CN110471704A - Server and server opening initialization method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention proposes a kind of server and server opening initialization method.Server includes non-volatile storage unit, control unit, baseboard management controller and control chipset.Non-volatile storage unit stores an initializing set.Control unit couples non-volatile storage unit, to obtain initializing set.Control unit includes several foot positions, to export a corresponding voltage quasi position in each foot position according to initializing set.At least one of baseboard management controller and control chipset receive the voltage quasi position of those foot positions output before itself is initialized, to carry out initialization action according to those voltage quasi positions.
Description
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of servers, especially with regard to a kind of server and server opening initialization method.
Background technique
Server can be subdivided into multiple steps in start process, such as: startup power supply power supply unit, power supply unit power supply
To motherboard, the multiple element in motherboard, which receives, powers and needs in its foot position feed-in desired signal.In general, in host
It is laid out connection cabling on plate and carrys out feed-in desired signal to counter element, those elements are completed according to FD feed
Initialization.However, can also cooperate hardware first in product development stage, or in order to easy to maintenance after product turnout, on motherboard
Part (such as switching switch, wire jumper) changes route.Therefore, additional hardware cost is produced, and needs manual operation.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to be to provide one kind to save cost and reduce human operational error
Server and server opening initialization method.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention proposes a kind of server, it includes non-volatile storage unit, control are single
Member, baseboard management controller and control chipset.
Non-volatile storage unit stores an initializing set.Control unit couples non-volatile storage unit, initial to obtain
Change setting.Control unit includes several foot positions, to export a corresponding voltage quasi position in each foot position according to initializing set.Base
Board management controller couples control unit.It controls chipset and couples control unit.In baseboard management controller and control chipset
At least one voltage quasi position of those foot positions output is received before itself is initialized, it is initial to be carried out according to those voltage quasi positions
Change movement.
Preferably, non-volatile storage unit is written into initializing set by control chipset.
Preferably, server further includes a communication interface, is coupled to non-volatile storage unit.Non-volatile storage unit via
Communication interface receives the initializing set of updating device transmission and stores the received initializing set of institute.
Preferably, server further includes a socket, connecting substrate Management Controller.Baseboard management controller is via net
Network interface receives the initializing set of updating device transmission.Baseboard management controller control control chipset, will be received
Initializing set be written non-volatile storage unit.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention proposes a kind of server opening initialization method, and it includes: at the beginning of storage one
Beginningization is set in non-volatile storage unit；Non-volatile storage unit is read with control unit, wherein control unit includes several
Foot position；A corresponding voltage quasi position is exported in each foot position according to read initializing set with control unit；And with a substrate
Management Controller or control chipset receive each foot position and export corresponding voltage quasi position, and are carried out according to those voltage quasi positions initial
Change movement.
Preferably, the storage initializing set in non-volatile storage unit be that initializing set is written with control unit
Non-volatile storage unit.
Preferably, in one initializing set of the storage before a non-volatile storage unit, the method is further included: warp
One updating device is connected by a communication interface, initializing set is received with self refresh device.
Preferably, the method further includes: baseboard management controller receives a updating device via a socket and transmits
Initializing set；And control chipset is controlled with baseboard management controller, non-wave is written into the received initializing set of institute
Send out storage element.
Compared to the prior art, server and server opening initialization method of the present invention, mentions according to embodiments of the present invention
Server and server opening initialization method out, permeable software mode make control unit can provide substrate management control
Parameter setting needed for device and control chipset initialization, and then the hardware cost that conventionally employed hardware mode is alloted can be saved,
Also it can shorten setting time, and can avoid human operational error.
[Detailed description of the invention]
Fig. 1 is the block schematic diagram of the server of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the server opening initialization method flow chart of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the block schematic diagram of the server of another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the block schematic diagram of the server of further embodiment of this invention.
Fig. 5 is the block schematic diagram of the server of still another embodiment of the present invention.
[specific embodiment]
Refering to Figure 1, being the block schematic diagram of the server 100 for one embodiment of the invention.Server 100 includes non-waves
Send out storage element 110, control unit 120, baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC)
130 and control chipset 140.Non-volatile storage unit 110 can be as electronics is erased the formula read only memory (EEPROM), quick flashing
The nonvolatile memories such as memory.Control unit 120 can be complexity such as can program logic device (Complex
Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), the arithmetic elements such as microcontroller.Control chipset 140 can be with platform
Controller center (Platform Controller Hub, PCH) or South Bridge chip etc. for connect input-output equipment control
Chip.Control unit 120 and control chipset couple non-volatile storage unit 110.In this, control unit 120 and control chip
Group couples non-volatile storage unit 110 via System Management Bus (System Management Bus, SMB), but the present invention is real
It is non-as limit to apply example.Control unit 120 includes several foot positions 121.Baseboard management controller 130 includes one or more feet
Position 131, control chipset 140 include one or more feet position 141, the foot position of these foot positions 131,141 and control unit 120
121 couple one to one.
Though here, being coupled with the foot position 131 of baseboard management controller 130 and the foot position 121 of control unit 120, and controlling
The foot position 121 of the foot position 141 of chipset 140 and control unit 120 illustrates for coupling, however in some embodiments, can be with
Only the foot position 121 of the foot position 131 of baseboard management controller 130 and control unit 120 couples, to be directed to baseboard management controller
130 carry out initializing set；Or the foot position 141 of only control chipset 140 and the foot position 121 of control unit 120 couple, with
Initializing set is carried out for control chipset 140.
It please refers to shown in Fig. 2, is the opening initialization method suitable for aforementioned server 100 for one embodiment of the invention
Flow chart.Each step of this method described further below.
In step S210, initializing set is stored in non-volatile storage unit 110.In other words, non-volatile storage unit 10
For storing initializing set.
In step S220, control unit 120 obtains the initializing set of its storage from non-volatile storage unit 110.It is described
The voltage quasi position that each foot position 121 of initializing set specification should export.The voltage quasi position is can be corresponding with logical variable, example
Such as: high voltage level (such as 3 volts) corresponds to logical truth, and low voltage level (such as 0 volt) corresponds to logical falsehood.The voltage is quasi-
Position can also be corresponding with a load voltage value, i.e., a certain foot position 121 maintain a specific voltage level output (such as 3.3 volts,
5 volts), this specific voltage level can be high voltage level, low voltage level or the voltage value to fall between above-mentioned.
In step S230, depending on actual demand, control unit 120 is according to read initializing set, in its each foot position 121
Export corresponding voltage quasi position.For example, as being intended to carry out baseboard management controller 130 control unit 120 if initialization sets movement
Required voltage quasi position will be exported in the foot position 121 for the foot position 131 for being coupled to baseboard management controller 130；It is such as intended to control core
Piece group 140 carries out initialization action, then control unit 120 will be in the foot position 121 for the foot position 141 for being coupled to control chipset 140
Voltage quasi position needed for output.By taking the C216 chipset of Intel company's production as an example, control chipset 140 initializes required
Foot position 141 may be, for example, 〝 No Reboot 〞 foot position, 〝 Top-Block Swap Override 〞 foot position, 〝 Boot BIOS
Strap 〞 foot position.
In step S240, by baseboard management controller 130 and/or each foot of control 140 reception control unit 120 of chipset
The 121 corresponding voltage quasi position of output of position, and initialization action is carried out according to these voltage quasi positions.Whereby, baseboard management controller
At least one of 130 and control chipset 140, that is to say, that baseboard management controller 130 and/or control chipset 140,
It can receive the voltage quasi position (initializing required parameter setting) of these foot positions 121 output before itself initialization, and can
Initialization action is carried out according to these voltage quasi positions.
In this present embodiment, in step S210, the initializing set that non-volatile storage unit 110 is written can be original
The parameter setting of beginning is also possible to the update ginseng for the old initializing set having been stored in non-volatile storage unit 110
Number setting.
In this present embodiment, write-in initializing set can be executed by 100 the machine of server, implied that via control chipset
Non-volatile storage unit 110 is written in the initializing set by 140.
It please refers to shown in Fig. 3, is the block schematic diagram of the server 100 for another embodiment of the present invention.With it is shown in FIG. 1
The difference of embodiment is that the server 100 of the present embodiment further includes a communication interface 150, is coupled to non-volatile storage unit
110.Whereby, non-volatile storage unit 110 can receive the initializing set of a updating device 300 transmission via communication interface 150,
And received initializing set is stored.In this, communication interface 150 can support System Management Bus above-mentioned, but
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this.Updating device 300 may be, for example, mobile phone, personal computer, notebook computer, plate calculating
The electronic devices such as machine.
It please refers to shown in Fig. 4, is the block schematic diagram of the server 100 for further embodiment of this invention.With it is shown in FIG. 1
The difference of embodiment is that the server 100 of the present embodiment further includes a socket 160, connecting substrate Management Controller
130.Baseboard management controller 130 receives the initializing set that updating device 300 transmits via socket 160.To substrate
Management Controller 130 can assign instruction to control, will be received through control chipset 140 to control chipset 140
Initializing set be written non-volatile storage unit 110.In detail, when initializing set to be transmitted, baseboard management controller
130, which can first send interrupt signal, gives control chipset 140, so that control chipset 140 suspends the current movement that executes, and from base
Board management controller 130 obtains initializing set.It controls chipset 140 and non-volatile storage unit is written into initializing set again
110.In this, the communication between baseboard management controller 130 and control chipset 140 meet low pin number (Low Pin Count,
LPC confluence transfer protocol).In this present embodiment, the communication between baseboard management controller 130 and control chipset 140 can also
To be using System Management Bus above-mentioned or wisdom Platform Management Interface (Intelligent Platform
Management Interface, IPMI).
In this present embodiment, control unit 120, baseboard management controller 130 and control chipset 140 remove above-mentioned foot position
It 121, also include other pins, these non-pins are baseboard management controller 130 and/or control chipset except 131,141
Needed for 140 initialization, especially it is not painted and illustrates herein.In other words, foot position 121,131,141 described herein is only to base
Foot position needed for board management controller 130 and/or control chipset 140 execute initialization action, control unit 120, substrate pipe
Reason controller 130 and control chipset 140 also control (as the power initiation of other chips controls) comprising being used to execute other
Pin.Notably, control chipset 140 can also read other settings from non-volatile storage unit 110, and plan it according to the setting
The state of his pin, to realize the control of other purposes.
It please refers to shown in Fig. 5, is the block schematic diagram of the server 100 for still another embodiment of the present invention.With aforementioned reality
The difference for applying example is that the server 100 of the present embodiment has communication interface 150 and socket 160 simultaneously, for more new clothes
300 selections are set through communication interface 150 or through socket 160 to transmit initializing set.
In conclusion the server 100 and its opening initialization method that propose according to embodiments of the present invention, can pass through software
Mode control unit 120 can provide baseboard management controller 130 to initialize required parameter with control chipset 140 and set
It is fixed, and then the hardware cost that conventionally employed hardware mode is alloted can be saved, it can also shorten setting time, and can avoid manual operation
Fault.
The above description is merely a specific embodiment, but scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto, any
Those familiar with the art in the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, can easily think of the change or the replacement, and should all contain
Lid is within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the protection scope in claims.
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1. a kind of server, characterized by comprising:
One non-volatile storage unit stores an initializing set；
One control unit couples the non-volatile storage unit, and to obtain the initializing set, which includes several feet
Position, to export a corresponding voltage quasi position in the respectively foot position according to the initializing set；
One baseboard management controller couples the control unit；And
One control chipset, couples the control unit；
At least one of the baseboard management controller and the control chipset receive those foot positions before itself is initialized and export
The voltage quasi position, with according to those voltage quasi positions carry out initialization action.
2. server according to claim 1, which is characterized in that it is non-that this is written in the initializing set by the control chipset
Volatilize storage element.
3. server according to claim 1, which is characterized in that include also a communication interface, be coupled to the non-volatile storage
Memory cell, the non-volatile storage unit receive the initializing set of updating device transmission via the communication interface and store institute
The received initializing set.
4. server according to claim 1, which is characterized in that include also a socket, connect the substrate management control
Device processed, the baseboard management controller receive the initializing set that a updating device transmits, the substrate pipe via the socket
Reason controller controls the control chipset, and the non-volatile storage unit is written in the received initializing set of institute.
5. a kind of server opening initialization method, characterized by comprising:
An initializing set is stored in a non-volatile storage unit；
The non-volatile storage unit is read with the control unit, which includes several foot positions；
A corresponding voltage quasi position is exported in the respectively foot position according to the read initializing set with the control unit；And
The respectively foot position, which is received, with a baseboard management controller or the control chipset exports the corresponding voltage quasi position, and according to this
A little voltage quasi positions carry out initialization action.
6. server opening initialization method according to claim 5, which is characterized in that one initializing set of storage in
One non-volatile storage unit is that the non-volatile storage unit is written in the initializing set with the control chip.
7. server opening initialization method according to claim 5, which is characterized in that one initializing set of storage in
Before one non-volatile storage unit, also include: connecting a updating device via a communication interface, be somebody's turn to do with being received from the updating device
Initializing set.
8. server opening initialization method according to claim 5, which is characterized in that also include:
The baseboard management controller receives the initializing set of updating device transmission via a socket；And
The control chipset is controlled with the baseboard management controller, the non-volatile storage is written into the received initializing set of institute
Memory cell.
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