CN102833252A - Management apparatus and system of game server - Google Patents

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CN102833252A
CN102833252A CN2012103105576A CN201210310557A CN102833252A CN 102833252 A CN102833252 A CN 102833252A CN 2012103105576 A CN2012103105576 A CN 2012103105576A CN 201210310557 A CN201210310557 A CN 201210310557A CN 102833252 A CN102833252 A CN 102833252A
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Abstract

The invention provides a management apparatus and a system of a game server. The management apparatus of the game server comprises an information collecting unit which collects at least one piece of monitoring information about host agent and the game server from the host agent connected to the game server; an information searching unit which transmits the monitoring information collected by the information collecting unit to an administrator terminal; a control command analysis unit which receives at least one control command about the host agent and the game server from the administrator terminal; and a command transmission unit which transmits the control command to the host agent.

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Game server management devices and system
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for management game server business corporation directly provides or the game services that receives from issue manufacturer so that realize the technology of service provision.In more detail, the present invention relates to be used for come effectively the operate game server so that realize the technology of server stability and easy to understand physical condition, master computer management game server through keeping watch on and control game server and master computer in real time.
Background technology
Recently, the type of game on line and game on line number of users sharply increase.Therefore, the form of game on line service also increases to some extent.Present game on line service form comprises the game on line that game server business corporation directly makes and provides, and game server business corporation is from issuing the game on line that manufacturer (that is the outside programming company of playing) receives and provides.
A large number of users is visited game server in real time and is used service.Therefore,, need the game services management, such as confirming the game server state in real time and depending on that operation that the game server state stops game server is so that the inspection game server for operate game server stably.
As the method that is used for the management game server, the general direct visit game server of keeper is perhaps directly watched master agent (host agent so that check; HA), i.e. the program of operate game server in the master computer.Yet,, can't avoid manpower and waste of time and a keeper also can not a plurality of game servers of management so if the keeper directly visits game server or HA so that check the game server state successively.
In addition; Along with the recreation game server that business corporation managed increases; Restriction owing to recreation programming language decipher and position; The recreation of issue manufacturer needs the telemanagement game server so that manage the method for a plurality of game servers, and these a plurality of game servers comprise recreation business corporation and receive and provide the used game server of playing from issue manufacturer.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
The present invention be provided for keeping watch on the state of a plurality of game servers and easily control game server and master agent (promptly; The computer of management game server) technology, a plurality of game servers comprise reception by issue recreation that manufacturer programmed and the game server of recreation is provided.The present invention also provides through making the minimum technology of keeping watch on and controlling game server of stablizing of terminate load.
Technical solution
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of game server management devices comprises: information collection unit, and it is collected about at least one the monitor message master agent and the game server from the master agent that is connected to game server; Information search unit, it will be transferred to administrator terminal by the monitor message that information collection unit is collected; The control command analytic unit, it receives about at least one the control command master agent and the game server from administrator terminal; And command transmission unit, it is transferred to master agent with control command.
Monitor message can comprise about at least one information in the following: the CPU of master agent takies the memory use amount of share, master agent, the CPU of game server takies the total number of users of the quantity of open channel in the memory use amount of share, game server, the game server, visit game server and the number of users to each zone, age and sex of visit game server.
The game server management devices can also comprise the notification administrative unit; At least one the reception notification order from administrator terminal and general purpose terminal of notification administrative unit is so that be presented at the notification that receives on the game screen of game server operation.
Command transmission unit can be transferred to the master agent that is connected with game server with the notification that receives from the notification administrative unit, so that notification is presented on the game screen.
Command transmission unit can be transferred to the control signal about notification the master agent that is connected with the game server of output notice order, so that notification is presented on the game screen by the time of being ranked according to the scheduled transmissions information in the notification.
Command transmission unit can be transferred to the control signal about control command the master agent of execution control command and at least one in the game server, so that carry out control command according to the scheduled transmissions information in the control command by the time of being ranked.
Information collection unit can be transferred to database server in real time with the monitor message of collecting.
Information search unit can will be transferred to administrator terminal about the statistical information that is accumulated in the monitor message in the database server by predetermined period.
Control command can comprise about in the order of the following at least one: stop master agent, restart master agent, start game server, stop game server, and restart game server.
Command transmission unit can come the form of conversion and control order according to master agent and the driving language protocol that is connected to the game server of master agent.
Information collection unit can be further receives the announcement information about abnormal operation from master agent, and abnormal operation comprises overload, mistake and to the assault of game server.
Information search unit can be transferred to the office terminal with warning message when master agent receives announcement information.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of game server management system comprises: game server, and its operate game also is fed to user terminal with recreation; Master agent, the operation that it is connected to game server, keeps watch on game server and control game server; The game server management devices, it is collected about at least one the monitor message master agent and the game server from master agent, and will be transferred to master agent about at least one the control command in master agent and the game server; And administrator terminal, it receives monitor message and shows the monitor message that receives from the game server management devices, and receives control command and the control command that receives is transferred to the game server management devices.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a kind of game server management system comprises: master agent, the operation that it is connected to game server, keeps watch on game server and control game server; A plurality of game server management devices, it is collected about at least one the monitor message master agent and the game server from master agent, and will be transferred to master agent about at least one the control command in master agent and the game server; Administrator terminal, its each from the game server management devices receive monitor message and show the monitor message that receives, and receive and the transmission control command; And integrated management unit; It will be transferred to each the game server management devices from the control command that administrator terminal receives; And handle that from the game server management devices each receives will be presented at the monitor message on the administrator terminal so that the monitor message that will handle is transferred to administrator terminal.
The game server management system can also comprise the data I/O unit; Data I/O unit each from the game server management devices receives monitor message; And handle the monitor message receive and the monitor message that receives is transferred to database server, so that make the database server stores monitor message and produce statistical information about monitor message.
Advantageous effects
According to the present invention, because administrator terminal is confirmed the monitor message about the master agent of a plurality of game servers and management game server, so management game server easily.In addition, because database server uses statistical information, so management game content effectively.In addition, from keeper's viewpoint,, therefore can save time and human resources at management aspect because a keeper manages and control a plurality of recreation effectively.
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Fig. 1 explains the block diagram of game server management devices and system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 explains the view of the function of information search unit according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 explains the view of the function of information collection unit according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the view when administrator terminal is confirmed monitor message according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 explains the view of the flow process from administrator terminal or order of general purpose terminal transmitting control or notification time the according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 explains the view of the screen when input of control commands according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 explains the view of the screen when the input notification according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 explains the view of the screen when the input notification according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 explains the block diagram of game server management devices and system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Figure 10 is the flow chart when HA control game server according to an embodiment of the invention.
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Hereinafter, will game server management devices and system according to an embodiment of the invention be described referring to accompanying drawing.
In the following description, with omitting the description of knowing technology that is used for characteristic of the present invention so that can not make emphasis of the present invention fuzzy.Following examples are to be used to understand detailed description of the present invention, and can not limit category of the present invention.Execution belongs to category of the present invention with the equivalence invention of identical functions of the present invention.
In the following description, similar reference number refers to similar components, and will omit and unnecessary be repeated in this description and know technology.
In an embodiment of the present invention, " communication ", " communication network " and " network " can be used as identical meanings and use.More than three terms refer to the wire/wireless short distance and the wide-area data transmission network of transmission file between user terminal, another user terminal and Download Server.
In addition, in the following description, an administrator terminal, a database server, game server, a master agent (HA) and a game server management devices are described.This only is for the ease of describing.Obviously, each in administrator terminal, game server, HA and the game server management devices can be a plurality of, and except connecting one to one, each configuration also can comprise the one-to-many connection and be connected with multi-to-multi.
In the following description, " game server " refers to user access so that use the server computer of game content.If recreation has low capacity and small number of users, so a plurality of games can move in a game server.In addition, if recreation has big capacity and a large number of users, so according to game function, at least one game server can be used for a recreation.
According to the game services Supply Method, game server is divided into two types.At first, provide the company of game services directly to develop and the server of the recreation that provides is commonly called the web game server.According to the present invention, the web game server is operated with window server, and links with HA through the storehouse, uses the Win32DLL file format to write the storehouse to use the B storehouse.Then, there is the issue game server.Issue recreation refers to by outside developer's programming and the recreation that provides company to provide from game services.According to outside developer, server platform can change.According to recreation, Windows, UNIX or Linux server can be operated.Therefore, the HA of game server and game server management devices of the present invention and system can communicate with one another through text protocol, perhaps can communicate with one another or link through the ADL agreement.
In addition, the middleware that is used for payment processes of database or server can be connected to game server, describes but will misalign a part in the present invention.
HA refers to a computer that links with game server or is installed on the program in the computer.HA is connected to game server, and operates based on Windows, UNIX or Linux.
When HA operated based on Windows, it used the B storehouse and communicates by letter with game server management devices of the present invention through the ADL agreement.In addition, support ADL agreement and text protocol with communicating by letter of game server.The code of HA oneself is to write with Unicode, and configuration information is from SQL (Structured Query Language when HA starts for the first time; SQL) obtain.
The B storehouse refers to the storehouse that the conduct of supporting Unicode provides the base library of storage management, thread management and socket communication.As HA during based on UNIX and Linux operation, it is communicated by letter with game server management devices of the present invention through the ADL agreement, and only communicates by letter with game server through text protocol.In addition, need assign character set, and come the only hop programming of notification according to an embodiment of the invention with Unicode by every kind of programming language.
HA based on UNIX uses the storehouse of knowing such as Libevent, Libiconv and Freetds.The storehouse is necessary in the initial construction of HA with normal the term of execution.
The startup of HA major control game server, stop and restarting, and collect the monitor message of game server.
In addition, the database server among the present invention is connected to game server management devices and data I/O unit through middleware, and game server management devices and data I/O unit will hereinafter be described.
Fig. 1 explains the block diagram of game server management devices and system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, the game server management devices comprises control command analytic unit 110, notification administrative unit 120, information collection unit 130, command transmission unit 140 and information search unit 150.In the following description, will each configuration be described according to the order of function rather than identification number.
At first, information collection unit 130 is collected about at least one the monitor message HA 200 and the game server 300 from HA 200, and HA 200 is connected at least one game server 300.
Collecting monitor message is the representative functions of game server management devices and system.Monitor message refers to the real-time status information of the game content service that provides about recreation business corporation and issue manufacturer.
The CPU that monitor message comprises HA 200 takies share and memory use amount.Because HA 200 is equally corresponding to a computer, therefore analyze whether normal running of game server 300 through obtaining information that CPU about HA 200 takies share and memory use amount.
In addition; Monitor message can comprise the information about the following: the CPU of game server 300 takies share and memory use amount, to quantity, the calling party sum of the open channel of each game server 300, and in the middle of the calling party according to the calling party quantity of zone, age and sex.
Because game server 300 and HA 200 be the same to comprise CPU and as the memory of memory space, the information that therefore takies share and memory use amount about the CPU of game server 300 is necessity.In addition, game server 300 is the open channel of the user of unit (for example, 300 users) in its operating period, so that effective game on line operation is provided.Channel is the notion that comprises the implication of the room that is generally used for online recreation or session.What therefore, also keep watch on about the open information of current channels.
In addition, also keep watch on information: the number of users of visit game server 300 and as the result's who analyzes calling party calling party quantity according to zone, age and sex about the following.Necessary information when calling party quantity is the channel (for example, making channel open or close) in the 500 control game servers 300 of office terminal, and be the information that is used to recognize current recreation operating position.
Information collection unit 130 is transferred to HA 200 with the collection request signal of monitor message.HA 200 directly collects and is delivered to information collection unit 130 about the monitor message of HA 200 and with it.HA 200 collect about in game server 310 and 320 each monitor message and it is delivered to information collection unit 130.
As shown in fig. 1, each in the game server 310 and 320 is by a HA 200 management.For instance, the recreation of same type can be by a HA 200 management, and perhaps a game server 300 can be by a HA 200 management.
Information collection unit 130 is collected and is comprised the monitoring of information information that preceding text are mentioned, and then it is delivered to information search unit 150 and database server 400.At this moment, information collection unit 130 can be handled monitor message so that it is stored in the database server 400, and perhaps convertible data format is so that produce the statistical information about the monitor message of being stored.Can in real time or press each predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes) and carry out the method that monitor message is delivered to database server 400.
Information search unit 150 will be transferred to office terminal 500 in real time by the monitor message that information collection unit 130 is collected.Can refer to short cycle unit (for example, 10 minutes) in real time, but the invention is not restricted to this cycle unit.
Information search unit 150 is handled the monitor message that will on administrator terminal 500, show, the monitor message that will handle then is transferred to administrator terminal 500.Therefore, administrator terminal 500 can be confirmed monitor message through the display unit (for example, monitor) of administrator terminal 500.
Information search unit 150 receives the monitor message of accumulation and about the statistical information of monitor message from database server 400 in addition; The form of the information that conversion receives is so that be presented at it on administrator terminal 500, and the message transmission that will change then is to administrator terminal 500.
About the transmission of statistical information, information search unit 150 can be pressed predetermined period (for example a, week) according to setting statistical information is transferred to administrator terminal 500.Through this transmission, the keeper just can check statistical information and not need to ask statistical information at every turn through simple affirmation.
Except confirming in real time the monitor message, also be necessary to confirm statistical information about accumulated value, mean value, maximum and the minimum value of monitor message till this moment.Therefore, information search unit 150 is from database server 400 receiving and counting information, and it is transferred to administrator terminal 500.Through carrying out this operation, except that real time monitoring information, also allow the keeper to check statistical information about monitor message through information search unit 150, therefore obtain information about a plurality of game servers 300 and HA 200.
Control command analytic unit 110 receives about at least one the control command HA 200 and the game server 300 from administrator terminal 500.In addition, command transmission unit 140 receives control command from control command analytic unit 110, and it is delivered to HA 200.
When administrator terminal 500 receives control command, control command analytic unit 110 selects in HA 200 and the game server 300 at least one so that the transmitting control order.Therefore, control command comprises about the identifying information of HA 200 or game server 300 and transmits so that realize.Identifying information possibly be the visit IP address of HA 200 or game server 300.
Control command can comprise the order that is used to stop or restarting the operation of HA 200, and the order that is used to start, stop or restarting the operation of game server 300.Come relaying to be used to control the order of the operation of game server 300, fill order then through HA 200.
Command transmission unit 140 is changed the form of the control command that receives from control command analytic unit 110 according to HA 200 and the driving language protocol that is connected to the game server of HA 200.In addition; Through using, control command is delivered to the HA 200 that is discerned or control command is delivered to the HA 200 that is connected with the game server of being discerned 300 about transmitting from the HA 200 of the control command of control command analytic unit 110 or the identifying information of game server 300.That is, will be directly delivered to target HA 200, and will be delivered to the HA 200 that is connected with game server 300, so that allow HA 200 control game servers 300 about the control command of game server 300 about the control command of HA200.
Can after the transmission control command, carry out control command at once, perhaps can carry out control command by the time that is ranked according to the setting in the administrator terminal 500.
Promptly; When control command comprises from scheduled transmissions information that administrator terminal 500 is imported; Command transmission unit 140 can be transferred to the control signal of control command the HA 200 of execution control command and at least one in the game server 300, so that carry out control command by the time that is ranked.Therefore, the keeper can its to control the operation of HA 200 or game server 300 time.
Scheduled transmissions information can comprise the information about time of being ranked and control command repetition period, and only fill order control is once or periodically fill order control to make HA 200 and game server 300.
Notification administrative unit 120 is ordered from administrator terminal 500 and at least one reception notification the general purpose terminal 600, and notification is on the game screen of game server 300 operations, to export.At this moment, command transmission unit 140 is ordered from notification administrative unit 120 reception notifications, and it is delivered to the HA 200 that connects with corresponding game server 300.
HA 200 control game servers 300 are so that be presented at notice on the game screen of game server 300 operations according to notification.Notification refers to all visual informations that comprise character information, and output visual information allows the game user of game screen that it is confirmed.Compare with control command, notification can comprise announcement information, for example, " plays and can not use in about 1 hour after recreation starts 30 minutes, see also.”
The notification that notification administrative unit 120 receives can comprise the identifying information of the game server 300 that the announcement information mentioned about preceding text and notification will be delivered to.In addition, the same with control command, notification can comprise scheduled transmissions information.Therefore, can notification be presented on the game screen by the time of being ranked equally.
The scheduled transmissions information of notification can comprise the information about the time of being ranked, display cycle and demonstration number of times.Therefore, can only notice be shown once on game screen, perhaps can as many come periodically display notification with defined number of times.
In addition; When transmitting notification, through type of play notification is divided into groups, transmit then; So that in a plurality of game servers 300, show identical announcement information, perhaps HA 200 is divided into groups so that identical notification is delivered to a plurality of HA 200.
When transmission notice is ordered, to mention like preceding text, administrator terminal 500 can come the transmission notice order in real time or through the use scheduled transmissions.If general purpose terminal 600 is different from administrator terminal 500 and comprises general management system, can notification be transferred to corresponding to the game server 300 of particular game without administration authority so.
In the present invention, when control command and notification when transmitting, control command analytic unit 110 and notification administrative unit 120 can be carried out the keeper's who is used to verify input command function in addition.Therefore, the keeper can only be delivered to warp mandate game server 300 and HA 200 corresponding to particular game with control command or notification.
The game server management system comprises server and the device that preceding text are mentioned according to an embodiment of the invention.That is, the game server management system comprises running game and with its HA 200 that is provided to the game server 300 of user terminal and is connected to game server 300.In addition, the game server management system comprises game server management devices 100 and administrator terminal 500.With omitting being repeated in this description to game server 300, HA 200 and game server management devices 100.
Administrator terminal 500 is appointed as primary client (Master Client; MC).
Administrator terminal 500 can be kept watch on the supervision and the general information of statistical information that comprises about HA 200 and game server 300, and can control stopping or starting of each or group in HA 200 and the game server 300 through control command input.
In addition, administrator terminal 500 can come transmission notice through all channels or the particular game channel of input notification through each recreation, perhaps can confirm details.
Except that the function that preceding text are mentioned; Administrator terminal 500 also has the function that grouping setting, recreation setting, channel setting and user such as HA 200 are provided with, and administrator terminal 500 can be imported the scheduled transmissions information about control command or notification.In addition, can be provided with so that the mandate of mentioning according to preceding text is transferred to HA 200 and game server 300 corresponding to particular game with control command and notification.
Fig. 2 explains the view of the function of information search unit according to an embodiment of the invention.Hereinafter will omit the description to the repeating part between Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
Referring to Fig. 2, administrator terminal 500, general management system 600 and all-purpose computer 700 can be confirmed about at least one monitor message or the statistical information in HA 200 and the game server 300 through information search unit 150.In order to confirm monitor message or statistical information, be necessary to visit information search unit 150 through use and management person's authorization information through all-purpose computer 700.
Information search unit 150 can receive about HA200 and the monitor message that is connected to the game server 300 of HA 200, as in the description of Fig. 1, mentioning from HA 200 through information collection unit 130.In addition, information search unit 150 is provided to administrator terminal 500, general management system 600 and all-purpose computer 700 with data then from the data (that is, statistical information) that database server 400 receives about the accumulation of monitor message.
Fig. 3 explains the view of the function of information collection unit according to an embodiment of the invention.Hereinafter will omit the description to the repeating part between Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.
Referring to Fig. 3, information collection unit 130 receives the monitor message about HA 200 through HA 200.Monitor message about game server 300 is to be collected by HA 200, and is delivered to information collection unit 130 from HA 200.
Except that monitor message, information collection unit 130 also comprises announcement information from the information that HA 200 receives.Announcement information refers to the information that is used to notify game server 300 abnormal operations that are connected to HA 200.Game server 300 maybe abnormal operations, perhaps no matter control command how, game server 300 all possibly stop owing to network over loading and game operation mistake and assault.Therefore, HA 200 keeps watch on game server, and except monitor message, also detects abnormal operation.Therefore, when game server 300 abnormal operations, HA 200 can notify this situation to administrator terminal 500 through information collection unit 130 and information search unit 150.
At this moment, the information search unit 150 of game server management devices 100 will be transferred to administrator terminal 500 (not shown) corresponding to the warning message of announcement information, so that will output to administrator terminal 500 about the information of the abnormal operation of game server 300.As mentioning in the description of Fig. 1, information collection unit 130 is delivered to information search unit 150 and database server 400 with monitor message.
Fig. 4 is the view when administrator terminal is confirmed monitor message according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the view that is presented on the display unit of administrator terminal 500.For instance, administrator terminal 500 can be confirmed the monitor message about the relevant recreation with game server of HA " XXX ".The keeper can confirm to show the monitor message about recreation through the screen 510 that shows game title.That is, in case of necessity, monitor message can be the mixed information about the monitor message of a plurality of HA and game server.
Referring to Fig. 4, can confirm HA information screen 520.IP information is presented on the HA information screen 520 as the HA identifying information, makes the keeper can identify the HA that is shown monitor message.
The CPU of HA takies share and the memory use amount is also shown on the HA information screen 520, makes the mode of operation of HA obtain confirming.In addition, can show the information of normal running whether about HA.
The identifying information that the IP address of game server also can be used as about game server is presented on the game server information screen 530.In addition, the same with HA information screen 520, show that the CPU of game server takies share and memory use amount.
Number of users is presented on the game server information screen 530, and this quantity is corresponding to the information about the calling party of game server sum.Also shown channel information, and channel information comprises the quantity of open channel.In addition, can show channel information.For instance, can show channel type information, be shown the information of numbering such as " new hand's channel " and " free information channels " and with the open race-card of channel.The instance of channel type information comprises as channel information and is presented at the display message on the game server information screen 530, such as " new hand 1 ".In addition, channel information can comprise the number of users of visiting each channel.Although not shown in the game server information screen 530 of Fig. 4, also can show information according to zone, age and sex about calling party quantity.
Fig. 5 explains the view of the flow process from administrator terminal or order of general purpose terminal transmitting control or notification time the according to an embodiment of the invention.
Administrator terminal 500 or can receive the input of control command or notification corresponding to the general purpose terminal 600 of general management system.In the present invention, administrator terminal 500 is set, but general purpose terminal 600 is set so that its only input of reception notification order (scheduled transmissions information) so that it receives the input of control command and notification (scheduled transmissions information).
In case imported control command or notification, game server management devices 100 with regard to analysis and Control order or notification so that identification supplies the HA 200 that transmits.In addition, control command or notification can stand to handle to change its form according to language protocol, make it in HA 200 or game server 300, to carry out.
The control command that at first will handle or notification are delivered to HA 200.If control command relates to HA 200 self, carry out control command so in real time or by the time that is ranked.If control command relates to the game server 300 that is connected to HA 200, so control command is delivered to game server 300, and transmits notification.At this moment; If there is at least one game server that is connected to HA 200 300; Through using the identifying information about game server that in control command or notification, is comprised, HA 200 is delivered to effective game server 300 with control command or notification so.
Fig. 6 explains the view of the screen when input of control commands according to an embodiment of the invention.Hereinafter will omit the description to the repeating part between Fig. 6 to Fig. 1.
When input of control commands, the keeper can confirm screen through administrator terminal 500.In addition, can come input of control commands through the input link (not shown) of administrator terminal 500.
The those skilled in the art is obvious, and the monitor message screen of Fig. 4 and the control command entr screen of Fig. 6 are to select from the main menu of administrator terminal 500.
The list menu 540 that can on the control command entr screen, show HA and game server, HA or the game server of list menu 540 in order to select control command to be delivered to.The keeper can select at least one HA or game server from list menu 540.
Refer to the part of in the screen of Fig. 6, indicating with HA001 to the control command that HA imported.Select " pass " to stop HA from control command choice menus 550, or select " opening " to restart HA.In addition, when when using scheduled transmissions information to come the time control command to be set, from about whether using the menu 551 of scheduled transmissions information to select " opening " menus, and when carrying out control command immediately, select " pass " menu by institute.
When selecting " opening ", can import the time of being ranked through input menu 552 about the menu 551 that whether uses scheduled transmissions information.If periodically carry out control command, can the entr screen in cycle be presented on the input menu 552 so.Can be through clicking the order that command transfer button 553 transmits to HA.If imported control command, can replace the HA001 of Fig. 6 to show a plurality of HA so to HA.
When input was directed against the order of game server, input possibly be through carrying out with the part of GS 001 indication.This recreation order is handled with the same the standing of control command to HA.At first, from 560 selections " opening " and " pass " of control command choice menus.Under the situation of selecting " opening ", if never started before the game server, input is used to start the order of game server so, and if game server time-out (suspend), import the order that is used to restart game server so.If select " pass ", select to be used to stop the order of game server so.
In addition, when when using scheduled transmissions information to come the time control command to be set, from about whether using the menu 561 of scheduled transmissions information to select " opening " menus, and when carrying out control command immediately, select " pass " menu by institute.
When selecting " opening ", can import the time of being ranked through input menu 562 about the menu 561 that whether uses scheduled transmissions information.If periodically carry out control command, can the entr screen in cycle be presented on the input menu 552 so.Then, can be through clicking the order that command transfer button 563 transmits to game server.If imported control command, can replace the GS 001 of Fig. 6 to show a plurality of game servers so to game server.
Fig. 7 explains the view of the screen when the input notification according to an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 8 explains the view of the screen when the input notification according to an embodiment of the invention.Hereinafter will omit the unnecessary part to the description of the repeating part between Fig. 7 and Fig. 8.
At first, referring to Fig. 7, can confirm to be used to show the menu 570 of list of games.In addition, referring to Fig. 8, can confirm to be used to show the menu 571 of HA tabulation.That is, the screen of Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 indication notification can be divided into groups with each HA through type of play or title, perhaps can transmit respectively.Except that notification, the control command described in the screen example of Fig. 6 is also the same with Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 divides into groups with each HA through type of play or title, perhaps can transmit respectively.The criterion that the keeper selects and the adjustment tabulation shows.
In case selected at least one recreation or HA, the visual information that just can import on game screen to be shown through the input window 580 of announcement information comprises text message information.In case of necessity, also can select to be used for the menu of upload media file from input window 580.
When transmission notice immediately, select " transmission immediately " menu from transmission choice menus 590, and will select " scheduled transmissions " menus from transmission choice menus 590 by time that is ranked during transmission notice.When having selected " scheduled transmissions " menu, can the time of being ranked be input in the entr screen 591 of the time of being ranked.Such as referring to Fig. 6 description, for output notice information repeatedly, also can on the entr screen 591 of the time of being ranked, show the entr screen (not shown) of repetition period and number of times.
At last, the keeper is through clicking type of play or at least one HA that transmission button 592 is delivered to notification final selection.
Fig. 9 is game server management devices and the block diagram of explaining according to another embodiment of the present invention of system.Hereinafter will omit the description to the repeating part between Fig. 1 and Fig. 9.
Referring to Fig. 9, different with the game server management system 100 of Fig. 1, this game server management devices of Fig. 9 comprises a plurality of game server management devices 100.
That is,, there is integrated management unit 10 in order to manage a plurality of game server management devices 100 simultaneously.That is, according to the embodiment of Fig. 9, replace the game server management devices 100 of Fig. 1 to be connected to administrator terminal 500, integrated management unit 10 is connected to administrator terminal 501 and 502.
Integrated management unit 10 each from game server management devices 101 and 102 receives monitor message; The monitor message that processing receives is so that be presented at it on each in administrator terminal 501 and 502, and the monitor message that will handle is transferred to administrator terminal 501 and 502.
In addition, each control command that receives from administrator terminal 501 and 502 is transferred to each in game server management devices 101 and 102.
Because integrated management unit 10 is in system, so it can control game server management devices 101 and 102 respectively or integrally through administrator terminal 501 and 502.In addition, because integrated management unit 10 is used for deal with data, therefore can reduce CPU and the load of memory in game server management devices 101 and 102.
Even further linked thousands of systems, still only need add game server management devices 101 and 102.Even further added game server management devices 101 and 102; Because administrator terminal 501 and 502 comes executive communication through integrated management unit 10, therefore still can reduce owing to adding game server management devices 101 and 102 and the administrative burden of generation.
In addition, if set up extra small-scale game server management system, administrator terminal 501 and 502 can be set so be directly connected to game server management devices 101 and 102, and not use integrated management unit 10 to connect.That is, optionally use in the game server management system of Fig. 1 and Fig. 9 one.
According to the embodiment of Fig. 9, data I/O unit 20 also can be included in the game server management system of Fig. 9.Data I/O unit 20 is through being configured to the executive communication function, and communication function is the function of database server 400 of game server management devices 100 that is used for the embodiment of Fig. 1.Mention like preceding text, come the operation of control data I/O unit 20 according to system scale.That is, if having a game server management devices, data I/O unit 20 inoperation so.Yet, if there are a plurality of game server management devices, data I/O unit 20 operations so.
Data I/O unit 20 through in the game server management devices 101 and 102 each from HA 201,202 and 203 receptions about HA 201,202 and 203 and game server 310,320,330,340 and 350 at least one monitor message.Data I/O unit 20 is stored in monitor message in database server 401 and 402.
Can database server 401 and 402 be provided according to driving language and basic operating system (for example, the data base administration option is such as SQL or ORACLE).At this moment, data I/O unit 20 can be selected the data base administration option through option (be often referred to and be decided to be ini file).
In addition, data I/O unit 20 is from database server 401 and 402 searching statistical information, and the statistical information that searches is transferred to game server management devices 101 and 102.Through integrated management as mentioned above unit 10 statistical information is delivered to administrator terminal 501 and 502.
When 20 operations of data I/O unit, each in the game server management devices 101 and 102 is delivered to data I/O unit 20 with monitor message.Then, data I/O unit 20 is handled monitor message and it is stored in database server 401 and 402.
If have a plurality of game server management devices 101 and 102, so according to one in type of play, recreation publisher and three factors of the user of unit, each game server management devices maybe be different.
For instance, a game server management devices can be managed the web game server of independent binding and issue game server.In addition, for instance, can be such as each type of play of Trivial Pursuit Unhinged, shooting game and strategy game a game server management devices is installed.In addition, for instance, can be each calling party unit (for example, each 50000 Subscriber Unit) another game server management devices is installed.
Because game server management devices 101 and 102 quantity is in continuous increase, so in the embodiment of Fig. 9, need be used for distinguishing each discre value of game server management devices 101 and 102.Therefore; After receiving control command and notification from administrator terminal 501 and 502; Integrated management unit 10 is that the basis judges that in game server management devices 101 and 102 which handle control command and the notification that receives with the index information that comprised in the order just, and the control that will handle then or notification are transferred to the game server management devices corresponding to index information.
In addition, when when game server management devices 101 and 102 receives monitor message, statistical information or warning message, be necessary to judge that in game server management devices 101 and 102 which transmitted information.Therefore, be included in monitor message, statistical information or the warning message, make that confirming is that in game server management devices 101 and 102 which arrives administrator terminal 501 and 502 with message transmission about the index information of game server management devices 101 and 102.
Figure 10 is the flow chart when HA 200 control game servers 300 according to an embodiment of the invention.In all embodiment of the present invention, refer to the function of HA 200 automatic control game servers 300 referring to the control of the described HA 200 of Figure 10.
Referring to Figure 10, between the starting period, HA 200 can carry out the function that is used for starting automatically game server 300 in operation S20.That is, when both started as game server 300 and HA 200, the keeper did not need to start separately it.That is, after HA 200 started, game server 300 started immediately.
In addition, only when the game server abnormal operation, HA 200 just is transferred to game server management devices 100,101 and 102 with announcement information.Yet, when game server 300 abnormal ends, in operation S30, the abortive announcement information that HA 200 receives about game server 300 from corresponding game server 300.At this moment, in operation S31, control HA 200 game server 300 that resets automatically.
Preceding text described that all component that constitutes embodiments of the invention is combined into assembly or through combination for operation.Yet the present invention may not be limited to this situation.That is, in category of the present invention, optionally make up in all component at least one for operation.In addition, the available independent hardware of each in all component is implemented, and still some or all of assembly available computers programs are implemented, and computer program has carries out some or all of functional programs modules in one or more hardware.Be used to realize that function program of the present invention, code and code segment can be explained by the skilled programmer of association area of the present invention easily again.
The instance of computer-readable recording medium comprises read-only memory (read-only memory; ROM), random access memory (random-access memory; RAM), CD-ROM, tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device and carrier wave.
" comprise " or implication specified properties, zone, fixed qty, step, process, element and/or the assembly of " comprising ", but do not get rid of other character, zone, fixed qty, step, process, element and/or assembly.All terms that comprise technology or scientific terminology have and the identical implication of generally being understood by the those skilled in the art of implication.Under the situation of spirit that does not break away from inventive concepts and category, the those skilled in the art is replaceable, correct or revise the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by the foregoing description and accompanying drawing thus.
Under the situation of spirit that does not break away from inventive concepts and category, the those skilled in the art is replaceable, correct or revise the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by the foregoing description and accompanying drawing thus.

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1. game server management devices, it comprises:
Information collection unit, it is collected about at least one the monitor message said master agent and the said game server from the master agent that is connected to game server;
Information search unit, it will be transferred to administrator terminal by the said monitor message that said information collection unit is collected;
The control command analytic unit, it receives about at least one the control command said master agent and the said game server from said administrator terminal; And
Command transmission unit, it is transferred to said master agent with said control command.
2. game server management devices according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said monitor message comprises about at least one information in the following: the CPU that the CPU of said master agent takies the memory use amount of share, said master agent, said game server takies the quantity of open channel in the memory use amount of share, said game server, the said game server, the total number of users of the said game server of visit, and the number of users to each zone, age and sex of visiting said game server.
3. game server management devices according to claim 1; It also comprises the notification administrative unit; At least one the reception notification order from said administrator terminal and general purpose terminal of said notification administrative unit is so that show the said notification that receives on the game screen of said game server operation.
4. game server management devices according to claim 3; It is characterized in that; Said command transmission unit will be transferred to the said master agent that is connected with said game server from the said notification that said notification administrative unit receives, so that on said game screen, show said notification.
5. game server management devices according to claim 4; It is characterized in that; Said command transmission unit will be transferred to the said master agent that is connected with the said game server of exporting said notification about the control signal of said notification, so that on game screen, show said notification according to the scheduled transmissions information in the said notification by the time of being ranked.
6. game server management devices according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said command transmission unit will be transferred to the said master agent of the said control command of execution and at least one in the said game server about the control signal of said control command, so that carry out said control command according to the scheduled transmissions information in the said control command by the time of being ranked.
7. game server management devices according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said information collection unit is transferred to database server in real time with the said monitor message of collecting.
8. game server management devices according to claim 7 is characterized in that, said information search unit will be transferred to said administrator terminal about the statistical information that is accumulated in the said monitor message in the said database server by predetermined period.
9. game server management devices according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said control command comprises about in the order of the following at least one: stop said master agent, restart said master agent, start said game server, stop said game server, and restart said game server.
10. game server management devices according to claim 1; It is characterized in that said command transmission unit is changed the form of said control command according to said master agent and the driving language protocol that is connected to the said game server of said master agent.
11. game server management devices according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said information collection unit further receives the announcement information about abnormal operation from said master agent, and said abnormal operation comprises overload, mistake and to the assault of said game server.
12. game server management devices according to claim 11 is characterized in that, when said master agent receives said announcement information, said information search unit is transferred to said office terminal with warning message.
13. a game server management system, it comprises:
Game server, its operate game also is fed to user terminal with recreation;
Master agent, the operation that it is connected to said game server, keeps watch on said game server and control said game server;
The game server management devices; It is collected about at least one the monitor message said master agent and the said game server from said master agent, and will be transferred to said master agent about at least one the control command in said master agent and the said game server; And
Administrator terminal, it receives said monitor message and shows the said monitor message that receives from said game server management devices, and receives said control command and the said control command that receives is transferred to said game server management devices.
14. a game server management system, it comprises:
Master agent, the operation that it is connected to game server, keeps watch on said game server and control said game server;
A plurality of game server management devices; It is collected about at least one the monitor message said master agent and the said game server from said master agent, and will be transferred to said master agent about at least one the control command in said master agent and the said game server;
Administrator terminal, its each from said game server management devices receive said monitor message and show the said monitor message that receives, and receive and transmit said control command; And
The integrated management unit; It will be transferred to each the said game server management devices from the said control command that said administrator terminal receives; And what processing each from said game server management devices received will be presented at the said monitor message on the said administrator terminal, so that the monitor message of said processing is transferred to said administrator terminal.
15. game server management system according to claim 14; It also comprises the data I/O unit; Said data I/O unit each in said game server management devices receives said monitor message; And handle the said monitor message that receives and the said monitor message that receives is transferred to database server, so that make the said monitor message of said database server stores and produce statistical information about said monitor message.
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