TW201516666A - Monitoring system for computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A monitoring system monitors a plurality of components of a computer. The computer includes a CPLD(Complex Programmable Logic Device). The CPLD can obtain a working state of the plurality of components. The monitoring system further includes a BMC(Baseboard Management Controller) and a internet interface. The CPLD can transmit the working state of the plurality of the components to the BMC. The BMC creates user interface for displaying the working state of the plurality of components. The monitoring system can quickly display the working state through the user interface without using a testing board. Manufacture cost is lowered.

Description

Computer condition monitoring system

The invention relates to a monitoring system, in particular to a computer condition monitoring system.

At present, SID (System Insight Display) is a display panel applied to a server, which can provide the user with the operating status of each function module inside the server. The status of the processor, memory, cooling fan, power supply, ambient temperature and network module in the server system is judged by the on state of the indicator light on the SID, so that the user can eliminate the system failure caused by each module itself. .

At present, the SID is mainly connected to the motherboard by a cable in the form of a front-end board, and then the status and position of the processor, the memory, the cooling fan, the power supply, the ambient temperature, and the network of the motherboard are indicated by the indicator lights. . The use of physical panel display results in material, manufacturing, and assembly costs.

In view of the above, a computer condition monitoring system with lower manufacturing cost.

A computer condition monitoring system for monitoring a working state of a plurality of components in a computer system, the computer state monitoring system comprising a complex programmable logic device capable of acquiring a working state of a plurality of components in the computer system, the computer The state monitoring system further includes a baseboard management controller and a network interface, and the complex programmable logic device and the baseboard management controller are connected by a preset busbar, and the complex programmable logic device can work on the plurality of components in the computer system. The status is transmitted to the baseboard management controller, and the baseboard management controller can establish a status interface for displaying the working status of the plurality of components in the computer system and connecting the network interface to respond to the status interface request by the network connection.

Preferably, the preset bus bar is a universal asynchronous transmission and reception transmission bus.

Preferably, the preset bus bar is a serial peripheral device interface bus.

Preferably, the preset bus bar is an I ² C bus bar.

Preferably, the baseboard management controller responds to the status interface request by setting an access address.

Preferably, the network interface is a wireless network interface.

Preferably, the network interface is an RJ45 interface.

Preferably, the state interface is analogous to the actual position of the plurality of elements.

Preferably, the status interface displays different operating states of the plurality of elements by different colors.

Compared with the prior art, the computer state monitoring system realizes the rapid monitoring of the working state of each component of the computer system through the state interface analogy without using the physical board and the cable, thereby saving the manufacturing cost, and The remote computer can simultaneously monitor the working status of each component in multiple computer systems to achieve unified monitoring and convenient management.

1 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a computer condition monitoring system of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the display effect of a state interface in a preferred embodiment of the computer state monitoring system of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a computer system includes a computer motherboard 10, a processor 20, a memory 30, a power source 40, a temperature sensor 50, and a network control. Module 60 and a computer condition monitoring system 80. The processor 20, the memory 30, the power source 40, the temperature sensor 50, the network control module 60, and the computer status monitoring system 80 are respectively connected to the computer motherboard 10. The computer state monitoring system 80 includes a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device) 81, a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) 83, and a network interface 85. The computer system may further include components such as a cooling fan and a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) card.

The CPLD 80 is a digital integrated circuit that users construct their own logic functions according to their needs. The design method can realize the corresponding target file by means of the integrated development software platform, using the schematic diagram, the hardware description language and the like, and the code is transmitted to the target wafer by programming to realize the digital system of the design. The CPLD 81 is connected to the processor 20, the memory 30, the power source 40, the temperature sensor 50, and the network control module 60. The CPLD 81 includes a system status collection module 811 and a signal transmission module 813. The system state collection module 811 collects the operating status information of the processor 20, the memory 30, the power source 40, the temperature sensor 50, and the network control module 60. The signal sending module 813 sends the working status information of each component collected by the system state collecting module 811 to the BMC 83.

The BMC 83 supports the industry standard IPMI (Smart Platform Management Interface) specification, which describes the management functions built into the motherboard and is managed using low-level hardware intelligence management without using the operating system. The BMC 83 provides local and remote diagnostics, console support, configuration management, hardware management, and troubleshooting. The BMC 83 offers the following features: compatible IPMI 1.0, tachometer input for fan speed monitoring, pulse width regulator output for fan speed control, push button inputs for front panel buttons and switches, and multiplexed with server console ports A serial port, remote access and ICMB (Intelligent Chassis Management Bus) support, I ² C host and backup port support.

The BMC 83 includes a signal receiving module 831, a storage module 833, and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) module 835. The signal receiving module 831 is connected to the signal transmitting module 813 of the CPLD 81. The signal receiving module 831 and the signal transmitting module 813 jointly define a data transmission protocol, such as a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) bus, and a SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface). Bus or I ² C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) bus is used for communication. The storage module 833 stores the working status information of each component received by the signal receiving module 831. The GUI module establishes a state interface, which compares the position of each component on the computer motherboard 10 and displays the working state information of each component. For example, the state interface is established by a web programming language. Draw the layout of each component. Each component displays its different working states by different colors, such as green as normal and red as abnormal.

The network interface 85 can be a wireless network interface or an RJ45 wired network interface. The BMC 83 is connected to the network interface 85. The BMC 83 sets an access address that includes the IP address of the computer system. The BMC 83 connects to the network interface 85 in response to a status interface request for an external network connection.

The computer motherboard 10 is connected to a remote computer 200 via the network interface 85. The remote computer 200 can access the status interface in the BMC 83 by inputting the access address, and the remote terminal can view the status information of the computer system by viewing the status interface.

Referring to FIG. 2, in an embodiment, the remote computer 200 displays a status interface 300 by a display 210. The positions of the components in the status interface 300 correspond to the actual positions of the components on the computer motherboard 10. .

The invention realizes the rapid monitoring of the working state of each component of the computer system through the state interface analog system (SID) based on the state interface without using the physical board and the cable, and simultaneously, the remote computer can simultaneously Monitor the working status of each component in multiple computer systems to achieve unified monitoring and easy management.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of the following claims.

10‧‧‧Computer motherboard

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30‧‧‧ memory

40‧‧‧Power supply

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80‧‧‧Computer Status Monitoring System

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831‧‧‧Signal Receiver Module

833‧‧‧Storage Module

835‧‧‧GUI module

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210‧‧‧ display

300‧‧‧Status interface

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10‧‧‧Computer motherboard

20‧‧‧ processor

30‧‧‧ memory

40‧‧‧Power supply

50‧‧‧temperature sensor

60‧‧‧Network Control Module

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Claims (9)

A computer condition monitoring system for monitoring a working state of a plurality of components in a computer system, the computer state monitoring system comprising a complex programmable logic device capable of acquiring a working state of a plurality of components in the computer system, the computer The state monitoring system further includes a baseboard management controller and a network interface, and the complex programmable logic device and the baseboard management controller are connected by a preset busbar, and the complex programmable logic device can work on the plurality of components in the computer system. The status is transmitted to the baseboard management controller, and the baseboard management controller can establish a status interface for displaying the working status of the plurality of components in the computer system and connecting the network interface to respond to the status interface request by the network connection. The computer state monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the preset bus is a universal asynchronous transceiver transmission bus. The computer status monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the preset bus is a serial peripheral interface bus. The computer condition monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the preset bus is an I ² C bus. The computer state monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the baseboard management controller responds to the status interface request by setting an access address. The computer condition monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the network interface is a wireless network interface. The computer condition monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the network interface is an RJ45 interface. The computer condition monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the state interface is analogous to the actual location of the plurality of components. The computer state monitoring system of claim 8, wherein the state interface displays different working states of the plurality of components by different colors.