CN1728662A - Method for automatically assigning communication port address and its blade server system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for automatically allocating communication port address and blade server system thereof. The blade server system comprises a central circuit board and a plurality of hot-pluggable devices. The central circuit board has a plurality of slots. Each of the hot-pluggable devices has a connector for connecting to one of the slots. The plurality of slots respectively correspond to the slot identification codes. A particular hot-pluggable device of the plurality of hot-pluggable devices is plugged into a particular slot of the plurality of slots through the particular connector. The specific hot-pluggable device obtains the specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot through the specific connector. The specific hot-pluggable device generates a specific communication port address according to the specific slot identification code. The specific hot-pluggable device transmits the specific communication port address to other hot-pluggable devices which are inserted on the central circuit board, and receives the respective communication port addresses.

Description

Method for automatically assigning communication port address and its blade server system

technical field

The invention relates to a method for automatically assigning communication port addresses and a blade server system thereof. And in particular, it relates to a method for automatically assigning communication port addresses and a hot-swappable device. The hot-swappable device obtains a slot identification code corresponding to a slot through a connector, and the hot-swappable device obtains a slot identification code corresponding to a slot through the hot-swappable device. Slot ID to generate a communication port address.

Background technique

A blade server (Blade server) system 100 is a common server system at present, and the blade server system 100 is composed of a plurality of blade servers 102 . A blade server 102 integrates the hardware of a server system such as a processor, a memory, and a hard disk drive into a single motherboard, and each blade server 102 shares resources such as a chassis, a power supply unit, a keyboard, a display, and a mouse. .

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a block diagram of a traditional blade server system. The blade server system 100 includes a blade server 102 , a management server 104 and a middleplane 106 . When the blade server system 100 is in operation, the blade server 102 can be directly removed from or inserted into any one of the slots 108-1-108-6, which is called hot swap (Hot Swap). In a conventional blade server system, there is one management server 104 . The management server 104 is used to assign communication port addresses of each blade server 102 or other modules inserted into the blade server system, so as to exchange data.

However, the traditional way of allocating communication port addresses is fixed and unique. However, under the trend that the modular design gradually becomes the mainstream, the management server 104 with the hot-swappable function is gradually used in the blade server system. When the management server 104 is removed and replaced with another management server. The other management server may need to redefine the communication port addresses of all the blade servers, resulting in problems of difficult management or communication port address conflicts. Therefore, between each blade server or other modules, because the management server 104 has a hot swap (Hot Swap) function, when the management server 104 itself is pulled out of the system, the mechanism for assigning communication port addresses becomes more difficult and complex.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically assigning communication port addresses and its blade server system, which can solve the problem of difficulty in assigning communication port addresses caused by the management server having a hot-swappable function.

According to the purpose of the present invention, a blade server system is proposed. A blade server system includes a central circuit board and a plurality of hot-swappable devices. The central circuit board has multiple slots. The multiple slots respectively correspond to a slot identification code (slot ID). The plurality of slot identification codes respectively correspond to a communication port address. Each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices has a connector and a management monitoring main controller. Each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices is connected to any one of the plurality of slots through an associated connector. Wherein, a specific connector of a specific hot-swappable device in the plurality of hot-swappable devices is plugged behind a specific slot in the plurality of slots. A specific hot-swappable device obtains a specific slot ID corresponding to a specific slot through a specific connector. The specific management supervisory controller of the specific hot-swappable device generates a specific communication port address according to the specific slot ID. The specific management monitoring main controller transmits the specific communication port address to the management monitoring main controller of each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices inserted on the central circuit board. And require the management and monitoring main controllers that have been plugged into each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices on the central circuit board to reply to their respective communication port addresses.

According to another object of the present invention, a method for automatically assigning communication port addresses is provided for a blade server system. The blade server system includes a central circuit board and a plurality of hot-swappable devices. The central circuit board has multiple slots. Each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices has a connector and a management monitoring main controller. Each hot-swappable device is connected to any one of the plurality of slots through an associated connector. The method of the present invention is as follows: a plurality of slots are assigned to correspond to a slot identification code (slot ID) respectively. A specific hot-swappable device of the plurality of hot-swappable devices is inserted into a specific slot of the plurality of slots. And obtain a specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot through the connector to which the specific hot-swappable device belongs. Then a specific communication port address is generated by a specific management monitoring main controller of the specific hot-swappable device according to the specific slot identification code. Finally, the specific management monitoring main controller transmits the specific communication port address to other management monitoring main controllers of each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices inserted on the central circuit board. And require the management and monitoring main controllers that have been plugged into each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices on the central circuit board to reply to their respective communication port addresses.

In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, a preferred embodiment will be described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a conventional blade server system.

FIG. 2 shows a structural diagram of a blade server system for automatically assigning communication port addresses using the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a method for automatically assigning communication port addresses according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a blade server system applying the method for automatically assigning communication port addresses of the present invention according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 shows the pin numbering diagram of the EPT 246-31300-15 connector.

Description of main component symbols

100: Blade server system

102: Blade server

104: Manage Server

106: Central circuit board

108: connector

200: blade server system

202-1-5: Blade server

204-1-2: Administration Server

206: Central circuit board

208-1-7: Slot

210-1-7: Connector

212-1-7: Management and monitoring master controller

B3, C2, C3 and D3: pins

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which shows a structural diagram of a blade server system for automatically assigning communication port addresses according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The blade server system 200 is a hot-swappable system. The blade server system 200 includes a central circuit board 206 and a plurality of hot-swappable devices. The plurality of hot-swappable devices includes a plurality of blade servers 202-1-202-5 and a plurality of management servers 204-1-204-2. The central circuit board includes a plurality of slots 208-1-208-7. The plurality of blade servers 202-1-202-5 and the plurality of management servers 204-1-204-2 respectively have a connector 210-1-210-7 conforming to the pin specification of EPT246-31300-15. Each multiple blade servers 202-1-202-5 are connected to any one of multiple slots 208-1-208-7 through their EPT 246-31300-15 connector 210-3-210-7, for example 208-3-208-7 on. Each management server (204-1-2) is connected to any one of a plurality of slots 208-1-208-7 through its EPT 246-31300-15 connector 210-1-210-2, such as 208-1 -208-2 on.

In the present invention, specify that each slot 208-1-208-7 corresponds to a slot identification code (slot ID) respectively, and utilize each EPT 246-31300-15 connector 210-1-210-7 to The four pins are respectively included to obtain slot identification codes (slot IDs) corresponding to each of the plurality of slots 208-1-208-7. Further, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 at the same time. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a method for automatically assigning communication port addresses according to the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 , first, enter step 302 , insert a specific hot-swappable device into a specific slot. For example, referring to FIG. 2, the specific hot-swappable device is blade server 202-1, and the corresponding specific slot is slot 208-3. Next, enter step 304, obtain the specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot through the specific connector. That is to say, the blade server 202-1 obtains the specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot 208-3 through the four pins of the specific connector 210-3. Then, enter step 306, the specific hot-swappable device generates a specific communication port address according to the specific slot ID. That is to say, the specific MMC 212-3 (see FIG. 4 ) of the blade server 202-1 generates a specific communication port address according to the specific slot ID. Finally, enter step 308 , the specific hot-swappable device transmits the specific communication port address to the management and monitoring main controller of each hot-swappable device that has been plugged into the central circuit board. And require the management and monitoring main controllers that have been plugged into each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices on the central circuit board to reply to their respective communication port addresses. In this way, the specific hot-swappable device can exchange data with other multiple hot-swappable devices.

Further, in step 304, since the EPT 246-31300-15 connector includes four pins, two fourth power slot identification codes are constructed, that is, 16 sets of slot identification codes. Only 7 slot IDs are used in this embodiment. In fact, there are at most 16 slots 208-1-208-7, each having 16 sets of different slot identification codes. Therefore, multiple hot-swappable devices can be supported up to 16. Therefore, in this embodiment, 7 groups of slot identification codes are respectively assigned to a plurality of slots 208-1-208-7. Each of the plurality of slots 208-1-208-7 has a different slot identification code. The blade server 202-1 obtains the specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot 208-3 through the four pins of the specific connector 210-3. In step 306, the specific management and monitoring main controller 212-3 of the blade server 202-1 has built-in 16 groups of communication port addresses corresponding to the 16 groups of slot identification codes (slot ID). The specific management monitoring main controller 212-3 generates a corresponding specific communication port address according to the specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot 208-3.

A further explanation is now given as follows. Please refer to FIG. 4 , which shows a block diagram of a blade server system applying the method for automatically assigning communication port addresses of the present invention according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The first slot 208-1 and the second slot 208-2 correspond to the first slot identification code slot ID1 and the second slot identification code slot ID2 respectively. The blade server 202-1 has a first connector 210-3 and a first management monitoring controller 212-3. The blade server 202-1 is plugged into the first slot 208-1 or the second slot 208-2 through the first connector 210-3. When the blade server 202-1 is inserted into the first slot 208-1, the blade server 202-1 obtains the first slot identification code corresponding to the first slot 208-1 through the first connector 210-3 slot ID1. The first management monitoring main controller 212-3 will generate the first communication port address according to the first slot identification code slot ID1. When the blade server 202-1 is inserted into the second slot 208-2, the blade server 202-1 obtains the second slot identification code corresponding to the second slot 208-2 through the first connector 210-3 slot ID2. In addition, the first management monitoring main controller 212-3 will also generate the second communication port address according to the second slot identification code slot ID2.

Similarly, the management server 204-1 has a second connector 210-1 and a second management monitoring main controller 212-1, which are used to be inserted into the first slot 208-1 or the second slot 208-2. After the management server 204-1 is inserted into the first slot 208-1, the management server 204-1 obtains the first slot identification code slot ID1 corresponding to the first slot 208-1 through the second connector 210-1 . The second management monitoring main controller 212-1 will generate the first communication port address according to the first slot identification code slot ID1. And when the management server 204-1 is inserted into the second slot 208-2, the management server 204-1 obtains the second slot identification code corresponding to the second slot 208-2 through the second connector 210-1. slot ID2. The second management monitoring main controller 212-1 generates the second communication port address according to the second slot identification code slot ID2.

Therefore, when the management server 204-1 has been plugged into the first slot 208-1, the management server 204-1 has the first communication port address. And when the blade server 202-1 is inserted into the second slot 208-2, the blade server 202-1 obtains the second communication port address, and the first management monitoring master controller 212-3 of the blade server 202-1 transmits The second communication port is addressed to the management server 204-1 that has been plugged into the first slot 208-1. The second management monitoring master 212-1 of the management server 204-1 replies the first communication port address to the blade server 202-1. Conversely, when the blade server 202-1 has been inserted into the first slot 208-1, the blade server 202-1 has the first communication port address. And when the management server 204-1 is inserted into the second slot 208-2, the management server 204-1 obtains the second communication port address, and the second management monitoring master controller 212-1 of the management server 204-1 transmits the second communication The port address is to the blade server 202-1 inserted in the first slot 208-1. The first management monitoring master controller 212-3 of the blade server 202-1 replies the first communication port address to the management server 204-1. Therefore, no matter whether the blade server 202-1 or the management server 204-1 is inserted into any one of the plurality of slots 208-1-208-7. The slot identification codes corresponding to the multiple slots 208-1-208-7 can be obtained through the four pins included in the corresponding connectors 210-3 and 210-1. The corresponding communication port addresses of the slot IDs are found through the respective management and monitoring main controllers 212-3 and 212-1 built in 16 sets of communication port addresses corresponding to the 16 slot IDs.

Then please refer to Figure 5, which shows the pin number diagram of the EPT 246-31300-15 connector. The present invention obtains 16 groups of communication port addresses of the 16 slot identification codes (slot ID) through the EPT 246-31300-15 connector comprising four pins. Among them, the definition of joint angle distribution is that the numbers on the vertical axis are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and the numbers on the horizontal axis are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , 10, 11, the four pins of the present invention are the pins numbered B3, C2, C3 and D3 in the EPT 246-31300-15 connector respectively.

Applying the blade server system of the method for automatically assigning communication port addresses of the present invention, when any multiple hot-swappable devices are inserted into one of any multiple slots, the identification code (slot ID) of the slot will be obtained and Generate the communication port address corresponding to the identification code (slot ID). The newly inserted hot-swappable device transmits its own communication port address to other multiple hot-swappable devices inserted on the central circuit board, and accepts multiple hot-swappable devices inserted on the central circuit board The respective communication port address of the device. This enables the newly inserted hot-swappable device to exchange or process data with other hot-swappable devices.

The blade server system disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention applies the method for automatically assigning communication port addresses of the present invention. Through the four pins in the EPT 246-31300-15 connector, obtain the slot identification codes corresponding to each multiple slots. Allowing multiple blade server positions or multiple management servers in the same blade server system can automatically assign communication port addresses. The invention can solve the problem of difficulty in allocating communication port addresses caused by the hot plug function of the management server.

In summary, although the present invention has been disclosed as above with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can carry out various methods without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Changes and modifications, therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the scope defined by the proposed claims.

Claims (19)

1. A hot-swappable system with automatic assignment of communication port addresses, comprising: A central circuit board has a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots respectively correspond to a slot identification code, and the plurality of slot identification codes respectively correspond to a communication port address; and A plurality of hot-swappable devices, each having a connector and a management and monitoring main controller, each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices is connected to any one of the plurality of slots through the associated connector; Wherein, after a specific hot-swappable device among the plurality of hot-swappable devices is inserted into a specific slot among the plurality of slots through an associated specific connector, the specific hot-swappable device Obtain the specific slot identification code corresponding to the specific slot through the specific connector, a specific management monitoring main controller of the specific hot-swappable device generates a specific communication port address according to the specific slot identification code, the The specific management monitoring main controller transmits the specific communication port address to the management monitoring main controller of each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices that have been inserted on the central circuit board, and require that they have been inserted on the central circuit board The management and monitoring main controllers in each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices on the circuit board reply with their respective communication port addresses. 2. The system of claim 1, the hot-swappable system comprising a blade server system. 3. The system of claim 2, the plurality of hot-swappable devices comprising a blade server and a management server. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the plurality of connectors are connectors conforming to the EPT246-31300-15 specification. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the pins of the connector are defined in such a way that the numbers on the vertical axis are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and the numbers on the horizontal axis are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connector further comprises four pins, the four pins are respectively the pins numbered B3, C2, C3 and D3 in the connector, and the specific can be The hot-swap device obtains the specific slot ID through the four pins of the specific connector. 7. A blade server system, having a central circuit board, the central circuit board at least includes a first slot and a second slot, the first slot and the second slot respectively correspond to a first A slot identification code and a second slot identification code, the blade server system at least includes: A blade server includes a first connector and a first management monitoring main controller. When the blade server is inserted into the first slot through the first connector, the first management monitoring main controller generates A first communication port address corresponding to the first slot identification code, or when the blade server is plugged into the second slot through the first connector, the first management monitoring main controller generates a corresponding second communication port address. a second communication port address of the slot ID; and A management server includes a second connector and a second management monitoring main controller. When the management server is inserted into the first slot through the second connector, the second management monitoring main controller generates a corresponding The first communication port address of the first slot identification code, or when the management server is plugged into the second slot through the second connector, the second management monitoring main controller generates a corresponding second slot identification The second communication port address of the code. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein, when the management server has been inserted into the first slot, the management server has the first communication port address, and the blade server is inserted into the second slot , the blade server obtains the second communication port address, and the first management monitoring master of the blade server transmits the second communication port address to the management server that has been inserted into the first slot The second management monitoring master, and the second management monitoring master replies the first communication port address to the first management monitoring master of the blade server. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein, when the blade server is inserted into the first slot, the blade server has the first communication port address, and the management server is inserted into the second slot , the management server obtains the second communication port address, and the second management monitoring master of the management server transmits the second communication port address to the blade server that has been inserted into the first slot. The first management monitoring main controller replies the first communication port address to the second management monitoring main controller of the management server. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the blade server and the management server have a hot-swap function. 11. The system according to claim 10, wherein both the first connector and the second connector are connectors conforming to EPT 246-31300-15 specification. 12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the pins of the connector are defined in such a way that the numbers on the vertical axis are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and the numbers on the horizontal axis are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the first connector further comprises four pins, and the four pins are pins numbered B3, C2, C3 and D3 in the first connector respectively , the blade server obtains the first slot identification code or the second slot identification code through the four pins of the first connector, so that the first management monitoring master controller generates the first communication port address or the second comm port address. 14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the second connector further comprises four pins, and the four pins are respectively pins numbered B3, C2, C3 and D3 in the second connector , the management server obtains the first slot identification code or the second slot identification code through the four pins of the second connector, so that the second management monitoring main controller generates the first communication port address or The second communication port address. 15. A method for automatically assigning communication port addresses, used in a blade server system, the blade server system includes a central circuit board and a plurality of hot-swappable devices, the central circuit board has a plurality of slots, the Each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices has a connector and a management and monitoring main controller, and each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices is connected to any one of the plurality of slots through the corresponding connector. The method include: allocating the plurality of slots respectively corresponding to a slot identification code; inserting a specific hot-swappable device among the plurality of hot-swappable devices to a specific slot among the plurality of slots, and obtaining the a specific slot identification code for one of the slots; generating a specific communication port address according to the specific slot identification code through a specific management supervisory controller of the specific hot-swappable device; and Transmit the specific communication port address to other management monitoring master controllers of each of the plurality of hot-swappable devices that have been plugged into the central circuit board through the specific management monitoring master controller, and require that they have been plugged into the central circuit board The plurality of management and monitoring main controllers in each of the hot-swappable devices on the central circuit board reply to their respective communication port addresses. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of hot-swappable devices comprise a blade server and a management server. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of connectors are connectors conforming to the EPT246-31300-15 specification. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the pins of the connector are defined in such a way that the numbers on the vertical axis are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and the numbers on the horizontal axis are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. 19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the connector further comprises four pins, and the four pins are the pins numbered B3, C2, C3 and D3 in the connector respectively, and the number of each A hot-swappable device obtains the slot identification codes respectively corresponding to the plurality of slots through the four associated pins.

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