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Extension method of server management ipmi interface protocol

An interface protocol and extension method technology, applied in the expansion field of the server management IPMI interface protocol, can solve the problems of limited scope of monitoring equipment, single management function, incompatibility with management methods, etc., to facilitate user operation, improve response speed, and save storage. effect of space

Active Publication Date: 2011-12-21
LANGCHAO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION IND CO LTD
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[0004] Although the IPMI interface protocol has improved the monitoring capabilities of hardware and BIOS to a certain extent, it can no longer meet the current needs of server management: the scope of monitoring equipment is limited, and it is impossible to realize centralized management of different devices in the server system; it cannot be compatible with other management mode, the management function is relatively single, it can only realize health information detection and remote power on and off, but cannot realize video redirection and network storage management functions

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[0025] The operation steps are as follows:

[0026] 1. To monitor the health information of switches and storage boards, realize the connection with switches and storage boards through ICMB (Intelligent Chassis Management Bus) and RS485 transceivers in the IPMI interface specification, so that BMC can communicate with the monitoring chips on these devices, In order to obtain its health information and perform operations such as turning it on, shutting down, and resetting it. Realize unified and centralized management of servers, switches, and storage boards.

[0027] The process of reading switch information:

[0028] (1) First generate a JSON structure to store the ID of the switch that the user wants to view:

[0029] WEBVAR_JSONVAR_SWITCH= {'ID' : 1}

[0030] Among them, 'ID' is the key of this JSON structure, and "1" is the value of this JSON structure, indicating the switch with device ID 1.

[0031] (2) Generate an RPC call through getSensor(), pass the JSON data to ...

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The invention provides an extension method for managing an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) interface protocol by a server. In the method, server health information, video signals, storage information and resolution information are all stored in a Flashmemory in a BMC and then access can be carried out on the data through calling embedded base library functions which are compiled via C language. The method comprises the steps of: 1) establishing an extension interface protocol support environment through equipment such as an ICMB access switch, a storage board card and the like to ensure that the health information of the switch and storage equipment can be monitored and remote ON / OFF operations can be carried out on the equipment; 2) realizing an RPC (Remote Position Control) calling method, realizing bidirectional transmission of WebServer data by a user through a calling command, replacing XML (Extensive Makeup Language) by a JSON (Javascript Serialized Object Notation) structure for data storage, and respectively reading and writing JSON structure data at a client side and a server side by the user through JavaScript and embedded C language so as to realize command sending and state reading and writing; and 3) storing storage volume management information in the Flashmemory of the BMC via a form specified in IPMI standard, and carrying out access on the storage volume management information through an IPMI interface so as to carry out RAID (Redundant Array Of Independent Disks) and LVM (Logical Volume Manager) operations.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a technical field of server management, in particular to an extension method of server management IPMI interface protocol. Background technique [0002] The general server management method only monitors a single server and relies heavily on the monitored equipment. When the server is powered off or the system crashes, it cannot continue to manage the server. After the introduction of the IPMI interface specification, most manufacturers use this specification to implement server monitoring independent of the operating system and power status, and can read remote server health information, access system logs, and send alarms. Boards, switches) and other functions (such as storage management systems, video redirection) integration is rarely involved. [0003] At present, blade servers are widely used, and their market share is also increasing. Since there are multiple servers, switches, storage boards and other devices ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F9/46H04L29/06
Inventor 张云涛
Owner LANGCHAO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION IND CO LTD
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