CN117453240A - RAID configuration method, device, equipment and medium of bare metal server - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of bare metal server deployment. The present invention provides a RAID configuration method, device, equipment and medium for a bare metal server. The method includes: in response to receiving deployment parameters containing RAID configuration related parameters, configuring the deployment parameters to In the preset deployment template, obtain the deployment system based on the deployment template and select the bare metal node; run the management process of the bare metal server, take over the bare metal node through the management process, configure the RAID and format the data disk according to the relevant RAID configuration parameters; In response to the completion of the RAID configuration, upload the preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server; activate and set the bare metal node according to the preset operating system image. Through the automatic RAID configuration of the bare metal server, the present invention improves the deployment efficiency, data security and consistency, reduces the risk of errors, improves the flexibility and data security of the bare metal server deployment, simplifies the deployment process, improves the deployment efficiency and Data security.

Description

A RAID configuration method, device, equipment and media for a bare metal server

Technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of bare metal server deployment, and specifically relates to a RAID configuration method, device, equipment and medium of a bare metal server.

Background technique

In the field of cloud computing, the deployment method of virtual machines is simple and efficient, and has the advantages of on-demand allocation, elastic expansion, and rapid delivery. However, virtual machines also have problems such as virtualization loss, high latency, and low performance. In order to fully utilize the performance of physical machines, eliminate virtualization losses, and manage and deploy physical machines in a cloud computing environment, bare metal server technology emerged as the times require. Bare metal servers allow virtual machines to be run directly on physical hardware, thereby retaining the performance advantages of physical machines while providing the benefits of virtualization.

However, the deployment and management process of bare metal servers is relatively complex. Traditional bare metal deployment methods are mainly divided into two types: manual delivery and unattended delivery. Manual delivery methods include on-site wiring and installation through ISO, but these methods are difficult to standardize delivery and require a long deployment cycle. Unattended deployment is usually implemented through network boot (PXE) with the help of open source projects such as OpenStack's Ironic component. However, this method also has some limitations, such as the impact of image size on deployment success and the inability of users to adjust the logical disk configuration.

Especially during the deployment of bare metal servers, operations such as RAID configuration and data disk cleaning may be involved. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configuration is a technology that improves performance and fault tolerance by combining multiple disks. However, manual RAID configuration and data disk formatting may lead to complex operations, high error rates, and long deployment time. In addition, the data security issue of bare metal servers has also attracted much attention, because improper data disk handling may cause the data of the previous user to be leaked to the next user.

Contents of the invention

Based on the above problems, the present invention proposes a RAID configuration method, device, equipment and medium for bare metal servers, aiming to improve the flexibility and data security of bare metal server deployment. Through automation, steps such as RAID configuration, data disk cleaning, and operating system installation are implemented during the bare metal deployment process, thereby simplifying the deployment process and improving deployment efficiency and data security.

Based on the above purpose, in the first aspect, the present invention provides a method for automatically performing RAID configuration on a bare metal server, which includes the following steps:

In response to receiving the deployment parameters, configure the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, obtain a deployment system based on the deployment template and select a bare metal node, where the deployment parameters include RAID configuration related parameters;

Run the management process of the bare metal server, take over the bare metal node through the management process, configure the RAID and format the data disk according to the relevant RAID configuration parameters;

In response to the RAID configuration being completed, upload the preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server;

Set up bare metal nodes based on preset operating system image activation.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving the deployment parameters, configuring the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, the step of obtaining a deployment system and selecting a bare metal node based on the deployment template includes:

Define deployment template;

Fill the deployment parameters into the deployment template and set them to obtain the deployment system;

Select bare metal nodes in the deployment system, perform scheduling and network configuration, and obtain a bare metal network.

In some embodiments, the steps of running a management process of the bare metal server, taking over the bare metal node through the management process, configuring the RAID according to RAID configuration related parameters and formatting the data disk include:

Launch the bare metal server as a client from the bare metal network;

Request IP from the server in the bare metal network through the bare metal server, and receive the IP assigned by the server as well as the address of the specified tftp (Simple File Transfer Protocol) server and the system startup boot file;

The bare metal server obtains the IP and executes the boot file, and downloads the kernel and ramdisk according to the settings of the system startup boot file;

Start the kernel and ramdisk in sequence and run the management process of the bare metal server;

The management process of the bare metal server obtains its corresponding bare metal node from ironic-conductor (bare metal control service);

The management process of the bare metal server communicates with ironic-conductor through the heartbeat protocol to generate RAID configuration commands;

The management process of the bare metal server performs RAID configuration based on RAID configuration commands and RAID configuration related parameters;

The management process of the bare metal server formats the data disk according to the format command.

In some embodiments, the management process of the bare metal server communicates with the ironic-conductor through a heartbeat protocol. The step of generating a RAID configuration command includes:

In response to ironic-conductor receiving the first heartbeat protocol message, ironic-conductor is triggered to issue the RAID configuration command to the management process of the bare metal server;

In response to ironic-conductor receiving the second heartbeat protocol message, ironic-conductor is triggered to deliver prepare_image (image preparation operation service) to the management process of the bare metal server;

In response to ironic-conductor receiving the third heartbeat protocol message, ironic-conductor is triggered to query the command status (running status) on the management process of the bare metal server.

In some embodiments, the step of uploading the preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server in response to the completion of the RAID configuration includes:

In response to the RAID configuration being completed, obtain the new logical disk configuration in the bare metal server and extract the minimum disk according to the new logical disk configuration;

The management process of the bare metal server injects the preset operating system image into the minimum disk.

In some embodiments, the method further includes: in response to the operating system image upload, setting a boot option of the bare metal server based on the deployment system, parsing the working device from the boot option, booting the bare metal server in the working device, and loading the operation System image.

In some embodiments, the step of setting up a bare metal node according to a preset operating system image activation includes:

In response to the operating system image being deployed, the bare metal node is set to active mode via the deployment system and awaits configuration.

The present invention proposes a RAID configuration system for bare metal servers, including:

A deployment unit configured to respond to receiving deployment parameters, configure the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, obtain a deployment system based on the deployment template and select a bare metal node, wherein the deployment parameters include RAID configuration related parameters;

The configuration unit is configured to run the management process of the bare metal server, take over the bare metal node through the management process, configure the RAID and format the data disk according to the relevant RAID configuration parameters;

a mirror unit configured to upload a preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server in response to completion of the RAID configuration;

A setup unit configured to activate a bare metal node based on a preset operating system image.

The invention proposes a computer device, including:

At least one processor; and a memory, the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and when the processor executes the program, it performs the steps of the RAID configuration method of the bare metal server.

The present invention proposes a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the RAID configuration method of the bare metal server are executed.

Compared with the existing technology, the RAID configuration method, device, equipment and medium of a bare metal server proposed by the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

1. Automated deployment process: The present invention greatly simplifies the deployment process of bare metal servers by using ironic-python-agent to automatically perform RAID configuration and data disk cleaning. Automated processes can significantly reduce deployment time and human error compared to traditional manual configuration and installation methods.

2. Flexible RAID configuration: The present invention allows users to specify RAID configuration-related parameters in deployment parameters, such as RAID level, disk type and quantity, etc. This provides users with greater flexibility to configure RAID settings based on actual needs to meet different performance and fault tolerance needs.

3. Enhanced data security: Automatic RAID configuration and data disk cleaning can effectively clear the previous user's data, thereby improving data security. Past data will not remain on the data disk, avoiding the risk of data leakage.

4. Correct deployment of the operating system: Guide the operating system installation through ironic-python-agent to ensure that the operating system is correctly deployed on the RAID configuration. This eliminates configuration errors and incompatibility issues that arise during manual operations, improving the stability and accuracy of operating system deployments.

5. Improved deployment efficiency: Automatic RAID configuration and data disk cleaning, as well as automatic injection of operating system images, all help improve deployment efficiency. Users do not need to manually intervene in tedious configuration steps, saving time and resources.

6. Unified deployment standards: By using unified deployment templates and parameters, the present invention can ensure that the deployment process of each bare metal server follows the same standards. This helps to improve the consistency and manageability of deployment; the present invention minimizes the complexity of the deployment process through automated processes. Users do not need to understand the underlying configuration details in depth to complete efficient deployment.

In summary, the RAID configuration method, device, equipment and media of the bare metal server of the present invention improve deployment efficiency, data security and correct deployment of the operating system through automated processes, and reduce deployment complexity and human error. Risks have brought many beneficial effects to the deployment of bare metal servers.

These and other aspects of the application will be more clearly understood in the following description of the embodiments. It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and do not limit the present application.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other embodiments can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting creative efforts.

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Figure 1 is a flow chart of a RAID configuration method for a bare metal server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a system block diagram of a RAID configuration device for a bare metal server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart of a conventional bare metal deployment of a RAID configuration method for a bare metal server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a bare metal deployment flow chart of a RAID configuration method for a bare metal server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the computer equipment provided by the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a computer-readable storage medium provided by the present invention.

Detailed ways

Below, the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, on the premise that there is no conflict, the embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments. .

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

It should be noted that all expressions using "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present invention are to distinguish two non-identical entities or non-identical parameters with the same name. It can be seen that "first" and "second" ” is only for convenience of expression and should not be understood as limiting the embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover the non-exclusive inclusion of, for example, other steps or units inherent in a process, method, apparatus, product or equipment that encompasses a series of steps or units.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this application.

The flowcharts shown in the accompanying drawings are only examples and do not necessarily include all contents and operations/steps, nor are they necessarily performed in the order described. For example, some operations/steps can also be decomposed, combined or partially merged, so the actual order of execution may change according to actual conditions.

Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

The present invention proposes a RAID configuration method for bare metal servers. Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 3 and Figure 4, which includes the following steps:

S1: In response to receiving the deployment parameters, configure the deployment parameters into the preset deployment template, obtain the deployment system based on the deployment template and select the bare metal node, where the deployment parameters include RAID configuration related parameters;

S2: Run the management process of the bare metal server, take over the bare metal node through the management process, configure the RAID and format the data disk according to the relevant RAID configuration parameters;

S3: In response to the RAID configuration being completed, upload the preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server;

S4: Set up bare metal nodes based on preset operating system image activation.

The implementation process of the present invention is to set the deployment template, input the deployment parameters, enter the bare metal stage randisk, the management process (ironic-python-agent) of the bare metal server takes over the bare metal node, RAID configuration and data disk formatting, and inject the image data, boot the operating system, and activate bare metal nodes. The invention aims at the problems of bare metal server deployment failure and bare metal data disk data remaining due to unreasonable allocation of bare metal logical disks, and realizes the deployment installation of bare metal servers automatically performing raid configuration and cleaning data disks, thereby improving the flexibility of bare metal server deployment. sex and data security.

In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1. In response to receiving the deployment parameters, configuring the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, the step of obtaining a deployment system and selecting a bare metal node based on the deployment template includes:

Define deployment template;

Fill the deployment parameters into the deployment template, set them, and get the deployment system;

Select bare metal nodes in the deployment system, perform scheduling and network configuration, and obtain a bare metal network.

During the bare metal server deployment process, you first need to define a deployment template, including server hardware configuration, network settings, operating system image and other information. This template will be used for subsequent deployment operations.

In order to personally configure each bare metal server, specific deployment parameters need to be passed in, such as the server's host name, IP address, network configuration, RAID configuration, etc. These parameters will be set according to the deployment template.

Users select a deployment template through CMP and set deployment parameters. Deployment parameters include instance name, network, user password, RAID configuration and other information.

The Nova module completes scheduling and network configuration. Select the appropriate bare metal node according to the deployment template, and configure the bare metal network information through the neutron module.

In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1. The steps of running a management process of a bare metal server, taking over the bare metal node through the management process, configuring RAID according to RAID configuration parameters and formatting the data disk include:

Launch the bare metal server as a client from the bare metal network;

Request IP from the server in the bare metal network through the bare metal server, and receive the IP assigned by the server as well as the address of the specified tftp (Simple File Transfer Protocol) server and the system startup boot file;

The bare metal server obtains the IP and executes the system startup boot file, and downloads the kernel and ramdisk according to the settings of the system startup boot file;

Start the kernel and ramdisk in sequence and run the management process of the bare metal server;

The management process of the bare metal server obtains its corresponding bare metal node from ironic-conductor (bare metal control service);

The management process of the bare metal server communicates with ironic-conductor through the heartbeat protocol to generate RAID configuration commands;

The management process of the bare metal server performs RAID configuration based on RAID configuration commands and RAID configuration related parameters;

The management process of the bare metal server formats the data disk according to the format command.

After scheduling and network configuration are completed, the nova research ironic module begins bare metal deployment. Run the deployment system through ipxe. After the bare metal starts from the network, the dhcp client in the network card requests the dhcp server for an IP. When the server allocates the IP, it also specifies the address of the tftp server and the system startup boot file. After the bare metal obtains the IP, it downloads the startup boot file according to the instructions and Execute, download the kernel and ramdisk from the tftp server according to the settings in the boot file. After the download is completed, the kernel and ramdisk are started in sequence. After the startup is successful, the init process starts the ironic-python-agent process. IPA obtains its corresponding ironic_node_uuid from Ironic Conductor through lookup. IPA communicates with Ironic through Heartbeat, and the driver deployment process triggers ironic-conductor to send RAID configuration commands to IPA, allowing IPA to perform RAID configuration.

Entering the bare metal stage randisk. The bare metal server runs the deployment system through pxe and starts the ironic-python-agent process.

ironic-python-agent takes over bare metal nodes. "ironic-python-agent" is an agent for managing bare metal servers. In this step, the agent will take over the bare metal node and be responsible for performing subsequent operations, such as RAID configuration, data disk formatting, image injection, etc.

In the RAID configuration and data disk formatting stage, ironic-python-agent receives conductor requests for hardware RAID configuration (such as disk redundancy) and data disk formatting. These actions will ensure that the server's data storage and redundancy meet requirements.

RAID configuration can be flexibly set according to user requirements. Complete data disk cleaning to avoid data leakage.

In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1. The management process of the bare metal server communicates with the ironic-conductor through the heartbeat protocol. The steps of generating a RAID configuration command include:

In response to ironic-conductor receiving the first heartbeat protocol message, ironic-conductor is triggered to issue the RAID configuration command to the management process of the bare metal server;

In response to ironic-conductor receiving the second heartbeat protocol message, ironic-conductor is triggered to deliver prepare_image (image preparation operation service) to the management process of the bare metal server;

In response to ironic-conductor receiving the third heartbeat protocol message, ironic-conductor is triggered to query the command status (running status) on the management process of the bare metal server.

After ironic-conductor receives the Heartbeat message (RPC message from ironic-api), it will handle it accordingly according to the current status. The first Heartbeat message will trigger ironic-conductor to deliver the RAID configuration to IPA. Subsequent Heartbeat messages will trigger prepare_image to IPA. The subsequent Heartbeat message will trigger ironic-conductor to query the command status on IPA. Its purpose is to monitor Whether commands such as prepare_image are still running. Once command status shows the command is finished. The next step of the deployment operation will continue, including setting the physical server to boot from disk, shutting down, switching networks, and powering on. until the deployment process is complete.

In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1. In response to the RAID configuration being completed, the step of uploading the preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server includes:

In response to the RAID configuration being completed, obtain the new logical disk configuration in the bare metal server and extract the minimum disk according to the new logical disk configuration;

The management process of the bare metal server injects the preset operating system image into the minimum disk.

Before installing an operating system on a bare metal server, the operating system image data needs to be injected into the server's storage device. This includes writing the image to disk or transferring it over the network.

In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1. The method further includes: in response to the operating system image upload, setting a boot option of the bare metal server based on the deployment system, parsing the working device from the boot option, and booting the bare metal server in the working device. Start and load the operating system image. Realizes the flexible and secure deployment of bare metal servers through the cloud platform.

In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1, the step of setting up a bare metal node according to a preset operating system image activation includes:

In response to the operating system image being deployed, the bare metal node is set to active mode via the deployment system and awaits configuration.

The configuration and preparation of the bare metal server has been completed. You can activate the bare metal node and set its status to active, making it an available server resource that can be further configured and used.

The present invention proposes a RAID configuration system for bare metal servers, please refer to Figure 2, including:

The deployment unit 100 is configured to respond to receiving deployment parameters, configure the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, obtain a deployment system based on the deployment template and select a bare metal node, wherein the deployment parameters include RAID configuration related parameters;

The configuration unit 200 is configured to run the management process of the bare metal server, take over the bare metal node through the management process, configure the RAID and format the data disk according to the RAID configuration related parameters;

The mirror unit 300 is configured to upload the preset operating system image to the disk of the bare metal server in response to the completion of the RAID configuration;

The setting unit 400 is configured to activate and set the bare metal node according to a preset operating system image.

According to some embodiments, the specific steps for automatic configuration in a RAID configuration system of a bare metal server are as follows:

When deploying bare metal, add RAID configuration-related parameters to the incoming deployment parameters;

After ironic-python-agent takes over the bare metal node, ironic-conductor first issues a RAID configuration request to perform RAID configuration and data disk formatting on the bare metal disk;

After the RAID configuration is completed, ironic-python-agent selects the smallest disk to inject image data based on the new logical disk configuration to install the operating system and complete bare metal deployment.

In this embodiment, the RAID configuration related parameters at least include RAID level, disk type and disk quantity; the method also includes automatically activating the bare metal node after the operating system is installed to make it an available computing resource; new The logical disk configuration is selected based on the disk layout after RAID configuration; the operating system image data is automatically injected into the bare metal server through ironic-python-agent; the RAID configuration request is a command sent to ironic-python-agent through ironic-conductor; operation The system installation is guided based on ironic-python-agent; the RAID configuration also includes specifying the formatting method of the data disk.

Based on the same inventive concept, according to another aspect of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer device 30. The computer device 30 includes a processor 310 and a memory 320. The memory 320 stores There is a computer program 321 that can be run on the processor. When the processor 310 executes the program, it performs the steps of the above method.

Based on the same inventive concept, according to another aspect of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium 40. The computer-readable storage medium 40 stores information that is executed when executed by the processor. Computer program 410 for the above method.

To sum up, the RAID configuration method of the bare metal server of the present invention realizes the RAID configuration, data disk cleaning and operating system deployment of the bare metal server through the automated process based on ironic-python-agent. Users can specify the RAID configuration in the deployment parameters, ironic-python-agent takes over the node, ironic-conductor issues a RAID configuration request, and automatically performs RAID settings and data disk formatting. The new logical disk configuration determines the minimum disk capacity and automatically injects the operating system image data, followed by booting the operating system installation. After the deployment is completed, the bare metal nodes are automatically activated and become available computing resources. This approach not only improves deployment efficiency and data security, but also reduces the risk of errors, bringing significant advantages to automated deployment of bare metal servers.

In addition, the terminology involved in the above disclosure is concluded as follows:

OVN: Open Virtual Network open source community project.

Openstack: Cloud computing open source infrastructure project

Bare metal server (BareMetal): Generally used to indicate a physical server that has not yet installed an operating system, and can be referred to as bare metal.

Ironic: The bare metal service in OpenStack is mainly used to manage and deploy bare metal.

OVERLAY: An Overlay network is a virtual network built on an existing physical network. It has independent control and forwarding planes. For terminal devices (such as servers) connected to the Overlay, the physical network is transparent, thus enabling the implementation of bearer networks and Separation of business networks.

Smart network card: The smart network card that appears in the document takes the bluefield2 smart network card launched by Mellanox as an example.

Sdn: Overlay network is a virtual network built on an existing physical network. It has independent control and forwarding planes. The physical network is transparent to terminal devices (such as servers) connected to the Overlay, so that the bearer network and Separation of business networks.

Pf0hpf: After inserting the smart network card into the bare metal node, the network card will generate a PF0 port on the bare metal system. Similarly, in the arm operating system of the smart network card, there will also be a port corresponding to the PF0 in the bare metal system. This mouth is pf0hpf

Neutron: the network component of the Openstack cloud computing open source project

Check the network: Deployment network is a concept in ironic, and the bare metal inspection process can be realized by checking the network bare metal. The specific performance is bare metal restarting pxe, dhcp to ip address and tftp server address. Then obtain the memory file system of the deployed image. After the obtained memory file system is powered on, the current bare metal hardware information will be collected and reported.

Dnsmasq: DNSmasq is a small and convenient tool for configuring DNS and DHCP. It is suitable for small networks. It provides DNS functionality and optional DHCP functionality.

IPA: The full name is ironic-python-agent. It is a service written in python and exposes REST API to conductor. The agent that actually controls the bare metal will actually run on the bare metal and accept instructions from ironic to operate the bare metal in-band. It is used in bare metal inspection, configuration, cleaning and deployment image processes, and has different functions in different processes. In this case, the bare metal deployment process is mainly used for RAID configuration and bare metal deployment. Ironic-Python-Agent can directly access the hardware in the deploy module and provide the following functions:

Disk formatting, disk partitioning, installing OS (Bootloaders, OS), firmware upgrade, raid configuration.

ramdisk: The operating environment of ironic-python-agent. Bare metal without an operating system runs the ramdisk in the memory through a specific boot to provide an execution environment for the agent. It is not a project in ironic and can be generated through diskimage-builder.

inspur-inspect-agent: Inspur’s self-developed agent component runs on the smart network card arm system and is mainly used to open up the inspection network.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned drawings are only schematic illustrations of processes included in methods according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting. It is readily understood that the processes shown in the above figures do not indicate or limit the temporal sequence of these processes. In addition, it is also easy to understand that these processes may be executed synchronously or asynchronously in multiple modules, for example.

It should be understood that although the above is described in a certain order, these steps are not necessarily performed in the order described above. Unless explicitly stated in this article, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and these steps can be executed in other orders. Moreover, some steps of this embodiment may include multiple steps or stages. These steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but may be executed at different times. The order of execution of these steps or stages does not necessarily change. It must be performed sequentially, but may be performed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least part of steps or stages in other steps.

Referring to Figure 5, the computer device includes a processor and a memory, and may also include: input devices and output devices. The processor, memory, input device and output device can be connected through a bus or other means. The input device can receive input numeric or character information and generate signal input related to the automatic RAID configuration migration of the bare metal server. The output device may include a display device such as a display screen.

Please refer to Figure 6. As a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, memory can be used to store non-volatile software programs, non-volatile computer executable programs and modules, such as the bare metal server in the embodiment of the present application. Program instructions/modules corresponding to automatic RAID configuration methods. The memory may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating device and an application program required for at least one function; the storage data area may store data created by the bare metal server automatically using the RAID configuration method, etc. . In addition, the memory 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, the memory optionally includes memory located remotely from the processor, and these remote memories may be connected to the local module through a network. Examples of the above-mentioned networks include but are not limited to the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or other data processing chips. The processor is typically used to control the overall operation of a computer device. In this embodiment, the processor is used to run program codes stored in the memory or process data. The processors of the multiple computer devices of the computer device in this embodiment execute various functional applications and data processing of the server by running non-volatile software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory, that is, implementing the above method embodiments. Steps to automatically perform RAID configuration on a bare metal server.

It should be understood that, without conflicting with each other, all the implementations, features and advantages described above for the automatic RAID configuration method of a bare metal server according to the present invention are equally applicable to the automatic RAID configuration of a bare metal server according to the present invention. storage media.

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 generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as software or hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints imposed on the overall device. Those skilled in the art may implement the functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention.

Finally, it should be noted that the computer-readable storage medium (eg, memory) herein may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. By way of example and not limitation, non-volatile memory may include read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM), which may act as external cache memory. By way of example and not limitation, RAM is available in various forms, such as synchronous RAM (DRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). Storage devices of the disclosed aspects are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and other suitable types of memory.

The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed using components designed to perform the functions herein: general purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), 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 alternatively the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as 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 above are exemplary embodiments disclosed by the present invention, but it should be noted that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention defined by the claims. The functions, steps and/or actions of the method claims in accordance with the disclosed embodiments described herein need not be performed in any particular order. In addition, although the elements disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be described or claimed in individual form, they may also be understood as plural unless expressly limited to the singular.

It will be understood that, as used herein, the singular form "a" and "an" are intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly supports an exception. It will also be understood that as used herein, "and/or" is meant to include any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. The embodiment numbers disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention are only for description and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the above discussion of any embodiments is only illustrative, and is not intended to imply that the scope of the disclosure of the embodiments of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples; under the thinking of the embodiments of the present invention , the above embodiments or technical features in different embodiments can also be combined, and there are many other changes in different aspects of the above embodiments of the present invention, which are not provided in details for the sake of simplicity. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the embodiments of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A RAID configuration method of a bare metal server is characterized by comprising the following steps:

in response to receiving a deployment parameter, configuring the deployment parameter into a preset deployment template, obtaining a deployment system based on the deployment template, and selecting a bare metal node, wherein the deployment parameter comprises RAID configuration related parameters;

running a management process of the bare metal server, taking over the bare metal node through the management process, configuring RAID according to the RAID configuration related parameters and formatting a data disk;

responding to the RAID configuration completion, and uploading a preset operating system image to a disk of the bare metal server;

and activating and setting the bare metal node according to the preset operating system image.

2. The RAID configuration method of bare metal servers of claim 1, wherein in response to receiving deployment parameters, configuring the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, obtaining a deployment system based on the deployment template and selecting bare metal nodes comprises:

defining a deployment template;

filling the deployment parameters into a deployment template and setting the deployment parameters to obtain a deployment system;

and selecting a bare metal node in the deployment system, and carrying out scheduling and network configuration to obtain a bare metal network.

3. The RAID configuration method of a bare metal server according to claim 2, wherein the step of running a management process of the bare metal server, taking over the bare metal node by the management process, configuring a RAID according to the RAID configuration related parameter, and formatting a data disk comprises:

starting the bare metal server from the bare metal network as a client;

requesting ip from a server side in the bare metal network through the bare metal server, and receiving the ip distributed by the server side, the address of a designated simple file transfer protocol server and a system start guide file;

the bare metal server acquires ip and executes the system start guide file, and downloads kernel and ramdisk according to the setting of the system start guide file;

sequentially starting the kernel and the ramdisk, and running the management process of the bare metal server;

the management process of the bare metal server acquires the corresponding bare metal node from the bare metal control service;

the management process of the bare metal server communicates with the bare metal control service through a heartbeat protocol to generate a RAID configuration command;

the management process of the bare metal server performs RAID configuration according to the RAID configuration command and the RAID configuration related parameters;

and the management process of the bare metal server formats the data disc according to the formatting command.

4. The RAID configuration method of a bare metal server according to claim 3, wherein the management process of the bare metal server communicates with the bare metal control service via a heartbeat protocol, the step of generating a RAID configuration command comprising:

responding to the bare metal control service to receive a first heartbeat protocol message, and triggering the bare metal control service to issue a RAID configuration command to a management process of the bare metal server;

responding to the bare metal control service to receive a second heartbeat protocol message, and triggering the bare metal control service to issue a mirror image preparation operation service to a management process of the bare metal server;

and responding to the bare metal control service to receive a third heartbeat protocol message, and triggering the bare metal control service to inquire the running state of the management process of the bare metal server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of uploading a preset operating system image to a disk of the bare metal server in response to the RAID configuration being complete comprises:

in response to RAID configuration completion, acquiring new logic disk configuration from the bare metal server, and extracting a minimum disk according to the new logic disk configuration;

and the management process of the bare metal server injects a preset operating system image into the minimum disk.

6. The RAID configuration method of bare metal servers of claim 5, further comprising:

and responding to the uploading of the operating system image, setting a boot option of the bare metal server based on the deployment system, analyzing a working device from the boot option, booting the bare metal server to start in the working device, and loading the operating system image.

7. The RAID configuration method of a bare metal server according to claim 1, wherein said step of setting said bare metal node according to said preset operating system image activation comprises:

and responding to the operating system image to complete deployment, setting the bare metal node to be in an activated mode by the deployment system, and waiting for configuration.

8. A RAID configuration system for bare metal servers, comprising:

the deployment unit is configured to respond to receiving deployment parameters, configure the deployment parameters into a preset deployment template, obtain a deployment system based on the deployment template and select bare metal nodes, wherein the deployment parameters comprise RAID configuration related parameters;

the configuration unit is configured to run a management process of the bare metal server, take over the bare metal node through the management process, configure RAID according to the RAID configuration related parameters and format a data disk;

the mirror image unit is configured to respond to the RAID configuration completion and upload a preset operating system mirror image to the disk of the bare metal server;

and the setting unit is configured to set the bare metal node according to the preset operating system mirror image activation.

9. A computer device, comprising:

at least one processor; and a memory storing a computer program executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to perform the steps of the RAID configuration method of the bare metal server according to any of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the RAID configuration method of a bare metal server according to any of claims 1 to 7.