CN110780905A

CN110780905A - BMC software updating method and device based on USB interface

Info

Publication number: CN110780905A
Application number: CN201911050389.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张黎明; 吴登勇; 陈亮甫
Original assignee: Shandong Chaoyue CNC Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shandong Chaoyue CNC Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-31
Publication date: 2020-02-11
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-31
Also published as: CN110780905B

Abstract

The invention provides a BMC software updating method based on a USB interface, which comprises the following steps: setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC; copying a compiled target file in a U packing directory to a specified storage area of the BMC through the USB interface; and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file. The invention not only can solve the problem of complicated network configuration process before updating the software, but also can update the software of each BMC in parallel, thereby greatly saving the time for updating the software.

Description

BMC software updating method and device based on USB interface

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of computers, and more particularly, to a BMC software updating method and apparatus based on a USB interface.

Background

The BMC is called a substrate controller, and guarantees that the system is in a normal operation state by monitoring the power supply, the temperature and the like of the system. However, the BMC code file generated by the compiler is large, and most of common software updating methods are completed based on network communication, so before updating BMC software, the network channel of the BMC needs to be configured. Under some field conditions, the limiting factors for configuring the network are more, the updating time is usually longer, and the parallel updating is difficult, so the software updating process is more complicated.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a BMC software updating method and apparatus based on a USB interface, so as to implement BMC software updating based on the USB interface.

Based on the above object, an aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a BMC software updating method based on a USB interface, including the following steps:

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

copying a compiled target file in a U packing directory to a specified storage area of the BMC through the USB interface;

and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

In some embodiments, the setting a USB interface to communicate with the BMC includes:

and a USB interface capable of communicating with the BMC is provided at a BMC hardware level.

In some embodiments, the setting the USB interface for communicating with the BMC further comprises:

and switching the data transmission direction of the USB, thereby realizing the multiplexing of the BMC and the USB interface of the system end in the aspect of hardware.

In some embodiments, the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement hardware multiplexing of the USB at the BMC and the system side includes:

a switching chip is added on hardware, and the switching chip is configured through software, so that the purpose of switching the data transmission direction is achieved.

In some embodiments, the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement hardware multiplexing of the USB at the BMC and the system side further includes:

and inputting a command for switching the data transmission direction at the shell end of the BMC system to switch the data transmission direction of the USB, and switching the data transmission direction to the BMC end.

In some embodiments, the performing the corresponding update operation according to the target file includes:

and the BMC responds to the received instruction of the software needing to be updated, closes the thread of the current application layer, executes a system restart instruction, and reads the target file from the specified storage area to execute corresponding updating operation when the system is restarted.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a BMC software updating apparatus based on a USB interface, including:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing program code executable by the processor, the program code implementing the following steps when executed by the processor:

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

The invention has the following beneficial technical effects: the BMC software updating method and device based on the USB interface provided by the embodiment of the invention can solve the problem of complicated network configuration process before software updating, and can also perform parallel software updating on each BMC, thereby greatly saving the time for updating software.

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 BMC software update method based on USB interface according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a BMC software updating apparatus based on a USB interface 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 object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a BMC software updating method based on a USB interface, as shown in fig. 1, including the following steps:

step S101: setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

step S102: copying a compiled target file in a U packing directory to a specified storage area of the BMC through the USB interface;

step S103: and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

In some embodiments, the setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC includes: and a USB interface capable of communicating with the BMC is provided at a BMC hardware level.

In some embodiments, the setting the USB interface for communicating with the BMC further includes: and switching the data transmission direction of the USB, thereby realizing the multiplexing of the BMC and the USB interface of the system end in the aspect of hardware.

In some embodiments, the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement hardware multiplexing between the BMC and the USB at the system end includes: a switching chip is added on hardware, and the switching chip is configured through software, so that the purpose of switching the data transmission direction is achieved.

In some embodiments, the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement hardware multiplexing between the BMC and the USB at the system end further includes: and inputting a command for switching the data transmission direction at the shell end of the BMC system to switch the data transmission direction of the USB, and switching the data transmission direction to the BMC end.

In one embodiment according to the invention, a USB interface may be provided at the BMC hardware level that enables communication with the BMC. If the USB interface is not easily expanded on the hardware level, a design mode of multiplexing with the USB of the system end on the hardware aspect can be adopted, and then the data transmission direction of the USB is switched through software, so that the purpose that the system and the BMC share the USB hardware is achieved. When the USB data transmission direction is switched through software, a switching chip can be added to hardware, and the switching chip is configured through software, so that the purpose of switching a data channel is achieved.

The BMC itself provides the drive of the USB, and the USB channel is connected with the system end by default. The instruction of switching the data transmission direction similar to the switch channel number can be input at the shell end of the BMC system to realize switching of the data channel of the USB, and the data channel is switched to the BMC end, so that the successful switching of the data channel can display the successful switching reply similar to the switch channel success. And (3) mounting the USB device to a device mounting point, and executing the cp instruction to copy the BMC program (target file) needing to be updated to a place where the target file specified by the BMC is stored. In one embodiment, the software first identifies whether a USB flash disk exists, and if the USB flash disk is identified, the software searches for a specified target file and copies the target file to a specified storage area. After copying is finished, executing related verification, and if the verification is successful, executing an updating instruction to finish program updating of the BMC; otherwise, an error is reported and the updating is quitted.

In some embodiments, the performing the corresponding update operation according to the target file includes: and the BMC responds to the received instruction of the software needing to be updated, closes the thread of the current application layer, executes a system restart instruction, and reads the target file from the specified storage area to execute corresponding updating operation when the system is restarted.

In an embodiment according to the present invention, after receiving an instruction that software needs to be updated, the programming may be implemented to first close a thread of a current application layer, write BMC software that needs to be updated to a flash (flash memory) memory chip of the BMC, execute a system restart instruction, read a new BMC program from the flash when the system is restarted, and execute the updated BMC program.

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.

It can be seen from the foregoing embodiments that the BMC software updating method based on the USB interface provided in the embodiments of the present invention can not only solve the problem of a complicated network configuration process before updating software, but also perform parallel software updating on each BMC, thereby greatly saving the time for updating software.

In view of the foregoing, another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a BMC software updating apparatus based on a USB interface, including:

at least one processor; and

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a BMC software updating apparatus based on a USB interface according to an embodiment of 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 software updating method based on the USB interface in the 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 BMC software update method based on the USB interface of the above method embodiment is implemented.

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 may store data created according to the BMC software update method based on the USB interface, and the like. 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 of the BMC software update method based on the USB interface. The output device 204 may include a display device such as a display screen.

Program instructions/modules corresponding to the one or more USB interface-based BMC software updating methods are stored in the memory 202, and when executed by the processor 201, the USB interface-based BMC software updating methods in any of the above method embodiments are executed.

Any embodiment of the computer device executing the BMC software updating method based on the USB interface may 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 BMC software updating method based on a USB interface is characterized by comprising the following steps:

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein setting a USB interface to communicate with the BMC comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein setting a USB interface to communicate with the BMC further comprises:

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement hardware multiplexing of the BMC and the USB on the system side comprises:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement the multiplexing of the BMC and the USB on the system side in terms of hardware further comprises:

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the corresponding update operation according to the target file comprises:

7. A BMC software updating device based on USB interface is characterized by comprising:

at least one processor; and

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the setting a USB interface to communicate with the BMC comprises:

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the setting up the USB interface to communicate with the BMC further comprises:

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to implement hardware multiplexing between the BMC and the system-side USB comprises: