CN102546252B

CN102546252B - Network element upgrading method, device and network management system

Info

Publication number: CN102546252B
Application number: CN201210000699.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何斯坦; 王一宁; 任显军
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Service Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Service Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-01-04
Filing date: 2012-01-04
Publication date: 2015-04-29
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-04
Also published as: CN102546252A

Abstract

The invention discloses a network element upgrading method, a network element upgrading device and a network management system, and relates to the technical field of communication networks. The upgrading success rate can be increased. The method comprises the following steps of: when the loading of a first single board in a plurality of single boards of network element software to be upgraded fails, isolating the first single board, and transmitting first alarming information to a network management server; after an activation control message is received from the network management server, activating other single boards in the single boards except the first single board; if the activation of a second single board in the other single boards except the first single board fails, isolating the second single board, and transmitting second alarming information to the network management server; and after a retry control message is received from the network management server, reloading and/or reactivating the first and second isolated single boards. The scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention is applicable to a transmission domain, an access network, an Internet protocol (IP) domain and the fields of radio and core networks.

Description

The method of updating network element, device and NMS

Technical field

The present invention relates to technical field of communication network, particularly relate to a kind of method of updating network element, device and NMS.

Background technology

Optical transport network is the supporting body of communication network, and therefore transport domains network element is near network bottom layer, therefore during network element software upgrading, needs higher reliability, and requires higher for the fault-tolerant ability of abnormality processing in escalation process.

Prior art is adopted to carry out in network element software escalation process, as shown in Figure 1, first webmaster loads network element software, in loading procedure when certain the block veneer in network element breaks down, just need by loading software, and the flow process such as activating software, the version before rollback software kit to upgrading, namely reverts to original network element software.And then to reverting to the failed reason of original network element software analysis upgrading, checking and repairing out of order veneer, more again upgrading.

Then, when adopting prior art to carry out network element software upgrading, that has upgraded is total consuming time more, and success rate for upgrading is lower.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the invention provide a kind of method of updating network element, device and NMS, can improve success rate for upgrading.

For achieving the above object, embodiments of the invention adopt following technical scheme:

A method for updating network element, is applied to network element side network element, and described network element comprises multiple veneer, and the method comprises:

If in the process that network element software to be upgraded is loaded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server;

Treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer;

If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to described NM server;

When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

A method for updating network element, be applied to NM server side, the method comprises:

In loading network element software process to be upgraded, when the first warning information that the network element receiving the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully sends, described network element is put into isolation ward;

After other veneers in described network element except described first veneer have loaded, send active control message to described network element, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

In the process activating other veneers except described first veneer, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

A device for updating network element, described network element comprises multiple veneer, and this device comprises:

Loading unit, for loading multiple veneers that network element software to be upgraded to described network element comprises;

First isolated location, if in the process be loaded for network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server;

Activate unit, for treating that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer;

Second isolated location, if in the process be activated for described network element software to be upgraded, during the second single board activated failure in other veneers except described first veneer, isolates described second veneer and sends the second warning information to described NM server;

Retry unit, for when the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, reloads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

A device for updating network element, comprising:

Isolated location, for loading in network element software process to be upgraded at network element, when the first warning information that the described network element receiving the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully sends, puts into isolation ward by described network element;

Transmitting element, for after determining that other veneers in described network element except described first veneer have loaded, send active control message to described network element, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

Described transmitting element also for, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

A kind of NMS, comprises at least one network element and NM server, described network element, comprises multiple veneer, wherein:

Described network element, if in the process be loaded for network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to described NM server; Treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to described NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer;

Described NM server, for when receiving first warning information of network element transmission at the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully, puts into isolation ward by described network element; After other veneers in described network element to be determined except described first veneer have loaded, send active control message to described network element, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer; When the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of updating network element, device and NMS, in the process be loaded by network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server, if in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolate described second veneer and send the second warning information to NM server, when after the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.With carry out in prior art network element software upgrade time, that has upgraded is total consuming time more, success rate for upgrading is lower to be compared, and the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by isolation load failure and activate failed veneer and again upgrade separately, can improve success rate for upgrading.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, be briefly described to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.

A kind of schematic diagram of updating network element of Fig. 1 for providing in background technology of the present invention;

The flow chart of the method for a kind of updating network element that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 1;

The flow chart of the method for the another kind of updating network element that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 1;

The block diagram of the device of a kind of updating network element that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 1;

The block diagram of the device of the another kind of updating network element that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 1;

The flow chart of the method for a kind of updating network element that Fig. 6 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 2;

The schematic diagram of the updating network element that Fig. 7 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 2;

The block diagram of the device of a kind of updating network element that Fig. 8 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 2;

The block diagram of the device of the another kind of updating network element that Fig. 9 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 2;

The schematic diagram of a kind of NMS that Figure 10 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 3;

The picture group of a kind of NMS that Figure 11 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 3;

The block diagram of a kind of network element device that Figure 12 provides for the embodiment of the present invention 3.

Detailed description of the invention

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, be clearly and completely described the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention's part embodiment, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, not making the every other embodiment obtained under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

Embodiment 1

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of updating network element, as shown in Figure 2, be applied to network element side network element, described network element comprises multiple veneer, should be understood that, multiple veneers here comprise management single board and service board, and the first veneer hereinafter and the second veneer can be management single boards, also can be service board, the method can comprise:

Step 201, if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server;

Here the first warning information, it can be such as network element ID, isolation veneer number, error reason of alarm etc., this first warning information is for notifying NM server generation single board updating process failure, certain processing links in such as single board updating process, as loaded link or activating link failure.

Here the first veneer loads failed one or more veneers for representing in network element to be upgraded.

Described first veneer of described isolation can comprise: record described first veneer hereof and load failed information, to isolate described first veneer.

Step 202, treats that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, and after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activates other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer;

Optionally, when after isolation first veneer, stop the upgrading to this veneer, other veneers can continue upgrading, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up activation manipulation, (for convenience of description, called after first menu item), the first menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, network element to correspondence sends active control message, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer, after network element receives the active control message of described NM server transmission, the veneer in multiple veneers that activation network element comprises except described first veneer.

Step 203, if in the process that is activated of described network element software to be upgraded, during the second single board activated failure in other veneers except described first veneer, isolates described second veneer and sends the second warning information to described NM server;

Here the second veneer represents in network element to be upgraded and activates unsuccessfully, one or more veneer.

Here the second warning information, it can be such as network element ID, isolation veneer number, error reason of alarm etc., this second warning information is for notifying NM server generation single board updating process failure, certain processing links in such as single board updating process, as loaded link or activating link failure.

Described second veneer of described isolation can comprise: the information recording described second single board activated failure in described file, to isolate described second veneer.

Step 204, when receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reloads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

Should be understood that, under a kind of implementation, in order to the uniformity realized, no matter which the link process failure respectively in upgrade process of the first veneer and the second veneer, all reload and activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer;

Under another kind of implementation, also can be which the link process respectively in upgrade process unsuccessfully operates targetedly again for the first veneer and the second veneer, such as: the second veneer loads not failure, and just activation have failed, then reactivate described second veneer of isolation; First veneer loads and have failed, therefore does not also just activate, then reload and activate described first veneer of isolation.

In the method for the embodiment of the present invention, in step 204, in described file, inquire about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface;

According to described first single board information, reload and activate described first veneer of isolation by retry interface; And/or, according to described second single board information, reload and activate described second veneer of isolation by retry interface;

Or, in the method for the embodiment of the present invention, in step 204, in described file, inquire about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface;

According to described first single board information, reload and activate described first veneer of isolation by retry interface; And/or, according to described second single board information, reactivated described second veneer of isolation by retry interface.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first single board information, for describing the situation of the first veneer of isolation, can include but not limited to: slot number, (such as, the first veneer processes unsuccessfully in which step veneer process failure link information, as activated or loading), error reason, or the current residing state of the first veneer (such as loads, activates, loaded, activates complete).

Second single board information, for describing the situation of the second veneer of isolation, can include but not limited to: slot number, (such as, the second veneer processes unsuccessfully in which step veneer process failure link information, as activated or loading), error reason, or the current residing state of the second veneer (such as loads, activates, loaded, activates complete).

Further, when retry loads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, embodiment of the present invention method can comprise further: the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer are to the version before upgrading.

Or, further, when retry loads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, embodiment of the present invention method can comprise further: when retry loads and activate the described first veneer failure of isolation, the version before the first veneer described in rollback to upgrading; And/or,

When retry activates the described second veneer failure of isolation, the version before the second veneer described in rollback to upgrading.

In the embodiment of the present invention, optionally, described method comprises further:

After continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer, then reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and the step of described second veneer described in performing.

And in the embodiment of the present invention, it is realize by the following method that other veneers do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer are loaded:

After receiving the loading continuation notification message of described NM server transmission, load other veneers do not loaded except described first veneer in multiple veneers that described network element comprises, wherein, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element.

Under another kind of implementation, network element also can load unsuccessfully after the first veneer, defaultly continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises.

It should be noted that, the executive agent of the method for the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can be independently physical unit, has communication connection with the network element device be managed in existing network; Under another kind of implementation, the executive agent of the method for the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can be the network element device with function of the present invention; Concrete, can be the management single board in multiple veneers of comprising of network element.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of updating network element, in the process be loaded by network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server, if in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolate described second veneer and send the second warning information to NM server, when after the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.With carry out in prior art network element software upgrade time, that has upgraded is total consuming time more, success rate for upgrading is lower to be compared, and the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by isolation load failure and activate failed veneer and again upgrade separately, improves success rate for upgrading.

The embodiment of the present invention provides the method for another kind of updating network element, is applied to NM server side, and as shown in Figure 3, the method comprises:

Step 301, in loading network element software process to be upgraded, when the first warning information that the network element receiving the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully sends, puts into isolation ward by described network element;

Should be understood that, NM server in NMS can be used for managing multiple network element, if multiple network element all relates to updating network element software, then generally, multiple network element carries out updating operation together, once there be the network element that upgrading is failed, the NMS of the embodiment of the present invention can support network element failed for upgrading to move to isolation ward from process list, here isolation ward is the concept of logic, in other words, network element failed for upgrading is removed from process list, then in another logic list, record is carried out to the failed network element of upgrading.

Described network element is put into isolation ward, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up load operation, (for convenience of description, called after the 3rd menu item), the 3rd menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, network element to correspondence sends to load and continues notification message, and described loading continues notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises.

Step 302, after other veneers in described network element except described first veneer have loaded, send active control message to described network element, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

Now, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up activation manipulation, (for convenience of description, called after first menu item), the first menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, the network element to correspondence sends active control message, and described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer.

Step 303, in the process activating other veneers except described first veneer, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

By the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item performing follow-up retry operation, (for convenience of description, called after second menu item), the second menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, network element to correspondence sends retry control message, and wherein said retry control message is used to indicate the veneer reloading and/or activate isolation.

Retry control message is sent to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer immediately, or, be used to indicate after described network element continues to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer and reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer again.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of updating network element, by receiving the first warning information that described network element sends, described network element is put into isolation ward separately, after other veneers in described network element except described first veneer have loaded, active control message is sent to activate other veneers except described first veneer to described network element, in the process activating other veneers except described first veneer, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, retry control message is sent to reload and/or to activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer to described network element.With carry out in prior art network element software upgrade time, that has upgraded is total consuming time more, success rate for upgrading is lower to be compared, and the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by isolation load failure and activate failed veneer and again upgrade separately, can improve success rate for upgrading.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, and described network element comprises multiple veneer, and as shown in Figure 4, this device comprises: loading unit 401, the first isolated location 402, activates unit 403, second isolated location 404, retry unit 405.

Loading unit 401, for loading multiple veneers that network element software to be upgraded to described network element comprises;

First isolated location 402, if in the process be loaded for network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server;

Described first isolated location specifically for, record described first veneer hereof and load failed information, to isolate described first veneer;

When after described first veneer of isolation, described loading unit 401 also for, after receiving the loading continuation notification message of described NM server transmission, load other veneers do not loaded except described first veneer in multiple veneers that described network element comprises, wherein, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element.

Activating unit 403, after other veneers except described first veneer for comprising until described network element have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activating other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer;

Second isolated location 404, if in the process be activated for described network element software to be upgraded, during the second single board activated failure in other veneers except described first veneer, isolates described second veneer and sends the second warning information to described NM server;

Described second isolated location 404 specifically for, record the information of described second single board activated failure hereof, to isolate described second veneer.

Retry unit 405, for when the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, reloads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

Described retry unit 405 specifically for: when receive described NM server send retry control message, after continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

Optionally, the enquiry module in described retry unit 405, for inquiring about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface in described file;

The first retry module in described retry unit 405, for according to described first single board information, is reloaded by retry interface and is activated described first veneer of isolation;

Or the enquiry module in described retry unit 405, for inquiring about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface in described file;

The second retry module in described retry unit 405, for according to described second single board information, reactivates described second veneer of isolation by retry interface, or, described second veneer of isolation is reloaded and activates by retry interface.

Further, when retry loads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, the first rollback unit, the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer to the version before upgrading, or,

Second rollback unit, when described first veneer for loading and activate isolation when retry is failed, the version before the first veneer described in rollback to upgrading; And/or, described second rollback unit also for, when retry activate isolation described second veneer failure time, the second veneer described in rollback to upgrade before version.

Under a kind of implementation, the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can be independently physical unit, has communication connection with the network element device be managed in existing network; Under another kind of implementation, the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can be the network element device with function of the present invention; Concrete, the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention also can be software equipment, and the form strengthened with function is arranged on the network element device in old net or existing network, concrete, can be mounted on certain management single board in the multiple veneers in network element device.Should be understood that, the device support of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention is independent external, can dock with existing equipment; Also the network element device of existing network can be built in, as on the network element device that is managed.

Under a kind of specific implementation, network element comprises management single board and one or more service board, and the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can correspond to management single board.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, in the process be loaded by network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, first isolated location described first veneer of isolation also sends the first warning information to NM server, if in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, second isolated location described second veneer of isolation also sends the second warning information to NM server, when after the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, retry unit reloads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.With carry out in prior art network element software upgrade time, that has upgraded is total consuming time more, success rate for upgrading is lower to be compared, and the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by isolation load failure and activate failed veneer and again upgrade separately, can improve success rate for upgrading.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, is specifically as follows NM server, and as shown in Figure 5, this device comprises: isolated location 501, transmitting element 502.

Isolated location 501, for loading in network element software process to be upgraded at network element, when the first warning information that the described network element receiving the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully sends, puts into isolation ward by described network element;

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up load operation, (for convenience of description, called after the 3rd menu item), pass through human-computer interaction module, the 3rd menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission loading continuation notification message of described transmitting element 502 to correspondence, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element.

Transmitting element 502, for determining in described network element after other veneers except described first veneer have loaded, send active control message to described network element, described active control message comprises the described network element of instruction and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up activation manipulation, (for convenience of description, called after first menu item), pass through human-computer interaction module, the first menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission active control message of described transmitting element 502 to correspondence, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer.

Described transmitting element 502 also for, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item performing retry operation, (for convenience of description, called after second menu item), pass through human-computer interaction module, the second menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission retry control message of described transmitting element 502 to correspondence, wherein said retry control message is used to indicate the veneer reloading and/or activate isolation.

Under a kind of implementation, the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can be independently physical unit, has communication connection with the NM server in existing network; Under another kind of implementation, the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention can be the NM server with function of the present invention; Concrete, the device of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention also can be software equipment, is arranged on the NM server in old net or existing network with the form that function is strengthened.Should be understood that, the device support of the updating network element of the embodiment of the present invention is independent external, can dock with existing equipment; Also the network element device of existing network can be built in, as on NM server.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, by when receiving first warning information of network element transmission at the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully, described network element is put into isolation ward separately by isolated location, after other veneers except described first veneer have loaded, transmitting element sends active control message to described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer to indicate described network element, and in the process activating other veneers except described first veneer, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, retry control message is sent to reload and/or to activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer to the described network element in described isolation ward.With carry out in prior art network element software upgrade time, that has upgraded is total consuming time more, success rate for upgrading is lower to be compared, and the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by isolation load failure and activate failed veneer and again upgrade separately, can improve success rate for upgrading.

Embodiment 2

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of updating network element, in network element software escalation process, comprise two steps, first load network element software, reactivation network element software, described network element comprises multiple veneer, should be understood that, multiple veneers here comprise management single board and service board, the first veneer hereinafter and the second veneer can be management single boards, also can be service board, as shown in Figure 6, the method comprises:

Step 601, if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server;

Here, the first veneer loads failed one or more veneers for representing in network element software to be upgraded.When the first veneer loads unsuccessfully, record described first veneer hereof and load failed information, to isolate described first veneer, stop the upgrading to this veneer, but other veneers in network element software to be upgraded still can continue upgrading.Described first veneer can be called isolated state veneer.

Step 602, when the first warning information that the network element that described NM server receives the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully sends, puts into isolation ward by described network element;

Here, isolation ward is the Virtual Space of network element and the normal network element made mistake in difference escalation process.Isolation ward is put into by loading the network element made mistake in escalation process, namely the NMS of the embodiment of the present invention can support network element failed for upgrading to move to isolation ward from process list, in other words, network element failed for upgrading is removed from process list, then in another logic list, record is carried out to the failed network element of upgrading.And show on the display screen of NM server in described network element and load the first failed veneer and be isolated, so that user can see the veneer of makeing mistakes, single-plate grade operation can be carried out to the first veneer of this network element, ensure that it can carry out independent recovery, network element updating efficiency and success rate can be improved.

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up load operation, (for convenience of description, called after the 3rd menu item), the 3rd menu item selected by the menu entries that described NM server response user is provided by NM server, network element to correspondence sends to load and continues notification message, and described loading continues notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises.

After described network element receives the loading continuation notification message of described NM server transmission, load other veneers do not loaded except described first veneer in multiple veneers that described network element comprises, wherein, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element.

Step 603, treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, described NM server sends active control message to described network element, and described active control message comprises the described network element of instruction and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up activation manipulation, (for convenience of description, called after first menu item), the first menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, the network element to correspondence sends active control message, and described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer; First menu item can for continuing the menu item performing follow-up activation manipulation.

Step 604, described network element activates other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission;

Step 605, if in the process that is activated of described network element software to be upgraded, during the second single board activated failure in other veneers except described first veneer, isolates described second veneer and sends the second warning information to described NM server;

Here, the second veneer represents in network element to be upgraded and activates failed one or more veneers.Here the second warning information, it can be such as network element ID, isolation veneer number, error reason of alarm etc., this second warning information is for notifying NM server generation single board updating process failure, certain processing links in such as single board updating process, as loaded link or activating link failure.

Described second veneer of described isolation comprises: the information recording described second single board activated failure in described file, to isolate described second veneer.Described second veneer can be called isolated state veneer.

It should be noted that, after sending the second warning information to described webmaster, suspend activation manipulation, also unactivated veneer can not proceed to activate, but after the menu entries that user is improved by NM server operates, perform the veneer of veneer or the retry isolation activating other again.

Step 606, in the process activating other veneers except described first veneer, when described NM server receives the second warning information of the described network element transmission at the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer;

Isolation ward is put into by activating the veneer made mistake in escalation process, and show on the display screen of gateway server in described network element and activate the second failed veneer and be isolated, so that user can see the veneer of makeing mistakes, single-plate grade operation can be carried out to the second veneer of this network element.

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item performing retry operation, (for convenience of description, called after second menu item), the second menu item selected by the menu entries that described NM server response user is provided by NM server, the network element to correspondence sends retry control message, and wherein said retry control message is used to indicate the veneer reloading and/or activate isolation.

Step 607, when receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, described network element inquires about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface in described file;

Described retry control message comprises instruction and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer immediately; Or reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer after continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer;

Step 608, according to described first single board information, is reloaded by retry interface and is activated described first veneer of isolation; And/or, according to described second single board information, reactivated described second veneer of isolation by retry interface;

Optionally, step 608, according to described first single board information, is reloaded by retry interface and is activated described first veneer of isolation; And/or, according to described second single board information, reactivated described second veneer of isolation by retry interface;

The flow process that step 608 provides can be called upgrading isolation ward, is about to be in the first veneer in isolation ward and the second veneer is upgraded separately again.

The present invention is directed in escalation process the veneer that breaks down, the concept of isolated state veneer and upgrading isolation ward is proposed, isolate by out of order veneer, and separately it is upgraded, minority single board updating in network element software escalation process can be solved and unsuccessfully cause the problem of network element updating failure rollback.

Step 609, when retry loads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer are to the version before upgrading; Or,

When retry loads and activates the described first veneer failure of isolation, the version before the first veneer described in rollback to upgrading; And/or, when retry activates the described second veneer failure of isolation, the version before the second veneer described in rollback to upgrading.

It should be noted that, when retry loads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, can version before the first veneer described in rollback and/or described second veneer to upgrading, the fault correction time in network element updating process can be reduced like this, improve success rate for upgrading.In addition, when in network element to be upgraded, the veneer of fault is more, also can as required rollback network element to upgrading before version.

The implementation of the method for the NM server updating network element provided for the embodiment of the present invention, schematic diagram shown in Figure 7, compared with carrying out the process (Fig. 1) of updating network element software with employing prior art, add the process of isolation, optionally, in NM server updating network element software process, when a veneer in the multiple veneers in network element loads unsuccessfully or activates unsuccessfully, described network element is isolated, and carry out record to loading unsuccessfully or activate failed veneer, then retry is carried out to the veneer of isolation, just rollback is carried out after retry failure, optionally, can the rollback veneer of makeing mistakes, also can the whole network element of rollback.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of NM server updating network element, by reloading the first veneer loaded unsuccessfully and the second veneer activated unsuccessfully and/or activate, with carry out in prior art network element software upgrade time, rollback network element is needed when loading unsuccessfully or activating unsuccessfully, what make to have upgraded is total consuming time more, success rate for upgrading is lower to be compared, the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by isolation load failure and activate failed veneer and again upgrade separately, reduce upgraded always consuming time while, success rate for upgrading can be improved.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, and this device can be network element, as shown in Figure 8, this device comprises: loading unit 800, first isolated location 801, activates unit 802, second isolated location 803, retry unit 804, enquiry module 8041, the first retry module 8042, second retry module 8043, first rollback unit 805, second rollback unit 806.

Loading unit 800, for loading multiple veneers that network element software to be upgraded to described network element comprises;

If in the process that network element software to be upgraded is loaded, the first isolated location 801, when loading unsuccessfully for the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded, isolates described first veneer and sends the first warning information to NM server;

Here, the first veneer is load one or more failed veneer in network element software to be upgraded.Described first isolated location 801 loads failed information, to isolate described first veneer specifically for recording described first veneer hereof.

When the first veneer loads unsuccessfully, mark performs first veneer of makeing mistakes hereof, isolates this veneer, stops the upgrading to this veneer, but other veneers in network element software to be upgraded still can continue upgrading.Described loading unit 800 also for, after receiving the loading continuation notification message of described NM server transmission, load other veneers do not loaded except described first veneer in multiple veneers that described network element comprises, wherein, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element;

After other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described webmaster transmission, activation unit 802 activates other veneers in described multiple veneer except described first veneer;

If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, the second isolated location 803, isolates described second veneer and sends the second warning information to described webmaster;

Here, the second veneer is in escalation process, in the veneer except described first veneer, activate one or more failed veneer.Described second isolated location 803 specifically for recording the information of described second single board activated failure hereof, to isolate described second veneer.

When after the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, retry unit 804, reloads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer;

When after the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, described retry unit 804 reloads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer after activating other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer specifically for continuation;

Optionally, described retry unit 804 is when reloading and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer, enquiry module 8041 in described retry unit 804, for inquiring about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface in described file;

The first retry module 8042 in described retry unit 804, for according to described first single board information, is reloaded by retry interface and is activated described first veneer of isolation;

The second retry module 8043 in described retry unit 804, for according to described second single board information, reactivates described second veneer of isolation by retry interface, or, described second veneer of isolation is reloaded and activates by retry interface.

When retry loads and/or activates described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, the first rollback unit 805, the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer are to the version before upgrading; Or,

Second rollback unit 806, when described first veneer for loading and activate isolation when retry is failed, the version before the first veneer described in rollback to upgrading; And/or, described second rollback unit 806 also for, when retry activate isolation described second veneer failure time, the second veneer described in rollback to upgrade before version, the fault correction time in network element updating process can be reduced like this.

It should be noted that, also can as required the whole network element of rollback to upgrading before version.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, by isolating for veneer of makeing mistakes in network element in network element software escalation process, carry out again upgrading separately to the veneer of isolation, avoid the failure of minority single board updating in the network element software escalation process of prior art and cause NE-level to upgrade the problem of failed rollback, greatly reduce fault correction time in network element updating process, improve network element updating efficiency, improve network element updating success rate.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, and as shown in Figure 9, this device comprises: isolated location 901, transmitting element 902, human-computer interaction module 903.

Isolated location 901, for loading in network element software process to be upgraded at network element, when the first warning information that the described network element receiving the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully sends, puts into isolation ward separately by described network element;

Should be understood that, NM server in NMS can be used for managing multiple network element, if multiple network element all relates to updating network element software, then generally, multiple network element carries out updating operation together, once there be the network element that upgrading is failed, the NMS of the embodiment of the present invention can support network element failed for upgrading to move to isolation ward from process list, here isolation ward is the concept of logic, in other words, network element failed for upgrading is removed from process list, then in another logic list, record is carried out to the failed network element of upgrading.。

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up load operation, (for convenience of description, called after the 3rd menu item), by human-computer interaction module 903, the 3rd menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission loading continuation notification message of transmitting element 902 to correspondence, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element,

To determine in described network element after other veneers except described first veneer have loaded, described transmitting element 902, for sending active control message to described network element, described active control message comprises the described network element of instruction and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item continuing to perform follow-up activation manipulation, (for convenience of description, called after first menu item), by human-computer interaction module 903, the first menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission active control message of described transmitting element 902 to correspondence, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

In the process activating other veneers except described first veneer, when the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, described transmitting element 902 is also for sending retry control message to described network element, and described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

Optionally, by the menu entries that NM server provides, the user of operation NM server can select the menu item performing retry operation, (for convenience of description, called after second menu item), by human-computer interaction module 903, the second menu item selected by menu entries that NM server response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission retry control message of described transmitting element 902 to correspondence, wherein said retry control message is used to indicate the veneer reloading and/or activate isolation;

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of device of updating network element, only deal with problems for veneer of makeing mistakes, namely isolate for veneer of makeing mistakes in network element software escalation process, carry out fault-tolerant processing, avoid the failure of minority single board updating in the network element software escalation process of prior art and cause NE-level to upgrade the problem of failed rollback, greatly reducing fault correction time in network element updating process, improve network element updating efficiency simultaneously.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of NMS, and its logical construction please refer to Figure 10, and embodiment of the present invention NMS comprises: at least one network element 1001 and NM server 1002;

Described network element 1001 comprises multiple veneer, described network element 1001, if in the process that network element software to be upgraded is loaded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server; Treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to described NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer;

Optionally, described network element 1001 specifically for: record described first veneer hereof and load failed information, to isolate described first veneer, and/or, in described file, record the information of described second single board activated failure, to isolate described second veneer.

Described network element 1001 specifically for: if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server; Treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, in described file, inquire about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully and/or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface; Reload and activate described first veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described first single board information; Reactivated described second veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described second single board information;

Or, described network element 1001 specifically for: if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server; After other veneers except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, other veneers except described first veneer are activated; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, after continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer, in described file, inquire about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully and/or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface; Reload and activate described first veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described first single board information; Reload and activate described second veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described second single board information.

When retry loads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, described network element 1001 comprises the version before the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer to upgrading further;

Or described network element 1001 is further used for: when retry loads and activate the described first veneer failure of isolation, the version before the first veneer described in rollback to upgrading; And/or described network element 1001 is further used for: when retry activates the described second veneer failure of isolation, the version before the second veneer described in rollback to upgrading;

Described NM server 1002, for when receiving first warning information of network element transmission at the first veneer place loaded unsuccessfully, puts into isolation ward by described network element; After other veneers in described network element to be determined except described first veneer have loaded, send active control message to described network element, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer; When the second warning information that the described network element receiving the second veneer place activated unsuccessfully sends, send retry control message to described network element, described retry control message is used to indicate described network element and reloads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

Optionally, NMS as shown in figure 11, comprises a NM server and 6 network elements, and wherein, NM server can monitor the process of network element updating.Each network element comprises multiple veneer.When NM server is to network element updating, can according to the label of network element successively to network element updating, when in updating network element process, when there is mistake in certain veneer loaded in network element 2, network element 2 is reported to the police to NM server, network element 2 is put into isolation ward separately by NM server, and the screen of NM server can be seen the network element 2 of isolating in isolation ward, and the veneer made mistake marks out in network element 2.In isolation ward, NM server continues to load other veneers in network element 2, after loading completes, can continue to activate other veneers except the veneer made mistake, when the veneer having activation failed, this veneer is isolated, to NM server report and alarm, suspend and activate, now can reload by isolation ward in NM server and/or activate the veneer of isolation, or the veneer of isolation is reloaded and/or activates in continuation after activating other veneer, namely single-plate grade operation is carried out, minority single board updating in network element software escalation process can be solved and unsuccessfully cause the problem of network element updating failure rollback, can reduce upgraded always consuming time while, improve network element updating efficiency.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of NMS, in process by NM server updating network element, the first veneer loaded unsuccessfully and the second veneer activated unsuccessfully are isolated, and carry out separately reloading and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer, avoid the failure of minority single board updating in the network element software escalation process of prior art and cause NE-level to upgrade the problem of failed rollback, greatly reduce fault correction time in network element updating process, improve network element updating efficiency simultaneously.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of network element device, as shown in figure 12, comprises management single board 1201 and at least one service board 1202, wherein,

Described service board 1202 is for loading network element software to be upgraded;

Described management single board 1201 for: if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first service board loaded in described multiple service board of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first service board and send the first warning information to NM server; Treat that other service boards in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first service board have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other service boards except described first service board in described multiple service board; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other service boards except described first service board is failed, isolates described second service board and send the second warning information to described NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reload and/or activate described first service board of isolation and described second service board.

Visible, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of network element device, in process by NM server updating network element, the first veneer loaded unsuccessfully and the second veneer activated unsuccessfully are isolated, and carry out separately reloading and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer, avoid the failure of minority single board updating in the network element software escalation process of prior art and cause NE-level to upgrade the problem of failed rollback, greatly reduce fault correction time in network element updating process, improve network element updating efficiency simultaneously.

It should be noted that, the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides not only can be applied in transport domains, also can be applied in Access Network, IP territory, wireless domain and core net field.

It should be noted that, first, second the saying that previous embodiment adopts in describing, not the meaning of restriction order, only for convenience of distinguishing.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process realized in above-described embodiment method, that the hardware (as processor) that can carry out instruction relevant by computer program has come, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, when performing, can comprise the flow process of the embodiment as above-mentioned each side method.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only store-memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or random store-memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.

The above; be only the specific embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, is anyly familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; change can be expected easily or replace, all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should described be as the criterion with the protection domain of claim.

Claims

1. a method for updating network element, is characterized in that, is applied to network element side network element, and described network element comprises multiple veneer, and the method comprises:

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Described first veneer of described isolation comprises: record described first veneer hereof and load failed information, to isolate described first veneer;

Described second veneer of described isolation comprises: the information recording described second single board activated failure in described file, to isolate described second veneer.

3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, it is realize by the following method that other veneers do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer are loaded:

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described in reload and/or activate isolation described first veneer and described second veneer before, described method comprises further:

After continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer, described in execution, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

5. method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described in reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer comprises:

In described file, described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully is inquired about by query interface;

Or, described in reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer comprises:

6. the method according to any one of claim 1-5, is characterized in that,

When retry loads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer are to the version before upgrading; Or,

7. a method for updating network element, is characterized in that, be applied to NM server side, the method comprises:

8. method according to claim 7, is characterized in that,

Described to described network element transmission active control message, comprising:

The first menu item selected by the menu entries that response user is provided by NM server, the network element to correspondence sends active control message, and described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer;

Described to described network element transmission retry control message, comprising:

The second menu item selected by the menu entries that response user is provided by NM server, the network element to correspondence sends retry control message, and wherein said retry control message is used to indicate the veneer reloading and/or activate isolation.

9. the method according to claim 7 or 8, is characterized in that, described method comprises further:

The 3rd menu item selected by the menu entries that response user is provided by NM server, network element to correspondence sends to load and continues notification message, and described loading continues notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises.

10. a device for updating network element, is characterized in that, described network element comprises multiple veneer, and this device comprises:

11. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that,

Described second isolated location specifically for, record the information of described second single board activated failure hereof, to isolate described second veneer.

12. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that,

Described loading unit also for, after receiving the loading continuation notification message of described NM server transmission, load other veneers do not loaded except described first veneer in multiple veneers that described network element comprises, wherein, described loading is continued notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers of comprising of described network element.

13. devices according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described retry unit specifically for:

When after the retry control message receiving the transmission of described NM server, after continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer.

14. devices according to claim 11, is characterized in that, described retry unit comprises:

Enquiry module, for inquiring about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface in described file;

First retry module, for according to described first single board information, is reloaded by retry interface and is activated described first veneer of isolation;

Or described retry unit comprises:

Described enquiry module, for inquiring about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface in described file;

Second retry module, for according to described second single board information, reactivates described second veneer of isolation by retry interface, or, described second veneer of isolation is reloaded and activates by retry interface.

15. devices according to any one of claim 10-14, it is characterized in that, described device also comprises:

First rollback unit, during for loading and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure when retry, the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer are to the version before upgrading; Or,

The device of 16. 1 kinds of updating network elements, is characterized in that, comprising:

17. devices according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, described device also comprises: human-computer interaction module, for responding the first menu item selected by menu entries that user provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission active control message of described transmitting element to correspondence, described active control message is used to indicate described network element and activates other veneers except described first veneer; And, the second menu item selected by the menu entries that response user is provided by NM server, trigger the network element transmission retry control message of described transmitting element to correspondence, wherein said retry control message is used to indicate the veneer reloading and/or activate isolation.

18. devices according to claim 16 or 17, it is characterized in that, described human-computer interaction module also for, the 3rd menu item selected by the menu entries that response user is provided by NM server, trigger described transmitting element to send to load to the network element of correspondence and continue notification message, described loading continues notification message and is used to indicate described network element and continues to load the veneer do not loaded in multiple veneers that described network element comprises.

19. 1 kinds of NMSs, is characterized in that, comprise at least one network element and NM server, and described network element comprises multiple veneer, wherein:

If described network element is used for, in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in described multiple veneer of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolating described first veneer and sending the first warning information to described NM server; Treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer in described multiple veneer; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to described NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reload and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer;

20. NMSs according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, described network element specifically for: record described first veneer hereof and load failed information, to isolate described first veneer, and/or, the information of described second single board activated failure is recorded, to isolate described second veneer in described file.

21. NMSs according to claim 20, is characterized in that,

Described network element specifically for: if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server; Treat that other veneers in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other veneers except described first veneer; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, in described file, inquire about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully and/or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface; Reload and activate described first veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described first single board information; Reactivated described second veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described second single board information;

Or,

Described network element specifically for: if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first veneer loaded in multiple veneers of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first veneer and send the first warning information to NM server; After other veneers except described first veneer have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, other veneers except described first veneer are activated; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other veneers except described first veneer is failed, isolates described second veneer and send the second warning information to NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, after continuing to activate other veneers except described first veneer and described second veneer, in described file, inquire about described first single board information loaded unsuccessfully and/or described second single board information activated unsuccessfully by query interface; Reload and activate described first veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described first single board information; Reload and activate described second veneer of isolation by retry interface based on described second single board information.

22. NMSs according to any one of claim 19-21, it is characterized in that, described network element is further used for: when retry loads and/or activate described first veneer of isolation and described second veneer failure, and the first veneer described in rollback and described second veneer are to the version before upgrading;

Or described network element is further used for: when retry loads and activate the described first veneer failure of isolation, the version before the first veneer described in rollback to upgrading; And/or, when retry activates the described second veneer failure of isolation, the version before the second veneer described in rollback to upgrading.

23. 1 kinds of network element devices, is characterized in that, comprise management single board and at least one service board, wherein:

Described service board is used for: load network element software to be upgraded;

Described management single board is used for: if in the process that is loaded of network element software to be upgraded, when the first service board loaded in described multiple service board of network element software to be upgraded loads unsuccessfully, isolate described first service board and send the first warning information to NM server; Treat that other service boards in multiple veneers that described network element comprises except described first service board have loaded, after receiving the active control message of described NM server transmission, activate other service boards except described first service board in described multiple service board; If in the process that described network element software to be upgraded is activated, when the second single board activated in other service boards except described first service board is failed, isolates described second service board and send the second warning information to described NM server; When receiving the retry control message of described NM server transmission, reload and/or activate described first service board of isolation and described second service board.