CN105827421A - Server and management control method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a server and a management control method. The server comprises a host device, a management control device and a first port, wherein the host device is used for controlling operations of the server; the management control device is used for monitoring and managing the host device automatically, and operates in a mode of being independent from the host device; and the first port is used for connecting an external device and carrying out data transmission and/or control between the external device and the server, and the management control device and the first port have a path therebetween.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to field of computer technology, it is more particularly related to server and the management control method being applied to described server.
Background technology
IPMI (IPMI) is to manage a kind of industrial standard that the ancillary equipment used in business system based on Intel (Intel) structure uses, and this standard is formulated by companies such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard (HP), NEC (NEC), Dell (Dell).User can utilize IPMI standard to monitor the physical health feature of server, such as temperature, voltage, fan operating state, power supply status etc., in order to the functions such as equipment control, sensor/incident management, user's management, fan frame/power shelf management, remote maintenance are provided for server.
IPMI has standardization, management passage separates with service channel, abundant command set, safety high.The standardization feature of IPMI makes IPMI have open hardware platform interface specification, makes the reliability of IPMI, extensibility, portability good, and shortens the construction cycle of IPMI, reduces the development cost of IPMI.The feature that the management passage of IPMI separates with service channel makes IPMI have high availability, the power supply making IPMI subsystem is independent, IPMI is made to be independent of business management system, IPMI is made still to have operability when operation system fault, and, IPMI defines the outer maintenance channel of band based on LAN (LAN)/serial ports (Serial)/modem (Modem).
The core of IPMI is a special chip/controller, is called baseboard management controller (BMC).BMC is not rely on the processor of server, basic input output system (BIOS) or operating system (OS) and carrys out work, is a subsystem without proxy management individually run in system.Operationally, all of IPMI function has all sent commands to BMC, and these orders use the instruction of regulation in IPMI specification.Additionally, BMC can also receive and recording events message in System Event Log, safeguard and the Sensor Data Record etc. of sensor situation in descriptive system.
BMC is interacted by the user of the interfaces such as such as WebUI, IPMI interface, BIOSsetupmenu with Local or Remote.But, the user friendly of above interface is very poor, it is impossible to carried out recording acquirement or the output etc. of data, and the inefficiency when the data volume transmitted to user is big by research and development engineer, engineer on the scene, customer service engineer and terminal user easily.
Additionally, at server local end, certain port (such as USB port) is only used for main process equipment and cannot be used for BMC.It is to say, when inserting external equipment at server local end by those ports, only main process equipment can carry out data transmission with external equipment, and can not carry out data transmission between BMC and external equipment.
Summary of the invention
In view of situation above, owing to the big and compatible good certain port of the handling capacity of server local end fails to distribute to BMC, therefore consider these ports to be applied to BMC to improve user friendly and message transmission rate.
According to an aspect of the invention, it is provided a kind of server, including: main process equipment, for the operation of described server is controlled；Management and control equipment, monitors for automatically and manages described main process equipment, and operate independent of described main process equipment；First port, is used for connecting external equipment, and carries out the data transmission between described external equipment and described server and/or control, wherein there is path between described management and control equipment and described first port.
Preferably, server according to embodiments of the present invention may further include: switching equipment, for described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, and in response to the second switching signal, described first port is connected to described main process equipment.
Preferably, in server according to embodiments of the present invention, described management and control equipment may further include: receives unit, is used for receiving switching control instruction；Switching signal generation unit, for producing described first switching signal or described second switching signal based on described switching control instruction.
Preferably, in server according to embodiments of the present invention, described main process equipment may further include: the first detector unit, for detecting the generation of particular event, and when the generation of described particular event being detected, the first instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described reception unit, otherwise the second instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described reception unit, wherein said switching signal generation unit produces described first switching signal based on described first instruction, and produces described second switching signal based on described second instruction.
Preferably, in server according to embodiments of the present invention, described particular event can be the file that there is specific format in the external equipment being connected with described first port.
Preferably, in server according to embodiments of the present invention, described management and control equipment may further include: the second detector unit, for when described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, detect the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port；Wherein, when described second detector unit detects the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port, described switching signal generation unit produces the second switching signal and is connected with described main process equipment to be switched back into by described first port.
Preferably, in server according to embodiments of the present invention, described first port can be USB port.
Preferably, in server according to embodiments of the present invention, described management and control equipment may further include: the 3rd detector unit, for detecting the file format in described external equipment；Format conversion unit, for when described 3rd detector unit detects the not default form of the file format in described external equipment and belongs to predetermined format, is converted to default form by the file of described predetermined format.
According to a further aspect in the invention, it is provided that a kind of management control method, being applied to a server, described server includes: main process equipment, for being controlled the operation of described server；Management and control equipment, monitors for automatically and manages described main process equipment, and operate independent of described main process equipment；First port, is used for connecting external equipment, and carries out the data transmission between described external equipment and described server and/or control, and described method includes: create path between described management and control equipment and described first port.
Preferably, management control method according to embodiments of the present invention may further include: in response to the first switching signal, described first port is connected to described management and control equipment, and in response to the second switching signal, described first port is connected to described main process equipment.
Preferably, management control method according to embodiments of the present invention may further include: receives switching control instruction；Described first switching signal or described second switching signal is produced based on described switching control instruction.
Preferably, management control method according to embodiments of the present invention may further include: the generation of detection particular event；When the generation of described particular event being detected, the first instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control, otherwise the second instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described input block, wherein produce described first switching signal based on described first instruction, and produce described second switching signal based on described second instruction.
Preferably, in management control method according to embodiments of the present invention, described particular event can be the file that there is specific format in the external equipment being connected with described first port.
Preferably, management control method according to embodiments of the present invention may further include: when described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, detects the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port；Wherein, when the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port being detected, produce the second switching signal and be connected with described main process equipment so that described first port is switched back into.
Preferably, in management control method according to embodiments of the present invention, described first port can be USB port.
Preferably, management control method according to embodiments of the present invention may further include: detects the file format in described external equipment；When the file format detected in described external equipment not default form and when belonging to predetermined format, the file of described predetermined format is converted to default form.
By the server according to the present invention and management control method, it is only capable of, from the first port described in prior art, the scheme being connected with main process equipment different, in the present invention, between described management and control equipment and described first port, there is path.Thus, in addition to WebUI, IPMI interface of the prior art, BIOSsetupmenu etc. need by use order line or single management of webpage interface and the interface without visual user's graphical interfaces, it is further provided the first port is for management and control equipment.Therefore, on the one hand, the record data of the relevant operation condition of server in management and control equipment can export external equipment via the big and compatible strong port of handling capacity or input from external equipment, even if thus data volume the most also remains to complete transmission at short notice, it is ensured that higher message transmission rate.On the other hand, the record data derived from management and control equipment can be sent to be provided with on another computer equipment of the dedicated analysis software providing visual user's graphical interfaces and carry out error analysis, thus improve user friendly.Additionally, by the auto-changeover control for switching equipment, it is possible to farthest reduce the operation relating to user, so that user realizes experience the most easily.Further, by providing file-format conversion function in management and control equipment, it is possible to use multiple file data in larger scope, such as the file data under different operating system, thus function is more powerful.
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Fig. 1 is the functional block diagram of the population structure illustrating server according to embodiments of the present invention；
Fig. 2 shows the functional block diagram of the concrete configuration of server according to an embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 3 shows the functional block diagram in server according to embodiments of the present invention to total design that the switching between management and control equipment and main process equipment of first port is controlled；
Fig. 4 shows and automatically generates the functional block diagram of the first example of the configuration of described server in the case of switching control instructs；
Fig. 5 shows and automatically generates the functional block diagram of the second example of the configuration of described server in the case of switching control instructs；
Fig. 6 shows the functional block diagram of the configuration of server according to another embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 7 shows the flow chart of the process of management control method according to embodiments of the present invention.
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Below with reference to accompanying drawings each of the present invention is preferred embodiment described.There is provided description referring to the drawings, to help the understanding of the example embodiment to the present invention limited by appended claims and their equivalents.It includes the various details helping to understand, but they can only be counted as exemplary.Therefore, it would be recognized by those skilled in the art that and embodiment described herein can be made various changes and modifications, without deviating from scope and spirit of the present invention.And, in order to make description more clear succinct, will omit the detailed description that it is well known that function and structure.
Fig. 1 illustrates the population structure of server according to embodiments of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, server 1000 according to embodiments of the present invention may include that management and control equipment 100 and main process equipment 200.
This management and control equipment 100 is used for automatically monitoring and managing described main process equipment 200.Such as, this management and control equipment 100 can use IPMI (IPMI) standard, it across different operating system, firmware and hardware platform, can monitor, control and automatically return the functioning condition of main process equipment 200 intelligently, to reduce server system maintenance cost.
This management and control equipment 100 automatic monitor system platform management event, event record in System Event Log (sel).Recording events includes temperature exceeding standard, voltage over standard, fan failure and cabinet invasion etc..During monitoring, this management and control equipment 100 safeguards non-volatile Sensor Data Record thesaurus (sdrr), can retrieve information when system is run from this storehouse.This management and control equipment 100 provides the information register interface that a sdrr shares, and by operational management software on the server, the current data of platform can be stored and be retrieved.
Further, this management and control equipment 100 can operate independent of described main process equipment 200.Such as, use IPMI standard this management and control equipment 100 can independent of the operating system of main process equipment 200 self-contained operation, even and if allowing that manager remains to remote management system in the case of lacking operating system or the system management software or monitored system closedown but being connected with power supply.Additionally, IPMI can also be movable after the os starting of main process equipment 200, when using in the lump, also it is provided that reinforcement function with system management function.
This main process equipment 200 is for being controlled the operation of described server 1000.Such as, this main process equipment 200 can be any kind of calculating equipment, it includes but not limited to: blade-point type servosystem, desktop PC, printer, hub and home network pipeline equipment (gateway, switch, top box of digital machine) etc., as long as it such as can support IPMI standard.
This main process equipment 200 may refer to remove in the server the major body part outside input and output (I/O) equipment, namely, for placing the control casing of mainboard and other critical pieces, it generally includes central processing unit (CPU), internal memory, hard disk, CD-ROM drive, power supply and other IOCs and interface.The operating system of server 1000 is installed in this main process equipment 200, and the management software for being managed server 1000 is installed.
Such as, in the case of this management and control equipment 100 to communicate with main process equipment 200 by IPMI standard, this management and control equipment 100 can be baseboard management controller (BMC), and it can be the independent board on mainboard in a main process equipment 200 being arranged on server, or it can also be integrated on the mainboard in the main process equipment 200 of server.Alternatively, this management and control equipment can also be the ancillary equipment including BMC, and it is positioned at this locality of server 1000, separates with main process equipment 200, and can be electrically connected with main process equipment 200.
This Management Controller 100 can be via such as, the main process equipment 200 that serial line interface (SerialPort) or EBI (BusInterface) are electrically connected in server 1000, to receive the various output data of this server 1000 from described main process equipment 200, thus provide a user with the functions such as the equipment control relevant to server 1000, sensor/incident management, user's management, fan frame/power shelf management, remote maintenance based on IPMI standard.
It addition, described server 1000 also includes: the first port 300, it is used for connecting external equipment, and carries out the data transmission between described external equipment and described server and/or control.Here the first port refers to the port that handling capacity is big and compatibility is strong.Such as, the first port can be USB port.Certainly, the present invention is not limited to this.It will be understood to those skilled in the art that other ports with similar characteristics being not precluded from outside USB port also are able to be applied similarly to the present invention.
Different from the first scheme that port 300 is only capable of with main process equipment 200 is connected described in prior art, in the present invention, between described management and control equipment 100 and described first port 300, there is path.It is pointed out that " there is path between described management and control equipment 100 and described first port 300 " described here is not meant as this path and exists always, and simply indicate this path there is a possibility that.Therefore, in FIG, the path between described management and control equipment 100 shown in broken lines and described first port 300.Thus, in addition to WebUI, IPMI interface of the prior art, BIOSsetupmenu etc. need by use order line or single management of webpage interface and the interface without visual user's graphical interfaces, it is further provided the first port is for management and control equipment 100.Therefore, on the one hand, the record data of the relevant operation condition of server in management and control equipment 100 can export external equipment via the big and compatible strong port of handling capacity or input from external equipment, even if thus data volume the most also remains to complete transmission at short notice, it is ensured that higher message transmission rate.On the other hand, the record data derived from management and control equipment 100 can be sent to be provided with on another computer equipment of the dedicated analysis software providing visual user's graphical interfaces and carry out error analysis, thus improve user friendly.
It follows that the preferred implementation that the server according to the present invention will be described.
Fig. 2 shows the functional block diagram of the configuration of server according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 2, according in the server of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the above management and control equipment 100, main process equipment 200 and the first port 300, server 1000 may further include: switching equipment 400, for described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, and in response to the second switching signal, described first port is connected to described main process equipment.
It is to say, be connected with the first port 300 to switching between management and control equipment 100 with main process equipment 200 by the way of the time-division.In a certain particular moment, the first port 300 is connected to management and control equipment 100 and one of main process equipment 200, i.e. management and control equipment 100 or main process equipment 200, and the most all can not keep connection status with the two.
Such as, switching equipment 100 here can pass through multiplexer (MUX) and realizes.Configuration multiplexed line has many kind distinct methods, the type of multiplexer is the most different, and conventional has product division multiplexing (FDM), time division multiplexing (TDM), Wave division multiplexing (WDM), horsehit multiplexing (CDM) etc..Used time division multiplexing (TDM).
Time division multiplexing is using channel transmission time as cutting object, is realized by the method for the timeslice of multiple channels distribution non-overlapping copies.In the present invention, in very first time sheet, set up and maintain between main process equipment 100 and the first port the path between 300.And in the second timeslice, set up and maintain the path between management and control equipment 100 and the first port 300.
Or, as simpler embodiment, switching equipment 400 here can be selected on-off circuit.Such as, selected on-off circuit can be realized by the circuit being made up of the transistor turning in response to specific control signal or closing.
In a word, the detailed description of the invention of switching equipment 100 listed above is the most merely illustrative.It will be understood to those skilled in the art that any other the equipment being able to carry out handoff functionality all can be applied similarly to the present invention, and within the scope of the present invention.
Next first port 300 switching mode between management and control equipment 100 and main process equipment 200 will be described in detail.
Fig. 3 shows the functional block diagram in server according to embodiments of the present invention to total design that the switching between management and control equipment 100 and main process equipment 200 of first port 300 is controlled.
As shown in Figure 3, in addition to the above management and control equipment 100, main process equipment the 200, first port 300 and switching equipment 400, in server 1000, described management and control equipment 100 may further include: receives unit 10 and switching signal generation unit 11.
Receive unit 10 to be used for receiving switching control instruction.Here switching control instruction can be the switching control instruction actively sent by user, naturally it is also possible to be switching control instruction (detail will be described later on) automatically generated by the particular elements in server.
Then, switching signal generation unit 11 is for producing described first switching signal or described second switching signal based on described switching control instruction.
That is, the parts producing switching signal are positioned in management and control equipment 100, and then the switching signal produced in management and control equipment 100 being supplied to the above switching equipment 400 to control is to be connected with main process equipment by the first port or be connected with management and control equipment by the first port.
Below, the situation automatically generating switching control instruction will be provided explanation.It is pointed out here that it is said that in general, the first port default is connected with main process equipment.Only just switch to be connected with management and control equipment by the first port when there is particular event.
First example
Fig. 4 shows and automatically generates the functional block diagram of the first example of the configuration of described server in the case of switching control instructs.
As shown in Figure 4, described main process equipment 200 farther includes: the first detector unit 20, for detecting the generation of particular event, and when the generation of described particular event being detected, there is provided the first instruction to instruct as described switching control to described reception unit 10, otherwise provide the second instruction to instruct as described switching control to described reception unit 10.Wherein said switching signal generation unit 11 produces described first switching signal based on described first instruction, and produces described second switching signal based on described second instruction.
For example, there is the file of specific format in described particular event in can being the external equipment being connected with described first port.
Specifically, such as, if it is desired to via first port connect external equipment can and management and control equipment between carry out data transmission, then can store the hidden file of specific format in advance in external equipment.After external equipment is connected to the first port, notice that now the first port default ground is connected with main process equipment, so the first detector unit in main process equipment can detect the existence of hidden file of this specific format, and then think that the expectation of this external equipment is connected with management and control equipment, and automatically produce the switching control instruction for the first port 300 being switched to management and control equipment 100.
Or, and for example, external equipment can store and the file of the record data same format in management and control equipment.Hereinafter, the file format recording data in management and control equipment is referred to as default form.The first port default be connected with main process equipment in the case of, when external equipment is connected to the first port, once the first detector unit in main process equipment detects the file of default form, it is considered as the expectation of this external equipment to be connected with management and control equipment, and automatically produces the switching control instruction for the first port 300 being switched to management and control equipment 100.
Second example
Fig. 5 shows and automatically generates the functional block diagram of the second example of the configuration of described server in the case of switching control instructs.
As shown in Figure 5, described management and control equipment 100 farther includes: the second detector unit 12, for when described first port 300 being connected to described management and control equipment 100 in response to the first switching signal, detecting the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port.For example, it is possible to detect external equipment and the disconnection of the first port by the way of poll the first port.
Wherein, when described second detector unit 12 detects the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port, described switching signal generation unit 11 produces the second switching signal and is connected with described main process equipment to be switched back into by described first port.That is, described switching signal generation unit 11 produces the second switching signal to return to the above default conditions.
By the auto-changeover control for switching equipment, it is possible to farthest reduce the operation relating to user, so that user realizes experience the most easily.
It follows that the server according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.Fig. 6 shows the functional block diagram of the configuration of server according to another embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 6, in addition to the above management and control equipment 100, main process equipment the 200, first port 300 and switching equipment 400, in server 1000, described management and control equipment 100 may further include the function of file format conversion.The file format of the such as daily record of work file under different operating system is generally different from the default form of file in management and control equipment.If not carrying out form conversion, then can not carry out fusion therebetween and share.By providing file-format conversion function in management and control equipment, it is possible to use multiple file data in larger scope.
Specifically, described management and control equipment 100 may further include: the 3rd detector unit 13 and format conversion unit 14.
3rd detector unit 13 is for detecting the file format in described external equipment.
The file of described predetermined format, for when described 3rd detector unit 13 detects the not default form of the file format in described external equipment and belongs to predetermined format, is converted to default form by format conversion unit 14.Here predetermined format refers to one or more file formats under the different operating system that format conversion unit 14 can be changed.
Hereinbefore, the concrete configuration of server according to embodiments of the present invention is described in detail referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 6.
It follows that by described with reference to management control method according to embodiments of the present invention.Described management control method is applied to a server.As mentioned above it is possible, described server includes: main process equipment, for the operation of described server is controlled；Management and control equipment, monitors for automatically and manages described main process equipment, and operate independent of described main process equipment；First port, is used for connecting external equipment, and carries out the data transmission between described external equipment and described server and/or control.Total being contemplated that of described method: create path between described management and control equipment and described first port.
Different from the first scheme that port 300 is only capable of with main process equipment 200 is connected described in prior art, in the present invention, between described management and control equipment 100 and described first port 300, there is path.It is pointed out that " there is path between described management and control equipment 100 and described first port 300 " described here is not meant as this path and exists always, and simply indicate this path there is a possibility that.Thus, in addition to WebUI, IPMI interface of the prior art, BIOSsetupmenu etc. need by use order line or single management of webpage interface and the interface without visual user's graphical interfaces, it is further provided the first port is for management and control equipment 100.Therefore, on the one hand, the record data of the relevant operation condition of server in management and control equipment 100 can export external equipment via the big and compatible strong port of handling capacity or input from external equipment, even if thus data volume the most also remains to complete transmission at short notice, it is ensured that higher message transmission rate.On the other hand, the record data derived from management and control equipment 100 can be sent to be provided with on another computer equipment of the dedicated analysis software providing visual user's graphical interfaces and carry out error analysis, thus improve user friendly.
Fig. 7 shows the flow chart of the process of management control method according to embodiments of the present invention.As it is shown in fig. 7, described management control method comprises the steps:
First, in step S701, receive switching control instruction.Here switching control instruction can be the switching control instruction actively sent by user, naturally it is also possible to be switching control instruction (detail will be described later on) automatically generated by the particular elements in server.
Then, in step S702, switching signal is produced based on described switching control instruction.Such as, described switching signal can include the first switching signal and the second switching signal.
It follows that in step S703, based on switching signal, the switching between main process equipment and management and control equipment of described first port is controlled.Specifically, in response to the first switching signal, described first port is connected to described management and control equipment, and in response to the second switching signal, described first port is connected to described main process equipment.
Below, the situation automatically generating switching control instruction will be provided explanation.It is pointed out here that it is said that in general, the first port default is connected with main process equipment.Only just switch to be connected with management and control equipment by the first port when there is particular event.
First example
In the first example, described management control method farther includes following steps:
First, the generation of particular event is detected.
When the generation of described particular event being detected, it is provided that the first instruction instructs as described switching control, otherwise the second instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described input block.Wherein produce described first switching signal based on described first instruction, and produce described second switching signal based on described second instruction.
For example, there is the file of specific format in described particular event in can being the external equipment being connected with described first port.
Specifically, such as, if it is desired to via first port connect external equipment can and management and control equipment between carry out data transmission, then can store the hidden file of specific format in advance in external equipment.After external equipment is connected to the first port, notice that now the first port default ground is connected with main process equipment, the existence of the hidden file of this specific format so can be detected, and then think that the expectation of this external equipment is connected with management and control equipment, and automatically produce the switching control instruction for the first port 300 being switched to management and control equipment 100.
Or, and for example, external equipment can store and the file of the record data same format in management and control equipment.Hereinafter, the file format recording data in management and control equipment is referred to as default form.The first port default be connected with main process equipment in the case of, when external equipment is connected to the first port, the file of default form once detected, it is considered as the expectation of this external equipment to be connected with management and control equipment, and automatically produces the switching control instruction for the first port 300 being switched to management and control equipment 100.
Second example
In the second example, described management control method farther includes following steps:
When described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, detect the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port.
When the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port being detected, produce the second switching signal and be connected with described main process equipment so that described first port is switched back into.
It follows that the management control method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.In this embodiment, after switch step described above, will be after the first port be switched to be connected with management and control equipment, described management control method farther includes following steps:
First, the file format in described external equipment is detected；
When described 3rd detector unit detects the not default form of the file format in described external equipment and belongs to predetermined format, the file of described predetermined format is converted to default form.By providing file-format conversion function in management and control equipment, it is possible to use multiple file data in larger scope.
Up to now, described server according to embodiments of the present invention in detail referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 7 and be applied to the management control method of described server.By the server according to the present invention and management control method, it is only capable of, from the first port described in prior art, the scheme being connected with main process equipment different, in the present invention, between described management and control equipment and described first port, there is path.Thus, in addition to WebUI, IPMI interface of the prior art, BIOSsetupmenu etc. need by use order line or single management of webpage interface and the interface without visual user's graphical interfaces, it is further provided the first port is for management and control equipment.Therefore, on the one hand, the record data of the relevant operation condition of server in management and control equipment can export external equipment via the big and compatible strong port of handling capacity or input from external equipment, even if thus data volume the most also remains to complete transmission at short notice, it is ensured that higher message transmission rate.On the other hand, the record data derived from management and control equipment can be sent to be provided with on another computer equipment of the dedicated analysis software providing visual user's graphical interfaces and carry out error analysis, thus improve user friendly.Additionally, by the auto-changeover control for switching equipment, it is possible to farthest reduce the operation relating to user, so that user realizes experience the most easily.Further, by providing file-format conversion function in management and control equipment, it is possible to use multiple file data in larger scope, such as the file data under different operating system, thus function is more powerful.
It should be noted that, in this manual, term " includes ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to comprising of nonexcludability, so that include that the process of a series of key element, method, article or equipment not only include those key elements, but also include other key elements being not expressly set out, or also include the key element intrinsic for this process, method, article or equipment.In the case of there is no more restriction, statement " including ... " key element limited, it is not excluded that there is also other identical element in including the process of described key element, method, article or equipment.
Finally, in addition it is also necessary to explanation, above-mentioned a series of process not only include the process performed in temporal sequence with order described here, and include the process performed parallel or respectively rather than in chronological order.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art is it can be understood that can add the mode of required hardware platform by software to the present invention and realize, naturally it is also possible to all implemented by software.Based on such understanding, what background technology was contributed by technical scheme can embody with the form of software product in whole or in part, this computer software product can be stored in storage medium, such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., including some instructions with so that a computer equipment (can be personal computer, server, or the network equipment etc.) perform each embodiment of the present invention or the method described in some part of embodiment.
Being described in detail the present invention above, principle and the embodiment of the present invention are set forth by specific case used herein, and the explanation of above example is only intended to help to understand method and the core concept thereof of the present invention；Simultaneously for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to the thought of the present invention, the most all will change, in sum, this specification content should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.
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1. a server, including:
Main process equipment, for being controlled the operation of described server；
Management and control equipment, monitors for automatically and manages described main process equipment, and operate independent of described main process equipment；
First port, is used for connecting external equipment, and carries out the data transmission between described external equipment and described server and/or control,
Wherein between described management and control equipment and described first port, there is path.
Server the most according to claim 1, farther includes:
Switching equipment, for described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, and is connected to described main process equipment in response to the second switching signal by described first port.
Server the most according to claim 1, wherein said management and control equipment farther includes:
Receive unit, be used for receiving switching control instruction；
Switching signal generation unit, for producing described first switching signal or described second switching signal based on described switching control instruction.
Server the most according to claim 3, wherein said main process equipment farther includes:
First detector unit, for detecting the generation of particular event, and when the generation of described particular event being detected, the first instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described reception unit, otherwise the second instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described reception unit
Wherein said switching signal generation unit produces described first switching signal based on described first instruction, and produces described second switching signal based on described second instruction.
Server the most according to claim 4, wherein said particular event is the file that there is specific format in the external equipment being connected with described first port.
Server the most according to claim 3, wherein said management and control equipment farther includes:
Second detector unit, for when described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, detects the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port；
Wherein, when described second detector unit detects the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port, described switching signal generation unit produces the second switching signal and is connected with described main process equipment to be switched back into by described first port.
Server the most according to claim 1, wherein said first port is USB port.
Server the most according to claim 1, wherein said management and control equipment farther includes:
3rd detector unit, for detecting the file format in described external equipment；
Format conversion unit, for when described 3rd detector unit detects the not default form of the file format in described external equipment and belongs to predetermined format, is converted to default form by the file of described predetermined format.
9. a management control method, is applied to a server, and described server includes: main process equipment, for being controlled the operation of described server；Management and control equipment, monitors for automatically and manages described main process equipment, and operate independent of described main process equipment；First port, is used for connecting external equipment, and carries out the data transmission between described external equipment and described server and/or control, and described method includes:
Path is created between described management and control equipment and described first port.
Management control method the most according to claim 9, farther includes:
In response to the first switching signal, described first port is connected to described management and control equipment, and in response to the second switching signal, described first port is connected to described main process equipment.
11. management control methods according to claim 9, farther include:
Reception switching control instructs；
Described first switching signal or described second switching signal is produced based on described switching control instruction.
12. management control methods according to claim 11, farther include:
The generation of detection particular event；
When the generation of described particular event being detected, it is provided that the first instruction instructs as described switching control, otherwise the second instruction is provided to instruct as described switching control to described input block,
Wherein produce described first switching signal based on described first instruction, and produce described second switching signal based on described second instruction.
13. management control methods according to claim 12, wherein said particular event is the file that there is specific format in the external equipment being connected with described first port.
14. management control methods according to claim 11, farther include:
When described first port being connected to described management and control equipment in response to the first switching signal, detect the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port；
Wherein, when the disconnection of described external equipment and described first port being detected, produce the second switching signal and be connected with described main process equipment so that described first port is switched back into.
15. management control methods according to claim 9, wherein said first port is USB port.
16. management control methods according to claim 9, farther include:
Detect the file format in described external equipment；
When the file format detected in described external equipment not default form and when belonging to predetermined format, the file of described predetermined format is converted to default form.
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