CN113064617B - Method, system and storage medium for updating SMBIOS information - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, system and storage medium for updating SMBIOS information. The method includes the following steps: S1: BIOS adds a unified board-level architecture module to the basic code, and adds multiple machine models to the unified board-level architecture module. Adaptation unit; S2: BIOS adds SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table to each model adaptation unit; S3: BIOS reads the motherboard ID number during startup to determine the current model, and then loads the corresponding model adaptation unit; S4 : BIOS extracts the information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table and adds the information to the unified board-level architecture protocol; S5: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and updates the SMBIOS information. The invention can complete the updating of hardware description information of different models of products in SMBIOS, and solves the problem that using the AMI manufacturer architecture basic code static table to describe hardware information cannot be compatible with multiple models of products.

Description

A method, system and storage medium for updating SMBIOS information

Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of computer technology, and specifically relates to a method, system and storage medium for updating SMBIOS information.

Background technique

The Basic Input Output System (English: Basic Input Output System, BIOS for short) is the lowest and most direct hardware settings and control manager of the server motherboard. It can provide the lowest and most direct hardware settings and control for the computer, and Fill in the hardware information into SMBIOS so that server users can obtain SMBIOS information through relevant tools under the operating system to have a better understanding of the server hardware information.

Usually some hardware information in SMBIOS has different settings on different models, such as the number of connectors on the motherboard and the silk-screen names of the connectors, or the number of jumpers on the motherboard and the pin names of the jumpers, etc. wait. The basic code provided by AMI manufacturers generally provides a static table file in the code. In the static table, the above-mentioned hardware connectors, the number of jumpers, and silk screen information are filled in, and then the above hardware of SMBIOS is compiled through compilation. Description information is generated in the image. This method is only applicable to a single model of product. For different models of products, engineers need to modify the static table according to the hardware design of the product model and then recompile. However, for a set of basic code to be compatible with multiple different models of products, This static table method of describing hardware information cannot be used.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method, system and storage medium for updating SMBIOS information to solve the defects existing in the existing technology.

Contents of the invention

In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention provides a method, system and storage medium for updating SMBIOS information, completing the updating of hardware description information of different models of products in SMBIOS, and solving the problem of using AMI vendor architecture basic code static table description The hardware information is not compatible with multiple models of products.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

In a first aspect, the present invention provides a method for updating SMBIOS information, which method includes the following steps:

S1: BIOS adds a unified board-level architecture module to the basic code, and adds multiple model adaptation units to the unified board-level architecture module;

S2: BIOS adds SMBIOS hardware adaptation information tables to the adaptation units of each model;

S3: During the boot process, the BIOS reads the motherboard ID number to determine the current model, and then loads the corresponding model adaptation unit;

S4: BIOS extracts the information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table and adds the information to the unified board-level architecture protocol;

S5: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and updates SMBIOS information;

Preferably, the information in the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table in step S2 includes: the SMBIOS Type to which the hardware information belongs, the number of hardware under the Type type, the silk screen information of each hardware; the settings of SMBIOS hardware information for different models of products. It must be different. Use the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table to record the number of hardware of this model and the silk screen information of each hardware.

Preferably, step S5 includes the following steps:

S5.1: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information added in the model adaptation unit;

S5.2: Determine whether the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product has been obtained. If not, update the SMBIOS information through the original static table. If the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is successfully obtained, Then enter step S5.3;

S5.3: Delete the SMBIOS information of the original static table, and then add the obtained SMBIOS hardware adaptation information to the SMBIOS table through the function of adding SMBIOS table in the SMBIOS protocol;

S5.4: Add a flag bit. When the SMBIOS information is successfully updated, the flag bit is set. Otherwise, it is not set. If it is detected that the flag bit is set during the subsequent boot process, the SMBIOS information will not be updated to avoid repeated updates.

Obtaining SMBIOS hardware adaptation information by loading the unified board-level architecture protocol, and updating SMBIOS information based on the hardware adaptation information recorded by different models of products, can solve the problem that the static table of basic code describing hardware information is not compatible with multiple models of products.

Preferably, a log will be generated during the information update process in step S5. The log records the manner in which the SMBIOS information is updated and whether the SMBIOS information update is successful. By generating a log to record the SMBIOS information update process, it is convenient to track any subsequent problems. .

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a system for updating SMBIOS information. The system includes:

Unified board-level architecture module: used to add hardware adaptation information of product models, in which multiple model adaptation units are set up to add hardware adaptation information of different models of products;

Adaptation information adding module: Add SMBIOS hardware adaptation information tables to the adaptation units of each model;

Model identification module: During the BIOS boot process, it reads the motherboard ID number to determine the current model, and then loads the corresponding model adaptation unit;

Information extraction module: capable of extracting information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table and adding the information to the unified board-level architecture protocol;

Information update module: loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and updates SMBIOS information;

Preferably, the adaptation information adding module adds the SMBIOS Type type to which the hardware information belongs, the number of hardware under the Type type, and the silk screen information of each hardware to the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table; the SMBIOS hardware information of different models of products The settings are different. The SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table records the number of hardware of this model and the silk screen information of each hardware.

Preferably, the information update module includes:

Update the startup unit: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information added in the model adaptation unit;

Judgment selection unit: determines whether the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is obtained. If not, the SMBIOS information is updated through the original static table. If the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is successfully obtained, Then enter the update replacement unit;

Update the replacement unit: delete the SMBIOS information of the original static table, and then add the obtained SMBIOS hardware adaptation information to the SMBIOS table through the add SMBIOS table function in the SMBIOS protocol;

Flag unit: Add a flag bit. When the SMBIOS information is successfully updated, the flag bit is set. Otherwise, it is not set. If the flag bit is set during the subsequent boot process, the SMBIOS information will not be updated to avoid repeated updates.

The information update module updates SMBIOS information based on the hardware adaptation information recorded by different models of products, which can solve the problem that the static table of basic code describing hardware information is not compatible with multiple models of products.

Preferably, the system also includes a logging module, which records the manner in which the SMBIOS information is updated and whether the SMBIOS information update is successful; the logging module records the SMBIOS information update process to facilitate tracking of subsequent problems.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides a computer storage medium in which instructions are stored, which when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute the above method.

The fourth aspect provides a terminal including:

A processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program from the memory, so that the terminal executes the above method.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are that a unified board-level architecture module is added to the BIOS basic code, model adaptation units for multiple models of products are added to the unified board-level architecture module, and SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of different models of products is added. Add them to the model adaptation unit respectively, and then each model product updates the SMBIOS information based on the hardware adaptation information of the model adaptation unit; it solves the problem that the AMI manufacturer architecture basic code static table description hardware information cannot be compatible with multiple models of products. To solve the problem, the hardware description information of multiple models of products can be updated in SMBIOS, which greatly reduces the code development and maintenance work of BIOS engineers in SMBIOS updates.

It can be seen that compared with the prior art, the present invention has outstanding substantive features and significant progress, and the beneficial effects of its implementation are also obvious.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, It is said that other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings without exerting creative work.

Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for updating SMBIOS information provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of step S5 in FIG. 1 .

Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of a system for updating SMBIOS information provided in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a functional block diagram of the information update module in Figure 3.

Among them, 1-unified board-level architecture module, 2-adaptation information addition module, 3-model identification module, 4-information extraction module, 5-information update module, 5.1-update startup unit, 5.2-judgment selection unit, 5.3 - Updated replacement units, 5.4-marked units.

Detailed ways

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described The embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, 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 efforts should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

The key terms appearing in the present invention are explained below:

BIOS (Basic Input Output System, Basic Input Output System) is a program solidified on the motherboard ROM chip in the computer. It saves the computer's most important basic input and output programs, system setting information, self-test programs after power-on and The main function of the system self-starting program is to provide the lowest and most direct hardware settings and control for the computer.

SMBIOS (System Management BIOS, System Management BIOS) is a unified specification that motherboard or system manufacturers need to follow to display product management information in a standard format. The purpose is to provide motherboard and hardware information to system management software in Intel architecture systems. According to SMBIOS specification allows BIOS developers to create SMBIOS tables that contain hardware and other system information.

Example 1:

As shown in Figures 1 to 2, this embodiment provides a method for updating SMBIOS information. The method includes the following steps:

S1: BIOS adds a unified board-level architecture module to the basic code, and adds multiple model adaptation units to the unified board-level architecture module;

S2: The BIOS adds an SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table to each model adaptation unit. The information in the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table includes: the SMBIOS Type type to which the hardware information belongs, the number of hardware under the Type type, and the number of each hardware Silk screen information; the SMBIOS Types to which the hardware information belongs include Type8, Type9, Type12, Type38, Type41, etc.; the SMBIOS hardware information settings of different models are different, and the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table is used to record the SMBIOS hardware information of this model. Hardware number and silk screen information for each piece of hardware.

S3: During the boot process, the BIOS reads the motherboard ID number to determine the current model, and then loads the corresponding model adaptation unit;

S4: BIOS extracts information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table, and extracts relevant feature values such as the SMBIOS Type to which the hardware information belongs, the total number of hardware connectors under this Type, the total number of jumpers under this Type, and each hardware The silk screen information of the connector, the silk screen information of each jumper, etc., and then add the information to the unified board level architecture protocol;

S5: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and updates SMBIOS information, including the following steps:

S5.1: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information added in the model adaptation unit;

S5.2: Determine whether the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product has been obtained. If not, update the SMBIOS information through the original static table. If the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is successfully obtained, Then enter step S5.3;

S5.3: Delete the SMBIOS information of the original static table, and then add the obtained SMBIOS hardware adaptation information to the SMBIOS table through the function of adding SMBIOS table in the SMBIOS protocol;

S5.4: Add a flag bit. When the SMBIOS information is successfully updated, the flag bit is set. Otherwise, it is not set. If it is detected that the flag bit is set during the subsequent boot process, the SMBIOS information will not be updated to avoid repeated updates.

Step S5 obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information by loading the unified board-level architecture protocol, and updates the SMBIOS information according to the hardware adaptation information recorded by different models of products, which can solve the problem that the static table of the basic code describing the hardware information is not compatible with multiple models of products. .

During the information update process in step S5, a log will be generated. The log records the method of updating the SMBIOS information and whether the SMBIOS information update is successful. By generating a log to record the SMBIOS information update process, it is convenient to track subsequent problems when they arise.

Example 2:

As shown in Figures 3 to 4, this embodiment provides a system for updating SMBIOS information. The system includes:

Unified board-level architecture module 1: used to add hardware adaptation information of model products, in which there are multiple model adaptation units such as model A adaptation unit, model B adaptation unit and model C adaptation unit , add hardware adaptation information for different models of products respectively;

Adaptation information adding module 2: Add the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table to the adaptation unit of each model, and add the SMBIOS Type type to which the hardware information belongs, the number of hardware under the Type type, and the silk screen information of each hardware to the SMBIOS hardware In the adaptation information table, the SMBIOS hardware information settings of different models are different. The SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table records the number of hardware of this model and the silk screen information of each hardware.

Model identification module 3: During the BIOS boot process, the motherboard ID number is read to determine the current model, and then the corresponding model adaptation unit is loaded;

Information extraction module 4: Able to extract information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table and add the information to the unified board-level architecture protocol;

Information update module 5: Load the unified board-level architecture protocol and update SMBIOS information;

Among them, the information update module 5 includes:

Update startup unit 5.1: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information added in the model adaptation unit;

Judgment selection unit 5.2: Determine whether the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product has been obtained. If not, update the SMBIOS information through the original static table method. If the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is successfully obtained, , then enter update replacement unit 5.3;

Update replacement unit 5.3: Delete the SMBIOS information of the original static table, and then add the obtained SMBIOS hardware adaptation information to the SMBIOS table through the function of adding SMBIOS table in the SMBIOS protocol;

Flag unit 5.4: Add a flag bit. When the SMBIOS information is successfully updated, the flag bit is set. Otherwise, it is not set. If the flag bit is set during the subsequent boot process, the SMBIOS information will not be updated to avoid repeated updates.

The information update module 5 updates SMBIOS information based on the hardware adaptation information recorded by different models of products, which can solve the problem that the static table of basic code describing hardware information is not compatible with multiple models of products.

The system also includes a logging module that records the manner in which the SMBIOS information is updated and whether the SMBIOS information update is successful; the logging module records the SMBIOS information update process to facilitate tracking when subsequent problems occur.

Example 3:

This embodiment provides a computer storage medium that stores instructions, which when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute the above method.

Example 4:

This embodiment provides a terminal, including:

A processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program from the memory, so that the terminal executes the above method.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. Without departing from the spirit and essence of the invention, those of ordinary skill in the art can make various equivalent modifications or substitutions to the embodiments of the invention, and these modifications or substitutions should be within the scope of the invention/any Those skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention, and they should all be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

1. A method for updating SMBIOS information, characterized in that the method includes the following steps: S1: BIOS adds a unified board-level architecture module to the basic code, and adds multiple model adaptation units to the unified board-level architecture module; S2: BIOS adds SMBIOS hardware adaptation information tables to the adaptation units of each model; S3: During the boot process, the BIOS reads the motherboard ID number to determine the current model, and then loads the corresponding model adaptation unit; S4: BIOS extracts the information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table and adds the information to the unified board-level architecture protocol; S5: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and updates SMBIOS information; The information in the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table in step S2 includes: the SMBIOSType type to which the hardware information belongs, the number of hardware under the Type type, and the silk screen information of each hardware; The step S5 includes the following steps: S5.1: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information added in the model adaptation unit; S5.2: Determine whether the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product has been obtained. If not, update the SMBIOS information through the original static table. If the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is successfully obtained, Then enter step S5.3; S5.3: Delete the SMBIOS information of the original static table, and then add the obtained SMBIOS hardware adaptation information to the SMBIOS table through the function of adding SMBIOS table in the SMBIOS protocol; S5.4: Add a flag bit. When the SMBIOS information is successfully updated, the flag bit is set. Otherwise, it is not set. If it is detected that the flag bit is set during the subsequent boot process, the SMBIOS information will not be updated to avoid repeated updates. 2. A method for updating SMBIOS information according to claim 1, characterized in that a log will be generated during the information update process in step S5, and the log records the manner in which the SMBIOS information is updated and the SMBIOS information update. whether succeed. 3. A system for updating SMBIOS information, characterized in that the system includes: Unified board-level architecture module: used to add hardware adaptation information of product models, in which multiple model adaptation units are set up to add hardware adaptation information of different models of products; Adaptation information adding module: Add SMBIOS hardware adaptation information tables to the adaptation units of each model; Model identification module: Read the motherboard ID number during the BIOS boot process to determine the current model, and then load the corresponding model adaptation unit; Information extraction module: capable of extracting information from the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table and adding the information to the unified board-level architecture protocol; Information update module: loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and updates SMBIOS information; The adaptation information adding module adds the SMBIOSType type to which the hardware information belongs, the number of hardware under the Type type, and the silk screen information of each hardware to the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information table; The information update module includes: Update the startup unit: BIOS loads the unified board-level architecture protocol and obtains the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information added in the model adaptation unit; Judgment selection unit: determines whether the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is obtained. If not, the SMBIOS information is updated through the original static table. If the SMBIOS hardware adaptation information of this model of product is successfully obtained, Then enter the update and replacement unit; Update the replacement unit: delete the SMBIOS information of the original static table, and then add the obtained SMBIOS hardware adaptation information to the SMBIOS table through the add SMBIOS table function in the SMBIOS protocol; Flag unit: Add a flag bit. When the SMBIOS information is successfully updated, the flag bit is set. Otherwise, it is not set. If the flag bit is set during the subsequent boot process, the SMBIOS information will not be updated to avoid repeated updates. 4. A system for updating SMBIOS information according to claim 3, characterized in that the system further includes a logging module, and the logging module records the manner in which the SMBIOS information is updated and whether the SMBIOS information update is successful. 5. A computer storage medium, characterized in that the computer storage medium stores instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute the method described in any one of claims 1 and 2.