CN101022633B - Allocation data recovering method, system and device - Google Patents
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A method for restoring configured data includes backing up configured data of all function module, setting relevant control policy according to different variation modes of all function modules and judging whether to execute restoration or not according to relevant control policy of the function module when certain varied function module is required to restore configured data. The system used forprocessing configured data is also disclosed.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly relate to a kind of allocation data recovering method, system and device of communication equipment.
Background technology
Along with the fast development of mobile communications network, people are more and more higher to the average quality of service requirement of network, and operator is also more and more higher to the management of communication equipment.For the back business that guarantees to break down is recovered as early as possible, and reducing user's the workload that reconfigures, is very important and indispensable in the recovery of configuration data in communication equipment.
Communication equipment generally all is made up of polytype functional module, and the difference in functionality module realizes different business functions.From hardware, these functional modules also may be distributed on the different veneers.Prior art all is the variation pattern that comes perception its internal hardware unit by each functional module generally after communication equipment breaks down.After hardware cell is operated, judge that by relative functional module this hardware cell restarts or extract, and whether insert once more after extracting and still extract the back and insert different variation patterns such as new hardware cell.Each functional module is according to self different variation pattern, select restoration methods professional on the hardware cell, when functional module or distributed hardware cell restarted, then the data that directly will be configured were issued to corresponding functional module, recovery configuring data again; And extract when inserting when hardware cell, equally also need to issue data to the functional module of correspondence, realize recovery professional on the hardware cell; When hardware cell is extracted in the insertion equipment other positions, do not need to recover; Extract the back when inserting dissimilar hardware cells again when hardware cell, not only do not need to recover, also need to delete automatically original configuration in this position.
In the described prior art, functional module needs the variation pattern of perception its internal hardware unit, has increased the burden of each functional module, directly causes the complexity of entire process process; And when hardware cell produced the plug action, functional module might directly cause this hardware cell not recover because carrying out misoperation with original configuration deletion, has increased unnecessary risk.And not only can not be by user oneself control, and the user also it must be understood that the allocation data recovering of each functional module, the mechanism of deletion, very inconvenience of operation concerning the user, flexibility is relatively poor.
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The problem that the embodiment of the invention will solve provides a kind of allocation data recovering scheme, system and device, has alleviated the burden of each functional module in the system, reduces the probability of misoperation.
The technical scheme of embodiments of the invention has proposed a kind of allocation data recovering method, may further comprise the steps: with all functions modules configured data centralization backup; Different variation patterns according to each functional module are provided with corresponding control strategies; When a certain functional module changes when needing the recovery configuring data, judge whether to carry out according to described control strategy and recover; If carry out to recover, the configuration data of the centralized backup of described a certain functional module correspondence is issued to described a certain functional module restore data; If do not carry out recovery, then notify described a certain functional module with its original configuration deletion.
All functions modules configured data centralization backup specifically be may further comprise the steps: with the data centralization storage that has been configured in all functions module; Set up the corresponding Backup Data sign of the Backup Data of having stored with each functional module; When the configuration data in the functional module changes, obtain the Backup Data sign of the functional module that configuration data changes; According to described change, the corresponding Backup Data of Backup Data sign of the functional module that changes with described configuration data is handled.
Setting up the corresponding Backup Data sign of the Backup Data of having stored with each functional module specifically comprises: according to the base attribute of functional module under the Backup Data of having stored, the corresponding Backup Data sign of the described Backup Data of having stored is set.
Change the interpolation configuration, renewal configuration and the deletion configuration that specifically comprise functional module.
Handle and specifically may further comprise the steps: change into when adding configuration when described, then set up the Backup Data sign corresponding, and the configuration data that adds of storage and corresponding Backup Data identify with the functional module of carrying out described change; Change into when upgrading configuration when described, then delete former Backup Data, and the Backup Data sign of former Backup Data correspondence is corresponded to new configuration data; Described changing into when deleting configuration then deleted former Backup Data and the Backup Data sign corresponding with it.Control strategy comprises original configuration of deletion or recovery configuring data.
A kind of configuration data treatment system, comprise system management facility and business processing device, it is characterized in that, also comprise the configuration process device, described configuration process device links to each other with business processing device with described system management facility respectively, be used for the configuration data of each functional module of described business processing device is carried out centralized backup, and after receiving the notice that described system management facility is sent, be configured the recovery of data according to control strategy.
The configuration process device comprises the Data Control module, and whether the notice decision that described Data Control module is used for sending according to described system management facility is configured the functional module recovery configuring data of recovery to needs.
The configuration process device also comprises the data centralization module, described data centralization module links to each other with described Data Control module, be used to Backup Data to set up corresponding Backup Data sign, and judge that in described Data Control module the functional module that needs are configured recovery carries out when recovering, the functional module that described needs are configured recovery issues data and recovers.
A kind of configuration data processing unit is used for the configuration data of each functional module of business processing device is carried out centralized backup, it is characterized in that, comprises Data Control module and data centralization module; Wherein, described Data Control module, whether the notice that is used for sending according to system management facility decision is configured the functional module recovery configuring data of recovery to needs; Described data centralization module, link to each other with described Data Control module, be used to Backup Data to set up corresponding Backup Data sign, and judge that in described Data Control module the functional module that needs are configured recovery carries out when recovering, the functional module that described needs are configured recovery issues data and recovers.
The technical scheme of embodiments of the invention is by handling the unified of allocation data recovering, alleviated in the system burden of each functional module and the probability of misoperation thereof, thereby improved utilization rate of equipment and installations, reduced operating cost; And the user is not only needed to understand the allocation data recovering of each functional module, the mechanism of deletion, can also control strategy be set according to the actual demand of oneself.
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Fig. 1 is the structure chart of the configuration data treatment system of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the allocation data recovering method of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the collocation data backup method of the embodiment of the invention.
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The configuration data treatment system of the embodiment of the invention as shown in Figure 1, is the structure chart of the configuration data treatment system of the embodiment of the invention.
This system comprises configuration process device 1, and business processing device 2 and system management facility 3, above-mentioned three devices link to each other in twos.Wherein system management facility 3 is responsible for the equipment and the configuration management of whole system, be mainly used in the variation of each functional module in monitoring and the identification services processing unit 2, and notify configuration process device 1 situation of change of functional module and the base attribute of this functional module.Wherein business processing device 2 is responsible for the concrete processing of all business of system, comprises the miscellaneous service functional module, and for example IP protocol module, Routing Proccess Unit etc. can be finished the major function of whole communication equipment.Configuration process device 1, be used for when the functional module configuration data changes, handle Backup Data, and after the notice of receiving the functional module variation needs recovery that system management facility 3 is sent, be configured recovery or notify the functional module of this variation to delete former configuration at the functional module of this content of announcement to this variation.
Wherein configuration process device 1 includes data centralization module 11, with the Data Control module 12 that links to each other with data centralization module 11.The data of 11 pairs of all configurations of data centralization module back up and manage according to prefabricated method for organizing.When the user upgrades, adds a certain functional module or deletes configuration data, system management facility 3 can be concentrated module 11 by Data Control module 12 notification datas with above-mentioned situation, and data centralization module 11 will be handled the Backup Data of storage the operational circumstances of functional module according to the user.When functional module is added configuration, then set up the Backup Data sign corresponding, and store the configuration data and corresponding Data Identification that adds with functional module by data centralization module 11; When functional module is upgraded configuration, correspond to new configuration data then by the former Backup Data of data centralization module 11 deletions, and with the Backup Data sign of former Backup Data correspondence; When to functional module deletion configuration, then by data centralization module 11 former Backup Datas of deletion and the Backup Data sign corresponding with it.
When a certain functional module generation power-down rebooting, when problems such as plug needed recovery configuring, system management facility 3 will notification data control module 12, judged whether that according to the control strategy that is provided with needs recover by Data Control module 12.System management facility 3 contains the base attribute and the situation of change of the module that changes in the notice that Data Control module 12 issues, Data Control module 12 finds default control strategy according to the different situations of change of disparate modules, thereby judges it is will recover or will delete.Recover data centralization module 11 then if desired and the functional module down distributing configuration data is finished recovery in the recovery notice back of receiving Data Control module 12.Do not need to recover and during needs deletion when judging, then to delete original configuration data, it to be reconfigured with the wait user by the Data Control module 12 notices functional module that need reconfigure that changes.
This system has realized the unified processing of communication equipment to allocation data recovering, has alleviated the burden of each functional module and the probability of misoperation thereof.The user is not needed to understand the allocation data recovering of each functional module, the mechanism of deletion, and the user can according to oneself demand flexibly Backup Data, recovery policy is set, improved utilization rate of equipment and installations, reduce operating cost.
At the invention described above embodiment, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of technical scheme, and data centralization module 11 is considered as common memory module, directly controls access by Data Control module 12.The technical scheme of this embodiment also still can need be judged whether to recover based on control strategy by Data Control module 12, reach realization communication equipment of the present invention the unified of allocation data recovering handled, alleviated the burden of each functional module and the purpose of misoperation probability thereof.
The method of the allocation data recovering of the embodiment of the invention is described below.
As shown in Figure 2, the flow chart for the allocation data recovering method of the embodiment of the invention may further comprise the steps,
In step S201, with all functions modules configured data centralization backup.
In step S202, by the user control strategy is set, i.e. different according to different functional modules and functional module variation pattern to formulate corresponding control strategies.This control strategy comprises deletion strategy and recovery policy.
Because the effect of each functional module is different with characteristics, it also is different causing each functional module that the recovery of configuration data is required.For some functional module, no matter its power-down rebooting takes place still is that the hardware cell of functional module inside is extracted or the insertion once more of hardware cell, only the configuration data of backup need be recovered to get final product.And for some functional modules, when power-down rebooting takes place for it still is that the hardware cell of functional module inside is extracted or during the insertion once more of hardware cell, perhaps because stability and compatible problem, these functional modules all can't be recovered according to the configuration data of backup, must the user be configured again.So for the configuration data of these functional modules, and need be with original configuration data deletion in the functional module with the new data of convenient configuration with regard to no longer needing to recover to back up.Yet then select whether will recover at different situations possibly for some special functional modules.The configuration data that possible these functional modules need be recovered to back up when restarting, and when hardware cell is extracted phenomenon, just need the user to be configured again, and with original configuration data deletion in the functional module.Therefore the user need be provided with recovery policy or deletion strategy according to the specific demand of self system function module.Certainly the user also can unify to be arranged to deletion strategy, deletes original configuration data when allowing dissimilar hardware cells to insert on same position automatically.
Step S203 when a certain functional module changes need be configured data and recover the time, extracts or inserts as the hardware cell of power-down rebooting or functional module inside, judges according to control strategy whether needs recover to the functional module that changes.When functional module generation the problems referred to above, can obtain the specifying information notice of this problem from system management facility, this notice comprises the base attribute of functional module of variation and the concrete condition of variation.Therefore can judge whether its recovery according to the base attribute and the corresponding control strategy of its different situations that change of functional module.
Step S204 recovers this functional module if desired, then can find its corresponding data backup according to the specifying information that obtains notifying from system management facility, Backup Data is issued to functional module carries out the data recovery.
Step S205 if do not need this functional module is recovered, then notifies this functional module with its original configuration deletion, prepares for disposing new data.
The allocation data recovering method of this embodiment technical scheme, the unified processing of allocation data recovering to communication equipment alleviated the burden of each functional module and the probability of misoperation thereof.Can according to circumstances formulate recovery policy flexibly by the user.Improve utilization rate of equipment and installations, reduced operating cost.
In the allocation data recovering method of the foregoing description, the collocation data backup among the step S201 can also adopt following collocation data backup method.
As shown in Figure 3, the flow chart for the collocation data backup method of the embodiment of the invention may further comprise the steps,
In step S301, at first with the data centralization storage that has been configured in system's all functions module.
In step S302, the method for organizing that is provided with according to the user is the corresponding Backup Data sign of each functional module configuration data stored foundation.This method for organizing can freely be provided with according to the base attribute of functional module by the user.Wherein the base attribute of functional module comprises on the functional module hardware cell position on hardware cell type, functional module type and the functional module.The user can freely be provided with the Backup Data sign of different dimensions according to the complexity of system, and this Backup Data sign can cover all Backup Datas in each functional module fully.
For the better simply system of function ratio, the user can be provided with this method for organizing by the base attribute of one dimension.The user can only set up corresponding Backup Data sign with the type of this functional module, for example for the data backup of IP module just can the IP protocol module the Backup Data corresponding identification be set to IP, the data backup for the BGP module just can bgp protocol module Backup Data corresponding identification be set to BGP etc. equally.Can also set up corresponding Backup Data sign with hardware cell type on the functional module, for example board type, Card Type and interface type etc., and also the user can be divided into different thickness dynamics with the hardware cell type according to self needs.The user also can directly use the position of hardware cell that this method for organizing is set in addition.
System for more complicated just can be provided with this method for organizing with the base attribute of two dimension.For example the type of functional module and two kinds of base attributes in position of hardware cell can be identified in conjunction with setting up corresponding Backup Data, Backup Data sign as the backup configuration correspondence of a hardware cell in the IP protocol module is (IP just, X), wherein X represents the position of this hardware cell in the IP protocol module.Can also be with two kinds of base attributes in position of the type of hardware cell and hardware cell in conjunction with setting up corresponding Backup Data sign, be designated as the Backup Data of the backup configuration correspondence of a veneer that (veneer, X), wherein X represents the position of this hardware cell.Can also set up corresponding Backup Data sign with the type of function type of module and hardware cell in addition, when for example the configuration data of the veneer of IP module being backed up, just the Backup Data of correspondence can be designated (IP, veneer).
For very complicated system, for example distributed system.Can also use three-dimensional base attribute that this method for organizing is set.For example the Backup Data of the backup configuration correspondence of hardware cell on the veneer in the IP protocol module is designated that (X), wherein X represents this hardware cell position on the veneer in the IP protocol module for IP, veneer.
More than several method for organizing can freely be provided with according to the situation of self system by the user, improved the flexibility of system backup.
Step S303, when the functional module configuration data changed, promptly the user added configuration, upgrades configuration or deletion configuration functional module.Determine its corresponding Backup Data sign according to the base attribute of the functional module that changes and the organizational form of user's setting.The concrete condition that this functional module changes can obtain notice from system management facility, and this notice comprises the base attribute of this functional module.
Step S304 according to the concrete condition that the functional module configuration data changes, handles the Backup Data corresponding with the Backup Data sign.When changing into of functional module configuration data added configuration, then set up the Backup Data sign corresponding, and store the configuration data and corresponding Data Identification that adds with described functional module; When changing into of functional module configuration data upgraded configuration, then delete former Backup Data, and the Backup Data sign of former Backup Data correspondence is corresponded to new configuration data; When changing into of functional module configuration data deleted configuration, then delete former Backup Data and the Backup Data sign corresponding with it.
The collocation data backup method of this embodiment technical scheme with the unified backup of configuration data of communication equipment, has alleviated the burden of each functional module.And the user can guarantee the fail safe and the accuracy of data backup according to the demand Backup Data flexibly of oneself.Also have great convenience for the user management, can also satisfy user's special requirement Backup Data.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.
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1. an allocation data recovering method is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
With all functions modules configured data centralization backup;
Different variation patterns according to each functional module are provided with corresponding control strategies;
When a certain functional module changes when needing the recovery configuring data, judge whether to carry out according to described control strategy and recover;
If carry out to recover, the configuration data of the centralized backup of described a certain functional module correspondence is issued to described a certain functional module restore data;
If do not carry out recovery, then notify described a certain functional module with its original configuration deletion.
2. allocation data recovering method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described all functions modules configured data centralization backup specifically be may further comprise the steps:
With the data centralization storage that has been configured in all functions module;
Set up the corresponding Backup Data sign of the Backup Data of having stored with each functional module;
When the configuration data in the functional module changes, obtain the Backup Data sign of the functional module that configuration data changes;
According to described change, the corresponding Backup Data of Backup Data sign of the functional module that changes with described configuration data is handled.
3. allocation data recovering method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the corresponding Backup Data sign of the Backup Data that described foundation and each functional module have been stored specifically comprises:
According to the base attribute of functional module under the Backup Data of having stored, the corresponding Backup Data sign of the described Backup Data of having stored is set.
4. allocation data recovering method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described change specifically comprises interpolation configuration, renewal configuration and the deletion configuration of functional module.
5. allocation data recovering method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described processing specifically may further comprise the steps:
Change into when adding configuration when described, then set up the Backup Data sign corresponding, and the configuration data that adds of storage and corresponding Backup Data identify with the functional module of carrying out described change;
Change into when upgrading configuration when described, then delete former Backup Data, and the Backup Data sign of former Backup Data correspondence is corresponded to new configuration data;
Change into when configuration deletion when described, then delete former Backup Data and the Backup Data sign corresponding with it.
6. allocation data recovering method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described control strategy comprises original configuration of deletion or recovery configuring data.
7. configuration data treatment system, comprise system management facility and business processing device, it is characterized in that, also comprise the configuration process device, described configuration process device links to each other with business processing device with described system management facility respectively, be used for the configuration data of each functional module of described business processing device is carried out centralized backup, and after receiving the notice that described system management facility is sent, be configured the recovery of data according to control strategy;
Described configuration process device comprises the Data Control module, and whether the notice decision that described Data Control module is used for sending according to described system management facility is configured the functional module recovery configuring data of recovery to needs;
Described configuration process device also comprises the data centralization module, described data centralization module links to each other with described Data Control module, be used to Backup Data to set up corresponding Backup Data sign, and judge that in described Data Control module the functional module that needs are configured recovery carries out when recovering, the functional module that described needs are configured recovery issues data and recovers.
8. configuration data processing unit is used for the configuration data of each functional module of business processing device is carried out centralized backup, it is characterized in that, comprises Data Control module and data centralization module;
Wherein, described Data Control module, whether the notice that is used for sending according to system management facility decision is configured the functional module recovery configuring data of recovery to needs;
Described data centralization module, link to each other with described Data Control module, be used to Backup Data to set up corresponding Backup Data sign, and judge that in described Data Control module the functional module that needs are configured recovery carries out when recovering, the functional module that described needs are configured recovery issues data and recovers.
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