本案係關於一種資料處理系統與資料處理方法，特別係關於一種伺服器系統與讀取方法。This case relates to a data processing system and a data processing method, and in particular to a server system and a reading method.
隨著資料儲存技術的快速發展，具有大儲存容量的儲存裝置係廣泛地應用於各式電子裝置與電子系統中。舉例而言，由於儲存裝置具有的儲存容量係大幅地提升，因此，伺服器系統可以儲存與處理的資料量均可以有效地提升。然而，目前而言，伺服器系統可以支援的儲存裝置的數量仍受限於目前的讀取技術方案。目前的讀取技術方案係透過基本輸入輸出系統(basic input/output system，BIOS)將由板端串列高級技術附件（onboard serial advanced technology attachment，onboard SATA）介面所回傳的硬碟資訊儲存至基板管理控制單元(baseboard management controller，BMC)，但由於板端串列高級技術附件介面僅能用以支援有限的硬碟單元的數量，因此，伺服器系統可以支援的硬碟單元的數量係顯著地受到限制。另外，透過基本輸入輸出系統、板端串列高級技術附件介面以及基板管理控制單元進行協作以獲取硬碟資訊的作法亦欠缺效率，從而降低伺服器系統的運作效率。With the rapid development of data storage technology, storage devices with large storage capacity are widely used in various electronic devices and electronic systems. For example, since the storage capacity of the storage device is greatly improved, the amount of data that can be stored and processed by the server system can be effectively improved. However, at present, the number of storage devices that the server system can support is still limited by current read technology solutions. The current reading technology solution stores the hard disk information returned by the onboard serial advanced technology attachment (onboard SATA) interface to the substrate through a basic input/output system (BIOS). The baseboard management controller (BMC), but since the board-side serial advanced technology attachment interface can only support a limited number of hard disk units, the number of hard disk units that the server system can support is significantly restricted. In addition, it is also inefficient to collaborate through the basic input/output system, the board-end serial advanced technology accessory interface, and the substrate management control unit to obtain hard disk information, thereby reducing the operating efficiency of the server system.
因此，如何擴充伺服器系統對硬碟單元的支援功能並提升伺服器系統的運作效率來進行伺服器系統與讀取方法的設計，可是一大挑戰。Therefore, how to expand the support function of the server system to the hard disk unit and improve the operating efficiency of the server system to design the server system and the reading method is a big challenge.
本案揭示的一態樣係關於一種伺服器系統，且此伺服器系統包含擴展單元與基板管理控制單元。擴展單元電性連接硬碟單元，且基板管理控制單元電性連接擴展單元。擴展單元用以傳送指令訊號至硬碟單元以讀取硬碟單元之硬碟資訊。基板管理控制單元用以儲存硬碟資訊。當硬碟單元接收到指令訊號後，硬碟單元依據指令訊號與硬碟單元之狀態而產生資料訊號，並將資料訊號傳送至擴展單元，從而依據資料訊號而產生硬碟資訊。One aspect disclosed in the present disclosure relates to a server system, and the server system includes an expansion unit and a baseboard management control unit. The expansion unit is electrically connected to the hard disk unit, and the baseboard management control unit is electrically connected to the expansion unit. The expansion unit is configured to transmit the command signal to the hard disk unit to read the hard disk information of the hard disk unit. The substrate management control unit is used to store hard disk information. When the hard disk unit receives the command signal, the hard disk unit generates a data signal according to the state of the command signal and the hard disk unit, and transmits the data signal to the expansion unit, thereby generating the hard disk information according to the data signal.
本案揭示的另一態樣係關於一種應用於伺服器系統中的讀取方法，且伺服器系統包含擴展單元與基板管理控制單元。擴展單元電性連接硬碟單元，且基板管理控制單元電性連接擴展單元。此讀取方法包含以下步驟：透過擴展單元以傳送指令訊號至硬碟單元；透過硬碟單元依據指令訊號與硬碟單元之狀態而產生資料訊號；以及傳送資料訊號至擴展單元，從而依據資料訊號而產生硬碟資訊，並將硬碟資訊儲存於基板管理控制單元中。Another aspect disclosed in the present disclosure relates to a reading method applied to a server system, and the server system includes an expansion unit and a substrate management control unit. The expansion unit is electrically connected to the hard disk unit, and the baseboard management control unit is electrically connected to the expansion unit. The reading method includes the steps of: transmitting an instruction signal to the hard disk unit through the expansion unit; generating a data signal according to the state of the command signal and the hard disk unit through the hard disk unit; and transmitting the data signal to the expansion unit, thereby based on the data signal The hard disk information is generated and the hard disk information is stored in the baseboard management control unit.
本案揭示的又一態樣係關於一種應用於伺服器系統中的讀取方法，且此伺服器系統包含第一擴展單元、第二擴展單元以及基板管理控制單元。第一擴展單元電性連接第一硬碟單元，第二擴展單元電性連接第一擴展單元與第二硬碟單元，且基板管理控制單元電性連接第一擴展單元。此讀取方法包含以下步驟：透過第一擴展單元以傳送第一指令訊號至第一硬碟單元，並透過第二擴展單元以傳送第二指令訊號至第二硬碟單元；透過第一硬碟單元依據第一指令訊號與第一硬碟單元之狀態而產生第一資料訊號，並透過第二硬碟單元依據第二指令訊號與第二硬碟單元之狀態而產生第二資料訊號；依據第一資料訊號而產生第一硬碟資訊，並依據第二資料訊號而產生第二硬碟資訊；以及傳送第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊至第一擴展單元，從而依據第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊而產生硬碟資訊，並將硬碟資訊儲存於基板管理控制單元中。Another aspect disclosed in the present disclosure relates to a reading method applied to a server system, and the server system includes a first expansion unit, a second expansion unit, and a substrate management control unit. The first expansion unit is electrically connected to the first hard disk unit, the second expansion unit is electrically connected to the first expansion unit and the second hard disk unit, and the substrate management control unit is electrically connected to the first expansion unit. The reading method includes the steps of: transmitting a first command signal to the first hard disk unit through the first expansion unit, and transmitting the second command signal to the second hard disk unit through the second expansion unit; The unit generates a first data signal according to the state of the first command signal and the first hard disk unit, and generates a second data signal according to the state of the second command signal and the second hard disk unit by the second hard disk unit; Generating the first hard disk information according to the first data message and generating the second hard disk information according to the second data signal; and transmitting the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information to the first expansion unit, thereby based on the first hard disk The hard disk information is generated by the information and the second hard disk information, and the hard disk information is stored in the baseboard management control unit.
綜上所述，本案之技術方案與現有技術相比具有明顯的優點和有益效果。藉由上述技術方案，可達到相當的技術進步，並具有□業上的廣泛利用價值，本案所揭示之伺服器系統與讀取方法係透過擴展單元以指令訊號指示硬碟單元依據硬碟單元之狀態而產生資料訊號。隨後，擴展單元再依據資料訊號而產生硬碟資訊，並將硬碟資訊儲存於基板管理控制單元中。因此，本案所揭示之伺服器系統與讀取方法可以透過擴展單元與基板管理控制單元之間的直接協作以獲取並儲存硬碟資訊，從而避免對伺服器系統中的板端串列高級技術附件介面進行大幅地調整，如此，不僅可以有效地擴充伺服器系統對硬碟單元的支援功能，更可以提升伺服器系統的運作效率。In summary, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. With the above technical solution, considerable technological progress can be achieved, and it has extensive use value in the industry. The server system and the reading method disclosed in the present invention indicate the hard disk unit according to the hard disk unit by the instruction unit through the expansion unit. The status signal is generated. Then, the extension unit generates hard disk information according to the data signal, and stores the hard disk information in the baseboard management control unit. Therefore, the server system and the reading method disclosed in the present invention can acquire and store hard disk information through direct cooperation between the expansion unit and the baseboard management control unit, thereby avoiding the advanced technology accessory for the board end string in the server system. The interface is greatly adjusted. This not only can effectively expand the support function of the server system to the hard disk unit, but also improve the operating efficiency of the server system.
下文是舉實施例配合所附圖式作詳細說明，以更好地理解本案的態樣，但所提供的實施例並非用以限制本揭示所涵蓋的範圍，而結構操作的描述非用以限制其執行的順序，任何由元件重新組合的結構，所產生具有均等功效的裝置，皆為本揭示所涵蓋的範圍。此外，根據業界的標準及慣常做法，圖式僅以輔助說明為目的，並未依照原尺寸作圖，實際上各種特徵的尺寸可任意地增加或減少以便於說明。下述說明中相同元件將以相同的符號標示來進行說明以便於理解。The following is a detailed description of the embodiments in order to provide a better understanding of the scope of the present invention, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, and the description of the structural operation is not limited. The order in which they are performed, any structure that is recombined by the elements, produces equal means of function, and is covered by the disclosure. In addition, according to industry standards and practices, the drawings are only for the purpose of assisting the description, and are not drawn according to the original size. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or decreased for convenience of explanation. In the following description, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference numerals for convenience of understanding.
在全篇說明書與申請專利範圍所使用的用詞（terms），除有特別註明外，通常具有每個用詞使用在此領域中、在此揭示的內容中與特殊內容中的平常意義。某些用以描述本案揭示的用詞將於下或在此說明書的別處討論，以提供本領域技術人員在有關本案揭示的描述上額外的引導。The terms used in the entire specification and the scope of the patent application, unless otherwise specified, generally have the ordinary meaning of each term used in the field, the content disclosed herein, and the particular content. Certain terms used to describe the present disclosure are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide additional guidance to those skilled in the art in the description of the disclosure.
此外，在本案中所使用的用詞『包含』、『包括』、『具有』、『含有』等等，均為開放性的用語，即意指『包含但不限於』。此外，本案中所使用的『及／或』，包含相關列舉項目中一或多個項目的任意一個以及其所有組合。In addition, the terms "including", "including", "having", "containing", etc., which are used in this case are all open terms, meaning "including but not limited to". In addition, "and/or" used in the present case includes any one or a combination of one or more of the related listed items.
於本案中，當一元件被稱為『連接』或『耦接』時，可指『電性連接』或『電性耦接』。『連接』或『耦接』亦可用以表示二或多個元件間相互搭配操作或互動。In this case, when an element is referred to as "connected" or "coupled", it may mean "electrically connected" or "electrically coupled". "Connected" or "coupled" can also be used to indicate that two or more components operate or interact with each other.
第1圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的伺服器系統100的方塊示意圖。如第1圖所示，伺服器系統100包含擴展單元110與基板管理控制單元120。擴展單元110電性連接硬碟單元130，且基板管理控制單元120電性連接擴展單元110。擴展單元110用以傳送指令訊號至硬碟單元130以讀取硬碟單元130之硬碟資訊。基板管理控制單元120用以儲存硬碟資訊。1 is a block diagram of a server system 100 depicted in accordance with an embodiment disclosed herein. As shown in FIG. 1, the server system 100 includes an expansion unit 110 and a substrate management control unit 120. The expansion unit 110 is electrically connected to the hard disk unit 130, and the baseboard management control unit 120 is electrically connected to the expansion unit 110. The expansion unit 110 is configured to transmit the command signal to the hard disk unit 130 to read the hard disk information of the hard disk unit 130. The substrate management control unit 120 is configured to store hard disk information.
於一實施例中，當硬碟單元130接收到指令訊號後，硬碟單元130依據指令訊號與硬碟單元130之狀態而產生資料訊號，並將資料訊號傳送至擴展單元110，從而依據資料訊號而產生硬碟資訊。舉例而言，擴展單元110可以透過指令訊號以確認擴展單元110與硬碟單元130之間的電性連接關係。當擴展單元110電性連接硬碟單元130時，擴展單元110可以指示硬碟單元130回傳資料訊號以檢視硬碟單元130之狀態。於另一實施例中，當擴展單元110接收到資料訊號後，擴展單元110依據資料訊號而判斷硬碟單元130之儲存格式。舉例而言，硬碟單元130之儲存格式可以支援串列高級技術附件介面、串列小型電腦系統介面(small computer system interface，SCSI)或任何可用以支援資料傳輸以儲存資料的介面。In an embodiment, after the hard disk unit 130 receives the command signal, the hard disk unit 130 generates a data signal according to the state of the command signal and the hard disk unit 130, and transmits the data signal to the extension unit 110, thereby And generate hard disk information. For example, the extension unit 110 can transmit an instruction signal to confirm an electrical connection relationship between the extension unit 110 and the hard disk unit 130. When the expansion unit 110 is electrically connected to the hard disk unit 130, the expansion unit 110 may instruct the hard disk unit 130 to return a data signal to view the state of the hard disk unit 130. In another embodiment, after the extension unit 110 receives the data signal, the extension unit 110 determines the storage format of the hard disk unit 130 according to the data signal. For example, the storage format of the hard disk unit 130 can support a serial advanced technology accessory interface, a small computer system interface (SCSI), or any interface that can be used to support data transfer to store data.
於又一實施例中，當擴展單元110接收到資料訊號，並判定硬碟單元130之儲存格式後，擴展單元110更依據資料訊號與硬碟單元130之儲存格式而計算硬碟單元130之儲存狀態，從而產生硬碟資訊。舉例而言，硬碟資訊可以表示為伺服器系統100中的硬碟單元130之總儲存容量。當硬碟單元130之儲存格式支援串列高級技術附件介面時，擴展單元110依據資料訊號而取得硬碟單元130之邏輯扇區數(user addressable logical sector)，並依據硬碟單元130之邏輯扇區數與每一邏輯扇區數所對應的儲存容量而計算硬碟單元130之總儲存容量，從而產生硬碟資訊；當硬碟單元130之儲存格式支援串列小型電腦系統介面時，擴展單元110依據資料訊號而取得硬碟單元130之邏輯區塊地址(logical block addressing，LBA)，並依據硬碟單元130之邏輯區塊地址與每一邏輯區塊地址所對應的資料區塊長度(block length in byte)而計算硬碟單元130之總儲存容量，從而產生硬碟資訊。應瞭解到，上述實施例僅用以示範硬碟單元130之儲存狀態可行的計算方式與硬碟資訊可行的表示方式，並非用以限制本案。In another embodiment, after the extension unit 110 receives the data signal and determines the storage format of the hard disk unit 130, the expansion unit 110 calculates the storage of the hard disk unit 130 according to the storage format of the data signal and the hard disk unit 130. Status, resulting in hard drive information. For example, hard disk information can be represented as the total storage capacity of the hard disk unit 130 in the server system 100. When the storage format of the hard disk unit 130 supports the serial advanced technology attachment interface, the expansion unit 110 obtains the user addressable logical sector of the hard disk unit 130 according to the data signal, and according to the logical fan of the hard disk unit 130. The total storage capacity of the hard disk unit 130 is calculated by the number of areas corresponding to the storage capacity corresponding to the number of logical sectors, thereby generating hard disk information; when the storage format of the hard disk unit 130 supports the serial small computer system interface, the expansion unit The logical block addressing (LBA) of the hard disk unit 130 is obtained according to the data signal, and the data block length corresponding to each logical block address according to the logical block address of the hard disk unit 130 (block) Length in byte) calculates the total storage capacity of the hard disk unit 130 to generate hard disk information. It should be understood that the above embodiment is only used to demonstrate the feasible calculation mode of the storage state of the hard disk unit 130 and the feasible representation of the hard disk information, and is not intended to limit the present case.
於一實施例中，伺服器系統100更包含基本輸入輸出單元140與板端串列高級技術附件介面150。基本輸入輸出單元140電性連接基板管理控制單元120，且板端串列高級技術附件介面150電性連接基本輸入輸出單元140。基本輸入輸出單元140用以依據作業系統而控制伺服器系統100。板端串列高級技術附件介面150用以連接基本輸入輸出單元140與板端串列高級技術附件裝置。舉例而言，板端串列高級技術附件裝置可以為儲存裝置，且此儲存裝置之儲存格式支援板端串列高級技術附件介面，因此，基本輸入輸出單元140可以將由板端串列高級技術附件介面150所回傳的儲存裝置之硬碟資訊儲存至基板管理控制單元120。In an embodiment, the server system 100 further includes a basic input and output unit 140 and a board-end serial advanced technology accessory interface 150. The basic input/output unit 140 is electrically connected to the substrate management control unit 120, and the board end serial advanced technology accessory interface 150 is electrically connected to the basic input/output unit 140. The basic input and output unit 140 is used to control the server system 100 in accordance with the operating system. The board end serial advanced technology accessory interface 150 is used to connect the basic input output unit 140 with the board end serial advanced technology accessory device. For example, the board-end serial advanced technology accessory device can be a storage device, and the storage format of the storage device supports the board-side serial advanced technology accessory interface. Therefore, the basic input-output unit 140 can be configured by the board-end serial advanced technology accessory. The hard disk information of the storage device returned by the interface 150 is stored in the baseboard management control unit 120.
第2圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的伺服器系統200的方塊示意圖。如第2圖所示，伺服器系統200包含第一擴展單元112、第二擴展單元114以及基板管理控制單元120。第一擴展單元112電性連接基板管理控制單元120與第一硬碟單元132，且第二擴展單元114電性連接第一擴展單元112與第二硬碟單元134。第一擴展單元112用以傳送第一指令訊號至第一硬碟單元132以讀取第一硬碟單元132之硬碟資訊。第二擴展單元114用以傳送第二指令訊號至第二硬碟單元134以讀取第二硬碟單元134之硬碟資訊。2 is a block diagram of a server system 200 drawn in accordance with an embodiment disclosed herein. As shown in FIG. 2, the server system 200 includes a first expansion unit 112, a second extension unit 114, and a substrate management control unit 120. The first expansion unit 112 is electrically connected to the first management unit 120 and the first hard disk unit 132 , and the second expansion unit 114 is electrically connected to the first expansion unit 112 and the second hard disk unit 134 . The first expansion unit 112 is configured to transmit the first command signal to the first hard disk unit 132 to read the hard disk information of the first hard disk unit 132. The second expansion unit 114 is configured to transmit the second command signal to the second hard disk unit 134 to read the hard disk information of the second hard disk unit 134.
於一實施例中，當第一硬碟單元112依據該第一指令訊號與第一硬碟單元132之狀態而產生第一資料訊號後，第一硬碟單元132將第一資料訊號傳送至第一擴展單元112，從而依據第一資料訊號而產生第一硬碟資訊。相似地，當第二硬碟單元134依據第二指令訊號與第二硬碟單元134之狀態而產生第二資料訊號後，第二硬碟單元134將第二資料訊號傳送至第二擴展單元114，從而依據第二資料訊號而產生第二硬碟資訊，並將第二硬碟資訊傳送至第一擴展單元112。In an embodiment, after the first hard disk unit 112 generates the first data signal according to the state of the first command signal and the first hard disk unit 132, the first hard disk unit 132 transmits the first data signal to the first data signal. An expansion unit 112, thereby generating first hard disk information according to the first data signal. Similarly, after the second hard disk unit 134 generates the second data signal according to the state of the second command signal and the second hard disk unit 134, the second hard disk unit 134 transmits the second data signal to the second expansion unit 114. Therefore, the second hard disk information is generated according to the second data signal, and the second hard disk information is transmitted to the first expansion unit 112.
於另一實施例中，第一擴展單元112可以依據第一資料訊號而判斷第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式。相似地，第二擴展單元114可以依據第二資料訊號而判斷第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式。舉例而言，第一硬碟單元132與第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式可以支援串列高級技術附件介面、串列小型電腦系統介面(small computer system interface，SCSI)或任何可用以支援資料傳輸以儲存資料的介面，且第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式可以相異於第二硬碟單元134。In another embodiment, the first expansion unit 112 can determine the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132 according to the first data signal. Similarly, the second extension unit 114 can determine the storage format of the second hard disk unit 134 according to the second data signal. For example, the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134 can support a serial advanced technology accessory interface, a small computer system interface (SCSI), or any data transmission available. The interface for storing data, and the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132 may be different from the second hard disk unit 134.
於又一實施例中，第一擴展單元112可以依據第一資料訊號與第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式而計算第一硬碟單元132之儲存狀態，從而產生第一硬碟資訊。相似地，第二擴展單元114可以依據第一資料訊號與第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式而計算第二硬碟單元134之儲存狀態，從而產生第二硬碟資訊。關於第一硬碟單元132、第二硬碟單元134之儲存狀態可行的計算方式與第一硬碟資訊、第二硬碟資訊可行的表示方式已詳細地為上述實施例所示範，故於此不重複贅述。In another embodiment, the first expansion unit 112 may calculate the storage state of the first hard disk unit 132 according to the storage format of the first data signal and the first hard disk unit 132, thereby generating the first hard disk information. Similarly, the second expansion unit 114 may calculate the storage state of the second hard disk unit 134 according to the storage format of the first data signal and the second hard disk unit 134, thereby generating second hard disk information. The calculation method of the storage state of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134 and the possible representation of the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information have been demonstrated in detail in the above embodiments. Do not repeat them.
於又一實施例中，第一擴展單元112依據第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊而產生硬碟資訊。舉例而言，第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊可以分別表示為第一硬碟單元132與第二硬碟單元134之總儲存容量，且硬碟資訊可以表示為伺服器系統200之總儲存容量。當第一擴展單元112接收到第二擴展單元114所傳送的第二硬碟資訊後，第一擴展單元112可以將第一硬碟單元132與第二硬碟單元134之總儲存容量進行加總以計算伺服器系統200之總儲存容量，從而產生硬碟資訊。In still another embodiment, the first expansion unit 112 generates hard disk information according to the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information. For example, the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information may be respectively represented as the total storage capacity of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134, and the hard disk information may be represented as the total of the server system 200. Storage capacity. After the first expansion unit 112 receives the second hard disk information transmitted by the second expansion unit 114, the first expansion unit 112 may add the total storage capacity of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134. To calculate the total storage capacity of the server system 200, thereby generating hard disk information.
於一實施例中，伺服器系統200更包含第三擴展單元116，且第三擴展單元116電性連接第二擴展單元114與第三硬碟單元136。第三擴展單元116用以傳送第三指令訊號至第三硬碟單元136以讀取第三硬碟單元136之硬碟資訊。當第三硬碟單元136依據第三指令訊號與第三硬碟單元136之狀態而產生第三資料訊號後，第三硬碟單元136將第三資料訊號傳送至第三擴展單元116，從而依據第三資料訊號而產生第三硬碟資訊，並將第三硬碟資訊傳送至第二擴展單元114。In an embodiment, the server system 200 further includes a third extension unit 116, and the third extension unit 116 is electrically connected to the second extension unit 114 and the third hard disk unit 136. The third expansion unit 116 is configured to transmit the third command signal to the third hard disk unit 136 to read the hard disk information of the third hard disk unit 136. After the third hard disk unit 136 generates the third data signal according to the state of the third command signal and the third hard disk unit 136, the third hard disk unit 136 transmits the third data signal to the third expansion unit 116, thereby The third data message generates the third hard disk information, and transmits the third hard disk information to the second expansion unit 114.
於另一實施例中，第三硬碟資訊可以表示為第三硬碟單元136之總儲存容量，因此，當第二擴展單元114接收到第三擴展單元116所傳送的第三硬碟資訊後，第二擴展單元114可以將第二硬碟單元134與第三硬碟單元136之總儲存容量進行加總，並將加總結果傳送至第一擴展單元112以產生硬碟資訊。應瞭解到，上述實施例僅用以示範硬碟資訊態可行的計算方式，並非用以限制本案。舉例而言，當第二擴展單元114接收到第三擴展單元116所傳送的第三硬碟資訊後，第二擴展單元114可以將第二硬碟單元134與第三硬碟單元136之總儲存容量傳送至第一擴展單元112，如此，第一擴展單元112可以將第一硬碟單元132、第二硬碟單元134以及第三硬碟單元136之總儲存容量進行加總，從而產生硬碟資訊。In another embodiment, the third hard disk information may be represented as the total storage capacity of the third hard disk unit 136. Therefore, after the second expansion unit 114 receives the third hard disk information transmitted by the third expansion unit 116, The second expansion unit 114 may add the total storage capacity of the second hard disk unit 134 and the third hard disk unit 136, and transmit the aggregated result to the first expansion unit 112 to generate hard disk information. It should be understood that the above embodiments are only used to demonstrate the feasible calculation mode of the hard disk information state, and are not intended to limit the case. For example, after the second extension unit 114 receives the third hard disk information transmitted by the third extension unit 116, the second expansion unit 114 may store the total storage of the second hard disk unit 134 and the third hard disk unit 136. The capacity is transferred to the first expansion unit 112. Thus, the first expansion unit 112 can add up the total storage capacity of the first hard disk unit 132, the second hard disk unit 134, and the third hard disk unit 136, thereby generating a hard disk. News.
第3圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的讀取方法300的流程圖。於一實施例中，讀取方法300可以應用於伺服器系統100，但本案並不以此為限。為了易於理解讀取方法300，後文將以伺服器系統100作為應用影像讀取方法300的示範標的。如第3圖所示，讀取方法300包含以下步驟： S310：透過擴展單元110以傳送指令訊號至硬碟單元130； S320：透過硬碟單元130依據指令訊號與硬碟單元130之狀態而產生資料訊號；以及 S330：傳送資料訊號至擴展單元110，從而依據資料訊號而產生硬碟資訊，並將硬碟資訊儲存於基板管理控制單元120中。FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a reading method 300 drawn in accordance with an embodiment disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the reading method 300 can be applied to the server system 100, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In order to facilitate the understanding of the reading method 300, the server system 100 will be hereinafter referred to as an exemplary target of the application image reading method 300. As shown in FIG. 3, the reading method 300 includes the following steps: S310: transmitting an instruction signal to the hard disk unit 130 through the expansion unit 110; S320: generating, by the hard disk unit 130, the state of the command signal and the hard disk unit 130. The data signal is transmitted; and S330: the data signal is transmitted to the extension unit 110, so that the hard disk information is generated according to the data signal, and the hard disk information is stored in the substrate management control unit 120.
舉例而言，請參閱步驟S310與步驟S320，擴展單元110可以透過指令訊號以確認擴展單元110與硬碟單元130之間的電性連接關係。當擴展單元110電性連接硬碟單元130時，擴展單元110可以指示硬碟單元130回傳資料訊號以檢視硬碟單元130之狀態。For example, referring to step S310 and step S320, the extension unit 110 can transmit the command signal to confirm the electrical connection relationship between the extension unit 110 and the hard disk unit 130. When the expansion unit 110 is electrically connected to the hard disk unit 130, the expansion unit 110 may instruct the hard disk unit 130 to return a data signal to view the state of the hard disk unit 130.
於一實施例中，請參閱步驟S330，當擴展單元110接收到資料訊號後，透過擴展單元110依據資料訊號而判斷硬碟單元130之儲存格式。舉例而言，硬碟單元130之儲存格式可以支援串列高級技術附件介面、串列小型電腦系統介面或任何可用以支援資料傳輸以儲存資料的介面。In an embodiment, referring to step S330, after the extension unit 110 receives the data signal, the expansion unit 110 determines the storage format of the hard disk unit 130 according to the data signal. For example, the storage format of the hard disk unit 130 can support a serial advanced technology accessory interface, a serial small computer system interface, or any interface that can be used to support data transfer to store data.
於另一實施例中，請再參閱步驟S330，當判定硬碟單元130之儲存格式後，透過擴展單元110依據資料訊號與硬碟單元之儲存格式而計算硬碟單元130之儲存狀態，從而產生硬碟資訊。舉例而言，硬碟資訊可以表示為伺服器系統100中的硬碟單元130之總儲存容量。關於硬碟單元130之儲存狀態可行的計算方式與硬碟資訊可行的表示方式已詳細地為上述實施例所示範，故於此不重複贅述。In another embodiment, referring to step S330, after determining the storage format of the hard disk unit 130, the storage unit of the hard disk unit 130 is calculated by the expansion unit 110 according to the storage format of the data signal and the hard disk unit, thereby generating Hard disk information. For example, hard disk information can be represented as the total storage capacity of the hard disk unit 130 in the server system 100. The manner of calculation of the storage state of the hard disk unit 130 and the possible representation of the hard disk information have been exemplified in detail in the above embodiments, and thus the detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
第4圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的讀取方法400的流程圖。於一實施例中，讀取方法400可以應用於伺服器系統200，但本案並不以此為限。為了易於理解讀取方法400，後文將以伺服器系統200作為應用影像讀取方法400的示範標的。如第4圖所示，讀取方法400包含以下步驟： S410：透過第一擴展單元112以傳送第一指令訊號至第一硬碟單元132，並透過第二擴展單元114以傳送第二指令訊號至第二硬碟單元134； S420：透過第一硬碟單元132依據第一指令訊號與第一硬碟單元132之狀態而產生第一資料訊號，並透過第二硬碟單元134依據第二指令訊號與第二硬碟單元134之狀態而產生第二資料訊號； S430：依據第一資料訊號而產生第一硬碟資訊，並依據第二資料訊號而產生第二硬碟資訊；以及 S440：傳送第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊至第一擴展單元112，從而依據第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊而產生硬碟資訊，並將硬碟資訊儲存於基板管理控制單元120中。4 is a flow chart of a reading method 400 drawn in accordance with an embodiment disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the reading method 400 can be applied to the server system 200, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In order to facilitate the understanding of the reading method 400, the server system 200 will be hereinafter referred to as an exemplary target of the application image reading method 400. As shown in FIG. 4, the reading method 400 includes the following steps: S410: transmitting the first command signal to the first hard disk unit 132 through the first expansion unit 112, and transmitting the second command signal through the second expansion unit 114. The first hard disk unit 134 generates a first data signal according to the state of the first command signal and the first hard disk unit 132, and transmits the first data signal according to the second hard disk unit 134 according to the second command. Generating a second data signal according to a state of the signal and the second hard disk unit 134; S430: generating first hard disk information according to the first data signal, and generating second hard disk information according to the second data signal; and S440: transmitting The first hard disk information and the second hard disk information are sent to the first expansion unit 112, so that the hard disk information is generated according to the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information, and the hard disk information is stored in the substrate management control unit 120. .
於一實施例中，請參閱步驟S430，當第一擴展單元112接收到第一資料訊號時，透過第一擴展單元112依據第一資料訊號而判斷第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式。相似地，當第二擴展單元114接收到第二資料訊號時，透過第二擴展單元114依據第二資料訊號而判斷第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式。舉例而言，第一硬碟單元132與第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式可以支援串列高級技術附件介面、串列小型電腦系統介面或任何可用以支援資料傳輸以儲存資料的介面，且第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式可以相異於第二硬碟單元134。In an embodiment, referring to step S430, when the first extension unit 112 receives the first data signal, the first expansion unit 112 determines the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132 according to the first data signal. Similarly, when the second extension unit 114 receives the second data signal, the second expansion unit 114 determines the storage format of the second hard disk unit 134 according to the second data signal. For example, the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134 can support a serial advanced technology accessory interface, a serial small computer system interface, or any interface that can be used to support data transmission to store data, and The storage format of a hard disk unit 132 can be different from the second hard disk unit 134.
於另一實施例中，請再參閱步驟S430，當判定第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式後，透過第一擴展單元112依據第一資料訊號與第一硬碟單元132之儲存格式而計算第一硬碟單元132之儲存狀態，從而產生第一硬碟資訊。相似地，當判定第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式後，透過第二擴展單元114依據第二資料訊號與第二硬碟單元134之儲存格式而計算第二硬碟單元134之儲存狀態，從而產生第二硬碟資訊。關於第一硬碟單元132、第二硬碟單元134之儲存狀態可行的計算方式與第一硬碟資訊、第二硬碟資訊可行的表示方式已詳細地為上述實施例所示範，故於此不重複贅述。In another embodiment, referring to step S430, after determining the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132, the first expansion unit 112 calculates the first data signal and the storage format of the first hard disk unit 132. The storage state of a hard disk unit 132, thereby generating first hard disk information. Similarly, after determining the storage format of the second hard disk unit 134, the storage state of the second hard disk unit 134 is calculated by the second expansion unit 114 according to the storage format of the second data signal and the second hard disk unit 134, thereby Generate second hard disk information. The calculation method of the storage state of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134 and the possible representation of the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information have been demonstrated in detail in the above embodiments. Do not repeat them.
於又一實施例中，請參閱步驟S440，第一硬碟資訊與第二硬碟資訊可以分別表示為第一硬碟單元132與第二硬碟單元134之總儲存容量，且硬碟資訊可以表示為伺服器系統200之總儲存容量。當第一擴展單元112接收到第二擴展單元114所傳送的第二硬碟資訊後，透過第一擴展單元112可以將第一硬碟單元132與第二硬碟單元134之總儲存容量進行加總以計算伺服器系統200之總儲存容量，從而產生硬碟資訊。In another embodiment, referring to step S440, the first hard disk information and the second hard disk information may be respectively represented as the total storage capacity of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134, and the hard disk information may be Expressed as the total storage capacity of the server system 200. After the first expansion unit 112 receives the second hard disk information transmitted by the second expansion unit 114, the total storage capacity of the first hard disk unit 132 and the second hard disk unit 134 may be added through the first expansion unit 112. The total storage capacity of the server system 200 is always calculated to generate hard disk information.
於上述實施例中，本案所揭示之伺服器系統與讀取方法係透過擴展單元以指令訊號指示硬碟單元依據硬碟單元之狀態而產生資料訊號。隨後，擴展單元再依據資料訊號而產生硬碟資訊，並將硬碟資訊儲存於基板管理控制單元中。因此，本案所揭示之伺服器系統與讀取方法可以透過擴展單元與基板管理控制單元之間的直接協作以獲取並儲存硬碟資訊，從而避免對伺服器系統中的板端串列高級技術附件介面進行大幅地調整，如此，不僅可以有效地擴充伺服器系統對硬碟單元的支援功能，更可以提升伺服器系統的運作效率。In the above embodiment, the server system and the reading method disclosed in the present invention use the expansion unit to instruct the hard disk unit to generate a data signal according to the state of the hard disk unit. Then, the extension unit generates hard disk information according to the data signal, and stores the hard disk information in the baseboard management control unit. Therefore, the server system and the reading method disclosed in the present invention can acquire and store hard disk information through direct cooperation between the expansion unit and the baseboard management control unit, thereby avoiding the advanced technology accessory for the board end string in the server system. The interface is greatly adjusted. This not only can effectively expand the support function of the server system to the hard disk unit, but also improve the operating efficiency of the server system.
技術領域通常知識者可以容易理解到揭示的實施例實現一或多個前述舉例的優點。閱讀前述說明書之後，技術領域通常知識者將有能力對如同此處揭示內容作多種類的更動、置換、等效物以及多種其他實施例。因此本案之保護範圍當視申請專利範圍所界定者與其均等範圍為主。Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the disclosed embodiments achieve the advantages of one or more of the foregoing examples. After reading the foregoing description, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, substitutions, equivalents, and various other embodiments. Therefore, the scope of protection of this case is mainly based on the scope of the patent application and its equal scope.
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300, 400‧‧‧ reading method
S310, S320, S330, S410, S420, S430, S440‧‧ steps
第1圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的伺服器系統的方塊示意圖； 第2圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的伺服器系統的方塊示意圖； 第3圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的讀取方法的流程圖；以及 第4圖為依據本案揭示的實施例所繪製的讀取方法的流程圖。1 is a block diagram of a server system according to an embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server system according to an embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present disclosure. A flowchart of the read method of drawing; and FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a read method drawn in accordance with an embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure.
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