KR20000018633A - Server managing module operating method and device using live power - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A server managing module operating method and the device is provided to operate the server managing module without time limitation even when the power of the main board is put off by using the live power which is used in a WOL speck. CONSTITUTION: The device comprises a main board, I/O processor, a memory, a CSR, a power switch, a server managing module, and a battery. The method comprises a step of using the live power in order to operate the either net controller(250) in a power off situation(S1); a step of applying the live power to a WOL(S2); a step of connecting the live power to the server managing module(200)(S3); a step of receiving the live power and the power of the main board at the server managing module(S4); a step of selecting the power of the main board(S5); and a step of selecting the live power when the power of the main board is off(S6).

Description

Server management module driving method and device using live power

The present invention relates to a method for supplying power to a server management module, wherein the time that occurs when power is supplied using a battery by using live power provided to an AC-DC power supply used in a system instead of using a battery. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for overcoming the limitations, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for driving a server management module using a live power source.

In driving the server management module, the related art uses the power of the main board 10 when the main board 10 operates. On the other hand, when the main board 10 is off, the main board 10 is driven using the battery power source 70. 1 is a block diagram of a method and apparatus for driving the server management module 100 according to the prior art. 2 is a configuration diagram of the server management module 100 according to the prior art. As shown in the drawing, when the battery 70 is supplied with power, that is, when the host system stops driving, the power 70 of the battery is supplied to all the devices of the server management module 100. Therefore, the I / O processor 20 must control the modem 60 and keep running the program for packet recognition. Therefore, due to the nature of the server management module 100 had to consume a lot of power. That is, in the conventional server management module 100, only the battery power source 70 is used while the main board 10 is turned off. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation time is short as about 3 to 4 hours.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art operating as described above, in the method and apparatus for supplying power to a server management module, an AC-DC power supply used in the system instead of using a battery The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for overcoming the limitation of time caused by supplying power using a battery by using a provided live power supply, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for driving a server management module using a live power supply. do.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a method and apparatus for driving a server management module according to the related art.

2 is a block diagram of a server management module according to the prior art.

3 is a power connector specification of the ATX main board according to the present invention.

4 is a connector specification for applying the live power to the WOL in accordance with the present invention.

5 is a block diagram of a method and apparatus for driving a server management module using a live power source according to the present invention;

6 is a block diagram of a server management module using a live power supply according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for driving a server management module using live power according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

10, 270: main board

20, 210: I / O Processor

30, 230: memory

40, 220: CSR (Control and Status Register)

50, 240: power switch

60: wake on modem

70: battery

100, 200: server management module

110: motherboard connector

120: Ethernet card connector

250: Wake On LAN Ethernet Controller

260: power supply

280: Ethernet cable

A preferred embodiment of a server management module driving apparatus using a live power source according to the present invention created to achieve the object as described above,

A WOL Ethernet controller that sends a wake up signal to a power switch and receives power from the power switch;

An Ethernet connection connecting the WOL Ethernet controller; And

The power supply comprises a live power source for sending to the power switch.

And a preferred embodiment of the module driving method according to the present invention,

Connecting the live power of the WOL to the server management module to supply power to the server management module while the motherboard is powered off;

Receiving main board power and live power from the server management module;

Selecting a power source of the main board when the power switch circuit is powered on; And

And when the main board is powered off, selecting a live power supply.

In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

Live power is a new standard for main board 270 and power supply 260. And many vendors provide live power. Live power is one of power supplied from the power supply 260. The live power supply has a voltage of 5V, and if only AC power is supplied even when the power supply () is turned off, the live power supply continues to supply power. This power supply is wired in the main board 270 so that developers can use it for their own purposes. Therefore, most cases are provided in the form of a connector. The case of ATX, which is one of the standards of the power supply 260 and the main board 270, corresponds to this.

3 is a power connector specification of the ATX main board 270 according to the present invention. As shown, the second from the bottom right, 5VSB, is the pin for the live power supply. An example of using live power is the implementation of WOL. However, in the case of WOL, the live power is used to drive the Ethernet controller 250 while the system power is off. 4 is a connector specification for applying the live power to the WOL according to the present invention. As shown, the live power is connected to the server management module 200 and used as a driving power of the server management module 200. Therefore, even when the main board 270 is off, it is possible to drive the server management module without limitation in use time.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram of a method and apparatus for driving a server management module 200 using live power according to the present invention. As shown, the newly proposed server management module 200 is a power source. Thus, the main board 270 receives power and live power. The power switch circuit 240 selects the power of the main board 270 when the power of the main board 270 is turned on. After the power is selected, the server management module 200 uses the power. On the other hand, when the main board 270 is powered off, the live power is selected. Similarly, the server management module 200 uses a live power source.

6 is a configuration diagram of a server management module 200 using live power according to the present invention. As shown, unlike the conventional server management module 200, the power switch 240 in the server management module 200 receives live power instead of a battery. In addition, the WOL Ethernet controller 250 is used. Thus, the WOL Ethernet controller 250 sends a wake up signal to the power switch 240. The power switch 240 sends power to the WOL Ethernet controller 250.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving the server management module 200 using live power according to the present invention. As shown, S1 uses a live power supply. The reason is to drive the Ethernet controller 250 while the system power is off. S2 applies live power to WOL. Therefore, the power supply of the server management module 200 is supplied while the power supply of the main board 270 is turned off. S3 connects the live power to the server management module 200. Then, it is used as a driving power source of the server management module 200. S4 receives the power of the main board 270 and the live power from the server management module 200. S5 selects the power of the main board 270 when the power switch circuit 240 receives the power of the main board 270. Thus, the server management module 200 uses the power of the main board 270. In operation S6, the power switch circuit 240 selects live power when the power of the main board 270 is turned off. The server management module 200 uses live power without using the power of the main board 270.

The present invention can be variously modified and can take various forms and only the specific embodiments thereof are described in the detailed description of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the specific forms mentioned in the detailed description of the invention, but rather includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It should be understood to do.

In the present invention operating as described above, the effects obtained by the representative ones of the disclosed inventions will be briefly described as follows.

By using the live power used in the WOL specification, the server management module can run indefinitely, even when the main board is off.

Claims (10)

A WOL Ethernet controller that sends a wake up signal to a power switch and receives power from the power switch; An Ethernet connection connecting the WOL Ethernet controller; And Apparatus for driving a server management module using live power, characterized in that the power supply is configured as live power for sending to the power switch. The server management module of claim 1, wherein the live power for the power supply to the power switch is configured as a live power supply having a voltage of 5V as the power supplied by the power supply. drive. Connecting the live power of the WOL to the server management module to supply power to the server management module while the motherboard is powered off; Receiving main board power and live power from the server management module; Selecting a power source of the main board when the power switch circuit is powered on; And When the main board is powered off, selecting the live power, characterized in that the server management module driving method using live power. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the method comprises driving the Ethernet controller in a state in which the system power is off. The method of claim 3, wherein the power supply of the server management module is provided when the main board is turned off. The method of claim 3, wherein the connecting of the live power source to the server management module comprises using the live power source as a driving power source of the server management module. The server using the live power source of claim 6, wherein the using of the server management module as a driving power source comprises driving the server management module without a limitation on the use time even when the main board is turned off. How to run a management module. 4. The live power supply of claim 3, wherein when the power switch circuit is powered on by the main board, selecting power of the main board comprises using a power of the main board by a server management module. Server management module driving method using. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein when the main board is powered off, selecting live power comprises using the live power supply by the server management module without using the power of the main board. To run the server management module using live power. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein using the live power source comprises driving the server management module regardless of time.