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BMC upgrading method and apparatus

A test method and a test device technology, applied in the server field, can solve problems such as lowering server quality, abnormal BMC upgrade, unstable system files of upgrade tools, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-20
LANGCHAO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION IND CO LTD
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[0003] However, during the BMC upgrade process, due to the instability of the upgrade tool or errors in the BMC system files, BMC upgrade exceptions may occur, causing the server to go down or the BMC system files cannot work normally after the upgrade.
However, in the prior art, the abnormality test of the BMC upgrade process is not carried out. In this way, after the server leaves the factory, the abnormal rate of the server not working properly due to the version upgrade of the BMC is greatly increased, and the quality of the server is reduced.

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[0016] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0017] The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of upgrade test method of BMC, such as figure 1 shown, including:

[0018] Step 101 , cyclically obtain the current flashing times of the BMC.

[0019] Specifically, when the test device tests the upgrade of the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller, baseboard management controller), the number of times the BMC has been flashed can be obtained. Wherein, the number of flashing times of the BMC can ...

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The embodiment of the invention provides a BMC upgrading method and apparatus and relates to the field of servers. Abnormity test can be conducted during BMC upgrading, so abnormality rate after a server leaves the factory can be reduced and server quality can be improved. The method comprises the following steps of circularly acquiring BMC current swiping and writing times, determining whether BMC current swiping and writing times reach target swiping and writing times, swiping and writing BMC when the BMC current swiping and writing times are yet to reach the target swiping and writing times, acquiring BMC testing information after the swiping and writing, upgrading the BMC current swiping and writing times until the BMC current swiping and writing times meet the target swiping and writing times. The BMC testing information can determine whether BMC upgrade is abnormal or not. The BMC testing information at least comprises BMC version information, BMC testing information of the acquired swiping and writing, and determining whether the BMC is normal or not. The BMC upgrading method and apparatus is suitable for BMC upgrading test field.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of servers, in particular to a BMC upgrade testing method and device. Background technique [0002] At present, with the development and application of cloud computing, the demand for hardware server equipment has also developed from the initial single or small amount of demand to the large-scale and large-scale demand. With the development of server technology, servers with out-of-band management functions centered on BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) are more widely used and more powerful. The development from in-band management to out-of-band management has become one of the development trends of server management. However, while major server manufacturers are constantly improving hardware performance, they are also constantly strengthening out-of-band management functions. The version of BMC firmware is changing with each passing day, so it is necessary to upgrade the version of BMC frequently. [0003] Howe...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F11/36
Inventor 万浩
Owner LANGCHAO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION IND CO LTD
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