CN110780905B

CN110780905B - BMC software updating method and device based on USB interface

Info

Publication number: CN110780905B
Application number: CN201911050389.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张黎明; 吴登勇; 陈亮甫
Original assignee: Chaoyue Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Chaoyue Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-31
Filing date: 2019-10-31
Publication date: 2023-09-08
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-31
Also published as: CN110780905A

Abstract

The application 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 the compiled target file under the USB packing directory to a designated storage area of the BMC through the USB interface; and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file. The application 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 application relates to the field of computers, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for updating BMC software based on a USB interface.

Background

The BMC is called as a substrate controller, and ensures that the system is in a normal running 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 the common software updating mode is mostly completed based on network communication, so that the network channel of the BMC needs to be configured before updating the BMC software. Under some field conditions, the configuration network has more limiting factors, the updating time is long, and the parallel updating is difficult, so that the software updating process is complicated.

Disclosure of Invention

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

Based on the above object, an aspect of the embodiments of the present application 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 the compiled target file under the USB packing directory to a designated 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 in communication with the BMC includes:

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

In some embodiments, the setting the USB interface in communication with the BMC further comprises:

and switching the data transmission direction of the USB, so that multiplexing of the BMC and the USB interface of the system side in terms of hardware is realized.

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

and a switching chip is added on hardware, and the switching chip is configured by software, so that the aim of switching the data transmission direction is fulfilled.

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

and inputting an instruction 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 a corresponding update operation according to the target file includes:

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

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a device for updating BMC software based on a USB interface, including:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing processor-executable program code which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of:

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

and executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file.

The application has the following beneficial technical effects: the BMC software updating method and device based on the USB interface can solve the problem that the network configuration process is complicated before updating software, and can update software of each BMC in parallel, so that the time for updating the software is greatly saved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are necessary for the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application and that other embodiments may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a BMC software update method based on a USB interface according to the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of a BMC software updating device based on a USB interface according to the present application.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application are described below. However, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples and that other embodiments may take various alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some functions 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 application. As will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the 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 representative embodiments for typical applications. However, various combinations and modifications of the features consistent with the teachings of the present application may be desired for certain specific applications or implementations.

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

Based on the above objective, an aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a method for updating BMC software 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 the compiled target file under the USB packing directory to a designated 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 in communication with the BMC includes: a USB interface capable of communicating with the BMC is provided at the BMC hardware level.

In some embodiments, the setting the USB interface in communication with the BMC further comprises: and switching the data transmission direction of the USB, so that multiplexing of the BMC and the USB interface of the system side in terms of hardware is realized.

In some embodiments, the switching the data transmission direction of the USB, so as to implement multiplexing the BMC and the USB of the system side in terms of hardware includes: and a switching chip is added on hardware, and the switching chip is configured by software, so that the aim of switching the data transmission direction is fulfilled.

In some embodiments, the switching the data transmission direction of the USB, so as to implement multiplexing the BMC and the USB of the system side in terms of hardware further includes: and inputting an instruction 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 application, a USB interface may be provided at the BMC hardware level that can communicate with the BMC. If the USB interface is not well expanded in the hardware level, a design mode of multiplexing the USB interface with the USB of the system side in 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 by software, a switching chip can be added on hardware, and the switching chip is configured by the software, so that the aim of switching the data channel is fulfilled.

The BMC itself provides USB drive, and the USB channel is connected with the system end by default. An instruction similar to switch channel number for switching the data transmission direction can be input to the shell end of the BMC system to switch the data channel of the USB, the data channel is switched to the BMC end, and a successful data channel switching response similar to switch channel success can be displayed. And mounting the USB device to a device mounting point, and copying the BMC program (target file) which needs to be updated to a place where the target file designated by the BMC is stored by executing the cp instruction. In one embodiment, the software first identifies whether a USB flash disk exists, and if so, looks up and copies the specified target file to the specified storage area. After copying is completed, executing relevant verification, and if the verification is successful, executing an update instruction to complete the program update of the BMC; otherwise, the error is reported and the update is exited.

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

In one embodiment of the present application, after receiving an instruction for updating software, the thread of the current application layer is turned off first, the BMC software to be updated is written to a flash memory (flash memory) memory chip of the BMC, a system restart instruction is executed, and when the system is restarted, a new BMC program is read from the flash memory, and the updated BMC program is executed.

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

From the above embodiments, it can be seen that, according to the BMC software updating method based on the USB interface provided by the embodiment of the application, the problem of complicated network configuration process before software updating can be solved, and parallel software updating can be performed on each BMC, so that the time for updating software is greatly saved.

Based on the above object, another aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a BMC software updating device 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 hardware structure diagram of an embodiment of a BMC software updating device based on a USB interface according to the present application.

Taking the example of a computer device as shown in fig. 2, 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, memory 202, input devices 203, and output devices 204 may be connected by a bus or other means, for example in fig. 2.

The memory 202 is used as a non-volatile computer readable storage medium, and can 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 a USB interface in the embodiment of the present application. The processor 201 executes various functional applications of the server and data processing, that is, implements the BMC software updating method based on the USB interface of the above-described method embodiment, by running the nonvolatile software programs, instructions, and modules stored in the memory 202.

Memory 202 may include a storage program area that may store an operating system, at least one application program required for functionality, and a storage data area; the storage data area may store data created according to a BMC software update method based on a USB interface, etc. In addition, 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 the local module 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 apparatus based on the BMC software update method of 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 BMC software updating methods based on the USB interface are stored in the memory 202, and when executed by the processor 201, the BMC software updating method based on the USB interface in any of the above method embodiments is executed.

Any embodiment of the computer device executing the BMC software updating method based on the USB interface can achieve the same or similar effect as any corresponding embodiment of the method.

Finally, it should be noted that, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, implementing all or part of the above-described methods in the embodiments, the implementation of all or part of the above-described methods may be implemented by a computer program, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program may include the steps of the embodiments of the above-described methods when executed. 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, typically, the devices, apparatuses and the like disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be various electronic terminal apparatuses, for example, mobile phones, personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), tablet computers (PADs), smart televisions, and the like, and may also be large-sized terminal apparatuses, for example, servers, etc., so the protection scope disclosed in the embodiments of the present application should not be limited to a specific type of devices, apparatuses and the like. The client disclosed by the embodiment of the application can be applied to any one of the electronic terminal devices in the form of electronic hardware, computer software or a combination of the electronic hardware and the computer software.

Furthermore, the method disclosed according to the embodiment of the present application may also be implemented as a computer program executed by a CPU, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed by a CPU, performs the functions defined above in the methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.

Furthermore, the above-described method steps and system units may also be implemented using a controller and a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing the controller to implement the above-described steps or unit functions.

Further, it should be appreciated that the computer-readable storage medium (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 acts as external cache memory. By way of example, and not limitation, RAM may be 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 present disclosure.

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 thereof. 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 described 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 location 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 general purpose or special purpose processor. Further, 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 foregoing embodiment of the present application has been disclosed with reference to the number of embodiments for the purpose of description only, and does not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the steps implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program for instructing relevant hardware, where the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like.

The above examples are possible examples of implementations and are presented only for clarity of understanding of the principles of the application. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: the above discussion of any embodiment is merely exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of the disclosure of embodiments of the application, including the claims, is limited to such examples; combinations of features of the above embodiments or in different embodiments are also possible within the idea of an embodiment of the application, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the embodiments of the application as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity. Therefore, any omission, modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. of the embodiments should be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. The BMC software updating method based on the USB interface is characterized by comprising the following steps of:

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file;

the USB interface for communicating with the BMC comprises:

providing a USB interface capable of communicating with the BMC at a BMC hardware layer;

switching the data transmission direction of the USB so as to realize multiplexing of the BMC and the USB interface of the system side in terms of hardware;

the switching the data transmission direction of the USB, so as to realize multiplexing of the BMC and the USB interface of the system side in terms of hardware includes:

a switching chip is added on hardware, and the switching chip is configured through software, so that the aim of switching the data transmission direction is fulfilled;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said performing a corresponding update operation from said target file comprises:

3. A BMC software updating apparatus based on a USB interface, comprising:

at least one processor; and

setting a USB interface for communicating with the BMC;

executing corresponding updating operation according to the target file;

the USB interface for communicating with the BMC comprises:

the USB interface for communicating with the BMC further comprises: