Main management module and standby management module backuping and updating method for blade server

Abstract

The invention provides a main management module and standby management module backuping and updating method for a blade server. The redundant backup and the firmware update of the main management module and the standby management module can be realized. The redundant backup gives priority to the main management module; when the main management module fails, the standby management module can take over the system monitoring administration authority; once the main management module is recovered, the standby management module releases the control power; and the main management module obtains the administration authority again. According to a firmware update method, a firmware mirror image is transmitted to the standby management module via the network main management module in a mode that the NAT (network address translation) service is started on a blade module to establish an NAT network mapping table, and the requirement on the unified update of the main management module and the standby management module under the big-volume firmware mirror image can be realized. The method is especially suitable for the requirement on the unified update of the main management module and the standby management module under the condition that a user can normally use the server, and meanwhile, the consideration on the hardware cost design by the user can be satisfied by the preemptive redundancy strategy.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of computer servers, in particular to a method for backing up and updating active and standby management modules of a blade server. Background technique [0002] Chip servers are widely used in high-performance computing and cloud computing services due to their high computing density, optimized deployment, resource sharing, and centralized management. It has become the main direction of server development. [0003] A blade server system usually consists of multiple blade modules, power supply and fan modules, and management modules. The monitoring and management system is the guarantee for the normal operation of the server. It is mainly divided into an in-band monitoring and management system and an out-of-band monitoring and management system. Among them, the out-of-band monitoring and management system can monitor and manage the key indicators of the server regardless of whether the server is powered on...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the actual backup SMC unit often plays the role of temporarily replacing the main SMC, so the design form of full backup needs to be improved in terms of design cost and practical effect

At the same time, as the demand for monitoring and management increases, it is necessary to update and upgrade the firmware program of the SMC from time to time

At present, there are mainly three update methods: 1. Update by using special tools offline. When this method is implemented, the power of the server needs to be turned off, which will seriously affect the normal use of the server by users; 2. Log in to the module update via WEB Browser. , when this method is implemented, the user must artificially transfer the system control right to the module that needs to be updated before implementing it, which will also seriously affect the normal use of the server by the user; 3. Log in to the unified module through the WEB Browser to update, and use the active and standby management modules The serial port signal transmits the firmware image, but usually the image is relatively large, and the transmission on the serial port is not only slow in transmission rate, but also often has the problem of communication disconnection;

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