SERVER DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING DATA

• US 20130227543A1
• Filed: 05/22/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Chih-Ming
• Application Number:
  US13/477,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20130227543A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/654 using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories

Abstract

A server deployment system and a method for updating data are provided. A system management server is added to the server deployment system for providing an update data. In a server system, a main server receives the update data from the system management server. The update data includes a controller firmware and a main server software. A firmware updating instruction is transmitted to a device controller to allow the device controller to update its original firmware into the controller firmware. If the controller firmware is successfully updated, the main server updates its original software into the main server software. If the main server software is not successfully updated, a firmware rollback instruction is transmitted to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to its original firmware. If the main server software is successfully updated, the system management server is notified.

Claims

1. A data updating method, adapted to a main server, wherein the main server is in a server system and coupled to a device controller of each of a plurality of internal devices of the server system, the data updating method comprising:

receiving an update data from a system management server, wherein the update data comprises a controller firmware and a main server software, and the system management server communicates with the main server via a network;

transmitting a firmware updating instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to update original firmware of the device controller into the controller firmware;

when the controller firmware is successfully updated, updating a software of the main server into the main server software;

when the main server software is not successfully updated, transmitting a firmware rollback instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to the original firmware; and

when the main server software is successfully updated, notifying the system management server.

2. The data updating method according to claim 1, wherein the server system further comprises a backup server, the update data further comprises a backup server software, and when the controller firmware is successfully updated, the data updating method further comprises:

transmitting a software updating instruction to the backup server to allow the backup server to update an original software of the backup server into the backup server software;

when the backup server software is not successfully updated, transmitting the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to the original firmware; and

when the backup server software is successfully updated, updating the software of the main server into the main server software.

3. The data updating method according to claim 2, wherein after the step of updating the software of the main server into the main server software, the data updating method further comprises:

when the main server software is not successfully updated, transmitting a software rollback instruction to the backup server to allow the backup server to rollback to the original software of the backup server, and transmitting the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to the original firmware.

4. The data updating method according to claim 3, wherein before the step of transmitting the firmware updating instruction to the device controller, the data updating method further comprises:

verifying a digital signature of the controller firmware;

when the digital signature of the controller firmware passes the verification, transmitting the firmware updating instruction to the device controller; and

when the digital signature of the controller firmware does not pass the verification, terminating subsequent updating procedure.

5. The data updating method according to claim 4, wherein when the controller firmware is successfully updated, the data updating method further comprises:

verifying a digital signature of the backup server software;

when the digital signature of the backup server software passes the verification, transmitting the software updating instruction to the backup server; and

when the digital signature of the backup server software does not pass the verification, transmitting the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller.

6. The data updating method according to claim 5, wherein when the backup server software is successfully updated, the data updating method further comprises:

verifying a digital signature of the main server software;

when the digital signature of the main server software passes the verification, updating the software of the main server into the main server software; and

when the digital signature of the main server software does not pass the verification, transmitting the software rollback instruction to the backup server, and transmitting the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller.

7. The data updating method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of receiving the update data from the system management server, the data updating method further comprises:

storing the update data into a database;

checking a hardware configuration of an internal device coupled to the device controller;

selecting the controller firmware compatible to the hardware configuration from the database; and

selecting a fan speed table compatible to the hardware configuration from the database to allow the device controller to download the controller firmware and the fan speed table compatible to the hardware configuration when the firmware updating instruction is transmitted to the device controller.

8. The data updating method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of receiving the update data from the system management server, the data updating method further comprises:

transmitting an update downloading instruction to the system management server.

9. The data updating method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of receiving the update data from the system management server, the data updating method further comprises:

receiving an update request instruction from the system management server.

10. A server deployment system, comprising:

a system management server, providing an update data, wherein the update data comprises a controller firmware and a main server software; and

a server system, coupled to the system management server, wherein the server system comprises;

a plurality of internal devices, wherein each of the internal devices is coupled to a device controller; and

a main server, coupled to the device controller, and communicating with the system management server via a network, wherein the main server receives the update data from the system management server and transmits a firmware updating instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to update an original firmware of the device controller into the controller firmware, wherein when the controller firmware is successfully updated, a software of the main server is updated into the main server software, when the main server software is not successfully updated, a firmware rollback instruction is transmitted to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to the original firmware, and when the main server software is successfully updated, the system management server is notified.

11. The server deployment system according to claim 10, wherein the server system further comprises a backup server, and the update data further comprises a server software;

wherein when the controller firmware is successfully updated, the main server transmits a software updating instruction to the backup server to allow the backup server to update an original software of the backup server into the backup server software, when the backup server software is not successfully updated, the main server transmits the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to the original firmware, when the backup server software is successfully updated, the main server updates the software of the main server into the main server software, and when the main server software is not successfully updated, the main server transmits a software rollback instruction to the backup server to allow the backup server to rollback to the original software of the backup server, and the main server transmits the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller to allow the device controller to rollback to the original firmware.

12. The server deployment system according to claim 11, wherein before the main server transmits the firmware updating instruction to the device controller, the main server verifies a digital signature of the controller firmware, wherein when the digital signature of the controller firmware passes the verification, the main server transmits the firmware updating instruction to the device controller, and when the digital signature of the controller firmware does not pass the verification, the main server terminates subsequent updating procedure.

13. The server deployment system according to claim 12, wherein when the controller firmware is successfully updated, the main server verifies a digital signature of the backup server software, wherein when the digital signature of the backup server software passes the verification, the main server transmits the software updating instruction to the backup server, and when the digital signature of the backup server software does not pass the verification, the main server transmits the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller.

14. The server deployment system according to claim 13, wherein when the backup server software is successfully updated, the main server verifies a digital signature of the main server software, wherein when the digital signature of the main server software passes the verification, the main server updates the software of the main server into the main server software, and when the digital signature of the main server software does not pass the verification, the main server transmits the software rollback instruction to the backup server and transmits the firmware rollback instruction to the device controller.

15. The server deployment system according to claim 11, wherein the server system comprises:

at least one first chassis, coupled to a fan controller, wherein the fan controller manages a fan speed of the first chassis, the first chassis comprising;

at least one sled, wherein at least one host is installed on the sled, and the sled is coupled to a sled controller;

a second chassis, comprising;

a power control unit, coupled to a power controller; and

a third chassis, comprising;

the main server, coupled to the fan controller, the sled controller, and the power controller;

the backup server, coupled to the main server, wherein the backup server inquires the main server at fixed intervals and replaces the main server when no response is received from the main server within a predetermined time range; and

a position controller, coupled to the sled controller, and configured to assign a network address to the sled controller;

wherein the fan controller, the sled controller, the power controller, and the position controller are respectively the device controller.

16. The server deployment system according to claim 10, wherein the main server further comprises a database, and the update data is stored into the database.

17. The server deployment system according to claim 16, wherein the main server checks a hardware configuration of an internal device coupled to the device controller and selects the controller firmware and a fan speed table compatible to the hardware configuration from the database, so as to allow the device controller to download the controller firmware and the fan speed table compatible to the hardware configuration when the firmware updating instruction is transmitted to the device controller.

18. The server deployment system according to claim 10, wherein the main server transmits an update downloading instruction to the system management server to allow the system management server to transmit the update data.

19. The server deployment system according to claim 10, wherein the system management server automatically transmits an update request instruction to the main server to allow the main server to execute updating operations.