CN107203458A - A kind of server state information display device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a server status information display device and method, the device may include: a base board management controller BMC, a logic control module, a connection module and a visible light source; wherein, the BMC, the connection module and the visible light source respectively connected to the logic control module; the connection module is used to connect to an external display terminal; the BMC is used to collect the status information of the server and send the status information of the server to the logic control module; The logic control module is used to receive the status information of the server sent by the BMC; and detect whether the connection module is connected to the external display terminal, and if so, control the external display terminal to display the server's status information Status information, if not, control the visible light source to display the target status information in the status information of the server. This solution can flexibly display the status information of the server.

Description

Device and method for displaying server status information

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a server state information display device and method.

Background technique

With the continuous development of Internet technology, the application range of servers is becoming wider and wider. At the same time, in order for the user to know the status information of the server in time (such as server power-on status, various fault information, etc.), and to take corresponding management measures, it is also necessary to display the status information of the server.

At present, the collected status information of the server is mainly displayed by controlling an LED (Light Emitting Diode, light emitting diode) through a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller, baseboard management controller).

However, because the amount of information displayed by the LED is limited, it can only meet the user's need for a general understanding of the server status information, so when the user needs to know the server status information in detail, the LED will not be able to achieve it. It can be seen that how to flexibly display the status information of the server according to the needs of different users has become an urgent problem to be solved today.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a server status information display device and method, which can flexibly display server status information.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for displaying server status information, and the device may include:

Baseboard management controller BMC, logic control module, connection module and visible light source; among them,

The BMC, the connection module and the visible light source are respectively connected to the logic control module;

The connection module is used to connect to an external display terminal;

The BMC is used to collect the status information of the server, and send the status information of the server to the logic control module;

The logic control module is used to receive the status information of the server sent by the BMC; and detect whether the connection module is connected to the external display terminal, and if so, control the external display terminal to display the server If not, control the visible light source to display the target status information in the server status information.

Preferably,

The connection module includes: a display screen connector;

The display screen connector is used for connecting an external display screen.

Preferably,

The connection module includes: UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter), SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface, Serial Peripheral Interface), USB (UniversalSerial Bus, Universal Serial Bus) interface and Ethernet interface any one or more of them.

Preferably,

The connection module includes: any one or more of bluetooth tags and radio frequency tags.

Preferably,

The visible light source is arranged on the front panel of the server.

Preferably,

The visible light source includes: any one or more of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), LED digital tubes, and fluorescent lamps.

Preferably,

The BMC is connected to the logic control module through an I2C bus (Inter-Integrated Circuit, integrated circuit bus).

Preferably,

The logic control module includes: any one of CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device, complex programmable logic device), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array, field programmable gate array).

Preferably,

The status information of the server includes: any one or more of: the IP (Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol) address of the BMC, whether the power supply voltage is normal, whether the power module is in place, whether the fan is in place, and whether the server is powered on.

Preferably,

The target state information includes any one or more of: whether the power supply voltage is normal, whether the power module is in place, whether the fan is in place, and whether the server is powered on.

In the second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a server state information display method, which connects the BMC, the logic control module, and the visible light source to the logic control module respectively, and further includes:

The BMC collects the state information of the server, and sends the state information of the server to the logic control module;

The logic control module is used to receive the status information of the server sent by the BMC; and detect whether the connection module is connected to an external display terminal, and if so, control the external display terminal to display the status of the server information, if not, control the visible light source to display the target status information in the status information of the server.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a server state information display device and method, the device includes: BMC, logic control module, connection module and visible light source, wherein, BMC, connection module and visible light source are all connected to the logic control module, when When the user needs to know the status information of the server in detail, the external display terminal can be connected to the connection module. In this case, the logic control module can detect that the external display terminal is connected, and then control the external display terminal to communicate with the server received from the BMC. The state information of the server is displayed, which satisfies the user's need for detailed understanding of the server's state information; then when the user only needs to know the server's state information roughly, there is no need to connect the connection module with the external display terminal. At this time, the logic control module It can detect that the external display terminal is not connected, so it controls the connected visible light source to display part of the status information of the server received from the BMC, so as to meet the user's need for a general understanding of the server's status information, so this The scheme can flexibly display the status information of the server.

Description of drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a server status information display device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a server status information display system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a server status information display system provided by another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a server status information display system provided by another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a server status information display device provided by another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a server status information display device provided by another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of a method for displaying server status information provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

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

As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a server status information display device, which may include: a baseboard management controller BMC101, a logic control module 102, a connection module 103, and a visible light source 104; wherein,

The BMC 101, the connection module 103 and the visible light source 104 are respectively connected to the logic control module 102;

The connection module 103 is used to connect an external display terminal;

The BMC101 is configured to collect status information of a server, and send the status information of the server to the logic control module 102;

The logic control module 102 is configured to receive the status information of the server sent by the BMC101; and detect whether the connection module 103 is connected to the external display terminal, and if so, control the external display terminal to display the If not, control the visible light source 104 to display the target state information in the server state information.

In the above embodiment, it includes: BMC, logic control module, connection module and visible light source, wherein, BMC, connection module and visible light source are all connected with the logic control module, when the user needs to know the status information of the server in detail, the external display The terminal is connected to the connection module. In this case, the logic control module can detect that an external display terminal is connected, and then control the external display terminal to display the status information of the server received from the BMC. This satisfies the user's need for detailed understanding The demand for the status information of the server; then when the user only needs to know the status information of the server roughly, there is no need to connect the connection module with the external display terminal. At this time, the logic control module can detect that the external display terminal is not connected, so it controls the connected The visible light source displays part of the status information of the server received from the BMC to meet the user's need for a general understanding of the status information of the server. Therefore, this solution can flexibly display the status information of the server.

In order to meet the needs of some users for detailed server status information, the connection module includes: a display screen connector;

The display screen connector is used for connecting an external display screen.

As shown in Figure 2, it is a server status information display system, including: BMC201, logic control module 202, display screen connector 203, display screen 204 and visible light source 205, as can be seen from the figure, BMC201, display screen connection Both the device 203 and the visible light source 205 are connected to the logic control module 202, wherein, when the external display screen 204 is inserted into the display screen connector 203, the logic control module 202 can connect to the display screen connector 203 through the corresponding lead It is confirmed that: the current display screen connector 203 is connected with a display screen, that is to say, it is detected that a display screen is in place, then the logic control module 202 can switch to the display screen 204 to display the server status information at this time, and In order to avoid resource waste, there is no need to display server status information by the visible light source 205, for example, to control all visible light sources to be turned off. In this case, the logic control module 202 can control the display screen according to the preset status information display mode 204 displays, as shown on the display screen 204, there is a power supply voltage: 12v. In addition, in order to enable the display screen 204 to display the status information of the server, the system may further include a corresponding display screen connection link (not shown in the figure).

In the above embodiment, users with different needs can choose whether to configure the display screen, wherein, when the user needs to know the detailed server status information in real time, the display screen can be configured, and for users who only need to know the server status information roughly, It is not necessary to configure a display screen, thereby avoiding waste of resources and saving user costs. And for different applications, it can be flexibly configured according to actual needs.

In order to save user costs and facilitate users to understand the status information of the server, the connection module includes: any one or more of UART interface, SPI interface, USB interface and Ethernet interface.

In the above-described embodiment, each interface is a wired communication interface, such as the UART interface can be connected with the PC through the transmission line; the USB interface can be connected with the user's smart phone through the transmission line, etc., so that the corresponding logic control module can receive from the BMC. The status information of the server is sent to a PC or a smart phone for display. Wherein, the wired communication interfaces are not limited to the four types given in the foregoing embodiments.

As shown in Figure 3, it is another server status information display system, including: BMC301, logic control module 302, USB interface 303, smart phone 304 and visible light source 305, as can be seen from the figure, BMC301, USB interface 303 and Visible light sources 305 are respectively connected to the logic control module 302, wherein, when the smart phone 304 is connected to the USB interface 303 through the transmission line, the logic control module 302 can detect the smart phone, so that when the BMC301 collects the status information of the server, and After it is sent to the logic control module 302 , the logic control module can send the server status information received from the BMC 301 to the smart phone 304 , so that the smart phone 304 can display detailed server status information.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, by setting the wired communication interface, and then when the detailed server status information needs to be displayed, the user can connect his own smart phone, tablet computer, PC (personal computer, personal computer) machine, etc. to the interface through the transmission line, thereby Users can view detailed server status information through their own devices. On the one hand, it saves the cost of additional display screens. On the other hand, users can view the status information displayed on their devices in a more comfortable posture, which improves the user experience.

In order to enable users to view detailed server status information more conveniently, the connection module includes: any one or more of bluetooth tags and radio frequency tags.

In the above embodiments, the two connection modules given can be understood as wireless communication interfaces, but they are not limited to these two, and can also be Zigbee and the like.

As shown in Figure 4, it is another server status information display system, including: BMC401, logic control module 402, Bluetooth tag 403, smart phone 404 and visible light source 405, as can be seen from the figure, BMC401, Bluetooth tag 403 and Visible light sources 405 are respectively connected to the logic control module 402, wherein the smart phone 404 is wirelessly connected to the Bluetooth tag 403. In this case, when the logic control module determines that the smart phone 404 is connected, it can receive the status information of the server from the BMC401 Wireless transmission to the smart phone 404, so that the user can view detailed server status information on the smart phone 404.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the visible light source is arranged on the front panel of the server.

In the above embodiment, the user can get a general understanding of the status information of the server by watching the visible light source on the front panel turn on and off.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the visible light source includes: any one or more of light emitting diodes (LEDs), LED digital tubes and fluorescent lamps.

Among them, LEDs of different colors can be set, for example, the red LED light represents the status information of whether the server is powered on, the blue LED light represents the status information of whether the fan is in place, and the green LED light represents whether the power supply voltage is normal. Status messages, yellow LEDs, etc. indicate that the…

As shown in Figure 5, it is a server status information display device, including: BMC501, logic control module 502, connection module 503 and 4 LED lights 504, as can be seen from the figure, BMC501, connection module 503 and each LED The lights 504 are all connected to the logic control module 502. When the logic control module 502 detects that the connection module 503 is not connected to an external display terminal (such as a display screen, a smart phone, a tablet computer or a PC, etc.), it will It will switch to the LED lights 504 to roughly display the status information of the server, such as according to the preset correspondence between each LED light 504 and the server status information represented, and according to the server status information received from the BMC501, to the corresponding LED lights The pin 504 outputs a high level or a low level, so that the user can know the status information of the server by checking the LED light 504 of a corresponding color. For example, the logic control module 502 outputs a high level to a corresponding pin of the red LED light 504 to light the red LED light 504, thereby notifying the user that the server is turned on.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the BMC is connected to the logic control module through an I2C bus.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the logic control module includes any one of CPLD and FPGA.

As shown in Figure 6, it is a server status information display device, including: BMC601, CPLD602, display connector 603 and n (≥1) LED lights 604, wherein, BMC601, display connector 603 and each LED The lamps 604 are all connected to the CPLD602. If the CPLD602 detects that a display screen is connected to the display screen connector 603, the display screen is controlled to display detailed server status information; otherwise, each LED lamp 604 is controlled to display the received server status information Some status information.

In addition, CPLD can also monitor the status information of some servers, then the CPLD can monitor the status information of the server through itself and the status information of the server received from the BMC, so that the CPLD can have all the server status information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the status information of the server includes: any one or more of: the IP address of the BMC, whether the power supply voltage is normal, whether the power module is in place, whether the fan is in place, and whether the server is powered on.

Wherein, the status information of the server includes various types, and is not limited to the several types given in the above-mentioned embodiments.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the target state information includes any one or more of: whether the power supply voltage is normal, whether the power module is in place, whether the fan is in place, and whether the server is powered on.

Wherein, the target state information also includes multiple types, and the above-mentioned embodiments are only a few common ones, and are not limited thereto.

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

As shown in FIG. 7, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for displaying information on a server device, and the method may include the following steps:

Step 701: Connect the BMC, the logic control module, and the visible light source to the logic control module respectively.

Step 702: the BMC collects the status information of the server, and sends the status information of the server to the logic control module.

Step 703: the logic control module receives the status information of the server sent by the BMC; and detects whether the connection module is connected to an external display terminal, if yes, executes step 704, and if not, executes step 705.

Step 704: Control the external display terminal to display the status information of the server.

Step 705: Control the visible light source to display the target state information in the state information of the server.

In the above embodiment, when the user needs to know the status information of the server in detail, the external display terminal can be connected to the connection module. In this case, the logic control module can detect that the external display terminal is connected, and then control the external display terminal to The status information of the server received from the BMC is displayed, which satisfies the user's need for detailed understanding of the server's status information; then when the user only needs to get a general understanding of the server's status information, there is no need to connect the connection module to the external display terminal At this time, the logic control module can detect that the external display terminal is not connected, and then control the connected visible light source to display part of the status information of the server received from the BMC, so as to satisfy the user's general understanding of the status of the server Therefore, this solution can flexibly display the status information of the server.

In summary, the server status information display method includes two display mechanisms:

Display mechanism 1: When the user needs to view detailed server status information, switch to an external display terminal to display detailed server status information.

Display mechanism 2: When the user needs to know the status information of the server roughly, switch to displaying part of the server status information by the visible light source. Then, when displaying server status information, at least the following four switching methods will be involved:

Switching method 1: Use display mechanism 1.

Switching method 2: use display mechanism 2.

Switching mode 3: switch from display mechanism 1 to display mechanism 2.

Switching method 4: switch from display mechanism 2 to display mechanism 1.

The following will take the above-mentioned switching mode 3, and the display mechanism 1 of the external display screen, the display mechanism 2 using LED lights, and the logic control module using CPLD as examples to describe the process of server status information display in detail.

For example, at time _t1 , a certain user needs to know detailed server status information. At this time, the user can insert a display screen that can work normally on the corresponding display screen connector, and the CPLD can detect that there is a display screen through the presence signal. If the display screen is inserted, then use display mechanism 1 in this case to display detailed server status information through an external display screen; after a period of time, such as 24 hours, the user no longer needs to know the server status information in detail , as long as you have a general understanding, so the display screen is taken out from the display screen connector. At this time, the CPLD can determine that there is no display screen connected to the display screen connector through the absence signal, so the CPLD switches from the display mechanism 1 to the display mechanism. 2, to display the status information of some servers through each LED light. From time _t1 to 24 hours, the entire server status display process is switched from display mechanism 1 to display mechanism 2. In this way, the status information of the server can be flexibly displayed according to the needs of different users.

To sum up, each embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

1. In the embodiment of the present invention, it includes: BMC, logic control module, connection module and visible light source, wherein the BMC, connection module and visible light source are all connected to the logic control module. When the user needs to know the status information of the server in detail, The external display terminal can be connected to the connection module. In this case, the logic control module can detect that the external display terminal is connected, and then control the external display terminal to display the status information of the server received from the BMC. The user needs to know the status information of the server in detail; then when the user only needs to know the status information of the server roughly, there is no need to connect the connection module to the external display terminal. At this time, the logic control module can detect that the external display terminal is not connected. Then control the connected visible light source to display part of the status information of the server received from the BMC, so as to meet the user's need for a general understanding of the server's status information, so this solution can flexibly display the server's status information.

2. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the user only needs to know the status information of the server roughly, there is no need to configure a display screen for it, which can save user costs, avoid resource waste, and improve user experience; When you know the status information of the server, you can configure a display screen for it, so as to meet the needs of users and improve user experience. Therefore, the applicability of the server state information display device is improved.

3. In the embodiment of the present invention, by designing the connection module as a wired communication interface, such as a USB interface, etc., the user can connect his smart phone, PC, etc. To know the status information of the server, there is no need to configure additional display screens, so while saving user costs, the user can also view detailed server status information in a more comfortable posture, and the user experience is better. The provided server status information display device and method provide convenience for displaying server status information.

4. In the embodiment of the present invention, the connection module can also be designed as a wireless communication interface, such as a Bluetooth tag, etc., and then display detailed server status information through a tool such as a smart phone that is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication interface, and further Improve user experience.

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

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

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

Claims (10)

1. A server status information display device, characterized in that, comprising: Baseboard management controller BMC, logic control module, connection module and visible light source; among them, The BMC, the connection module and the visible light source are respectively connected to the logic control module; The connection module is used to connect to an external display terminal; The BMC is used to collect the status information of the server, and send the status information of the server to the logic control module; The logic control module is used to receive the status information of the server sent by the BMC; and detect whether the connection module is connected to the external display terminal, and if so, control the external display terminal to display the server If not, control the visible light source to display the target status information in the server status information. 2. The server status information display device according to claim 1, wherein: The connection module includes: a display screen connector; The display screen connector is used for connecting an external display screen. 3. The server status information display device according to claim 1, wherein: The connection module includes: any one or more of Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UART, Serial Peripheral Interface SPI, Universal Serial Bus USB interface and Ethernet interface. 4. The server status information display device according to claim 1, wherein: The connection module includes: any one or more of bluetooth tags and radio frequency tags. 5. The server status information display device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The visible light source is arranged on the front panel of the server. 6. The device for displaying server status information according to claim 5, characterized in that: The visible light source includes: any one or more of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), LED digital tubes, and fluorescent lamps. 7. The device for displaying server status information according to claim 1, wherein: The BMC is connected to the logic control module through an I2C bus. 8. The device for displaying server status information according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The logic control module includes any one of complex programmable logic device CPLD and field programmable gate array FPGA. 9. The device for displaying server status information according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The status information of the server includes: any one or more of the IP address of the BMC, whether the power supply voltage is normal, whether the power module is in place, whether the fan is in place, or whether the server is powered on; and / or, The target state information includes any one or more of: whether the power supply voltage is normal, whether the power module is in place, whether the fan is in place, and whether the server is powered on. 10. A method for displaying server status information, characterized in that BMC, logic control module, and visible light source are respectively connected to the logic control module, further comprising: The BMC collects the state information of the server, and sends the state information of the server to the logic control module; The logic control module is used to receive the status information of the server sent by the BMC; and detect whether the connection module is connected to an external display terminal, and if so, control the external display terminal to display the status of the server information, if not, control the visible light source to display the target status information in the status information of the server.