CN1968168A - Blade server positioning method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a positioning method of a blade server, comprising: obtaining the slot number and frame number of the blade server according to a request for obtaining the position of the blade server; and locating the blade server by using the obtained slot number and frame number. By adopting the method of the invention, accurate positioning of the position of the blade server can be realized.

Description

Positioning method and system for blade server

technical field

The invention relates to the communication field, in particular to a positioning method and a positioning system for a blade server in a telecommunication computing framework.

Background technique

With the rapid development of server technology, there are more and more server applications based on Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA). One chassis of the ATCA server can be inserted into multiple blade servers, and multiple chassis can be cascaded for use. When applications (such as software upgrades, system installation, information acquisition, etc.) Locate the exact location of the blade server. If the specific location of the blade server cannot be located, all applications cannot be processed automatically. Therefore, the location of the blade server under the ATCA architecture is particularly important.

In an ATCA chassis, the chassis management unit stores the location information of the blade server, and the blade server communicates with the chassis management unit through its own Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to obtain the location information of the blade server.

In the prior art, the blade server obtains the slot number of the blade server from the shelf management unit through the BMC. This method of obtaining only the slot number is applicable to the ATCA framework of a single chassis. In large-scale ATCA applications, multiple chassis are used together, and each chassis is distinguished by a chassis number, and each chassis has multiple slots, which are distinguished by slot numbers. If the method of only obtaining the slot number of the blade server to locate the blade server is still used in this large-scale ATCA application, since the slot numbers of each chassis may be the same, the position of the blade server cannot be accurately located only by the slot number.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a blade server positioning method to solve the problem that the blade server cannot be accurately positioned in the prior art.

The invention also provides a positioning system for the blade server.

The inventive method comprises:

A. Obtain the slot number and chassis number of the blade server according to the request for obtaining the location of the blade server;

B. Locate the blade server by using the obtained slot number and chassis number.

According to the above method of the present invention, the slot number and the chassis number are obtained from the shelf management unit storing the location information of the blade server; or

Obtain the slot number and chassis number from a blade server location information configuration file storing the blade server location information; or

Obtain the slot number and shelf number from the shelf management unit and the configuration file respectively.

In the above method, the slot number or/and the chassis number are obtained from the chassis management unit in the local network or remote network where the blade server is located.

In the above method, the slot number or/and chassis number is obtained from the blade server location information configuration file stored locally on the blade server, or from the blade server location information configuration file stored in the local network or remote network where the blade server is located .

The system of the present invention includes: a blade server location information storage unit, a blade server location information acquisition unit and a blade server location information application unit;

The blade server location information storage unit stores the slot number and frame number of the blade server;

The blade server location information acquisition unit is respectively connected to the blade server location information storage unit and the blade server location information application unit, receives the request for obtaining the blade server location sent by the blade server location information application unit, and obtains the blade server location from the blade server location information application unit. The blade server position information storage unit obtains the slot number and the chassis number of the blade server, and returns them to the blade server position information application unit;

The blade server information application unit locates the blade server according to the slot number and the frame number.

According to the above system of the present invention, the blade server location information storage unit is a chassis management unit or/and a blade server location information configuration unit storing a blade server location information configuration file;

The blade server location information acquiring unit acquires the slot number and the shelf number from the shelf management unit; or

Obtain the slot number and chassis number from the blade server location information configuration unit; or

The slot number and the shelf number are respectively obtained from the shelf management unit and the blade server location information configuration unit.

In the above system, the chassis management unit is located in the local network or remote network where the blade server is located.

In the above system, the blade server location information configuration unit is located locally on the blade server, on the local network where the blade server is located, or on a remote network.

According to the above system of the present invention, the blade server location information acquisition unit includes a slot number acquisition module and a frame number acquisition module;

The slot number obtaining module obtains the slot number of the blade server from the blade server location information storage unit;

The frame number obtaining module obtains the frame number of the blade server from the blade server location information storage unit.

The blade server location information acquisition unit also includes a first data interface module and a second data interface module;

The first data interface module is respectively connected to the blade server location information storage unit, the slot number acquisition module and the frame number acquisition module, and establishes the blade server location information storage unit and the slot number acquisition module/frame number acquisition module data channel between

The second data interface module is respectively connected with the blade server location information application unit, the slot number acquisition module and the frame number acquisition module, and establishes the blade server location information application unit and the slot number acquisition module/frame number acquisition module data channel between them.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

The method of the invention realizes the accurate positioning of the position of the blade server by acquiring the slot number and the machine frame number of the blade server.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of blade server positioning system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the positioning process of the blade server of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a blade server positioning system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a blade server positioning system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a blade server positioning system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The invention enables the operating system or application program to accurately locate the position of the blade server by acquiring the slot number and frame number of the blade server.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a blade server positioning system of the present invention. The blade server positioning system of the present invention includes: a blade server location information storage unit, a blade server location information acquisition unit and a blade server location information application unit, and the above three units are connected in sequence.

The location information of the blade server is stored in the location information storage unit of the blade server, including the slot number and the frame number of the blade server. The slot number and the frame number can uniquely identify the location of the blade server. This unit can be local to the blade server or on another computer. If located on other computers, the ATCA blade server location information acquisition unit is connected to the blade server location information storage unit through the IP network.

The blade server location information acquisition unit runs under the ATCA blade server operating system, and the unique location information of the blade server can be obtained through this unit. The blade server location information acquisition unit includes a slot number acquisition module and a frame number acquisition module, and also includes a first data interface module and a second data interface module. The first data interface module is respectively connected with the slot number acquisition module and the chassis number acquisition module, and is also connected with the blade server location information storage unit, and establishes a data transmission channel for communication between the blade server location information acquisition unit and the blade server location information storage unit. . In practical applications, the communication methods mainly include: communicating with the direct read file, communicating with the BMC, communicating with the location information agent of the ATCA blade server through the IP network, etc. The second data interface module is respectively connected with the slot number acquisition module and the chassis number acquisition module, and is also connected with the blade server location information application unit for data interaction between the blade server location information acquisition unit and the blade server location information application unit. For example, sort out the acquired slot numbers and chassis numbers of the blade servers, and provide the accurate location information of the ATCA blade servers to the blade server location information application unit in the form of files and interfaces.

The blade server position information application unit is the operating system or application program that needs to obtain the ATCA blade server position information, and the operating system described here can be the operating system of the ATCA blade server, and can also be an operating system running on other computers; The application program mentioned above can be an application program running under the operating system of the ATCA blade server, or an application program running on other computers. The blade server position information application unit running on other computers communicates with the ATCA blade server position information acquisition unit through the IP network. The blade server location information application unit uses the received information (including slot number and chassis number) that uniquely identifies the location of the blade server to determine the exact location of the ATCA blade server to perform specified operations, such as performing on the located blade server Software upgrade, system installation and other operations.

Referring to Fig. 2, it is a schematic diagram of the positioning process of the blade server of the present invention, and the specific steps include:

S1. The blade server location information application unit requests the blade server location information (slot number and chassis number) from the blade server location information acquisition unit.

When the blade server location information application unit needs to obtain the accurate location of the ATCA blade server to perform corresponding operations, the blade server location information application unit requests acquisition from the blade server location information acquisition unit through the second data interface of the blade server location information acquisition unit Blade server location information. The data interface sends acquisition instructions to the slot number acquisition module and the frame number acquisition module respectively.

S2. The blade server location information acquiring unit requests the blade server location information (slot number and frame number) from the blade server location information storage unit.

After receiving the instruction for obtaining the slot number, the slot number obtaining module requests the blade server position information storage unit to obtain the slot number through the first data interface module; after receiving the instruction for obtaining the frame number, the frame number obtaining module passes The first data interface module requests the blade server location information storage unit to acquire the frame number.

S3. The blade server location information storage unit returns the blade server location information (slot number and frame number) to the blade server location information acquisition unit.

The blade server location information storage unit returns the slot number to the slot number acquisition module through the first data interface module, and returns the chassis number to the chassis number acquisition module.

S4. The blade server location information acquisition unit returns the blade server location information (slot number and frame number) to the blade server location information application unit, and the blade server location information application unit accurately locates the blade server location.

The slot number obtaining module sends the obtained slot number to the second data interface module, and the chassis number obtaining module sends the obtained chassis number to the second data interface module, and the second data interface module sends the slot number and The frame number is sent to the blade server location information application unit, so that the unit can accurately locate the blade server according to the blade server slot number and the frame number, and perform corresponding operations.

The present invention will be described in detail through three embodiments below.

Embodiment 1: The blade server location information acquisition unit acquires the slot number and the chassis number of the blade server from the ATCA chassis management unit. The positioning process of the blade server will be described in detail below in conjunction with the system shown in FIG. 3 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , it is a schematic structural diagram of the blade server positioning system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the first data interface module in the blade server location information acquisition unit is sequentially connected with an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) driver module, a BMC module, and an ATCA chassis management unit. The IPMI driver module provides the interface between the ATCA blade server location information acquisition unit and the BMC module, and is responsible for driving the Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) connecting the blade server and the BMC module. The BMC module is the management module of the ATCA blade server and is responsible for the communication between the operating system of the ATCA blade server and the management unit of the ATCA chassis. The ATCA shelf management unit stores the slot number and the shelf number of the ATCA blade server. The connections of other units and modules are the same as those described in Figure 1. The process of locating the location of the blade server by the blade server location information acquisition unit will be described below in conjunction with the system of this embodiment.

First, the blade server location information acquisition unit is loaded and started, and the first data interface module communicates with the BMC module through the IPMI driver module.

The blade server location information application unit requests the blade server location information from the blade server location information acquisition unit, and the request is sent to the second data interface module. The second data interface module sends the request to the slot number acquisition module and the frame number acquisition module respectively.

The slot number obtaining module requests the shelf management unit to obtain the slot number of the blade server through the first data interface module. The first data interface module uses a certain communication mechanism, such as serial port, network port, IPMB, Keyboard Controller Style (Keyboard Controller Style, KCS), Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (Intelligent Chassis Management Bus, ICMB), etc., to communicate with the BMC module A request for obtaining the slot number of the blade server is sent, and the BMC module sends a request for obtaining the slot number of the blade server to the shelf management unit. After the chassis management unit inquires the slot number of the blade server, it returns the queried slot number to the first data interface module through the BMC module and the IPMI driver module, and the first data interface module returns the slot number to the slot number acquisition module , the slot number obtaining module sends the obtained slot number to the second interface module.

The frame number obtaining module requests the frame management unit to obtain the frame number of the blade server through the first data interface module. The first data interface module uses a certain communication mechanism, such as serial port, network port, IPMB, Keyboard Controller Style (Keyboard Controller Style, KCS), Intelligent Chassis Management Bus (Intelligent Chassis Management Bus, ICMB), etc., to communicate with the BMC module A request for obtaining the chassis number of the blade server is sent, and the BMC module sends a request for obtaining the chassis number of the blade server to the chassis management unit. After the frame management unit inquires the frame number of the blade server, it returns the query frame number to the first data interface module through the BMC module and the IPMI driver module, and the first data interface module returns the frame number to the frame number acquisition module , the chassis number obtaining module sends the obtained chassis number to the second interface module.

The second data interface module arranges the obtained slot number and frame number, (such as sorting the output format: frame number+space+slot number), and then sends it to the blade server position information application unit, so that it can Use the slot number and chassis number to accurately locate the location of the blade server.

In the above process, the acquisition sequence of the chassis number and the slot number can be arbitrary.

Embodiment 2: The blade server location information acquiring unit acquires the slot number and the frame number of the blade server from the blade server location information configuration file. The positioning process of the blade server will be described in detail below in conjunction with the system shown in FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a blade server positioning system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the blade server location information acquisition unit is connected to the blade server location information configuration unit that stores the blade server slot number and chassis number. The slot number and chassis number are stored in the blade server location information configuration unit in the form of files. The slot number and shelf number in the blade server location information configuration file can be manually configured or written by other applications. Configuration files can be stored locally on the blade server, or on other computers or storage media. The following describes the process of locating the location of the blade server when the blade server location information application unit requests the location of the blade server with reference to the system of this embodiment.

First, the blade server location information application unit requests the blade server location information from the blade server location information acquisition unit, and the request is sent to the second data interface module. The second data interface module sends the request to the slot number acquisition module and the frame number acquisition module respectively.

The slot number obtaining module requests the blade server location information configuration unit to obtain the blade server slot number through the first data interface module. The first data interface module uses a file communication mechanism to request the blade server location information configuration unit to obtain the location information of the blade server, and the blade server location information configuration unit reads the location information configuration file therein, obtains the slot number of the blade server, and Return to the slot number acquisition module through the first data interface module. The slot number obtaining module sends the obtained slot number to the second data interface module.

The chassis number obtaining module requests the blade server position information configuration unit to obtain the chassis number of the blade server through the first data interface module. The first data interface module uses the file communication mechanism to request the blade server location information configuration unit to obtain the location information of the blade server, and the blade server location information configuration unit reads the location information configuration file therein, obtains the frame number of the blade server, and Return to the chassis number acquisition module through the first data interface module. The chassis number obtaining module sends the obtained chassis number to the second data interface module.

The second data interface module organizes the obtained slot numbers and chassis numbers, and then sends them to the blade server location information application unit, so that the blade server location information application unit uses the slot numbers and chassis numbers to determine the location of the blade server. Perform accurate positioning and perform related operations.

In the above process, the acquisition sequence of the chassis number and the slot number can be arbitrary.

Embodiment 3: The blade server location information acquisition unit acquires the slot number of the blade server from the chassis management unit, and acquires the chassis number of the blade server from the blade server location information configuration unit. The positioning process of the blade server will be described in detail below in conjunction with the system shown in FIG. 5 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a blade server positioning system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the blade server location information acquisition unit is not only connected to the blade server location information configuration unit, but also connected through the IPMI driver module, the BMC module and the chassis management unit. The following describes the process of locating the location of the blade server when the blade server location information application unit requests the location of the blade server with reference to the system of this embodiment.

First, the blade server location information application unit requests the blade server location information from the blade server location information acquisition unit, and the request is sent to the second data interface module. The second data interface module sends the request to the slot number acquisition module and the frame number acquisition module respectively.

Then, the slot number obtaining module requests the shelf management unit to obtain the slot number of the blade server through the first data interface module. The first data interface module sends a request for acquiring the slot number of the blade server to the BMC module, and the BMC module sends a request for acquiring the slot number of the blade server to the chassis management unit. After the chassis management unit inquires the slot number of the blade server, it returns the queried slot number to the first data interface module through the BMC module and the IPMI driver module, and the first data interface module returns the slot number to the slot number acquisition module , the slot number obtaining module sends the obtained slot number to the second interface module.

The chassis number acquisition module requests the blade location information configuration unit to acquire the chassis number of the blade server through the first data interface module. The first data interface module requests the blade server location information configuration unit to obtain the location information of the blade server, and the blade server location information configuration unit reads the location information configuration file therein, obtains the chassis number of the blade server, and passes the first data The interface module returns to the chassis number acquisition module. The chassis number obtaining module sends the obtained chassis number to the second data interface module.

The second data interface module organizes the obtained slot numbers and chassis numbers, and then sends them to the blade server location information application unit, so that the blade server location information application unit uses the slot numbers and chassis numbers to determine the location of the blade server. Perform accurate positioning and perform related operations.

In the above process, the acquisition sequence of the chassis number and the slot number can be arbitrary.

In this embodiment, the slot number of the blade server is obtained from the chassis management unit, and the chassis number is obtained from the blade server location information configuration unit; the chassis number can also be obtained from the chassis management unit, and the blade server location information configuration unit is obtained slot number, the process is similar to this embodiment.

It can be seen from the above description that in the ATCA framework, the present invention enables the operating system or application software to uniquely locate the position of the ATCA blade server by obtaining the slot number and the frame number of the blade server in the ATCA framework. , so as to realize the accurate positioning of the ATCA blade server.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalent technologies, the present invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims (10)

1, a kind of localization method of blade server comprises:

A, basis are obtained the request of blade server position, obtain the slot number and the frame number of this blade server;

Slot number and frame number positioning blade server that B, utilization get access to.

2, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, obtains described slot number and frame number from the machine frame administrative unit that stores described blade server positional information; Or

Obtain described slot number and frame number from the blade server positional information configuration file that stores described blade server positional information; Or

Obtain described slot number and frame number from described machine frame administrative unit and described configuration file respectively.

3, method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, obtains described slot number or/and frame number from the local network at blade server place or the machine frame administrative unit the network of strange land.

4, method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, from being stored in the blade server positional information configuration file of blade server this locality, or the blade server positional information configuration file of storing from the local network at blade server place or strange land network obtains described slot number or/and frame number.

5, a kind of blade server navigation system is characterized in that, comprises blade server positional information storage unit, blade server location information acquiring unit and blade server positional information applying unit;

Described blade server positional information storage unit stores the slot number and the frame number of blade server;

Described blade server location information acquiring unit is connected with described blade server positional information applying unit with described blade server positional information storage unit respectively, receive the request of obtaining the blade server position that described blade server positional information applying unit sends, obtain slot number and the frame number that changes blade server from described blade server positional information storage unit, and return to described blade server positional information applying unit;

Described blade server information applying unit is according to described slot number and frame number positioning blade server.

6, system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described blade server positional information storage unit is the machine frame administrative unit or/and store the blade server positional information dispensing unit of blade server positional information configuration file;

Described blade server location information acquiring unit is obtained described slot number and frame number from described machine frame administrative unit; Or

Obtain described slot number and frame number from described blade server positional information dispensing unit; Or

Obtain described slot number and frame number from described machine frame administrative unit and described blade server positional information dispensing unit respectively.

7, system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described machine frame administrative unit is positioned at the local network or the strange land network at blade server place.

8, system as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described blade server positional information dispensing unit is positioned at the local network or the strange land network at blade server this locality, blade server place.

9, system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described blade server location information acquiring unit comprises slot number acquisition module and frame number acquisition module;

Described slot number acquisition module obtains the slot number of blade server from described blade server positional information storage unit;

Described frame number acquisition module obtains the frame number of blade server from described blade server positional information storage unit.

10, system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described blade server location information acquiring unit also comprises first data interface module and second data interface module;

Described first data interface module is connected with described blade server positional information storage unit, slot number acquisition module and frame number acquisition module respectively, sets up the data channel between blade server positional information storage unit and slot number acquisition module/frame number acquisition module;

Described second data interface module is connected with the frame number acquisition module with described blade server positional information applying unit, slot number acquisition module respectively, sets up the data channel between blade server positional information applying unit and slot number acquisition module/frame number acquisition module.

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