245 results about "Intelligent Platform Management Interface" patented technology

An Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) validating system used between a host system and an operation terminal is provided. The IPMI validating system includes a validating program library for storing a plurality of validating programs coded in a programming language, a user interface configured in the operation terminal, for providing a plurality of selectable commands to be assigned wherein each of the selectable commands corresponds to one of the validating programs stored in the validating program library, and a validating module disposed at the host system for executing a health test of the host system according to the validating programs corresponding to the assigned selectable commands.

A fault tolerant, multi-protocol shelf management controller architecture that is extensible provides an intelligent platform management interface that is version indifferent as well as programmable and reconfigurable. The shelf management controller is arranged in a dual redundant configuration in a client-server mode and has a message driven configuration with the messages conforming to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification as extended by PICMG 3.0. In one embodiment, each shelf management controller includes at least one bit stream processor comprising sequenced stage machines implementing one or more finite state machines associated with one or more devices that are under control of the shelf management controller. The finite state machines could be hardware or software based. The shelf management controller is also modeled as a layered architecture that includes an IPMI API layer. The IPMI API layer enables the shelf manager to interface with legacy and future IPMI specifications.

A KVM switch with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) function is disclosed. The present KVM switch includes a computer interface, a console interface, a network interface circuit, a processor and a memory. The computer interface is capable of connection to at least one computing device having a baseboard management controller (BMC). The console interface is capable of connection to at least one console device. The network interface circuit is capable of connection to the BMC via a network. The processor routes a communication path between the computing device and the console device. The memory stores an IPMI firmware. The processor manages the computing device through the BMC by executing the IPMI firmware, and generates an IPMI menu.

A computer chassis compliant with the Intelligent Platform Management Interface includes a central baseboard management controller (CBMC) and at least one computer board set. The computer board set includes a microcontroller that operates simultaneously as a satellite management controller to receive system management requests from the CBMC and to provide system management information to the CBMC, and as a local baseboard management controller to receive system management information about the computer board set and to provide the system management information about the computer board set to the computer board set. The computer board set detects a local event, which is entered in a local system event log. The satellite management controller determines if the event was requested by the CBMC, and if so, transmits a corresponding event message to the CBMC. The local baseboard management controller determines if local action is required and performs the local action.

The exemplary embodiments provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer-usable program code for reporting operating system faults on an Intelligent Platform Management Interface compliant server. In response to receiving an alert for an operating system fault, the alert for the operating system fault is converted into an IPMI event. The IPMI event is stored in an internal event log. An IPMI system event record is created for the IPMI event. The IPMI event is sent to a host management controller in order to enable monitoring of the operating system fault.

A system and method is provided that allows an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) controller (or another micro-controller that is not a dedicated I2C controller) to control various Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C) slave devices having I2C slave drivers without any modification of the I2C slave drivers on the I2C slave devices. The I2C slave devices can be managed without an external and / or a dedicated I2C master controller. In one embodiment, a translation module is provided to an IPMI micro-controller that can represent I2C interface to I2C device drivers. In another embodiment, the translation module can represent an interface for an IPMI controller to I2C device drivers located in one or more I2C devices and / or I2C controllers.

A system and method is provided that allows an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) controller (or another micro-controller that is not a dedicated I2C controller) to control various Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C) slave devices having I2C slave drivers without any modification of the I2C slave drivers on the I2C slave devices. The I2C slave devices can be managed without an external and / or a dedicated I2C master controller. In one embodiment, a translation module is provided to an IPMI micro-controller that can represent I2C interface to I2C device drivers. In another embodiment, the translation module can represent an interface for an IPMI controller to I2C device drivers located in one or more I2C devices and / or I2C controllers.

Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for utilizing a universal serial bus (“USB”) transport as a system interface to transmit and receive IPMI commands and responses. An intelligent platform management interface (“IPMI”) transport library is provided that receives IPMI commands from IPMI client applications executing on a host. The IPMI commands are encapsulated into vendor specific small computer systems interface (“SCSI”) commands and transmitted over the USB transport to a virtual mass storage device provided by a management device. In response to receiving the vendor specific commands, IPMI firmware executing on the management device extracts the IPMI commands and executes them. A response may be returned to the host by encapsulating the IPMI response into a vendor specific SCSI response and transmitting the response to the host.

A method for detecting a switching failure, applied to a system having a Base Management Controller (BMC), a BIOS and a CPU under an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), so as to avoid failure when the BMC switches from a Fault Resilient Booting (FRB) 3 mechanism to a FRB 2 mechanism. The method at includes the steps of allowing the BMC to perform the FRB 3 mechanism when power-on of the system is detected; canceling the FRB 3 mechanism by the BMC after the BIOS code is obtained by the CPU and starting a timing process for counting a predetermined time; and if the BIOS sends a command to the BMC within the predetermined time to enable the FRB 2 mechanism for monitoring a Power On Self Test (POST) performed by the BIOS, the BMC disabling the self-generated timing process, otherwise establishing and storing a failure record.

A network controller having a multiprotocol bus interface adapter coupled between a communication network and a computer bus, the adapter including a predictive time base generator; and a management bus controller adapted to monitor and manage preselected components coupled with one of the communication network and the computer bus. The management bus controller is adapted to employ an Alert Standard Format (ASF) specification protocol, a System Management Bus (SMBus) specification protocol, an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification protocol, a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), or a combination thereof. The network controller also includes a 10 / 100 / 1000BASE-T IEEE Std. 802.3-compliant transceiver and media access controller coupled with the communication network; a buffer memory coupled with the MAC, wherein the buffer memory includes one of a packet buffer memory, a frame buffer memory, a queue memory, and a combination thereof; and a transmit CPU and a receive CPU coupled with the multiprotocol bus interface adapter and the management bus controller. The network controller can be a single-chip VLSI device in an 0.18 micron CMOS VLSI implementation.

The invention discloses a virtual reality method for intelligent home management. The method comprises the steps of: carrying out correlation on actual home electrical equipment with which an intelligent home management center is connected and virtual home electrical equipment presented by virtual reality equipment; generating a three-dimensional interactive scene and presenting the virtual home electrical equipment in the three-dimensional interactive scene; acquiring a virtual operation instruction executed on the virtual home electrical equipment by a user; and mapping the virtual operation instruction into an actual operation instruction of the actual home electrical equipment correlated with the virtual home electrical equipment, and sending the actual operation instruction to the intelligent home management center so as to implement a corresponding operation on the actual home electrical equipment. By the method, when people use the virtual reality equipment, the operation instruction can be sent to the virtual home electrical equipment in the three-dimensional interactive scene generated by the virtual reality equipment so as to control the actual home electrical equipment to execute the operation, thereby implementing linkage of the virtual reality equipment and the actual home electrical equipment, providing three-dimensional perception for the user and facilitating the user controlling intelligent home electrical equipment.

A server with network-based remote access (iKVM) functions and server management such as IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) functions include a system section for performing various server functions, an iKVM controller for controlling remote access, and an BMC for controlling the server management function. The iKVM controller is provided with a management channel feature so that the BMC can share a network interface controller / circuit / chip (NIC) with the iKVM. The BMC is connected to the iKVM controller, and the iKVM controller is connected to an NIC for the iKVM. The NIC for the iKVM is either directly connected to the network or connected to a NIC for the system section which is in turn connected to the network. In the latter case, the NIC for the system has a management channel where the packets from the iKVM are transmitted. As a result, only one network connector is required for the server.

The invention provides a server hardware state monitoring method which includes the following steps. Intelligent platform management interface ipmi and hardware routing inspection is performed on multiple servers so as to obtain a hardware state of each server. Based on the hardware states and a preset failure knowledge base, failure level filtering is performed on each server and failure information and a failure level of each server are obtained. The failure levels and the failure information are analyzed, and the failure information is selectively pushed to a business processing platform based on an analysis result, and then the business processing platform deals with the failure. The server hardware state monitoring method can automatically monitor a state, is convenient, accurate and high-efficiency and provide accurate early failure warnings for routine operation and maintenance. Manual cost is saved and at the same time, automatic operation and maintenance standards of the servers are completed. The invention further discloses a server hardware state monitoring system.

A fault tolerant, multi-protocol shelf management controller architecture that is extensible provides an intelligent platform management interface that is version indifferent as well as programmable and reconfigurable. The shelf management controller is arranged in a dual redundant configuration in a client-server mode and has a message driven configuration with the messages conforming to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification as extended by PICMG 3.0. In one embodiment, each shelf management controller includes at least one bit stream processor comprising sequenced stage machines implementing one or more finite state machines associated with one or more devices that are under control of the shelf management controller. The finite state machines could be hardware or software based. The shelf management controller is also modeled as a layered architecture that includes an IPMI API layer. The IPMI API layer enables the shelf manager to interface with legacy and future IPMI specifications.

A system and method of controlling the system mode of a computer. The method comprises sending an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) command to a baseboard management controller (BMC), wherein the IPMI command provides a system mode instruction to the BMC. The BMC then sends an operating parameter instruction to a plurality of hardware devices within the computer in response to receiving the IPMI command, wherein the operating parameter instruction sent to the plurality of hardware devices is associated with the system mode. Accordingly, each of the hardware devices operates according to the operating parameter instruction received from the BMC. Preferably, such a method allows the system mode to be changed without shutting down an operating system or rebooting the computer system. Optionally, the BMC may communicate with the hardware devices over an Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus, a General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pin of the BMC, or a combination thereof.

This invention involves a kind of back Flashboard monitoring devices in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface System in the communication technology field. The BMC module is set on the back Flashboard. This module can connect with the external systems management module through Intelligent Platform Management Bus IPMB. This invention realizes the independent monitoring and managing on the back Flashboard through the setting of the BMC module on the complex back Flashboard and the connection to the Bus IPMB, and it improves the function of the IPMI intelligent management platform.

The invention provides a method for out-of-band check and modification of BIOS (basic input / output system) setting options. Components involved in the method include a node BIOS option information setting module, an out-of-band control information transceiver module and an out-of-band control side. The specific process includes that the out-of-band control side transmits an IPMI (intelligent platform management interface) check command, acquires setting information of BIOS options, and transmits an IPMI setting command to modify the BIOS setting options; the out-of-band control information transceiver module receives the command from the out-of band side and executes operations of checking or modifying BIOS option information, in a boot stage, an IPMI remote control command is checked to be needed or not, and if the command is received, the BIOS option information is modified; the node-BIOS option information setting module writes the current BIOS setting options into a memory region of a BMC (block multiplexer channel). Compared with the prior art, the method high in practicability and easy to popularize greatly can improve checking and modifying efficiency.

The invention discloses an IPMI (intelligent platform management interface) based method for serial port redirection. The IPMI based method includes that an IPMI-based SOLTerminal (serial over local area network terminal) serves as an application program for user interaction to receive user input; a serial port of a target machine is redirected to an LAN (local area network) through interaction between the LAN and the target machine; the LAN feeds back serial port information to a user local monitor through the SOLTerminal to provide a monitoring, managing and configuring platform for a manager. Particularly, when management software, such as SSH and Telnet, dependent on a server operating system is not available on the conditions of server operating system nucleus crash or server shutdown and the like, the method plays a crucial role in system trouble locating and troubleshooting.

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) systems are disclosed, in which a baseboard management controller (BMC) is coupled to a first memory device and a server system, such that the BMC accesses the first memory device to provide a first set of functions and accesses a second memory device from the server system to provide a second set of functions.

The invention discloses a method for modifying the sequence of boot options of a basic input / output system (BIOS). The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring data which shows whether the boot options of the BIOS are needed to be modified or not and what sequence of the boot options is needed to be modified from a block multiplexer channel (BMC) through a Get System Boot Options Command of an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI); writing codes to modify the priority sequence of the boot options of the BIOS; and transmitting a Set System Boot Options Command to a target system through an IPMI tool and filling out corresponding parameters. By the method, the sequence of the boot options can be modified by adding a small number of logical codes into BIOS codes, a Boot option can be directly changed at a remote control end, and a server is not required to be restarted immediately; and after the Boot option of the server is directly changed by the IPMI tool, the normal operation of the server system is not influenced, and the Boot option becomes effective when the server is started next time.

The invention discloses a method for setting and synchronizing BIOS configuration parameters through an out-of-band mode. A server is matched with a BMC monitoring management chip, an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) drive is arranged on the server, the BMC and the BIOS communicate through the IPMI protocol, and IPMI protocol instructions for obtaining and setting of the BIOS parameters are provided through the BMC; the BIOS obtains out-of-band parameters saved in the BMC through the IPMI protocol instructions; the BIOS synchronizes the out-of-band parameters to the BIOS local; the BIOS sends the local parameters to the BMC through the IPMI protocol instructions during updating of users; the BMC receives the local parameters to synchronize the local parameters to the out-of-band parameters. By the aid of the method, the BIOS parameters can be checked through the network remotely and can be set remotely; the method can be used for batch setting of the BIOS parameters, and for large-scale server rooms, the advantage is apparent; safe and reliable synchronous logic is provided, and chaos during BIOS and BMC parameter synchronization is prevented.

A testing method of baseboard management controller (BMC) is used for testing firmware stability of a BMC in a server. The testing method includes initializing a plurality of virtual operating systems; setting a plurality of virtual intelligent platform management interfaces (IPMIs) and a virtual BMC in the virtual operating systems; performing a firmware update on the virtual BMC through the virtual IPMI to update the firmware of the virtual BMC; performing a stability test through the virtual BMC and the server; and loading the firmware of the virtual BMC passing the stability test into a physical BMC.

The invention provides a method for carrying out startup and shutdown testing on a blade server and belongs to a computer communication technology. The method comprises the following specific implementing steps that a control end monitors a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) of each blade by an SMC (System Management Controller); when the control end reads a state of each blade in the BMC of the blade by an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) tool and if the state of the blade is a shutdown state, the control end starts up the tested blade by an IPMI tool command; after each blade is started up, the blade waits for 3 to 5 minutes and the control end pings a network card IP (Internet Protocol) of the tested blade; if each tested blade is switched on by the Ping operation, a result that the blade normally enters a system is indicated; the control end shuts down each blade by an IPMI tool command; and the steps are cycled to implement automatic startup and shutdown pressure testing. Compared with the prior art, the method for carrying out startup and shutdown testing on the blade server is convenient for test personnel to rapidly find problems and preliminarily judge time when the blades go wrong and possibility that the blades possibly go wrong.

A testing method for a server supporting an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) is applied to test a server before an operating system (OS) of the server operates. The test method includes the following steps. A baseboard management controller (BMC) of the server is activated. The server is activated, and a monitoring module is operated. Real-time status data of the server stored in the BMC of the server is obtained. The monitoring module executes a pre-test procedure according to the real-time status data of the server before the OS operates. A test result of the pre-test procedure is stored.

This invention discloses one intelligent platform management interface test method based on remote station, which comprises the following steps: fixing test program on customer machine connecting to tested servo through LAN hole or series hole; electrifying tested servo and establishing test program and tested servo; reading tested servo SDR values and judging whether sensor is normal according to read values; reading and setting servo PEF values; reading test servo SEL values and judging warning work status; reading ad setting tested servo FRU values; re-starting and closing tested servo and its center fix parts.

The invention discloses a method for remotely controlling the start-up of a server, which is realized by controlling start-up parameters. It is used in an advanced telecommunication computing architecture. The server supports an intelligent platform management protocol, and has installed an operating system and a boot program; The method comprises the following steps: setting a client for remote management of the startup parameters of the server, and connecting with the server; the client sends a request to modify the startup parameters to the server through an intelligent platform management interface command, and the server sends the The modified startup parameters are saved in the passive memory of its baseboard management controller; the server reads the startup parameters from the passive memory when starting, and uses the startup parameters to start its operating system. The method for remotely controlling the start-up of the server in the present invention is not affected by whether the server is powered on because the management of the start-up parameters is not affected; at the same time, because the remote start-up parameter maintenance can be realized without on-site labor, the maintenance cost is saved.

The invention discloses a data backup and recovery system comprising a remote control server end (8) and a terminal computer (1) which are all provided with an intelligent platform management interface (2), a base plate management controller (4), an out-of-band network interface (5), wherein, a data update control module (3) is provided in the intelligent platform management interface (2) of the terminal computer (1) for fetching a data recovery bit zone (7) to the base plate management controller (4) and determine whether the recovery of the storage apparatus data will be implemented in terms of the data recovery bit zone (7); the terminal computer (1) is provided with a data storage module (6) to storage the data of storage apparatus. The invention also discloses a storage apparatus data backup method and recovery method, thereby the start failure of the system caused by virus or mal-operation is avoided, and the work load for recovering the user key data by use of data recovery program is reduced considerably.

The invention provides a method for positioning a fault memory. Each memory corresponds to a light emitting diode (LED) lamp; in system startup process, a basic input / output system (BIOS) detects memories; and if a memory fault is discovered, an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) command is sent to a baseboard management controller (BMC), the BMC acquires the position of the fault memory according to the IPMI command, and the LED lamp corresponding to the fault memory is turned on, wherein the memory corresponding to the lighting position of the LED lamp is the fault memory. The method comprises the following steps of: (1) starting a system, and detecting the memories by the BIOS; (2) when the BIOS detects the memory fault, organizing the IPMI command according to the position information of the fault memory, and sending the IPMI command to the BMC; and (3) receiving the IPMI command sent by the BIOS by the BMC, resolving the position information of the acquired fault memory, and turning on the LED lamp corresponding to the fault memory.

The exemplary embodiments provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer-usable program code for reporting operating system faults on an Intelligent Platform Management Interface compliant server. In response to receiving an alert for an operating system fault, the alert for the operating system fault is converted into an IPMI event. The IPMI event is stored in an internal event log. An IPMI system event record is created for the IPMI event. The IPMI event is sent to a host management controller in order to enable monitoring of the operating system fault.