JP2001318729A - Display device for server, display method in server and server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device for a server capable of displaying not only the abnormality of a device for constituting the server but also the operation state of software operated on the server, that is what kind of a processing is performed, by extremely simple constitution. SOLUTION: In this server 4 provided with a motherboard 7, a hard disk 8 and a power unit 9, a programmable IC board 10 connected to the power unit and/or the motherboard and plural display lamps A, B, C, D and E connected to the programmable IC board 10 and lighting-controlled are provided and the operation state and/or abnormality of the hard disk and the power unit are displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a server and a display method in a server. More specifically, the present invention relates to a display device for a server and a display method in a server suitable for displaying an operation state and an abnormality of a small server having no dedicated display device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A server is provided for distributing data to a terminal device such as another computer via the Internet or the like, or receiving data from another computer and storing or processing the data. There are many.
Many conventional servers have a size larger than the housing of a normal desktop computer, and often have a dedicated display device.

[0003] In recent years, the size of apparatuses has been reduced, and servers smaller than half the size of the housing of a desktop computer have been provided. These servers can be connected to the network with or without desktop computers,
It is often used to supplement the function of the terminal.

[0004] The server as described above does not have a dedicated display device, and is configured to set software and hardware from a terminal or the like.
In addition, the terminal is often configured to be able to monitor its operation state and abnormality from the display of the terminal.

[0005]

The above-mentioned server may be provided with a display device for recognizing an abnormality in the power supply device or the hardware, but what kind of processing is performed by the software. Is not provided. For this reason, in order to recognize the operation state of the software, it was necessary to display it on the display of the terminal device. Therefore, it takes time to detect an abnormal operation of the software, and important data may be lost.

In recent years, even if there is no abnormality in the apparatus itself, there is a possibility that an abnormal signal, a virus or the like may enter through a network, and it is necessary to constantly display the operating state of software. Is growing. Although a small liquid crystal display device or the like can be provided to display the operation state of the software, the structure and software for operating the software are complicated, and the cost is increased.

[0007] Furthermore, various software is installed in the server, and the display of the operation status is also various. Also, display patterns and the like must be set and changed by software. For this reason, the conventional display device for confirming the operation of the hardware cannot cope with it.

[0008] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and it is very easy to determine not only the abnormality of the device constituting the server, but also the operating state of the software operating on the server, that is, what processing is being performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device for a server which can be displayed in a configuration, and a display method in a server.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server including a motherboard on which an arithmetic unit and a memory are mounted, a hard disk, and a power supply.
A programmable IC board connected to the power supply device and / or the motherboard;
The present invention relates to a server display device provided with a plurality of display lamps connected to a board and controlled to be turned on, and configured to display operating states and / or abnormalities of the motherboard, the hard disk, and the power supply device.

Although the server to which the display device according to the present invention can be applied is not particularly limited, it is necessary to include at least a motherboard, a hard disk, and a power supply device on which an arithmetic device and a memory are mounted. The purpose of use is not particularly limited, and the present invention can be applied not only to a network server but also to a data management server of one computer.

A server display device according to the present invention includes a programmable IC board connected to the power supply device and / or the motherboard. Then, the lighting of the display lamp is controlled by the programmable IC board.

In the present invention, the programmable board is configured to display not only an abnormality of each device constituting the server but also an operation state of software running on the server. In order to display the operating status of the software running on the server,
The programmable board is connected to the motherboard, and is configured to be able to control the lighting of the display lamp in response to a command from software operating on the motherboard.

In the present invention, a plurality of display lamps are provided,
The display is performed according to the display patterns of these display lamps. The display pattern includes a combination of display lamps to be turned on, a blink interval, a change in lighting color, and the like. The display lamp is not particularly limited.
A general lamp such as an ED or a liquid crystal type lamp can be employed. Further, software for issuing a command to the programmable IC board is not limited. A display command can be transferred from the operation software for operating the server or each application software to the programmable IC board.

Further, according to the present invention, the programmable IC board is directly connected to a power supply so that an abnormality of the power supply can be displayed without using software. This is because if there is an abnormality in the power supply device, the software itself may not operate.

The contents that can be displayed are not particularly limited. As the display of the operation state of the software, the display of the type of the software currently operating, the display of the processing content of one piece of software, the display of an abnormal operation on the software, and the like can be considered. Also, the operation state of the hardware can be displayed via the motherboard. For example, a warning display or a warning display of insufficient capacity of the hard disk (disk full state) can be performed.

[0017] The invention described in claim 2 of the present application provides the software with an operating state and / or an abnormality so as to display the operating state and / or abnormality of the software operating on the hard disk, the server and the power supply device. While a command generation program for displaying an abnormality is incorporated, a command analysis program for analyzing the command is stored in the programmable IC board.

In the display device according to the present invention, a command generation program for controlling the programmable IC board is incorporated in software operating on the server. The command generation program generates a display command corresponding to an operation state and / or abnormality of software operating on the power supply device and the server. Then, this command is sent to the above programmable IC
Communicate to the board.

On the other hand, a command analysis program for analyzing the command is incorporated in the programmable IC board. By composing communication between the software operating on the motherboard and the programmable IC board via a command, it is possible to perform a complicated display according to the software.

The display contents can be fixedly set in accordance with a specific operation, or the use of the server according to the software operating on the server as in the invention described in claim 3 of the present application. The display pattern can be freely set by a user or a software provider.
For this reason, a display corresponding to various software can be performed.

According to the invention described in claim 4 of the present application, the power supply device is provided with an abnormality detection sensor for detecting an abnormality, and the programmable IC board is illuminated with the display lamp based on the output of the abnormality detection sensor. It stores an abnormality display control program for performing control.

The above-mentioned abnormality detection sensors include those for detecting various abnormalities of the power supply device. For example, sensors that detect various abnormalities such as a power failure, a voltage abnormality, and an abnormality of the emergency power supply device can be employed. The abnormal signal detected by the abnormal sensor is sent directly to the programmable IC board. Then, the lighting control of the display lamp is performed by the abnormality display control program stored in the programmable IC board. With the above configuration, it is possible to directly display the abnormality of the power supply device without passing through the motherboard, and it is possible to reliably display important information relating to the stop of the server.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server including a motherboard on which an arithmetic unit and a memory are mounted, a hard disk, and a power supply,
A display method in a server configured to control lighting of a display lamp via a programmable IC board, comprising: operation software installed on the hard disk to operate the server or application software operated on the operation software A command generation program for generating the display pattern information of the display lamp, a command analysis program for analyzing the command generated by the command generation program, and a command analysis program for analyzing the command generated by the command generation program. A display control program for controlling the lighting of the display lamp is stored,
The present invention relates to a display method in a server that controls lighting of the display lamp by a command generated in the motherboard.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an abnormality display control program for controlling the lighting of a display lamp on the programmable IC board based on the output of the abnormality detection sensor while providing the power supply device with an abnormality detection sensor. And lighting control of the display lamp is performed based on the output of the abnormality detection sensor.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the operation status of the power supply device and / or the hard disk is displayed on the display lamp through a command generation program operating on the motherboard.

According to the invention described in claim 8 of the present application, the operation of the command generation program is controlled by the operation software or the application software.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server including the server display device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0028]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of use of the server according to the present invention. In this example, the database server 1 and the network 2
The server 4 according to the present invention is provided in a system for performing a database search by a client machine 3 connected via a server. Information exchange with the database server 1 is performed via the server 4, and a search command or the like is generated by a program installed in the server 4.

The server 4 includes a motherboard provided with an arithmetic unit and a memory, a hard disk, a power supply, a data input / output device, and the like, like a general server. The server is configured to receive and process data even when the client machine is stopped, and is provided with display units 5 and 6 for displaying an operation state and the like on the front of the housing. ing.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a main device configuration in the server. The server 4 includes a motherboard 7 equipped with an arithmetic unit and a memory (not shown), and a hard disk 8
, A power supply device 9 and a programmable IC board (PIC
Board) 10, a warning display unit 5 and an operation display unit 6 are provided.

The programmable IC board 10 is connected to the motherboard 7 and the power supply 9 so as to be able to transfer signals. Further, the blog programmable IC board 10 includes the display lamps A, B, C, D, and E of the alarm display unit 5 and the operation display unit 6.
And controls the lighting of these display lamps.

In this embodiment, two lamps A and B are arranged on the alarm display unit 5, while three display lamps C, D and E are arranged on the operation display unit. LED is adopted for each of the above-mentioned display lamps, the display lamp A is red, the display lamp B is blue, the display lamp C is blue, the display lamp D is yellow, and the display lamp E is green. The alarm display unit 5 is configured to emit white light by simultaneously turning on two display lamps.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a program or the like for controlling the operation of the display device according to the embodiment. Usually, an operation program and an application program are installed on the hard disk 8, and these programs are called by the motherboard 7 and operated.

In this embodiment, an operation state / error display command generation program and a command transmission program are incorporated in the application program or the operation program. The operation state / abnormality display command generation program is configured to detect an operation state / abnormality of an incorporated program and generate a command corresponding to the operation state / abnormality. In addition, the power supply device 9 and the hard disk 8
It is also configured to detect the operation state and the like and generate a command.

The command generated by the command generation program is transferred to the programmable IC board 10 via the command transmission program. The motherboard 7 and the programmable IC board 10 are RS
They are connected by a 232C cable 11 and are configured to transfer complicated commands.

The programmable IC board 10 includes:
A command receiving program for receiving a command received from the motherboard 7, a command analysis program for analyzing the command, and an operation display control program for controlling lighting of each display lamp based on the analyzed command are stored. The display lamps are turned on and off by the above programs, and the operation status is displayed.

As the operation state of the application program, a data reception / transmission processing state with the database server shown in FIG. 1, a data update request, and the like can be considered. The operation state of the application to be displayed is not limited to this, and can be set arbitrarily according to the application installed on the server 4.

In this embodiment, a command generation program is incorporated in the application program, so that a command to be generated can be freely set via the application. That is, the user of the server 4 or the provider of the application can freely set display contents. Therefore, it is possible to easily cope with various applications, and the versatility is extremely high. Further, the lighting display pattern can be changed according to the necessity and preference of the user.

The operation display section 6 has three display lamps C,
D and E, and various operation state displays can be performed by changing the display patterns of these display lamps. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, there are eight methods for selecting a display lamp to be turned on from three display lamps C, D, and E. Also, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the operation display can be identified by changing the lighting interval of each of these display lamps. Therefore, by changing the combination of the display lamps to be turned on and the lighting intervals of these display lamps, it is possible to perform various kinds of operation displays.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, an abnormality detection sensor 12 is provided in the power supply device 9, and the sensor output is directly transferred to the programmable IC board 10. The power supply device 9 is provided with an emergency power supply, and is configured to cope with a power failure or the like. When the power supply device 9 has an abnormality, the abnormality sensor 12 detects the abnormality and transfers a signal directly to the programmable IC board 10.

On the other hand, the programmable IC board 10
Stores an abnormality display control program, and is configured to directly display an abnormality based on a signal from the abnormality detection sensor 12. With the above configuration, it is possible to display the abnormality of the power supply device 9 without the intervention of the motherboard 7, and it is possible to perform the abnormality display without being affected by the operation of the application program or the like. Further, even in the case of a power failure or the like, power is directly supplied from the emergency power supply to the programmable IC board 10 and an abnormality display can be performed with a small amount of power. Become.

As shown in FIG. 4, a signal in a transition period when the server 4 starts and stops can be output via the abnormality detection sensor 12 or via a command generation program incorporated in the application program. It is configured as follows. In the embodiment, in the steady state, both the display lamps A and B of the warning display section 5 are turned on to perform white display. On the other hand, at the time of startup, the above-described white blinking display is performed at large intervals, and before stop, the blinking display is performed at small intervals. This makes it possible to easily recognize the unstable start-up of the operation and the transitional period before the stop, thereby preventing the occurrence of unnecessary trouble. The display of the transition period can be applied not only in the transition period of the server itself, but also when the application program or the like is started.

On the other hand, when an abnormality occurs in the power supply device 9,
As shown in FIG. 5, the display lamp A and the display lamp B are turned on and off alternately. As a result, red and blue colors alternately flash on and off in the alarm display unit 5, and it is possible to easily recognize that the power supply device 9 has a problem.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the embodiment, the command generation program and the command transmission program are incorporated in the application program, but may be incorporated in an operation program for operating the application program.

In the embodiment, the alarm display section 5 and the operation display section 6 are provided separately, but they may be formed integrally.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of use of a server according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a device configuration in a server according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing locations of programs and the like of the display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display pattern when a server is started.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display pattern when an abnormality occurs in a power supply device of a server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display pattern of a display lamp of an operation display unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display pattern of each display lamp of the operation display unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display pattern of each display lamp of the operation display unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display pattern of each display lamp of the operation display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 In the server, 7 Motherboard 8 Hard Disk 9 Power Supply 10 Programmable IC Board and A Indicator Lamp B Indicator Lamp C Indicator Lamp D Indicator Lamp E Indicator Lamp

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Jiro Kumakura 2-1-1-10 Minami Kohoku, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka ATC Building ITM Building 6F M-1 -4 Digital Design Inc. F-term (reference) 5B042 GA12 MC19 NN02

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A server comprising a motherboard on which an arithmetic unit and a memory are mounted, a hard disk, and a power supply, wherein: a programmable IC board connected to the power supply and / or the motherboard; A server display device comprising a plurality of display lamps connected to a board and controlled to be turned on, and configured to display an operation state and / or an abnormality of the motherboard, the hard disk, and the power supply device. 2. A command generation program for displaying an operation state and / or abnormality on the software in order to display an operation state and / or abnormality of the hard disk, software operating on the server, and the power supply device. The server display device according to claim 1, wherein a command analysis program for analyzing the command is stored in the programmable IC board while being incorporated. 3. The server display device according to claim 2, wherein the display pattern of the display lamp can be arbitrarily set using the command generation program or the software. 4. An abnormality display control program for controlling lighting of the display lamp based on an output of the abnormality detection sensor is stored in the programmable IC board while providing an abnormality detection sensor for detecting abnormality in the power supply device. Claims 1 to 3
The display device for a server according to any one of the above. 5. A display in a server comprising a motherboard on which an arithmetic unit and a memory are mounted, a hard disk, and a power supply unit, wherein a display lamp is controlled to be turned on via a programmable IC board. A method of incorporating a command generation program for generating display pattern information of the display lamp into operation software installed on the hard disk and operating a server or application software operating on the operation software; A command analysis program for analyzing a command generated by the command generation program and a display control program for controlling lighting of the display lamp based on the analyzed command are stored in the programmable IC board. , The generated command in the mother board, controls lighting of the display lamp, a display in the server process. 6. An abnormality detection control program for controlling lighting of a display lamp based on an output of the abnormality detection sensor is stored in the programmable IC board while providing the abnormality detection sensor in the power supply device. The display method in the server according to claim 5, wherein lighting control of the display lamp is performed based on the output. 7. The display lamp according to claim 5, wherein the operation status of the power supply device and / or the hard disk is displayed on the display lamp via a command generation program operating on the motherboard. Display method on the server. 8. The operation of the command generation program is controlled by the operation software or the application software.
The display method in the server according to any one of the above. 9. A server comprising the server display device according to claim 1. Description: