CN105446780A - Server system for reading firmware version by using universal input-output interface - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a server system for reading a firmware version by using a universal input-output interface. The server system comprises a complex programmable logic device and a baseboard management controller. The complex programmable logic device has complex programmable logic device firmware version information, and uses the universal input-output interface to transmit the complex programmable logic device firmware version information. The baseboard management controller is connected to the complex programmable logic device through the universal input-output interface, and uses the universal input-output interface to receive the complex programmable logic device firmware version information.
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Technical field
The present invention has and utilizes universal IO interface to read the server system of firmware version about a kind of, espespecially a kind of baseboard management controller utilize universal IO interface obtain complicated can the server system of programmed logic device fasteners version information.
Background technology
Along with the progress that science and technology is maked rapid progress, the prosperity of network has made various electron device be flooded with the life of people, no matter be enterprise or individual, the personal computer as desktop computer or notebook computer is used to carry out processing transactions already, or even utilize network to perform transnational ecommerce, and the equipment needed for structure network is server, make server at enterprise or Internet Service Provider (InternetServiceProvider; ISP) be widely applied in machine room.
Generally speaking, being provided with complexity in server can programmed logic device (ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice, CPLD), and its inside be provided with firmware for drive maintain complicated can the normal function of programmed logic device, but when practice uses, because function needs expand or have other needs, making firmware often need to be updated to maintain complexity can the state of programmed logic device the best, but in prior art, user needs whether the version first confirming firmware is that latest edition just upgrades, it confirms in the method for the version of firmware, utilize to be electrically connected at complexity and can to confirm by the upper shown code of port 80 light emitting diode (Port80LED) of programmed logic device, but user is for confirming in the process of this code shown by port 80 light emitting diode, the actual position (being such as machine room) to Servers installed is needed to watch, therefore user is caused to upgrade the inconvenience on firmware.
Summary of the invention
Because be limited to the mode of firmware version display, make user when confirming version, generally needing the position to Servers installed to check and the problem that brings inconvenience.Edge this, fundamental purpose of the present invention is for providing a kind of server system utilizing universal IO interface to read firmware version, its mainly utilize baseboard management controller and utilize universal IO interface to read complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information, to solve the above problems.
Based on above-mentioned purpose, technical way of the present invention utilizes universal IO interface to read the server system of firmware version for providing a kind of, and comprising a complexity can programmed logic device (ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice; And a baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController CPLD); BMC).Complexity can programmed logic device there is a complexity can programmed logic device fasteners (firmware) version information, and utilize a universal input and output (GeneralPurposeInput/Output; GPIO) interface transmission complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information.Baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) being electrically connected at complexity through universal IO interface can programmed logic device, and utilize universal IO interface to obtain complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information.
Wherein, above-mentioned utilize universal IO interface read firmware version server system attached technological means preferred embodiment in, universal IO interface comprises at least eight pins, and these at least eight pin systems respectively can programmed logic device fasteners version information with a digital information transmission complexity.In addition, baseboard management controller comprises a reading unit and a resolution unit, reading unit is electrically connected at complexity through these at least eight pins can programmed logic device, in order to read the numerical information of each at least eight pins, resolution unit is electrically connected at reading unit, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to parse complexity in order to the numerical information of resolving each at least eight pins.In addition, also comprise a Network Interface Module, Network Interface Module is electrically connected at baseboard management controller, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to read complexity in order to receive a reading command.
By of the present invention utilize universal IO interface read firmware version server system technical way after, due to can utilize baseboard management controller read complicated can complexity in programmed logic device can programmed logic device fasteners version information, therefore user can utilize and long-rangely learn that complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information and do not need the position viewing version information to Servers installed, thus significantly increases the convenience in user use.
Specific embodiment of the present invention, by by following embodiment and to be graphicly further described.
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The universal IO interface that utilizes that Fig. 1 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the first block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
The universal IO interface that utilizes that Fig. 2 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the second block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
The universal IO interface that utilizes that Fig. 3 shows the present invention second preferred embodiment reads the block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.
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1 utilizes universal IO interface to read firmware version
Server system
11 complexity can programmed logic device
111 complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information
12 baseboard management controllers
121 reading units
122 resolution unit
13 Network Interface Modules
S1 reading command
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Utilize universal IO interface to read in the server system of firmware version due to provided by the present invention, its combination embodiment is too numerous to enumerate, therefore this is no longer going to repeat them, only enumerates two preferred embodiments and illustrated.
Refer to Fig. 1, the universal IO interface that utilizes that Fig. 1 system shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the first block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version, as shown in the figure, present pre-ferred embodiments utilize universal IO interface read the server system 1 of firmware version comprise a complexity can programmed logic device (ComplexProgrammableLogicDevice; CPLD) 11 and a baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) 12.Complexity can programmed logic device 11 there is a complexity can programmed logic device fasteners (firmware) version information 111, complicated can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 be such as the version information of firmware, and it can be 1.0,2.0 or other version informations.
Baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) 12 through a universal IO interface (GeneralPurposeI/O; GPIO) (not shown) be electrically connected at complexity can programmed logic device 11.Specifically, baseboard management controller 12 can all be provided with above-mentioned universal IO interface by programmed logic device 11 with complicated, meaning and baseboard management controller 12 can have the pin (usually having eight) of universal IO interface by programmed logic device 11 itself with complicated, and then utilize the connection of circuit line and baseboard management controller 12 can the pin of programmed logic device 11 be electrically connected to each other with complicated.
Complicated can programmed logic device 11 the universal input and output (GeneralPurposeInput/Output of utilization itself; GPIO) interface transfer out complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111, due to baseboard management controller (BaseboardManagementController; BMC) the universal IO interface of 12 utilizations itself be connected to complexity can the universal IO interface of programmed logic device 11 obtain complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111.
Specifically, refer to Fig. 2, the universal IO interface that utilizes that Fig. 2 shows the present invention first preferred embodiment reads the second block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.As shown in the figure, baseboard management controller 12 comprises reading unit 121 and a resolution unit 122, and in fig. 2, universal IO interface comprises at least eight pins (only for eight in present pre-ferred embodiments), reading unit 121 be namely utilize eight pins to be electrically connected at complexity can programmed logic device 11, resolution unit 122 is electrically connected at reading unit 121, wherein, reading unit 121 and resolution unit 122 can be processor or other can perform the functional circuit of processing capacity.
Wherein, complexity can utilize these eight pins and respectively can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 with a digital information transmission complexity by programmed logic device 11, its transmission method is such as that each pin represents a numeral, such as, transfer out respectively in eight pins from top to bottom in Fig. 2 each numeral in " 0000001 " (numerical information of present pre-ferred embodiments indication be above-mentioned in a numeral, and each pin only transfers out a numeral), after reading unit 121 reads the numerical information that these eight pins send out, those numerical informations can be sent to resolution unit 122, resolution unit 122 is made to resolve the numerical information of each pin, use parse complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111.
For example, the pre-set table of comparisons (as shown in the table) can be provided with in resolution unit 122, namely this table of comparisons has the corresponding relation of release and numerical information, during to receive those above-mentioned numerical informations in resolution unit 122, after the numerical information combination of these eight pins, can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 to complexity can be parsed after corresponding numerical information found out by the table of comparisons, the above-mentioned table of comparisons is as follows:
| Numerical information | Complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information |
| 00000001 | 1.0 |
| 00000010 | 2.0 |
| 00000011 | 3.0 |
Refer to Fig. 3, the universal IO interface that utilizes that Fig. 3 shows the present invention second preferred embodiment reads the block schematic diagram of the server system of firmware version.As shown in the figure, the place different from the first preferred embodiment is only that the server system 1 utilizing universal IO interface to read firmware version also comprises a Network Interface Module 13, Network Interface Module 13 is electrically connected at baseboard management controller 12, and Network Interface Module 13 such as can be a network card, but be not limited thereto in other embodiments.Network Interface Module 13 can receive one by user trigger the reading command S1 sent out, make so that this reading command S1 is sent to baseboard management controller 12 baseboard management controller 12 read complexity can complexity in programmed logic device 11 can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 (reading unit 121 such as shown in triggering graph 2 reads), and after baseboard management controller 12 has read, the result (such as utilizing the resolution unit 122 shown in Fig. 2 to resolve) after parsing is sent back user through Network Interface Module 13 and understands for user.
Comprehensive the above, spirit of the present invention be baseboard management controller 12 can utilize universal IO interface read complicated can the numerical information transmitted of programmed logic device 11, and directly can know that complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information 111 after parsing, user is not needed again in person to the position of Servers installed and the convenience significantly promoted in use.
By the above detailed description of preferred embodiments, it is desirable to clearly to describe feature of the present invention and spirit, and not with above-mentioned disclosed preferred embodiment, category of the present invention is limited.On the contrary, its objective is wish to contain various change and tool equality be arranged in the present invention institute in the category of claim applied for.
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1. utilize universal IO interface to read a server system for firmware version, it is characterized by, this system comprises:
One complexity can programmed logic device, and having a complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information, and utilize a universal IO interface to transmit this complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information; And
One baseboard management controller, being electrically connected at this complexity through this universal IO interface can programmed logic device, and utilize this universal IO interface to obtain this complexity can programmed logic device fasteners version information.
2. utilize universal IO interface to read the server system of firmware version as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized by, this universal IO interface comprises at least eight pins, and these at least eight pins respectively can programmed logic device fasteners version information with this complexity of a digital information transmission.
3. utilize universal IO interface to read the server system of firmware version as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized by, this baseboard management controller comprises:
One reading unit, being electrically connected at this complexity through these at least eight pins can programmed logic device, in order to read this numerical information of each at least eight pins; And
One resolution unit, is electrically connected at this reading unit, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to parse this complexity in order to this numerical information of resolving each at least eight pins.
4. the universal IO interface that utilizes as described in claim 1 reads the server system of firmware version, it is characterized by, also comprise a Network Interface Module, be electrically connected at this baseboard management controller, can programmed logic device fasteners version information to read this complexity in order to receive a reading command.
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