Abstract: A method for locating a fault of a server includes: physically connecting a GPIO pin of a BMC to a GPIO pin of target hardware in advance; reading a current state value of the GPIO signal of the target hardware in a power-on and activation process of a mainboard, and loading a corresponding version of the firmware according to the current state value and the condition for switching; and in response to determining that the corresponding version of the firmware is the debug version, outputting serial port log information of the debug version to the BMC, and in response to determining that the corresponding version of the firmware is the release version, determining whether to change the state value of the GPIO signal on a connection between the BMC and the target hardware according to a preset normal activation condition and a system event log.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for data interaction between a BIOS and a BMC of a server, a device and a readable storage medium. According to the state of an IPMI link between a BIOS and a BMC, it is determined whether to perform data interaction. At the same time, whether the BMC cannot be activated due to abnormalities are determined by confirming whether the number of times of restarting the server reaches preset threshold at the BDS stage of the BIOS. When the number of times of restarting the server reaches the preset threshold and the BMC is still not activated, the BMC is determined to be abnormal. When the number of times of restarting the server has not yet reached preset threshold, the BIOS performs the action of restarting system, wherein preset threshold is confirmed by a variable self-defined inside the BIOS and may be set freely.

Abstract: A Basic Input Output System (BIOS)-based multi-user management method and system. The method includes: identifying states of multiple users of a current BIOS to find a user whose state is an enable state; finding a Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) corresponding to the user in the enable state, and reading BIOS configuration parameter information of the user in the enable state; monitoring a hot key boot phase of a BIOS startup process to determine whether there is a key action at the hot key boot phase; and when there is no key action, performing a manipulation to configure the current BIOS with the read BIOS configuration parameter information of the user in the enable state, thereby effectively configuring the BIOS for the multiple users, and retaining more customized parameters in BIOS information. Therefore, a server becomes a diversely used terminal device more easily.

Abstract: Please amend the abstract of the specification as follows: Disclosed is a method for configuring an MMIOH base address of a server system. The method includes: when the server system is performing a power-on self-test, detecting a total capacity of all memories in the server system, and determining a minimum MMIOH base address of the server system according to an MMIO specification and the total capacity; if a target MMIOH base address range corresponding to a target PCIE device configured in the server system might be calculated according to a whitelist, and the minimum MMIOH base address is within the target MMIOH base address range, determining that the base address is the MMIOH base address of the server system, and storing the base address in a BIOS of the server system.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for data interaction between a BIOS and a BMC of a server, a device and a readable storage medium. According to the state of an IPMI link between a BIOS and a BMC, it is determined whether to perform data interaction. At the same time, whether the BMC cannot be activated due to abnormalities are determined by confirming whether the number of times of restarting the server reaches preset threshold at the BDS stage of the BIOS. When the number of times of restarting the server reaches the preset threshold and the BMC is still not activated, the BMC is determined to be abnormal. When the number of times of restarting the server has not yet reached preset threshold, the BIOS performs the action of restarting system, wherein preset threshold is confirmed by a variable self-defined inside the BIOS and may be set freely.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for configuring an MMIOH base address of a server system. The method includes: when the server system is performing a power-on self-test, detecting a total capacity of all memories in the server system, and determining a minimum MMIOH base address of the server system according to an MMIO specification and the total capacity; if a target MMIOH base address range corresponding to a target PCIE device configured in the server system might be calculated according to a whitelist, and the minimum MMIOH base address is within the target MMIOH base address range, determining that the base address is the MMIOH base address of the server system, and storing the base address in a BIOS of the server system.

Abstract: A Basic Input Output System (BIOS)-based multi-user management method and system. The method includes: identifying states of multiple users of a current BIOS to find a user whose state is an enable state; finding a Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) corresponding to the user in the enable state, and reading BIOS configuration parameter information of the user in the enable state; monitoring a hot key boot phase of a BIOS startup process to determine whether there is a key action at the hot key boot phase; and when there is no key action, performing a manipulation to configure the current BIOS with the read BIOS configuration parameter information of the user in the enable state, thereby effectively configuring the BIOS for the multiple users, and retaining more customized parameters in BIOS information. Therefore, a server becomes a diversely used terminal device more easily.