CN102480388A - Monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a monitoring method, which is applied to a monitoring device and a rack server system in communication connection with the monitoring device, wherein the rack server system comprises a plurality of server units and a rack management module. In the method, the rack management module obtains status information from at least one of the server units and generates a status information table based thereon. Then, the network address of the rack management module is stored through the monitoring device. And then, the monitoring device is connected with the rack management module through a network transmission protocol according to network address communication so as to obtain the state information table. Then, the monitoring device processes the state information table to display the state information corresponding to the state information table. By applying the monitoring method, the administrator can record the corresponding network address while newly adding the management options, so that each frame with different network addresses can be conveniently monitored, and the related state information in the corresponding frame server system can be displayed on the monitoring page of the monitoring device.

Description

a monitoring method

technical field

The invention relates to a monitoring method, in particular to a monitoring method applied to a rack server system.

Background technique

Due to the advancement of the computer industry and the increasing dependence of enterprises on industrial computer systems, industrial computers usually refer to non-personal computers or non-consumer electronic systems. For example, industrial computers include core control equipment used in factory automation , Web server, enterprise data backup server, etc.

With the development of electronic technology and related applications of industrial computers, the industry's requirements for server systems have naturally increased relatively. In order to cope with the growth of enterprises, many enterprises usually integrate a large number of server units in computer racks, and can use multiple sets of computer racks to form industrial computer units to cope with the large amount of data or network traffic. At the same time, it can also meet the needs of future expansion and upgrade of the server system.

However, with the current technology, for the management of numerous computer racks and server units therein, administrators can only know the relevant information that has been input on the display of the computer, and cannot effectively grasp the above-mentioned racks and server units therein. internal status data, so administrators have virtually no visibility into the operational information of the server system or its units. In this way, once the number of computer racks and server units therein increases, administrators cannot efficiently manage them.

Contents of the invention

The content of the present invention is to provide a monitoring method to facilitate the administrator to monitor the relevant state information in the rack server system, so that the administrator can control the related operations of the rack server system.

The content of the present invention relates to a monitoring method, which is applied to a monitoring device and a rack server system communicatively connected with the monitoring device, wherein the rack server system includes a plurality of server units and a rack management module, and the rack The management module is communicatively connected with the above server unit. The monitoring method includes: the rack management module obtains status information from at least one of the above-mentioned server units and generates a status information table accordingly; stores a network address of the rack management module through the monitoring device; and the monitoring device passes a network transmission protocol And communicate with the rack management module according to the network address to obtain the state information table; and the monitoring device processes the state information table to display the state information corresponding to the state information table.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring method further includes inputting and displaying the network address of the rack management module on the monitoring device through a peripheral interface device.

In addition, after the step of storing the network address of the rack management module, it may further include: inputting a query information command to the monitoring device through the peripheral interface device; and the monitoring device searches for the network address of the rack management module according to the query information command.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring method further includes: searching the status information table to obtain the server network address of at least one of the above-mentioned server units; the monitoring device displays the link of the server network address; The link command is sent to the monitoring device to open the link of the server network address, so that the monitoring device communicates with the corresponding server unit.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring method further includes: the monitoring device obtains a server identification information table through a network transmission protocol, wherein the server identification information table includes the server identification number data of the above-mentioned server unit; The identification information table acquires and displays at least one link of the server identification number possessed by the above-mentioned server unit.

Secondly, the monitoring method may further include inputting an open link command to the monitoring device through a peripheral interface device to open the link of the server identification number to subsequently control a corresponding server identification light.

Furthermore, the monitoring method may further include: the monitoring device searches for a corresponding server network address according to the link opening instruction and the server identification number; and the monitoring device communicates with the corresponding server unit according to the server network address to control the corresponding The server identification light of the corresponding server unit.

In addition, the monitoring method may further include storing the operation status information of the server identification indicator in the server identification information table, so that the monitoring device can obtain and monitor through the network transmission protocol.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring method further includes at least one server unit sending its status information to the rack management module every predetermined period.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring device communicates with the rack management module through a simple file transfer protocol, and the status information table generated by the rack management module includes fan speed data and at least one of the above server units internal temperature data.

According to the technical content of the present invention, the application of the above monitoring method not only allows the administrator to record the corresponding network address while adding management options, so as to facilitate subsequent monitoring of each rack with different network addresses, but also allows the administrator to The monitoring page of the monitoring device displays relevant status information (such as temperature, humidity, power supply voltage, fan speed, communication parameters, operating system functions, etc.) in the corresponding rack server system.

Description of drawings

Readers will have a clearer understanding of various aspects of the present invention after reading the detailed description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a monitoring device and a rack server system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a monitoring method applied to the monitoring device and the rack server system shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of another monitoring method applied to the monitoring device and the rack server system shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating another monitoring method applied to the monitoring device and the rack server system shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a monitoring device and a rack server system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring device 110 communicates with the rack server system 120 through a network transmission protocol, and is used for receiving relevant status data transmitted from the rack server system 120 , or for transmitting related operation commands to the rack server system 120 . In one embodiment, the above-mentioned monitoring device 110 can be a computer, a web server (Web Server) or other devices that can execute a monitoring program, and the above-mentioned network transmission protocol can be a file transfer protocol, such as: simple file transfer protocol (Trivial File Transfer Protocol, TFTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, HTTP) or other kinds of transfer protocols.

The rack server system 120 includes a plurality of server units 122 and a rack management module 124 , and the rack management module 124 communicates with the server unit 122 . In one embodiment, the rack management module 124 may include a baseboard management controller (BMC), and the baseboard management controller is responsible for controlling the rack management module 124 and the server unit 122 or the monitoring device 110 The rack management module 124 communicates with the server unit 122 through a management network, so that the rack management module 124 can manage and control each server unit 122 through the network.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a monitoring method applied to the monitoring device and the rack server system shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is worth noting that the steps mentioned in the present invention can be adjusted according to actual needs unless the order is specified, and can even be executed simultaneously or partially simultaneously. The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 below is only an embodiment, and is not used to limit the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention is still recorded according to the scope of the patent application.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 at the same time. First, the rack management module 124 obtains status information (for example: temperature, humidity, power voltage, fan speed, communication parameters, operating system functions, etc.) from at least one of the above-mentioned server units 122, and according to This generates a state information table (step S202). In one embodiment, the state information table generated by the rack management module 124 includes fan speed data and internal temperature data of at least one server unit 122 . In another embodiment, at least one of the above-mentioned server units 122 will transmit its status information to the rack management module 124 every predetermined period (such as: 15 seconds), so that the rack management module 124 generates The status information table can be continuously updated in real time, so that administrators can obtain the latest status information.

Next, input the network address (for example: network IP address) where the rack management module 124 itself is located in the monitoring device 110 through a peripheral interface (Peripheral Interface) device, and display the network address in the monitoring device 110 (step S204).

For example, the administrator can add a "rack" management option on the display page of the monitoring device 110 through keyboard or mouse control, and then input and display the network IP address of the rack management module 124 . Then, after the step S204, the monitoring device 110 stores the network address of the rack management module 124 (step S206).

In this way, the administrator can record the corresponding network address while adding the management option of "rack", so as to facilitate subsequent monitoring of each rack with different network addresses.

Next, after step S206, input a query information instruction to the monitoring device through the peripheral interface device (step S208), and then the monitoring device 110 searches the network address of the rack management module 124 according to the above-mentioned query information instruction (step S210 ).

For example, when the administrator wants to view the status information in the rack server system 120, the administrator can click the "status" option on the display page of the monitoring device 110 through keyboard or mouse manipulation to input instructions to the monitoring device. In the device 110, the monitoring device 110 searches for the IP address of the network where the rack management module 124 is based on.

Afterwards, the monitoring device 110 communicates with the rack management module 124 through the network transmission protocol and the network address to obtain the state information table (step S212 ). Then, the monitoring device 110 processes the obtained state information table to display the state information corresponding to the state information table (step S214 ).

In this way, the administrator can click the "status" option on the monitoring page of the monitoring device 110 to easily understand and know the relevant status information (for example: temperature, humidity, power supply voltage, etc.) in each rack server system 120. , fan speed, communication parameters, operating system functions...etc).

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of another monitoring method applied to the monitoring device and the rack server system shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring method described in this embodiment is a monitoring method further derived from the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 ; in other words, the monitoring method shown in FIG. 2 may further include the following steps shown in FIG. 3 .

Firstly, look up the state information table to obtain the server network address (for example: the network IP address of the server) of at least one server unit 122 (step S302). Next, the monitoring device 110 displays the link (Link) of the server network address (step S304). Then, input an open link command to the monitoring device 110 through the peripheral interface device to open the link of the server network address, so that the monitoring device 110 communicates with the corresponding server unit 122 (step S306).

For example, when the administrator wants to view the status information of the rack server system 120, the administrator can click the rack server system 120 to be viewed on the display page of the monitoring device 110 through keyboard or mouse manipulation, and Click the corresponding "Status" option to enter the status display page. At this time, the monitoring device 110 or other network servers will search the status information table to obtain the network IP address of the corresponding server unit 122 , and display the link of the network IP address on the display page of the monitoring device 110 . Then, the administrator can click on the link by keyboard or mouse control to input an instruction to open the link to the monitoring device 110, so as to open the link of the network IP address, so that the monitoring device 110 communicates with the corresponding server unit 122, And the monitoring device 110 can thus remotely control the related actions of the server unit 122 .

In this way, the administrator can decide whether to communicate with the server unit 122 at the monitoring device 110 , and can directly perform subsequent related operations on the server unit 122 .

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating another monitoring method applied to the monitoring device and the rack server system shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring method described in this embodiment is a monitoring method further derived from the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 ; in other words, the monitoring method shown in FIG. 2 may further include the following steps shown in FIG. 4 .

First, the monitoring device 110 obtains a server identification information table through the network transmission protocol, wherein the server identification information table includes the server identification number (Server ID) data of the server unit 122 (step S402). In one embodiment, if the monitoring device 110 cannot obtain the server identification information table or the server identification information table does not exist, the monitoring device 110 or other network servers can process the obtained status information table and generate A default list, and the monitoring device 110 then displays the relevant information in the default list. Next, the monitoring device 110 acquires the links (Link) of the server identification numbers of one or more server units 122 according to the server identification information table, and displays the links of the server identification numbers of one or more server units 122 (step S404 ).

For example, when the administrator selects the rack server system 120 to be viewed on the display page of the monitoring device 110, and clicks the corresponding "status" option to enter the status display page, the monitoring device 110 immediately passes the simple file The transfer protocol (TFTP) obtains the server identification information table, and then the monitoring device 110 obtains the link of the server identification number corresponding to the server unit 122 according to the server identification information table, and displays it.

In this way, the administrator can know how many server units 122 in the current rack server system 120 are in the communication connection state, and can also know whether the server units 122 are connected normally.

Next, after the step S404, a link opening command can be input to the monitoring device 110 through the peripheral interface device to open the link of the server identification number (step S406), so as to subsequently control the server identification light of the corresponding server unit 122. Next, the monitoring device 110 searches for the corresponding server network address according to the received link opening instruction and the link of the server identification number (step S408 ). Then, the monitoring device 110 communicates with the corresponding server unit 122 according to the found server network address, so as to control the server identification light of the server unit 122 (step S410 ). In one embodiment, while controlling the server identification light of the server unit 122, the operation status information of the above-mentioned server identification light can be stored in the server identification information table for the monitoring device 110 to obtain through the network transmission protocol. monitor.

For example, when the administrator wants to open the link of the server identification number, the administrator can click the "link" option on the display page of the monitoring device 110 through keyboard or mouse control, so as to input an instruction to open the link to the monitoring device 110 middle. Then, the monitoring device 110 searches for the network IP address of the corresponding server according to the connection opening command and the server identification number. Next, the monitoring device 110 communicates with the corresponding server unit 122 according to the found network IP address, so that the main control element (such as: baseboard management controller) in the server unit 122 can pass the control instruction sent by the monitoring device 110. The information transmission interface (such as: intelligent platform management interface, IPMI) turns on or off the server identification light of the server unit 122, and then the current status of the identification light of the server unit 122 is displayed correspondingly on the display page of the monitoring device 110 .

In this way, the administrator can grasp and understand the status of the identification lights of each server unit 122 in real time, and can also conveniently turn on or off the identification lights of each server unit 122 .

It can be seen from the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention that the application of the monitoring method described in this embodiment not only enables the administrator to record the corresponding network address while adding the management option of "rack", so as to facilitate future Each rack of different network addresses is monitored, and the relevant status information (for example: temperature, humidity, power supply voltage, fan speed, communication parameters, operation system functions...etc).

In addition, the administrator can also decide whether to communicate with the server unit on the monitoring device side, and can directly perform follow-up related operations on the server unit, and can also know how many server units are in the current rack server system. The status of the communication connection, or knowing whether the server unit is connected normally, or even grasping and understanding the status of the identification lights of each server unit in real time, and then controlling the identification lights of each server unit.

Hereinbefore, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those skilled in the art can understand that without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, various changes and substitutions can be made to the specific embodiments of the present invention. These changes and substitutions all fall within the scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A monitoring method, applied to a monitoring device and a rack server system communicatively connected with the monitoring device, the rack server system comprising a plurality of server units and a rack management module, the rack The management module is communicatively connected with the server unit, wherein the monitoring method includes: The rack management module obtains status information from at least one of the server units and generates a status information table accordingly; storing a network address of the rack management module through the monitoring device; The monitoring device communicates with the rack management module through a network transmission protocol and according to the network address, so as to obtain the state information table; and The monitoring device processes the state information table to display state information corresponding to the state information table. 2. monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described monitoring method further comprises: The network address of the rack management module is input and displayed in the monitoring device through a peripheral interface device. 3. The monitoring method according to claim 2, further comprising: after the step of storing the network address of the rack management module: inputting a view information instruction to the monitoring device through the peripheral interface device; and The monitoring device searches for the network address of the rack management module according to the query information instruction. 4. monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described monitoring method further comprises: look up the state information table to obtain a server network address of at least one of the server units; the monitoring device displays a link to the server network address; and Inputting an opening link command to the monitoring device through a peripheral interface device to open the link of the server network address, so that the monitoring device communicates with the corresponding server unit. 5. monitoring method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described monitoring method further comprises: The monitoring device obtains a server identification information table through the network transmission protocol, wherein the server identification information table includes the server identification number data of the server unit; and The monitoring device acquires and displays at least one link of the server identification number of the server unit according to the server identification information table. 6. monitoring method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described monitoring method further comprises: Inputting an opening link command to the monitoring device through a peripheral interface device to open the link of the server identification number, so as to subsequently control a corresponding server identification light. 7. monitoring method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described monitoring method further comprises: The monitoring device searches for a corresponding server network address according to the link opening instruction and the server identification number; and The monitoring device communicates with the corresponding server unit according to the server network address, so as to control the server identification light of the corresponding server unit. 8. The monitoring method according to claim 7, wherein the monitoring method further comprises: The operation status information of the server identification light is stored in the server identification information table for the monitoring device to obtain and monitor through the network transmission protocol. 9. The monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring method further comprises: At least one of the server units transmits its own status information to the rack management module every predetermined period. 10. The monitoring method according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring device communicates with the rack management module through a simple file transfer protocol, and the rack management module generates the The status information table includes fan rotation speed data and internal temperature data of at least one of the server units.

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