TWI748652B - Server testing system based on baseboard management controller (bmc) and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A server testing system based on baseboard management controller (BMC) and method thereof is disclosed. By simulating launch a plurality of unit under tests (UUTs) through a testing server when the UUTs is powered on but not turned on, and independently launch a UUT flow of each the UUTs according to a blade identification code (ID) and location ID, so as to transmit a UUT serial number (SN), the blade ID and an BMC address into the UUT flow, and registering the UUTs according to the BMC address as well as continuously monitoring the UUTs through a port, and executing a testing script to poll and test the UUTs, then display a testing status of the UUTs on a user interface of the testing server. The mechanism is help to improve the testing efficiency of the UUTs.

Description

Server test system and method based on substrate management controller

The invention relates to a test system and a method thereof, in particular to a server test system and a method based on a substrate management controller.

In recent years, with the popularity and vigorous development of the cloud industry, the demand for servers has increased year by year. Therefore, various server manufacturers are making every effort to produce servers, hoping to gain a place in the server market.

Generally speaking, the server needs to be tested after the server is produced, and the server waiting for the test can be called "Unit Under Test (UUT)". When testing the server under test, the tester can directly test the server under test. However, when there are a large number of servers under test, how to efficiently and quickly test the numerous servers under test has become one of the problems that manufacturers urgently want to solve.

In view of this, some manufacturers have proposed the technical means of the baseboard management controller. By pre-setting the baseboard management controller on the main board of the server under test, it can be used even when the server under test is powered on but does not need to be turned on. carry out testing. However, this method can only be performed by the server under test for itself. Test, it cannot be applied to a rack environment with multiple servers under test at the same time, because the information flow of the server under test cannot be injected (Injection), which makes the test status of each independent server under test in the rack It cannot be extended, so there is still the problem of inconvenience in the testing of the server under test.

In summary, it can be seen that the prior art has always had the problem of inconvenience in testing the server under test for a long time. Therefore, it is necessary to propose improved technical means to solve this problem.

The invention discloses a server test system and method based on a substrate management controller.

First of all, the present invention discloses a server test system based on a baseboard management controller. The system includes: a server to be tested and a test server. Wherein, the server under test has a baseboard management controller and is electrically connected to a power source. The test server is electrically connected to the server to be tested, and the test server includes: a simulation start module, a registration module, a download module, a test module, and an output module. Among them, the simulation startup module is used to execute a simulation startup script. After the server under test is powered on, the simulated startup script simulates the launch of the server under test, and according to the blade ID and position identification code, respectively Independently activate the UUT Flow of the server under test corresponding to each server under test; the registration module is connected to the simulation startup module to execute the simulation startup script to change the server serial number (UUT SN) and the blade identification code And baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) address into the information stream of the server under test, and register the server under test with the address of the BMC, and continuously monitor the server under test through the communication port; The download module is connected to the registration module to download the test script of each server under test through the information stream of the server under test; the test module is connected to the download module to execute the test script for each server under test Polling and testing, and according to the test The test result generates the corresponding test status, and allows the corresponding test status to be confirmed according to the server under test serial number and the blade identification code; and the output module is connected to the test module to generate a user interface to display the server under test and The corresponding test status, and when the test status is an error, an error message is directly displayed in the corresponding position in the user interface. When the test status is not an error, the server under test continues to be performed continuously through the communication port monitor.

In addition, the present invention also discloses a server testing method based on a baseboard management controller, which is applied in an environment with a server to be tested and a test server. The steps include: the test server executes a simulation startup script, and the simulation startup script is located in the test server. After the server under test is powered on, the server under test is simulated to start the server under test, and the information flow of the server under test corresponding to each server under test is independently activated according to the blade identification code and position identification code; the test server executes this The simulation startup script transfers the server under test serial number, blade identification code, and baseboard management controller address to the server under test information stream, and registers the server under test with the baseboard management controller address, and continues through the communication port Monitor the server under test; the test server downloads the test script of each server under test through the information stream of the server under test; this test server executes the test script to poll and test each server under test, And according to the test results, the corresponding test status is generated, and the corresponding test status is allowed to be confirmed according to the serial number of the server under test and the blade ID; and the test server generates a user interface to display the server under test and its corresponding In the test state, and when the test state is an error, the error message is displayed directly in the corresponding position in the user interface. When the test state is not an error, the server under test continues to be monitored through the communication port.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above. The difference from the prior art is that the present invention simulates starting the server under test by the test server when the server under test is powered on but not turned on, and according to the blade identification code and The position identification code independently activates the servo under test of each server under test Server information stream, so that the serial number of the server under test, the blade ID and the address of the substrate management controller can be transferred to the information stream of the server under test, and the server under test can be registered according to the address of the substrate management controller and continuously monitored through the communication port The server then executes the test script to poll and test the server under test, and then displays the test status on the user interface of the test server.

Through the above-mentioned technical means, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of improving the test efficiency of the server under test.

110a~110n: server under test

120: test server

121: Simulation Startup Module

122: Register Module

123: download modules

124: Test Module

125: output module

300: Test server execution process

400: User interface

410: display block

411: Retest component

420: All retested components

Step 210: The test server executes a simulated startup script. After the server to be tested is powered on, the simulated startup script simulates to launch the server to be tested, and recognizes it according to a Blade ID and a location Code to independently activate a server information flow (UUT Flow) corresponding to each of the servers to be tested

Step 220: The test server executes the simulation startup script to transfer a server serial number (UUT SN), the blade identification code, and a baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) address to the server to be tested Information flow, and register the server under test with the address of the baseboard management controller, and continuously monitor the server under test through a communication port

Step 230: The test server downloads a test script of each server under test through the server under test information stream

Step 240: The test server executes the test script to poll and test each server under test, and generates a corresponding test status according to the test result, and allows the server to be tested according to the serial number and the test status. The blade identification code confirms the corresponding test status

Step 250: The test server generates a user interface to display the server under test and its corresponding test status, and when the test status is an error, directly at the corresponding position in the user interface Display an error message, when the test status is not an error, continue to monitor the server under test through the communication port

Figure 1 is a system block diagram of the server testing system based on the baseboard management controller of the present invention.

2A and 2B are the method flowcharts of the server testing method based on the baseboard management controller of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the execution process of the test server applying the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a user interface applying the present invention.

The following describes the implementation of the present invention in detail with the drawings and embodiments, so as to fully understand and implement the implementation process of how the present invention uses technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects.

First, before describing the server testing system and method based on the baseboard management controller disclosed in the present invention, the environment in which the present invention is applied will be described. The present invention is applied to test the server under test with the baseboard management controller. , Which simulates starting the powered-on server to be tested through the test server Server, the test can be performed without directly turning on the power switch of the server under test. In other words, the machine can be upgraded, monitored and managed when the machine is not turned on. The tester no longer needs to physically connect with each server under test in the rack to perform the test, especially suitable To test many servers under test on many racks.

The following diagrams are used to further explain the server test system and method based on the baseboard management controller of the present invention. Please refer to "Figure 1" first. "Figure 1" is the server test system based on the baseboard management controller of the present invention. The system block diagram of this system includes: the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) and the test server 120. Among them, the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) have a baseboard management controller and are electrically connected to a power source. In actual implementation, a rack can have many servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) at the same time, and each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) has a baseboard management controller, the baseboard management controller It is a small special-purpose processor, such as an ARM-based System on Chip (SoC) with built-in graphics and logic control. Generally set on the motherboard of a computer, server, network or storage device, it can be accessed, managed, and monitored remotely through a dedicated or shared network when it is powered on but not started.

Then, in the part of the test server 120, it is electrically connected to the servers to be tested (110a, 110b to 110n). The test server 120 includes: a simulation start module 121, a registration module 122, a download module 123, Test module 124 and output module 125. Wherein, the simulation start module 121 is used to execute a simulation start script (Script). The simulation start script simulates the start of the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) after the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) is powered on, And according to the blade identification code and the position identification code, the information flow of the server under test corresponding to each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) is independently activated. In actual implementation, the simulation start refers to the server under test (110a, 110b) To 110n) When the power is not started, the test server 120 executes a simulation start script to communicate with the baseboard management controllers set on the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) to realize the simulation start.

The registration module 122 is connected to the simulation startup module 121 to execute the simulation startup script and transfer the server serial number, blade ID and BMC address (such as "BMC MAC address", abbreviated as "BMCMAC") to the server under test. Test the server information flow, register the server under test with the baseboard management controller address, and continuously monitor the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) through the communication port (Port). In other words, UUT registration is performed with BMCMAC, and the location identification code is used as an independent monitoring port for monitoring.

The download module 123 is connected to the registration module 122 to download the test script (such as UUT Tool) of each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) through the server under test information stream. In this way, it is possible to allow the test scripts of all the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) to be executed on the test server 120 for unified management and testing.

The test module 124 is connected to the download module 123 for executing test scripts to poll and test each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), and generate corresponding test status according to the test result, and It is allowed to confirm the corresponding test status according to the serial number of the server under test and the blade identification code. In actual implementation, the test status can include: "testing", "error", "normal" and so on. As for the server serial number and blade identification code to be tested, it is used to specify the specific server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) in order to obtain its corresponding test status. For example, the test module 124 can also be based on the blade identification code and The serial number of the server under test retrieves the network address of the server under test, which is used to connect the corresponding server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) according to the network address of the server under test to directly confirm whether the test status is an error . In addition, the test module 124 can also pass Secure Shell (SSH) A secure tunnel between the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) and the test server 120 is established to remotely log in to the designated server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) and execute its test script.

The output module 125 is connected to the test module 124 to generate a user interface to display the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) and their corresponding test statuses, and when the test status is an error, directly The corresponding position in the user interface displays an error message. When the test status is not an error, continue to monitor the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) through the communication port. In actual implementation, the user interface displays each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) and its corresponding test status after all servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) have completed polling, and When the error message is displayed, the retest component is also displayed to allow the user to re-execute the test script of the corresponding server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) for retesting when the retest component is selected. In addition, when multiple error messages are displayed on the user interface at the same time, all retest components can be displayed to allow the user to re-run all the servers under test (110a, 110b) whose test status is wrong when all retest components are clicked. To 110n) test script for re-testing.

In particular, it should be noted that, in actual implementation, the modules of the present invention can be implemented in various ways, including software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For example, in some embodiments, each module can be implemented by Software and hardware or one of them is implemented. In addition, the present invention can also be implemented partially or completely based on hardware. For example, one or more modules in the system can be implemented through integrated circuit chips, system Single chip, complex programmable logic device (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), field programmable logic gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA), etc. to achieve. The invention can be a system, a method and/or a computer program. The computer program may include a computer-readable storage medium loaded with computer-readable program instructions for enabling the processor to implement various aspects of the present invention. The computer-readable storage medium may be capable of holding and storing instructions used by the instruction execution device. 形设备。 Shape equipment. The computer-readable storage medium can be, but is not limited to, an electrical storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable storage media include hard disks, random access memory, read-only memory, flash memory, optical disks, floppy disks, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. The computer-readable storage medium used here is not interpreted as a transient signal itself, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through waveguides or other transmission media (for example, optical signals through fiber optic cables), or through wires Transmission of electrical signals. In addition, the computer-readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to various computing/processing devices, or downloaded via a network, such as the Internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. To an external computer device or external storage device. The network may include copper transmission cables, optical fiber transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, hubs and/or gateways. The network card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network, and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in the computer-readable storage medium in each computing/processing device middle. The computer program instructions that perform the operations of the present invention can be combined language instructions, instruction set architecture instructions, machine instructions, machine-related instructions, micro instructions, firmware instructions, or source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages (Object Code), the programming language includes object-oriented programming languages, such as: Common Lisp, Python, C++, Objective-C, Smalltalk, Delphi, Java, Swift, C#, Perl, Ruby, PHP, etc., as well as conventional programs Procedural programming language, such as C language or similar programming language. The computer program instructions can be executed entirely on the computer, partly executed on the computer, executed as an independent software, partly executed on the client computer and partly executed on the remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or server Executed on.

Please refer to "Figure 2A" and "Figure 2B". "Figure 2A" and "Figure 2B" are the method flowcharts of the server test method based on the baseboard management controller of the present invention, which is applied to the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) and the environment of the test server 120, the steps include: the test server 120 executes a simulation startup script, and the simulation startup script simulates after the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) are powered on Activate the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n), and according to the blade identification code and position identification code, independently activate the server under test information flow ( Step 210); The test server 120 executes this simulation startup script to transfer the server serial number, the blade ID and the BMC address of the server to be tested into the information stream of the server to be tested, and registers the server with the BMC address The server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), and the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) are continuously monitored through the communication port (step 220); the test server 120 downloads each server through the information stream of the server under test The test script of the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) (step 230); the test server 120 executes the test script to poll and test each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), and according to The test result generates the corresponding test status, and allows the corresponding test status to be confirmed according to the server under test serial number and the blade identification code (step 240); the test server 120 generates a user interface to display the test server (110a , 110b to 110n) and its corresponding test status, and when the test status is an error, the error message is displayed directly in the corresponding position in the user interface. When the test status is not an error, the server under test continues to be continued through the communication port (110a, 110b to 110n) monitor (step 250). Through the above steps, the test server 120 can simulate the startup of the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) when the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) is powered on but not turned on, and identify it according to the blade Code and location identification code to independently start the server under test information flow of each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), so that the serial number of the server under test, blade identification code and baseboard management controller address can be transferred to the server under test Equipment The server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) is registered according to the address of the baseboard management controller, and the server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) is continuously monitored through the communication port, and then the test script is executed for the server under test (110a , 110b to 110n) to poll and test, and then display the test status on the user interface of the test server 120.

The following description will be given in the form of an embodiment in conjunction with "Figure 3" and "Figure 4". Please refer to "Figure 3" first. "Figure 3" is a schematic diagram of the execution process of the test server applying the present invention. As shown in the test server execution process 300, the test server 120 will execute a simulation startup script at the beginning to use the simulator to start the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n). Test servers (110a, 110b to 110n), and according to the blade identification code and position identification code, independently activate the information flow of the server under test corresponding to each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), and then pass the The server under test information stream downloads the test script, so that the test script can be executed to poll and test each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), and the corresponding test status is generated according to the test result. Then, the test server 120 determines whether the test status is an error, and if the test status is an error, it generates a user interface to directly display the error message at the corresponding position in the user interface; if the test status is not an error, continue Monitor all communication ports through the communication port.

As shown in "Figure 4", "Figure 4" is a schematic diagram of a user interface applying the present invention. In actual implementation, after the test server 120 generates the test status of each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n), it can generate a user interface 400 as shown in "Figure 4" for displaying in the display area. In block 410, the server serial number and test status of each server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) are displayed, and when the test status is wrong, the retest component 411 is displayed in its corresponding position, so as to allow the tester to click When the retest component 411 is selected, the test script of the corresponding server under test (110a, 110b to 110n) is re-executed for retesting. In addition, when the user interface 400 displays multiple error messages at the same time At the time, all retest components 420 can be displayed to allow the tester to re-execute all test scripts of the servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) whose test status is wrong when they click on all retest components 420, so as to re-test these The servers under test (110a, 110b to 110n) whose test status is wrong are tested again.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the test server simulates the startup of the server under test when the server under test is powered on but not turned on, and based on the blade identification code and position identification code Independently activate the server under test information flow of each server under test, so that the server serial number, blade ID and BMC address of the test server can be transferred to the server under test information flow, and registered according to the BMC address The server under test and the server under test are continuously monitored through the communication port, and then the test script is executed to poll and test the server under test, and then the test status is displayed on the user interface of the test server. This technical method can be used to Solve the problems existing in the prior art, and achieve the technical effect of improving the test efficiency of the server under test.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

110a~110n: server under test

120: test server

121: Simulation Startup Module

122: Register Module

123: download modules

124: Test Module

125: output module

Claims (10)

A server test system based on a baseboard management controller, the system includes: A plurality of units under test (Unit Under Test, UUT), the servers under test have a baseboard management controller and are electrically connected to a power source; and A test server for electrically connecting to the server under test, the test server including: A simulation startup module for executing a simulation startup script. The simulation startup script simulates launching the server under test after the server under test is powered on, and according to a blade ID (Blade ID) And a location identification code to independently activate a UUT Flow corresponding to each of the servers to be tested; A registration module, connected to the simulation startup module, used to execute the simulation startup script to transmit a server serial number (UUT SN), the blade ID and a baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) address Enter the information stream of the server under test, register the server under test with the address of the baseboard management controller, and continuously monitor the server under test through a communication port; A download module connected to the registration module for downloading a test script of each server under test through the server under test information stream; A test module, connected to the download module, used to execute the test script to poll and test each of the servers under test, and generate a corresponding test state according to the test result, and allow the test according to the Test the server serial number and the blade ID to confirm the corresponding test status; and An output module connected to the test module to generate a user interface to display the server under test and its corresponding test status, and when the test status is an error, directly on the user interface An error message is displayed at the corresponding position in. When the test status is not an error, continue to monitor the server under test through the communication port. For example, the server test system based on the baseboard management controller of claim 1, wherein the test server retrieves a network address of the server to be tested according to the blade ID and the serial number of the server to be tested, and uses it according to the server to be tested. The network address of the test server is connected to the corresponding server under test to directly confirm whether the test status is an error. For example, the server test system based on the baseboard management controller of claim 1, wherein the user interface displays each server under test and its corresponding test status after all the servers under test have completed polling And when the error message is displayed, a retest component is also displayed, so that when the retest component is clicked, the test script of the server under test is re-executed for retesting. For example, the server test system based on the baseboard management controller of claim 3, wherein when the user interface displays multiple error messages at the same time, a full retest component is displayed to allow retesting when all retest components are clicked. Execute the test script of all the servers under test whose test status is error to perform a retest. For example, the server test system based on the baseboard management controller of claim 1, wherein the test module establishes a secure tunnel between the server under test and the test server through Secure Shell (SSH) for remote Log in to the designated server to be tested and execute the test script. A server test method based on a baseboard management controller, which is applied in an environment with multiple Unit Under Test (UUT) and a test server. The steps include: The test server executes a simulated startup script. After the server under test is powered on, the simulated startup script simulates the launch of the server under test, and recognizes it according to a Blade ID and a location. Code to independently activate a server information flow (UUT Flow) corresponding to each of the servers to be tested; The test server executes the simulation startup script to transfer a server under test serial number (UUT SN), the blade identification code and a baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller, BMC) address into the server under test information stream, And register the server under test with the address of the baseboard management controller, and continuously monitor the server under test through a communication port; The test server downloads a test script of each server under test through the server under test information stream; The test server executes the test script to poll and test each server under test, and generates a corresponding test state according to the test result, and allows the serial number of the server under test and the blade identification code to be generated Confirm the corresponding test status; and The test server generates a user interface to display the server under test and its corresponding test status, and when the test status is an error, it directly displays an error in the corresponding position in the user interface Message, when the test status is not an error, continue to monitor the server under test through the communication port. For example, the server test method based on the baseboard management controller of claim 6, wherein the test server retrieves a network address of the server under test according to the blade identification code and the serial number of the server under test, and uses it according to the server under test. The network address of the test server is connected to the corresponding server under test to directly confirm whether the test status is an error. For example, the server testing method based on the baseboard management controller of claim 6, wherein the user interface displays each server under test and its corresponding test status after all the servers under test have completed polling And when the error message is displayed, a retest component is also displayed, so that when the retest component is clicked, the test script of the server under test is re-executed for retesting. For example, the server test method based on the baseboard management controller of claim 8, wherein when the user interface displays a plurality of the error messages at the same time, a full retest component is displayed to allow the retest when all retest components are clicked. Execute the test script of all the servers under test whose test status is error to perform a retest. For example, the test method for a server based on a baseboard management controller in claim 6, wherein the test server establishes a secure tunnel between the server under test and the test server through Secure Shell (SSH) for remote Log in to the designated server to be tested and execute the test script.

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