CN111800298B - Network node management method, device, equipment and readable medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a management method of a network node, comprising the following steps: accessing and monitoring a master BMC through a local management network port of the master node, and obtaining information of the master node through the master BMC to manage the master node; The interconnection interface of the master node is connected to the Ethernet switch chip, and then accesses the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and obtains the information of the slave node to manage the slave node; if an upgrade command is received, the master BMC is upgraded; and Connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and upgrade the slave BMC. The invention also discloses a network node management device, computer equipment and a readable storage medium. Through the direct management interconnection of different computing nodes and the realization of the network upgrade topology, the present invention can realize the management upgrade of the whole machine system and simple management switching under different physical partitions, thereby improving the overall work efficiency.

Description

A network node management method, device, equipment and readable medium

technical field

The technical field of server management of the present invention relates in particular to a management method, device, equipment and readable medium of a network node.

Background technique

The management and upgrade of traditional servers will consume a lot of manpower and time. Due to the difference in scale, some management and upgrades will take a week or more. Manual operation is more complicated, and there are many management panels. Batch upgrade, and because of the design factor of the management chip, it needs to occupy multiple physical IPs of the customer and occupy customer switch resources. For the support of multi-nodes, there is a lack of end-to-end visibility, so the efficiency of multi-node server management and upgrade is improved. It must be done.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the purpose of the embodiment of the present invention is to propose a network node management method, device, equipment and readable medium, through the direct management and interconnection of different computing nodes, the realization of network upgrade topology, the management of the whole machine system can be realized Upgrades and simple management switching under different physical partitions improve overall work efficiency and save time and money.

Based on the above purpose, an aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a management method of a network node, comprising the following steps: accessing and monitoring the master BMC through the local management network port of the master node, and obtaining information of the master node through the master BMC To manage the master node; connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node through the Ethernet switch chip, and obtain the information of the slave node to manage the slave node ; If an upgrade command is received, upgrade the master BMC; and connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and upgrade the slave BMC.

In some embodiments, it also includes: accessing the master BMC through the network card interface of the master node; and accessing the slave BMC through the network card interface of the slave node.

In some embodiments, obtaining the information of the master node through the master BMC to manage the master node includes: obtaining the storage information of the master node through the master BMC to monitor the hard disk backplane of the master node; obtaining the power supply of the master node through the master BMC information to manage the PSU power supply of the master node; obtain the heat dissipation information of the master node through the master BMC to manage the fans of the master node.

In some implementations, the master node includes a first master node and a second master node in a dual-partition mode; the method further includes: the first master node obtains the information of the first slave node to manage the first slave node, and The first slave BMC is upgraded; the second master node obtains the information of the second slave node to manage the second slave node, and upgrades the second slave BMC.

In some embodiments, it also includes: the second master node is connected to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the second master node, and then the second master node and the second slave node are connected to each other through the interconnection interface of the first master node The information is sent to the first master node.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention also provides a network node management device, including: a master node management module configured to access and monitor the master BMC through the local management network port of the master node, and through the master BMC Obtain the information of the master node to manage the master node; the slave node management module is configured to connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node through the Ethernet switch chip , and obtain the information of the slave node to manage the slave node; the master node upgrade module is configured to upgrade the master BMC if an upgrade command is received; and the slave node upgrade module is configured to pass through the interconnection interface of the master node Connect to the Ethernet switch chip, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and upgrade the slave BMC.

In some embodiments, it also includes: a second master node management module configured to access the master BMC through the network card interface of the master node; a second slave node management module configured to access the master BMC through the network card interface of the slave node Access from BMC.

In some embodiments, the master node management module is further configured to: obtain the storage information of the master node through the master BMC to monitor the hard disk backplane of the master node; obtain the power supply information of the master node through the master BMC to monitor the PSU of the master node The power supply is managed; the heat dissipation information of the master node is obtained through the master BMC to manage the fans of the master node.

In another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is also provided a computer device, including: at least one processor; and a memory, the memory stores computer instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the above method is implemented. step.

In yet another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, and the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for implementing the above method steps when executed by a processor.

The present invention has the following beneficial technical effects: through the direct management interconnection of different computing nodes and the realization of network upgrade topology, the management upgrade of the whole machine system can be realized, and simple management switching under different physical partitions can be realized. Improve overall productivity, saving time and money.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or 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 only These are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other embodiments according to these drawings without any creative effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a method for managing a network node provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of node connections in an embodiment of the method for managing network nodes provided by the present invention.

detailed description

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that all expressions using "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present invention are to distinguish two entities with the same name but different parameters or parameters that are not the same, see "first" and "second" It is only for the convenience of expression, and should not be construed as a limitation on the embodiments of the present invention, which will not be described one by one in the subsequent embodiments.

Based on the above purpose, the first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention proposes an embodiment of a network node management method. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a network node management method provided by the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

S1. Access and monitor the main BMC through the local management network port of the main node, and obtain the information of the main node through the main BMC to manage the main node;

S2. Connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node through the Ethernet switch chip, and obtain the information of the slave node to manage the slave node;

S3. If an upgrade instruction is received, upgrade the main BMC; and

S4. Connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then access the slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and upgrade the slave BMC.

In this embodiment, the RGMII signal of the MAC1 of the master node BMC chip is connected to the integrated network receiving PHY chip. The PHY chip complies with 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T IEEE802.3 standards for network data transmission. This module It belongs to the physical layer in network communication and is used for data communication between MAC and PHY. It outputs an RJ45 standard network interface. The network interface belongs to the local network interface of the BMC chip. Local BMC access can be performed through this network port for related management and monitoring. .

The RGMII signal of the MAC2 of the node BMC chip is connected to a single-ended PHY port chip, and connected to the Ethernet switch chip through the mid-backplane. This Ethernet switch chip realizes the interconnection of the BMC chips on the four computing nodes. In the case of single partition, the user uses the local management network port of the master BMC to perform upgrade operations. This network port can access the master BMC, and other slave BMCs can be accessed through the switch chip. The external management network ports of other computing nodes are invalid.

In this embodiment, the master BMC can upgrade its own firmware, the master BMC accesses the subordinate BMC through the switch chip, and performs network settings on the subordinate slave BMC, so that the master and slave BMC can realize network communication, and then the master BMC logs in to the slave BMC. Upgrade the slave BMC firmware on the BMC; the PSU has a PMBUS connection to the master BMC, and the master BMC can obtain all the information of the PSU, including power supply status, input and output voltage, input and output current, input and output power consumption, power status, and working mode , PSU firmware can be upgraded through the master BMC; the master BMC can upgrade the CPLD of the master node, the CPLD on the hard disk backboard is connected to the master BMC through I2C, and the CPLD firmware can be upgraded through the master BMC; the CPLD on the slave node can be upgraded through The master BMC belongs to upgrade in the same way as above. After logging in to the slave BMC through the master BMC, upgrade the firmware of the CPLD of the slave computing node.

In some embodiments of the present invention, it also includes: accessing the master BMC through the network card interface of the master node; and accessing the slave BMC through the network card interface of the slave node.

In this embodiment, the NCSI signal of the MAC3 of the BMC chip is connected to a 1-to-2 multiplexed network converter, and the output 2-way NCSI signal is respectively connected to the OCP3.0 network card and an NCSI header, normal OCP3. 0 is used as a normal standard data network card. When necessary, you can connect to the NCSI of the BMC through the OCP3.0 network card to access the BMC NCSI header. The function of the NCSI header is when other network cards are installed in the system. This network card can be connected to the NCSI header. In addition to being used as a normal data network card, you can use the share NIC to access the BMC through the NCSI of this network card.

In some embodiments of the present invention, obtaining the information of the master node through the master BMC to manage the master node includes: obtaining the storage information of the master node through the master BMC to monitor the hard disk backplane of the master node; The power supply information of the node is used to manage the PSU power supply of the master node; the heat dissipation information of the master node is obtained through the master BMC to manage the fans of the master node.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the master nodes include a first master node and a second master node in a dual partition mode. In this case, the method further includes: the first master node obtains the information of the first slave node to manage the first slave node, and upgrades the first slave BMC; the second master node obtains the information of the second slave node to Manage the second slave node, and upgrade the second slave BMC.

In this embodiment, the first master BMC manages the first master node and the first slave node, and the first master BMC obtains the information of the first slave node through I2C connected to the first slave BMC, and manages the first master node and the first slave node. Power consumption information of key components of the slave node, temperature information, hard disk backplane, and PSU information and status settings, fan information and fan speed control; the second master BMC manages the second master node and the second slave node, and the second The master BMC obtains the information of the second slave node through the I2C connected to the second slave BMC, and manages the power consumption information, temperature information, hard disk backplane, and PSU information and status of the key components of the second master node and the second slave node settings, fan information and fan speed control.

In some embodiments of the present invention, it also includes: the second master node is connected to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the second master node, and then the second master node and the second master node are connected through the interconnection interface of the first master node The information of the slave node is sent to the first master node.

After the second master BMC collects the temperature information of the key components of the second master node and the second slave node, it notifies the first master BMC through I2C, and the first master BMC controls the fan speed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, both the master BMC and the slave BMC use the AST2600 chip.

ASPEED AST2600 supports 4 network MAC interfaces, MAC1, MAC2 can be configured as 1G (RGMII) or 10/100M (RMII), does not support NCSI; MAC3, MAC4 can be configured as 1G (RGMII) or 10/100M ( RMII), support NCSI function. The connection of the 4 MACs of the AST2600 chip is shown in Figure 2. Each computing node includes: a local management network port externally through MAC1; an OCP3.0 network port externally through MAC3; The MAC2 of the AST2600 on each computing node is connected to the switch chip. Realize the BMC network interconnection of four computing nodes to form a small network inside the whole machine system.

It should be pointed out that each step in each embodiment of the above-mentioned network node management method can intersect, replace, add, and delete each other. Therefore, these reasonable permutations and combinations should also belong to the network node management method. protection scope of the present invention and should not be limited to the embodiments.

Based on the above-mentioned purpose, the second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention proposes a management device for network nodes, including: a master node management module configured to access and monitor the master BMC through the local management network port of the master node, And obtain the information of the master node through the master BMC to manage the master node; the slave node management module is configured to connect to the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection interface of the master node, and then through the Ethernet switch chip through the interconnection of the slave node The interface accesses the slave BMC, and obtains the information of the slave node to manage the slave node; the master node upgrade module is configured to upgrade the master BMC if an upgrade command is received; and the slave node upgrade module is configured to pass through the master node. The interconnection interface of the node is connected to the Ethernet switch chip, and then the slave BMC is accessed through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and the slave BMC is upgraded.

In some embodiments of the present invention, it also includes: a second master node management module configured to access the master BMC through the network card interface of the master node; a second slave node management module configured to pass through the slave node The NIC interface accesses the slave BMC.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the master node management module is further configured to: obtain the storage information of the master node through the master BMC to monitor the hard disk backplane of the master node; obtain the power supply information of the master node through the master BMC to monitor the master node Manage the PSU power supply of the node; obtain the heat dissipation information of the master node through the master BMC to manage the fans of the master node.

Based on the above purpose, the third aspect of the embodiments of the present invention proposes a computer device, including: at least one processor; and a memory, the memory stores computer instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the instructions are executed by the processor Steps to implement the above method.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for executing the above method when executed by a processor.

Finally, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented through computer programs to instruct related hardware. The program of the network node management method can be stored in a computer-readable When the program is executed, the program may include the processes of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods. Wherein, the storage medium of the program may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM) or a random access memory (RAM). The foregoing computer program embodiments can achieve the same or similar effects as any of the foregoing method embodiments corresponding thereto.

In addition, the method disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention can also be implemented as a computer program executed by a processor, and the computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the above functions defined in the methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are executed.

In addition, the above-mentioned method steps and system units can also be realized by using a controller and a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program for enabling the controller to realize the functions of the above-mentioned steps or units.

In addition, it should be appreciated that a computer-readable storage medium (eg, memory) herein can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile memory and nonvolatile memory. By way of example and not limitation, nonvolatile memory can include read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM), which can act as external cache memory. By way of example and not limitation, RAM is available in many forms such as Synchronous RAM (DRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). Storage devices of the disclosed aspects are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and other suitable types of memory.

Those of skill would also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as software or as hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Those skilled in the art may implement the functions in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention.

The various exemplary logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure herein can be implemented or performed using the following components designed to perform the functions herein: general purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination of these. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, eg, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP, and/or any other such configuration.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the disclosure herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of both. A software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In an alternative, the storage medium may be integrated with the processor. The processor and storage medium can reside in an ASIC. The ASIC may reside in a user terminal. In an alternative, the processor and storage medium may reside as discrete components in the user terminal.

In one or more exemplary designs, functions may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. Storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example and not limitation, the computer readable medium may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage device, magnetic disk storage device or other magnetic storage device, or may be used to carry or store instructions in any other medium that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer or a general purpose or special purpose processor, and the required program code or data structure. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial Cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of media. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk, blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers . Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

The above are the exemplary embodiments disclosed in the present invention, but it should be noted that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention defined in the claims. The functions, steps and/or actions of the method claims in accordance with the disclosed embodiments described herein need not be performed in any particular order. In addition, although the elements disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be described or required in an individual form, they may also be understood as a plurality unless explicitly limited to a singular number.

It should be understood that as used herein, the singular form "a" and "an" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly supports an exception. It should also be understood that "and/or" as used herein is meant to include any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The serial numbers of the embodiments disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention are only for description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps for implementing the above-mentioned embodiments can be completed by hardware, or can be completed by instructing related hardware through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned The storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: the discussion of any of the above embodiments is exemplary only, and is not intended to imply that the disclosed scope (including claims) of the embodiments of the present invention is limited to these examples; under the idea of the embodiments of the present invention , the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, and there are many other changes in different aspects of the above embodiments of the present invention, which are not provided in details for the sake of brevity. Therefore, within the spirit and principle of the embodiments of the present invention, any omissions, modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc., shall be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. A method for managing a network node, comprising the steps of:

accessing and monitoring a main BMC through a local management network port of the main node, and acquiring information of the main node through the main BMC to manage the main node;

the master node is connected to an Ethernet switching chip through an interconnection interface of the master node, and is connected to the Ethernet switching chip through an interconnection interface of a slave node, so that the slave BMC is accessed through the Ethernet switching chip through the interconnection interface of the slave node, and information of the slave node is acquired to manage the slave node;

if an upgrading instruction is received and the network node is in a single-partition mode, upgrading the master BMC through the master node, accessing the slave BMC through an interconnection interface of the slave node, and upgrading the slave BMC;

the master node comprises a first master node and a second master node in a dual-partition mode, and if an upgrade instruction is received and the network node is in the dual-partition mode, the master node acquires information of a first slave node through the first master node to manage the first slave node and upgrade the first slave BMC, and acquires information of a second slave node through the second master node to manage the second slave node and upgrade the second slave BMC.

2. The method for managing a network node according to claim 1, further comprising:

accessing the main BMC through a network card interface of the main node;

and accessing the slave BMC through the network card interface of the slave node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining information of the master node by the master BMC to manage the master node comprises:

acquiring storage information of the main node through the main BMC to monitor a hard disk back plate of the main node;

acquiring power supply information of the main node through the main BMC to manage a PSU power supply of the main node;

and acquiring the heat dissipation information of the main node through the main BMC to manage the fan of the main node.

4. The method for managing a network node of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the second master node is connected to the ethernet switching chip through an interconnection interface of the second master node, and then sends information of the second master node and the second slave node to the first master node through an interconnection interface of the first master node.

5. An apparatus for managing a network node, comprising:

the system comprises a main node management module, a main node management module and a main BMC management module, wherein the main node management module is configured to access and monitor a main BMC through a local management network port of a main node, and acquire information of the main node through the main BMC to manage the main node;

the slave node management module is configured to be connected to an Ethernet switch chip through an interconnection interface of the master node, connected to the Ethernet switch chip through an interconnection interface of a slave node, further access a slave BMC through the interconnection interface of the slave node through the Ethernet switch chip, and acquire information of the slave node to manage the slave node;

the upgrading module is configured to upgrade the master BMC through the master node and access the slave BMC through an interconnection interface of the slave node and upgrade the slave BMC if an upgrading instruction is received and a network node is in a single-partition mode;

the master node comprises a first master node and a second master node in a dual-partition mode, and the upgrade module is further configured to acquire information of a first slave node through the first master node to manage the first slave node and upgrade the first slave BMC, and acquire information of a second slave node through the second master node to manage the second slave node and upgrade the second slave BMC if an upgrade instruction is received and the network node is in the dual-partition mode.

6. The management apparatus of a network node according to claim 5, further comprising:

the second main node management module is configured to access the main BMC through a network card interface of the main node;

and the second slave node management module is configured to access the slave BMC through a network card interface of the slave node.

7. The management apparatus of the network node according to claim 5, wherein the master node management module is further configured to:

acquiring storage information of the main node through the main BMC to monitor a hard disk back plate of the main node;

acquiring power supply information of the main node through the main BMC to manage a PSU power supply of the main node;

and acquiring the heat dissipation information of the main node through the main BMC so as to manage the fan of the main node.

8. A computer device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing computer instructions executable on the processor, the instructions when executed by the processor implementing the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 4.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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