CN110647343B - OpenPower server and system deployment method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application discloses an OpenPower server and a system deployment method thereof.A system deployment device is arranged on a target interface of a server main board, and RAID tool files and iso files are stored on the system deployment device, so that the OpenPower server can realize the installation of an operating system and the creation of RAID according to the iso files and the RAID tool files on the system deployment device. In addition, the OpenPower server can also detect whether the firmware of the OpenPower server needs to be updated when networking, and download the firmware file to the system deployment device when judging that the firmware needs to be updated so as to update the firmware. Therefore, the operation time and operation errors of operation and maintenance personnel are greatly reduced, the purposes of rapidly installing an operating system and upgrading firmware on an OpenPowe server are achieved, and the system deployment efficiency and the stability of the server are improved.
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Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to an OpenPower server and a system deployment method thereof.
Background
Based on the ecological problem of the OpenPower server, installing an operating system on the current OpenPower server is a relatively time-consuming task, and usually, an implementer is required to prepare specific software in advance according to the model of the server, the RAID card model and the like, so that a customer engineer who is unfamiliar with the OpenPower server cannot use the OpenPower server after opening the box, and often the installation and maintenance operations cannot be smoothly implemented due to insufficient preparation, so that the satisfaction degree of the customer on the OpenPower server is affected. Meanwhile, on the current OpenPower server, the latest firmware version cannot be automatically downloaded and corresponding prompt is carried out, so that maintenance personnel can not update the firmware in time, and finally the server runs in the process of encountering some known problems to influence the stability of the server.
It can be seen that how to improve the convenience of the OpenPower server system installation and firmware upgrade is a problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
The purpose of the application is to provide an OpenPower server and a system deployment method thereof, which are used for solving the problems that the current OpenPower server needs to be manually participated in the system installation and firmware upgrading processes, the implementation process is complicated, the system deployment efficiency is low, and even the stability of the server is affected.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present application provides an OpenPower server, including: the system deployment device is arranged on a target interface of the server main board, and RAID tool files and iso files are stored on the system deployment device;
the OpenPower server is used for installing an operating system according to the iso file and creating RAID according to the RAID tool file; and the system deployment device is also used for detecting whether the firmware of the system deployment device needs to be updated or not when the system deployment device is connected with the network, and if so, downloading a firmware file to the system deployment device so as to update the firmware.
Preferably, the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: after entering a petiboot, displaying the RAID tool file and the iso file stored on the system deployment device; and after receiving an installation instruction of a user, installing an operating system according to the iso file, and creating RAID according to the RAID tool file.
Preferably, the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: after downloading the firmware file to the system deployment device, generating prompt information for firmware update; and updating the firmware by using the firmware file according to an updating instruction of a user.
Preferably, the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: it is detected at networking whether the own PNOR and BMC need to be updated.
Preferably, the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: and downloading the firmware file of the latest version provided by the manufacturer to the system deployment device.
Preferably, the system deployment device is a USB disk disposed on an on-board USB interface of a server motherboard.
Preferably, the system deployment device specifically stores a RAID tool file corresponding to a preset RAID card model number, and an iso file of a preset version of an operating system.
The application also provides a system deployment method of the OpenPower server, which comprises the following steps:
installing an operating system and creating RAID according to the iso file and RAID tool file on the system deployment device; the system deployment device is arranged at a target interface of the server main board;
and when networking, detecting whether the firmware of the system needs to be updated, and if so, downloading a firmware file to the system deployment device to update the firmware.
According to the OpenPower server and the system deployment method thereof, the system deployment device is arranged on the target interface of the server main board, and RAID tool files and iso files are stored on the system deployment device, so that the OpenPower server can realize the installation of an operating system and the creation of RAID according to the iso files and the RAID tool files on the system deployment device. In addition, the OpenPower server can also detect whether the firmware of the OpenPower server needs to be updated when networking, and download the firmware file to the system deployment device when judging that the firmware needs to be updated so as to update the firmware.
Therefore, according to the scheme, a built-in system deployment device is added on the OpenPower server, and RAID tools, iso files of an operating system and the like are preloaded on the system deployment device, so that the operating system is convenient to install and RAID is convenient to establish. In addition, the OpenPowers server automatically downloads the latest firmware to the system deployment device in a networking state, so that the firmware is convenient to upgrade, the operation time and operation errors of operation and maintenance personnel are greatly reduced, the purposes of rapidly installing an operating system on the OpenPowers server and upgrading the firmware are achieved, and the system deployment efficiency and the stability of the server are improved.
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For a clearer description of embodiments of the present application or of the prior art, the drawings that are used in the description of the embodiments or of the prior art will be briefly described, it being apparent that the drawings in the description that follow are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained from these drawings by a person of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an OpenPower server provided in the present application;
fig. 2 is a flowchart of an implementation of a system deployment method embodiment of an OpenPower server provided in the present application.
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The core of the application is to provide an OpenPower server and a system deployment method thereof, which can reduce the time and working procedures required by engineers in the process of installing and operating the OpenPower, thereby reducing the labor cost, accelerating the multiplexing efficiency of the engineers and improving the satisfaction degree of clients to the OpenPower server.
In order to provide a better understanding of the present application, those skilled in the art will now make further details of the present application with reference to the drawings and detailed description. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.
An embodiment of an OpenPower server provided in the present application is described below, as shown in fig. 1, where an embodiment one includes: a system deployment device 13 disposed on the target interface 12 of the server motherboard 11, where the system deployment device 13 stores a RAID tool file and an iso file;
the OpenPower server 14 is configured to install an operating system according to the iso file, and create a RAID according to the RAID tool file; and the system deployment device is also used for detecting whether the firmware of the system deployment device needs to be updated or not when the system deployment device is connected with the network, and if so, downloading a firmware file to the system deployment device so as to update the firmware.
As a specific embodiment, the target interface 12 is specifically an on-board USB interface on the motherboard of the OPenPower server, and the system deployment device 13 is specifically a USB disk built in the USB interface.
In an actual application scenario, the system deployment device 13 is formatted in advance according to Linux operating system requirements. When leaving the factory, system software such as RAID tool files and iso files is copied and installed on the system deployment device 13.
Since the CPU of the OpenPower server uses an IBM processor, and specific software versions are required for operating system software, RAID card drivers, etc. installed on the server, as a specific embodiment, the system deployment device 13 specifically stores a RAID tool file corresponding to a preset RAID card model, and an iso file of an operating system of a preset version. The RAID tool file may be specifically a storage file 64.Ppc64le software, and it is worth mentioning that the iso file may specifically determine a specific linux operating system and version according to a customer order requirement before delivery, for example, if a customer requires installation of redhat7.5, copy the RHEL-ALT-7.5-ppc64le-dvd1.Iso file to the system deployment device.
In the case of installing an OpenPower server, the OpenPower server 14 of the present embodiment is specifically configured to implement the following procedures: entering a petiboot, displaying RAID tool files and iso files stored on the system deployment device 13, and waiting for an installation instruction issued by a user; after receiving an installation instruction of a user, installing an operating system according to the iso file, and creating RAID according to the RAID tool file. Wherein petitboot is a linux bootloader.
That is, after the user enters the petitboot interface of the server, the user can check the files on the system deployment device 13, and then use the matched files in the system deployment device 13 to create RAID and install OS on site, so as to avoid the problem that the user cannot enter the installation interface of the operating system due to installation failure and other faults caused by incorrect software, for example, when installing the RHEL operating system, the user uses the iso file of x86 version or the iso file of power8 version.
In order to ensure the stability of the production system, the firmware of the OpenPower server also needs to use the latest firmware version, so this embodiment develops a function that the OpenPower server can automatically check the firmware update.
In this embodiment, after the server is installed, the OpenPower server 14 can detect whether the firmware of itself needs to be updated when networking, and if so, download a firmware file to the system deployment device 13 to update the firmware. Specifically, after the OpenPower server 14 downloads the firmware file to the system deployment device 13, a prompt message for updating the firmware may be generated, and the user waits for issuing an update instruction; and after receiving an update instruction of a user, executing update operation on the firmware by utilizing the firmware file.
The firmware may specifically include PNOR and BMC (Baseboard Management Controller ), that is, the OpenPower server 14 detects whether the PNOR and BMC itself needs to be updated when networking. The PNOR is a program solidified on a ROM chip in a main board on an OpenPower server, is a bridge for connecting software and hardware, is a first program operated when a computer is started, and has the main function of providing bottommost and most direct hardware setting and control for the computer. The system can display some basic information of the system, including PNOR version number, CPU, memory size/frequency, network card information and the like, and can also run some basic linux commands, configure starting items, network and other functions. The BMC is used for realizing the functions of local diagnosis, remote diagnosis, console support, configuration management, hardware management, fault removal and the like of the OpenPower server.
As a specific embodiment, after the server installation is completed, the OpenPower server 14 automatically determines at regular time whether to connect to the internet. If there is a connection to the Internet, the auto-timing analyzer provides updated firmware, including PNOR and BMC for the OpenPower server. If the updated firmware exists, the corresponding firmware is automatically downloaded to the system deployment device 13, and the latest version of firmware file provided by the manufacturer can be downloaded to the system deployment device 13, and the user is prompted to update the firmware.
According to the OpenPower server and the system deployment method thereof, a built-in system deployment device is additionally arranged on a main board of the OpenPower server, and RAID tools, iso files of an operating system and the like are automatically added when leaving a factory. In addition, the OpenPower server automatically judges whether the state is in the internet connection state, and if the state is connected with the internet, the automatic timing analysis manufacturer provides updated firmware. If the updated firmware exists, the corresponding firmware is automatically downloaded to the built-in system deployment device, and the updating of the firmware is prompted.
Therefore, in order to shorten the installation time, increase the working efficiency of operation and maintenance personnel, promote the satisfaction of clients to the OpenPower server, and before installing the server, ensure that the server is preloaded with corresponding tool software, firmware and the like. Therefore, the scheme can reduce the time and working procedures required by engineers for installing, operating and maintaining the OpenPower, reduce the labor cost, quicken the multiplexing efficiency of the engineers and promote the satisfaction degree of clients to the OpenPower server, thereby indirectly generating economic benefits.
The following describes a system deployment method of an OpenPower server provided by the embodiment of the present application, where the system deployment method of the OpenPower server described below is implemented based on the OpenPower server described above.
As shown in fig. 2, the system deployment method of the OpenPower server includes:
s21, installing an operating system and creating RAID according to an iso file and a RAID tool file on a system deployment device; the system deployment device is arranged at a target interface of the server main board;
s22, when networking, detecting whether own firmware needs to be updated, and if so, downloading a firmware file to the system deployment device to update the firmware.
In some specific embodiments, the installing an operating system and creating a RAID according to an iso file and a RAID tool file on a system deployment device includes: after entering a petiboot, displaying the RAID tool file and the iso file stored on the system deployment device; and after receiving an installation instruction of a user, installing an operating system according to the iso file, and creating RAID according to the RAID tool file.
In some specific embodiments, the downloading the firmware file to the system deployment device to update the firmware includes: after downloading the firmware file to the system deployment device, generating prompt information for firmware update; and updating the firmware by using the firmware file according to an updating instruction of a user.
In some specific embodiments, the detecting whether the firmware of the user needs to be updated when the user is networking includes: it is detected at networking whether the own PNOR and BMC need to be updated.
In some specific embodiments, the downloading the firmware file to the system deployment device comprises: and downloading the firmware file of the latest version provided by the manufacturer to the system deployment device.
In some specific embodiments, the system deployment device is a USB disk disposed on an on-board USB interface of a server motherboard.
In some specific embodiments, the system deployment device specifically stores a RAID tool file corresponding to a preset RAID card model, and an iso file of a preset version of an operating system.
The system deployment method of the OpenPower server of the present embodiment is implemented based on the above-described OpenPower server, so that the detailed implementation of the method can be seen from the foregoing example section of the OpenPower server. The function of the method corresponds to that of the OpenPower server, and is not described herein.
In this specification, each embodiment is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment is mainly described in a different point from other embodiments, so that the same or similar parts between the embodiments are referred to each other. For the device disclosed in the embodiment, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant points refer to the description of the method section.
The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software modules may be disposed in Random Access Memory (RAM), memory, read Only Memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the more detailed description of the present application and the principles and embodiments of the present application have been presented in terms of specific examples, which are provided herein to assist in the understanding of the method and core concepts of the present application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have modifications in the specific embodiments and application scope in accordance with the ideas of the present application, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present application in view of the above.
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1. An OpenPower server, comprising: the system deployment device is arranged on a target interface of the server main board, and RAID tool files and iso files are stored on the system deployment device;
the OpenPower server is used for installing an operating system according to the iso file and creating RAID according to the RAID tool file; the system deployment device is also used for detecting whether the firmware of the system deployment device needs to be updated or not when the system deployment device is connected with the Internet, and if so, downloading a firmware file to the system deployment device so as to update the firmware;
the system deployment device is a USB flash disk arranged on an onboard USB interface of the server main board;
the system deployment device specifically stores RAID tool files corresponding to a preset RAID card model and iso files of a preset version of operating system.
2. The OpenPower server of claim 1, wherein the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: after entering a petiboot, displaying the RAID tool file and the iso file stored on the system deployment device; and after receiving an installation instruction of a user, installing an operating system according to the iso file, and creating RAID according to the RAID tool file.
3. The OpenPower server of claim 2, wherein the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: after downloading the firmware file to the system deployment device, generating prompt information for firmware update; and updating the firmware by using the firmware file according to an updating instruction of a user.
4. The OpenPower server of claim 3, wherein the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: it is detected at networking whether the own PNOR and BMC need to be updated.
5. The OpenPower server of claim 4, wherein the OpenPower server is specifically configured to: and downloading the firmware file of the latest version provided by the manufacturer to the system deployment device.
6. A system deployment method of an OpenPower server, comprising:
installing an operating system and creating RAID according to the iso file and RAID tool file on the system deployment device; the system deployment device is arranged at a target interface of the server main board;
when networking, detecting whether own firmware needs to be updated, if so, downloading a firmware file to the system deployment device to update the firmware;
the system deployment device is a USB flash disk arranged on an onboard USB interface of the server main board;
the system deployment device specifically stores RAID tool files corresponding to a preset RAID card model and iso files of a preset version of operating system.
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