METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SERVER INFORMATION DATA

• US 20130007249A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: WANG, Xin, CAO, Xunfeng, HUANG, Haibing, XU, Wenpeng
• Granted Patent: US 9,170,977 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/161 Computing infrastructure, e.g. computer clusters, blade chassis or hardware partitioning casings, cabinets, racks or drawers for data centers H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/69 using geographic information, e.g. room number
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for managing server information data An information data management system obtains position information of each server baseboard from a controller storing the position information of the server baseboard, and establishes a corresponding relationship between the position information and an information data index of a rack server. The position information comprises slot information and rack information of the server baseboard. An information data configuring system obtains the position information, the information data index and the corresponding relationship between the position information and the information data index from the information data management system.

Claims

1. A method for managing server information data, comprising:

obtaining, by an information data management system, position information of a server baseboard from a controller storing the position information of the server baseboard, and establishing a corresponding relationship between the position information and an information data index of a rack server; and

obtaining, by an information data configuring system, the position information, the information data index and the corresponding relationship between the position information and the information data index from the information data management system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing, by the information data configuring system, the position information and the information data index, and providing a query interface of the information data configuring system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the controller storing the position information of the server baseboard is a Rack Management Controller (RMC) or a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the position information comprises rack position information and slot information of the server baseboard;

and

wherein obtaining the position information of the server baseboard from the controller storing the position information of the server baseboard by the information data management system comprises

configuring the slot information and the rack information for the server baseboard, the server baseboard is inserted in a rack of the rack server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein configuring the slot information for the server baseboard inserted in the rack of the rack server comprises:

configuring the slot information for the server baseboard through a Dual In-line Package (DIP) switch on the rack of the rack server, or

configuring the slot information for the server baseboard through a management software platform externally connected with the rack server; and

wherein configuring the rack position information for the server baseboard inserted in the rack of the rack server comprises;

configuring the rack position information for the server baseboard through a local human-computer interaction interface of the RMC, or

configuring the rack position information for the server baseboard through the management software platform externally connected with the rack server.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the controller storing the position information of the server baseboard is a RMC;

wherein obtaining the position information of the server baseboard from the controller storing the position information of the baseboard by the information data management system further comprising;

storing the configured slot information in a BMC of the server baseboard inserted in the rack of the rack server and storing the configured rack position information in the RMC; and

obtaining, by the RMC, the slot information from the BMC, and transmitting, by the RMC, the slot information and the rack position information stored in the RMC to the information data management system.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the controller storing the position information of the server baseboard is a BMC of the server baseboard inserted in the rack of the rack server;

wherein obtaining the position information of the server baseboard from the controller storing the position information of the baseboard by the information data management system further comprising;

storing the configured slot information and the configured rack position information in the BMC; and

transmitting, by the BMC, the slot information and the rack position information to the information data management system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the information data management system, the information data index of the rack server when the rack server is power on.

9. A system for managing server information data, comprising:

a controller, adapted to storing position information of a server baseboard;

an information data management system, connected with the controller, adapted to obtain the position information of the server baseboard from the controller, and establish a corresponding relationship between the position information and an information data index of a rack server; and

an information data configuring system, connected with the information data management system, adapted to obtain the position information, the information data index and the corresponding relationship between the position information and the information data index from the information data management system.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the information data configuring system is further adapted to store the position information and the information data index, and provide a query interface of the information data configuring system.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the controller is a Rack Management Controller (RMC) or a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the position information comprises slot information and rack position information, the controller is the RMC, the server baseboard is inserted in a rack of the rack server, the system further comprises:

a BMC, adapted to obtain the slot information of the server baseboard from a Dual In-line Package (DIP) switch on the rack of the rack server or from a management software platform externally connected with the rack server;

the RMC is further adapted to obtain the slot information from the BMC, and obtain the rack position information of the server baseboard from a local human-computer interaction interface of the RMC or from the management software platform externally connected with the rack server.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the RMC is further adapted to transmit the obtained slot information and the rack position information to the information data management system.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the position information comprises slot information and rack position information, the server baseboard is inserted in a rack of the rack server, the controller is the BMC, the BMC is further adapted to:

obtain the slot information of the server baseboard from a Dual In-line Package (DIP) switch on the rack of the rack server or from a management software platform externally connected with the rack server; and

obtain the rack position information of the server baseboard from a local human-computer interaction interface of the BMC or from the management software platform externally connected with the rack server.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the BMC is further adapted to transmit the slot information and the rack position information to the information data management system.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the information data management system is further adapted to detect the information data index of the rack server when the rack server is power on.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising machine-readable instructions executable by a processor to:

obtain position information of a server baseboard from a controller storing the position information of the server baseboard, establish a corresponding relationship between the position information and an information data index of a rack server; and

provide the information data index and the corresponding relationship between the position information and the information data index to an information data configuring system.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to:

detect the information data index of the rack server when the rack server is power on.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the position information comprises rack position information and slot information of the server baseboard;

the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further comprises machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to;

obtain the slot information and the rack position information from a Rack Management Controller (RMC).

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the position information comprises rack position information and slot information of the server baseboard;

the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium further comprises machine-readable instructions executable by the processor to;

obtain the slot information and the rack position information from a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).