TWI705376B - Server structure, resource aggregation method and method for obtaining server sensor data - Google Patents

Abstract

This disclosure provides a server structure, a board management controller of a mainboard obtains a sensor record from a resource box and stores the sensor record in the server. The mainboard has an external interface, and the board management controller of the mainboard externally provides the sensor record of the main board and the obtained from the resource box of the resource box board management controller through the external interface. This disclosure further provides a resource aggregation method for the server, which comprises: S1: the board management controller of the mainboard loads the sensor record of the resource box to the server; S2: the board management controller of the mainboard integrals the sensor record of the resource box and the sensor record of the mainboard into a whole set sensor record. The advantages of this disclosure is the sensor record of the resource box dynamically loaded to the mainboard, so the user can obtain the sensor record of both the mainboard and resource box when the user accesses to the mainboard.

Description

Server structure, resource aggregation method and method for acquiring server sensor data

The invention relates to the field of computer manufacturing, and in particular to a server structure, a resource aggregation method and a method for acquiring server sensor data.

In a server composed of a host and a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) resource box, since the motherboard and GPU resource box have their own independent BMC (Board Manage Controller), and the BMC is The running firmware is not the same. Therefore, the SDR (Sensor Data Record) resources on the motherboard and GPU resource box are monitored, managed and saved by the respective BMC.

Since the motherboard and the GPU resource box are managed separately, two sets of management interfaces are first required, which wastes part of the operation and maintenance resources and affects the overall management of the whole machine. Secondly, from the user experience, if the user wants to obtain the SDR information of the whole machine You need to separately access the BMC of the motherboard and the BMC of the GPU resource box to obtain the complete SDR information of the whole machine, and then integrate the data by yourself. The multi-step operation brings inconvenience to the user and does not allow the user to intuitively understand the entire mainframe. In addition, for the external wiring of the server, if the motherboard and GPU resource box are controlled by independent BMCs, the external wiring from the motherboard and GPU resource box must be separately wired to meet the needs of users’ queries. Hardware cost and difficulty of later management.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a server structure to provide a channel so that the sensor records of the motherboard and the resource box can be integrated in the server in time. Therefore, when sensor records are provided externally, all sensor records can be directly output through a unified interface.

The server structure includes a motherboard containing a management controller and at least one resource box containing a management controller; the management controller of the motherboard obtains the sense of the resource box from the management controller of the resource box. The sensor is recorded and stored in the machine; the motherboard is provided with an external interface, and the management controller of the motherboard provides the sensor of the motherboard in the management controller of the motherboard through the external interface. Record and obtain the sensor record of the resource box from the resource box management controller.

Optionally, the management controller of the main board integrates the sensor records of the main board and all the sensor records of the resource box into the sensor records of the whole machine and provides them to the outside.

Optionally, the resource box transmits the sensor data of the resource box to the management controller of the motherboard through a smart platform management bus.

Optionally, the resource box includes a graphics processing unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for server resource aggregation, which can rely on a suitable hardware connection to realize the aggregation of system resources. For example, the sensor records distributed in each resource box are unified and aggregated on the motherboard to form a complete resource library. Establishing a unified whole machine resource library in the server is conducive to unified management of data and streamlining the external interface of the server.

The method for server resource aggregation includes the following steps:

S1. The management controller of the motherboard loads the sensor records of the resource box to the machine;

S2. The management controller of the main board integrates the sensor record of the resource box and the sensor record of the main board into a sensor record of the whole machine.

Optionally, the management controller of the main board periodically repeats step S1 and step S2, and synchronously updates the server log for user access based on the sensor record of the whole machine.

Optionally, in step S1, the management controller of the motherboard obtains the sensor records of the resource box through the smart platform management bus.

Optionally, when the server is initialized, the management controller of the motherboard loads the sensor records of the resource box one by one according to the previous sensor records.

Optionally, the sensor record includes at least a sensor number and sensor data. In step S1, the management controller of the motherboard periodically loads from the resource box according to the sensor number. Import the sensor data to the motherboard, and save the sensor number and the sensor data.

Optionally, if the management controller of the main board already contains all the sensor records of the resource box, the management controller of the main board extracts all the sensor numbers.

Optionally, if there is no sensor record of the resource box in the management controller of the main board, the management controller of the main board obtains the sensor record from the resource box and extracts all the sensor records. Sensor number.

Optionally, if the management controller of the mainboard already contains several sensor records of the resource box, the management controller of the mainboard records from the remaining sensors of the resource box, and Extract all sensor numbers.

The present invention also provides a method for obtaining server sensor data, which includes the following steps:

P1. The server receives an instruction to send sensor data;

P2. The server sends the integrated sensor data of the whole machine to the command sender;

Wherein, the sensor data of the whole machine is provided by the aforementioned server resource aggregation method.

The present invention also provides a computer storage medium on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by the management controller of the mainboard of a server, it can realize the requirements described in any one of items 5 to 12 The method of server resource aggregation, or the method of obtaining server sensor data described in request item 13 can be implemented.

Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention converges all the sensor records to the main board through the communication bus, and provides the user with a query function through the unified interface of the main board. The sensor records in the resource box are loaded onto the motherboard to ensure that the user can directly obtain all the sensor records through the motherboard, and obtain all the sensor records in one step.

After the resources are gathered, the whole machine only needs one set of management interface, and both hardware and software are simplified, which can effectively save the operation and maintenance resources of the computer room.

The motherboard loads the sensor records from the resource box at regular intervals to refresh the sensor records of the whole machine in real time, so when the firmware of the resource box is replaced or a different resource box is directly replaced, the motherboard can maintain the updated sensor records. Thereby improving the stability and robustness of the whole machine.

In order to make the objectives and features of the present invention more comprehensible, the specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in different forms and should not be limited to the described embodiments. Moreover, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments in this application and the features in the embodiments allow mutual combination or replacement. Combined with the following description, the advantages and features of the present invention will be clearer.

It should be noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and all use imprecise proportions, which are only used to conveniently and clearly assist in explaining the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention.

It should also be stated that the purpose of numbering the steps in the present invention is to facilitate reference, not to limit the sequence. For individual steps that need to be emphasized in order, special instructions will be given in the text.

Please refer to FIG. 1, this embodiment proposes a server structure, which includes a motherboard 1 containing a management controller 11, a first resource box 2 containing a management controller 21, and a second resource box 3 containing a management controller 31. The management controller 11 of the motherboard obtains and saves the sensor records of the first resource box 2 and the second resource box 3 from the management controller 21 of the first resource box 2 and the management controller 31 of the second resource box 3 respectively. In this machine, it is stored in the motherboard 1. More specifically, it may be stored in the management controller 11 of the motherboard. The motherboard 1 is provided with an external interface, through which the management controller 11 of the motherboard provides the sensor records of the motherboard in the management controller 11 of the motherboard 1 and the management controller 21 of the resource box to the outside through the external interface. The sensor records of the first resource box 2 and the second resource box 3 obtained in 31. The management controller 11 of the motherboard and the management controllers 21 and 31 of the resource box transfer control information and data through the IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus) interface in the server. The communication bus shown in the figure is I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit, integrated circuit bus).

Further, the management controller 11 of the mainboard integrates the sensor records of the mainboard 1 and the sensor records of all resource boxes into the sensor records of the whole machine, thereby forming a unified sensor record library. When information is transmitted to the outside through the external interface, the motherboard 1 extracts sensor data from the sensor record library. As shown in the right half of Figure 2, the management controller 11 of the motherboard and the management controller 21 of the resource box interact through the smart platform management bus, and the sensor records (data) in the management controller 21 of the resource box Converge in the management controller 11 of the motherboard as shown by the dashed arrow. The sensor record of the resource box and the sensor record of the main board are integrated by the management controller 11 of the main board into a sensor record library of the whole machine, and are stored in the management controller 11 of the main board.

Specifically, the first resource box 2 and the second resource box 3 may be GPU resource boxes or other resource boxes.

Please refer to Figure 3, this embodiment further provides a server resource aggregation method, including the following steps:

S1. The management controller of the motherboard loads the sensor records of the resource box to the machine;

S2. The management controller of the main board integrates the sensor record of the resource box and the sensor record of the main board into a sensor record of the whole machine.

Specifically, during the stable operation of the server, the management controller of the motherboard repeatedly executes steps S1 and S2 in a loop to realize the function of regularly updating the sensor record library, so that the sensor between the motherboard and the resource box Data can be synchronized dynamically. The timing is set to 2 seconds in this embodiment. Those skilled in the art can comprehensively consider the data volume and processing capacity of the server to provide other suitable timing refresh times.

Specifically, the sensor record includes at least a sensor number and a sensor data. The sensor number corresponds to the sensor in the server, and is the identification number of the sensor. In one embodiment, the mainboard has a sensor number of the whole machine, and the basis for the mainboard to determine whether all sensor records are aggregated is the prestored sensor number. During initialization, the pre-stored sensor numbers are compared with the sensor numbers in the newly read sensor records. When the numbers are consistent, it can be considered that all sensor records have been read.

Further, integrate the sensor record of the motherboard and the sensor record of the resource box into the sensor record of the whole machine (ie the sensor record library) and generate the corresponding server log that can be accessed by the user The function can be performed during the idle time of the loop. For example, it is implemented after step S2. In addition, when the sensor record library is updated regularly, the sensor number is used as a basis, or it can be considered that the sensor number is used as an index number.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the server is initialized, the management controller of the motherboard loads the sensor records of the resource box one by one according to the previous sensor records. Since a non-volatile data memory is used in this embodiment to store the sensor records, every time the server is restarted, the data memory contains the sensor that was started last time data. In order to enhance the continuity of data monitoring/recording, when the motherboard is powered on and enters the initialization phase, the motherboard first checks the sensor records contained in the sensor record library. If the management controller of the motherboard already contains all the sensor records of the resource box, the management controller of the motherboard will extract all the sensor numbers; if the management controller of the motherboard is There is no sensor record of the resource box, the management controller of the motherboard obtains the sensor record from the resource box, and extracts all the sensor numbers; if the management controller of the motherboard If a number of sensor records of the resource box are already contained in the resource box, the management controller of the main board records the records from the remaining sensors of the resource box and extracts all the sensor numbers.

As shown in the left half of Fig. 2, the present invention also discloses a method for obtaining server sensor records, which includes the following steps:

P1. The server receives an instruction requesting to send a sensor record, and the instruction is issued by the user according to his own needs;

P2. The server sends the integrated sensor record of the whole machine to the command sender, that is, the client;

Wherein, the sensor record of the whole machine is provided by the aforementioned method of server resource aggregation.

The above-mentioned server structure can use the existing bus in the server to gather all the sensor records to the motherboard in advance. From the hardware level, there is no need for wiring from the resource box. When users need to query the sensor records, they can query the sensor records of the motherboard and all resource boxes only through a set of management interfaces and only communicate with the motherboard. This is greatly convenient to use and the wiring complexity is reduced. Small, effectively saving the cost of operation and maintenance of the computer room.

The above-mentioned server resource aggregation method can periodically aggregate sensor records from the resource box to the motherboard. When the hardware or firmware of the resource box changes, the motherboard can obtain relevant information in time and update the sensor records synchronously. Library to improve the stability and robustness of the whole machine.

The above-mentioned method for obtaining server sensor data can obtain all the sensor records of the server through a simple command, which provides convenience for users.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In this way, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalent technologies, the present invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

1: Motherboard 2: The first resource box 3: The second resource box 11: Motherboard management controller 21, 31: Resource Box Management Controller

Fig. 1 is a module diagram of an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

11: Motherboard management controller

21: Resource Box Management Controller

Claims (12)

A server structure includes a motherboard containing a management controller and at least one resource box containing a management controller, including: the management controller of the motherboard obtains the resource box from the management controller of the resource box The sensor is recorded and stored in the machine; and the motherboard is provided with an external interface, and the management controller of the motherboard provides external sensing of the motherboard in the management controller of the motherboard through the external interface. Sensor records and sensor records of the resource box obtained from the resource box management controller; wherein the resource box transmits the resource box to the management controller of the motherboard through a smart platform management bus Sensor data. The server structure according to claim 1, wherein the management controller of the motherboard integrates the sensor records of the motherboard and all the sensor records of the resource box into the sensors of the whole machine Record and provide externally. The server structure according to claim 1, wherein the resource box includes a graphics processing unit. A method for server resource aggregation, including the following steps: S1, the management controller of the motherboard loads the sensor records of the resource box to the local machine; and S2, the management controller of the motherboard records the resource box The sensor record and the sensor record of the main board are integrated into the sensor record of the whole machine; wherein the management controller of the main board repeats step S1 and step S2 at regular intervals, and synchronizes according to the whole machine The sensor record updates the server log for user access. The method for server resource aggregation according to claim 4 includes: in step S1, the management controller of the motherboard obtains the sensor records of the resource box through a smart platform management bus. The method for server resource aggregation described in claim 4 includes: when the server is initialized, the management controller of the motherboard loads the sensor records of the resource box one by one according to the previous sensor records. The method for server resource aggregation according to claim 6, including: the sensor record includes at least a sensor number and sensor data. The method for server resource aggregation described in claim 7 includes: if the management controller of the motherboard already contains all the sensor records of the resource box, the management controller of the motherboard extracts All sensor numbers. The method for server resource aggregation according to claim 7, including: if there is no sensor record of the resource box in the management controller of the mainboard, the management controller of the mainboard obtains information from the resource The box acquires the sensor records and extracts all sensor numbers. The method for server resource aggregation according to claim 7, including: if the management controller of the motherboard already contains several sensor records of the resource box, the management controller of the motherboard Record from the remaining sensors in the resource box and extract all sensor numbers. A method for acquiring sensor data of a server includes the following steps: P1, the server receives an instruction requesting to send sensor data; and P2, the server sends the integrated sensor data of the whole machine to the command sender; Wherein, the sensor data of the complete machine is provided by the method described in any one of request items 4-10. A computer storage medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program can realize the server resource aggregation described in any one of request items 4 to 10 when the computer program is executed by a management controller of a mainboard of a server Alternatively, the method for obtaining server sensor data described in claim 11 can be implemented.

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