CN110659035A

CN110659035A - Method and device for batch mounting of mirror images based on BMC

Info

Publication number: CN110659035A
Application number: CN201910777730.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 钟以冠
Original assignee: Suzhou Wave Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Wave Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-22
Filing date: 2019-08-22
Publication date: 2020-01-07

Abstract

The invention provides a method for batch mounting of mirror images based on BMC, which comprises the following steps: saving a server list of the mounted mirror image to be configured on the control end; configuring a file sharing system and uploading a system image file to the file sharing system; reading the server list, and sequentially and remotely calling a BMC interface of the server to configure the BMC to be accessible to the file sharing system; and according to the server list, sequentially mounting the mirror image files required by the server from a file sharing system through a BMC (baseboard management controller) interface of the server. According to the invention, through batch mirror image mounting of the server and the configuration of the YUM source strategy, the batch configuration of the YUM source can be realized, and the operation and maintenance efficiency of the server is improved.

Description

Method and device for batch mounting of mirror images based on BMC

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of computers, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for bulk mounting of images based on BMC.

Background

In the information age, it is becoming more and more important and common to manage servers, and it is also becoming very important to perform operations such as system installation, software installation, or provisioning of YUM sources (collectively referred to as Yellow dog update, Modified) on servers through mounted mirrors, where a common mounting manner is to mount a single server through a KVM (kernel-based virtual machine), or mount a configuration mirror file through a single server BMC, and a single operation is also required to configure a YUM source after the mirror is mounted. Under the condition that a plurality of server rooms are provided, the operation is complex, and the use is very inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for bulk-based BMC mirror image mounting, which reduce manual mirror image mounting and YUM source configuration for one server through bulk mounting and YUM source configuration of the server, improve usability and reliability of server operation and maintenance through an automatic configuration policy, and reduce manual operation and maintenance cost.

Based on the above object, an aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a method for bulk mounting of mirrors based on BMC, including the following steps:

saving a server list of the mounted mirror image to be configured on the control end;

configuring a file sharing system and uploading a system image file to the file sharing system;

reading the server list, and sequentially and remotely calling a BMC interface of the server to configure the BMC to be accessible to the file sharing system;

and according to the server list, sequentially mounting the mirror image files required by the server from a file sharing system through a BMC (baseboard management controller) interface of the server.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

and reading the server list, distributing a corresponding YUM source template file to the server in the server list according to the system of the server, and configuring the YUM source.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

and after the YUM source is configured successfully, the installation operation of the mirror image file is carried out through the YUM source.

In some embodiments, the file sharing system is an NFS system or a CIFS system.

In some embodiments, the file sharing system is deployed locally to the control end or remotely from where the control end may communicate.

In some embodiments, the list of servers comprises: server address, user name, password, and name of the image file to be configured.

In some embodiments, the server list is cached in a Redis database of the control side.

In some embodiments, the storing, on the control side, a list of servers that need to configure the mount image includes:

and the batch scanning server checks whether the server is available or not by remotely logging in the server BMC so as to check out a normally configurable server list.

In some embodiments, the mounting, according to the server list, the image file required by the server from the file sharing system sequentially through the BMC interface of the server includes:

and judging whether the mirror image file to be mounted by the server exists in the file sharing system.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a device for bulk mounting of mirror images based on BMC, including:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing program code executable by the processor, the program code implementing the above method when executed by the processor.

The invention has the following beneficial technical effects: according to the method and the device for batch mirror mounting based on BMC, provided by the embodiment of the invention, through batch mirror mounting of the server and a YUM source configuration strategy, the batch configuration of YUM sources can be realized, so that software installation is carried out, the automatic operation and maintenance of the server are ensured, the operation and maintenance efficiency of the server is improved, the operation and maintenance cost is reduced, the intellectualization and the system stability of the operation and maintenance system of the server are improved, and the economic benefit is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other embodiments can be obtained by using the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for bulk mirror-mounting based on BMC in accordance with the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a BMC batch mount mirror-based device according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described below. However, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples and that other embodiments may take various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; certain features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention. As one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, various features illustrated and described with reference to any one of the figures may be combined with features illustrated in one or more other figures to produce embodiments that are not explicitly illustrated or described. The combination of features shown provides a representative embodiment for a typical application. However, various combinations and modifications of the features consistent with the teachings of the present invention may be desired for certain specific applications or implementations.

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the following embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Based on the above purpose, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for bulk mounting a mirror image based on BMC, as shown in fig. 1, including the following steps:

step S101: saving a server list of the mounted mirror image to be configured on the control end;

step S102: configuring a file sharing system and uploading a system image file to the file sharing system;

step S103: reading the server list, and sequentially and remotely calling a BMC interface of the server to configure the BMC to be accessible to the file sharing system;

step S104: and according to the server list, sequentially mounting the mirror image files required by the server from a file sharing system through a BMC (baseboard management controller) interface of the server.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: and reading the server list, distributing a corresponding YUM source template file to the server in the server list according to the system of the server, and configuring the YUM source. And after the YUM source is configured successfully, the installation operation of the mirror image file is carried out through the YUM source.

Among them, BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) supports the IPMI specification of the industry standard, which describes Management functions that have been built into a motherboard, including: local and remote diagnostics, console support, configuration management, hardware management, troubleshooting, and the like. YUM (fully known as Yellow dog update, Modified) is a Shell front-end software package manager in Fedora and RedHat and CentOS, can automatically download RPM packages from a specified server and install them based on RPM package management, can automatically handle dependency relationships, and installs all dependent software packages at once without cumbersome downloading and installing at once. YUM provides commands to find, install, delete a certain, group, or even all software packages, and the commands are concise and easy to remember.

In some embodiments, the storing, on the control side, a list of servers that need configuration mount images includes: and the batch scanning server checks whether the server is available or not by remotely logging in the server BMC so as to check out a normally configurable server list. The server list may include, for example, server addresses, user names, passwords, and names of image files that need to be configured.

In some embodiments, the server list is cached in a Redis database of the control end.

In some embodiments, the file sharing system is an NFS system or a CIFS system. And the server BMC is used for configuring the shared file system, checking whether the configuration of the shared file system is successful or not, and uploading a commonly used operating system image file to the shared file. For example, the file sharing system may be deployed locally to the control end or remotely where the control end is communicable.

In some embodiments, the mounting, according to the server list, the image file required by the server from the file sharing system sequentially through the BMC interface of the server includes: and judging whether the mirror image file to be mounted by the server exists in the file sharing system.

In an embodiment according to the present invention, a user inputs a list of servers that need to configure a mount mirror and configure a YUM source at a control end, that is, inputs an address of a server, a user, a password, a mirror file name, and the like into the list, and caches the server list as a list of servers to be configured. Scanning servers in a server list to be configured in batch, verifying whether the servers are available or not by remotely logging in a BMC (baseboard management controller) of the servers, verifying the servers which can be configured normally, storing the server information into the server list which can be configured normally, and caching the server information into a Redis database; configuring a file sharing system, wherein the file sharing system can be deployed on any equipment which can be communicated with a control end, and uploading a system image file to the file sharing system; reading a server to be configured in batch, remotely calling a BMC interface of the server to configure the BMC interface to be accessible to the file sharing system, and detecting whether the configuration is successful or not by acquiring BMC configuration information; remotely calling a BMC (baseboard management controller) interface of a server to acquire a mirror image file list in a file sharing system, and judging whether a system mirror image file to be mounted by the server is in the mirror image file list or not; if the mirror image to be mounted exists in the mirror image file list, mounting the mirror image file into the server system according to the server list, and checking whether the mounting is successful; and distributing the YUM source template file to each server according to the system of the server, configuring the YUM configuration of the system, checking whether the YUM source is available after the configuration is finished, and installing the mounted mirror image file through the YUM source after the configuration is successful.

Where technically feasible, the technical features listed above for the different embodiments may be combined with each other or changed, added, omitted, etc. to form further embodiments within the scope of the invention.

As can be seen from the foregoing embodiments, the BMC batch mount mirror-based method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can implement batch configuration of YUM sources by batch mirror mount of the server and configure a YUM source policy, so as to install software, ensure automatic operation and maintenance of the server, improve operation and maintenance efficiency of the server, reduce operation and maintenance cost, improve intelligence and system stability of the server operation and maintenance system, and improve economic benefits.

In view of the foregoing, in another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, an embodiment of a device for bulk mount mirroring based on BMC is provided.

The device for bulk mounting of the mirror image based on the BMC comprises a memory and at least one processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program capable of running on the processor, and the processor executes any one of the methods when executing the program.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an embodiment of the apparatus for bulk-mount mirroring based on BMC according to the present invention.

Taking the computer device shown in fig. 2 as an example, the computer device includes a processor 201 and a memory 202, and may further include: an input device 203 and an output device 204.

The processor 201, the memory 202, the input device 203 and the output device 204 may be connected by a bus or other means, and fig. 2 illustrates the connection by a bus as an example.

The memory 202, which is a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, may be used to store non-volatile software programs, non-volatile computer-executable programs, and modules, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the BMC batch mount image-based method in this embodiment of the present application. The processor 201 executes various functional applications and data processing of the server by running the nonvolatile software program, instructions and modules stored in the memory 202, that is, the method for implementing the BMC-based bulk mount mirroring of the above-described method embodiment.

The memory 202 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function; the storage data area can store data and the like created according to the bulk mirror-mounting method based on BMC. Further, the memory 202 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid state storage device. In some embodiments, memory 202 may optionally include memory located remotely from processor 201, which may be connected to local modules via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

The input device 203 may receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the computer device based on the BMC batch mount image method. The output device 204 may include a display device such as a display screen.

Program instructions/modules corresponding to the one or more methods based on the BMC batch mount image are stored in the memory 202, and when executed by the processor 201, the method based on the BMC batch mount image in any of the above method embodiments is executed.

Any embodiment of the computer device executing the BMC batch mount mirror-based method can achieve the same or similar effects as any corresponding method embodiment described above.

Finally, it should be noted that, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by a computer program, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, may include the processes of the embodiments of the methods described above. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), or the like.

In addition, the apparatuses, devices and the like disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be various electronic terminal devices, such as a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a tablet computer (PAD), a smart television and the like, or may be a large terminal device, such as a server and the like, and therefore the scope of protection disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention should not be limited to a specific type of apparatus, device. The client disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to any one of the above electronic terminal devices in the form of electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both.

Furthermore, the method disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented as a computer program executed by a CPU, and the computer program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The computer program, when executed by the CPU, performs the above-described functions defined in the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention.

Further, the above method steps and system elements may also be implemented using a controller and a computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program for causing the controller to implement the functions of the above steps or elements.

Further, it should be appreciated that the computer-readable storage media (e.g., memory) described herein can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. By way of example, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory can include Read Only Memory (ROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), Electrically Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can include Random Access Memory (RAM), which can act as external cache memory. By way of example and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms such as synchronous RAM (DRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The storage devices of the disclosed aspects are intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and other suitable types of memory.

Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as software or hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention.

The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with the following components designed to perform the functions described herein: a general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination of these components. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP, and/or any other such configuration.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the disclosure herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. A software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. The ASIC may reside in a user terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

In one or more exemplary designs, the functions may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes Compact Disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), floppy disk, blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

It should be understood that, as used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly supports the exception. It should also be understood that "and/or" as used herein is meant to include any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The numbers of the embodiments disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description, and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware, where the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the above-mentioned storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like.

The above-described embodiments are possible examples of implementations and are presented merely for a clear understanding of the principles of the invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the discussion of any embodiment above is meant to be exemplary only, and is not intended to intimate that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, of embodiments of the invention is limited to these examples; within the idea of an embodiment of the invention, also technical features in the above embodiment or in different embodiments may be combined and there are many other variations of the different aspects of an embodiment of the invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, substitutions, improvements, and the like that may be made without departing from the spirit and principles of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for batch mounting of mirror images based on BMC is characterized by comprising the following steps:

and according to the server list, sequentially mounting the mirror image files required by the server from the file sharing system through a BMC (baseboard management controller) interface of the server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the file sharing system is an NFS system or a CIFS system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the file sharing system is deployed locally to the control peer or remotely from where the control peer is communicable.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of servers comprises: server address, user name, password, and name of the image file to be configured.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the server list is cached in a Redis database of the control end.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the saving a list of servers requiring configuration mount images on the control side comprises:

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mounting, according to the server list, the image file required by the server from the file sharing system sequentially through a BMC interface of the server comprises:

10. The utility model provides a device based on BMC batch mount mirror image which characterized in that includes:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing program code executable by a processor, the program code implementing the method of claims 1-9 when executed by the processor.