TW201445446A - System and method of boot configuration of cabinet server - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a boot configuration system and the method of Cabinet Server. It sends GPIO control signal to I2C expander to switch the connection between the cabinet management controller an each server in the Cabinet Server. Get the information including boot configuration information of the server, the default set of the configuration and the number of the server. Then save the information in the Storage Manager and show the information on the display device. According to the boot configuration information which is set by the user, update the corresponding boot configuration information of the sever in the storage.

Description

Cabinet server boot configuration system and method

The invention relates to a cabinet server booting configuration system and method.

At present, with the development of the Internet Data Center (IDC), the number of IDC servers has also increased rapidly with the development of the Internet data center. In order to facilitate unified management, designers stack multiple servers into a single cabinet and design a Rack Management Controller (RMC) to allocate and manage server resources in the cabinet. Since the division and function of each server in the cabinet server may be different, the cabinet management controller needs to configure different resources according to the division of labor of each server.

When the cabinet server is shipped from the factory, the basic settings of the Basic Input Output System (BIOS) of each server are the same. When using the cabinet server, users must first set the BIOS setting (SETUP) menu of each server according to their own needs. After all the server BIOS settings are completed, the cabinet server can be used, and the cabinet server is set. In the BIOS of each server, it is necessary to connect the input device and the display device to the server in the cabinet server. In this case, it will bring inconvenience to the user's operation and affect the work efficiency.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a cabinet server boot configuration system and method, which can configure the boot configuration information of all servers on the display device at one time, without having to input the input device and the display device to each of the cabinet servers. The servers are sequentially connected to configure each server one by one, which greatly facilitates the user's operation and improves work efficiency.

A cabinet server boot configuration system, the system comprising: a control module, configured to send a universal input and output GPIO control signal to control an I2C expander to sequentially switch a connection between a cabinet management controller and each server in the rack server; The module is configured to obtain a boot configuration information of the server, a default setting of the boot configuration information, and a number of the server, and obtain a default configuration of the boot configuration information and the boot configuration information corresponding to each server. The setting and the number of the server are saved to the storage of the cabinet management controller; the display module is configured to display the startup configuration information of all the obtained servers and the default settings of the startup configuration information on the display device; And a group, configured to update, according to the boot configuration information of the server configured by the received user, the boot configuration information corresponding to the server in the storage.

A cabinet server power-on configuration method, the method comprising: a control step, sending a general-purpose input/output GPIO control signal to control an I2C expander to sequentially switch a connection between a cabinet management controller and each server in a cabinet server; acquiring steps, obtaining The boot configuration information of the server, the default setting of the boot configuration information, and the number of the server, and the obtained boot configuration information corresponding to each server, the default setting of the boot configuration information, and the server The number is saved to the storage of the cabinet management controller; the display step displays the boot configuration information of all the obtained servers and the default settings of the boot configuration information on the display device; the update step is based on the configured configuration of the received user. The boot configuration information of the server is used to update the boot configuration information corresponding to the server in the storage.

Compared with the prior art, the rack server boot configuration system and method obtains boot configuration information of all servers in the rack server, and displays the obtained boot configuration information in a display device connected to the rack management controller. The user is configured to configure the boot configuration information of all servers at one time. In this way, it is not necessary to connect the input device and the display device to each server in the cabinet server in sequence to configure each server one by one, which greatly facilitates the user's operation and improves work efficiency.

1. . . Cabinet server

2. . . Cabinet management controller

twenty one. . . Cabinet server boot configuration system

210. . . Judging module

211. . . Control module

212. . . Get module

213. . . Display module

214. . . Update module

3. . . I2C expander

4. . . BMC

6. . . server

7. . . input device

8. . . display screen

9. . . Storage

10. . . processor

11. . . BIOS

1 is an application environment diagram of a boot server configuration system of the cabinet of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a boot server configuration system of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method for configuring a boot server of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an application environment diagram of a boot server configuration system of the present invention. The cabinet server power-on configuration system 21 is applied to the rack server 1 to configure boot configuration information in each server 6 in the cabinet. The rack server 1 further includes a Rack Management Controller (RMC) 2 and an I2C expander 3. The cabinet management controller 2 is connected to the input device 7 and the display device 8. The display device 8 is configured to display the boot configuration information of all the servers 6, so that the user can configure the boot configuration information of each server according to his own needs.

The number of the servers 6 is one or more. Each of the servers 6 corresponds to a respective one of the BMC 4 and a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) 11. Each server will have a number that identifies the server.

The BIOS 11 stores the most important basic input and output programs of the server, system setting information, a self-test program after booting, and a system self-starting program. The boot configuration information is located in the basic input/output system.

The boot configuration information includes multiple software and hardware configurations, including CPU configuration, Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Ports configuration, memory configuration, watchdog time setting, and USB Configuration, configuration of the server boot mode and configuration of boot boot priority. The boot configuration information of each server 6 may be one or more of a plurality of hardware and software configurations. Each configuration in the boot configuration information has a default setting, such as a watchdog time default setting of 1 minute.

The rack management controller 2 is connected to the I2C expander 3 through an I2C bus bar, and the I2C expander 3 is connected to each server 6 through an I2C bus bar. The I2C expander 3 is used to switch the connection of the rack management controller 2 to each server 6. The I2C expander 3 has a plurality of slots, and each server 6 corresponds to a respective slot on the I2C expander 3. The rack management controller 2 controls the I2C expander 3 through a general purpose input output (GPIO) control signal, so that the server 6 can perform data transmission with the rack management controller 2.

As shown in Figure 2, it is a module diagram of the cabinet server boot configuration system. In this embodiment, the cabinet server startup configuration system 21 includes a determination module 210, a control module 211, an acquisition module 212, a display module 213, and an update module 214. The module referred to in the present invention refers to a series of computer programs that can be executed by the processor 10 and that can perform fixed functions, which are stored in the storage 9. In the present embodiment, the functions of the respective modules will be specifically described in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method for configuring a boot server of the present invention. The order of the steps in the flowchart may be changed according to different requirements, and some steps may be omitted.

In step S10, the connection between the rack management controller 2 and the I2C expander 3, the connection of the I2C expander 3 to each server 6, and the like are initialized.

In step S11, the determining module 210 receives the option selected by the user on the display device 8, and determines whether the boot configuration information of each server 6 in the rack server 1 needs to be configured according to the option content. When the received option is "Yes", the configuration information of each server 6 in the cabinet server 1 needs to be configured, and step S12 is performed; when the received option is "No", the cabinet server 1 is not required to be configured. The startup configuration information of each server 6 ends the process.

In step S12, the control module 211 sends a GPIO control signal to control the I2C expander 3 to sequentially switch the connection between the rack management controller 2 and each server 6 in the rack server 1 until the rack management controller 2 and the rack server 1 Each server 6 within the communication is in communication. When the control module 211 controls the I2C expander 3 to perform each switching, the I2C expander 3 only switches the signal of the rack management controller 2 to a server 6, so that each time the switch is switched, only one server 6 can be connected to the cabinet. The management controller 2 communicates.

In step S13, when the cabinet management controller 2 communicates with each server 6, the obtaining module 212 acquires the boot configuration information of the server 6, the default setting of the boot configuration information, and the number of the server 6, and The default settings of the boot configuration information and the boot configuration information corresponding to each server 6 obtained are saved to the storage 9.

In this embodiment, the obtaining module 212 may save the boot configuration information, the default setting of the boot configuration information, and the server number corresponding to each server 6 in a document, each row or column of the document. Corresponds to the boot configuration information of a server 6 and the default settings of the boot configuration information.

In the storage device 9, each server 6 can also correspond to a respective document for saving the startup configuration information of the server corresponding to the document acquired by the acquisition module 212, the default setting of the startup configuration information, and the servo. The number of the device.

Thus, according to the number of the server, each server can find its corresponding boot configuration information in the storage 9.

In step S14, after the information of all the servers is obtained, the display module 213 displays the obtained startup configuration information of all the servers and the default settings of the startup configuration information on the display device 8.

In step S15, the user configures the boot configuration information of all the servers 6 in the rack server 1 on the display device 8.

In step S16, the update module 214 updates the boot configuration information of the server in the storage device 9 according to the received boot configuration information of the server configured by the user.

When the default setting of the boot configuration information stored in the storage 9 is not the setting required by the user, after the user completes the configuration, the update module 214 updates the setting of the boot configuration information in the storage 9 to the configuration configured by the user. Parameter value.

In step S17, the server 6 in the rack server 1 is powered on, and the server 6 downloads the corresponding boot configuration information from the storage of the rack management controller 2 according to its number through the I2C bus bar.

Through the present invention, the rack server boot configuration system and method obtains boot configuration information of all servers 6 in the rack server 1, and displays the obtained boot configuration information on the display device connected to the rack management controller 2. On the 8th, the user can configure the boot configuration information of all servers at one time. In this way, it is not necessary to connect the input device and the display device to each server in the cabinet server in sequence to configure each server one by one, which greatly facilitates the user's operation and improves work efficiency.

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.

twenty one. . . Cabinet server boot configuration system

210. . . Judging module

211. . . Control module

212. . . Get module

213. . . Display module

214. . . Update module

Claims (7)

A cabinet server power-on configuration system, the system comprising:
a control module for transmitting a universal input/output GPIO control signal to control an I2C expander to sequentially switch a connection between the rack management controller and each server in the rack server;
The obtaining module is configured to obtain the boot configuration information of each server, the default setting of the boot configuration information, and the number of each server, and obtain the boot configuration information and boot configuration corresponding to each server. The default settings of the information and the number of each server are saved to the storage of the cabinet management controller;
a display module, configured to display, on the display device, the default configuration of the boot configuration information and the boot configuration information of each server obtained;
And an update module, configured to update, according to the boot configuration information of each server configured by the received user, the boot configuration information corresponding to each server in the storage. According to the cabinet server boot configuration system of claim 1, the system further includes a judging module, configured to receive an option selected by the user on the display device, and determine, according to the content of the option, whether the cabinet server needs to be configured. Server boot configuration information. According to the cabinet server boot configuration system of claim 1, the boot configuration information includes CPU configuration, peripheral interface configuration, storage configuration, watchdog time setting, USB configuration, and server booting. Configuration of boot mode and configuration of boot boot priority. A method for configuring a booting of a rack server, the method comprising:
a control step of transmitting a universal input/output GPIO control signal to control the I2C expander to sequentially switch the connection between the rack management controller and each server in the rack server;
The obtaining step is to obtain the boot configuration information of each server, the default setting of the boot configuration information, and the number of each server, and the default configuration of the boot configuration information and the boot configuration information corresponding to each server obtained. The settings and the number of each server are saved to the storage of the cabinet management controller;
Displaying steps, displaying the obtained boot configuration information of all the servers and the default settings of the boot configuration information on the display device;
The updating step is to update the boot configuration information corresponding to each server in the storage according to the boot configuration information of each server configured by the received user. According to the method for configuring the startup of the cabinet server according to item 4 of the patent application scope, the method further comprises the following steps:
Receiving an option selected by the user on the display device;
Determine whether to configure the startup configuration information of each server in the cabinet server according to the content of the option. According to the cabinet server power-on configuration method of claim 4, the boot configuration information includes configuration of the CPU, configuration of the peripheral interface, configuration of the memory, time setting of the watchdog, configuration of the USB, and booting of the server. Configuration of boot mode and configuration of boot boot priority. According to the method for configuring the startup of the cabinet server according to the fourth application of the patent scope, the method further comprises the following steps:
Each server is started, and the boot configuration information corresponding to each server is downloaded from the storage.