CN115421973A

CN115421973A - Method, system, device and medium for processing restart fault after BIOS (basic input output System) upgrading of server

Info

Publication number: CN115421973A
Application number: CN202211041966.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王子瑞
Original assignee: Suzhou Inspur Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Inspur Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-29
Filing date: 2022-08-29
Publication date: 2022-12-02

Abstract

The invention provides a method, a system, a device and a medium for processing restart faults after a server upgrades a BIOS, wherein the method comprises the following steps: when the server is updated by using the new version BIOS, caching the new version BIOS and backing up the old version BIOS; restarting the server, starting the server by using the new version BIOS, and judging the starting stage of the server by the serial port log; if the server is started normally, the operation is directly finished; if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the obtained serial port log; calling the old version BIOS and starting a server through the old version BIOS; and judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log again, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for related personnel to analyze and judge. The invention solves the problem that when the server uses the new version BIOS, the server is abnormally powered on and can only passively wait for an operator to solve the problem. And can quickly collect relevant logs when problems occur.

Description

Method, system, device and medium for processing restart fault after BIOS (basic input output System) upgrading of server

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a method, a system, a device and a medium for processing a restart fault after a server upgrades a BIOS (basic input output System).

Background

The BIOS is a abbreviation of the English Basic Input Output System, is a set of programs solidified on a ROM chip on a main board in a computer, stores the most important Basic Input and Output programs of the computer, a self-checking program after startup and a System self-starting program, and can read and write specific information set by the System from the CMOS. Its primary function is to provide the bottom-most, most direct hardware setup and control for the server. In addition, the BIOS provides some system parameters to the operating system. In order to meet new use requirements and solve legacy problems, the BIOS version needs to be updated.

Currently, there are four main ways for BIOS upgrade refresh: 1. upgrading and refreshing by using the related file of the BIOS upgrading package under the BMC web; 2. BIOS upgrading and refreshing are carried out under the os of the machine needing upgrading; 3. upgrading and refreshing by using a remote controller of a linux system or a windows system; 4. and directly burning the chip of the BIOS by using a burner to realize upgrading and refreshing. After the BIOS is upgraded, the BIOS generally needs to be powered down again and then powered on, or the machine is restarted by performing a power cycle operation to activate a new BIOS. However, if the BIOS newly upgraded has an abnormal problem, an abnormality occurs in the restarting process of the machine, which causes the machine to be unable to be used normally, and the machine is restored to a normal use state by performing degradation refresh in the above-mentioned several ways through manual operation.

Therefore, once the machine updates the new firmware BIOS version and goes down during the activation, the machine can be degraded to the old version only by manual operation during the passive down waiting, so as to recover the normal use of the machine, and the manual operation is very inconvenient when the machine is in the abnormal state of going down.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method, a system, a device, and a medium for handling a restart failure after a server upgrades a BIOS.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme: a method for processing restart failure after a server upgrades a BIOS comprises the following steps:

when the server is updated by using the new version BIOS, caching the new version BIOS and backing up the old version BIOS;

restarting the server, starting the server by using the new version BIOS, and judging the starting stage of the server by the serial port log;

if the server is started normally, the operation is finished directly; if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the obtained serial port log;

calling the old version BIOS, and starting a server through the old version BIOS;

and judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log again, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for related personnel to analyze and judge.

Further, the caching the new version BIOS and backing up the old version BIOS includes:

and caching the BIOS of the new version into the RAM of the BIOS, and storing the BIOS of the old version into a spare space of the BIOS RAM.

Further, the restart server includes:

the server is restarted by an operation of first powering off and then powering on or an operation of performing power cycling.

Further, the judging of the server starting stage through the serial port log includes:

and collecting and caching the serial port log of the BIOS, and judging the server starting stage of the serial port log.

Further, if the server is started normally, the process is directly finished; if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the obtained serial port log, wherein the judging step comprises the following steps:

if the serial port logs are normally printed and have no downtime phenomenon in the process of starting the server, the server is normally started and is directly finished after the start is finished; and if the shutdown condition occurs in the starting process of the server, judging that the abnormality occurs in the starting stage by acquiring the serial port log.

Further, the calling the old version BIOS and starting the server through the old version BIOS includes: calling an old version BIOS of a standby space in a BIOS RAM, and caching;

after the cache is finished, sending a power supply circulation command to a BMC (baseboard management controller) of the server or a power supply module of the server, and restarting a test machine;

the server is started using the cached old version of the BIOS.

Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a system for processing the restart fault after the BIOS is upgraded by the server, which comprises the following steps:

the preparation module is used for caching the new version BIOS and backing up the old version BIOS when the new version BIOS is used for upgrading the server;

the restarting module is used for restarting the server;

the judging module is used for starting the server by using the new version BIOS and judging the starting stage of the server by the serial port log;

the abnormality identification module is used for judging that abnormality occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log;

the starting module is used for calling the old version BIOS and starting the server through the old version BIOS;

and the log collection module is used for judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for related personnel to analyze and judge.

Further, the restart module is specifically configured to:

Correspondingly, the invention discloses a restart fault processing device after the BIOS is upgraded by a server, which comprises:

the memory is used for storing a restart fault processing program after the BIOS is updated by the server;

and the processor is used for implementing the steps of the restart fault processing method after the BIOS is upgraded by the server when the restart fault processing program after the BIOS is upgraded by the server is executed.

Correspondingly, the invention discloses a readable storage medium, wherein the readable storage medium is stored with a restart fault processing program after the BIOS is upgraded by a server, and the restart fault processing program after the BIOS is upgraded by the server realizes the steps of the restart fault processing method after the BIOS is upgraded by the server when being executed by a processor.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the invention provides a method, a system, a device and a medium for processing a restart fault after a server upgrades a BIOS (basic input output System), which realize a mechanism, after a new BIOS firmware version is updated, if an abnormal downtime behavior occurs in the process of restarting a machine, the BIOS automatically caches the BIOS of a historical version after judging the behavior, and after a caching process is finished, a command is simultaneously sent to a power supply module to enable the machine to execute power supply circulation operation so as to activate the BIOS to realize the normal recovery of the machine. And meanwhile, related log information under an abnormal condition is recorded, so that subsequent analysis and solution are facilitated.

The invention solves the problem that when the server uses the new version BIOS, the server is abnormally powered on and can only passively wait for an operator to solve the problem. And related logs when problems occur can be collected quickly to help research and development personnel to position quickly and solve the problems.

Therefore, compared with the prior art, the invention has prominent substantive features and remarkable progress, and the beneficial effects of the implementation are also obvious.

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 embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a process flow diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1, a preparation module; 2. restarting the module; 3. a judgment module; 4. an anomaly identification module; 5. starting a module; 6. and a log collection module.

Detailed Description

The core of the invention is to provide a method for processing the restart fault after the BIOS of a server is upgraded, in the prior art, once a machine is down in the process of starting and activating after a new firmware BIOS version is updated, the machine can be degraded into an old version only by being down for waiting, and manual operation is needed for use, so that the normal use of the machine is recovered, and when the machine is in a down abnormal state, the manual operation is very inconvenient.

When the server is updated by using the new version BIOS, the method for processing the restart fault after the BIOS is updated by the server firstly caches the new version BIOS and backups the old version BIOS. And then, restarting the server, starting the server by using the new version BIOS, and judging the starting stage of the server by the serial port log. At this time, if the server is started normally, the process is finished directly; and if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log. Then, the old version BIOS is called, and the server is started through the old version BIOS. And finally, judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log again, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for relevant personnel to analyze and judge. Therefore, the problem that when the server uses the new version BIOS, the abnormal shutdown of the startup is realized, and the server can only wait for the solution of an operator passively is solved. And related logs when problems occur can be collected quickly to help research and development personnel to position quickly and solve the problems.

In order that those skilled in the art will better understand the disclosure, the invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without making any creative effort based on the embodiments in the present invention, belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1, the embodiment provides a method for handling a restart failure after a server upgrades a BIOS, including the following steps:

s1: when the server is updated by using the new version BIOS, the new version BIOS is cached and the old version BIOS is backed up.

Specifically, when the operator uses the new version of the BIOS to upgrade the server, the new version of the BIOS is cached in the RAM of the BIOS. The server does not clear the old version of the BIOS at the same time, but stores the old version of the BIOS in a spare space of the BIOS RAM.

S2: and restarting the server, starting the server by using the new version BIOS, and judging the starting stage of the server by the serial port log.

First, the server is restarted by an operation of first powering off and then powering on or an operation of performing power cycling, and the server is started using a new version of BIOS. Meanwhile, the server starts to collect and cache the serial port log of the BIOS, and meanwhile the server starting stage is judged on the serial port log.

S3: if the server is started normally, the operation is finished directly; and if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log.

If the serial port logs are normally printed and do not have downtime during the starting process of the server, the server is normally started, and the method is finished directly after the server is started. Otherwise, if the server is down in the starting process, the abnormal condition in the starting stage is judged through the acquisition of the serial port log.

S4: and calling the old version BIOS, and starting the server through the old version BIOS.

Specifically, the old version of the BIOS in the spare space in the BIOS RAM is called and cached, and after caching is finished, a power cycle command is sent to the BMC of the server or the power module of the server, so that the test machine is restarted.

S5: and judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log again, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for related personnel to analyze and judge.

After updating a new BIOS firmware version, if an abnormal downtime behavior occurs in a machine during a restart process, the BIOS automatically caches the BIOS of a historical version after judging the behavior, and after a caching process is finished, simultaneously sends a command to a power module to enable the machine to execute power circulation operation so as to activate the BIOS to recover the machine to normal. Meanwhile, related log information under abnormal conditions is recorded, and subsequent analysis and solution are facilitated.

Example two:

based on the first embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the present invention further discloses a system for handling a restart failure after a server updates a BIOS, including: the system comprises a preparation module 1, a restart module 2, a judgment module 3, an abnormality identification module 4, a starting module 5 and a log collection module 6.

The preparation module 1 is used for caching the new version BIOS and backing up the old version BIOS when the new version BIOS is used for upgrading the server. The preparation module 1 is specifically configured to: and caching the BIOS of the new version into the RAM of the BIOS, and storing the BIOS of the old version into a spare space of the BIOS RAM.

And the restarting module 2 is used for restarting the server, namely restarting the server through an operation of powering off and then powering on or an operation of performing power circulation.

And the judging module 3 is used for starting the server by using the new version BIOS, collecting and caching the serial port log of the BIOS, and judging the server starting stage of the serial port log.

And the abnormity identification module 4 is used for judging that abnormity occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log.

And the starting module 5 is used for calling the old version BIOS and starting the server through the old version BIOS. The starting module 5 is specifically configured to: calling an old version BIOS of a standby space in a BIOS RAM, and caching; after the cache is finished, sending a power supply circulating command to a BMC (baseboard management controller) of the server or a power supply module of the server, and restarting a testing machine; the server is started using the cached old version of the BIOS.

And the log collection module 6 is used for judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for related personnel to analyze and judge.

The embodiment provides a system for processing a restart fault after a server updates a BIOS (basic input output System), which solves the problem that when the server uses a new version of the BIOS, the server is abnormally powered on and down and can only wait for an operator to solve the problem passively. And related logs when problems occur can be collected quickly to help research and development personnel to position quickly and solve the problems.

Example three:

the embodiment discloses a restart fault processing device after a server upgrades a BIOS, which comprises a processor and a memory; when the processor executes the restart fault processing program stored in the memory after the server upgrades the BIOS, the following steps are realized:

1. when the server is updated by using the new version BIOS, the new version BIOS is cached and the old version BIOS is backed up.

2. And restarting the server, starting the server by using the new version BIOS, and judging the starting stage of the server by the serial port log.

3. If the server is started normally, the operation is directly finished; and if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log.

4. And calling the old version BIOS and starting the server through the old version BIOS.

5. And judging the starting condition of the server through the serial port log again, uploading the collected serial port log to a system specific path of the server after the server enters the system, and providing the serial port log for related personnel to analyze and judge.

Further, the restart fault handling apparatus after the server upgrades the BIOS in this embodiment may further include:

the input interface is used for acquiring a restart fault processing program which is imported from the outside and used for upgrading the BIOS of the server, storing the acquired restart fault processing program which is obtained for upgrading the BIOS of the server into the memory, and also used for acquiring various instructions and parameters transmitted by outside terminal equipment and transmitting the instructions and parameters to the processor, so that the processor can use the instructions and the parameters to perform corresponding processing. In this embodiment, the input interface may specifically include, but is not limited to, a USB interface, a serial interface, a voice input interface, a fingerprint input interface, a hard disk reading interface, and the like.

And the output interface is used for outputting various data generated by the processor to the terminal equipment connected with the output interface so that other terminal equipment connected with the output interface can acquire various data generated by the processor. In this embodiment, the output interface may specifically include, but is not limited to, a USB interface, a serial interface, and the like.

And the communication unit is used for establishing remote communication connection between the restart fault processing device after the BIOS is upgraded by the server and an external server so that the restart fault processing device after the BIOS is upgraded by the server can mount the mirror image file into the external server. In this embodiment, the communication unit may specifically include, but is not limited to, a remote communication unit based on a wireless communication technology or a wired communication technology.

And the keyboard is used for acquiring various parameter data or instructions input by a user through real-time key cap knocking.

And the display is used for displaying relevant information in the short circuit positioning process of the power supply line of the operation server in real time.

The mouse can be used for assisting a user to input data and simplifying the operation of the user.

Example four:

the present embodiments also disclose a readable storage medium, where the readable storage medium includes Random Access Memory (RAM), memory, read Only Memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, a hard disk, a removable hard disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. The readable storage medium stores a restart fault processing program after the BIOS is upgraded by the server, and when the restart fault processing program after the BIOS is upgraded by the server is executed by the processor, the following steps are realized:

3. If the server is started normally, the operation is finished directly; and if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log.

The embodiment provides a readable storage medium, which implements a mechanism that, after a new BIOS firmware version is updated, if an abnormal downtime behavior occurs in a restart process of a machine, the BIOS automatically caches the BIOS of a historical version after determining the behavior, and after a caching process is finished, simultaneously sends a command to a power module to enable the machine to execute a power cycle operation so as to activate the BIOS to recover the machine. Meanwhile, related log information under abnormal conditions is recorded, and subsequent analysis and solution are facilitated.

In conclusion, the invention solves the problem that when the server uses the new version BIOS, the server is abnormally powered down and can only wait for the operator to solve the problem. And related logs when problems occur can be quickly collected to help research and development personnel to quickly locate and solve the problems.

The embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. For the method disclosed by the embodiment, the description is simple because the method corresponds to the system disclosed by the embodiment, and the relevant points can be referred to the description of the method part.

Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both, and that the various illustrative components and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality in order to clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the technical solution. 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 invention.

In the several embodiments provided in the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed system, system and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described system embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical functional division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, systems or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional modules in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each module may exist alone physically, or two or more modules are integrated into one unit.

Similarly, each processing unit in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one functional module, or each processing unit may exist physically, or two or more processing units are integrated into one functional module.

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. A software module may reside 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.

Finally, it should also be noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrases "comprising a," "8230," "8230," or "comprising" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The method, system, device and readable storage medium for handling the restart failure after the server upgrades the BIOS provided by the present invention are described in detail above. The principles and embodiments of the present invention have been described herein using specific examples, which are presented only to assist in understanding the method and its core concepts of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, it is possible to make various improvements and modifications to the present invention without departing from the principle of the present invention, and those improvements and modifications also fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for processing restart failure after a server upgrades a BIOS is characterized by comprising the following steps:

calling the old version BIOS and starting a server through the old version BIOS;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein caching the new version of the BIOS and backing up the old version of the BIOS comprises:

3. The method for handling the restart failure after the server upgrades the BIOS of claim 1, wherein the restarting the server comprises:

4. The method for processing the restart fault after the server upgrades the BIOS of claim 1, wherein the judging the server startup phase through the serial log includes:

5. The method for handling the restart failure after the server upgrades the BIOS of claim 1, wherein if the server is started normally, the process is directly ended; if the server is abnormally started, judging that the abnormal condition occurs in the starting stage through the obtained serial port log, wherein the judging step comprises the following steps:

if the serial port logs are normally printed and have no downtime phenomenon in the starting process of the server, the server is normally started and is directly finished after the completion of the starting; and if the shutdown condition occurs in the starting process of the server, judging that the abnormality occurs in the starting stage by acquiring the serial port log.

6. The method for handling the restart failure after the BIOS is upgraded in the server of claim 2, wherein the calling the old version BIOS and starting the server through the old version BIOS comprises:

calling an old version BIOS of a spare space in a BIOS RAM, and caching;

the server is started using the cached old version of the BIOS.

7. A restart failure handling system after BIOS update of a server is characterized by comprising:

the restarting module is used for restarting the server;

the abnormity identification module is used for judging that abnormity occurs in the starting stage through the acquired serial port log;

8. The system for handling a restart failure after a BIOS is updated by a server of claim 7, wherein the restart module is specifically configured to:

9. A restart failure processing apparatus after a server upgrades a BIOS, comprising:

the memory is used for storing a restart fault processing program after the server upgrades the BIOS;

a processor, configured to implement the steps of the method for handling the restart failure after the BIOS is upgraded according to any one of claims 1 to 6 when the server executes the restart failure handling program after the BIOS is upgraded.

10. A readable storage medium, characterized by: the readable storage medium has stored thereon a server-BIOS-upgraded restart fault handling program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the server-BIOS-upgraded restart fault handling method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.