TWI810053B - Set and removed server device detection system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A set and removed server device detection system and a method thereof are provided. Media access control (MAC) address of internet connection interface corresponding server setting space is obtained from rack by test device. Current value of power supply interface corresponding server setting space is obtained from PowerBox by test device. Server device is set on rack or removed off rack is decided by test device through current value is decided to be null value or not, MAC address is decided to be null value or not, board management controller (BMC) is decided to be connected or not, and test status of server device is decided by test device to create test job and run test or delete test job. Therefore, the efficiency of creating or deleting test job based on set and removed server device detection may be achieved.

Description

On-shelf and off-shelf detection system and method of server device

A setting judging system and method thereof, in particular, it refers to a testing device to determine whether a server device has been installed in a server setting space to establish a test job, perform a test, and delete a server device for testing on and off the shelf systems and methods.

At present, for the test of the server device installed in the cabinet, the tester needs to set the test work in the test device, and then the test device can see whether the corresponding server device is set in the corresponding server setting in the cabinet on the display interface. space, and after the test of the server device is completed, after the server device is removed from the cabinet, the corresponding test work in the test device cannot be automatically deleted. The test will face the problem.

To sum up, it can be known that the prior art has existed for a long time in the prior art that the test of the server device installed in the cabinet does not have the basis of whether or not the server device can automatically create and delete the test work. Therefore, it is necessary to propose Improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the problem in the prior art that the existing test device does not have the ability to automatically create and delete the test work based on whether the server device is installed in the cabinet, the present invention discloses a server device that can be put on and off the rack. A rack detection system and method thereof, wherein:

The rack-on and rack-off detection system for server devices disclosed in the present invention includes: a cabinet, a power management system, and a testing device.

The cabinet has a multi-layer cabinet storage space, and each layer of the cabinet storage space has multiple server installation spaces, and each server installation space is equipped with a power supply interface and a network connection interface, and the cabinet provides media access control for the network connection interface Address (Media Access Control Address, MAC Address).

The power management system has multiple power supplies, and each power supply provides power supply for the power supply interfaces of the multiple server installation spaces in one of the cabinet storage spaces of the cabinet, and the power management system provides the current value of the power supply interfaces.

The test device is respectively connected to the cabinet and the power management system to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet, and the power management system obtains the current value of the power supply interface. The test device performs the following test process:

When the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null and the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null, the test device determines that the server setting space is determined Putting the server device on the shelf; the test device establishes a test job for the server device on the server installation space and performs the test; the test device is successful or error based on the test status of the server device on the server setting space and cannot connect to the server When the board management controller (Board Management Controller, BMC) of the server device is used, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device deletes the corresponding test job; When the test status of the server device is that the test tool is abnormal or the test time of the test tool has expired, the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, and the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server installation space is null, the test device judges The server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device first finishes the corresponding test work and then deletes the corresponding test work.

The detection method for loading and unloading a server device disclosed in the present invention includes the following steps:

First of all, the cabinet has multi-layer cabinet accommodation space, each layer of cabinet accommodation space has multiple server installation spaces, each server installation space is provided with power supply interface and network connection interface, and the cabinet provides media storage for the network connection interface. Take the control address; then, the power management system has multiple power supplies, and each power supply provides the power supply for the power supply interface of the multiple server installation spaces in one of the cabinet accommodating spaces, and the power management system provides power The current value of the supply interface: Finally, the test device is connected to the cabinet and the power management system to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet, and the power management system obtains the current value of the power supply interface, and the test device Perform the following test procedures:

When the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null and the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null, the test device is determined to be on the shelf in the server setting space The server device; then, the test device establishes a test job for the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space and performs the test; then, the test device is successful or error state according to the test status of the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space and When the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device deletes the corresponding test job; and the test device performs the test of the server device installed on the server installation space When the state is that the test tool is abnormal or the test time of the test tool has expired, the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, and the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is null, the test device is determined to be in the server setting The server device is removed from the space, and the test device first finishes the corresponding test work and then deletes the corresponding test work.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference from the prior art is that the test device respectively obtains the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server configuration space and the current of the power supply interface from the cabinet and the power management system Value, by judging whether the current value is a null value, judging whether the media access control address is a null value, judging whether the baseboard management controller of the server device can be connected, and judging the test status of the server device, so that the test device can be determined in Add or remove server devices from the rack to create a test job and perform a test or delete a test job.

Through the above-mentioned technical means, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of creating or deleting test tasks based on server device on-shelf and off-shelf detection.

The implementation of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and examples, 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.

The following will firstly describe the detection system for loading and unloading of the server device disclosed in the present invention, and please refer to "Fig. System block diagram of the system.

The rack-on and off-rack detection system for server devices disclosed in the present invention includes: a cabinet 10 , a power management system 20 and a testing device 30 .

The cabinet 10 has a multi-layer cabinet accommodation space 11, each layer of the cabinet accommodation space 11 has a plurality of server installation spaces 12, each server installation space 12 is provided with a power supply interface 13 and a network connection interface 14, the cabinet 10 provides network The Media Access Control Address (MAC Address) of the road connection interface 14. For the schematic diagram of the cabinet 10, please refer to "Fig. Schematic diagram of the cabinet with rack-off detection.

The power management system 20 has a plurality of power supplies 21, and each power supply 21 provides the power supply for the power supply interfaces 13 of the multiple server installation spaces 12 in the storage space 11 of the cabinet 10. The power management system 20 provides For the current value of the power supply interface 13 and the schematic diagram of the power management system 20, please refer to "Fig. 3".

The test device 30 is connected to the cabinet 10 and the power management system 20 respectively, so as to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface 14 from the cabinet 10, and obtain the current value of the power supply interface 13 from the power management system 20. It should be noted that What is meant is that the test device 30 obtains the media access control address of the network connection interface 14 from the cabinet 10 at regular intervals. The aforementioned timing is, for example, every 30 seconds, every 60 seconds... etc., which are just examples here and are not intended to be This limits the scope of application of the present invention, and the test device 30 performs the following test process:

When the current value of the power supply interface 13 corresponding to the server setting space 12 is not null and the media access control address of the network connection interface 14 corresponding to the server setting space 12 is not null, the test device 30 determines that The server installation space 12 is equipped with server devices.

The testing device 30 establishes and tests the server devices on the shelves in the server installation space 12 .

When the test device 30 is in a successful state or an error state according to the test status of the server device mounted on the server installation space 12 and cannot connect to the baseboard management controller (Board Management Controller, BMC) of the server device, the test device 30 determines that the server device is The server device is removed from the server installation space 12, and the test device 30 deletes the corresponding test job.

The test device 30 is based on the test status of the server device mounted on the server installation space 12. The test tool is abnormal or the test time of the test tool has expired, and the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, and the power supply corresponding to the server installation space 12 When the current value of the supply interface 13 is null, the test device 30 determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space 12 , and the test device 30 first ends the corresponding test task and then deletes the corresponding test task.

The test device 30 further displays the test status of the server devices installed in the server installation space 12 through the display interface 40. For the schematic diagram of the display interface 40, please refer to "Fig. 4", which shows the server of the present invention The schematic diagram of the display interface of the device’s on-shelf and off-shelf detection. The display interface 40 is presented in the form of a table. Each row 41 represents the storage space 11 of the cabinet on the first floor, and each data grid 42 in each row 41 represents A server setup space 12.

The first data grid 421 shows that the test serial number is "SMAS326H01E", the location of the server installation space in the cabinet is "1-01", the test station information is "5S", the test status is "Testing", and the test progress is "75/ 368" (that is, the 5S test station must test 368 test tools, and now it is the 75th test tool), the test mode is "WC3397063001" and the test start date and time is "06/20 13:40" , it is worth noting that in the diagram, the first data grid 421 is represented by the first rendering effect, which may represent filling effects of different colors, flickering font effects, fonts of different colors, etc. , which is only used as an example, and does not limit the scope of application of the present invention.

The second data grid 422 shows that the test serial number is "SMAS326H02E", the server installation space is located in the cabinet position "2-03", the test station information is "5S", the test status is "pass", and the test progress is "368/ 368" (that is, the 5S test station must test 368 test tools, and the test of all test tools has been completed), the test mode is "WC3397063001", and the date and time of the test start is "06/20 14:00", it is worth noting What’s more, in the figure, the second data grid 422 is a second rendering effect as a schematic representation, the second rendering effect is a different rendering effect from the first rendering effect, and the second rendering effect may represent a different The filling effect of the color, the flickering effect of fonts, the fonts of different colors, etc. are only examples here, and do not limit the scope of application of the present invention.

Next, the operation method of the present invention will be described below, and please also refer to "Fig. 5A" and "Fig. 5B", which are shown as the racking of the server device of the present invention Method flow chart with the removal detection method.

The detection method for loading and unloading a server device disclosed in the present invention includes the following steps:

First of all, the cabinet has multi-layer cabinet accommodation space, each layer of cabinet accommodation space has multiple server installation spaces, each server installation space is provided with power supply interface and network connection interface, and the cabinet provides media storage for the network connection interface. Get the control address (step 101); then, the power management system has a plurality of power supplies, and each power supply provides the power supply for the power supply interfaces of the multiple server installation spaces in the storage space of one layer of the cabinet, and the power supply The management system provides the current value of the power supply interface (step 102): Finally, the test device is connected to the cabinet and the power management system respectively to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet and the power management system to obtain power Supply the current value of the interface (step 103), and the test device performs the following test process:

When the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null and the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null, the test device is determined to be on the shelf in the server setting space The server device (step 104); then, the test device establishes a test job for the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space and performs the test (step 105); then, the test device is based on the test status of the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space When it is in the success state or the error state and the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device deletes the corresponding test job (step 106); and the test device According to the test status of the server device installed in the server installation space, the test tool is abnormal or the test tool test time has expired, the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, and the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server installation space When the value is null, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device first ends the corresponding test task and then deletes the corresponding test task (step 107 ).

To sum up, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art lies in that the test device respectively obtains the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server installation space and the current value of the power supply interface from the cabinet and the power management system, By judging whether the current value is null, judging whether the media access control address is null, judging whether the baseboard management controller of the server device can be connected, and judging the test status of the server device, the test device can be determined to be put on the rack Or take down the server device to create a test job and run the test or delete the test job.

This technical means can be used to solve the problem that the existing test device in the prior art does not have the basis for automatically creating and deleting the test work based on whether the server device is installed in the cabinet, and then achieves a test based on the server device. The on-shelf and off-shelf detection of the device is used to establish or delete the technical function of the test work.

Although the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are as above, the content described above is not intended to directly limit the patent protection scope of the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can make some changes in the forms and details of the implementation without departing from the disclosed spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of patent protection of the present invention must still be defined by the appended patent application scope.

10: cabinet 11: Cabinet accommodation space 12: Server setting space 13: Power supply interface 14:Internet connection interface 20: Power management system 21: Power supply 30: Test device 40: Display interface 41: row 42: data grid 421: The first data grid 422: second data grid Step 101: The cabinet has a multi-layer cabinet storage space, each layer of the cabinet storage space has a plurality of server installation spaces, each server installation space is provided with a power supply interface and a network connection interface, and the cabinet provides media for the network connection interface access control address Step 102: The power management system has a plurality of power supplies, and each power supply provides power supply for the power supply interfaces of the multiple server installation spaces in one of the cabinet storage spaces of the cabinet, and the power management system provides the current for the power supply interfaces value Step 103: The test device is connected to the cabinet and the power management system respectively to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet, and the power management system obtains the current value of the power supply interface Step 104: When the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null and the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server setting space is not null, the test device determines that it is in the server Set up a space to host a server device Step 105: The test device creates a test job for the server device on the shelf in the server setting space and performs the test Step 106: The test device judges that the server is removed from the server installation space when the test status of the server installed in the server installation space is success or error and the baseboard management controller of the server cannot be connected. device, the test device will delete the corresponding test work Step 107: The test device is based on the test status of the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space. The test tool is abnormal or the test time of the test tool has expired, and the baseboard management controller of the server device cannot be connected, and the power supply corresponding to the server setting space When the current value of the supply interface is null, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server setting space, and the test device first ends the corresponding test work and then deletes the corresponding test work

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of the rack-on and rack-off detection system of the server device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cabinet for detection of loading and unloading of the server device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a power management system for detection of loading and unloading of a server device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a display interface of the server device of the present invention for detection of loading and unloading. FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are flow charts showing the method flow chart of the server device upload and removal detection method of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A system for detecting on-shelf and off-shelf of a server device, comprising: A cabinet with multi-layer cabinet accommodation space, each layer of cabinet accommodation space has a plurality of server installation spaces, each server installation space is provided with a power supply interface and a network connection interface, and the cabinet provides the network A Media Access Control Address (MAC Address) of the connection interface; A power management system, having multiple power supplies, each power supply provides power supply for the power supply interfaces of the multiple server installation spaces in one of the cabinet accommodating spaces of the cabinet, and the power management system provides a current value of the power supply interface; A test device, connected to the cabinet and the power management system respectively, to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet, and obtain the The current value of the power supply interface, the test device performs the following test process: When the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is not empty and the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server setting space is not empty value, the test device determines that the server device is installed in the server installation space; The test device establishes and tests the server devices put on the shelves in the server installation space; According to the test status of the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space, the test device is in a successful state or an error state and cannot connect to the baseboard management controller (Board Management Controller, BMC) of the server device, the test device determining that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device deletes the corresponding test work; and According to the test status of the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space, the test device is abnormal in the test tool or the test time of the test tool has expired, and cannot connect to the baseboard management controller of the server device and the server setting space When the corresponding current value of the power supply interface is null, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device first finishes the corresponding test work and then deletes the corresponding test Work. The server installation and removal detection system according to claim 1, wherein the test device obtains the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet at regular intervals. The server device installation and removal detection system according to claim 1, wherein the test device displays the test status of the server installation space with server devices through a display interface. The rack-on and off-shelf detection system of the server device as described in claim 3, wherein the display interface presents the test status of the server device installed in the server installation space in the form of a table, and each row of the table Indicates the corresponding storage space of the first floor of the cabinet, and each data cell in each row indicates a server installation space. The server device put-on and take-off detection system according to claim 4, wherein the data grids represent different test states of the server device with different presentation effects. A method for detecting the loading and unloading of a server device, comprising the following steps: A cabinet has multi-layer cabinet accommodation space, each layer of cabinet accommodation space has a plurality of server installation spaces, each server installation space is provided with a power supply interface and a network connection interface, and the cabinet provides the network connection a media access control address of the interface; A power management system has a plurality of power supplies, and each power supply provides power supply for the power supply interface of a plurality of server installation spaces in one layer of the cabinet storage space of the cabinet, and the power management system provides all a current value of the power supply interface; a test device connected to the cabinet and the power management system to obtain the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet and obtain the power from the power management system The current value of the supply interface, the test device performs the following test process: When the current value of the power supply interface corresponding to the server setting space is not empty and the media access control address of the network connection interface corresponding to the server setting space is not empty value, the test device determines that the server device is installed in the server installation space; The test device establishes and tests the server devices put on the shelves in the server installation space; According to the test status of the server installed in the server setting space, the test device is in a successful state or an error state and cannot communicate with the baseboard management controller of the server device, the test device determines that the The server device is removed from the space, and the test device deletes the corresponding test work; and According to the test status of the server device put on the shelf in the server setting space, the test device is abnormal in the test tool or the test time of the test tool has expired, and cannot connect to the baseboard management controller of the server device and the server setting space When the corresponding current value of the power supply interface is null, the test device determines that the server device is removed from the server installation space, and the test device first finishes the corresponding test work and then deletes the corresponding test Work. The server device installation and removal detection method according to claim 6, wherein the test device obtains the media access control address of the network connection interface from the cabinet at regular intervals. The method for detecting the loading and unloading of a server device according to claim 6, wherein the test device displays the test status of the server device installed in the server installation space through a display interface. The method for detecting the loading and unloading of a server device as described in claim 8, wherein the display interface presents the test status of the server device installed in the server installation space in the form of a table, and each row of the table Indicates the corresponding storage space of the first floor of the cabinet, and each data cell in each row indicates a server installation space. The method for detecting the putting on and off of a server device according to claim 9, wherein the data grids represent different test states of the server device with different presentation effects.

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