TWI567567B - Micro server - Google Patents

Description

Micro server

The present invention relates to a microserver, and more particularly to a microserver having a satellite control module.

Microservers are emerging shared infrastructure servers designed for unique data center operations. In a micro-server using multiple low-power density servers, in such an environment, it may work more efficiently than a small number of high-performance servers. Among them, all the server boards in the chassis share the power supply device, the network structure and the remote management system, etc., which can effectively reduce the heat dissipation cost and save the power.

However, in order to meet the micro-server shared power supply unit, network structure and remote management system common infrastructure design, it is necessary to equip each server board with its own management system to ensure the normal operation of the entire micro-server. How to ensure the efficient operation of the micro-server using the shared architecture without adding too many management components and complicated management structures, affecting the space inside the chassis and the overall production cost, it is necessary for each server in the micro-server The management system of the motherboard must correspond to the new improved demand server server.

The present invention provides a micro-server to solve the problem of efficiently operating a shared infrastructure server without adding excessive management components or complicated management structures to the server board.

The invention discloses a micro server including a plurality of server host modules. The server host modules are separately disposed in the chassis to form a micro server system. Each server host module includes a motherboard and a management control board. Motherboard for shipping The host processing system of the server host module. The management control board is plugged into the motherboard to be electrically connected to the motherboard. And the management dashboard contains physical layer network cards, microcontrollers and complex editable logic modules. The physical layer network card is electrically connected to the remote management system, and the micro controller is electrically connected to the physical layer network card and the motherboard. The complex editable logic module is electrically connected to the motherboard and the microcontroller. The physical layer network card delivery system signals the remote management system to enable the server host module to communicate with the remote management system. The microcontroller acquires the motherboard status signal through the motherboard to generate a system signal. The microcontroller transmits system signals through the physical layer network card and the remote management system, so that the remote management system obtains the system signals of each server host module for common monitoring. The complex editable logic module is provided with a system timing control module to provide timing control for the motherboard.

In summary, the present invention discloses a micro server having a management control board as a communication medium between the remote management system and the motherboard. The management dashboard can be used to capture various monitoring information on the motherboard so that the remote management system can obtain relevant information for immediate monitoring and response. The user can control the motherboard in the micro server through the remote management system to ensure the efficient operation of the micro server, thereby avoiding the trouble of setting up a complicated and independent management component on each motherboard. In addition, while saving space inside the chassis, the system energy consumption and overall cost are reduced.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate and explain the spirit and principles of the invention, and to provide further explanation of the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧Micro Server

12, 14, 16‧‧‧ server host module

122‧‧‧ motherboard

1224, 1226‧‧‧ system modules

1228, 1229‧‧‧ hard disk module

124‧‧‧Management Control Board

1241‧‧‧Network port

1242‧‧‧Microcontroller

1243‧‧‧Basic input and output module

1244‧‧‧ physical layer network card

1245‧‧‧Temperature Sensing Module

1247‧‧‧Power Monitoring Module

1248‧‧‧Complex editable logic module

1249‧‧‧ indicator display module

12482‧‧‧System Timing Control Module

1250‧‧‧Electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory

2‧‧‧Remote Management System

1A is a functional block diagram of a microserver according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a functional block diagram of a server host module 12 in a micro server according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are set forth in the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description of the <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; The objects and advantages associated with the present invention can be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

1A and FIG. 1B, FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram of a micro-server according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a micro-server according to a first embodiment of the present invention. A functional block diagram of the server host module 12. As shown in FIG. 1A, the micro-server 1 has server main modules 12, 14, and 16. The server main modules 12, 14, and 16 are independently disposed in a single chassis to form a micro-server system. The chassis is, for example, a 4.3U chassis. In an embodiment, the chassis is, for example, a 4.3U chassis, and can support 45 of the server host modules, and can be configured as 180 servers, 2 network switches, and related components. But it is not limited to this. In addition, for simplicity of description, only the server host modules 12, 14, 16 are shown in FIG. 1A to illustrate, in fact, the number of server host modules of the micro server 1 is not in the form of a graphic. The painter is limited. The server host modules 12, 14, and 16 may have the same or different structures respectively, and the subsequent descriptions are performed in various implementations of the server host module 12. Those skilled in the art have read the present specification after reading the present specification. when The implementation of the server host modules 14, 16 can be derived.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the server host module 12 has a motherboard 122 and a management control board 124. The management control board 124 is plugged into the motherboard 122 to be electrically connected to the motherboard 122. The management control board 124 and the motherboard 122 are, for example, a Serial Peripheral Interface Bus (SPI), an LPC Bus (LPC Bus), or a Universal Serial Bus (USB). The interface communicates, but it is not limited to this.

The motherboard 122 is used to run the host processing system of the server host module 12. The management control board 124 includes a physical layer network card 1244, a microcontroller 1242 (micro control unit (MCU), and a complex programmable logic module 1248 (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD). The physical layer network card 1244 is electrically connected to the remote management system 2. The microcontroller 1242 is electrically connected to the physical layer network card 1244 and the motherboard 122. The complex editable logic module 1248 is electrically connected to the motherboard 122 and the microcontroller 1242. The complex editable logic module 1248 is provided with a system timing control module 12482.

The physical layer network card 1244 is used to transmit system signals to the remote management system 2 to cause the server host module 12 to communicate with the remote management system 2. The microcontroller 1242 acquires a motherboard status signal through the motherboard 122 to generate the system signal. The motherboard status signal includes parameters such as operating temperature, operating voltage, or operating current, which will be further described later, and will not be further described herein. The microcontroller 1242 transmits system signals through the physical layer network card 1244 and the remote management system 2 to enable the remote management system 2 to acquire the system signals of the server host module 12 for monitoring. In other words, by the connection established between the remote management system 2 and the physical layer network card 1244, the user can obtain information about the server host module 12 via the interface provided by the remote management system 2, or to the server host. Module 12 issues a command. The physical layer network card 1244 communicates with the microcontroller 1242, for example, via a Media Independent Interface (MII). The microcontroller 1242 communicates with the complex editable logic module 1248, for example, by a 16-bit digital analog bus (A/D Bus).

The system timing control module 12482 provides timing control for the motherboard 122. In an embodiment, the motherboard 122 provides the same clock signal to the microcontroller 1242 and the motherboard 122 to enable the microcontroller 1242 and the motherboard 122 to perform synchronous control or related timing operations.

In fact, in another embodiment, the micro server 1 can also have the remote management system 2 as described above, and the server host modules 12, 14, 16 are respectively electrically connected to the remote management system 2, and the remote management system 2 is The server host modules 12, 14, 16 provide power and network signals. In other words, at this time, the remote management system 2 is defined as a part of the micro server 1. 2 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2, the remote management system 2 is defined as part of the microserver 1, and at this time, the server host module 12 further has a network port 1241. The network port 1241 is electrically connected between the physical layer network card 1244 and the remote management system 2, and the server host module 12 communicates with the remote management system 2 via the network port 1241. In one embodiment, the network port 1241 is detachably coupled to the motherboard 122, and the server host module 12 is in communication with the remote management system 2 via the network port 1241 and the channel on the motherboard 122. The network port 1241 is, for example, a cartridge gold finger, but is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The management control board 124 further includes a basic input and output module 1243. The basic input/output module 1243 is electrically connected to the complex editable logic module 1248. The basic input/output module 1243 stores a motherboard configuration configuration. The motherboard configuration configuration has, for example, the relative timing or associated settings of the components on the motherboard. In one embodiment, the complex editable logic module 1248 reads the motherboard configuration configuration through the basic input and output module 1243 to perform timing control on the motherboard. The microcontroller 1242 communicates with the basic input/output module 1243, for example, via a serial peripheral interface.

Please refer to FIG. 4 again, which is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the motherboard 122 further has system modules 1224, 1226, a logic editor 1225, and hard disk modules 1228, 1229. The system modules 1224, 1226 are electrically connected to the logic programmer 1225, respectively. At least one of the system modules 1224, 1226 is electrically coupled to the management control board 124. At least one of the system modules 1224, 1226 is electrically connected to the hard disk modules 1228, 1229 to communicate with the management control board 124 and store system data. In FIG. 4, the system modules 1224 and 1226 are electrically connected to the management control board 124, and are electrically connected to the hard disk modules 1228 and 1229, respectively. At this point, at least one of the system modules 1224, 1226 can monitor or control the management control board 124 depending on the scheduling settings or actual needs. The system modules 1224 and 1226 can store related information obtained from the management control board 124 in the hard disk modules 1228 and 1229, respectively. The above is only an example. The number of system modules and hard disk modules is not limited to those shown in the figure, and the correspondence between the system modules and the hard disk modules may be one-to-one and many. For one or one to many.

Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a server host module according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5 , the management control panel further includes a temperature sensing module 1245 , a power monitoring module 1247 , an indicator display module 1249 , and an electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory 1250 . The temperature sensing module 1245, the power monitoring module 1247, the indicator display module 1249 and the electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory 1250 are electrically connected to the microcontroller 1242. The electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory 1250 is, for example, an Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM).

The temperature sensing module 1245 is configured to sense the operating temperature of the server host module 12 where the control board 124 is located to generate temperature sensing data, and transmit the temperature sensing data to the microcontroller 1242. The temperature sensing data is, for example, the operating temperature of each component in the server host module 12. The microcontroller 1242 generates a motherboard status signal based on the temperature sensing data. Power supervisor The control module 1247 is configured to monitor the power distribution of the server host module 12 where the control panel 124 is located, and provide power distribution information to the microcontroller 1242. The power distribution information is, for example, the power consumed by each component of the server host module 12. The microcontroller 1242 generates a motherboard status signal based on the power distribution information. The microcontroller 1242 stores the hardware setting data and updates it by electronically erasing the rewritable read-only memory 1250. The indicator display module 1249 receives the status signal of the motherboard, and the indicator display module 1249 selectively displays the host processing system of the server host module 12 of the module 1249 according to the information in the status signal of the motherboard. Operating status. The motherboard status signal includes a motherboard operating temperature status value or a motherboard power status value. The microcontroller 1242 communicates with the temperature sensing module 1245, the power monitoring module 1247, and the electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory 1250, for example, by an integrated circuit (I2C).

In summary, the present invention discloses a micro-server with a management control board that is plugged into a motherboard and electrically connected to a remote management system, thereby enabling communication between the remote management system and the motherboard. medium. In addition, the management dashboard can be used to capture various monitoring information on the motherboard to enable the remote management system to obtain relevant information for immediate monitoring and response. The user can control the motherboard in the micro server through the remote management system, and avoid complicated management components on each motherboard, thereby reducing system power consumption and overall cost.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. It is within the scope of the invention to be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Please refer to the attached patent application for the scope of protection defined by the present invention.

12‧‧‧Server Host Module

122‧‧‧ motherboard

124‧‧‧Management Control Board

1242‧‧‧Microcontroller

1244‧‧‧ physical layer network card

1248‧‧‧Complex editable logic system

12482‧‧‧System Timing Control Module

2‧‧‧Remote Management System

Claims (9)

A micro server includes a plurality of server host modules, and a plurality of the server host modules are separately disposed in a chassis to form a micro server system, wherein each of the server host modules comprises: a host board, a host processing system for running the server host module; a management control board plugged into the motherboard to be electrically connected to the motherboard, and the management control board includes: a physical layer network card, Electrically connecting to a remote management system, the physical layer network card transmitting a system signal to the remote management system to enable the server host module to communicate with the remote management system; a microcontroller electrically connecting the physical layer network card with the a motherboard, the microcontroller obtains a motherboard status signal through the motherboard to generate the system signal, and transmits the system signal to the remote management system through the physical layer network card, so that the remote management system obtains each server host The system signals of the module are jointly monitored; and a complex editable logic module is electrically connected to the motherboard and the microcontroller, and the complex is editable Series module is provided with a system timing control module that provides timing control of the motherboard. The micro server according to claim 1 further includes a host remote management system, wherein the plurality of server host modules are electrically connected to the remote management system, and the remote management system provides one for the server host modules. Power and a network signal. The micro server according to claim 1, wherein the host processing system comprises at least two system modules, a logic editor and a plurality of hard disk modules, wherein the at least two system modules are electrically connected to the logic editor, respectively. At least one of the system modules is electrically connected to the management control board, and at least one of the system modules is electrically connected to the hard disk module to communicate with the management control board and store a system data. The micro server according to claim 2, wherein the management control board further includes a network port, the network port is electrically connected to the physical layer network card, and the management control board is detachably connected through the network port. The motherboard communicates with the remote management system. The micro-server according to claim 1, wherein the management control board further comprises a basic input/output module, wherein the basic input/output module stores a motherboard configuration configuration, and is electrically connected to the complex editable logic module. The complex editable logic module reads the motherboard configuration configuration through the basic input/output module to perform timing control on the motherboard. The micro-server according to claim 1, wherein the management control board further comprises a temperature sensing module, the temperature sensing module is electrically connected to the microcontroller, and the temperature sensing module is used to sense the management. The operating temperature of the server host module where the control board is located to generate a temperature sensing data, and transmit the temperature sensing data to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller generates a host according to the temperature sensing data Board status signal. The micro server according to claim 1, wherein the management control board further comprises a power monitoring module, wherein the power monitoring module is electrically connected to the microcontroller, and the power monitoring module is configured to monitor the management panel The power distribution of the server host module is provided, and a power distribution information is provided to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller generates a motherboard status signal according to the power distribution information. The micro-server according to claim 1, wherein the management control board further comprises an electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory, the micro-controller electrically connecting the electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory to pass The electronic erasable rewritable read-only memory stores a hardware setting data and updates it. The micro-server according to claim 1, wherein the management control board further comprises an indicator display module, the indicator display module is electrically connected to the microprocessor, and receives a motherboard status signal to alert the indication The lamp display module is in an operating state of the host processing system of the server host module, wherein the motherboard status signal includes a motherboard operating temperature state value and a motherboard power state value.