JP2009277204A - Small server-equipped power supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a computer independent of a power supply device and a dedicated interface circuit for connecting both the power supply device and the computer are required when remotely operating the start/stop of the power supply device used in a personal computer and a server. <P>SOLUTION: A small server having a web server, a mail server, and a firewall function is built in the power supply device, so that only by preparing a space for the power supply device, the power supply device can be remotely started/stopped, a frozen state of the personal computer and the server can be monitored, the frozen state can be restored automatically or by an instruction from the outside, and the state of the power supply device can be monitored and reported. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention enables a remote control of a power supply device from the outside through the Internet environment by incorporating a small server in a power supply device used for a personal computer or a server, and also monitors and provides the state of the power supply device itself. The present invention relates to a power supply device that can be realized.

Conventionally, a system such as Patent Document 1 has been devised that enables remote power control of the power supply, but the system configuration requires a server device that is completely independent of the power supply. .
JP 2007-233596 A

  In order to monitor the status of the power supply and remotely control the power supply through the Internet environment, a computer or server is required. Conventionally, the power supply and the computer or server are independent from each other. The interface circuit was necessary and the installation was complicated.

The main power supply used for personal computers and servers incorporates a small server with the functions of a WEB server, mail server, and firewall, so that the main power supply can be started and stopped from the outside through the Internet environment even with the power supply alone. Operation was enabled.
Therefore, it is possible to realize a power supply device having a server function without taking a space other than the power supply device and without the trouble of installing and wiring outside.

  In addition, in order to confirm the frozen state of the main personal computer operating on the main power supply device incorporating the small server and the server, a confirmation signal or command is sent from the small server to the personal computer and the server, and the response state The freeze state may be determined by determining the freeze state and automatically stopping the main power supply device, and then restarting to recover.

  Further, the above-described treatment after the determination of the freeze state may be performed not by automatic but by stopping or restarting the main power supply apparatus based on an external judge or determination means.

  In addition, the main power supply device can be set to one or a combination of all of the temperature, output state, input power supply state, various alarm signal states, aging deterioration state of components, or all the states of the main power supply device itself. Received at the input port of the small server built in the device, performs arithmetic processing in the small server, and notifies the preset state through the Internet environment through the output port of the small server to the state of the main power supply device Also good.

  The power supply apparatus with a built-in small server according to the present invention as described above includes a personal computer, a WEB server that is a part of the function performed by the server, a mail server, and a small server having a firewall function built in the power supply apparatus. The above-described functions can be used regardless of the activation of the personal computer or the server. By using the above-described function, the small server built-in power supply can be started and stopped from the outside through the Internet environment.

  Also, it is possible to determine whether the personal computer or server is frozen by using a confirmation signal or command without external monitoring, and to freeze the power supply itself with a small server automatically or by an external instruction. Since it can be recovered by restarting after the status is released, not only is the administrator troublesome to determine, release and restore the frozen status, but computers and servers are installed in remote locations. Even if it is, it is possible to perform a procedure by remote operation without visiting there, and not only can quick recovery be performed, but also system management costs can be reduced. Since automatic recovery is possible, a personal computer and a server-equipped machine using the small server built-in power supply device have the advantage that they can be operated unattended and do not stop production.

  In addition, since the state of the small server built-in power supply itself can be known through the Internet environment regardless of the start of the personal computer and server, the power supply can be maintained even if security is improved by stopping the personal computer and server. It becomes possible to always know the state of. It is also possible to notify a preset place.

As shown in FIG. 1, a power supply apparatus with a small server according to the present invention is incorporated in a personal computer 1, for example, and similarly to a power supply apparatus 2 that supplies power to components such as a CPU, a memory, an HDD, and a motherboard. A small server 3 is built in, and is connected to the Internet environment 11 by a LAN port 4 provided in the small server 3.
The shapes of the personal computer 1 and the power supply device 2 are not limited to this figure.
The connection method between the LAN port and the outside is not limited to wireless or wired.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the small server 3 includes a LAN port 4, an input port 5, an output port 6, and a processor 7 and is built in the power supply device 2, and commands through the Internet environment 11 are sent to the LAN port 4, the processor 7, By operating the ON / OFF signal 8 of the power supply device through the output port 6, the power supply device 2 can be started and stopped from the outside.

  For security of personal computer and server, it is desirable that the personal computer and server are stopped when not necessary. The small server 3 has a WEB server, a mail server, and a firewall function. The necessary power supply 2 of the personal computer and server can be started up from the remote location through the Internet environment only when it is needed by using the type power supply, and when it becomes unnecessary, it can be stopped as well. Since it can be performed, a personal computer and server can be provided with a highly secure physical firewall.

FIG. 3 shows the operation monitoring of the personal computer and the server according to the present invention.
The LAN port 4 of the small server 3 is connected to the LAN port 14 of the personal computer provided on the mother board 12 of the personal computer 1 through a router or a HUB 13. A command 9 (generally a PING command) is sent to the LAN port 14 of the personal computer through the router or the HUB 13, and the response is returned in the reverse direction on the same route and input to the processor 7 through the LAN port 4. It detects that it is in a state.

  The small server 3 that has detected the freeze state releases the freeze state by operating the ON / OFF signal 8 from the processor 7 through the output port 6 to stop the power supply device 2, and then restarts the power supply device 2. The personal computer 1 is restored.

  Alternatively, after detecting the freeze state of the personal computer 1 with the WEB server, the mail server, and the small server 3 having a firewall function, the processor 7 notifies the external judge or judgment means in the Internet environment 11 through the LAN port 4. The determination is input from the Internet environment to the processor 7 through the LAN port 4, the freeze state is released by operating the ON / OFF signal 8 from the output port 6 to stop the power supply device 2, and then the power supply device It is also possible to restore the personal computer 1 by restarting 2.

  By incorporating the WEB server, mail server, and small server 3 having a firewall function in the power supply device 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the output of the power supply device 2, the input power supply, the internal temperature, various alarms, etc. Various states are input to the processor 7 through the input port 5, and data processed by the processor 7 is provided to the outside through the Internet environment 11 from the LAN port 4, thereby monitoring the state of the power supply device 2 and monitoring the state. Allow browsing.

Not only the various states obtained from the input port 5 but also the life of the power supply device 2 obtained by performing calculations based on the various states may be notified.
By notifying the service life, the user can be promoted preventive maintenance before failure.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of connection. When there are two or more LAN ports 14 of the personal computer on the motherboard 12 of the personal computer 1, one of the LAN ports 14 of the personal computer is connected to the LAN port 4 of the small server 3, and the other is connected to the Internet environment. If the connection is made, the same environment can be constructed without the need for the router or HUB 13 shown in FIG.

  It is explanatory drawing of the small server built-in type power supply device installed in the housing | casing of a personal computer.   It is explanatory drawing of the function which the small server incorporated in the power supply device has.   It is explanatory drawing of monitoring the operation state of a personal computer with a small server built-in type power supply device.   It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a connection with a small server built-in type power supply device, a personal computer, and the internet environment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Personal computer 2 Power supply device 3 Small server 4 LAN port 5 Input port 6 Output port 7 Processor 8 ON / OFF signal 9 Confirmation signal or command 10 Power supply state 11 Internet environment 12 Personal computer motherboard 13 Router or HUB
14 LAN port of personal computer

Claims (4)

  The main power supply used for personal computers and servers has a small server built in, and the small server has the functions of a WEB server, mail server, and firewall, and can be used to start and stop the main power supply from outside through the Internet environment. A small-sized server built-in type power supply device characterized by that.   In order to confirm the freeze state of the main personal computer operating on the main power supply unit with a small server and the server, a confirmation signal or command is sent from the small server to the personal computer and server, and in response state A power supply device with a small server, wherein the freeze state is released by judging the freeze state and automatically stopping the main power supply device, and then restarting to recover.   In order to cause the main power supply device to be stopped and restarted based on an external judge or judging means instead of automatically judging the freeze state described in claim 2, the small server is set to a WEB server, mail 2. The small server built-in power supply device according to claim 1, wherein a server and a firewall function are provided to enable control for releasing the freeze state of the main personal computer and the server through the Internet environment.   The temperature, output status, input power status, various alarm signal statuses, aging deterioration status of components, or a combination of all, or all statuses of the main power supply itself used for personal computers and servers Is received at the input port of the small server incorporated in the main power supply device, performs arithmetic processing in the small server, and provides the WEB server, mail server, and firewall function to the small server. 2. The power supply apparatus with a built-in small server according to claim 1, wherein the state of the main power supply apparatus can be notified to a predetermined place through an Internet environment through an output port.

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