CN102073570A - Server system - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a server system comprising a backboard and a plurality of motherboards wherein the backboard comprises a substrate management controller, the motherboards connected with the backboard respectively comprise a sensor and a data transmission unit. Sensors are used for detecting states of corresponding motherboards and data transmission units are used for updating state records in dependence on the states detected by the sensors. Besides the data transmission units are also used for transmitting the state records to the substrate management controller which is used for transmitting control signals to the data transmission units in dependence on the state records so as to control the sensors through the data transmission units.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of electronic digit data handling system, and particularly relevant for a kind of server system.
Background technology
Server system usually needs to connect different motherboards simultaneously, and handles the signal on each motherboard.Usually can be provided with independently system management chip on the motherboard, as baseboard management controller (Baseboard Management Controller; BMC), come the sensor on the motherboard is managed.And the chip of a centralized management will be set on the server again, so that these baseboard management controllers are done keyholed back plate.No matter but be baseboard management controller, or the chip of centralized management, cost is all quite high.And, different motherboard manufacturers, set baseboard management controller often has different transmission command forms, and the program design of the chip of centralized management on handling will be more complicated, in case the sensor on the motherboard changes to some extent, its modification also will cause the deviser to perplex greatly.
Therefore, how to design a new server system, cost that can be lower is monitored different motherboards, is the industry problem demanding prompt solution.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, a purpose of the present invention provides a kind of server system, and cost that can be lower is monitored different motherboards.
One embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of server system, comprises: backboard and a plurality of motherboard.Backboard comprises baseboard management controller.Motherboard is connected in backboard, comprises respectively: at least one sensor and data transmission unit.Sensor is in order to detect the state of corresponding motherboard.Data transmission unit is in order to the state update mode record according to sensor institute sensing.Wherein data transmission unit also is recorded to baseboard management controller in order to delivery status, and baseboard management controller controls signal to data transmission unit to control sensor by data transmission unit in order to transmit according to state recording.
According to one embodiment of the invention, wherein data transmission unit is perimeter interface controller (PeripheralInterface Controller; PIC).
According to another embodiment of the present invention, data transmission unit passes through I
2C interface and baseboard management controller are linked up.
According to further embodiment of this invention, wherein control signal is Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IntelligentPlatform Management Bus; IPMB) specification.
According to yet another embodiment of the invention, wherein data transmission unit comprises non-volatile random access memory (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory; NVRAM), with the storing state record.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein control signal is the parameter in order to acquisition state recording, setting sensor, morphological parameters, unlatching and the closure sensor of acquisition sensor.
According to further embodiment of this invention, wherein sensor is temperature sensor, rotation speed of the fan sensor or voltage sensor.
According to yet another embodiment of the invention, its dorsulum baseboard management controller also passes through network communication with distance host, to control the backboard baseboard management controller by distance host.
Another embodiment of the present invention is that a kind of server system is being provided, and comprises: backboard, first motherboard and second motherboard.Backboard comprises the backboard baseboard management controller.First motherboard is connected in backboard, comprises: at least one first sensor and data transmission unit.First sensor is in order to detect the state of this corresponding first motherboard.Data transmission unit upgrades first state recording in order to the state according to sensor institute sensing.Second motherboard is connected in backboard, comprises: at least one second sensor and motherboard baseboard management controller.Second sensor is in order to detect the state of the second corresponding motherboard.The motherboard baseboard management controller upgrades second state recording in order to the state according to second sensor institute sensing.Its dorsulum baseboard management controller controls signal to data transmission unit and motherboard baseboard management controller in order to transmission, to control first and second sensor by data transmission unit and motherboard baseboard management controller respectively, data transmission unit and motherboard baseboard management controller are also respectively in order to transmit first and second state recording to the backboard baseboard management controller.
According to one embodiment of the invention, wherein data transmission unit is the perimeter interface controller.Data transmission unit passes through I
2C interface and baseboard management controller are linked up, and control signal is the Intelligent Platform Management Bus specification.
Application the invention has the advantages that by setting only is responsible for the data transmission unit of data transmission in motherboard, and come centralized control by the baseboard management controller on the backboard, to save the manufacturing cost of motherboard, and do not need to design different programs with the control sensor, and reach above-mentioned purpose easily according to different motherboards.
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For above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and embodiment can be become apparent, appended the description of the drawings is as follows:
Fig. 1 is the calcspar of a kind of server system of one embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 2 is the calcspar of a kind of server system of further embodiment of this invention.
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1: server system 10: backboard
100: baseboard management controller 101: control signal
12: motherboard 120: sensor
121: sense conditions 122: data transmission unit
123: state recording 2: server system
20: backboard 200: the backboard baseboard management controller
221: sense conditions 222: data transmission unit
24: the second motherboards of 223: the first state recordings
242: 243: the second state recordings of motherboard baseboard management controller
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, be the calcspar of a kind of server system 1 of one embodiment of the invention.Server system 1 comprises: backboard 10 and a plurality of motherboard 12.
Backboard 10 comprises baseboard management controller 100.Baseboard management controller 100 is supported IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface; IPMI) framework is with the transmission or the reception of the information of carrying out.
Motherboard 12 is connected in backboard 10.In the present embodiment, the number of motherboard 12 is four, yet in other embodiments, motherboard 12 numbers that backboard 10 can connect can be adjusted.Motherboard 12 comprises respectively: at least one sensor 120 and data transmission unit 122.Sensor 120 is in order to detect the state of corresponding motherboard 12.Sensor 120 can be temperature sensor, rotation speed of the fan sensor or voltage sensor in different embodiment, carry out sensing with the voltage to temperature, rotation speed of the fan or the module of motherboard 12, and obtain a sense conditions 121, represents with numerical value usually.
122 of data transmission units are in order to the sense conditions 121 update modes record 123 according to 120 sensings of sensor.Data transmission unit 122 is that circuit structure is simpler as the module of perimeter interface controller in one embodiment, the main chip of being responsible for control perimeter interface data transmission.Data transmission unit 122 comprises non-volatile random access memory (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory in one embodiment; NVRAM), in order to storing state record 123.Therefore, after data transmission unit 122 will carry out sensing at the state of 120 pairs of motherboards 12 of sensor, receive sense conditions 121, with update mode record 123 at any time from sensor 120.
In one embodiment, baseboard management controller 100 also is connected with distance host (not illustrating), so that distance host can be learnt the state of sensor 120 by baseboard management controller 100, and baseboard management controller 100 is controlled.100 of distance host and baseboard management controllers can be linked up by the interface of network.
The server system 1 of the foregoing description, data transmission unit 122 in its motherboard 12 only is responsible for the transmission of data, therefore 122 needs of data transmission unit can read 100 control signals transmitted 101 of baseboard management controller, and do control by the baseboard management controller 100 that is arranged at backboard 10 and get final product, not only can save the manufacturing cost of motherboard 12, and not need to design different programs with control sensor 120 according to the motherboard 12 of different vendor or different model.
Please refer to Fig. 2, be the calcspar of a kind of server system 2 of further embodiment of this invention.Server system 2 comprises: backboard 20, first motherboard 22 and second motherboard 24.Backboard 20 comprises backboard baseboard management controller 200.First motherboard 22 is connected in backboard 20, comprises: first sensor 220 and data transmission unit 222.First sensor 220 and data transmission unit 222 are identical with sensor 120 and data transmission unit 122 among Fig. 1, by first sensor 220 in order to detect first motherboard 22, and by data transmission unit 122 sense conditions 221 measured according to first sensor 220, to upgrade first state recording 223 at any time, so repeat no more.
200 of backboard baseboard management controllers are in order to transmit control signal 201 to data transmission unit 222 and motherboard baseboard management controller 242, by data transmission unit 222 and motherboard baseboard management controller 242 first and second sensors 220 and 240 of control, data transmission unit 222 and motherboard baseboard management controller 242 are also respectively in order to transmit first and second state recording 223 and 243 to backboard baseboard management controller 200 with respectively.
Though the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; right its is not in order to qualification the present invention, any person skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the scope that claims define.
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1. a server system is characterized in that, comprises:
One backboard comprises a baseboard management controller; And
A plurality of motherboards are connected in this backboard, comprise respectively:
At least one sensor is in order to detect the state of this corresponding motherboard; And
One data transmission unit upgrades a state recording in order to the state according to this sensor institute sensing;
Wherein also in order to transmit this state recording to this baseboard management controller, this baseboard management controller controls signal to this data transmission unit to control this sensor by this data transmission unit in order to transmit one according to this state recording to this data transmission unit.
2. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this data transmission unit is the perimeter interface controller.
3. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this data transmission unit is by an I
2C interface and this baseboard management controller are linked up.
4. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this control signal is an Intelligent Platform Management Bus specification.
5. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this data transmission unit comprises a non-volatile random access memory, to store this state recording.
6. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this control signal in order to capture this state recording, set this sensor a parameter, capture this sensor a morphological parameters, open and close this sensor.
7. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this sensor is a temperature sensor, a rotation speed of the fan sensor or a voltage sensor.
8. server system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this baseboard management controller also passes through a network communication with a distance host, to control this baseboard management controller by this distance host.
9. a server system is characterized in that, comprises:
One backboard comprises a backboard baseboard management controller;
At least one first motherboard is connected in this backboard, comprises:
At least one first sensor is in order to detect the state of this corresponding first motherboard; And
One data transmission unit upgrades one first state recording in order to the state according to this sensor institute sensing; And
At least one second motherboard is connected in this backboard, comprises:
At least one second sensor is in order to detect the state of this corresponding second motherboard; And
One motherboard baseboard management controller upgrades one second state recording in order to the state according to this second sensor institute sensing;
Wherein this backboard baseboard management controller controls signal to this data transmission unit and this motherboard baseboard management controller in order to transmit one, with respectively by this data transmission unit and this motherboard baseboard management controller control this first and this second sensor, this data transmission unit and this motherboard baseboard management controller also respectively in order to transmit this first and this second state recording to this backboard baseboard management controller.
10. server system according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, this data transmission unit is the perimeter interface controller, wherein this data transmission unit and this motherboard baseboard management controller are linked up by an I2C interface and this baseboard management controller, and this control signal is an Intelligent Platform Management Bus specification.
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