Method and apparatus for backup communication
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for backup communication. The method comprises: detecting a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller; in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, performing backup communication between the processor and the baseboard management controller using a control interface, wherein the baseboard management controller can obtain a physical parameter of the processor via the control interface; and transmitting a packet between the processor and the baseboard management controller via the control interface.
1. A method for backup communication, comprising:
detecting a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller (BMC);
in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, performing backup communication between the processor and the BMC using a control interface, the BMC being able to obtain a physical parameter of the processor via the control interface; and
transmitting a packet between the processor and the BMC via the control interface,
wherein the detecting a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller comprises:
determining whether a length of a time interval of communication of the management interface between the processor and the BMC exceeds a threshold length,
wherein the backup communication is bi-directional communication, the packet in the backup communication includes a communication type code, a function code and a response code, and the communication type code indicates a type of the backup communication, the function code indicates a function to be launched, and the response code indicates a response state of the backup communication.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the management interface is an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), or
the control interface is a platform environment control interface (PECI).
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the type of the backup communication includes at least one of: transmitting a request to the BMC; receiving a response from the BMC; receiving a request from the BMC; and responding to a request received from the BMC.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the function to be launched includes at least one of: triggering a self-recovery of the BMC, retrying communication based on the management interface, requesting a service of the processor, and obtaining a log of the BMC.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing backup communication between the processor and the BMC using a control interface comprises:
in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, transmitting a failure message to a message store, and
enabling the BMC to detect whether the failure message exists in the message store.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting a packet between the processor and the BMC via the control interface comprises:
transmitting a self-recovery request from the processor to the BMC via the control interface so as to trigger a self-recovery of the BMC.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the triggering a self-recovery of the BMC comprises:
resetting a communication channel that is based on the management interface.
8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the transmitting a packet between the processor and the BMC via the control interface further comprises:
before transmitting the self-recovery request from the processor to the BMC via the control interface, obtaining a log of the BMC from the BMC via the control interface.
9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the transmitting a packet between the processor and the BMC via the control interface further comprises:
after transmitting the self-recovery request from the processor to the BMC via the control interface, receiving a retry request from the BMC via the control interface so as to retry the communication channel that is based on the management interface.
10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
in response to the failure being repaired, recovering the communication channel that is based on the management interface between the processor and the BMC.
11. An apparatus for backup communication, comprising a controller constructed and arranged to:
detect a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller (BMC);
determine whether a length of a time interval of communication of the management interface between the processor and the BMC exceeds a threshold length;
in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, perform backup communication between the processor and the BMC using a control interface, the backup communication being a bi-directional communication, and the BMC being able to obtain a physical parameter of the processor via the control interface; and
transmit a packet between the processor and the BMC via the control interface, the packet in the backup communication includes a communication type code, a function code and a response code, and the communication type code indicates a type of the backup communication, the function code indicates a function to be launched, and the response code indicates a response state of the backup communication.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the management interface is an intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), or
the control interface is a platform environment control interface (PECI).
13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the type of the backup communication includes at least one of: transmitting a request to the BMC; receiving a response from the BMC; receiving a request from the BMC; and responding to a request received from the BMC.
14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the function to be launched includes at least one of: triggering a self-recovery of the BMC, retrying communication based on the management interface, requesting a service of the processor, and obtaining a log of the BMC.
15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the controller is further constructed and arranged to:
in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, transmit a failure message to a message store, and
enable the BMC to detect whether the failure message exists in the message store.
16. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to:
transmit a self-recovery request from the processor to the BMC via the control interface so as to trigger a self-recovery of the BMC.
17. A computer program product for backup communication, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer-executable code, the code configured for the execution of:
detecting a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller (BMC), including determining whether a length of a time interval of communication of the management interface between the processor and the BMC exceeds a threshold length;
in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, performing backup communication between the processor and the BMC using a control interface, the backup communication being a bi-directional communication, and the BMC being able to obtain a physical parameter of the processor via the control interface; and
transmitting a packet between the processor and the BMC via the control interface, the packet in the backup communication including a communication type code, a function code and a response code, the communication type code indicating a type of the backup communication, the function code indicating a function to be launched, and the response code indicating a response state of the backup communication.