CN1980228A - Method and system for reading computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end - Google Patents
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Being carried by a computer host and workstation at client end in decentralization mode, the method provides function of reading data of internal memory state in computer host for the workstation at client end. When host executes start-up program, the method reads embedded specification data of all internal memory modules in computer host automatically. Based on the specification data, and physical system requirement, the method sets up data set of internal memory state automatically, and transfers the data set to main control unit of the host from start-up main control unit of the host. Thus, being connected to the main control unit of the host, workstation at the client end can read data of internal memory state in computer host needed from the main control unit of the host directly. The invention lets network administrator read data of internal memory state of server host conveniently.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of computer information technology, particularly about a kind of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method and system, be applied in a main frame, a server for example, the network manager reads the internal storage state data of this server host easily by a client station.
Background technology
The webserver is a kind of main frame of network-type, provides the data, services function to a plurality of client stations simultaneously by a network system.On the enterprise-level web server application, owing to will provide very huge data, services function to numerous users simultaneously usually, therefore in the design of the enterprise-level webserver and make and just produce a kind of RAS (Reliability, Accessibility, Serviceability) standardization requirement, the enterprise-level webserver that requires to design and produce need have the reliability of height, the connectivity of height and the usability of height on performance.
In order to reach the requirement of RAS standard, internal memory in the enterprise-level webserver is the redundant function of the multiple high power capacity of design usually, for example comprise image feature, backup functionality etc., and the access facility of multiple high speed, for example comprise dual port access function, single channel access facility etc.On concrete enforcement, the enterprise-level webserver adopts DIMM (Dual Inline MemoryModule) formula memory modules as its main storage usually.
Because enterprise-level webserver can be provided with the many DIMM memory modules of numbers of poles usually when practical application, and each DIMM memory modules may be provided with different operator schemes and state again, so its whole Installed System Memory state also can become quite complicated.This situation often makes the network manager can not recognize easily that the operator scheme of each DIMM memory modules in the server is that the master is state of activation (enable), illegal state (disable) or distress condition (failure) with the pattern or the mode of operation of standby mode and each DIMM memory modules.If the network manager does not understand the state of these internal memories, can't carry out the efficient system management work to server.
Summary of the invention
For overcoming the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method and system, and the network manager can read the internal storage state data of server host easily from a client station.
Computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method of the present invention and system, be applied in a main frame, for example a server, particularly the enterprise-level webserver, the network manager can read the internal storage state data of this server host easily by a client station.
Computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method of the present invention comprises at least: (1) during this main frame starting up, responsively reads one group of embedded specification data in all memory modules on this main frame; (2) on this main frame, according to the embedded specification data of all memory modules of reading one group of internal storage state that is suitable for is set, and outcome record will be set become one group of host memory status data; (3) on this main frame, write instruction by a specific host memory status data this group host memory status data is shifted and store into this main frame main control unit from this start main control unit; (4) on this client station, respond the status data reading requirement incident of user operation, send a specific internal storage state data read and instruct main frame main control unit in this main frame, make this main frame main control unit responsively return the host memory status data of its storage to this client station; And (5) are shown as the appreciable information of a user with this host memory status data on this client station.
On the entity framework, computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system of the present invention comprises 2 distributed unit at least: (A) host side unit; And (B) client unit; Wherein this host side unit carries this main frame, its inside structure comprises at least: (A1) the embedded specification data read module of an internal memory, when the start main control unit of this main frame is carried out a boot program, responsively read one group of embedded specification data in all memory modules; (A2) internal storage state is provided with module, and the embedded specification data of all memory modules that read according to the embedded specification data read module of this internal memory is provided with one group of internal storage state that is suitable for, and outcome record will be set become one group of host memory status data; And (A3) status data shift module, write the host memory status data that instruction is provided with this internal storage state the module setting by a specific host memory status data and shift and store into this main frame main control unit from this start main control unit; And wherein this client unit is carried this client station, and its inside structure comprises at least: (B1) user interface module, respond the status data reading requirement incident that a user operates, and send a status data reading requirement information; And (B2) reading command generation module, respond the status data reading requirement information that this user interface module is sent, send the main frame main control unit of a specific status data reading command in this main frame, this main frame main control unit responsively returns the host memory status data of its storage to this user interface module, makes this user interface module that this host memory status data is shown as the appreciable information of a user.
Computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method of the present invention and system, when this main frame carries out boot program, automatically read the embedded specification data of all memory modules in this main frame, according to the specification data and the requirement in practical systems that read one group of host memory status data is set automatically, and this is organized host memory status data transfer to a main frame main control unit (BMC) from the start main control unit (BIOS) of this main frame, make the client station that is connected to this main frame main control unit (BMC) directly read required host memory status data from this main frame main control unit (BMC).The present invention allows the network manager read the internal storage state data of server host easily from client station.
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Fig. 1 is the application mode configuration diagram of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the basic framework schematic diagram of the Object Oriented OO component model of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 has shown the application mode of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system of the present invention (as the square of label 60 indications).As shown in the figure, computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention carries a main frame 10 and a client station 50 with dispersing mode in practical application; Wherein this main frame 10 for example is a webserver, particularly the enterprise-level webserver; As shown in Figure 2, this server 10 is provided with start main control unit 20, a main frame main control unit 30 and group's memory modules at least (Fig. 2 is the explanation of illustration plasticity with 4 memory modules 41,42,43,44 only; In practical application, the quantity of memory modules may be more; The system architecture of server 10 may also comprise many other hardware in addition, and in order to simplify accompanying drawing and explanation, Fig. 2 only shows the hardware relevant with the present invention).On concrete enforcement, this start main control unit 20 for example is a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) module, this main frame main control unit 30 for example is a BMC (Baseboard ManagementController) Management Controller, and each memory modules 41,42,43,44 is DIMM (DualInline Memory Module) formula memory modules for example.
When practical application, computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention can be to each client station 50 (comprising local client station and long-range client station) of these server 10 connections, one main frame internal storage state data read function is provided, and the user of each client station 50 reads the host memory status data of this server 10 by its client station 50.
As shown in Figure 1, the basic framework of the Object Oriented OO component model of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention (object-oriented component model) comprises 2 distributed unit at least: (A) host side unit 100; And (B) client unit 200; Wherein this host side unit 100 carries this server 10, and its inside structure comprises as shown in Figure 2 at least: (A1) the embedded specification data read module 110 of an internal memory; (A2) internal storage state is provided with module 120; And (A3) status data shift module 130; This client unit 200 is carried each client station 50, and its inside structure comprises as shown in Figure 2 at least: (B1) user interface module 210; And (B2) reading command generation module 220.On concrete enforcement, host side unit 100 for example is incorporated into the bios program of this server 10 with the add-on module (add-on module) of form of firmware, client unit 200 for example is incorporated into network system management program on the client station 50 with the add-on module of form of software.
The individual attribute and the function of each composition module in the host side unit 100 of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention below are described respectively
When the embedded specification data read module 110 of internal memory is carried out a boot program at the BIOS of this server 10 start main control unit 20 (when starting up's incident 310 takes place server 10), for example when this BIOS start main control unit 20 is carried out a POST (Power On Self Test) program, be activated this starting up's incident 310 of response, read one group of embedded specification data in each all memory modules 41,42,43,44.On concrete enforcement, memory modules the 41,42,43, the 44th is under the situation of DIMM formula, owing to all in embedded mode one standardized SPD (Serial Presence Detect) internal memory specification data memory block is set in advance in the DIMM formula memory modules, external circuit can read this SPD specification data memory block, and learn the relevant specification data of DIMM memory modules, for example comprise capacity, frequency of operation, model and manufacturer etc.
The embedded specification data of SPD of all memory modules 41,42,43,44 that the module 120 of being provided with internal storage state reads according to the embedded specification data read module 110 of above-mentioned internal memories is provided with one group of internal storage state that is suitable for.For example internal storage state is provided with the total capacity of module 120 according to server 10 needs memory size of presetting and the memory modules 41,42,43,44 that reads, and optionally the operator scheme of each memory modules 41,42,43,44 is set to single channel access mode, dual port access pattern, mirror image pattern or redundant pattern; The memory modules of finding out the memory modules (if having words) of damage and damaging be set to disabled damage (failure) state, with less than memory modules be set to forbid (disable) state etc.After the state setting was finished, this internal storage state was provided with module 120 state parameter and the related data of its setting is accumulated one group of host memory status data HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_DATA.
Status data shift module 130 is after above-mentioned internal storage state is provided with module 120 and sets up this group host memory status data HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_DATA, write instruction by a specific host memory status data, this internal storage state is provided with the host memory status data HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_DATA that module 120 is provided with, shifts and store into BMC main frame main control unit 30 from this BIOS start main control unit 20.On concrete enforcement, the host memory status data that this status data shift module 130 utilizes writes instruction, and for example the visitor in an IPMI (the Intelligent Platform Management Interface) platform architecture orders instruction (IPMI OEM CMD:HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_WRITE).The host memory status data that this visitor orders writes the content that commanded response writes data and comprises following 6 state parameters:
Parameter #1:RAS pattern (single channel access/dual port access/mirror image/redundant)
The user mode of the DIMM of parameter #2:CH1 (available/as to damage/as to forbid/redundant)
The user mode of the DIMM of parameter #3:CH2 (available/as to damage/as to forbid/redundant)
The user mode of the DIMM of parameter #4:CH3 (available/as to damage/as to forbid/redundant)
The user mode of the DIMM of parameter #5:CH4 (available/as to damage/as to forbid/redundant)
Parameter #6: total memory capacity
The individual attribute and the function of each composition module 210,220 in the client unit 200 of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention below are described respectively.
User interface module 210 is carried on the client station 50, provides a user interface function to the user, operates computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention; Be that the user sends the status data reading requirement incident 320 of user operation by this user interface module 210, thereby read the host memory status data 330 of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 response outputs of the present invention by this user interface module 210.When practical operation, the data read incident 320 of user's mode of operation of user interface module 210 each times of response, and the status data reading requirement information of sending is to this reading command generation module 220.
The status data that the above-mentioned user interface module 210 of reading command generation module 220 responses is sent reads information, and send a specific host memory status data reading command, for example the visitor in the IPMI platform architecture orders the BMC main frame main control unit 30 of instruction " IPMI OEM CMD:HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_READ " in this server 10, this BMC main frame main control unit 30 is responsively carried out this reading command, and the host memory status data that returns its storage arrives this user interface module 210, make this user interface module 210 responsively this host memory status data is shown as the appreciable information of a user, for example be presented on the screen 51 of this client station 50 with mode word, the user reads the content of host memory status data with visual type.
Below utilize the operating procedure of example in detail computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method of the present invention when practical application.
Please consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 simultaneously, when practical application, when the network manager carries out a boot program to server 10 (when sending starting up's incident 310), the embedded specification data read module 110 of internal memory in the host side unit 100 of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system 60 of the present invention responsively reads embedded SPD specification data in all DIMM memory modules 41,42,43,44.Then internal storage state is provided with the embedded specification data of all SPD that module 120 reads according to the embedded specification data read module 110 of internal memory one group of internal storage state that is suitable for is set, and the state parameter and the related data of its setting accumulated one group of host memory status data HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_DATA.For example internal storage state is provided with module 120 according to the default needs memory size of server 10 and the total capacity of all memory modules 41,42,43,44, and optionally the operator scheme of each memory modules 41,42,43,44 is set to single channel access mode, dual port access pattern, mirror image pattern or redundant pattern; Find out the memory modules (if the words that have) of damage and the memory modules that damages and be set to disabled damage (failure) state; With less than memory modules be set to forbid (disable) state etc.Then status data shift module 130 is activated, write instruction by a specific host memory status data, for example the visitor in the IPMI platform architecture orders instruction IPMI OEM CMD:HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_WRITE, and the host memory status data HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_DATA that this internal storage state is provided with module 120 settings shifts and store into BMC main frame main control unit 30 from this BIOS start main control unit 20.
After server 10 is finished boot program, if the network manager will read the host memory status data of this server 10, the user interface module 210 that can utilize its client station 50 (it can be the network workstation or a long-range network workstation of a this locality) to enable, send the status data reading requirement incident 320 of user operation, user interface module 210 is responsively sent a status data reading requirement information to this reading command generation module 220, reading command generation module 220 responsively sends a specific host memory status data reading command, for example the visitor in the IPMI platform architecture orders the BMC main frame main control unit 30 of instruction " IPMI OEM CMD:HOST_MEMORY_CONFIG_READ " to this server 10, and this BMC main frame main control unit 30 responsively returns the host memory status data of its storage to this client station 50.Then on client station 50, user interface module 210 is presented at the host memory status data of passback on this client station 50 with the appreciable message form of a user, for example be presented on the screen 51 of this client station 50 with mode word, the network manager reads required host memory status data content with visual type.
In sum, the invention provides a kind of computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method and system, can carry a main frame and a client station, provide a main frame internal storage state data read function this client station; When the present invention carries out boot program at this main frame, automatically read the embedded specification data of all memory modules in this main frame, according to the specification data and the requirement in practical systems that read one group of host memory status data is set automatically, and this is organized host memory status data transfer to a main frame main control unit (BMC) from the start main control unit (BIOS) of this main frame, the client station that is connected to this main frame main control unit (BMC) can directly read required host memory status data from this main frame main control unit (BMC).The present invention allows the network manager read the internal storage state data of server host easily from its client station.Therefore, the present invention has more advance and practicality than prior art.
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1. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method, be applied in a main frame and a client station, it is characterized in that, this main frame is provided with start main control unit, a main frame main control unit and group's memory modules at least, provides a main frame internal storage state data read function to this client station; This computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method comprises at least:
On this main frame, during this main frame starting up, responsively read one group of embedded specification data in all memory modules;
On this main frame, according to the embedded specification data of all memory modules of reading one group of internal storage state that is suitable for is set, and outcome record will be set become one group of host memory status data;
On this main frame, write instruction by a specific host memory status data, this group host memory status data is shifted and stores into this main frame main control unit from this start main control unit;
On this client station, respond the status data reading requirement incident of user operation, send a specific internal storage state data read and instruct main frame main control unit in this main frame, make this main frame main control unit responsively return the host memory status data of its storage to this client station; And
On this client station, this host memory status data is shown as the appreciable information of a user.
2. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this main frame is a webserver.
3. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this start main control unit is a BIOS module.
4. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this main frame main control unit is a BMC Management Controller.
5. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end read method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each memory modules in this internal memory group is respectively a DIMM formula memory modules.
6. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system, can carry a main frame and a client station, it is characterized in that, this main frame is provided with start main control unit, a main frame main control unit and group's memory modules at least, provides a main frame internal storage state data read function to this client station; This computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system comprises a host side unit and a client unit at least;
Wherein
This host side unit carries this main frame, and its inside structure comprises at least:
The embedded specification data read module of one internal memory when the start main control unit of this main frame is carried out a boot program, responsively reads one group of embedded specification data in all memory modules;
One internal storage state is provided with module, and the embedded specification data of all memory modules that read according to the embedded specification data read module of this internal memory is provided with one group of internal storage state that is suitable for, and outcome record will be set become one group of host memory status data; And
One status data shift module writes instruction by a specific host memory status data, and the host memory status data that this internal storage state is provided with the module setting shifts and store into this main frame main control unit from this start main control unit;
And wherein
This client unit is carried this client station, and its inside structure comprises at least:
One user interface module responds the status data reading requirement incident that a user operates, and sends a status data reading requirement information; And
One reading command generation module, respond the status data reading requirement information that this user interface module is sent, send the main frame main control unit of a specific status data reading command in this main frame, this main frame main control unit responsively returns the host memory status data of its storage to this user interface module, makes this user interface module that this host memory status data is shown as the appreciable information of a user.
7. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this main frame is a webserver.
8. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this start main control unit is a BIOS module.
9. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this main frame main control unit is a BMC Management Controller.
10. computer platform internal memory stale data at subscriber end reading system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, each memory modules in this internal memory group is respectively a DIMM formula memory modules.
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