US 8,555,118 B2Granted

System and method for processing network data of a server

AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

InventorYu-Gang Zhang

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Abstract

In a system and method for processing network data of a server, the server includes a timer, a switch and a storage system. The server determines whether the storage system includes overtime information of the timer when server is powered on. If the storage system includes the overtime information, the overtime information is deleted. If an operating system is started, a predetermined initial value is written into the timer to start timing, and a first network port and a second network port are disconnected through the switch. If the server works normally, a predetermined reset command is sent to the timer to reset the timer at regular intervals. If the server does not work normally, the first network port and the second network port are connected through the switch. If the timer times out, the overtime information is written into the storage system.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A first server, comprising:

a timer, a switch, and a storage system;
a baseboard management controller (BMC);
and
one or more programs that are stored in and executed by the BMC of the server, the one or more programs comprising:
a first determination module operable to determine whether the storage system comprises overtime information of the timer, in response to the first server being powered on;
a deleting module operable to delete the overtime information from the storage system in response to the determination if the storage system comprises the overtime information;
a first writing module operable to write a predetermined initial value into the timer to enable the timer to start timing, upon the condition that an operating system of the first server is started;
a control module operable to disconnect a first network port and a second network port of the first server through the switch when the initial value is written into the timer;
a sending module operable to send a predetermined reset command to the timer to reset the timer at regular intervals, in response to that the first server works normally;
the control module further operable to connect the first network port and the second network port to the switch to process the network data received from the first network port, in response to that the first server does not work normally;
and
a second writing module operable to write the overtime information into the storage system, in response to that the timer times out and generates the overtime information.

9 more elements

A computer-implemented method for processing network data of a first server, the first server comprising a timer, a switch and a storage system (e.g., an electrically erasable read-only memory (EEROM)), the method comprising:

determining whether the storage system comprises overtime information of the timer, in response to the first server being powered on;
deleting the overtime information from the storage system, upon the condition that there is the storage system comprises the overtime information of the timer;
writing a predetermined initial value into the timer to enable the timer to start timing in response to that an operating system of the first server is started;
disconnecting a first network port and a second network port of the first server through the switch when the initial value is written into the timer;
sending a predetermined reset command to the timer to reset the timer at regular intervals, in response to that the first server works normally;
connecting the first network port and the second network port to the switch, to process the network data received from the first network port, in response to that the first server does not work normally;
and
writing the overtime information into the storage system, in response to that the timer times out and generates the overtime information.

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A non-transitory storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a baseboard management controller (BMC) of a first server, cause the first server to perform a method for process network data of the first server, the method comprising:

determining whether a storage system of the first server comprises overtime information of a timer of the first server, in response to the first server being powered on;
deleting the overtime information in the storage system, upon the condition that the storage system comprises the overtime information of a timer;
writing a predetermined initial value into the timer to enable the timer to start timing, in response to that an operating system of the first server is started;
disconnecting a first network port and a second network port of the first server through a switch of the first server, when the initial value is written into the timer;
sending a predetermined reset command to the timer to reset the timer at regular intervals, in response to that the first server works normally;
connecting the first network port and the second network port through the switch, to process the network data received from the first network port, in response to that the first server does not work normally;
writing the overtime information into the storage system, in response to that the timer times out and generates the overtime information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.