Monitoring management system and method

Abstract

A monitoring management system and method, the monitoring management system includes a cloud server device; an out-of-band module; a solid-state hard disk module for receiving a first information from the out-of-band module and storing the first information; and an electronic device, including a software agent for obtaining the first information and a second information from the solid-state hard disk module, and transmitting the first information, the second information and a third information of the electronic device to the cloud server device, the cloud server device establishes a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device based on the first information and the third information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a monitoring management system and method, and in particular to a monitoring management system and method for processing cloud data. Background Art

[0002] In a monitoring and management system, the system management control triggered by the cloud can be divided into two types: in-band control and out-of-band (OOB) control. For out-of-band control, a cloud server device (e.g., a cloud portal) establishes connections with the electronic device and the out-of-band module respectively. Next, the monitoring and management system performs data integration through the cloud backend system to establish a data connection between the electronic device and the out-of-band module. However, this method of establishing a data connection increases the complexity of data processing in the monitoring and management system. In addition, if the number of electronic devices is of a certain scale, the cloud server device needs to spend more time to establish connections with different out-of-band modules, resulting in reduced efficiency of the monitoring and management system. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a monitoring management system and method to solve the above problems.

[0004] The present invention discloses a monitoring management system, which includes a cloud server device; an out-of-band (OOB) module; a solid-state drive (SSD) module, which is used to receive a first information from the out-of-band module and store the first information; and an electronic device, which includes a software agent, which is used to obtain the first information and a second information of the SSD module from the SSD module, and transmit the first information, the second information and a third information of the electronic device to the cloud server device, and the cloud server device establishes a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device based on the first information and the third information.

[0005] The present invention further discloses a method for processing cloud data for use in a monitoring and management system, the method comprising: a solid-state hard disk module receives a first information from an out-of-band module to store the first information; a software agent of an electronic device obtains the first information and a second information of the solid-state hard disk module from the solid-state hard disk module; and after obtaining the first information and the second information, when the electronic device establishes a connection with a cloud server device, the electronic device transmits the first information, the second information and a third information of the electronic device to the cloud server device, so that the cloud server device can establish a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device based on the first information and the third information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of a monitoring and management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0007] Figure 2 The figure is a flow chart of a process of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0008] The reference numerals are described as follows:

[0009] 10: Monitoring and management system

[0010] 100: Cloud Server

[0011] 110: Out-of-band module

[0012] 120: Solid-state drive module

[0013] 130: Electronic devices

[0014] 132: Software Agent

[0015] 20: Process

[0016] 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210: Steps DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Certain words are used in the specification and subsequent claims to refer to specific components. It should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that hardware manufacturers may use different terms to refer to the same component. This specification and subsequent claims do not use differences in names as a way to distinguish components, but rather use differences in the functions of the components as the criteria for distinction. The term "including" mentioned throughout the specification and subsequent claims is an open-ended term and should be interpreted as "including but not limited to". In addition, the term "coupled" here includes any direct and indirect electrical connection means. Therefore, if the text states that a first device is coupled to a second device, it means that the first device can be directly electrically connected to the second device, or indirectly electrically connected to the second device through other devices or connection means.

[0018] Figure 1Schematic diagram of a monitoring management system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring management system 10 includes a cloud server device 100, an out-of-band module 110, a solid-state drive (SSD) module 120, and an electronic device 130. The electronic device 130 includes a software agent 132. In detail, the solid-state drive module 120 receives the first information of the out-of-band module 110 and stores the first information. The electronic device 130 obtains the first information and the second information of the solid-state drive module 120 from the solid-state drive module 120. After obtaining the first information and the second information, the electronic device 130 transmits the first information, the second information, and the third information of the electronic device 130 to the cloud server device 100, so that the cloud server device 100 can establish a connection relationship between the out-of-band module 110 and the electronic device 130 according to the first information and the third information.

[0019] According to the above description, the present invention provides a monitoring and management system for processing data connection and data integration between electronic devices and out-of-band modules. Based on the received first information of the out-of-band module and the third information of the electronic device, the cloud server device can establish a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device without the need for data integration through an additional cloud backend system. Therefore, the complexity of data processing in the monitoring and management system can be reduced. In the case where the number of electronic devices is of a certain scale, the present invention can also save the time for the cloud server device to establish connections with different out-of-band modules, further improving the efficiency of the monitoring and management system.

[0020] It should be noted that the monitoring management system 10 can be applied to a cloud system having multiple electronic devices and / or having multiple out-of-band modules, but is not limited thereto. In other words, the cloud server device 100 can be connected to multiple electronic devices at the same time. In addition, the electronic device can be a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, an e-book, a portable computer system, or any device using a cloud system, but is not limited thereto.

[0021] In one embodiment, the out-of-band module 110 is coupled to the solid-state drive module 120. In one embodiment, the out-of-band module 110 is included in the solid-state drive module 120. That is, according to different design requirements, the solid-state drive module 120 may have the function of the out-of-band module 110, and the out-of-band module 110 may be installed in the solid-state drive module 120. In one embodiment, the out-of-band module 110 and the solid-state drive module 120 are coupled to the electronic device 130. In one embodiment, at least one of the out-of-band module 110 and the solid-state drive module 120 is included in the electronic device 130. That is, according to different design requirements, at least one of the out-of-band module 110 and the solid-state drive module 120 may be installed in the electronic device 130.

[0022] In one embodiment, if the electronic device 130 does not send any packet to the cloud server 100 within a certain period of time, the cloud server 100 will send an out-of-band signal to the out-of-band module 110 to control the electronic device 130 or the solid-state drive module 120. In one embodiment, if the electronic device 130 does not send a report (e.g., a periodic report) to the cloud server 100 within a predetermined time, the cloud server 100 will send an out-of-band signal to the out-of-band module 110 to control the electronic device 130 or the solid-state drive module 120. In one embodiment, if the electronic device 130 does not respond to a call procedure (e.g., ping) sent by the cloud server 100, the cloud server 100 will send an out-of-band signal to the out-of-band module 110 to control the electronic device 130 or the solid-state drive module 120. That is, if the electronic device 130 has a problem or anomaly, the cloud server device 100 may actively or passively transmit an out-of-band signal to the out-of-band module 110, so as to transmit the out-of-band signal to the electronic device 130 corresponding to the out-of-band module 110, or control the electronic device 130 or the solid-state drive module 120 with the out-of-band module 110. In one embodiment, the out-of-band signal transmitted by the cloud server device 100 to the out-of-band module 110 may include second information, and according to the second information, the out-of-band module 110 controls the solid-state drive module 120. That is, according to the received second information, the out-of-band module 110 may control the solid-state drive module 120 for subsequent operation.

[0023] In one embodiment, when the electronic device 130 is activated (e.g., turned on), the electronic device 130 obtains (e.g., accesses / reads) the first information and the second information from the solid state drive module 120. In one embodiment, when the electronic device 130 establishes a connection with the cloud server 100, the electronic device 130 transmits the first information, the second information, and the third information to the cloud server 100. That is, when the connection between the cloud server 100 and the electronic device 130 is established, the cloud server 100 can establish a connection relationship between the out-of-band module 110 and the electronic device 130 according to the received first information and third information.

[0024] In one embodiment, according to a software component, the software agent 132 of the electronic device 130 obtains the first information and the second information from the solid-state drive module 120. That is, the software agent 132 simultaneously obtains (e.g., accesses / reads) the first information of the out-of-band module 110 bound to the solid-state drive module 120 and the second information of the solid-state drive module 120 stored in the solid-state drive module 120 through the software component. In one embodiment, the software component may be a plug-in. In one embodiment, the software component may be a basic input / output system (BIOS). In one embodiment, the software component may be a software application.

[0025] In one embodiment, the solid state drive module 120 receives the first information from the out-of-band module 110 through an interface. In one embodiment, the interface in the above embodiment may be an integrated circuit bus (Inter-Integrated Circuit(s), I2C(s)), but is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the interface in the above embodiment may be a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART), but is not limited thereto.

[0026] In one embodiment, the first information includes a medium access control (MAC) address of the out-of-band module 110. In one embodiment, the first information includes a serial number (S / N) of the out-of-band module 110. In other words, the out-of-band module 110 may have an independent network interface controller (NIC). In one embodiment, the first information is unique. In other words, the first information can be used by the cloud server device 100 to identify the out-of-band module 110. In one embodiment, the second information includes a media access control address of the solid-state drive module 120. In other words, the solid-state drive module 120 may have an independent network interface controller.

[0027] In one embodiment, the cloud server 100 is connected to the electronic device 130 via a wired network. In one embodiment, the cloud server 100 is connected to the electronic device 130 via a wireless network. In one embodiment, the cloud server 100 is connected to the out-of-band module 110 via a wired network. In one embodiment, the cloud server 100 is connected to the out-of-band module 110 via a wireless network.

[0028] The operation of the monitoring management system 10 in the above embodiment can be summarized as a process 20, such as Figure 2The process 20 is used in the monitoring management system 10 and includes the following steps:

[0029] Step 200: Start.

[0030] Step 202: A solid state drive module receives first information from an out-of-band module to store the first information.

[0031] Step 204: A software agent of an electronic device obtains the first information and a second information of the solid state drive module from the solid state drive module.

[0032] Step 206: After obtaining the first information and the second information, when the electronic device establishes a connection with a cloud server device, the electronic device transmits the first information, the second information and a third information of the electronic device to the cloud server device, so that the cloud server device can establish a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device based on the first information and the third information.

[0033] Step 208: End.

[0034] In summary, the present invention provides a monitoring management system and method for processing data connection and data integration between electronic devices and out-of-band modules. By first binding the out-of-band module and the solid-state hard disk module, the electronic device can obtain information of the out-of-band module and the solid-state hard disk module from the solid-state hard disk module at the same time. Therefore, the complexity of data processing in the monitoring management system can be reduced. In addition, when the number of electronic devices is of a certain scale, the present invention can save the time of establishing connections between the monitoring management system and different out-of-band modules, and further improve the efficiency of the monitoring management system.

[0035] The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present invention should fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A monitoring management system, comprising: a cloud server; One out-of-band module; a solid state hard disk module, used for receiving a first information from the out-of-band module and storing the first information; and An electronic device includes a software agent for obtaining the first information and a second information of the solid-state hard disk module from the solid-state hard disk module, and transmitting the first information, the second information and a third information of the electronic device to the cloud server device, wherein the cloud server device establishes a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device according to the first information and the third information. in, If the electronic device does not send a report to the cloud server within a predetermined time, or if the electronic device does not respond to a call sent by the cloud server, the cloud server sends an out-of-band signal to the out-of-band module to control the electronic device or the solid state drive module.

2. The monitoring management system according to claim 1, wherein: The out-of-band module is coupled to the solid state drive module, or the out-of-band module is included in the solid state drive module.

3. The monitoring management system according to claim 1, wherein: The out-of-band module and the solid-state hard disk module are coupled to the electronic device, or at least one of the out-of-band module and the solid-state hard disk module is included in the electronic device.

4. The monitoring management system according to claim 1, wherein: The out-of-band signal includes the second information, and the out-of-band module controls the solid state drive module according to the second information.

5. The monitoring management system according to claim 1, wherein: According to a software component, the software agent of the electronic device obtains the first information and the second information from the solid state drive module.

6. The monitoring management system according to claim 1, wherein: The solid state drive module receives the first information from the out-of-band module via an interface, and the interface is an integrated circuit bus or a universal asynchronous transceiver.

7. The monitoring management system according to claim 1, wherein: The first information includes a media access control address of the out-of-band module or a serial number of the out-of-band module.

8. A method for processing cloud data, used in a monitoring management system, the method comprising: A solid state hard disk module receives a first information of an out-of-band module from the out-of-band module to store the first information; A software agent of an electronic device obtains the first information and a second information of the solid state drive module from the solid state drive module; and After obtaining the first information and the second information, when the electronic device establishes a connection with a cloud server, the electronic device transmits the first information, the second information and a third information of the electronic device to the cloud server, so that the cloud server can establish a connection relationship between the out-of-band module and the electronic device according to the first information and the third information. in, If the electronic device does not send a report to the cloud server within a predetermined time, or if the electronic device does not respond to a call sent by the cloud server, the cloud server sends an out-of-band signal to the out-of-band module to control the electronic device or the solid state drive module.

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