WO2015176388A1

WO2015176388A1 - Hard disk health status processing method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2015176388A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/083458
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吴军
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-05-20
Filing date: 2014-07-31
Publication date: 2015-11-26
Also published as: CN105097042A

Abstract

Provided are a hard disk health status processing method and apparatus, wherein the method comprises: obtaining from a hard disk to be detected identification information for identifying the hard disk to be detected; detecting, according to a driver interface, the hard disk parameters of the hard disk to be detected corresponding to the identification information; determining the health status of the hard disk according to detection values resulting from the detection and standard values corresponding to the hard disk parameters. The problems existing in the detection methods for hard disk detection in related arts are addressed, such as undiversified hard disk parameters being detected, high aimlessness in hard disk detection, inconvenient detection apparatuses and unrefined detection results, and thus such an effect is achieved that personalized hard disks can be detected so as to facilitate detection operations for hard disks and improve the extensibility of hard disk detection.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a method and an apparatus for processing a health condition of a hard disk. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Hard disks are a common storage medium in the field of communication and IT, and are widely used as storage media. High-performance disk arrays are indispensable storage components in their production environments. Due to its specific physical structure, after the hard disk is shipped from the factory and used, the use of the hard disk will cause the loss of the hard disk, and the performance of the hard disk will be greatly affected. In order to use the hard disk safely and effectively, it is necessary to detect the hard disk from time to time. Some hard disk detection methods used in the related art will be described below. In the related art, a method for detecting a hardware failure of a hard disk is proposed. The method reads a parameter into a hard disk register, reads a return value, and compares it with a standard value of the index parameter to determine whether the standard is met. The parameters of the hard disk tested by this method are relatively simple, and it is not possible to test different types of hard disks or hard disks of different manufacturers. In addition, in the related art, a relatively similar device for detecting the quality of the hard disk is also proposed, and the device includes a SMART attribute detecting module and a data processor connected by a computer hard disk or an external computer hard disk to realize the hard disk not detected by the computer. Good or bad. Although the method can roughly detect the quality of the hard disk, the method needs to rely on the external SMART attribute detection module and the data processor, and can not conveniently check the hard disk.

Therefore, in the related art, the detection method for detecting the hard disk has a problem that the detection of the hard disk parameter is single, the detection of the hard disk is not strong, and the detection device is not simple, and the detection result is not refined. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method and a device for processing a health condition of a hard disk, so as to at least solve the detection method for detecting a hard disk in the related art, the detection of the hard disk parameter is single, the detection of the hard disk is not targeted, and the detecting device is not simple. The problem is not refined. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for processing a health condition of a hard disk is provided, including: obtaining identification information for identifying the hard disk to be tested from a hard disk to be tested; and waiting for the identification information according to a driver interface The hard disk parameters of the hard disk are tested for detection; and the health status of the hard disk to be tested is determined according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter. Preferably, determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter, comprising: calculating a deviation value between the detection value and the standard value; The deviation value determines the health status of the hard disk to be tested. Preferably, after determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter, the method further includes: displaying a health status of the hard disk to be tested. Preferably, displaying the health status of the hard disk to be tested comprises: displaying at least one of the following: the parameter name, the parameter test value, the parameter standard value, and the parameter deviation value in a form of a list. Preferably, before the identification information of the hard disk to be tested is obtained from the hard disk to be tested, the method further includes: storing identifier information of the hard disk to be tested, a hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested, and the hard disk The standard value of the parameter. Preferably, the identifier information includes at least one of the following: an interface type of the hard disk, and a manufacturer of the hard disk. According to another aspect of the present invention, a device for processing a hard disk health condition is provided, including: an obtaining module, configured to obtain identification information for identifying the hard disk to be tested from a hard disk to be tested; and a detecting module configured to be driven according to the driving The program interface is configured to detect the hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identifier information, and the determining module is configured to determine the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter. Preferably, the determining module includes: a calculating unit configured to calculate a deviation value of the detected value and the standard value; and a determining unit configured to determine a health condition of the hard disk to be tested according to the deviation value. Preferably, the device further comprises: a display module, configured to display the health status of the hard disk to be tested. Preferably, the device further includes: a storage module, configured to store identification information of the hard disk to be tested, a hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested, and a standard value of the hard disk parameter. According to the present invention, the identification information of the hard disk to be tested is obtained from the hard disk to be tested, and the hard disk parameters of the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identification information are detected according to the driver interface; And the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter, determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested, and solving the detection method for detecting the hard disk in the related art, detecting that the hard disk parameter is single, detecting the hard disk is not targeted, and detecting the device It is not easy, and the detection result is not refined. Furthermore, it is possible to detect the personalized hard disk, make the detection operation of the hard disk convenient, and improve the scalability of the hard disk detection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are set to illustrate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for processing a health condition of a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a device for processing a health condition of a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a preferred configuration of a hard disk health condition processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a preferred configuration of a hard disk health condition processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a block diagram of a hard disk detecting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a hard disk detecting processing method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a hard disk according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Flowchart of the processing of the discovery and adaptation unit; FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the hard disk drive upgrade process in the hard disk detection device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. In this embodiment, a method for processing a health condition of a hard disk is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for processing a health condition of a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the process includes the following steps: Step S102: The identification information of the hard disk is used to identify the hard disk to be tested. For example, the identification information may be multiple. For example, at least one of the following may be included: an interface type of the hard disk, a manufacturer of the hard disk; Step S104, according to the driver interface, The hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identification information is detected. Step S106: Determine the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter. Through the foregoing steps, the hard disk is identified according to the identification information, and the hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identification information is detected, and the hard disk detecting device in the related art can only detect the single parameter of the hard disk, and cannot be based on the hard disk. The personalization parameter is detected by the method, and the detection method for detecting the hard disk in the related technology is effectively solved. The detection of the hard disk parameter is single, the detection of the hard disk is not targeted, and the detection device is not simple, and the detection result is not The refinement problem achieves the effect of being able to detect the personalized hard disk, making the detection operation of the hard disk convenient and improving the scalability of the hard disk detection. Preferably, determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter may be performed in various manners, for example, the detected detection value may be directly put out, and the standard value corresponding to the detection value is . In addition, in order to more clearly distinguish the difference between the two, the deviation value of the detected value and the standard value may be calculated first; and the health condition of the hard disk to be tested is determined according to the deviation value. It should be noted that the health status of the hard disk to be tested may be determined according to the value of a single detection parameter (for example, may be a parameter for identifying the critical performance of the hard disk), and may of course be a comprehensive consideration of each parameter. After determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter, the method further includes: displaying the health status of the hard disk to be tested. When the health status of the hard disk to be tested is displayed, the corresponding display form and the corresponding display item may be selected according to specific needs. For example, at least one of the following hard disks may be displayed in the form of a list: Parameter name, parameter test value , parameter standard value, parameter deviation value. It is to be noted that the information about the hard disk to be tested needs to be stored before the identification information of the hard disk to be tested is obtained from the hard disk to be tested. For example, the identification information of the hard disk to be tested and the hard disk of the hard disk to be tested need to be stored. The standard value of the parameters and hard disk parameters. When the hard disk to be tested is not in the stored list, the related information of the stored hard disk may be upgraded, and the relevant hard disk parameters of the hard disk to be tested are stored in the to-be-tested list. In the embodiment, a hard disk health condition processing device is provided, which is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments, and has not been described again. As used hereinafter, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and conceivable. 2 is a structural block diagram of a hard disk health condition processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus includes an acquisition module 22, a detection module 24, and a determination module 26. The apparatus will be described below. The obtaining module 22 is configured to obtain identification information for identifying the hard disk to be tested from the hard disk to be tested, and the detecting module 24 is connected to the obtaining module 22, and is configured to determine the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identification information according to the driver interface. The hard disk parameter is detected; the determining module 26 is connected to the detecting module 24, and is configured to determine the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detected value obtained by the detecting and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a preferred structure of the determining module 26 in the hard disk health processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the determining module 26 includes: a calculating unit 32 and a determining unit 34. Be explained. The calculating unit 32 is configured to calculate a deviation value of the detected value and the standard value; the determining unit 34 is connected to the calculating unit 32, and is configured to determine the health condition of the hard disk to be tested according to the deviation value. 4 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of a hard disk health processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the apparatus includes a display module 42 in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. Be explained. The display module 42 is connected to the above determining module 26 and configured to display the health status of the hard disk to be tested. 5 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of a hard disk health processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the apparatus includes a storage module 52 in addition to all the modules shown in FIG. Module 52 is described. The storage module 52 is connected to the obtaining module 22, and is configured to store the identification information of the hard disk to be tested, the hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested, and the standard value of the hard disk parameter. In the present embodiment, a hard disk detection processing method is provided, which is capable of conveniently detecting the health of a single hard disk of a disk array and using a parameter list. The test results are given in the form, and the method supports the detection of the SAS hard disk, the SATA hard disk, the Fibre Channel hard disk, and the SCSI hard disk. After the hard disk is connected to the device of the present invention through a flexible cable and powered on, the device can automatically discover and identify the device. Connect the interface type of the hard disk, the manufacturer, and then automatically check each parameter index according to the parameter list provided by the manufacturer, and compare it with the standard value provided by the manufacturer. Finally, display the parameter list on the LED display screen of the device. Test values, standard values, and deviation values for various parameters. The processing of the hard disk detecting method will be described below. First, the structure of the hard disk detecting device will be briefly described. FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram of a hard disk detecting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the hard disk detecting apparatus may include the following parts: a data cord, a hard disk power cord, a hard disk power switch, and a power unit. It is the same as the corresponding function in the related art. The hard disk discovery and adaptation unit has the same functions as the above-mentioned acquisition module 22, and the functions of the hard disk drive unit and the hard disk detection unit and the functions of the above detection module 24 Similarly, the built-in database unit has the same function as the above-described storage module 52, and the LED display unit has the same function as the above-described display module 42.

A. The data cable, the connection between the data interface of the hard disk detection device and the data interface of the hard disk, is used for data transmission, wherein one end of the data cable can have several sockets, respectively connected to SAS, SATA, and optical fibers. Channel hard disk, SCSI interface, etc.

B. Hard disk power cable, the connection between the power output interface of the hard disk detection device and the power connector of the hard disk, used to supply power to the hard disk.

C. Hard disk power switch. After the switch is turned on, power is supplied to the hard disk connected to the hard disk detecting device. Otherwise, after the switch is turned off, the hard disk detecting device stops supplying power to the connected hard disk. D. Hard disk discovery and adaptation unit. After the hard disk connected to the hard disk detection device is powered on, the unit can automatically discover the hard disk, identify the interface type of the hard disk, the manufacturer, and then trigger the hard disk detection unit (G) to work.

E. Hard disk drive unit, which provides the operation interface function of the hard disk to the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit (D) and the hard disk detection unit (G). In addition, when the hard disk connected to the hard disk detection device is powered on, the unit is also responsible for Trigger the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit (D) work. F. LED display unit, which provides the hard disk detecting unit (G) with an output parameter list result to the interface function of the LED screen of the hard disk detecting device of the present invention.

G. Hard disk detection unit, which is triggered by the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit (D). After receiving the hard disk information (interface type and manufacturer) transmitted by the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit (D), the built-in database unit (H) Read the parameter list of the corresponding manufacturer, and then call the interface function of the hard disk operation provided by the hard disk drive unit (E) to detect various parameters in the parameter list, and read the test return value, and use the return value with the parameter list. The standard value in the calculation is calculated, and the deviation value is obtained. Finally, the display function provided by the LED display unit (F) is called, and the test result is displayed on the LED screen of the hard disk detecting device of the present invention in the form of a parameter list, and the output items include: Parameter name, standard value, test value, deviation value.

H. Built-in database unit, which is used to store the parameter list of each manufacturer. I, the software upgrade unit, mainly to complete the following aspects: (1) import the manufacturer's parameter list into the built-in database unit (H); (2) responsible for the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit (D), hard disk drive unit (E), LED display unit (F), hard disk detection unit (G), software upgrade of the built-in database unit (H); (3) Responsible for the upgrade of the Linux operating system. J, the power unit, responsible for supplying power to the hard disk detection device. Based on the architecture of the hard disk detection device, the hard disk detection method is implemented as follows: After the tested hard disk is powered on, the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit first discovers the hard disk, and automatically identifies the interface type and manufacturer of the hard disk, and then triggers the hard disk detecting unit to work. And the interface type and manufacturer of the hard disk are passed as parameters to the hard disk detecting unit, the hard disk detecting unit reads the parameter list of the corresponding manufacturer from the built-in database, and then calls the hard disk operation interface function provided by the hard disk drive unit to detect the parameter in the parameter list. And read the return value, and then compare the return value with the standard value in the parameter list, calculate the deviation value, and finally call the interface function provided by the LED display unit, and output the test result to the LED display in the form of a parameter list. The following is a flowchart of the method for processing a hard disk according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the process includes the following steps: Step S702: Connecting a data interface of the hard disk detecting device And the data interface of the hard disk; Step S704, connecting the power output interface of the hard disk detecting device to the power interface of the hard disk; Step S706, turning on the hard disk power switch (C) of the hard disk detecting device, at which time the hard disk drive unit (E) triggers the hard disk discovery and Adaptation unit (D); Step S708, the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit (D) calls the hard disk operation interface function provided by the hard disk drive unit (E) to discover the hard disk, and identifies the interface type of the hard disk, the manufacturer, and then triggers the hard disk detection. The unit (G) works and passes the interface type of the hard disk and the manufacturer as parameters to the hard disk detection unit (G). The processing of the hard disk discovery and adaptation unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows. As shown in FIG. 8, the process includes the following steps: Step S802: Powering on the hard disk, triggering hard disk scanning Step S804, discovering a new hard disk; Step S806, reading the hard disk ID (polling related driver), if the hard disk ID is not read, proceeding to step S808, otherwise proceeding to step S810; Step S808, determining a capture error and displaying Step S810, mounting the hard disk to the /dev directory; Step S812, triggering the hard disk detecting unit (G), and transmitting the hard disk ID and the mounting point to the hard disk detecting unit (G). Step S710, the hard disk detecting unit (G) reads out the parameter list of the corresponding manufacturer from the built-in database; Step S712, the hard disk detecting unit (G) calls the hard disk operation interface function provided by the hard disk drive unit, detects the parameter in the parameter list and reads the return value; step S714, the hard disk detecting unit (G) obtains the return value in step S712. The standard values in the parameter list are compared to calculate the deviation value; in step S716, the hard disk detection unit (G) calls the interface function provided by the LED display unit, and outputs the test result to the LED display in the form of a parameter list in the form of a parameter list. The output items include: parameter name, standard value, test value, and deviation value. In the hard disk detection method, the hard disk power switch (C) and the hard disk power interface (B) are directly powered or powered off; while the hard disk power switch (C) is used to power on the hard disk, the hard disk discovery and adaptation can be triggered. Unit (D) works; Hard Disk Discovery and Adaptation Unit (D) Calls the hard disk drive interface function provided by the hard disk drive unit (E) to discover the hard disk, and identifies the interface type of the hard disk, the manufacturer, and then triggers the hard disk detection unit (G) Work, and pass the interface type of the hard disk, the manufacturer as a parameter to the hard disk detection unit (G); the hard disk detection unit reads the parameter list of the corresponding manufacturer from the built-in database unit (H), and then calls the hard disk drive unit (E) The provided hard disk operation interface function detects the parameters in the parameter list and reads the return value, and then compares the return value with the standard value in the parameter list to calculate the deviation value, and finally calls the interface function provided by the LED display unit (F). Output the test result to the LED display in the form of a parameter list; the software upgrade unit can set the manufacturer's parameter column Introduced into the built-in database means (H), the system may also complete the upgrade other components. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a hard disk drive upgrade process in a hard disk detecting apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the process includes the following steps: Step S902, connecting a serial port of the device; Step S904, pre-doing The driver installation package is passed to the device, and the installation package includes at least the following files: a hard disk parameter table file, a driver library file, an installation file; step S906, running the installation file; step S908, importing the parameter table into the built-in database unit (H) Step S910, copying the driver library file to the Linux system directory; Step S912, registering each driver function in the driver library file to the hard disk drive unit (E). The hard disk detecting method of the above embodiments and the preferred embodiment not only overcomes the inconveniences of operation and poor scalability in the prior art, but also can automatically identify the manufacturer and the interface type and detect the hard disk accordingly. It has made progress in the detection of hard disk health, achieving practical and convenient effects, saving time and manpower for finding errors after problems occur, and improving the reliability of the production environment. Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the above modules or steps of the present invention can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed over a network composed of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device, such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Industrial Applicability As described above, the following objects can be achieved by the embodiments and the preferred embodiments of the present invention: In the related art, the detection method for detecting the hard disk has a single parameter for detecting the hard disk, the detection of the hard disk is not strong, and the detecting device is not The problem is that the detection result is not refined, and the detection of the personalized hard disk is achieved, so that the detection operation of the hard disk is convenient and the expansion of the hard disk detection is improved.

Claims

Claim

A method for processing a health condition of a hard disk, comprising: obtaining identification information for identifying the hard disk to be tested from a hard disk to be tested;

And determining, according to the driver interface, the hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identifier information; determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter.

The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter comprises: calculating the detection value and The deviation value of the standard value;

Determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the deviation value.

The method according to claim 1, wherein after determining the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter, the method further includes: The health status of the hard disk to be tested is displayed.

The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the health status of the hard disk to be tested comprises: displaying at least one of the following: the parameter name, the parameter test value, and the parameter in a form of a list. Standard value, parameter deviation value.

The method of claim 1 , before the obtaining the identification information of the hard disk to be tested from the hard disk to be tested, further comprising: storing identifier information of the hard disk to be tested, The hard disk parameters of the hard disk to be tested and the standard values of the hard disk parameters.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the identification information comprises at least one of the following:

The interface type of the hard disk, the manufacturer of the hard disk.

A device for processing a hard disk health condition, comprising: an obtaining module, configured to obtain, from the hard disk to be tested, identification information for identifying the hard disk to be tested; The detecting module is configured to detect, according to the driver interface, the hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested corresponding to the identification information, and the determining module is configured to determine, according to the detection value obtained by the detection and the standard value corresponding to the hard disk parameter, The health of the hard disk to be tested.

The device according to claim 7, wherein the determining module comprises: a calculating unit, configured to calculate a deviation value of the detected value and the standard value;

The determining unit is configured to determine the health status of the hard disk to be tested according to the deviation value.

9. The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a display module configured to display a health status of the hard disk to be tested.

The device according to claim 7, further comprising: a storage module, configured to store identification information of the hard disk to be tested, a hard disk parameter of the hard disk to be tested, and a standard value of the hard disk parameter.