CN100416510C - Host real-time monitoring device and monitoring method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A host real-time monitoring device at least comprises a display for displaying system state parameters of a computer host; an input device for changing or setting at least one system state parameter or system state parameter threshold; a controller connected to the display and the input device for receiving the system state parameters of the host computer, transmitting the system state parameters to the display for display after processing, and generating a control signal to the host computer to control the system state of the host computer when the controller judges that the system state parameters are abnormal; and a connection port connected between the controller and the host computer for receiving the system state parameters of the host computer, transmitting the system state parameters to the controller, and transmitting the control signal to the host computer to monitor the system state of the host computer. The invention also provides a real-time monitoring method, thereby being capable of monitoring the system state of at least one computer host in real time at a near end or a remote end.

Description

Host real-time monitoring device and monitoring method thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to a host real-time monitoring device and a monitoring method thereof, in particular to a host real-time monitoring device and a monitoring method suitable for remote or near-end real-time monitoring of the system status of one or several computer hosts.

Background technique

In today's complex network environment, network system management is not an easy job. Generally speaking, the design of hardware and software of modern computer server mainframes is quite complex, which makes it difficult for managers to know the system status or operation status of the entire computer server mainframe in real time. Especially when the computer server mainframe fails, the administrator needs a convenient tool to monitor, control, maintain or deal with various computer server mainframe operation problems. This type of tool is even more important for today's widely used distributed computer environment, because administrators may need to remotely manage multiple computer server hosts at the same time through the network. However, when there is a problem with the network connection, the administrator cannot manage all the computer server hosts that require remote management. For example, there are many system status parameters in each computer server host, such as processor (CPU) temperature of the computer server host, network connection speed, network connection data transmission volume, date, time, memory (Memory) capacity, memory (Memory) usage, disk drive (Disk) usage, disk drive (Disk) capacity, processor (CPU) cooling fan speed, computer server mainframe cooling fan speed, computer server mainframe internal and external temperature, processor (CPU) usage, voltage, user account, user password, Internet protocol address (Internet Protocol address) or the number of network users, etc. These system status parameters are very important to the operation of the computer server host, if they cannot be monitored and controlled in real time, irreparable losses may be caused.

In order to solve the above problems, the following two technologies have been applied at present. A brief description is given below:

(1) Diode light-emitting bulbs: Almost all computer hosts, whether they are servers or not, will be equipped with several diode light-emitting bulbs on the panel of the computer host case, to represent the computer host by changing the color of the bulbs or the arrangement and combination of light and dark system status. However, such a design method can only display very little system status information, and cannot display all system status information for a computer server host with a complex design.

(2) Liquid crystal display or electroluminescent display in text mode: This design method has been widely used in industrial computers and various electrical equipment. Although a text-mode liquid crystal display or an electroluminescence display is more suitable than a diode light bulb and can convert more system status information for display, such a design method still has its disadvantages and limitations. For example, text-mode LCDs or electroluminescent displays can only display text, and therefore can only convert a limited amount of system status information. For example, long-term voltage level changes are very important to computer hosts (including servers), and system status information like this is not suitable for displaying in a series of numbers, so text-mode liquid crystal displays or electroluminescent displays are important for some There are blind spots for those who need to observe the statistical data of the system state parameters (for example: maximum value, minimum value or average value, etc.), the degree of change or the change curve of the system state parameters over time, and other information. In addition, this type of host monitoring device is connected to the computer server host through an RS-232 interface. For a computer server host with a complex design and a large amount of information to be transmitted, it is impossible to quickly and real-time transmit information to the host monitoring device for display.

In addition, there are known technologies that use sensors to monitor the system status of the host computer. Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a known host monitoring device. As shown in FIG. 1 , the host monitoring device includes: a casing 10 , a first sensor 11 , a second sensor 12 , a third sensor 13 , a controller 14 and a display 15 . Wherein, the first sensor 11 is a temperature sensor, which can be attached to the heating element 16 (for example: processor (CPU)), so as to send out a first sensing signal according to the temperature change of the heating element 16 . In addition, the second sensor 12 is a speed sensor, which can be electrically connected to the fan 17 of the computer, and detects the change of the speed of the fan 17 in the computer according to the change of current or voltage to send a second monitoring signal. In addition, the third sensor 13 is a system work sensor, which is connected to the RS-232 interface of a mainboard 18 for sensing the working state of the mainboard 18, and sends a third sensing signal according to the change of the system working state . Moreover, the controller 14 is set in the casing 10, and is connected to the first sensor 11, the second sensor 12, and the third sensor 13, and responds to the first sensing signal, the second sensing signal, and the third sensing signal respectively. The first, second and third display signals are sent to the display 15 to display in text mode.

As can be seen from the above description, the traditional host monitoring device has the following disadvantages:

(1) Traditional host monitoring devices can only display a limited number of computer host system status information.

(2) The traditional host monitoring device uses the RS-232 interface with a relatively slow transmission speed to connect to the host computer. Therefore, for a computer server host with a more complex design, not only cannot quickly obtain all system status parameters, but can only monitor Single computer host only.

(3) Since the design of computer server mainframes is becoming more and more complex, the internal design of each model is also different, so if it is performed by adding sensors, its versatility is poor, and it is impossible to use the old mainframe on software and hardware. The monitoring device cooperates with the new-type computer server mainframe, resulting in limitations in use.

(4) The traditional host monitoring device can only monitor the system status of the computer server host, but cannot input any system status parameters or system status parameter thresholds to control or manage the system status of the computer server host.

(5) The traditional host monitoring device cannot remotely monitor the system status of one or several computer server hosts in real time. Therefore, when a problem occurs in the system operation of a certain computer server host, it is impossible to know the system status of the computer server host in real time. Therefore, the computer server host system must be detected one by one to obtain these system status parameters, and then find out the problem of the computer server host, which will inevitably cause a lot of waste of manpower and time. In addition, the traditional host monitoring device can only display part of the system status parameters of the server computer without the ability to self-control. When a problem occurs in the computer server host, the host monitoring device cannot automatically control and eliminate the problem, which in turn causes the computer server host system. greater damage or other irreparable losses.

Therefore, how to develop a host real-time monitoring device and monitoring method that can improve the above-mentioned known technical defects and monitor the system status of one or several host computers remotely or locally in real time is an urgent problem to be solved at present.

Contents of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a host real-time monitoring device and its monitoring method that can monitor the status of one or several computer host systems in real time at the remote or near end, so as to solve the problem that traditional host monitoring devices can only display a very small number of computer host system statuses Information, unable to remotely monitor the status of one or several computer host systems in real time, need to add sensors, and poor versatility and compatibility.

To achieve the above object, a broad implementation of the present invention provides a host real-time monitoring device for monitoring the system status of at least one computer host in real time, wherein the computer host has at least one system status parameter representing the system status. The host real-time monitoring device of the present invention at least includes: a display, used to display the system status parameters of the computer host; an input device, used to change or set at least one system status parameter or system status parameter threshold; a controller, which is connected to In the display and input device, it is used to receive the system status parameters of the host computer, so that the system status parameters can be sent to the monitor for display after processing, and when the controller judges that the system status parameters are abnormal, a control signal is generated to the host computer to control the computer The system status of the host; and a connection port, which is connected between the controller and the host computer, for receiving system status parameters of the host computer and transmitting them to the controller, and sending control signals to the host computer to monitor the system of the host computer state.

Another broader embodiment of the present invention provides a real-time monitoring system, which at least includes: a computer host, with at least one system status parameter representing the system status of the computer host; and a host real-time monitoring device, which is arranged on the computer host It is used to monitor the system status of the host computer in real time. Wherein, the structure of the host real-time monitoring device is as above, and will not be repeated here.

Another broad embodiment of the present invention provides a real-time monitoring system, which at least includes: at least one computer host, which has at least one system status parameter representing the system status of the computer host; and a host real-time monitoring device, which It is remotely connected to the host computer to monitor the system status of the host computer in real time. Wherein, the structure of the host real-time monitoring device is as described above, and will not be repeated here.

To achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a real-time monitoring method for real-time monitoring of the system status of at least one computer host, wherein the computer host has a plurality of system status parameters representing the system status. The real-time monitoring method of the present invention comprises steps: (a) provide a main frame real-time monitoring device, and make the main frame real-time monitoring device connect with the main computer; (b) turn on the main computer power supply, make the main computer start a BIOS monitoring program, and borrow Test the hardware in the host computer by the BIOS monitoring program, and transmit the tested system status parameters to the host real-time monitoring device for display; and (c) when the host computer is turned on successfully, close the BIOS monitoring program, and enable the host computer to start an operating system And make the operating system load an operating system monitoring program, and send the system status parameters of the host computer to the host real-time monitoring device, so as to monitor the system status of the computer host through the host real-time monitoring device.

To achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a real-time monitoring method for monitoring the system status of at least one computer host, wherein the computer host has a plurality of system status parameters representing the system status. The real-time monitoring method of the present invention comprises the steps: (a) providing a host computer real-time monitoring device, and connecting the host computer real-time monitoring device with the computer host; (c) start a BIOS of the computer mainframe to start the monitoring program, and make the mainframe real-time monitoring device enter a computer mainframe BIOS start-up execution state; (d) when the computer mainframe fails to start, the mainframe real-time monitoring device is started by the computer mainframe BIOS start-up execution state Convert to a host computer failure state, and the host computer transmits system status parameters to the host real-time monitoring device for display, and restarts the BIOS start-up monitoring program of the host computer, so that the host real-time monitoring device is converted from the host computer failure state to the host computer BIOS power-on execution state; (e) when the host computer boots successfully, the host computer closes the BIOS monitoring program, and the host real-time monitoring device converts from the BIOS boot execution state of the host computer to a standby state; and (f) when the host computer boots successfully and starts When an operating system monitors the program, the host real-time monitoring device changes from a standby state to a monitoring state, so that the host real-time monitoring device monitors the system status of the computer host.

Through the following description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, a deeper understanding of the present invention can be obtained.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a known host monitoring device;

Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the hardware architecture of the host real-time monitoring device of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a real-time monitoring system software architecture diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows that the BIOS monitoring program still includes the BIOS of the adapter card except the BIOS of the computer server mainframe;

Fig. 5 is a software architecture diagram of the operating system monitoring program shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is the flowchart of the control program module shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a layer relationship diagram of the device-side program shown in Fig. 3; and

FIG. 8 shows a state diagram of the device application layer of the device-side program.

Explanation of reference numbers

10: Chassis 11: The first sensor

12: Second sensor 13: Third sensor

14: Controller 15: Display

16: Heating component 17: Fan

18: Main board 1: Computer server host

2: Host real-time monitoring device 21: Display

22: Input device 23: Connection port

24: Controller

Detailed ways

The present invention is a host real-time monitoring device, which is used for remote or near-end real-time monitoring of the system status of at least one computer host. The host real-time monitoring device of the present invention can be installed on the panel of a host computer to monitor the system status of the host computer, or remotely connected to several host computers through the network to monitor the system of any host computer in real time state. For the convenience of description, the technology of the present invention will be described below with an embodiment in which a host real-time monitoring device monitors a computer server host. However, the following examples are only for illustrating the technology of the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention. Therefore, any modification and extended application of the technology of the present invention will not depart from the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic block diagram of the hardware architecture of the host real-time monitoring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the host real-time monitoring device 2 of the present invention is connected with a computer server host 1 and can be used to monitor the system status of the computer server host 1 in real time. The host real-time monitoring device of the present invention includes: a display 21 , an input device 22 , a connection port 23 and a controller 24 . Wherein, the display 21 is a multi-color dot-matrix liquid crystal display, which can display one or several system status parameters of the computer server mainframe 1 in the form of color text, dynamic graphics and static graphics. In addition, the input device 22 includes one or more buttons (not shown), which can be mechanical buttons or touch buttons designed on the display 21, for the administrator to change or set the computer server host 1 or the threshold or range value of the system status parameter, so as to facilitate the administrator to control the system operation status of the computer server mainframe 1.

In this embodiment, the controller 24 is constituted by an internal system-on-chip (SOC), which has the capability of independently processing and judging data. The controller 24 is connected with the display 21 , the input device 22 and the connection port 23 to receive the system state parameters sent by the computer server host 1 , and transmit the system state parameter information to the display 21 for display after processing. In addition, the controller 24 simultaneously judges whether the system status parameters sent by the computer server mainframe 1 are abnormal. When an abnormality occurs, the controller 24 sends a control signal to the computer server mainframe 1 to control the system of the computer server mainframe 1. operational status. Furthermore, when the administrator inputs an instruction to change or configure the computer server mainframe 1 through the input device 22, the controller 24 will also control the system operation status of the computer server mainframe 1 according to the instruction.

In addition, the connection port 23 is a universal serial bus (USB) whose transmission speed is faster than that of an asynchronous transmission standard interface (Recommended Standard-232, RS-232). Certainly, besides Universal Serial Bus (USB), 1394 interface (IEEE1394) or wireless network (Wireless LAN), etc. may also be incorporated into reference. In this embodiment, the connection port 23 is connected between the computer server mainframe 1 and the controller 24. On the one hand, it receives the system status parameters sent by the computer server mainframe 1 and transmits them to the controller 24; The control signal generated by 24 is sent to the computer server mainframe 1 to control the system operation status of the computer server mainframe 1 in real time.

Furthermore, the host real-time monitoring device 2 of the present invention can also optionally include a storage device (not shown), which can be connected to the controller 24 to store the system status parameters or system status parameters of the computer server host computer 1. threshold. In this way, when it is necessary to display statistical data of these system state parameters, such as the average value, maximum value or minimum value, or to display data such as changes in system state parameters over time in the form of icons, the controller 24 can use these information After processing, it is sent to the display 21 for display.

In this embodiment, the system state parameter can be selected from the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server mainframe 1, the speed of the network connection, the amount of data transmission on the network connection, date, time, capacity of the memory (Memory), and the capacity of the memory (Memory). Usage amount, disk drive (Disk) capacity, processor (CPU) cooling fan speed, computer server mainframe 1 chassis cooling fan speed, computer server mainframe 1 casing internal and external temperature, processor (CPU) usage, voltage One or a combination of the size, user account, user password, Internet protocol address (Internet Protocol address), number of network users, or error signals. In addition, the threshold value of the system state parameter can be: the threshold value of the processor (CPU) temperature of the computer server mainframe 1, the threshold value of the network connection speed, the threshold value of the network connection data transmission amount, the threshold value of the memory usage (Memory), the disk Threshold value of driver (Disk) usage, processor (CPU) cooling fan speed threshold, computer server mainframe 1 casing cooling fan speed threshold, computer server computer mainframe 1 casing internal and external temperature threshold, processor (CPU) ), the threshold value of voltage, the threshold value of the number of online users, etc., or one or a combination thereof.

For example, if the threshold value of the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server host 1 is set to 70°C, the computer server host 1 will monitor the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server host 1 in real time through the general The serial bus (USB) is sent to the controller 24, and the controller 24 converts the temperature value of the processor (CPU) of the computer server mainframe 1 into a display signal receivable by the display 21, and then sends it to the display 21 for display. The temperature value of the processor (CPU) of the computer server mainframe 1 can be viewed in real time by graph or other means. In addition, when the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server mainframe 1 exceeds 70°C, that is, when it is abnormal, the controller 21 will make a judgment and send a control signal to the computer after receiving the system status parameters of the computer server mainframe 1. The server mainframe 1 reduces the operating frequency of the processor (CPU) of the computer server mainframe 1, so that the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server mainframe 1 can be lower than 70°C. In addition, the administrator can also use the input device 22 to input 60°C to set the processor (CPU) temperature threshold of the computer server host 1 to 60°C, or input the date to be changed through the input device 22 to change the System parameters such as the date of computer server host computer 1.

According to the architecture of the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention, the software architecture diagram of the real-time monitoring system of the present invention is briefly described below. Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a software architecture diagram of the real-time monitoring system of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, the software architecture is mainly divided into two parts: the host-side program and the device-side program, and the USB interface is used to transmit data between the two. The host-side program is subdivided into a BIOS startup monitoring program and an operating system monitoring program according to the startup time of the computer server host, wherein the BIOS startup monitoring program can be completed by modifying the BIOS program in the computer server host 1 . When the computer server mainframe 1 was powered on, the BIOS startup monitoring program of the computer server mainframe 1 would test whether all the hardware of the computer server mainframe 1 had any problems, and then send these system state parameters to the device-side program, and then the device-side program would send these System status parameters are displayed on the display 21 in real time. If all the hardware of the computer server mainframe 1 has no problem, the BIOS startup monitoring program will end, and then start the operating system and make the operating system load the operating system monitoring program, by which the operating system monitoring program can display various system statuses in real time. The parameters are transmitted from the computer server host 1 to the host real-time monitoring device 2, and the host real-time monitoring device 2 judges whether the system status parameters of the computer server host 1 are abnormal through the device-side program. When an abnormality occurs, the device-side program sends a The control signal is sent to the operating system monitoring program to control the system operation status of the computer server host 1 .

For example, when the computer server mainframe 1 is powered on, the BIOS startup monitoring program of the computer server mainframe 1 first tests whether all hardware of the computer server mainframe 1 has any problems. , when the operating system program cannot be started smoothly due to the inability to use it, the BIOS startup monitoring program transmits the network card system status parameter to the device-side program of the host real-time monitoring device 2, and then the device-side program displays the network card system status parameter in real time on on the monitor 21. When all the hardware of the computer server mainframe 1 had no problem, the BIOS startup monitoring program ended, and then the operating system was started and the operating system was loaded with the operating system monitoring program. System status parameters, such as processor (CPU) temperature, etc., are sent to the host real-time monitoring device 2, and the host real-time monitoring device 2 judges whether the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server host 1 is abnormal through the device-side program, if the The processor (CPU) temperature of computer server host 1 is 70 ℃, and when the processor (CPU) temperature threshold of this computer server host 1 is set as 60 ℃, the device terminal program sends a control signal to the operating system monitoring program, so that The operating frequency of the processor (CPU) of the computer server host 1 is lowered so that the temperature of the processor (CPU) of the computer server host 1 can be lower than 60° C., so as to control the system operation status of the computer server host 1 .

In the above embodiment, the BIOS monitoring program may also include the BIOS of the adapter card in addition to the BIOS of the computer server host, and its architecture is shown in FIG. 4 . When the power is turned on, both the BIOS of the computer server host and the BIOS of the adapter card will perform a self-test. The BIOS of the computer server host will test whether there is a problem with the hardware of the computer server host 1, and the BIOS of the adapter card will test whether there is a problem with the adapter card hardware. These system status parameters will also be transmitted to the host real-time monitoring device 2 in real time and monitored by the host real-time monitoring device 2 . Certainly, the above-mentioned adapter card can be a network card, a microcomputer system adapter card (SCSI) or a display card..etc.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a software architecture diagram of the operating system monitoring program shown in FIG. 3 . As shown in Figure 5, the operating system monitoring program is composed of a control program module, a monitoring program module and a transmission program module. The monitoring program module is responsible for obtaining the system status parameters of the computer server mainframe 1 in real time, such as the processor (CPU) temperature of the computer server mainframe 1, network connection speed, network connection data transmission volume, date, time, memory (Memory) capacity, Memory (Memory) usage, disk drive (Disk) capacity, processor (CPU) cooling fan speed, computer server mainframe 1 casing cooling fan speed, computer server mainframe 1 casing internal and external temperature, processor (CPU) usage, voltage, user account number, user password, Internet Protocol address (Internet Protocol address), number of network users or error signal or one or a combination thereof, etc., and transmit them to the control program module, and The program module of the control module judges whether the system state parameters need to be transmitted to the real-time monitoring device 2 of the host computer. When it is necessary to transmit the system status parameters to the host real-time monitoring device 2, the control program module transmits the system status parameters to the host real-time monitoring device 2 via the transmission program module, which is composed of a USB driver. With the above structure, no matter which operating system the computer server host 1 uses, the software structure of its operating system monitoring program does not need to be changed, thus increasing the versatility and compatibility.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a flowchart of the control program module shown in FIG. 5 . After the operating system of the computer server host 1 is started, the operating system monitoring program will be loaded, and then the host real-time monitoring device 2 will be initialized. Then, the control program module judges whether the mainframe real-time monitoring device 2 receives a certain item or a certain group of system state parameter settings changed by the administrator of the computer server host computer, if there is any change, the transmission program module of the operating system monitoring program will be called, And use the transmission program module to transmit a certain item or a certain group of system state parameter settings after modification to the host real-time monitoring device 2 for display. When the host real-time monitoring device 2 has no requirements or after the above operations are completed, then judge whether it is necessary to regularly transmit the system status parameters of each computer server host to the host real-time monitoring device 2, and if it needs to be transmitted, it will call the transmission program of the operating system monitoring program module, and transmit various system status parameters to the host real-time monitoring device 2, these system status parameters can be stored in the storage device (not shown), and in response to the requirements of the computer server host manager, display the required system status information on On display 21, the program goes to sleep after completion. When the control program module is called again, that is, when it wakes up, the control program module repeatedly judges whether the host real-time monitoring device 2 has received the computer server host manager's need to change a certain item or a certain group of system status parameter settings and judges. Whether it is necessary to transmit the system status parameter values of the computer server host 1 to the host real-time monitoring device 2 in real time, and then enter the sleep state after completion.

Please refer to Fig. 7, which is a layer relationship diagram of the device-side program shown in Fig. 3, the whole device-side program will be embedded in the controller 24, and the next layer is a graphical user interface layer, and the graphics use the interface layer to connect a Button driver, display driver, and USB driver. These drivers can be written according to actual applications. In addition, there may be driver connections required by other circuits, such as real time timers (RTC timers). The central part of the device-side program is the device application layer, and its state diagram is shown in FIG. 8 . In Figure 8, the state diagram is divided into two states: power off and power on. When the computer server mainframe 1 power supply was off and/or the mainframe real-time monitoring device 2 was not connected with the computer server mainframe 1, the mainframe real-time monitoring device 1 power was off; When the server host 1 is connected, the host real-time monitoring device 2 is powered on. The power-on state of the host real-time monitoring device 2 can be subdivided into four states: standby state, monitoring state, computer server host BIOS start-up execution state, and computer server host power-on failure state. When the computer server host 1 is powered on, the host real-time monitoring device 2 is in a standby state when the operating system monitoring program is not started and the BIOS startup monitoring program is not started. And when the computer server mainframe 1 shuts down and completes, the computer server mainframe closes the operating system monitoring program and also can make the mainframe real-time monitoring device 2 be on standby. Computer server mainframe 1 can start BIOS startup monitoring program when starting up, and mainframe real-time monitoring device 2 then becomes computer server mainframe BIOS start-up execution state by standby state, and now mainframe real-time monitoring device 2 can wait for BIOS startup monitoring program to transmit information. If the computer server mainframe fails to start, that is, the BIOS starts the monitoring program self-test failure, then the mainframe real-time monitoring device 2 will change to the computer server mainframe power-on failure state, and the system in the computer server mainframe 1 will The status parameters are sent to the host real-time monitoring device 2, so all or part of the system status parameters or an error message can be displayed on the display 21 in real time. Subsequently, restart the BIOS to start the monitoring program again, and now the host real-time monitoring device 2 will get back to the computer server host BIOS startup execution state. After the computer server host 1 starts smoothly and loads the operating system, the BIOS startup monitoring program will be closed. The operating system monitoring program will be started, and the host real-time monitoring device 2 will be in a monitoring state at this time, and can monitor the system operation status of the computer server host 1.

Of course, the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention is not limited to monitoring the computer server host, and any computer host applicable to the technology of the present invention, such as an industrial computer host or a personal computer host, can be incorporated herein for reference. In addition, in view of the fact that the computer server mainframe may also be set in a horizontal or upright manner, the display 21 may cooperate with a sensor in software or mechanical design to determine whether the server is installed in a sideways or upright manner (not shown), so that it can be automatically or in an upright manner. Manually adjust the rotation angle of the monitor. In this embodiment, the rotatable angle is preferably 90 degrees.

As mentioned above, the real-time monitoring device of the multi-functional host computer of the present invention has the following advantages:

(1) Real-time monitoring of the system state parameter information of the computer mainframe, the real-time monitoring device of the mainframe of the present invention can record and accumulate important system state parameter information, and can display these in bar graphs, pie charts or other statistical graphic modes System state parameters and their changes.

(2) It is easy to remotely or near-end control one or several computer server hosts. The buttons provided by the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention can enable managers to easily set or change the most frequently used computer host system status parameters or status Parameter thresholds and range values, such as: time/date/address/power saving meter, etc., and some environmental parameters, such as CPU fan speed, etc.

(3) general hardware architecture, by the versatility and compatibility of the USB connection interface, the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention can monitor important system state parameter information with the assistance of the computer server host operating system monitoring program, reducing Redundant sensor connections. This advantage increases the versatility of the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention without modifying the hardware design of the computer server host end. In addition, the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention can also be used in other computers, such as desktop computers or industrial computers.

(4) Unique pivoting function, because the computer server mainframe can be designed to be upright or sideways in the frame in accordance with the requirements of the environment. The graph may become a horizontal illustration, which is not conducive to monitoring. The display of the host real-time monitoring device of the present invention can flexibly adjust the angle of the display (preferably 90 degrees), thus increasing the scope of application.

(5) Extensibility. Utilizing the aforementioned technology of the present invention can cooperate with voice control or fingerprint recognition to complete the function of real-time monitoring of the host.

The modifications and modifications made by those skilled in the art in the present invention are considered to be within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (40)

1. A host real-time monitoring device, used for real-time monitoring of the system status of at least one computer host, wherein the computer host has at least one system status parameter to represent the system status, and the host real-time monitoring device at least includes: a display for displaying the system status parameters of the host computer; an input device for changing or setting at least one of the system state parameters or system state parameter thresholds; A controller, connected to the display and the input device, is used to receive the system state parameters of the host computer, to transmit the system state parameters to the display for display after processing, and when the controller judges the system state When the parameters are abnormal, generate a control signal to the computer host to control the system status of the computer host; and A connection port, which is connected between the controller and the computer host, is used to receive the system status parameter of the computer host and transmit it to the controller, and transmit the control signal to the computer host to monitor the computer host state of the system. 2. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer host is a computer server host, an industrial computer host or a personal computer host. 3. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is composed of an embedded system-on-a-chip. 4. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display. 5. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the liquid crystal display is a multicolor dot matrix type liquid crystal display. 6. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises at least one key. 7. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the button is a touch-sensitive or mechanical button. 8. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection port is Universal Serial Bus, 1394 interface (IEEE1394) or wireless network. 9. The host computer real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system state parameter is selected from processor temperature, network connection speed, network connection data transmission volume, date, time, memory capacity, memory usage, Disk drive usage, disk drive capacity, processor cooling fan speed, computer case cooling fan speed, temperature inside and outside the computer case, processor usage, voltage level, user account, user password, Internet protocol address or network Any one and combination of the number of online users. 10. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system status parameter threshold of the computer host is selected from the processor temperature threshold, network connection speed threshold, network connection data transmission threshold, memory usage of the computer host Threshold, disk drive usage threshold, processor cooling fan speed threshold, computer mainframe cooling fan speed threshold, computer mainframe internal and external temperature threshold, processor usage threshold, voltage threshold or the number of network users Any one and combination of thresholds. 11. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a storage device for storing the system state parameter value, so as to facilitate the controller to display the statistical value of the system state parameter on the display in the form of a graph. 12. The host real-time monitoring device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display is rotatable on the host real-time monitoring device. 13. A real-time monitoring system comprising at least: a host computer, having at least one system status parameter representing the system status of the host computer; and A host real-time monitoring device, which is arranged on a panel of the computer host, for real-time monitoring of the system status of the computer host, the host real-time monitoring device includes: a display for displaying the system status parameters of the host computer; an input device for changing or setting at least one of the system state parameters or system state parameter thresholds; A controller, which is connected to the display and the input device, is used to receive the system status parameters of the host computer, to transmit the system status parameters to the display for display after processing, and when the controller judges the system status When the parameters are abnormal, generate a control signal to the computer host to control the system status of the computer host; and A connection port, which is connected between the controller and the computer host, for receiving the system status parameters of the computer host and transmitting them to the controller, and sending the control signal to the computer host to monitor the computer host state of the system. 14. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the computer host is a computer server host, an industrial computer host or a personal computer host. 15. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller is composed of an embedded SoC. 16. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display. 17. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the liquid crystal display is a multicolor dot matrix type liquid crystal display. 18. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the input device comprises at least one key. 19. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the button is a touch-sensitive or mechanical button. 20. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the connection port is Universal Serial Bus, 1394 interface (IEEE1394) or wireless network. 21. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the host real-time monitoring device further comprises a storage device for storing the system state parameter value, so as to facilitate the controller to graphically display the statistical value of the system state parameter displayed on the display. 22. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display is rotatable on the host real-time monitoring device. 23. A real-time monitoring system comprising at least: a host computer having at least one system status parameter representing the system status of the host computer; and A host real-time monitoring device, which is remotely connected to the computer host for real-time monitoring of the system status of the computer host, the host real-time monitoring device includes: a display for displaying the system status parameters of the host computer; an input device, used to change or set at least one of the system status parameter or the threshold value of the system status parameter of the host computer; A controller, connected to the display and the input device, is used to receive the system state parameters of the host computer, to transmit the system state parameters to the display for display after processing, and when the controller judges the system state When the parameters are abnormal, generate a control signal to the computer host to control the system status of the computer host; and A connection port, which is connected between the controller and the computer host, is used to receive the system status parameter of the computer host and transmit it to the controller, and transmit the control signal to the computer host to monitor the computer host state of the system. 24. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the computer host is a computer server host, an industrial computer host or a personal computer host. 25. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the controller is composed of an embedded SoC. 26. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display. 27. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 26, wherein the liquid crystal display is a multicolor dot matrix type liquid crystal display. 28. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the input device comprises at least one key. 29. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 28, wherein the button is a touch or mechanical button. 30. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the connection port is Universal Serial Bus, 1394 interface (IEEE1394) or wireless network. 31. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the host real-time monitoring device further comprises a storage device for storing the system state parameter value, so as to facilitate the controller to graphically display the statistical value of the system state parameter displayed on the display. 32. The real-time monitoring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the display is rotatable on the host real-time monitoring device. 33. A real-time monitoring method, used for real-time monitoring of the system status of at least one computer host, wherein the computer host has a plurality of system status parameters to represent the system status, the real-time monitoring method comprises steps: (a) providing a host real-time monitoring device, and connecting the host real-time monitoring device with the computer host; (b) turn on the main computer power supply, make the main computer start a BIOS monitoring program, and test the hardware in the main computer through the BIOS monitoring program, and transmit the system status parameters of the test to the real-time monitoring device of the main computer for display; as well as (c) When the host computer is booted successfully, close the BIOS monitoring program, enable the host computer to start an operating system and load an operating system monitoring program into the operating system, and send the system status parameters of the host computer to The host real-time monitoring device monitors the system status of the computer host through the host real-time monitoring device. 34. The real-time monitoring method as claimed in claim 33, wherein the BIOS monitoring program of the host computer also includes the BIOS of the adapter card. 35. The real-time monitoring method as claimed in claim 33, wherein the operating system monitoring program of the host computer is composed of a control program module, a monitoring program module and a transmission program module. 36. real-time monitoring method as claimed in claim 35, wherein this step (c) also comprises the step: (c1) obtaining the system status parameter through the monitoring program module and sending it to the control program module; and (c2) judging by the control program module whether the system status parameter needs to be transmitted to the host real-time monitoring device by the transmission program module. 37. The real-time monitoring method as claimed in claim 36, wherein the transmission program module is formed by a Universal Serial Bus driver. 38. A real-time monitoring method for monitoring the system status of at least one computer host, wherein the computer host has a plurality of system status parameters representing the system status, the real-time monitoring method comprising steps: (a) providing a host real-time monitoring device, and connecting the host real-time monitoring device with the computer host; (b) Turn on the power supply of the host real-time monitoring device, so that the host real-time monitoring device enters a standby state; (c) start a BIOS startup monitoring program of the computer host, and make the host real-time monitoring device enter a computer host BIOS start-up execution state; (d) When the host computer fails to boot, the host real-time monitoring device is converted from the boot execution state of the host computer BIOS to a host computer boot failure state, and the host computer sends the system status parameters to the host real-time monitoring device for display , and re-starting the BIOS startup monitoring program of the host computer, so that the host real-time monitoring device is converted from the boot failure state of the host computer to the BIOS boot execution status of the host computer; (e) when the computer mainframe is turned on successfully, the computer mainframe closes the BIOS monitoring program, and the mainframe real-time monitoring device converts from the computer mainframe BIOS startup execution state to the standby state; and (f) When the host computer is powered on successfully and an operating system monitoring program is started, the host real-time monitoring device is converted from the standby state to a monitoring state, so that the system status of the computer host is monitored by the host real-time monitoring device. 39. The real-time monitoring method as claimed in claim 38, further comprising steps after the wherein step (f): (g) When the operating system monitoring program of the computer mainframe is closed, the real-time monitoring device for the mainframe is converted from the monitoring state to the standby state. 40. The real-time monitoring method as claimed in claim 38, wherein the BIOS monitoring program of the host computer also includes the BIOS of the adapter card.

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