KR20020030695A - Method for automatically testing stability and basic functionality of server - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for automatically testing the stability and basic performance of server is provided to automatically, accurately and integrally test the stability and basic performance of server without an error. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of setting up a BIOS(Basic Input Output System)(11) and booting an operating system(13), installing an automatic test program read from a subsidiary server after booting the operating system(15), searching, displaying and storing the basic information by automatically recognizing a plurality of hardware installed to the server according to the automatic test program(17), storing the test procedure and result by testing the compatibility of hardware based on the stored basic information according to the automatic test program(19), and automatically displaying the stored basic information of a plurality of hardware and the test result after completing the compatibility test of hardware(21).

Description

Automatic test of stability and basic performance of server {METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TESTING STABILITY AND BASIC FUNCTIONALITY OF SERVER}

The present invention relates to a method for checking the stability and basic performance of the server, and more particularly to a method for checking the stability and basic performance of the system by testing the hardware mounted on the server before product packaging.

After production, the server is tested to confirm whether the hardware installed in the server is working properly or is normally compatible with each other before shipping. The test is to check the stability and basic performance of the server, and at present, most of the inspection process regarding the stability and basic performance of the server is performed manually. The tester directly checks and classifies the model name, specification, and specification for each hardware installed in the server. Power on the server, install the basic input output system (BIOS) and each device, and then enter commands or use the mouse to test the basic functions and hardware compatibility of the hardware attached to the server. Test). The operator directly enters all the commands necessary for the test and judges the stability or performance of the server according to the test results. If all test results are good, the server is delivered to the consumer.

Because these tasks are manual, the error rate is high and it is difficult to check the test results collectively. In addition, it takes a lot of time because a person has to manage all the process by hand, and a professional who can professionally judge the test result is needed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically testing the stability and basic performance of the server.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for accurately testing the stability and basic performance of the server without errors.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for collectively checking the stability and basic performance test results of the server.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a process for setting up a basic input output system (BIOS) and booting an operating system in a server connected to a secondary server in which a monitor and an automatic test program are stored. After the operating system is booted, a process of reading and installing the automatic test program from an auxiliary server, and retrieving and displaying basic information by recognizing a plurality of hardware mounted on the server automatically according to the installed automatic test program And testing the compatibility of the plurality of hardware according to the automatic test program using the stored basic information to store a test procedure and a test result, and storing the plurality of hardware when the compatibility test of the plurality of hardware is completed. Basic information and above test And a and characterized by having the step of automatically displayed in accordance with the automated testing program.

1 is a view showing the connection between the secondary server and the monitor and the server on which the test is stored, the automatic test program according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic operation flowchart of a server controller for stability and basic performance testing according to the present invention;

3 is a detailed operation flowchart of a server controller equipped with RAID (Redundant Array of Independant Disks) for stability and basic performance testing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a view showing a window showing the stability and basic performance test results of the server equipped with a blade according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are denoted by the same reference numerals or the same reference signs wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

In order to perform automatic test of stability and basic performance of server, automatic test program should be installed on the server, and a monitor for checking the test process and test results should be connected. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the secondary server 200 in which the automatic test program is stored, the monitor 100 in which the test process, test results, etc. are displayed, and the server 300 in which the stability and basic performance tests are to be performed are ports ( 10) to connect. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a connection between a secondary server having an automatic test program and a server equipped with a monitor and a RAID according to the present invention.

When power is supplied to the server 300 connected to the secondary server 200 and the monitor 100 as described above, the control unit of the server 300 installs a BIOS (BIOS; Basic Input Output System) and the operating system boots. After that, the automatic test program is installed from the secondary server. The automatic test program can be applied regardless of the operating system. The controller automatically searches for a configuration related to hardware installed in the server according to the installed program, performs a hardware compatibility test (hereinafter referred to as HCT) and various tests based on the found information, and displays the result. Power control is required during the test. In addition, a log file is generated by logging an operation process and a test result of the server controller according to the automatic test program.

Figure 2 shows a general process of the stability and basic performance test of the server as described above. 2 is a schematic operation flowchart of a server controller for stability and basic performance testing according to the present invention. 1 and 2, when power is supplied to the server 300, the control unit of the server 300 sets up the BIOS in step 11. Subsequently, in step 13, the controller 300 boots the operating system (Boot) and checks the installation of the automatic test program read from the auxiliary server 200 connected in step 15, and then proceeds to step 17 when the installation is completed. In step 17, the controller recognizes hardware constituting the server 300 according to the automatic test program installed in step 15, retrieves, displays, and stores basic information. That is, the model name, specifications, specifications, etc. of each hardware are automatically retrieved, collected, stored, and displayed on a monitor connected to the server 300. Subsequently, in step 19, the compatibility test between hardware, that is, the function test of the hardware compatible test (HCT) and the input / output (I / O) device, is performed using the basic information of each hardware retrieved in step 17. The controller of the RAID mounting server 300 restarts an operating system or turns on / off the server 300 itself according to the automatic test program installed during the tests. Thereafter, in step 19, the controller stores the test result and the test operation process and proceeds to step 21. In step 21, a window for collectively viewing the basic information of the hardware constituting the server 300 and the test result is displayed. When the window ends, the test result is automatically deleted and the stability and basic performance test of the server 300 ends.

Process of testing the stability and basic performance of the server equipped with RAID (Redundant Array of Independant Disks) and the Windows 2000 series operating system in order to help understand the stability and basic performance test operation process of the server shown in FIG. Will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 is a detailed operation flowchart of a server controller equipped with a RAID for testing stability and basic performance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when power is supplied to the server, the controller setups the BIOS in step 31 and proceeds to step 33. In step 33, boot Windows 2000, the operating system installed on the server. Thereafter, in step 35, the controller reads and installs the automatic test program from the connected secondary server and proceeds to step 37 when the installation is completed. The control unit performs the stability and basic performance test according to the installed automatic test program. In step 37, the controller copies the program file. In step 205, the controller recognizes a plurality of hardware constituting the server and displays basic information. For example, a hard disk driver (HDD) is recognized, and a quantity, a registrant name (ID), a vendor (Vendor), a model name, a type of small computer system interface (SCSI), and the like are displayed. Then, by setting the partition of the HDD that automatically sets the size and file system for devices other than the area where the basic operating system is mounted, the total size, the size of the used area, and the unused area of each HDD partition are set. Display the size. Recognizes video boards and SCSI boards, displays vendor, model name, memory size, etc., and recognizes other I / O devices, such as floppy disk drives (FDDs) and CDROMs. Displays the size, etc. It also displays the type and speed of the CPU, the total size of the memory, the size of the unused area, the size of the used area, and the virtual paging size. It recognizes the RAID and displays the HDD quantity, the registrant's name, supplier, model name, SCIC type, RAID grade, RAID PACK, Cache Memory Write, etc. The size of the area, the size of the area used, etc. are displayed.

3, in step 41, the server controller formats the floppy disk drive. In step 43, the server controller recognizes the tape device, displays the SCIC registrant name, supplier, and model name, and proceeds to step 45. In step 45, the controller sets up the HDD based on the information retrieved in step 39 and proceeds to step 47. In step 47, the controller sets up the HDD, sets up the RAID, and proceeds to step 49 based on the information retrieved in step 39. Log out of Windows 2000 in step 49 and proceed to step 51. In step 51, the controller logs HCT execution and results. The HCT is largely composed of a hardware complex test and an I / O device functional test. The hardware complex test consists of an evaluation of the operating capacity through the increase and decrease of the CPU processor, the interconnection between the CPU and the memory and the memory cell test, and the graphic and two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphic display test of the video board. This includes writing, reading, and comparing data to and from tape devices over SCSI boards, as well as other I / O chipset tests in the mother board. The I / O device function test consists of data for the FDD function, data recording, reading, comparison test for each area according to the set HDD partition, and media read test of a Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) device. . It also includes a write / read / comparison test of data in each area according to the configured partition partition. When the above tests are completed, the process proceeds to step 59. In step 59, the controller restarts the blade mounting server and proceeds to step 55. In step 55, the server is turned off / on and the process proceeds to step 57. In step 57, the controller tests the video resolution and logs the result. Thereafter, in step 59, the controller displays a test result window including all the test results and information on hardware. One embodiment of a test result window is shown in FIG. 4. 4 is a view showing a window showing the results of the stability and basic performance test of the server according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, basic information of hardware constituting the server is displayed in the test result window, and the overall test result is displayed in the HCT TEST RESULT in the upper right corner. If all of the HCT test results are good, PASS is displayed. In case of failure, FAIL is displayed. If FAIL is displayed, the operator selects the HCT test result using a mouse to display the overall test result in detail. Selecting EXIT in the lower right of the test result window closes the test result window and deletes the log file generated during the server stability and basic performance test.

3, after step 59, in step 215, the server controller determines whether there is an input for terminating the displayed window and proceeds to step 63 when there is an input to terminate, and in step 65 when there is no input to terminate. do. In step 65, it is determined whether there is an input for selecting a test result, and if there is an input for selecting a test result, the flow proceeds to step 67, and if there is no input for selecting a test result, the flow proceeds to step 59. In step 67, the test results are displayed in detail.

In step 63, the control unit deletes all log files generated in steps 35 through 59 according to the termination of the test result window in step 61 and proceeds to step 69. In step 69, the controller deletes the automatic test program and ends the stability and basic performance test process.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims and the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a method for automatically testing the stability and basic performance of the server, it is possible to know the accurate test result in a short time by minimizing the manual process. In addition, the test results are displayed in a batch, so you can check the results conveniently and know where the defect occurred.

Claims (4)

In the server connected to the secondary server that stores the monitor and the automatic test program, When the power is turned on, the process of setting up the basic input / output system, booting the operating system, Reading and installing the automatic test program from the auxiliary server after the operating system is booted, Automatically recognizing a plurality of hardware installed in the server, searching for, displaying and storing basic information; Testing the compatibility of the plurality of hardware using the stored basic information to store a test procedure and a test result; And automatically displaying the basic information and the test result of the stored plurality of hardware when the compatibility test of the plurality of hardware is completed.
The automatic stability and basic performance test of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically testing the stability and basic performance and a process of logging the test result to generate a log file. Way. The server of claim 1, further comprising deleting the log file and deleting the installed automatic test program when the window displaying the automatic test result of stability and basic performance is terminated. Performance automatic test method.
In the method of automatically testing the stability and basic performance of the server equipped with a blade, Basic Input Output (BIOS) is supplied when power is supplied under the condition that the operator is connected to the secondary server where the automatic test program is stored and the monitor displaying the stability and basic performance of the server by the automatic test program is displayed. System), booting the operating system and reading and installing the automatic test program from the secondary server, After the installation of the automatic test program is completed, automatically recognizing hardware installed in the server, searching for, displaying and storing basic information; After formatting the floppy disk drive, recognizing the tape device and setting up the hard disk drive and the blade; When the setup is completed, rebooting the operating system to test the compatibility of the hardware using the stored basic information to store a test process and test results, When the compatibility test of the hardware is completed, the step of displaying the basic information of the hardware and the test results in a window form, characterized in that it comprises a step of automatically testing the stability and basic performance of the server equipped with a RAID.