized by sending IPMI orders in user
And setting, it can carry out in batches, reach the centralized management of RAID information, it is highly practical, it is easy to spread.
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RAID monitoring logic figure of the attached drawing 1 for the present invention.
Attached drawing 2 is obtained for the RAID information of the present invention or setting schematic diagram.
Specific embodiment
The invention will be further described in the following with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.
The present invention provides a kind of method for monitoring RAID card, and specific implementation process is：
Then RAID controller is connected by server mounted board controller BMC by I2C buses with BMC, form BMC
Access the physical path of RAID controller；
BMC sends the I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller as I2C hosts, and RAID card receives I2C as I2C slaves and visits
It asks instruction, and returns to corresponding RAID information to host；
BMC externally provides IPMI orders, checks and sets for RAID information.
It implements process as shown in attached drawing 1, Fig. 2.
First, physical path is built.
Server mounted board controller BMC, on hardware logic, RAID controller is connected by I2C buses with BMC, shape
The physical path of RAID controller is accessed into BMC.
2nd, logical path is built.
RAID controller and BMC are adapted to the firmware interacted with RAID information respectively, using identical I2C data transmissions speed
Rate；BMC is as I2C hosts（Master）The I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller are sent, RAID card is as I2C slaves（Slave）
I2C access instructions are received, and returns to corresponding RAID information to host or performs corresponding setting, BMC is formed and accesses RAID card
Logical path.
RAID controller firmware provides I2C acquisition of information instruction set, can obtain including RAID controller information（Such as factory
Quotient, model, SN, state etc.）, disc information（Such as manufacturer, model, SN, state, capacity）, logic magnetic disc information（Such as RAID classes
Type etc.）；Each RAID sub-informations correspond to one of I2C access instructions, and exterior I 2C devices can be instructed by corresponding I2C
Get corresponding RAID sub-informations；
RAID controller firmware provides I2C control instruction collection, can carry out the functions such as RAID assemblings, exterior I 2C devices lead to
It crosses transmission I2C control instructions and reaches the functions such as RAID assemblings；
RAID information is obtained, BMC calls I2C acquisition of information instruction set, is instructed accordingly to RAID by I2C transmissions
Controller, and open up corresponding data space, RAID controls, which receive, to be returned to corresponding data after instruction and is received to BMC, BMC
It is stored after to the data of return to the memory space opened up.
RAID is controlled, BMC calls RAID control instruction collection, and sending corresponding I2C by I2C instructs and carry necessity
Configuration parameter to RAID controller, RAID controller carries out corresponding control action after receiving control instruction, and returns to execution
State is to BMC.
The 3rd, IPMI protocol access is provided.
BMC provides a user IPMI protocol access, provides two sets of IPMI instruction set：IPMI acquisition of information instruction set and IPMI
Control instruction collection.
The IPMI ordering norms that IPMI acquisition of information instruction set offer RAID information obtains, such as RAID controller information,
Disc information and Logical Disk message command etc.；BMC receives the IPMI orders that user sends, and calls I2C information command collection（It may need
A plurality of I2C is called to instruct）Corresponding information is obtained, and returns to user.
IPMI control instructions collection provides the orders such as RAID assemblings, and user sends IPMI orders and carries necessary control ginseng
Number, BMC call I2C control instruction collection after receiving IPMI orders（It may need that a plurality of I2C is called to instruct）Carry out RAID configurations.
Above-mentioned specific embodiment is only the specific case of the present invention, and scope of patent protection of the invention includes but not limited to
Above-mentioned specific embodiment, a kind of method of any monitoring RAID card for meeting the present invention it is claims and any described
The appropriate change or replacement that the those of ordinary skill of technical field does it should all fall into the scope of patent protection of the present invention.
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- A kind of 1. method for monitoring RAID card, which is characterized in that its specific implementation process is：Then RAID controller is connected by server mounted board controller BMC by I2C buses with BMC, form BMC and access The physical path of RAID controller；BMC sends the I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller as I2C hosts, and RAID card receives I2C access as I2C slaves and refers to It enables, and returns to corresponding RAID information to host；BMC externally provides IPMI orders, checks and sets for RAID information；The RAID controller is by the concrete mode that I2C buses are connected with BMC：RAID card is connected to by PCIE slots and taken Then RAID card is connected by the onboard RAID controller being loaded on mainboard by I2C buses with BMC, controlled so as to fulfill RAID The connection of device and BMC；The RAID controller and BMC are adapted to the firmware interacted with RAID information respectively, using identical I2C data transmissions speed Rate；BMC sends the I2C instructions for accessing RAID controller as I2C hosts, and RAID card receives I2C access as I2C slaves and refers to It enables, and returns to corresponding RAID information to host or perform corresponding setting, form the logical path that BMC accesses RAID card；The BMC provides a user IPMI protocol access, which includes two sets of IPMI instruction set：IPMI acquisition of information refers to Collection and IPMI control instruction collection are enabled, wherein：IPMI acquisition of information instruction set provides the IPMI ordering norms that RAID information obtains, which includes RAID controller Information, disc information and Logical Disk message command；BMC receives the IPMI orders that user sends, and I2C information commands collection is called to obtain Corresponding information, and return to user；The offer of IPMI control instructions collection includes the order of RAID assemblings, and user sends IPMI orders and carries control parameter, and BMC is received I2C control instructions collection is called to carry out RAID configurations after to IPMI orders.
- 2. a kind of method for monitoring RAID card according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the RAID controller provides I2C acquisition of information instruction set, the instruction set obtain sub-information include manufacturer, model, SN, state RAID controller information； Including manufacturer, model, SN, state, capacity disc information；Logic magnetic disc information including RAID type；Each RAID sub-informations correspond to one of I2C access instructions, and exterior I 2C devices are got by corresponding I2C instructions Corresponding RAID sub-informations.
- 3. a kind of method for monitoring RAID card according to claim 1, which is characterized in that obtained by RAID information, BMC I2C acquisition of information instruction set is called, is instructed accordingly to RAID controller by I2C transmissions, and opens up corresponding data storage Space, RAID controller return to corresponding data to BMC after receiving instruction, and BMC receives after the data of return storage to having opened The memory space warded off.
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