Advanced Risc machine (ARM) server and method of automatic installation system thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a method of an automatic installation system of an advanced Risc machine (ARM) server. The method comprises establishing the connection between an ARM server and a dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp) server, distributing the internet protocol (ip) of preset network segments to the ARM server through the dhcp server, sending request information to the dhcp server according to the ip of the preset network segments through the ARM server, sending the information of a trivial file transfer protocol (tftp) server to the ARM server according to the request information through the dhcp server, establishing connection with the tftp server according to the information of the tftp server through the ARM server, downloading configuration files and the download kernel and the file system of root configuration files, and starting the kernel and installing an operation system in the file system. According to the solution of automatically installing the ARM server, one installation server can supply system installation of multiple frameworks, an installation process is simple and efficient, and manpower and server resources are saved. The invention further discloses an ARM server.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to an ARM server automatic installation system method and an ARM server. Background technique [0002] With the development of computer technology, the installation of software and systems tends to be more and more automated and integrated. As an important member of the computer family, the server undertakes many responsibilities such as large-scale computing, data storage, and service provision. Compared with ordinary user computers, the system installation process of servers is generally more cumbersome, and automation technology is also facing many challenges. [0003] The existing technology can be automatically installed on the server system. For example, for X86 servers, the automatic installation system PXE (preboot execute environment) developed by Intel Corporation can work in the network mode of client / server (Client / Server), and supports workstations to download image...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The existing PXE technology is very mature under X86, but due to the different startup processes of servers with different architectures, the automatic installation technology of PXE is limited to the X86 field, and cannot realize the automatic installation of ARM servers and other non-X86 servers

For example, under ARM, there is no BIOS tool in the X86 system, only the uboot environment, so PXE technology cannot be applied

Currently, the PXE server can only provide system installation of one x86 architecture. Since it is not compatible with other systems, the technology for automatic installation under multiple architectures is still in a blank stage.

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