TWI668578B - Server rack system with function of automatic synchronization of bmc configuration parameters between different server and automatic synchronization method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a server cabinet system with an automatic synchronization substrate management controller setting parameter function and an automatic synchronization method thereof. The automatic synchronization method includes a first substrate management controller of any one of the plurality of servers updating a first substrate management controller setting parameter of the server according to a first update instruction from the user, the first substrate The management controller sends the second update instruction to the other server of the plurality of servers that does not receive the first update instruction, and the second baseboard management controller of the other server that does not receive the first update instruction, according to the updated first substrate management The controller setting parameters update the second substrate management controller setting parameters of its server. The second update instruction includes the updated first baseboard management controller setting parameter.

Description

Server cabinet system with automatic synchronization update of the same baseboard management controller setting parameter function between different servers and automatic synchronization method thereof

The present invention relates to a server cabinet system, and more particularly to a server cabinet system having an automatic synchronization substrate management controller setting parameter function and an automatic synchronization method thereof.

The server cabinet system includes a plurality of servers, each of which has an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), and the smart platform management interface is a standard architecture of the server management platform. Among the components included in the smart platform management interface, the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is the most important. The baseboard manager can operate independently without being controlled by the operating system to monitor and control the various components in the server (for example including Data for central processing units, hard disk devices, fan-type heat sinks, power supplies, network-connected devices, etc., such as temperature, speed, voltage, and current values. Through the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), the administrator of the server cabinet system can understand the operation status of each component in the server through the baseboard manager, which is convenient for managing each server.

However, because the server cabinet system may contain a large number of servers. In some cloud storage applications, the server cabinet system even contains hundreds of thousands of servers. Before using the smart platform management interface and the baseboard manager to understand the operation status of each component in the server, the manager of the server cabinet system The board manager parameters (BMC configuration) must be set first, for example, how many servers with BMC are connected to each other, how many sensors are connected to the BMC, the set values of the connections, and so on. When the administrator wants to set the substrate manager setting parameters included in each server to be the same, the administrator needs to manually modify each server one by one, which will cause huge time cost, and Manually modifying each server is prone to inconsistencies in the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers due to human error.

In view of this, the present invention provides a server cabinet system with an automatic synchronization board management controller setting parameter function and an automatic synchronization method thereof.

In an embodiment, a server cabinet system having the function of automatically synchronizing and updating the same baseboard management controller setting parameters between different servers includes a plurality of servers, and the plurality of servers are connected to each other and belong to the same domain. Parallel nodes, each server includes a storage unit and a substrate management controller coupled to one of the foregoing storage units. The storage unit includes a plurality of baseboard management controller setting parameters. The substrate management controller is used to update the aforementioned substrate management controller setting parameters. Wherein, when any one of the plurality of servers receives the first update instruction from the user, the baseboard management controller of the server receiving the first update instruction updates the baseboard management of the server according to the first update instruction The controller sets parameters, and the server receiving the first update instruction sends a second update instruction to each of the plurality of servers in the plurality of servers that does not receive the first update instruction, and the second update instruction includes the updated baseboard management controller The parameter is set such that the baseboard management controller of each of the other servers that have not received the first update command updates the baseboard management controller setting parameters of its server according to the second update command.

In an embodiment, a method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers is suitable for a server cabinet system including a plurality of servers, and the plurality of servers belong to the same domain. In the parallel node, the foregoing method includes: a first baseboard management controller of any one of the plurality of servers updating a first baseboard management controller of the server according to a first update instruction from the user Setting a parameter, the first baseboard management controller sends a second update command to another server of the plurality of servers that does not receive the first update command, and the second update command includes the updated first baseboard management controller setting parameter, and A second baseboard management controller of the other server receiving the first update command updates a second baseboard management controller setting parameter of the server according to the updated first baseboard management controller setting parameter.

In summary, according to one embodiment of the server cabinet system and the automatic synchronization method of the automatic synchronization substrate management controller setting parameter function, the substrate management controller of any server can change the substrate of the user. The management controller settings parameters are automatically synchronized to other servers so that each server in the server system has the same baseboard management controller settings. The user only needs to set a server to make each server have the same baseboard management controller setting, and the automatic update by the server can reduce the user's manual setting of each server and cause errors. risk. Furthermore, each server can automatically update other servers without having to set up an additional management server to reduce hardware costs.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a server 1 having the function of automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers in accordance with the present invention. 2 is a flow diagram of one embodiment of a method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers in the server 1 in accordance with the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together, the server 1 includes a substrate management controller 11 and a storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 stores the substrate management controller setting parameters, and the number of the substrate management controller setting parameters is at least one. The substrate management controller 11 is coupled to the storage unit 12, and the substrate management controller 11 can set the substrate management controller of the parameter setting server 1 by the substrate management controller in the storage unit 12. In one embodiment, storage unit 12 can be a read-only memory, such as an electronically erasable rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM).

The substrate management controller 11 includes a parameter update module 111, a parameter synchronization module 112, and an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 113. The baseboard management controller 11 can receive the update command S1 from the user (hereinafter referred to as the first update command S1) and other servers from the parallel nodes belonging to the same network domain through the smart platform management interface 113 (hereinafter referred to as The other servers mentioned are all another update command S3 (hereinafter referred to as a third update command S3) of the baseboard management controller belonging to the parallel node of the server 1 in the same domain, wherein the update commands S1, S3 All are smart platform management interface instructions. The parameter update module 111 may update the substrate management controller setting parameter in the storage unit 12 according to the first update instruction S1 (step S01) or may update the substrate management controller setting parameter in the storage unit 12 according to the third update instruction S3 (step S03). After the substrate management controller setting parameter update, the substrate management controller 11 sets the substrate management controller setting of the parameter setting server 1 by the updated substrate management controller. In an embodiment, the smart platform management interface 113 can be an integrated circuit (Inter-Integrated Circuit; I2C) and/or a Local Area Network (LAN).

The parameter synchronization module 112 is configured to periodically determine whether the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameter according to the first update instruction S1 by determining whether a flag signal is a predetermined logic level (step S04). When the determination result is "Yes", it indicates that the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameters according to the first update command S1. At this time, the parameter synchronization module 112 sends a smart information through the smart platform management interface 113. The second update instruction S2 of the platform management interface instruction to the other server coupled to the server 1. The second update instruction S2 includes the substrate management controller setting parameters updated according to the first update instruction S1.

Therefore, when the user remotely or directly operates the server 1 to change the substrate management controller setting of the server 1, the substrate management controller 11 receives the first update command S1, and the parameter update module 111 performs the steps. S01 to update the substrate management controller setting parameter; then, the parameter synchronization module 112 determines that the substrate management controller setting parameter is updated according to the first update instruction S1 when the step S04 is performed, and the parameter synchronization module 112 then performs step S05. Sending the second update command S2 to the other server, so that the parameter update module of the other server synchronously updates the baseboard management controller setting according to the baseboard management controller setting parameter sent by the parameter synchronization module 112; or, when the user does not change When the baseboard management controller of the server 1 is set to change the base management controller setting of the other server, the baseboard management controller 11 receives the third update command S3 from the other server, and the parameter update module 111 executes. Step S03 to update the substrate management controller setting parameters; then, according to the third update instruction S3, the parameter synchronization module 112 is Step S04 does not determine that the substrate management controller setting parameter is updated according to the first update command S1 (the determination result is "No"). At this time, the parameter synchronization module 112 does not send the second update command S2, the parameter synchronization mode. The group 112 will continuously execute step S04 until the determination result is "YES", and step S05 is executed to transmit the second update command S2 to the other server.

In an embodiment, the foregoing substrate management controller setting parameter includes a plurality of different types of setting parameters, and the substrate management controller 11 may update the corresponding one of the substrate management controller setting parameters according to the first update instruction S1 or the third update instruction S3. The setting parameters, and other servers may update the corresponding setting parameters of the baseboard management controller setting parameters of other servers according to the second update instruction S2. For example, the foregoing substrate management controller setting parameters may include setting parameters related to hard disk boot control (for example, a basic input/output system according to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) or a conventional one. The basic input/output system (Legacy BIOS) selects the boot mode of the hard disk, or the setting parameters related to the boot option, or the local area network (LAN) protocol (for example, making the regional network protocol fixed or Based on the setting parameters of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), the parameter update module 111 determines the setting parameters to be updated in the storage unit 12 when receiving the update commands S1 and S3, and the parameter updating module 111 The update parameter does not meet the setting parameters of the update command S1, S3; the first update command S1 includes the boot option setting parameter as an example, and the parameter update module 111 updates the base management controller setting parameter according to the first update command S1. Option to set parameters without updating other setting parameters. After the power-on option setting parameter is updated, The number synchronization module 112 sends the updated boot option setting parameter to the other server. The third update command S3 includes the boot option setting parameter as an example. The parameter update module 111 can update the substrate according to the third update command S3. Manage the boot option setting parameters in the controller setting parameters.

In an embodiment, the user can change the substrate management controller setting of the server 1 by directly operating the server 1 or change the substrate management controller setting of the server 1 by connecting the remote device to the server 1. .

In an embodiment, when the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameter according to the first update command S1, the parameter update module 111 can send the consistent energy signal to the parameter synchronization module 112, so that the parameter synchronization module 112 After receiving the foregoing enablement signal in step S04, it can be determined that the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameter according to the first update instruction S1, and further executes step S05.

In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, after the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameters according to the first update command S1, the parameter update module 111 sets one of the foregoing flag signals ( Step S02), changing the flag signal from the original first logic level (for example, "0") to the second logic level (for example, "1"); wherein the parameter synchronization module 112 is performing steps S04: determining whether the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting according to the first update instruction S1 by determining whether the flag signal is a predetermined logic level (ie, the second logic level) The parameter synchronization module 112 determines that the flag signal is the second logic level and performs step S05, and then sets the flag signal to perform the flag after the step S05 is executed. The signal is converted from the second logic level to the original first logic level, and the flag signal of the first logic level does not trigger the parameter synchronization module 112 to send the second update instruction S2.

On the other hand, when the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameter according to the third update command S3, the parameter update module 111 does not set the flag signal, and the flag signal is maintained at the original first logic. Level. Therefore, when the user changes the substrate management controller setting of the other server, the parameter synchronization module 112 does not determine that the flag signal is the second logic level (the parameter update module 111 does not perform step S02), in other words, the parameter After the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameters according to the third update command S3, the synchronization module 112 does not transmit the substrate management controller setting parameters updated according to the third update command S3 to other servers.

In practice, since the source of the first update command S1 and the third update command S3 are different (the first update command S1 is generated by the unit inside the server 1, the unit inside the server 1 is controlled) The first update command S1 is generated when the user changes the unit set by the baseboard management controller of the server 1, and the third update command S3 is generated by the internal unit of the server other than the server 1, the first update command S1 and the third update instruction S3 each include one bit (which may be referred to as a source identification bit) for indicating its source, and the foregoing bits are different logical bits in the first update instruction S1 and the third update instruction S3. For example, the first bit of the first update command S1 and the third update command S3 respectively indicate the source thereof, and the logic level of the first bit of the first update command S1 may be “1”. The logic level of the first bit of the third update instruction S3 may be "0". In this case, the unit that generates the first update command S1 by the user changing the substrate management controller setting in the server 1 can set the first bit of the first update command S1 to “1”, and the parameter update module 111 When receiving the first update command S1, the flag signal can be set according to the logic level of the bit “1” (ie, the flag signal is set to the second logic level), and the parameter update module 111 is receiving. When the third update command S3 is reached, the flag signal is not set; and when the second update command S2 is generated, the parameter synchronization module 112 can set the source identification bit of the second update command S2 to “0” to make other substrates. After receiving the second update command S2, the management controller identifies the bit according to the source whose logic level is “0” without setting the flag signal.

In an embodiment, the flag signal may be stored in the storage unit 12 or other storage unit coupled to the baseboard management controller 11. The substrate management controller 11 can access the aforementioned storage unit to set a flag.

In an embodiment, when the parameter synchronization module 112 sends the second update instruction S2, the parameter synchronization module 112 transmits the second update instruction S2 in the form of a broadcast. In another embodiment, the parameter synchronization module 112 can specify an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the server to which the server is to be sent, and cause the second update command S2 to be sent to the designated IP address. In detail, the parameter synchronization module 112 sends a test signal in the form of a broadcast before sending the second update command S2. After the other server receives the test signal and returns the confirmation signal, the parameter synchronization module 112 The server that returns the confirmation signal knows the IP addresses of other servers in the same domain. At this time, the parameter synchronization module 112 sends the second update instruction S2 to the other servers that have returned the confirmation signal. Accordingly, the parameter synchronization module 112 only transmits the second update command S2 to the BMCs of other servers within the same domain.

In an embodiment, the server 1 and other servers coupled to the server 1 may include the same one of the parameter lists, and the parameter update module 111 may update the foregoing parameters according to the first update instruction S1 when performing step S01. The list, and the parameter update module 111 may also update the foregoing parameter list according to the third update instruction S3 when performing step S03. The parameter list may include an update record of the setting parameters of the baseboard management controller, such as the update record of the aforementioned hard disk control setting parameter, the update record of the boot option setting parameter, or the update record of the regional network protocol setting parameter; or, the parameter list is also The foregoing update record may be included in addition to the substrate management controller setting parameters updated according to the first update command S1. Therefore, the second update instruction S2 may include the foregoing parameter list, and the parameter synchronization module 112 may send the second update instruction S2 including the parameter list to other servers, so that other servers update their baseboard management controller according to the parameter list. Set the parameters and a list of the parameters they contain.

In an embodiment, when the parameter update module 111 updates the substrate management controller setting parameters (steps S01, S03) but fails to update, the parameter update module 111 may record the foregoing failure event, for example, write the foregoing failure event. A log file allows the administrator to debug based on the recorded failure events.

In an embodiment, in step S03, when the parameter update module 111 receives the second update command S2, the parameter update module 111 first determines whether the substrate management controller setting parameter in the storage unit 12 needs to be updated, for example, The parameter update module 111 can compare whether the substrate management controller setting parameter in the storage unit 12 and the substrate management controller setting parameter included in the second update instruction S2 are the same, and if the parameter update module 111 determines the substrate management in the storage unit 12 The controller setting parameter needs to be updated, and the parameter updating module 111 first updates the substrate management controller setting parameter in the storage unit 12 according to the substrate management controller setting parameter included in the second update instruction S2, and stores the update record in the foregoing parameter list. in.

4 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a server rack system with automatic synchronization of the same substrate management controller setting parameter functions between different servers in accordance with the present invention. 5 and 6 are schematic views of an embodiment of the server cabinet system of FIG. 4 in operation. Here, FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are examples in which the server cabinet system includes four servers. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the number of servers included in the server cabinet system may be greater than four. Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the server cabinet system includes a plurality of servers 1, 2, 3, and 4. The plurality of servers 1, 2, 3, 4 are connected to each other. Each of the servers 1, 2, 3, 4 has the same components, that is, the servers 2, 3, 4 have the same components as the server 1. It is worth mentioning that the servers 1, 2, 3, 4 are connected to each other and belong to parallel nodes in the same network domain, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, by the servers 1, 2, 3, In the cluster composed of 4, the servers 1, 2, 3, and 4 are arranged in parallel, and the master node is not provided to manage each server in groups, so the servers 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all As a slave node. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the servers 1, 2, 3, and 4 include the same substrate management controllers 11, 21, 31, and 41 and storage units 12, 22, 32, and 42, respectively. The storage unit 12, 22, 32, 42 stores the same at least one substrate management controller setting parameter (for convenience of description, the substrate management controller setting parameters of the servers 1, 2, 3, and 4 are respectively referred to as the first Substrate management controller setting parameters, second substrate management controller setting parameters, third substrate management controller setting parameters, and fourth substrate management controller setting parameters), that is, first substrate management controller setting parameters, second substrate management The controller setting parameters, the third substrate management controller setting parameters, and the fourth substrate management controller setting parameters are all the same substrate management controller settings corresponding to the servers 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Therefore, the substrate management controllers 21, 31, and 41 are respectively coupled to the storage units 22, 32, and 42. The substrate management controllers 21, 31, and 41 can respectively set the parameter setting servers 2, 3 by their base management controllers. , 4 substrate management controller settings. The substrate management controllers 21, 31, and 41 include parameter update modules 211, 311, and 411, parameter synchronization modules 212, 312, and 412, and smart platform management interfaces 213, 313, and 413, respectively. The parameter update modules 211, 311, and 411 have the same operation mode as the parameter update module 111, and the parameter synchronization modules 212, 312, and 412 have the same operation mode as the parameter synchronization module 112. For example, the parameter update module 211, 311, 411 can perform steps S01, S02, and S03 in FIG. 3, or can record the foregoing update failure event, or update the parameter list, or send the foregoing test signal, parameters. The synchronization modules 212, 312, 412 can perform steps S04, S05, S06 in FIG. The operation modes of the parameter update modules 211, 311, and 411 and the parameter synchronization modules 212, 312, and 412 have been described in detail above, and are not described herein again.

Therefore, any one of the plurality of servers 1, 2, 3, and 4 can receive an update command from the user (hereinafter referred to as a first update command), please refer to FIG. 7 in combination, and FIG. 7 is based on the present invention. A flow chart of one embodiment of a method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers of a server cabinet system comprising a plurality of servers 1, 2, 3, 4, when the server cabinet When any one of the servers receives the first update instruction, the baseboard management controller of the server receiving the first update instruction updates the baseboard management controller setting parameter of the server according to the first update instruction (step S07), and receives The server of the first update instruction sends another update command (hereinafter referred to as a second update command) to each of the other servers in the server cabinet system that does not receive the first update command (step S08), and the second update command includes an update. The subsequent substrate management controller sets parameters such that the substrate management controller of each of the other servers that have not received the first update instruction updates the substrate of the server according to the second update instruction. Management controller setting parameters (step S09), and the baseboard management controller of each of the other servers not receiving the first update instruction does not send the update after updating the baseboard management controller setting parameters of its server according to the second update instruction The substrate management controller sets parameters (step S10).

For example, when the user changes the regional network protocol setting set by the baseboard management controller as an example, when the user changes the regional network protocol setting set by the baseboard management controller of the server 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the parameter The update module 111 updates the regional network protocol setting parameter in the first substrate management controller setting parameter according to the first update command S1 from the user (step S07), and the first update command S1 triggers the parameter synchronization module. 112 transmits a second update command S2 including the updated local area network protocol setting parameters (step S08). Therefore, the other servers 2, 3, 4 that have not received the first update command S1 receive the second update command S2 from the server 1, and the baseboard management controllers 21, 31, 41 have their smart platform management interface 213, 313, 413 receives the second update instruction S2. The parameter update modules 211, 311, and 411 respectively update the second substrate management controller setting parameters, the third substrate management controller setting parameters, and the fourth substrate management control stored in the storage units 22, 32, and 42 according to the second update command S2. Setting the regional network protocol setting parameter in the parameter (step S09), and the parameter updating module 211, 311, 411 does not set the logical level of the flag signal to the second logic level, and has the first logic level. The flag signal does not trigger the parameter synchronization module 212, 312, 412 to send an update command corresponding to the updated regional network protocol setting parameter to the server 1 (step S10).

After the server 2, 3, 4 updates the second substrate management controller setting parameter, the third substrate management controller setting parameter, and the regional network protocol setting parameter in the fourth substrate management controller setting parameter according to the second update command S2 Servers 2, 3, and 4 have the same regional network protocol setting parameters as server 1 and have the same regional network protocol settings. For example, the regional network protocol settings of the servers 1, 2, 3, and 4 can be changed from a fixed system to a floating system or a floating system to a fixed system.

On the other hand, also taking the regional network protocol setting as an example, when the user changes the regional network protocol setting set by the baseboard management controller of the server 2, as shown in FIG. 6, the substrate management controller 21 receives the One of the user updates the command S4 (hereinafter referred to as the fourth update command S4, and in this embodiment, the first update command and the second update command in FIG. 7 are the fourth update command S4 and the fifth update command, respectively. S5), the fourth update command S4 triggers the parameter update module 211 to update the regional network protocol setting parameter in the second substrate management controller setting parameter (step S07) and set the logical level of the flag signal to the second logic. The level (step S02) causes the parameter synchronization module 212 to transmit a fifth update command S5 including the updated regional network protocol setting parameters (step S08). Therefore, the other servers 1, 3, 4 that have not received the fourth update command S4 receive the fifth update command S5 from the server 2, and the parameter update modules 111, 311, 411 update the first update command S5, respectively. a substrate management controller setting parameter, a third substrate management controller setting parameter, and a regional network protocol setting parameter in the fourth substrate management controller setting parameter (step S09), and the parameter updating module 111, 311, 411 is not set. The flag signal is the second logic level, and the flag signal with the first logic level does not trigger the parameter synchronization module 112, 312, 412 to send an update instruction corresponding to the updated regional network protocol setting parameter to the server. 2 (step S10). The servers 1, 3, and 4 respectively update the regional network protocol setting parameters in the first substrate management controller setting parameter, the third substrate management controller setting parameter, and the fourth substrate management controller setting parameter according to the fifth update command S5. Thereafter, servers 1, 3, 4 and server 2 have the same regional network protocol setting parameters and have the same regional network protocol settings.

It should be noted that, in the present case, the substrate management controllers 11, 21, 31, and 41 implement steps S01 to S10 in FIGS. 2, 3, and 7 by executing a substrate management controller firmware code.

In summary, according to one embodiment of the server cabinet system and the automatic synchronization method of the automatic synchronization substrate management controller setting parameter function, the substrate management controller of any server can change the substrate of the user. The management controller setting parameters are automatically synchronized to other servers so that each server in the server system has the same settings. The user only needs to set a server to make each server have the same setting, and the automatic update by the server can reduce the risk of the user manually setting each server and causing errors. Furthermore, each server can automatically update other servers without having to set up an additional management server to reduce hardware costs.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present case. This is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

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[Fig. 1] is a diagram showing an embodiment of a server having a function of automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers according to the present invention. [Fig. 2] A flow chart of one embodiment of a method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers in accordance with the present invention. [Fig. 3] A flow chart showing an embodiment of a method for automatically synchronizing the parameters of the same substrate management controller between different servers in Fig. 2. [Fig. 4] is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a server cabinet system having the same substrate management controller setting parameter function between different servers automatically synchronized according to the present invention. [Fig. 5] is a schematic view showing an embodiment of the server cabinet system of Fig. 4 in operation. 6 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the server cabinet system of FIG. 4 in operation. [FIG. 7] A flow chart of one embodiment of a method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers of a server cabinet system including a plurality of servers in accordance with the present invention.

Claims (8)

A server cabinet system with automatic synchronous update of the same baseboard management controller setting parameter function between different servers, comprising: a plurality of servers connected to each other and being parallel nodes belonging to the same domain, each The server includes: a storage unit including a plurality of baseboard management controller setting parameters; and a baseboard management controller coupled to the storage unit, the baseboard management controller includes: a parameter update module for updating the storage The substrate management controller setting parameters included in the unit; and a parameter synchronization module for determining whether the parameter update module updates the substrate management controller settings according to a first update instruction from a server thereof And determining whether the parameter update module updates the substrate management controller setting parameters according to one of the other server second update instructions to determine whether to send the updated substrate management controller setting parameter, wherein when the parameter synchronization mode is The group determines that the parameter update module updates the baseboard management controllers according to the first update instruction When the parameter is determined, the parameter synchronization module sends the updated substrate management controller setting parameters, and when the parameter synchronization module determines that the parameter update module updates the substrate management controller settings according to the second update instruction The parameter synchronization module does not send the updated substrate management controller setting parameters; wherein, when any one of the servers receives the first update instruction, receiving the first update instruction The parameter update module of the server management controller of the server updates the baseboard management controller setting parameter of the server according to the first update instruction, and the parameter synchronization module of the baseboard management controller of the server that receives the first update instruction Determine the parameters of its substrate management controller The number update module sends the second update command to the other server that does not receive the first update command according to the first update instruction updating the baseboard management controller setting parameter of the server; wherein the first update is not received The parameter update module of the baseboard management controller of the other server of the command updates the substrate management controller setting parameters included in the server according to the second update instruction, and the substrate management of other servers that do not receive the first update instruction The parameter synchronization module of the controller determines that the parameter update module of the baseboard management controller does not update the baseboard management controller setting parameter of the server according to the first update instruction without transmitting the second update instruction. The server cabinet system with the same baseboard management controller setting parameter function between different servers is automatically synchronized, as described in claim 1, wherein the parameter synchronization module period of the baseboard management controller of the server is Whether the parameter update module of the baseboard management controller updates the baseboard management controller setting parameters according to the first update instruction, according to whether the flag signal is a predetermined logic level, wherein when receiving the When the parameter update module of the baseboard management controller of the server that updates the command updates the baseboard management controller setting parameter of the server according to the first update command, the baseboard management controller of the server that receives the first update command The parameter update module sets the flag signal to the preset logic level, so that the parameter synchronization module of the baseboard management controller of the server that receives the first update instruction sends the second update instruction, and receives the first update. The parameter synchronization module of the baseboard management controller of the command server sets the flag signal to be different after sending the second update command The logic level of the preset logic level is another. The server rack system with the same baseboard management controller setting parameter function between different servers is automatically synchronized, as described in claim 2, wherein the parameter of the baseboard management controller of the server receiving the first update signal is updated. The group is based on the first update instruction Include one source identification bit to set the flag signal as the preset logic level, wherein the parameter synchronization module sets another source identification bit included in the second update instruction before sending the second update instruction, The logical identification level is different between the source identification bit of the first update instruction and the another source identification bit of the second update instruction. A server cabinet system for automatically synchronizing the same baseboard management controller setting parameter function between different servers, as described in claim 1, wherein the parameter synchronization module of the baseboard management controller of the server receiving the first update instruction The group sends a test signal before transmitting the second update command, and sends the second update command according to an internet protocol address of another server that does not receive the first update command. A method for automatically synchronizing and updating the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers, suitable for a server cabinet system including a plurality of servers, and the servers belong to parallel nodes in the same network domain, the method The first parameter update module of one of the first substrate management controllers of any one of the plurality of servers updates a first substrate of the server according to a first update instruction from a server Management controller setting parameter; the first parameter synchronization module of the first baseboard management controller determines whether the first parameter update module updates the first baseboard management controller setting parameter according to an update instruction from an internal server thereof And determining whether the first parameter update module updates the first baseboard management controller setting parameter according to an update instruction from another server, to determine whether to send the updated first baseboard management controller setting parameter; After the parameter update module updates the first substrate management controller setting parameter, the first parameter synchronization module determines the first According to the parameter update module from its server-based The update instruction of the part updates the first baseboard management controller setting parameter and sends a second update command to another server of the server that does not receive the first update instruction, the second update instruction includes the updated a substrate management controller setting parameter; one of the second substrate management controllers of the other server that does not receive the first update command, the second parameter update module updates the first substrate management controller setting parameter according to the updated a second substrate management controller setting parameter of the server; the second parameter synchronization module of the second substrate management controller determines whether the second parameter update module updates the first according to an update instruction from an internal server thereof The second substrate management controller sets parameters and determines whether the second parameter update module updates the second substrate management controller setting parameter according to an update instruction from another server to determine whether to send the updated second substrate management control Setting parameters; and after the second parameter update module updates the second substrate management controller setting parameter, the second Synchronization module determines that the number of parameter update module setting system parameters according to the second controller update instruction from the other server to update the second controller setting parameters without transmitting the update. The method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers according to claim 5, wherein the first parameter is in the step of sending the second update instruction by the first parameter synchronization module The synchronization module periodically determines whether a flag signal is a predetermined logic level, and determines that the first parameter update module updates the first substrate management controller setting parameter according to an update instruction from an internal server thereof. The method of automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers further includes: The first parameter update module sets the flag signal to the preset logic level after updating the first substrate management controller setting parameter; and the first parameter synchronization module sets the second update command after sending the second update command. The flag signal is another preset logic level. The method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers according to the method of claim 6, wherein the first parameter updating module sets the flag signal to the preset logic level, The first parameter update module sets the flag signal to the preset logic level according to the source identification bit included in the first update instruction. The automatic synchronization update method further includes: the first parameter synchronization mode The group further sets another source identification bit included in the second update instruction before sending the second update instruction, so that the another source identification bit of the second update instruction and the source identification of the first update instruction Bits are not the same logical level. The method for automatically synchronizing the same substrate management controller setting parameters between different servers according to claim 5, wherein the step of transmitting the second update command by the first parameter synchronization module comprises: the first parameter synchronization mode Sending a test signal before sending the second update command; and the first parameter synchronization module sends the second network according to an internet protocol address of another server that does not receive the first update command Update instructions.