Intelligent state monitoring management system applied to open modular instrument

Abstract

The invention relates to case state monitoring management, in particular to an intelligent state monitoring management system applied to an open type modular instrument, a case management unit on a system controller serves as an advanced state management unit and is responsible for effective management of various hardware in a case, and the case management unit is used for monitoring the state of the case. Monitoring sensor data returned by the peripheral management unit, processing related hardware events, and managing operation states of an external card, a fan system and a power supply system; the case management unit on the power distribution board serves as a secondary state management unit, and when the case management unit on the system controller cannot work normally, the case management unit is switched to the role of the high-level state management unit, and the function of the high-level state management unit is executed. Therefore, the state monitoring management system can still operate normally when the case management unit on the system controller is lacked; according to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the defect that effective state monitoring and equipment management are difficult to carry out on the case under the conditions of IO resource shortage and system controller failure can be effectively overcome.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to chassis status monitoring management, and in particular to an intelligent status monitoring management system applied to an open modular instrument. Background Art

[0002] At present, the intelligent status monitoring and management system of open modular instruments generally adopts the technical protocol based on IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) to realize the monitoring of chassis status and the management of peripheral cards. This system usually takes the controller as the core intelligent management unit, and realizes the point-to-point connection between peripheral cards, fan systems, power modules and system controllers through the IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus). In this way, the system can complete the sending and reporting of various messages. However, since the system controller also needs to undertake key functions such as high-speed data exchange and clock management, it has formed a huge demand for IO (Input / Output) resources, and the above-mentioned point-to-point connection method has further aggravated the shortage of IO resources.

[0003] In addition, as a part of the system management unit, the chassis management unit will not be able to supply power to the peripheral cards and the fan system will not be able to start if the system controller cannot work properly, thus causing the entire chassis to not work properly. In this case, the existing intelligent status monitoring and management system will not be able to perform monitoring tasks and will not be able to ensure the normal operation of the devices inside the chassis.

[0004] It can be seen that the existing intelligent status monitoring and management system has certain limitations and vulnerabilities when facing the situation of tight IO resources or system controller failure, which may have a serious impact on the stability and reliability of the entire system. In order to overcome these limitations, it is necessary to explore more efficient and flexible system architectures and more intelligent management strategies to ensure that the chassis can be effectively monitored and managed even in the case of tight IO resources and system controller failures. Summary of the invention

[0005] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0006] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent status monitoring and management system applied to open modular instruments, which can effectively overcome the defects of the prior art that it is difficult to effectively monitor the status and manage the equipment of the chassis when IO resources are tight and the system controller fails.

[0007] (II) Technical solution

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0009] An intelligent status monitoring and management system applied to an open modular instrument comprises a chassis management unit deployed on a system controller and a power distribution board, and a peripheral management unit distributedly arranged inside a peripheral card and a fan system, wherein the peripheral management unit and the chassis management unit complete communication interaction through an intelligent platform management bus IPMB;

[0010] The chassis management unit on the system controller, as an advanced status management unit, is responsible for effectively managing various hardware in the chassis, monitoring the sensor data sent back by the peripheral management unit and processing related hardware events, reporting chassis abnormalities in a timely manner, and managing the operating status of peripheral cards, fan systems, and power supply systems;

[0011] The chassis management unit on the power distribution board, as a secondary status management unit, switches to the role of the advanced status management unit when the chassis management unit on the system controller fails to work properly, and performs the functions of the advanced status management unit, so that the status monitoring management system can still operate normally in the absence of the chassis management unit on the system controller. At the same time, it is also responsible for maintaining the power supply system of the entire chassis to ensure the stable supply and distribution of power;

[0012] The peripheral management unit monitors, precisely controls, and efficiently manages the hardware it is responsible for in real time, monitors the working status of the hardware, transmits sensor data back to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, responds to various hardware events, and executes control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / chassis management unit on the power distribution board;

[0013] Among them, the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board adopt a two-level cascade structure, with the chassis management unit on the system controller as the first level of the cascade and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board as the second level of the cascade. The two work together to ensure the continuous and stable operation of the status monitoring management system.

[0014] Preferably, the peripheral management unit is connected to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board via a connector on the backplane, and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board is cascaded with the chassis management unit on the system controller via a connector on the backplane.

[0015] Preferably, when the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board are both operating normally, the chassis management unit on the system controller serves as a high-level state management unit, and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board serves as a secondary state management unit;

[0016] When the chassis management unit on the system controller fails to work properly, the chassis management unit on the power distribution board switches from a secondary status management unit to a senior status management unit, performs the functions of the senior status management unit, and is also responsible for maintaining the power supply system of the entire chassis to ensure stable supply and distribution of power.

[0017] Preferably, the peripheral management unit inside the peripheral card implements the management controller function based on IPMI. The peripheral management unit inside the peripheral card transmits the voltage, current and temperature data detected by the sensor to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB, and receives and executes the control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, and at the same time assists the system controller to complete the power supply management, module identification and status monitoring of the peripheral card, so as to ensure the normal operation of the peripheral card.

[0018] Preferably, the peripheral management unit inside the fan system transmits the fan speed data detected by the sensor to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB, and receives and executes the fan adjustment control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / the chassis management unit on the power distribution board to meet different heat dissipation requirements and ensure the normal operation of the fan system.

[0019] Preferably, the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board both have network functions and are responsible for processing the IPMI protocol, so that the system administrator can perform remote monitoring and management through the status monitoring and management system and handle related hardware events in a timely manner.

[0020] (III) Beneficial effects

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments provided by the present invention adopts a chassis management unit on a two-level cascade system controller and a chassis management unit on a power distribution board to perform chassis status monitoring and management. Through the relay management of the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, the problems of the chassis being unable to power on and being unable to effectively monitor and manage peripheral cards and fan systems when the system controller fails are effectively solved. At the same time, the system also saves IO resources on the system controller and supports a working mode without a system controller. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a system schematic diagram of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] An intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes a chassis management unit deployed on a system controller and a power distribution board, and a peripheral management unit distributedly arranged inside a peripheral card and a fan system. The peripheral management unit and the chassis management unit complete communication interaction through an intelligent platform management bus IPMB;

[0026] The chassis management unit on the system controller, as an advanced status management unit, is responsible for effectively managing various hardware in the chassis, monitoring the sensor data sent back by the peripheral management unit and processing related hardware events, reporting chassis abnormalities in a timely manner, and managing the operating status of peripheral cards, fan systems, and power supply systems;

[0027] The chassis management unit on the power distribution board, as a secondary status management unit, switches to the role of the advanced status management unit when the chassis management unit on the system controller fails to work properly, and performs the functions of the advanced status management unit, so that the status monitoring management system can still operate normally in the absence of the chassis management unit on the system controller. At the same time, it is also responsible for maintaining the power supply system of the entire chassis to ensure the stable supply and distribution of power;

[0028] The peripheral management unit monitors, precisely controls, and efficiently manages the hardware it is responsible for in real time, monitors the working status of the hardware, transmits sensor data back to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, responds to various hardware events, and executes control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / chassis management unit on the power distribution board;

[0029] Among them, the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board adopt a two-level cascade structure, with the chassis management unit on the system controller as the first level of the cascade and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board as the second level of the cascade. The two work together to ensure the continuous and stable operation of the status monitoring management system.

[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, the peripheral management unit is connected to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the connector on the back panel, and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board is cascaded with the chassis management unit on the system controller through the connector on the back panel.

[0031] When the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board are both operating normally, the chassis management unit on the system controller serves as a high-level state management unit, and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board serves as a secondary state management unit;

[0032] When the chassis management unit on the system controller fails to work properly, the chassis management unit on the power distribution board switches from a secondary status management unit to a senior status management unit, performing the functions of the senior status management unit. It is also responsible for maintaining the power supply system of the entire chassis to ensure stable supply and distribution of power.

[0033] The peripheral management unit inside the peripheral card implements the management controller function based on IPMI. The peripheral management unit inside the peripheral card transmits the voltage, current, and temperature data detected by the sensor to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB, and receives and executes the control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / chassis management unit on the power distribution board. At the same time, it assists the system controller to complete the power supply management, module identification and status monitoring of the peripheral card to ensure the normal operation of the peripheral card.

[0034] The peripheral management unit inside the fan system transmits the fan speed data detected by the sensor to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB, and receives and executes the fan adjustment control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / chassis management unit on the power distribution board to meet different heat dissipation requirements and ensure the normal operation of the fan system.

[0035] The chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board both have network functions and are responsible for processing the IPMI protocol, allowing system administrators to perform remote monitoring and management through the status monitoring and management system and handle related hardware events in a timely manner.

[0036] In the technical solution of the present application, a two-level cascade of a chassis management unit on a system controller and a chassis management unit on a power distribution board are used to monitor and manage the chassis status. Through the relay management of the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, the problems of the chassis being unable to power on and being unable to effectively monitor and manage peripheral cards and fan systems in the event of a system controller failure are effectively solved. At the same time, the system also saves IO resources on the system controller and supports a working mode without a system controller.

[0037] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. Such modifications or replacements will not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments, characterized in that: It includes a chassis management unit deployed on the system controller and the power distribution board, and a peripheral management unit distributed inside the peripheral card and the fan system. The peripheral management unit and the chassis management unit complete communication interaction through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB; The chassis management unit on the system controller, as an advanced status management unit, is responsible for effectively managing various hardware in the chassis, monitoring the sensor data sent back by the peripheral management unit and processing related hardware events, reporting chassis abnormalities in a timely manner, and managing the operating status of peripheral cards, fan systems, and power supply systems; The chassis management unit on the power distribution board, as a secondary status management unit, switches to the role of the advanced status management unit when the chassis management unit on the system controller fails to work properly, and performs the functions of the advanced status management unit, so that the status monitoring management system can still operate normally in the absence of the chassis management unit on the system controller. At the same time, it is also responsible for maintaining the power supply system of the entire chassis to ensure the stable supply and distribution of power; The peripheral management unit monitors, precisely controls, and efficiently manages the hardware it is responsible for in real time, monitors the working status of the hardware, transmits sensor data back to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, responds to various hardware events, and executes control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / chassis management unit on the power distribution board; Among them, the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board adopt a two-level cascade structure, with the chassis management unit on the system controller as the first level of the cascade and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board as the second level of the cascade. The two work together to ensure the continuous and stable operation of the status monitoring management system.

2. The intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments according to claim 1, characterized in that: The peripheral management unit is connected to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the connector on the back panel, and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board is cascaded with the chassis management unit on the system controller through the connector on the back panel.

3. The intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments according to claim 2 is characterized in that: When the chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board both operate normally, the chassis management unit on the system controller serves as a high-level state management unit, and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board serves as a secondary state management unit; When the chassis management unit on the system controller fails to work properly, the chassis management unit on the power distribution board switches from a secondary status management unit to a senior status management unit, performs the functions of the senior status management unit, and is also responsible for maintaining the power supply system of the entire chassis to ensure stable supply and distribution of power.

4. The intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The peripheral management unit inside the peripheral card implements the management controller function based on IPMI. The peripheral management unit inside the peripheral card transmits the voltage, current and temperature data detected by the sensor to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB, and receives and executes the control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / the chassis management unit on the power distribution board, and at the same time assists the system controller to complete the power supply management, module identification and status monitoring of the peripheral card to ensure the normal operation of the peripheral card.

5. The intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The peripheral management unit inside the fan system transmits the fan speed data detected by the sensor to the chassis management unit on the power distribution board through the intelligent platform management bus IPMB, and receives and executes the fan adjustment control commands sent by the chassis management unit on the system controller / the chassis management unit on the power distribution board to meet different heat dissipation requirements and ensure the normal operation of the fan system.

6. The intelligent status monitoring and management system for open modular instruments according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The chassis management unit on the system controller and the chassis management unit on the power distribution board both have network functions and are responsible for processing the IPMI protocol, so that the system administrator can perform remote monitoring and management through the status monitoring and management system and handle related hardware events in a timely manner.

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