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Designing method for continuously storing FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) information

A design method and information reading technology, applied in the direction of program loading/starting, program control devices, etc., can solve the problems of omission, inability to save FRU information, and inconvenience for managers to refresh FRU information, so as to achieve a broad development space and make up for the management of computer rooms. and maintenance deficiencies, reducing the effect of manual maintenance and management of the computer room

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-06-03
INSPUR GROUP CO LTD
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At present, most Internet companies use the method of updating the BMC FW version under the system to ensure the safety and reliability of the upgrade version. However, this upgrade method will restore the FRU information of the BMC to the initial information, and it is impossible to restore the FRU information that has been set. preserved
At present, there is no suitable and effective method to solve the above problems. Only after upgrading the BMC FW file, refresh the FRU information according to the original recorded information.
On the one hand, due to the large number of computer rooms under management, it is impossible for the management personnel in the computer room to accurately record all the FRU information of each server, which is very likely to be missed and cause confusion; many inconveniences

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[0016] A design method for continuously saving FRU information described in this embodiment, its main content includes: (1) BMC management software is running normally, modify FRU information according to requirements, save FRU information to EEPROM and BMC system files, (2) update After the BMC FW file, the BMC management software obtains the FRU information in the EEPROM during each normal startup process, and compares the FRU information in the BMC system file. (3) If the FRU information in the file is inconsistent with that in the EEPROM, return the FRU information in the EEPROM to Write to the BMC system file to ensure that the FRU information remains unchanged; use the ipmitool tool to read the FRU information, and always obtain it from the BMC system file.

[0017] The specific implementation process of the design method for continuously saving FRU information is shown in the attached figure 1 Shown:

[0018] (1) Activate the server BMC, modify the FRU information, and...

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The invention discloses a designing method for continuously storing FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) information and relates to the field of computer software development. The FRU information is stored in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) and a BMC system file through BMC management software, is read from the BMC system file and is co-modified to the BMC system file and the EEPROM, so that after a server updates a BMC FW version, the originally-set information of an FRU is kept invariable, and the FRU information does not need to be repeatedly modified. The FRU information can be continuously stored by the server and is prevented from being repeatedly modified after a BMC FW file is updated, so that the manual maintenance and management of a machine room can be reduced, and the defects of management and maintenance of the machine room through the server are overcome.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of computer software development, specifically a design method for continuously saving FRU information. Background technique [0002] The full name of FRU is Field Replaceable Unit, which contains fields such as Chassis, Board, and Product. Each field corresponds to different information, including server manufacturer, server ID number, server asset number, server factory date, server location in the computer room, etc. Therefore, Whether the FRU information of the server remains unchanged plays an important role in updating and maintaining the server in the computer room. [0003] With the rapid development of computer software technology, the construction of various server rooms is also growing continuously. On the one hand, due to the continuous change of customer needs, and on the other hand, due to the running problems of the server itself, it is inevitable to update the BMC FW version of the server. At present,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F9/445
Inventor 张兆义
Owner INSPUR GROUP CO LTD
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