KR102137891B1 - Server managing Method, Server, and Recording medium using User Specialized Operating Mechanism on BMC environment - Google Patents

Abstract

A server management method, a server, and a recording medium are provided. According to the server management method, a server management method by a baseboard management controller that displays a plurality of hardware mounted on a server in a graphic form and expresses whether or not each of the plurality of hardware is activated by using graphics. This enables the user to manage the server hardware more easily and conveniently.

Description

Server managing method, Server, and Recording medium using User Specialized Operating Mechanism on BMC environment by user-specific operation mechanism in BMC environment}

The present invention relates to a server management method, a recording medium, and a server, and more particularly, to a server management method, a recording medium, and a server for managing hardware of a server.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information for this embodiment, and do not constitute a prior art.

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is mounted on a server or a general computer to provide an interface for system management between the system management software and the hardware platform, which enables it to operate on an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) based software architecture. Controller. The baseboard management controller has recently been used not only for server, storage, and network equipment, but also for data center infrastructure management.

However, server management by the baseboard management controller is based on a command or text menu, which may cause inconvenience to the user. Therefore, it is required to find a way for the user to manage the server more easily.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to display a plurality of hardware mounted on a server in a graphic form and to express whether or not activation of each of the plurality of hardware is performed using graphics. It is to provide a server management method, a server, and a recording medium by a baseboard management controller.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. Will be able to.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the server management method by the baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller), displaying a plurality of hardware mounted on the server in a graphic form; And expressing whether to activate each of the plurality of hardware using graphics.

In addition, the plurality of hardware includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, a fan (Fan), and a power supply mounted in the server, and the displaying step includes: a CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, Fans and power supplies may also be displayed in the form of icons, respectively.

In addition, in the expressing step, whether to activate each of the CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply may be expressed using a color change of a corresponding icon.

In addition, when there are a plurality of fans and at least one of the plurality of fans operates abnormally, increasing the operation speed of the fans disposed adjacent to the abnormal fans.

In addition, in the expressing step, colors of icons corresponding to the abnormal fan, icons corresponding to the fans disposed adjacent to the abnormal fan, and icons corresponding to other normal fans may be differently expressed.

And, searching the ISO image in the virtual media storage of the server to generate a list of ISO images; And when a specific ISO image is selected by the user, setting the ISO image selected through the server's BIOS to be recognized as a virtual CD-ROM device.

In addition, it collects logs for a specific value generated by a specific sensor that detects the state of a specific hardware, and analyzes the pattern for a specific value for a certain period of time before it becomes an abnormal state when the corresponding hardware becomes abnormal. And storing the abnormal pattern.

And, while the specific sensor detects the state of the specific hardware, if an abnormal pattern is generated at a specific value, the specific hardware expresses an alarm about the possibility of the abnormal state on a graphic of the specific hardware. have.

In addition, when a plurality of KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse)/SOL (Serial Over LAN) connection requests are requested by the user, the method may further include connecting only the session that is finally requested to be connected to a valid session.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium includes: displaying a plurality of hardware mounted on a server in a graphic form; And expressing whether to activate each of the plurality of hardware using graphics. A computer program for executing a server management method is included.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the server, a plurality of hardware; And a baseboard management controller that displays a plurality of hardware in a graphic form and expresses whether each of the plurality of hardware is activated using graphics.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the server management method by the baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller), when at least one of the plurality of fans mounted on the server operates abnormally, adjacent to the abnormal fan Increasing the operating speed of the placed fan; And displaying colors of icons corresponding to the abnormal fan, icons corresponding to fans arranged adjacent to the abnormal fan, and icons corresponding to other normal fans, respectively.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a server by a baseboard management controller that displays a plurality of hardware mounted on a server in a graphic form and expresses whether activation of each of the plurality of hardware is performed using graphics. It is possible to provide a management method, a server, and a recording medium, so that a user can more easily and conveniently manage hardware of the server.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. will be.

Included as part of the detailed description to aid understanding of the present invention, the accompanying drawings provide embodiments of the present invention and describe the technical features of the present invention together with the detailed description.
1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart provided to explain a server management method according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware management screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram showing another example of a hardware management screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of managing an abnormal fan, according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a diagram illustrating a hardware management screen displaying an abnormal fan according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a flowchart provided to explain an automatic recognition process of an ISO image, according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a flowchart provided to explain a process of detecting an abnormal state frame according to an embodiment of the present invention,
9 is a flowchart provided to describe a process for processing a server connection request according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to clarify the features and advantages of the problem solving means of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

However, in the following description and accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the same components throughout the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible.

The terms or words used in the following description and drawings should not be interpreted as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor can appropriately define the concept of terms for explaining his or her invention in the best way. Based on the principle of being present, it should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments shown in the embodiments and the drawings described in this specification are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, and thus can replace them at the time of application. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second are used to describe various components, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and to limit the components It is not used. For example, the second component may be referred to as the first component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as the second component.

In addition, when referring to a component being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it means that it can be connected or connected logically or physically.

In other words, it may be understood that a component may be directly connected to or connected to other components, but other components may exist in the middle and may be connected or connected indirectly.

In addition, terms such as "comprises" or "have" described herein are intended to designate the existence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, or one or more thereof. It should be understood that the above or other features or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

In addition, terms such as “…unit”, “…group”, and “module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

In addition, "a (a or an)", "one (one)", "the (the)" and similar words are otherwise indicated herein in the context of describing the present invention (especially in the context of the following claims). It may be used in a sense including both singular and plural unless it is or is clearly contradicted by the context.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the server 100 includes hardware 110 and a baseboard management controller 120.

The hardware 110 represents hardware installed in the server 100, and includes a CPU, a memory, a fan, a power supply, and the like.

The baseboard management controller 120 controls the operation of the hardware 110. Generally, a baseboard management controller (BMC) is mounted on a server or a general computer to provide an interface for system management between system management software and a hardware platform, through which an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) based software architecture It is a controller that is supposed to operate on a computer.

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a management interface for server management and defines functions that can identify and control the status of remote or local servers. Monitoring system hardware and sensors, controlling system components, and important This is an embedded management standard that defines the interface for system events, remote management and recovery of the system. This is a server management standard interface designed to increase the management efficiency of the server.It is able to identify and control the status of remote or local servers and operates independently of the OS, so it can monitor the status of the server and monitor fan speed, voltage, and IPMI even when the power is off. It is possible to check the temperature and the like.

Specifically, the baseboard management controller 120 displays a plurality of hardware in a graphic form, and expresses whether activation of each of the plurality of hardware is performed using graphics. At this time, the baseboard management controller 120 displays the graphic on the display device connected to the server 100.

Through this, the baseboard management controller 120 can more easily manage the hardware 110 included in the server 100.

The detailed operation of the baseboard management controller 120 will be described below with reference to the drawings. 2 is a flowchart provided to describe a server management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The baseboard management controller 120 displays a plurality of hardware 110 mounted on the server 100 on a screen in a graphic form (S210). Then, the baseboard management controller 120 expresses whether to activate each of a plurality of hardware by using graphics (S220).

Specifically, the plurality of hardware 110 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, a fan, and a power supply mounted on the server 100.

In addition, the baseboard management controller 120 displays a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, a fan, and a power supply mounted on the server 100 in the form of icons, respectively.

In addition, the baseboard management controller 120 expresses whether or not to activate each of the CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply by using the color change of the corresponding icon.

A detailed example will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware management screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, it can be seen that a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a fan, and a power supply are displayed in the form of icons on the server hardware management screen.

According to the server hardware management screen of FIG. 3, the fan icons are displayed on the top, and a total of six are included, and they are all blue, so it can be confirmed that they are operating in an activated state.

The CPU icon is displayed in the middle of the screen, and a total of two are included, and since both are blue, you can see that they are operating in a soaring state.

It can be seen that the Memory icon is displayed with the CPU in the middle of the screen, and a total of 24 are included. Two are blue, so they are activated, and the other 22 are gray, so they are inactive.

The Power Supply icon is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and includes a total of two. The left one is gray, so it can be seen that it is inactive and the right one is blue.

As such, the baseboard management controller 120 displays the server hardware management screen on the display device, so that the user can easily check the hardware status of the server at a glance.

4 is a diagram illustrating another example of a hardware management screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As in FIG. 4, it can be confirmed that a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a fan, and a power supply are displayed in the form of icons on the server hardware management screen.

According to the server hardware management screen of FIG. 4, the fan icon is displayed at the top, and a total of six are included, and the left two and the right two are blue, so they are operating in an activated state, but the middle two are grayed out. You can confirm that.

The CPU icon is displayed in the middle of the screen, and a total of two are included, and since both are blue, you can see that they are operating in a soaring state.

It can be seen that the Memory icon is displayed with the CPU in the middle of the screen, and a total of 24 are included. Two are blue, so they are activated, and the other 22 are gray, so they are inactive.

The Power Supply icon is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and a total of two are included, and since both are blue, it can be confirmed that they are activated.

As such, the baseboard management controller 120 displays the server hardware management screen on the display device, so that the user can easily check the hardware status of the server at a glance.

5 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of managing an abnormal fan according to an embodiment of the present invention. If there is an abnormally operating fan, the baseboard management controller 120 displays it on the hardware management screen, and controls the neighboring fans to operate faster by taking action.

Specifically, when at least one of the plurality of fans operates abnormally, the baseboard management controller 120 increases the operation speed of the fans disposed adjacent to the abnormal fans (S510).

In addition, the baseboard management controller 120 expresses different colors of icons corresponding to abnormal fans, icons corresponding to fans arranged adjacent to the abnormal fans, and icons corresponding to other normal fans. (S520). Here, the normal fan includes an activated fan and a deactivated fan, and the activated fan and the deactivated fan are also displayed with icons of different colors.

6 is a diagram illustrating a hardware management screen displaying an abnormal fan according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, it can be seen that the server hardware management screen displays CPUs (Central Processing Units), memories, fans, and power supplies in the form of icons.

In the server hardware management screen of FIG. 6, the first fan 610, the second fan 620, the third fan 630, the fourth fan 640, the fifth fan 650, and the sixth fan 660 ) Is marked.

Here, the third fan 630 is displayed in black, and indicates an abnormal fan operating abnormally.

In addition, the second fan 620 and the fourth fan 640 are fans adjacent to the abnormal fan, indicating a fan with an increased operation speed, and can be confirmed to be displayed in orange.

In addition, the first fan 610 and the fifth fan 650 indicate an activated fan among normal fans, and it can be confirmed that it is displayed in blue.

And, the sixth fan 660 indicates a fan that is inactive among normal fans, and it can be confirmed that it is displayed in gray.

As described above, the baseboard management controller 120 includes icons 630 corresponding to abnormal fans, icons 620 and 640 corresponding to fans disposed adjacent to the abnormal fans, and icons corresponding to other normal fans. It can be seen that the colors of (610, 650, 660) are expressed differently, so that the user can easily check which fan has the problem and which fan has increased the operating speed for the abnormal fan.

7 is a flowchart provided to explain an automatic recognition process of an ISO image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An ISO image is a compressed file (disk image) of an optical disc established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This format is supported by numerous software companies. ISO image files usually have a file extension of .iso. The name ISO is taken from the ISO 9660 file system used for CD-ROM media, but the ISO image can also include the UDF file system. This is due to the backward compatibility to ISO 9660.

The baseboard management controller 120 searches the ISO image in the virtual media storage of the server and generates a list of ISO images (S710).

Then, when a specific ISO image is selected by the user, the baseboard management controller 120 sets the ISO image selected through the server's BIOS to be recognized as a virtual CD-ROM device (S720).

In addition, when the use of the ISO image is ended by the user, the baseboard management controller 120 automatically disconnects the virtual media to control the ISO image to be released from the virtual CD-ROM device.

Through this, the baseboard management controller 120 can automatically find and connect the ISO image.

8 is a flowchart provided to explain a process of detecting an abnormal state frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the hardware may be in an abnormal state for various reasons, and if such an abnormal sign is identified in advance, damage due to an abnormal operation may be reduced.

First, the baseboard management controller 120 collects a log of a specific value generated by a specific sensor that detects the state of a specific hardware, and when the corresponding hardware is in an abnormal state, a specific number during a certain period before becoming an abnormal state By analyzing the pattern for, to store the abnormal pattern (S810).

A specific sensor that detects the state of hardware detects the temperature, rotational speed, etc. of the hardware. Then, the baseboard management controller 120 collects and analyzes a log of a specific value of the sensor using a sensor event log analyzer. In particular, a certain abnormal pattern may be generated in advance before the specific hardware becomes abnormal, and the baseboard management controller 120 stores the abnormal pattern related to the sensor signal that is generated just before the abnormal state.

Subsequently, while the specific sensor detects the state of a specific hardware while the specific sensor detects the state of the specific hardware, if a specific pattern occurs in a specific value, the specific hardware sends an alarm about the possibility of the abnormal state to a graphic of the specific hardware. It can also be expressed (S820). For example, when an abnormal pattern is generated, the baseboard management controller 120 may change an icon color for a specific hardware or change a graphic effect by blinking, thereby alarming the possibility of an abnormal state. It may be represented in the graphics for the specific hardware. That is, the baseboard management controller 120 is to alert the user of the prediction information that the specific hardware may be in an abnormal state.

Through this, the baseboard management controller 120 can detect abnormal signs on the hardware 110 of the server 100 in advance.

9 is a flowchart provided to describe a process for processing a server connection request according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a plurality of KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse)/SOL (Serial Over LAN) connection requests by a user are requested (S910), the baseboard management controller 120 connects only the session requested to be connected to a valid session ( S920).

A KVM switch is a device that allows you to control more than one computer with a single keyboard, monitor and mouse. KVM stands for Keyboard, Video Monitor, and Mouse. Multiple computers can be connected to one keyboard, monitor, and mouse, and one of them can be controlled by using a KVM switch.

Specifically, when the baseboard management controller 120 receives a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse)/SOL (Serial Over LAN) connection request from multiple users, only the last session of the connection request is activated among these connection requests. However, the session of other remaining connection requests is automatically terminated.

Through these rules, the baseboard management controller 120 can prevent a system failure or error due to simultaneous access.

On the other hand, of course, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a computer-readable recording medium containing a computer program for performing functions and methods of the apparatus according to the present embodiment. Further, the technical idea according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of computer-readable programming language codes recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium can be any data storage device that can be read by a computer and stores data. Of course, the computer-readable recording medium may be a ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical disk, hard disk drive, flash memory, solid state disk (SSD), or the like. In addition, computer-readable codes or programs stored on a computer-readable recording medium may be transmitted through a network connected between computers.

Although this specification and drawings describe exemplary device configurations, the functional operations and subject implementations described herein are implemented in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or include the structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents. Computer software, firmware, or hardware, or a combination of one or more of them.

Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make modifications, alterations, and modifications to the examples without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In addition, although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. In addition, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical idea or prospect of the present invention.

100: server
110: hardware
120: baseboard management controller

Claims (12)

In the server management method by the baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller),
Displaying a plurality of hardware mounted on the server in a graphic form; And
And expressing whether to activate each of the plurality of hardware by using graphics.
Multiple hardware,
Includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply mounted on the server,
Steps to display,
CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply installed in the server are displayed in the form of icons, respectively.
There are multiple fans,
Further comprising, if at least one of the plurality of fans operates abnormally, increasing the operation speed of the fan disposed adjacent to the abnormal fan;
The steps to express,
The icon corresponding to the abnormal fan, the icon corresponding to the fan which is arranged adjacent to the abnormal fan to increase the operating speed, and the icon corresponding to the activated fan among the other normal fans, and the deactivated fan among the normal fans Server management method characterized in that the color of the icon to be displayed differently.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The steps to express,
A server management method characterized by expressing whether or not each CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply is activated using a color change of a corresponding icon.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Generating an ISO image list by retrieving the ISO image from the server's virtual media storage; And
And when a specific ISO image is selected by the user, setting the ISO image selected through the server's BIOS to be recognized as a virtual CD-ROM device.
The method according to claim 1,
It collects logs for a specific value generated by a specific sensor that detects the state of a specific hardware, and analyzes the pattern for a certain number for a certain period of time before it becomes an abnormal state when the corresponding hardware becomes abnormal. Server storage method further comprising; storing.
The method according to claim 7,
It characterized in that it further comprises the step of expressing an alarm about the possibility of an abnormal state in a graphic of the specific hardware when an abnormal pattern is generated at a specific value while the specific sensor detects the state of the specific hardware. How to manage the server.
The method according to claim 1,
When the plurality of KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) / Serial Over LAN (SOL) connection request by the user is requested, the step of finally connecting only the requested session to a valid session; server management method further comprising a .
Displaying a plurality of hardware mounted on the server in a graphic form; And
And expressing whether to activate each of the plurality of hardware by using graphics.
Multiple hardware,
Includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply mounted on the server,
Steps to display,
CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply installed in the server are displayed in the form of icons, respectively.
There are multiple fans,
Further comprising at least one of the plurality of fans operating abnormally, increasing the operating speed of the fan disposed adjacent to the abnormal fan;
The steps to express,
The icon corresponding to the abnormal fan, the icon corresponding to the fan which is arranged adjacent to the abnormal fan to increase the operation speed, and the icon corresponding to the activated fan among the other normal fans, and the deactivated fan among the normal fans A computer-readable recording medium containing a computer program that executes a server management method characterized by expressing the color of each icon differently.
A plurality of hardware;
It includes; a baseboard management controller that displays a plurality of hardware in a graphic form and expresses whether or not activation of each of the plurality of hardware is performed using graphics;
Multiple hardware,
Includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply mounted on the server,
The baseboard management controller,
CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, fan, and power supply installed in the server are displayed in the form of icons, respectively.
There are multiple fans,
The baseboard management controller,
When at least one of the plurality of fans operates abnormally, the operation speed of the fans arranged adjacent to the abnormal fan is increased,
The icon corresponding to the abnormal fan, the icon corresponding to the fan which is arranged adjacent to the abnormal fan to increase the operation speed, and the icon corresponding to the activated fan among the other normal fans, and the deactivated fan among the normal fans Server characterized in that the color of each icon to be displayed differently.
In the server management method by the baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller),
If at least one of the plurality of fans mounted on the server operates abnormally, increasing the operation speed of the fan disposed adjacent to the abnormal fan;
The icon corresponding to the abnormal fan, the icon corresponding to the fan which is arranged adjacent to the abnormal fan to increase the operation speed, and the icon corresponding to the activated fan among the other normal fans, and the deactivated fan among the normal fans A method of managing a server, comprising: expressing colors of icons to be different from each other.

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