A method, apparatus and electronic device for controlling a light of a hard disk

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application relate to a hard disk lamp control method and device and electronic equipment, the method comprising: obtaining configuration information of a volume management device (VMD); selecting a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, so as to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information, and control the hard disk lamp. In this way, the control right of the hard disk lamp can be timely taken over when the hard disk lamp is not controlled, so that the hard disk lamp is in a normal working state.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of computer, and particularly relate to a control method and device of a hard disk light and an electronic device. BACKGROUND

[0002] A volume management device (VMD) can control the lighting of a hard disk connected to the VMD. The lighting of the VMD includes positioning lights, reconstruction lights, fault lights, and the like.

[0003] In actual use, on the one hand, the lighting needs to be controlled according to whether the hard disk is faulty and whether it needs to be reconstructed, so that the user can intuitively understand the health status of the current hard disk; on the other hand, when the hard disk is faulty, the positioning light (blue) needs to be turned on to tell the operation and maintenance personnel the location of the faulty disk, so as to facilitate disk replacement.

[0004] Currently, the lighting of the hard disk is controlled by the basic input output system (BIOS) by loading the VMD driver (Volume Management Device Driver, VMD Driver). The BIOS loads the VMD Driver during the startup process to control the lighting. However, this loading time is relatively late, which may cause the lighting of the hard disk to be out of control from the start of the BIOS startup process to the loading of the VMD Driver, or when any BIOS exception occurs, causing the lighting function to be unavailable. In this case, the lighting of the hard disk is disordered, which may cause the operation and maintenance personnel to misjudge or misreplace, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources and loss. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a control method and device of a hard disk light and an electronic device to solve the problem of disordered lighting when the BIOS lighting function is unavailable in the prior art.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a control method of a hard disk light, which comprises:

[0007] obtaining configuration information of a volume management device (VMD), and selecting a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, so as to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information and control the light of the hard disk.

[0008] In a second aspect, the present application provides a control device of a hard disk light, which comprises:

[0009] an obtaining module configured to obtain configuration information of a volume management device (VMD);

[0010] The processing module is configured to select a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, and execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information to control the light of the hard disk.

[0011] In a third aspect, a baseboard manager is provided, comprising a processor, a communication interface, a memory and a communication bus, wherein the processor, the communication interface and the memory communicate with each other through the communication bus;

[0012] The memory is configured to store a computer program.

[0013] The processor is configured to execute the program stored in the memory to implement the steps of the control method of the light of the hard disk according to any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the steps of the control method of the light of the hard disk according to any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the above technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application has the following advantages:

[0016] The method provided by the embodiments of the present application acquires configuration information of a volume management device VMD, selects a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, and executes an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information to control the light of the hard disk. In this way, the control right of the light of the hard disk can be timely taken over when the light of the hard disk is not controlled, so that the light of the hard disk is in a normal working state. In this way, the light confusion caused by the uncontrolled light of the hard disk is avoided, the maintenance personnel are prevented from making a wrong judgment and replacing, and the cost of manpower and material resources is greatly saved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A control method flowchart of the light of the hard disk is provided for the embodiments of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 A control device structure diagram of the light of the hard disk is provided for the embodiments of the present application.

[0019] Figure 3 An electronic device structure diagram is provided for the embodiments of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall into the protection scope of the present application.

[0021] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall into the protection scope of the present application.

[0022] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall into the protection scope of the present application. Figure 1 Figure 1 A control method of a hard disk lamp is provided in the embodiments of the present application, which is specifically described with reference to

[0023] In step 110, configuration information of a VMD is acquired.

[0024] Specifically, in the starting process of the BIOS, the default setting information of the VMD is sent to the baseboard manager at an early stage. The configuration information corresponding to the VMD is also included in the default setting information.

[0025] In an optional example, for example, in a system containing one or more central processing units (CPUs), the setting information can include: CPU0_port0-CPU0_port6, CPU1_port0-CPU1_port6, which indicates that the system has two CPUs, and each CPU has seven hard disk lamps, which are port0-port6. When the BIOS starts, the configuration information of all the hard disk lamps is sent to the baseboard manager, and the baseboard manager acquires the VMD configuration information of each hard disk lamp.

[0026] Optionally, after the configuration information of the VMD is acquired, the configuration information is stored in a storage medium for subsequent reading operation.

[0027] Specifically, the configuration information can be stored in a cache, which is a temporary storage between the CPU and the memory, and can realize fast reading operation.

[0028] Further optionally, after the configuration information of the VMD is acquired, the configuration information is backed up to a non-volatile storage medium.

[0029] ​Specifically, because the cache is a temporary storage, if the baseboard manager is powered off or abnormal, the configuration information will be lost, so storing the configuration information in a non-volatile storage medium can prevent loss due to baseboard manager power loss and failure to read configuration information.

[0030] Step 120, according to the VMD configuration information, selecting a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects, to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information, and control the light of the hard disk.

[0031] Specifically, when the BIOS startup process starts before the VMD Driver is loaded, considering that in this stage, because there is no operation object to control the light of the hard disk, the light of the hard disk will be out of control and cause light confusion. Therefore, the operation object needs to be determined through this step to achieve control of the light of the hard disk.

[0032] Of course, this step is not simply applicable to this stage, but also applicable to other stages, and the purpose is to prevent light confusion and determine a specific operation object to perform control operation on the light of the hard disk.

[0033] And the specific process of determining the target operation object can refer to but is not limited to the process described below.

[0034] In an optional example, the VMD configuration information mentioned above can include first parameter information or second parameter information. And when selecting a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, the following cases can be included.

[0035] The first case is when the VMD parameter information is determined to be the first parameter information, selecting a first operation object as the target object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects. In an implementable example, for example, the first operation object is the baseboard manager.

[0036] The second case is when the VMD parameter information is determined to be the second parameter information, selecting a second operation object as the target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects, and the second operation object is an operation object in addition to the first operation object among the plurality of preconfigured operation objects.

[0037] In a specific example, the second operation object is illustrated by taking the BIOS as an example.

[0038] For example, when the parameter information of the VMD is disable, the default BIOS is not ready to control the light of the hard disk, i.e., the default BIOS is not able to control the light of the hard disk at the moment. At this time, the first operation object, i.e., the baseboard manager, takes over the control of the light of the hard disk. The disable corresponds to the first parameter information.

[0039] Alternatively,

[0040] When the parameter information of the VMD is enable, it means that the BIOS is able to control the light of the hard disk. The BIOS controls the light of the hard disk. The enable corresponds to the second parameter information.

[0041] However, when the parameter information in the configuration information is the second parameter information, a special case needs to be considered.

[0042] That is, when the BIOS startup process starts until the VMD Driver is loaded, even if the second parameter information is stored in the configuration information, the BIOS cannot immediately take over the control of the light because the VMD Driver is not loaded. In addition to this case, for example, even after the BIOS loads the VMD Driver, any default needs to be performed by the BIOS, but the BIOS occurs an exception and cannot take over the control of the light.

[0043] In any of the above cases, even if the control is given to the BIOS, the corresponding operation cannot be performed. Then, the operation process of determining the target operation object in the above is no longer performed. In this case, the method can further include the following operation:

[0044] After the second operation object is selected as the target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects, if the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk within a preset time period, the first operation object (for example, the baseboard manager) is further used to receive a notification message sent by the second operation object, wherein the notification message is used to instruct the first operation object to control the light of the hard disk.

[0045] Then, a control instruction is generated according to the notification message, and the control instruction is sent to a preset component to control the light of the hard disk through the preset component.

[0046] Specifically, in an optional example, if an exception or other reasons (for example, it is considered that the VMD Driver has not been loaded) cause the BIOS to be unable to control the light of the hard disk after receiving the control right of the light of the hard disk, the BIOS will send a notification message to the baseboard manager, the notification message is used to indicate that the baseboard manager acquires the control right of the light, generates a corresponding control instruction after the baseboard manager acquires the control right of the light of the hard disk, and sends the control instruction to a preset component, which can be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and the CPLD controls the light of the hard disk according to the control instruction.

[0047] Further optionally, considering that the BIOS loads the VMD Driver, the baseboard manager cannot obtain the state information by itself here. When it is desired to obtain the state information, the BIOS needs to send corresponding state information to inform. Therefore, on the basis of any feasible embodiment described above, the method can further include:

[0048] Before selecting the second operation object as the target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects, the method further includes:

[0049] Obtaining state information, wherein the state information includes information of loading of the VMD Driver;

[0050] When it is determined that the loading of the VMD Driver is not completed or fails, it is confirmed that the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk, and the first operation object controls the light of the hard disk.

[0051] Specifically, the second operation object controls the light of the hard disk through the VMD Driver, and when the parameter information of the VMD is enable, it is determined whether the VMD Driver is loaded. If the VMD Driver is not loaded or fails, it is confirmed that the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk, and the second operation object sends the information of the loading of the VMD Driver to the first operation object, and the first operation object controls the light of the hard disk.

[0052] In an optional example, the BIOS controls the light of the hard disk through the VMD Driver, and when the parameter information of the VMD is enable, it is determined whether the VMD Driver is loaded. If the VMD Driver is not loaded or fails, it is confirmed that the BIOS cannot control the light of the hard disk, the BIOS sends the information of the loading of the VMD Driver to the baseboard manager, the baseboard manager receives the notification message sent by the BIOS, generates a control instruction, and sends the control instruction to the CPLD, and the CPLD controls the light of the hard disk.

[0053] Further, when it is determined that the VMD driver is loaded, the control right of the light of the hard disk is released, and the second operation object is allowed to control the light of the hard disk.

[0054] Specifically, when it is determined that the VMD driver is loaded, and the second operation object is capable of controlling the light of the hard disk, the first operation object releases the control right of the light, and the second operation object controls the light of the hard disk.

[0055] In an optional example, when the BIOS determines that the VMD driver is loaded, a notification message is sent to the baseboard manager, and after the baseboard manager receives the message, the CPLD is notified to release the control right of the light, and the BIOS controls the light of the hard disk.

[0056] Further, in addition to the case that the VMD driver is not loaded or fails to be loaded, the case that the BIOS is abnormal may also be considered.

[0057] Then, when the BIOS is abnormal is solved, and it is determined that the BIOS is capable of controlling the light of the hard disk, a notification message is also sent to the baseboard manager, and after the baseboard manager receives the message, the CPLD is notified to release the control right of the light, and the BIOS controls the light of the hard disk.

[0058] The method for controlling the light of the hard disk provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps: obtaining configuration information of a volume management device (VMD); and selecting a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, so as to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information, and control the light of the hard disk. In this way, the control right of the light of the hard disk can be timely taken over when the light of the hard disk is not controlled, and the light of the hard disk is in a normal working state. In this way, the light of the hard disk is not controlled, the light is disordered, and the operation and maintenance personnel are misjudged and misreplaced, and the cost of manpower and material resources is greatly saved.

[0059] The above is the method for controlling the light of the hard disk provided by the embodiment of the application, and the following describes other embodiments of the method for controlling the light of the hard disk provided by the application. For details, refer to the following.

[0060] Figure 2 The device for controlling the light of the hard disk provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the following.

[0061] The obtaining module 201 is configured to obtain configuration information of a volume management device (VMD).

[0062] The processing module 202 is configured to select a preset operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, and execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information to control the light of the hard disk.

[0063] Optionally, the configuration information comprises first parameter information or second parameter information.

[0064] The processing module 202 is specifically configured to select a first operation object as a target object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects when the VMD parameter information is determined to be the first parameter information, or select a second operation object as a target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects when the VMD parameter information is determined to be the second parameter information, the second operation object being an operation object other than the first operation object in the plurality of preconfigured operation objects.

[0065] Optionally, the processing module 202 is further configured to store the configuration information in a storage medium for subsequent reading operation.

[0066] Optionally, the processing module 202 is further configured to store the configuration information in a nonvolatile storage medium.

[0067] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises a receiving module 203.

[0068] The receiving module 203 is configured to receive a notification message sent by the second operation object, the notification message being used to indicate that the light of the hard disk is controlled by the first operation object.

[0069] The processing module 202 is further configured to generate a control instruction according to the notification message, and send the control instruction to a preset component to control the light of the hard disk through the preset component.

[0070] Optionally, the obtaining module 201 is further configured to obtain state information, wherein the state information comprises information of loading of the VMD driver.

[0071] The processing module 202 is further configured to determine that the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk when it is determined that the loading of the VMD driver is not completed or fails, and control the light of the hard disk by the first operation object.

[0072] Optionally, the processing module 202 is further configured to release the control right of the light of the hard disk after it is determined that the loading of the VMD driver is completed, and transfer the control of the light of the hard disk to the second operation object.

[0073] The functions performed by the components in the control apparatus for the light of the hard disk provided by the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail in any of the above method embodiments, and thus will not be described here again.

[0074] The embodiment of the present application provides a hard disk lamp control device, configuration information of a volume management device VMD is acquired; a preset operation object is selected as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, so as to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information, and control the hard disk lamp. In this way, the control right of the hard disk lamp can be timely taken over when the hard disk lamp is not controlled, so that the hard disk lamp is in a normal working state. In this way, the problem of light confusion caused by the uncontrolled hard disk lamp is avoided, the maintenance personnel is prevented from making a wrong judgment and replacing, and the human and material resources cost of use and maintenance is greatly saved.

[0075] As shown in Figure 3 The embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which comprises a processor 111, a communication interface 112, a memory 113 and a communication bus 114, wherein the processor 111, the communication interface 112 and the memory 113 complete mutual communication through the communication bus 114.

[0076] The memory 113 is used for storing a computer program.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present application, the processor 111 is used for executing the program stored in the memory 113, and a hard disk lamp control method provided by any one of the preceding method embodiments is realized, and the method comprises the following steps.

[0078] Configuration information of a volume management device VMD is acquired; a preset operation object is selected as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects according to the VMD configuration information, so as to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information, and control the hard disk lamp.

[0079] Optionally, the configuration information comprises first parameter information or second parameter information.

[0080] When it is determined that the VMD parameter information is the first parameter information, a first operation object is selected as the target object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects.

[0081] Alternatively,

[0082] When it is determined that the VMD parameter information is the second parameter information, a second operation object is selected as the target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects, and the second operation object is an operation object other than the first operation object in the plurality of preconfigured operation objects.

[0083] Optionally, the configuration information is stored in a storage medium, so as to be read subsequently.

[0084] Optionally, the configuration information is stored in a nonvolatile storage medium.

[0085] Optionally, after the second operation object is selected as the target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects, if the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk within a preset time period, a notification message sent by the second operation object is received, and the notification message is used to indicate that the light of the hard disk is controlled by the first operation object.

[0086] According to the notification message, a control instruction is generated, and the control instruction is sent to a preset component, and the light of the hard disk is controlled through the preset component.

[0087] Optionally, before the second operation object is selected as the target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects, state information is acquired, and the state information includes information about loading of a VMD driver.

[0088] When it is determined that the loading of the VMD driver is not completed or fails, it is confirmed that the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk, and the light of the hard disk is controlled by the first operation object.

[0089] Optionally, when it is determined that the loading of the VMD driver is completed, the control right of controlling the light of the hard disk is released, and the control of the light of the hard disk is transferred to the second operation object.

[0090] The embodiment of the application further provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the steps of the control method of the light of the hard disk provided by any one of the foregoing method embodiments.

[0091] It should be noted that, in the present document, relational terms such as“first” and“second”, and the like, are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action, without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms“comprises”,“comprising”, or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without more limitations, an element preceded by“comprises... a” does not, without more limitations, foreclose the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

[0092] The foregoing is considered as illustrative of the principles of the application. Numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, and it is intended to embody these modifications and changes into the scope of the application insofar as they fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a light of a hard disk, characterized by, The method is executed by a substrate manager, and the method comprises: obtaining configuration information of a volume management device (VMD), wherein the configuration information comprises VMD parameter information, the VMD parameter information is first parameter information or second parameter information, the first parameter information is used to indicate that the VMD is in a non-enabled state, and the second parameter information is used to indicate that the VMD is in an enabled state; when it is determined that the VMD parameter information is the first parameter information, selecting a first operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects, so as to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information and control a light of the hard disk, wherein the first operation object is a substrate manager; alternatively, when it is determined that the VMD parameter information is the second parameter information, obtaining state information, wherein the state information comprises information about loading of a VMD driver; when it is determined that the loading of the VMD driver is completed, releasing a control right for controlling the light of the hard disk and transferring the control of the light of the hard disk to a second operation object, wherein the second operation object is a basic input / output system (BIOS); when it is determined that the loading of the VMD driver is not completed or fails, confirming that the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk, and controlling the light of the hard disk by the first operation object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, After the configuration information of the VMD is obtained, the method further comprises: storing the configuration information in a storage medium, so as to be read subsequently.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, After the configuration information of the VMD is obtained, the method further comprises: backing up the configuration information to a nonvolatile storage medium.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, after the second operation object is selected as the target operation object from the plurality of preconfigured operation objects, if the second operation object cannot control the light of the hard disk within a preset time period, the method further comprises: receiving a notification message sent by the second operation object, the notification message being used to indicate that the light of the hard disk is controlled by the first operation object; generating a control instruction according to the notification message and sending the control instruction to a preset component, so as to control the light of the hard disk by the preset component.

5. A control device for a lamp of a hard disk, characterized by The device comprises: an obtaining module, configured to obtain configuration information of a volume management device (VMD), wherein the configuration information comprises VMD parameter information, the VMD parameter information is first parameter information or second parameter information, the first parameter information is used to indicate that the VMD is in a non-enabled state, and the second parameter information is used to indicate that the VMD is in an enabled state; The processing module is configured to: when the VMD parameter information is determined as the first parameter information, select a first operation object as a target operation object from a plurality of preconfigured operation objects, and execute an operation instruction corresponding to the configuration information according to the configuration information to control the lamp of the hard disk, wherein the first operation object is a baseboard manager; or when the VMD parameter information is determined as the second parameter information, acquire state information, wherein the state information includes information about loading of a VMD driver; when it is determined that the VMD driver is loaded, release a control right for controlling the lamp of the hard disk, and transfer the control right to a second operation object for controlling the lamp of the hard disk, wherein the second operation object is a basic input / output system; when it is determined that the VMD driver is not loaded or fails to be loaded, it is determined that the second operation object cannot control the lamp of the hard disk, and the first operation object controls the lamp of the hard disk.

6. A baseboard manager, comprising: The computer device comprises a processor, a communication interface, a memory and a communication bus, wherein the processor, the communication interface and the memory communicate with each other through the communication bus; The memory is configured to store a computer program. The processor is configured to execute the program stored in the memory to implement the steps of the control method of the lamp of the hard disk according to any one of claims 1-4.

7. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, characterized in that, The computer program is executed by the processor to implement the steps of the control method of the lamp of the hard disk according to any one of claims 1-4.

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