KR100244780B1 - The method for system management using i2c bus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system management method using an I2C bus, comprising the steps of: a diagnostic processor in a computer system transmitting status information for each device in a computer system to a system management computer via an I2C bus; Generating an interrupt through an I2C access board and generating an interrupt; operating an interrupt handler of a bus manager to convert the status information into a message packet and transmitting the message to a software driver; and the software driver classifies the message. Invoking a system management program, and wherein the called system management program is operative to manage and control the system; It analyzes and records the operation status of devices by using message data, and displays the status of each device graphically so that you can easily know the status of the system. When a system failure occurs, you can use the modem driver to call the system administrator. Manage each device in the system so that it can report to the service center and take prompt action;

Commands are generated by a system management program and transmitted to the diagnostic processor through a software driver and an I2C access board without being affected by the state of the operating system and the network at all. The diagnostic processor analyzes this signal to control each device in the system.

Description

System management method using IC2 bus

The present invention relates to a system management method using an I2C bus, and in particular, emergency management when a failure occurs in the main system by managing the state and control of the main system to be managed as an auxiliary system through the I2C bus. And a system management method using an I2C bus that increases the reliability of the main system and reduces downtime of the operating system by reporting to the system administrator.

The conventional system management method has the following problems because a program for managing a computer system is not embedded independently of the system.

1) The cause of the failure cannot be analyzed when the device configured in the system has failed.

2) When the operating system is stopped or network function is stopped, system management function is not performed at all.

3) In case of system failure, recovery of system is delayed and system downtime becomes longer.

4) As a result, the reliability and availability of the system is degraded.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to perform management and monitoring of a computer system independently of an operating system and a network, and to optimize the operation of the system when a computer system fails.

1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the prior art.

2 is an operational flowchart of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method, comprising: a diagnostic processor in a computer system transmitting status information of each device in a computer system to a system management computer through an I2C bus; Information is inputted to a PC through an I2C access board and generates an interrupt; an interrupt handler of a bus manager is operated to convert the status information into a message packet and transmit it to a software driver; and the software driver classifies the message. Calling the corresponding system manager, and the called system manager is operated to manage and control the system,

The system management program,

It analyzes and records the operation status of devices by using message data, and displays the status of each device graphically so that you can easily know the status of the system. When a system failure occurs, you can use the modem driver to call the system administrator. Manage each device in the system so that it can report to the service center and take prompt action;

Commands are generated by a system management program and transmitted to the diagnostic processor through a software driver and an I2C access board without being affected by the state of the operating system and the network at all. The diagnostic processor analyzes this signal to control each device in the system.

The present invention is a method for managing a computer system consisting of a central processing unit and a plurality of peripheral devices using an I2C bus, the operation of the physical device equipped with a diagnostic processor in the system, operating system (OS) and diagnostics for Accurately and quickly analyze the firmware operation status of the system board and the cause of the failure in the event of a failure to take first aid or report it to a service center for stable system operation.

This will be described in detail.

Perform the management and monitoring of the computer system as follows.

1) Manage and monitor the operation status of physical devices and software independently of the OS,

2) Analyze and visually present the current state of the device in a way that is easy for the user to understand

3) When a computer system failure occurs, visually analyze the cause and phenomenon of the failure,

4) Take optimal first aid measures according to pre-determined rules for each failed device;

5) Accurate analysis of failures can eliminate the possibility of recurrence of the same error, optimizing the operation of the system.

By managing the system independently of the operating system or the network, it does not affect the performance and stability of the computer system at all.

In addition, system management is performed regardless of the operating system or network status.

That is, a microprocessor embedded in a device in a computer system analyzes and monitors data sent through the I2C bus by a system management program.

In the event of a system failure, a predetermined set of first aid actions are automatically performed and the service center and system administrator are notified of the failure.

Computer system and management The computer is directly connected via I2C cable, so that the system can be monitored and managed without affecting the performance and stability of the computer system.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is an operation flowchart showing the operation of the present invention.

As shown, the signal generated by the I2C access board consists of a series of processes in which a software driver is executed by an interrupt processing routine of the bus manager, and a necessary system management program A5 is called and operated.

In addition, a modem (A4) is used to call a system manager or connect to a service center.

3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the present invention.

As shown, an I2C access board that allows a PC to use the I2C protocol output from a diagnostic processor A1 that reports the status of each computer system and each device within the computer system via an I2C cable A2. A3).

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention shown in Figure 2 will be described in detail.

The diagnostic processor in the computer system of FIG. 3 transmits status information of each device using the I2C bus.

Status information of each device in the computer system is input to the PC through an I2C access board and generates an interrupt.

Subsequently, the interrupt handler of the bus manager of FIG. 3 is operated by generating the interrupt, and the status information is converted into a message packet and transmitted to the software driver.

The software driver then categorizes the message and calls the corresponding system management program.

The system management program is divided into modules to manage and control the computer system as follows.

1) Analyze and record the operating status of the device using the message data.

2) The status of the device is displayed graphically so that the status of the system can be easily understood.

3) In case of system failure, the modem driver can be used to call the system administrator or report to the service center for quick action.

4) When controlling the system, commands are generated by the system management program and transferred to the diagnostic processor through the software driver and the I2C access board. The diagnostic processor analyzes this signal to control each device in the system.

5) Such system control is not influenced by the state of the operating system and the network at all.

With the above configuration, rod invention exhibits the following effects.

1) Analyze the operation status of each part of the system.

2) When a system failure occurs, take quick measures to minimize downtime of the system and analyze and cope with the cause of the failure.

3) Visually monitor and manage the operation of the system in the system management program.

4) You can also control the system to unify system management points.

Claims (1)

A diagnostic processor in the computer system transmitting status information for each device in the computer system to the system management computer via an I2C bus; Status information of each device is input to a PC through an I2C access board and generating an interrupt; Operating an interrupt handler of a bus manager to convert the status information into a message packet and to transmit it to a software driver; The software driver classifying the message and invoking a corresponding system management program; The called system manager is operated to manage and control the system, The system management program, It analyzes and records the operation status of devices by using message data, and displays the status of each device graphically so that you can easily know the status of the system. When a system failure occurs, you can use the modem driver to call the system administrator. Manage each device in the system so that it can report to the service center and take prompt action; The system management program generates commands and passes them through the software driver and I2C access board to the diagnostic processor without affecting the state of the operating system and the network. The diagnostic processor analyzes this signal to control each device in the system. A system management method using an I2C bus, characterized in that.

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