CN106533817A - Method and device for setting attribute information of BMC - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and device for setting BMC attribute information of a baseboard management controller. The method includes: for each BMC on the server to be set, execute: obtain the configuration information of the BMC; reset the BMC Start, and trigger the preset first timer to start counting; when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches the preset first threshold, according to the configuration information of the BMC, the attribute information of the BMC is reset set up. This solution can improve the success rate of setting BMC attribute information.

Description

A method and device for setting BMC attribute information

technical field

The invention relates to the field of computer technology, in particular to a method and device for setting BMC attribute information.

Background technique

With the development of network technology, the server nodes in the cabinet are becoming more and more dense. Each server node is equipped with a monitoring and management module: BMC (Baseboard Management Controller, Baseboard Management Controller). When leaving the factory, most users require The manufacturer sets the attributes of the BMC, such as IP address, etc., and the attributes of the BMC on each server node need to be set to different contents according to user requirements.

When setting the attribute information of the BMC, you need to restart the BMC to make the attribute information take effect. When setting the attribute information of the BMCs of the server nodes in batches, generally restart each BMC after the batch setting is completed.

Since there is no restart time reserved for each BMC during the batch setting process, the attribute information of each BMC is still the original attribute information before restarting. Conflicts occur in the setting process, which leads to a low success rate of BMC property information setting.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for setting BMC attribute information, which can improve the success rate of BMC attribute information setting.

In the first aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for setting BMC attribute information, including:

For each BMC on the server to be set, execute:

Obtain the configuration information of the BMC;

Restart the BMC, and trigger the preset first timer to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold, the attribute information of the BMC is reset according to the attribute information of the BMC.

Preferably,

The acquisition of the configuration information of the BMC includes:

Obtain the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP status of the BMC;

The resetting of the attribute information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC includes:

According to the DHCP state of the BMC, the attribute information of the BMC is set.

Preferably,

According to the DHCP state of the BMC, setting the attribute information of the BMC includes:

According to the DHCP state, determine the Internet Protocol IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information of the BMC;

Set the IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC in sequence according to the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information.

Preferably,

The IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC are reset in turn, including:

Set the IP address of the BMC, and trigger the preset second timer to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the second timer reaches a preset second threshold, the gateway is set, and a preset third timer is triggered to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the third timer reaches a preset third threshold, the subnet mask is set.

Preferably,

Before said acquiring the attribute information of said BMC, it further includes:

Update the firmware of the BMC;

Restart the BMC, and trigger the preset fourth timer to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches the preset fourth threshold, it is judged whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to the intelligent platform management interface IPMI corresponding to the BMC, and if so, the acquisition is performed. The configuration information of the BMC, otherwise perform the updating of the firmware of the BMC.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for setting BMC attributes, including: an acquisition unit, a first restart unit, and a setting unit; wherein,

The acquisition unit is configured to execute, for each BMC on the server to be set: acquire the configuration information of the BMC;

The first restart unit is used to restart the BMC and trigger a preset first timer to start counting;

The setting unit is configured to reset the attribute information of the BMC according to the attribute information of the BMC acquired by the acquiring unit when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold.

Preferably,

The acquiring unit is configured to acquire the DHCP state of the BMC;

The setting unit is configured to set the attribute information of the BMC according to the DHCP state of the BMC acquired by the acquiring unit.

Preferably,

The setting unit is used to determine the Internet protocol IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information of the BMC according to the DHCP status, and to perform sequentially according to the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information The IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC are set.

Preferably,

The setting unit is further configured to set the IP address of the BMC, and trigger a preset second timer to start counting, and when the duration recorded by the second timer reaches the preset second threshold, the The gateway performs setting, and triggers a preset third timer to start counting, and when the duration recorded by the third timer reaches a preset third threshold, the subnet mask is set.

Preferably,

The device further includes: an update unit, a second restart unit, and a processing unit; wherein,

The update unit is used to update the firmware of each of the BMCs to be set;

The second restart unit is used to restart the BMC and trigger a preset fourth timer to start counting;

The processing unit is configured to determine whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to the intelligent platform management interface IPMI corresponding to the BMC when the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches a preset fourth threshold, if If yes, trigger the acquisition unit, otherwise trigger the update unit.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method and device for setting BMC attribute information. For each BMC on the server to be set, obtain the configuration information of the BMC, restart the BMC, and trigger the preset first timer to start counting , when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold, reset the attribute information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC. When setting the properties of each BMC, the BMC is restarted, and the corresponding restart time is reserved, so that after the restart of each BMC, the property information has been updated to the property information reset according to the configuration information, thereby avoiding The conflict phenomenon caused by the same original attribute information of each BMC in the batch setting process is eliminated, thereby improving the success rate of BMC attribute setting.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are For some embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1 is a kind of flow chart of the method for setting BMC attribute information provided by one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a kind of flow chart of the method for setting BMC attribute information provided by another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for setting BMC attribute information provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for setting BMC attribute information provided by another embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the protection of the present invention. scope.

As shown in Figure 1, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for setting BMC attribute information, the method may include the following steps:

Step 101, for each BMC on the server to be set, execute: obtain the configuration information of the BMC;

Step 102, restarting the BMC, and triggering a preset first timer to start counting;

Step 103, when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold, reset the attribute information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC.

In the above-described embodiment, since the BMC is restarted when the attribute of each BMC is set, and the corresponding restart time is reserved, so that after each BMC is restarted, the attribute information has been updated to be reset according to the configuration information. attribute information, thereby avoiding the conflict phenomenon caused by the same original attribute information of each BMC during the batch setting process, thereby improving the success rate of BMC attribute setting.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the specific implementation of step 101 may include:

Obtain the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP status of the BMC;

The specific implementation manner of step 103 may include:

According to the DHCP state of the BMC, the attribute information of the BMC is set.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the attribute information of the BMC is reset by acquiring the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) state of the BMC, and according to the DHCP state. For example, when the DHCP status is automatically obtained, it means that the user has no special requirements for the attribute information of the BMC. At this time, the attribute information of the BMC can be kept as the original attribute information, that is, there is no need to reset the attribute information of the BMC. When the DHCP state is the specified acquisition method, it is necessary to reset the attribute information of the BMC to the content required by the user according to the DHCP state. The attribute information of the BMC is set according to the DHCP state, so that the attribute information of each BMC does not need to be reset, thereby improving the efficiency of setting the attribute information of each BMC in the server.

Specifically, according to the DHCP state of the BMC, resetting the attribute information of the BMC includes:

According to the DHCP state, determine the Internet Protocol IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information of the BMC;

According to the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information, sequentially reset the IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC.

For example, when the DHCP state is the specified acquisition method, the determined IP (Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol) address information, gateway information and subnet mask information are respectively 190.163. Reset the properties of the BMC based on the displayed information.

In order to further improve the success rate of setting BMC attribute information, in one embodiment of the present invention, described IP address, gateway and subnet mask of described BMC are reset in turn, including:

Set the IP address of the BMC, and trigger the preset second timer to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the second timer reaches a preset second threshold, the gateway is set, and a preset third timer is triggered to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the third timer reaches a preset third threshold, the subnet mask is set.

In the above-described embodiment, in the process of setting the IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC in sequence, after the IP address is set, after waiting for a time length equal to the second threshold, the gateway is set, and then waits for the same time as the third threshold. After the threshold is equal to the time length, set the subnet mask, which makes the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information set respectively within the waiting time after the IP address, gateway and subnet mask information are set. Save the information to prevent the information from being destroyed or lost when it is not saved, thereby further improving the success rate of setting the BMC attribute information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, before step 101, may further include:

Update the firmware of the BMC;

Restart the BMC, and trigger the preset fourth timer to start counting;

When the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches the preset fourth threshold, it is judged whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to the intelligent platform management interface IPMI corresponding to the BMC, and if so, the acquisition is performed. The configuration information of the BMC, otherwise perform the updating of the firmware of the BMC.

In the foregoing embodiment, before obtaining the attribute information of the BMC, the firmware of the BMC is updated earlier, then the BMC is restarted, and after the reserved restart time, whether the firmware version of the updated BMC conforms to the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management) of the BMC is detected. Interface, intelligent platform management interface), if it matches, it means that the updated firmware of the BMC is suitable for running the batch setting script, and then obtain the corresponding configuration information to set the attribute information of the BMC; if it does not match, it means that the firmware of the BMC If the update is unsuccessful, it is not suitable to run the batch setting script, and it is easy to fail during the setting process. At this time, re-update the BMC firmware until the updated firmware version conforms to IPMI. This is beneficial to ensure that the setting script runs smoothly when batch processing is performed on the attribute information of each BMC in the server, thereby improving the success rate of setting the BMC attribute information.

As shown in Figure 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for setting BMC attributes, the method may include the following steps:

Step 201, for each BMC on the server to be set, perform: update the firmware of the BMC.

In the server, some BMC firmware versions are relatively old and are not suitable for running batch configuration scripts. Therefore, update the BMC firmware first.

Step 202, restarting the BMC, and triggering a preset first timer to start timing.

Step 203, when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches the preset first threshold, judge whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to the IPMI corresponding to the BMC, if yes, execute step 204, otherwise Execute step 201.

In step 202 and step 203, after updating the firmware of the BMC, it needs to be restarted to make it effective. Since the BMC needs a certain amount of time to restart, the firmware version of the BMC is detected after a period equal to the first threshold. If the firmware version If it does not conform to IPMI, it means that the BMC firmware update is unsuccessful, and it is not suitable for running batch configuration scripts, and it is easy to fail during the configuration process. At this time, re-update the BMC firmware until the updated firmware version conforms to IPMI.

Step 204, acquire the DHCP state of the BMC, and determine the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information of the BMC according to the DHCP state.

For example, when the DHCP status is the specified acquisition mode, the determined IP (Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol) address information, gateway information and subnet mask information are 190.163.1.35, 255.255.255.0, and 190.163.1.254, respectively.

Step 205, restarting the BMC, and triggering a preset second timer to start timing.

Step 206, when the duration recorded by the second timer reaches the preset second threshold, set the IP address of the BMC according to the IP address information, and trigger the preset third timer to start timing .

Step 207, when the duration recorded by the third timer reaches a preset third threshold, set the gateway according to the gateway information, and trigger a preset fourth timer to start timing.

Step 208: When the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches a preset fourth threshold, set the subnet mask according to the subnet mask information.

The method in this embodiment can at least be realized by the following procedures:

@echo off

BMC.exe-full BMCFW.ima

wait 100

IPMICFG–fd

wait 100

IPMICFG-dhcp off

wait 10

IPMICFG-m 192.168.1.100

wait 10

IPMICFG-g 192.168.1.1

wait 10

IPMICFG-k 255.255.255.0

IPMICFG–m

IPMICFG–g

IPMICFG–k

@echo ipmi configure successful

:exit.

In the above-described embodiment, for each BMC on the server to be set, at first the firmware of the BMC is updated to a version that conforms to IPMI, then the DHCP state of the BMC is obtained, and then the IP address information and gateway information of the BMC are determined according to the DHCP state and subnet mask information, then restart the BMC, and trigger the preset second timer to start timing. When the duration recorded by the second timer reaches the preset second threshold, the BMC IP address, gateway and subnet The netmask is reset. When setting the properties of each BMC, the BMC is restarted, and the corresponding restart time is reserved, so that after the restart of each BMC, the property information has been updated to the property information after the reset, thus avoiding During the setting process, the conflict phenomenon caused by the same original attribute information of each BMC improves the success rate of BMC attribute setting.

As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for setting BMC attributes, including: an acquisition unit 301, a first restart unit 302, and a setting unit 303; wherein,

The acquisition unit 301 is configured to perform, for each BMC on the server to be set: acquire configuration information of the BMC;

The first restart unit 302 is configured to restart the BMC, and trigger a preset first timer to start counting;

The setting unit 303 is configured to reset the property information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC acquired by the acquiring unit 301 when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold. set up.

In the above-described embodiment, since the BMC is restarted when the attribute of each BMC is set, and the corresponding restart time is reserved, so that after each BMC is restarted, the attribute information has been updated to be reset according to the configuration information. attribute information, thereby avoiding the conflict phenomenon caused by the same original attribute information of each BMC during the batch setting process, thereby improving the success rate of BMC attribute setting.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the acquiring unit 301 is configured to acquire the DHCP state of the BMC;

The setting unit 303 is configured to reset the attribute information of the BMC according to the DHCP state of the BMC obtained by the obtaining unit 301 .

In the above embodiment, the BMC attribute information is reset by acquiring the DHCP state of the BMC and according to the DHCP state. For example, when the DHCP state is automatically obtained, it means that the user has no special requirements for the attribute information of the BMC. At this time, the attribute information of the BMC can be kept as the original attribute information, that is, there is no need to reset the attribute information of the BMC. When the DHCP state is the specified acquisition method, it is necessary to reset the attribute information of the BMC to the content required by the user according to the DHCP state. The attribute information of the BMC is set according to the DHCP state, so that the attribute information of each BMC does not need to be reset, thereby improving the efficiency of setting the attribute information of each BMC in the server.

Specifically, the setting unit 303 is configured to determine the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information of the BMC according to the DHCP status, and determine the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information according to the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information. information, and reset the IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC in sequence.

For example, when the DHCP state is the specified acquisition method, the determined IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information are 190.163. properties are reset.

In order to further improve the success rate of setting BMC attribute information, in one embodiment of the present invention, the setting unit 303 is further used to set the IP address of the BMC, and trigger the preset second timer to start counting, when When the duration recorded by the second timer reaches the preset second threshold, the gateway is set, and the preset third timer is triggered to start counting, and when the duration recorded by the third timer reaches the preset When the third threshold of , set the subnet mask.

In the above-described embodiment, in the process of setting the IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC in sequence, after the IP address is set, after waiting for a time length equal to the second threshold, the gateway is set, and then waits for the same time as the third threshold. After the threshold is equal to the time length, set the subnet mask, which makes the IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information set respectively within the waiting time after the IP address, gateway and subnet mask information are set. Save the information to prevent the information from being destroyed or lost when it is not saved, thereby further improving the success rate of setting the BMC attribute information.

As shown in FIG. 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the device may further include: an update unit 401, a second restart unit 402, and a processing unit 403; wherein,

The update unit 401 is configured to update the firmware of each of the BMCs to be set;

The second restart unit 402 is configured to restart the BMC, and trigger a preset fourth timer to start counting;

The processing unit 403 is configured to determine whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to the intelligent platform management interface IPMI corresponding to the BMC when the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches a preset fourth threshold, If yes, trigger the acquisition unit 301 , otherwise trigger the update unit 401 .

In the foregoing embodiment, before obtaining the attribute information of the BMC, the firmware of the BMC is updated earlier, and then the BMC is restarted. After the reserved restart time, whether the firmware version of the updated BMC meets the IPMI of the BMC is detected, and if so, It means that the updated firmware of the BMC is suitable for running the batch setting script, and then obtain the corresponding property information to set the property information of the BMC; if it does not meet the requirements, it means that the firmware update of the BMC is unsuccessful, and it is not suitable for running the batch setting script , it is easy to fail during the setting process. At this time, re-update the BMC firmware until the updated firmware version conforms to IPMI. This is beneficial to ensure that the setting script runs smoothly when batch processing is performed on the attribute information of each BMC in the server, thereby improving the success rate of setting the BMC attribute information.

The information exchange and execution process among the units in the above-mentioned device are based on the same concept as the method embodiment of the present invention, and the specific content can refer to the description in the method embodiment of the present invention, and will not be repeated here.

The present invention also provides a readable medium, including execution instructions. When the processor of the storage controller executes the execution instructions, the storage controller executes the method for setting BMC attributes provided by any of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention.

In addition, the present invention also provides a storage controller, including: a processor, a memory, and a bus; the memory is used to store and execute instructions, the processor and the memory are connected through the bus, and when the storage control When the controller is running, the processor executes the execution instruction stored in the memory, so that the storage controller executes the method for setting BMC attributes provided by any of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention.

In summary, each embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

1. In the embodiment of the present invention, for each BMC on the server to be set, the configuration information of the BMC is obtained, the BMC is restarted, and the preset first timer is triggered to start timing. When the duration recorded by the first timer When the preset first threshold is reached, the attribute information of the BMC is reset according to the configuration information of the BMC. When setting the attributes of each BMC, the BMC is restarted, and the corresponding restart time is reserved, so that after each BMC is restarted, the attribute information has been updated to the attribute information reset according to the configuration information, thereby avoiding The conflict phenomenon caused by the same original attribute information of each BMC in the batch setting process is eliminated, thereby improving the success rate of BMC attribute setting.

2. In the embodiment of the present invention, by obtaining the DHCP state of the BMC, and according to the DHCP state, the attribute information of the BMC is reset, so that there is no need to reset the attribute information of each BMC, thereby improving the efficiency of each BMC in the setting server. The efficiency of attribute information.

3. In the embodiment of the present invention, in the process of sequentially setting the IP address, gateway and subnet mask of the BMC, after setting the IP address, wait for a period equal to the second threshold, then set the gateway, and then wait After the time length equal to the third threshold value, the subnet mask is set, which makes the IP address information, gateway information and subnetwork information after setting are respectively set in the waiting period after the IP address, gateway and subnet mask are set. The mask information is saved to prevent the information from being destroyed or lost when it is not saved, thereby further improving the success rate of setting BMC attribute information.

4. Before obtaining the attribute information of the BMC, update the firmware of the BMC first, and then restart the BMC. After the reserved restart time, check whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to the IPMI of the BMC. If so, obtain the corresponding BMC configuration information, if it does not match, re-update the BMC firmware. This is beneficial to ensure that the setting script runs smoothly when performing batch processing setting of the attribute information of each BMC in the server, thereby improving the success rate of setting the BMC attribute information.

It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply that there is a relationship between these entities or operations. There is no such actual relationship or sequence. Furthermore, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed. other elements of or also include elements inherent in such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without more limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional same elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising said element.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps to realize the above method embodiments can be completed by program instructions related hardware, and the aforementioned programs can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, the It includes the steps of the above method embodiments; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: ROM, RAM, magnetic disk or optical disk and other various media that can store program codes.

Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A method for setting BMC attribute information of a baseboard management controller is characterized by comprising the following steps:

for each BMC on the server to be set, executing:

acquiring configuration information of the BMC;

restarting the BMC, and triggering a preset first timer to start timing;

and when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold value, resetting the attribute information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC.

2. The method of claim 1,

the obtaining the configuration information of the BMC includes:

acquiring a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) state of the BMC;

the resetting the attribute information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC includes:

and setting the attribute information of the BMC according to the DHCP state of the BMC.

3. The method of claim 2,

the setting of the attribute information of the BMC according to the DHCP state of the BMC includes:

determining the internet protocol IP address information, gateway information and subnet mask information of the BMC according to the DHCP state;

and setting the IP address, the gateway and the subnet mask of the BMC in sequence according to the IP address information, the gateway information and the subnet mask information.

4. The method of claim 3,

the resetting of the IP address, the gateway and the subnet mask of the BMC in sequence comprises:

setting the IP address of the BMC, and triggering a preset second timer to start timing;

when the duration recorded by the second timer reaches a preset second threshold value, setting the gateway and triggering a preset third timer to start timing;

and when the time length recorded by the third timer reaches a preset third threshold value, setting the subnet mask.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

before the obtaining of the attribute information of the BMC, further comprising:

updating the firmware of the BMC;

restarting the BMC, and triggering a preset fourth timer to start timing;

when the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches a preset fourth threshold, judging whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to an intelligent platform management interface IPMI corresponding to the BMC, if so, executing the acquisition of the configuration information of the BMC, and otherwise, executing the updating of the firmware of the BMC.

6. An apparatus for setting BMC attribute information, comprising: the device comprises an acquisition unit, a first restarting unit and a setting unit; wherein,

the acquiring unit is configured to execute, for each BMC on the server to be set: acquiring configuration information of the BMC;

the first restarting unit is used for restarting the BMC and triggering a preset first timer to start timing;

the setting unit is configured to reset the attribute information of the BMC according to the configuration information of the BMC acquired by the acquisition unit when the duration recorded by the first timer reaches a preset first threshold.

7. The apparatus of claim 6,

the acquisition unit is used for acquiring the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) state of the BMC;

the setting unit is used for setting the attribute information of the BMC according to the DHCP state of the BMC acquired by the acquiring unit.

8. The apparatus of claim 6,

the setting unit is used for determining the internet protocol IP address information, the gateway information and the subnet mask information of the BMC according to the DHCP state, and sequentially setting the IP address, the gateway and the subnet mask of the BMC according to the IP address information, the gateway information and the subnet mask information.

9. The method of claim 8,

the setting unit is further configured to set the IP address of the BMC, trigger a preset second timer to start timing, set the gateway when the duration recorded by the second timer reaches a preset second threshold, trigger a preset third timer to start timing, and set the subnet mask when the duration recorded by the third timer reaches a preset third threshold.

10. The apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 9,

further comprising: the device comprises an updating unit, a second restarting unit and a processing unit; wherein,

the updating unit is used for updating the firmware of each BMC to be set;

the second restarting unit is used for restarting the BMC and triggering a preset fourth timer to start timing;

and the processing unit is configured to, when the duration recorded by the fourth timer reaches a preset fourth threshold, determine whether the updated firmware version of the BMC conforms to an intelligent platform management interface IPMI corresponding to the BMC, if so, trigger the obtaining unit, and otherwise trigger the updating unit.