TWI759926B - System and method for power on testing - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for power on testing are provided. The system includes a server and a smart network card. The method is control the server and the smart network card to execute a server test program and a network card test program respectively. When the server test program passes the test, the server is changed from a default first activation mode to a second activation mode. After the network card test program passes, compares whether the server is in the second activation mode, so as to change the server from the second activation mode to the first activation mode, and finally re-run the server test program and the network card test program simultaneously.

Description

Boot test system and boot test method

The present invention relates to a start-up test system and a start-up test method, in particular to a start-up test system and a start-up test method applied to servers and smart network cards.

In the manufacturing process of the server, usually after the server is manufactured, the whole process is not completed until after the inspection of the cyclic test, and the existing server not only includes the server host, but also includes a smart network card, that is, The finished product of the server will contain components such as smart network card, so when testing the server, the test will mainly be conducted on the server host and the smart network card.

However, for a general server host and a smart NIC, the operating systems of the server host and the smart NIC are independent, but the server host also provides power to the smart NIC inserted in the server host. Therefore, in the existing test link, the overall startup test action of the two is usually controlled by the baseboard management controller (BMC) of the server.

In the actual test, the server host and the smart network card will run the test program independently, and the test program of the smart network card will stop when the test is completed. After the test program of the server host is completed, the BMC will control the overall restart. This in turn causes the smart NIC to re-execute the test program after rebooting. However, if the test time of the smart NIC is long, after the server host test is completed, it is necessary to wait for the smart NIC to complete the test. On the contrary, if the test time of the server host is long, it is only necessary to ensure that the test time is longer than that of the smart NIC. .

As mentioned above, since the operating systems of the two are independent of each other, that is, the test programs of the two do not affect each other, so when an error occurs during the test of the smart network card, the test program of the server host will not be affected by the smart network card. If there is an error and stop, it will continue to restart and cause the test program of the smart network card to restart, so that the smart network card will always re-run the test program, and the error that occurs when the smart network card is running the test program cannot be found immediately.

In addition, since the existing testing methods cannot guarantee the length of time for the two test programs to finish running, each time the server host test is completed, it is necessary to increase the sleep time to ensure whether the two have completed the test, which will cause Time wasting. Even when the smart NIC crashes in a certain test, not only the crash phenomenon cannot be preserved, but also the number of times the smart NIC is tested will be dropped, which will cause the cycle test times of the smart NIC and the server host to be out of sync.

In view of the fact that in the prior art, between the existing server host and the smart network card, the length of the individual test is often not the same, and because the overall restart is performed through the BMC of the server host, when the smart network card test occurs. When there is an error, the error phenomenon cannot be found in time and the error phenomenon is retained, or the server host needs to waste too much time to ensure that the smart network card can complete the test; for this reason, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a boot test system and a boot test method to It can effectively avoid wasting too much waiting time, and can ensure that the server host and the smart network card have the same number of tests.

In order to solve the problem of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a power-on test method, which is applied to a server and a smart network card, and the smart network card is connected to the server by communication. The power-on test method includes the following steps (A ) to step (D).

First, step (A) is to control the server to execute a server test program, and when a first execution result of executing the server test program is qualified, activate a control module of the server from a preset first The start-up mode is modified to a second start-up mode; the first start-up mode is in a re-power state, keeping the server in a shutdown state, and the second start-up mode is in a re-power state, making the server enter a power-on state.

When step (A) is executed, step (B) is to simultaneously control the smart network card to execute a network card test program, and when a second execution result of executing one of the network card test programs is qualified, compare whether the startup control module of the server is in Second startup mode.

Next, in step (C), when the startup control module of the server is in the second startup mode, the smart network card controls the startup control module to modify the second startup mode to the preset first startup mode.

Finally, step (D) is to control the server and the smart network card to synchronize and re-execute the server test program and the network card test program.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, in step (A), when the first execution result of executing the server test program is unqualified, the execution of the server test program is stopped.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, in step (B), when the second execution result of executing the network card test program is unqualified, the execution of the network card test program is stopped.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, step (C) stops executing the network card test program when the start-up control module of the server is in the first start-up mode.

Another necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a boot test system, which includes a server and a smart network card.

The server includes a startup control module and a server test program execution module. The startup control module has a first startup mode and a second startup mode, the first startup mode is in a re-powering state to keep the server in a shutdown state, and the second startup mode is in a re-powering state, The server is brought into a power-on state, and the start-up control module is preset as the first start-up mode.

The server test program execution module is electrically connected to the activation control module, and has a built-in server test program for executing the server test program to generate a first execution result, and when the first execution result is qualified, The control activation control module modifies the first activation mode to the second activation mode.

The smart network card is detachably installed on the server, and is communicated with the startup control module for executing a network card test program to generate a second execution result, and when the second execution result is qualified, compares the startup control module Whether it is in the second activation mode, when the activation control module is in the second activation mode, the activation control module is further controlled to be modified from the second activation mode to the default first activation mode, and the server and the smart network card are further controlled to synchronize and restart. Execute the server test program and the network card test program.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the smart network card further includes a network card test module and a monitoring module. The network card test module has a built-in network card test program, and the initialization test is performed according to the network card test program. The monitoring module is electrically connected to the network card test module, and is communicatively connected to the activation control module, for comparing whether the activation control module is in the second execution result when the second execution result generated by the execution of the network card test program is qualified Startup mode, when the startup control module is in the second startup mode, the startup control module is further controlled to be modified from the second startup mode to the default first startup mode, and the server and the smart network card are further controlled to synchronize and re-execute the server test Program and network card test program. In addition, the monitoring module is connected to the activation control module through a network line communication.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the startup control module is a baseboard management controller.

The present invention uses the server test program execution module and the network card test module to execute the server test program and the network card test program synchronously, and then monitors the change of the startup mode of the startup control module through the monitoring module, so as to perform the network card test program of the smart network card. After completion, it is judged whether the server test program is qualified through the change of the startup mode of the startup control module, so as to further determine whether to re-execute the server test program and the network card test program synchronously; thus, the present invention can indeed effectively make the server With the smart network card, the cycle test times of the server test program and the network card test program can be consistent through synchronization and re-execution, and when the test result of either the server test program or the network card test program is unqualified, it will be passed through Stop the execution to keep the current phenomenon, so as to avoid the phenomenon of test errors being washed out due to the re-execution of the whole, which is beneficial for the user to debug the operation.

The specific embodiments adopted by the present invention will be further described by the following embodiments and drawings.

Please refer to the first figure. The first figure is a system schematic diagram of the power-on test system provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the first figure, a boot test system 100 includes a server 1 and a smart network card 2 .

The server 1 includes a startup control module 11 and a server test program execution module 12 . The startup control module 11 has a first startup mode and a second startup mode, the first startup mode is in a re-powering state to keep the server 1 in a shutdown state; the second startup mode is in a re-powering state , the server enters a power-on state, and the start-up control module 11 is preset to the first start-up mode. It is the power-off state, and the second startup mode means that the server 1 will enter the power-on state after being powered on again, that is, the power-on state. In this embodiment, the startup control module 11 is, for example, a baseboard management controller (BMC), and the first startup mode and the second startup mode are written in startup programs in the BMC.

The server test program execution module 12 is electrically connected to the activation control module 11, and has a built-in server test program for executing the server test program to generate a first execution result, and the first execution result is qualified When , the control start-up control module 11 modifies the first start-up mode to the second start-up mode.

The smart network card 2 is detachably installed on the server 1 and includes a network card testing module 21 and a monitoring module 22 . The network card test module 21 has a built-in network card test program, and performs an initialization test according to the network card test program. The monitoring module 22 is electrically connected to the network card test module 21, and is connected to the start-up control module 11 through a network line communication connection, so as to compare the start-up control when the second execution result generated by executing the network card test program is qualified Whether the module 11 is in the second activation mode, when the activation control module 11 is in the second activation mode, the monitoring module 22 further controls the activation control module 11 to modify the second activation mode to the preset first activation mode, and Further control the server 1 and the smart network card 2 to re-execute the server test program and the network card test program synchronously. In this embodiment, the network card test module 21 is the processor of the smart network card 2, and the monitoring module 22 is the motherboard module of the smart network card 2, and the monitoring module 22 is connected to the startup through the RJ45 port through the network cable. The RJ45 port of the control module 11.

Please continue to refer to the second diagram A and the second diagram B, the second diagram A and the second B diagram are the flowcharts showing the steps of the power-on test method provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 2B, a power-on test method is applied to the above-mentioned server 1 and smart network card 2, and includes the following steps. First, step S101 and step S201 are executed synchronously. Step S101 controls the server 1 to execute the server test program, and step S201 controls the smart network card 2 to execute the network card test program. More specifically, step S101 is to control the server test program execution module 12 of the server 1 to execute the built-in server test program. And step S201 is to control the network card test module 21 of the smart network card 2 to execute the built-in network card test program.

After the execution of the server test program in step S101, step S102 compares whether the first execution result of executing the server test program is qualified. If the first execution result is qualified, the process proceeds to step S103. If it is not qualified, it will go to step S103a.

As mentioned above, when the first execution result is qualified in step S102, step S103 modifies the startup control module 11 of the server 1 from the preset first startup mode to the second startup mode; on the contrary, in step S103 When the first execution result is not qualified in step S102, step S103a stops executing the server test program. Wherein, whether step S103 or step S103a is performed next, it is a continuous execution action of the server test program after the first execution result is generated.

On the other hand, after the network card test module 21 of the smart network card 2 in step S201 executes the network card test program, step S202 is to compare whether the second execution result of executing the network card test program is qualified, if the second execution result is qualified, Then proceed to step S203, but if the second execution result is not qualified, proceed to step S203a.

Continuing from the above, when the second execution result is qualified in step S202, step S203 further compares whether the startup control module 11 of the server 1 is in the second startup mode; on the contrary, in step S202, the second When the execution result is not qualified, step S203a will stop executing the network card test program. Wherein, whether step S203 is performed next or step S203a is performed next, it is a continuous execution action of the network card test program after the second execution result is generated.

Next, when it is compared in step S203 that the startup control module 11 of the server 1 is in the second startup mode, steps S204 and S205 will be performed. The first startup mode is set, and then step S205 is to control the server 1 and the smart network card 2 to synchronously re-execute the server test program and the network card test program; wherein, step S205 is actually controlled by the monitoring module 22. The server test program executes the mode. The group 12 re-executes the server test program, and simultaneously controls the network card test module 21 to re-execute the network card test program.

In addition, when step S203 compares that the startup control module 11 of the server 1 is not in the second startup mode, step S204a is followed to stop executing the network card test program.

Please continue to refer to the third figure. The third figure shows that in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server test program and the network card test program are compared with the startup mode of the startup control module and the execution result of the monitoring module. Schematic diagram of the timing to re-execute the test synchronously.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, a start-up mode sequence T1a of the start-up control module 11 varies with the test results of the server test program, and a test sequence T2a of the server test program is passed (passed) ) and fail (unqualified), and the monitoring module 22 of the smart network card 2 constantly monitors whether the startup control module 11 is in the second startup mode with a monitoring sequence T3a, and the network card test module 21 is in the second startup mode. A test sequence T4a switches between pass (pass) and fail (fail).

As mentioned above, when the test of the server test program is completed, the test sequence T2a will change from fail to pass, and at the same time, the activation control module 11 will be modified from the preset first activation mode as shown in the activation mode sequence T1a. is the second activation mode; wherein, the monitoring sequence T3a of the monitoring module 22 is, for example, every 5 seconds to inquire whether the activation control module 11 is in the second activation mode, that is, the monitoring sequence T3a switches to “Yes” every fixed time interval. Therefore, when the monitoring module 22 detects that the startup mode sequence T1a of the startup control module 11 is switched to the second startup mode, the monitoring sequence T3a of the monitoring module 22 will maintain the judgment result of “Yes”, that is, It means that the startup control module 11 is in the second startup mode, and the test sequence T4a of the network card test module 21 is compared through the monitoring sequence T3a after the test is passed. The startup control module 11 is in the second startup mode, and then It first controls the startup mode sequence T1a of the startup control module 11 to switch back to the first startup mode, and then controls the server test program execution module 12 and the network card test module 21 to re-execute the server test program and the network card test program synchronously. Even if the test sequence T2a and the test sequence T4a are restored to "fail" at the same time.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first activation mode and the second activation mode of the activation control module 11 are mainly used as the basis for whether the server test program is qualified (passed the test), but the first activation mode or the second activation mode It will not directly affect the power on and off of the server 1. For example, when the startup control module 11 is in the first startup mode, the monitoring module 22 will determine that the server test program has not passed the test, or the test result is unqualified. , and then stop executing the network card test program, and when the activation control module 11 is in the second activation mode, the monitoring module 22 will determine that the server test program is qualified, and then control the server test program execution module 12 to re-execute the server test program , and synchronously control the network card test module 21 to re-execute the network card test program to simulate the operation of restarting the server 1 and the smart network card 2, so it is not really restarting, so the first startup mode of the control module 11 is activated and the first The second start mode is only used as a basis for judgment.

Please continue to refer to the fourth figure. The fourth figure shows that in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server test program and the network card test program are compared to the startup mode of the startup control module and the execution result of the monitoring module. Schematic diagram of the timing until an error occurs in the server test program.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, if the server test program fails to pass all the time, the test sequence T2b will remain as failed, and the activation mode sequence T1b of the activation control module 11 will also remain at the preset No. 1 a startup mode, and the monitoring sequence T3b of the monitoring module 22 that has been monitoring whether the startup control module 11 is in the second startup mode will continue to monitor because the startup control module 11 cannot be detected to switch to the second startup mode; Therefore, when the test sequence T4b of the network card test module 21 passes the test, the monitoring module 22 will not control the start-up control module 11 and the network card test module because the monitoring module 22 does not detect that the start-up control module 11 is switched to the second start-up mode. The group 21 re-executes the server test program and the network card test program synchronously, and then stays in the pass state, so that the user can know that there is an error in the server test program.

To sum up, because the present invention uses the server test program execution module and the network card test module to execute the server test program and the network card test program synchronously, and then monitors the change of the startup mode of the startup control module through the monitoring module, so as to achieve After the network card test program of the smart network card is completed, it is judged whether the server test program is qualified by changing the startup mode of the activation control module, so as to further determine whether to re-execute the server test program and the network card test program synchronously; It can effectively make the server and the smart network card re-execute synchronously to ensure that the cycle test times of the server test program and the network card test program are consistent, and when the test result of either the server test program or the network card test program is inconsistent. When it is qualified, the current phenomenon will be retained by stopping the execution, so as to avoid the phenomenon of test errors being washed out due to the re-execution of the whole, which is beneficial for the user to debug the operation.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed scope of the present invention.

100: Boot test system 1: Server 11: Start the control module 12: Server test program execution module 2: Smart NIC 21: Network card test module 22: Monitoring module T1a, T1b: Boot Mode Timing T2a, T2b: Test timing T3a, T3b: monitor timing T4a, T4b: Test timing

The first figure is a system schematic diagram showing the boot test system provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The second diagram A and the second diagram B are flow charts showing the steps of the startup test method provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The third figure shows in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server test program and the network card test program are compared to the startup mode of the startup control module and the execution result of the monitoring module, and the sequence from the start of the test to the synchronous re-execution of the test schematic diagram; and The fourth figure shows that in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server test program and the network card test program are compared to the activation mode of the activation control module and the execution result of the monitoring module, from the start of the test to the occurrence of an error in the server test program timing diagram.

100: Boot test system

1: Server

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Claims (8)

A boot test method is applied to a server and a smart network card, the smart network card is connected to the server in communication, and the boot test method includes the following steps: (A) Control the server to execute a server test program, and when a first execution result of executing the server test program is qualified, an activation control module of the server is activated from a preset first The mode is modified to a second start-up mode; the first start-up mode is in a re-power state, keeping the server in a shutdown state, and the second start-up mode is in the re-power state, making the server enter a power-on state; (B) When executing step (A), control the smart network card to execute a network card test program at the same time, and when a second execution result of executing the network card test program is qualified, compare the startup control mode of the server whether the group is in this second activation mode; (C) when the startup control module of the server is in the second startup mode, the smart network card controls the startup control module to modify the second startup mode to the default first startup mode; and (D) Control the server and the smart network card to synchronize and re-execute the server test program and the network card test program. The power-on test method according to claim 1, wherein in step (A), when the first execution result of executing the server test program is unqualified, the execution of the server test program is stopped. The boot test method according to claim 1, wherein in step (B), when the second execution result of executing the network card test program is unqualified, stop executing the network card test program. The boot test method according to claim 1, wherein, in step (C), when the boot control module of the server is in the first boot mode, stop executing the network card test program. A startup test system, comprising: A server, including: A start-up control module has a first start-up mode and a second start-up mode, the first start-up mode keeps the server in a shutdown state under a power-on state, and the second start-up mode is at In the re-powering state, the server is brought into a power-on state, and the startup control module is preset to the first startup mode; and A server test program execution module is electrically connected to the activation control module and has a built-in server test program for executing the server test program to generate a first execution result, which is executed in the first execution When the result is qualified, controlling the activation control module to modify the first activation mode to the second activation mode; and A smart network card is detachably installed on the server, communicated with the activation control module, and used for executing a network card test program to generate a second execution result, and when the second execution result is qualified, compare the Whether the activation control module is in the second activation mode, when the activation control module is in the second activation mode, the activation control module is further controlled to be modified from the second activation mode to the preset first activation mode, and further control the server and the smart network card to synchronize and re-execute the server test program and the network card test program. The power-on test system according to claim 5, wherein the smart network card further comprises: a network card test module, which has the network card test program built in, and performs an initialization test according to the network card test program to generate the second execution result; and A monitoring module is electrically connected to the network card test module, and is communicatively connected to the startup control module for comparing the startup when the second execution result generated by executing the network card test program is qualified Whether the control module is in the second activation mode, when the activation control module is in the second activation mode, the activation control module is further controlled to be modified from the second activation mode to the preset first activation mode, and Further control the server and the smart network card to synchronize and re-execute the server test program and the network card test program. The startup testing system according to claim 6, wherein the monitoring module is connected to the startup control module through a network line communication. The startup test system according to claim 5, wherein the startup control module is a baseboard management controller.

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