TW201401829A - System and method for locating server - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for locating Server. The system includes: the first obtainment module used for obtaining the serial number of the server scanned by a certain order; the second obtainment module used for obtaining the new IP distributed by a router; the first trigger module used for triggering the remote computer to send IPMI commands to the IP obtained; the first determination module used for determining whether the remote computer receives the reply from the IP obtained, if yes, the second obtainment module is triggered, otherwise the second trigger module is triggered; the second trigger module used for triggering the remote computer to send IPMI commands to the IP obtained to obtain the FRU serial number of the server corresponding to the IP obtained; a addition module used for adding the IP and the corresponding bracket server location and serial number to a corresponding relational table.

Description

Server positioning method and system

The invention relates to a server positioning method and system.

Generally, the rack server includes a plurality of rack servers with substantially the same configuration. During testing and application, the remote computer needs to locate multiple rack servers in advance to control the specific rack server. At present, the positioning method is to burn different IP addresses of the substrate management controllers of multiple rack servers in a specific order, and then connect the network management interface of the baseboard management controller to the same switch, and the remote computer application or test is more When the servos are supported, a plurality of rack servers are controlled according to the IP address of the baseboard management controller. The disadvantages of this are: First, when manufacturing, it is necessary to add an IP address label to the support server base management controller, and install it according to specific rules and order; secondly, to manage the base of the support server. The controller burns different IP addresses, which causes great trouble for production and testing.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a server positioning method and system, which provides a method for accurately positioning the server position without the need to burn a specific IP address to the substrate management controller, and the operation is simple and easy.

The present invention provides a server positioning system, which includes: a first acquisition module for acquiring a serial number of a server sequentially scanned by a scanning device; and a second acquisition module for a router after the support server is powered on When the IP address of each bracket server BMC is allocated, the newly added IP address of the router is obtained in sequence; the first trigger module is configured to trigger the remote computer to send the IPMI command to the obtained IP address; The group is configured to determine whether the remote computer receives the reply of the obtained IP address, and if the reply is not received, triggers the second acquiring module, otherwise, triggers the second triggering module; the second triggering module is used for Triggering the remote computer to send an IPMI command to read the serial number of the field replaceable unit FRU of the bracket server corresponding to the IP address, the FRU serial number is consistent with the serial number of the bracket server; adding a module for acquiring the obtained The association between the IP address and the location and serial number of the corresponding bracket server is added to a correspondence table.

The present invention also provides a server positioning method, comprising: a first obtaining step of acquiring a server serial number sequentially scanned by a scanning device; and a second obtaining step, when the bracket server is powered on, the router is for each bracket server When the baseboard management controller BMC allocates an IP address, it acquires the newly added IP address of the router in turn; the first triggering step triggers the remote computer to send an IPMI command to the acquired IP address; the first determining step determines the remote computer Whether to receive the reply of the obtained IP address, if no reply is received, return to the second obtaining step, otherwise, enter the second triggering step; the second triggering step triggers the remote computer to send the IPMI instruction to read the acquired IP bit. The serial number of the field replaceable unit FRU corresponding to the bracket server, the FRU serial number is consistent with the serial number of the bracket server; the adding step is to obtain the IP address and the position and serial number of the corresponding bracket server The relationship is added to a correspondence table.

The invention provides a technology for accurately positioning the built-in bracket server of the cabinet, so that the user can provide a precise positioning server without adding additional conditions and installation operations without burning the specific IP address of the substrate management controller. The location technology is easy to operate.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an operating environment of a preferred embodiment of the server positioning system of the present invention. The server positioning system 10 runs on the remote computer 1, and the remote computer 1 connects the scanning device 2 and the plurality of rack servers 3 in the rack server 7 through the Internet 5, and the plurality of rack servers 3 pass through the router. 4 Connect to the Internet 5.

The remote computer 1 includes a memory 12 and a processor 14. In the present embodiment, the remote computer 1 is used to control a plurality of rack servers 3 in the rack server 7.

The scanning device 2 may be a scanning device having an input function such as a scanner. In the present embodiment, the scanning device 2 is configured to scan the serial number of the cradle server 3, and the serial number includes the location information of the server.

The rack server 3 is located on the cabinet in the rack server 7, and is placed in a certain order, for example, in order from the top to the bottom according to the serial number of the server.

The router 4 is configured to allocate an IP address to the baseboard management controller BMC of the rack server 3 when the rack server 3 is powered on.

The database 6 is configured to store data such as data required by the remote computer 1 to control the server 3 .

The memory 12 is configured to store data such as code of the server positioning system 10.

In this embodiment, the server positioning system 10 can be divided into one or more modules, and the one or more modules are stored in the memory 12 of the remote computer 1 and configured to It is executed by one or more processors (one processor 14 in this embodiment) to complete the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the server positioning system 10 is divided into a first acquisition module 100, a second acquisition module 102, a first trigger module 104, a first determination module 106, and a second trigger module. The group 108, the adding module 110, the second determining module 112, and the dynamic updating module 114. The module referred to in the present invention is a program segment for performing a specific function, and is more suitable for describing the execution process of the software in the remote computer 1 than the program. For the function of each module, refer to the description of FIG.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the server positioning method of the present invention.

In step S20, the scanning device 2 sequentially scans the serial numbers of the plurality of bracket servers 3, and the sequential scanning may be a top-down scanning or a bottom-up scanning. If the scan is from top to bottom, the position of the bracket server 3 corresponding to the first serial number scanned is the first position from top to bottom.

In step S21, the first acquisition module 100 acquires the serial number of the scanned plurality of stent servers 3 from the scanning device 2.

In step S22, after the plurality of rack servers 3 are powered on, the router 4 assigns an IP address to the BMC of each rack server 3.

In step S23, the second obtaining module 102 sequentially acquires the newly added IP address of the router 4. Since there are other terminals in addition to the BMC of the cradle server 3 that allocate IP addresses through the router 4 on the Internet, the newly added IP address of the router 4 includes but is not limited to the IP allocated by the BMC of the cradle server 3. Address.

In step S24, the first trigger module 104 triggers the remote computer 1 to send an IPMI command to the acquired IP address.

In step S25, the first determining module 106 determines whether the remote computer 1 receives the reply of the acquired IP address. When receiving the reply of the obtained IP address, it indicates that the acquired IP address is the IP address of the BMC assigned by the router 4 to the cradle server 3, and proceeds to step 26, otherwise, returns to step S23 to obtain the next new one. Increased IP address.

Step S26, the second trigger module 108 triggers the remote computer 1 to send an IPMI command to the acquired IP address to read the serial number of the field replaceable unit FRU (Field Replace Unit) of the bracket server 3 corresponding to the IP address. Because the FRU serial number is consistent with the serial number of the cradle server 3, obtaining the FRU serial number is equivalent to obtaining the serial number of the cradle server 3.

In step S27, the adding module 110 adds the relationship between the obtained IP address and the position and serial number of the corresponding bracket server 3 to a correspondence table.

In step S28, the second determining module 112 determines whether each of the racking servers 3 has been fully positioned. If not all of the positioning, the process returns to step S23 to obtain the next newly added IP address. If all the positioning has been made, the process proceeds to step S29. The positioning described herein establishes the association between the IP address of each of the cradle servers 3 and the serial number.

In step S29, the remote computer 1 obtains the IP address of each of the rack servers 3 from the correspondence table according to the serial number or position of each rack server 3 to remotely control the corresponding rack server 3. Specifically, the server positioning system provides an external interface for outputting the correspondence between the position of each of the bracket servers and the information such as the BMC IP, so that the remote computer user only needs to input the specific location of the required bracket server. The server positioning system automatically finds the corresponding IP address in the database 6 according to the location, and directly points to the corresponding IP address, that is, directly controls the server that controls the corresponding location.

In this embodiment, the method further includes: the first obtaining module 100 acquires a lease time of each IP address, and adds the IP address lease time to the corresponding relationship table by the adding module 110. It is associated with the base management controller IP address of the corresponding rack server 3. According to the lease time of each IP address, the dynamic update module 114 instantly monitors and updates the IP address of the baseboard management controller of the rack server 3 in the correspondence table. For example, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server is mainly used to dynamically allocate IP addresses for internal network or network providers. Here, it is used to dynamically allocate IP addresses for multiple rack servers 3, each rack servo. The IP address assigned by the device 3 has a lease time, for example, two hours, the first acquisition module 100 acquires the lease time, and the add module 110 adds the lease time to the correspondence table. Medium, associated with the BMC IP address of the corresponding cradle server 3. The lease time is monitored by the dynamic update module 114. When the lease time of the BMC IP address of the cradle server 3 reaches 2 hours, the dynamic update module 114 allocates a new BMC to the BMC of the cradle server 3 according to the router 4. The IP address updates the IP address in the correspondence table.

It should be noted that the above embodiments are only for explaining the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments. Modifications or equivalents are made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1. . . Remote computer

2. . . Scanning device

3. . . Bracket server

4. . . router

5. . . Internet

6. . . database

7. . . Cabinet server

10. . . Server positioning system

12. . . Memory

14. . . processor

100. . . First acquisition module

102. . . Second acquisition module

104. . . First trigger module

106. . . First judgment module

108. . . Second trigger module

110. . . Add module

112. . . Second judgment module

114. . . Dynamic update module

1 is a diagram showing the operating environment of a preferred embodiment of a servo positioning system of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the servo positioning system of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the server positioning method of the present invention.

10. . . Server positioning system

100. . . First acquisition module

102. . . Second acquisition module

104. . . First trigger module

106. . . First judgment module

108. . . Second trigger module

110. . . Add module

112. . . Second judgment module

114. . . Dynamic update module

Claims (10)

A server positioning method is applied to a remote computer connected to a router server with a plurality of rack servers through a network and a router, wherein the method includes:
a first obtaining step of acquiring a server serial number sequentially scanned by the scanning device;
a second obtaining step, when the router is powered on, the router allocates an IP address to the baseboard management controller BMC of each of the bracket servers, and sequentially acquires a newly added IP address of the router;
The first triggering step triggers the remote computer to send an IPMI command to the acquired IP address;
The first determining step determines whether the remote computer receives the reply of the obtained IP address, and if no reply is received, returns to the second obtaining step, otherwise, enters the second triggering step;
The second triggering step triggers the remote computer to send an IPMI command to read the serial number of the field replaceable unit FRU of the bracket server corresponding to the obtained IP address, and the FRU serial number is consistent with the serial number of the bracket server;
The adding step adds the relationship between the obtained IP address and the position and serial number of the corresponding bracket server to a correspondence table. The server positioning method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
When there is still a bracket server that does not establish a relationship between the serial number and the BMC IP address, the second obtaining step is returned. The server positioning method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
In the controlling step, the remote computer obtains the corresponding IP address from the correspondence table according to the serial number and location of the bracket server to control the bracket server. The server positioning method of claim 1, wherein the second obtaining step comprises acquiring a lease time of the IP address. The server positioning method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
Adding the obtained IP address lease time to the correspondence relationship table, so that the IP address lease time is associated with the BMC IP address of the corresponding bracket server;
Instantly monitoring and dynamically updating the BMC IP address of the corresponding bracket server in the correspondence table according to the IP address lease time. A server positioning system running on a remote computer connected to a cabinet server having a plurality of rack servers through a network and a router, wherein the system includes:
a first acquiring module, configured to acquire a serial number of the server sequentially scanned by the scanning device;
The second obtaining module is configured to acquire the newly added IP address of the router in sequence when the router allocates an IP address to each of the bracket server BMCs after the rack server is powered on;
a first triggering module, configured to trigger a remote computer to send an IPMI command to the acquired IP address;
The first determining module is configured to determine whether the remote computer receives the reply of the obtained IP address, and if the reply is not received, triggering the second acquiring module; otherwise, triggering the second triggering module;
The second triggering module is configured to trigger the remote computer to send an IPMI command to read and obtain the serial number of the field replaceable unit FRU of the bracket server corresponding to the IP address, and the FRU serial number is consistent with the serial number of the bracket server;
The module is added to add the relationship between the obtained IP address and the location and serial number of the corresponding bracket server to a correspondence table. The server positioning system of claim 6, wherein the system further comprises:
The second judging module is configured to determine whether the bracket server does not establish an association relationship between the serial number and the BMC IP address. The server positioning system of claim 6, wherein the second obtaining module is further configured to acquire a lease time of the IP address. The server positioning system of claim 6, wherein the adding module is further configured to add the acquired IP address lease time to the corresponding relationship table, so that the lease time and the corresponding bracket server are used. The BMC IP address is associated. The server positioning system of claim 6, wherein the system further comprises a dynamic update module, configured to monitor and dynamically update each bracket in the correspondence table according to the IP address lease time. The BMC IP address of the server.