CN105721204A - Firmware upgrading method and system for network adapters - Google Patents

Firmware upgrading method and system for network adapters Download PDF

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CN105721204A
CN105721204A CN201610052599.2A CN201610052599A CN105721204A CN 105721204 A CN105721204 A CN 105721204A CN 201610052599 A CN201610052599 A CN 201610052599A CN 105721204 A CN105721204 A CN 105721204A
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许永贤
傅克文
王玮
林似水
陈哲平
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    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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Abstract

The invention relates to a firmware upgrading method and system for network adapters. The system comprises a local area network (LAN) router and at least two network adapters connected to the LAN router, wherein the network adapters store firmware upgrading files and include firmware version numbers and IP address information; the upgrading time of each network adapter in an LAN is controlled via a preset upgrading time point; and later, whether the network adapters need firmware upgrading or not is judged by comparing the firmware version numbers of the network adapters, and firmware upgrading of the network adapters is completed by downloading the firmware upgrading files via the network. By adopting the method and the system, the network adapters needing firmware upgrading can be upgraded in batch, the artificial workload of batch firmware upgrading is reduced, and the problems of fussy operation and large workload caused by the reason that single network adapters need to be separately upgraded when firmware is upgraded via webpages in the prior art are solved.

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The firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter and system
Technical field
The present invention relates to the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter and system.
Background technology
The firmware upgrade of UPS network adapter on the market at present mainly has 3 kinds:
1, manually uploaded firmware program by Web page, then restart adapter and carry out updating operation
2, build the firmware server of the modes such as ftp or tftp, the address of firmware server is manually set by Web page, then download firmware program from server, finally restart adapter and carry out updating operation
3, build the firmware server of the modes such as ftp or tftp, the address of firmware server is set by special software batch, then download firmware program from server, finally restart adapter and carry out updating operation
Have hundreds and thousands of network adapter in general LAN, when needs carry out firmware upgrade, before two ways need the web page of each adapter of manual login, carry out updating operation respectively, process is loaded down with trivial details, inconvenient.Even if the third mode, though can the address of batch setting firmware server, however it is necessary that ftp or tftp server built by pc computer, also certain manpower and time cost are needed, and at some specific area, such as the data center module of bank, owing to network security requirement is high, computer in LAN to be built ftp or tftp server, need to by comparatively laborious approval process.
Summary of the invention
Present invention aims to the deficiencies in the prior art, it is provided that the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter and system.
For achieving the above object, the technical scheme is that the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter, described network adapter comprise firmware version number and IP address information, described network adapter storage firmware upgrade file,
(1) the current network adapter broadcast upgrade request bag when reaching the update time point preset, in LAN;
(2), after other network adapter in LAN receive upgrade request bag, firmware version number and the IP address information of self is broadcasted;
(3) current network adapter receives firmware version number and the IP address information of other network adapter, and records the IP address of the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof;
(4) current network adapter judges that whether the firmware version number of self is lower than the highest firmware version number, if, then current network adapter accesses, according to the IP address recording the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof, the network adapter that the highest firmware version number is corresponding, download and store firmware upgrade file, perform described firmware upgrade file after restarting and complete firmware upgrade;Otherwise terminate.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the connection number of described network adapter is limited, when described network adapter connects number a predetermined level is exceeded, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when described network adapter connects number more than 5, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews.
In an embodiment of the present invention, also include, after described network adapter completes firmware upgrade, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self.
In an embodiment of the present invention, described network adapter is UPS network adapter.
Present invention also offers the firmware upgrade system of a kind of network adapter, the network adapter of described LAN router it is connected to including LAN router, at least two, described network adapter storage firmware upgrade file, described network adapter comprises firmware version number and IP address information
Current network adapter broadcast upgrade request bag when reaching the update time point preset, in LAN;
After other network adapter in LAN receive upgrade request bag, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self;
Current network adapter receives firmware version number and the IP address information of other network adapter, and records the IP address of the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof;
Current network adapter judges that whether the firmware version number of self is lower than the highest firmware version number, if, then current network adapter accesses, according to the IP address recording the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof, the network adapter that the highest firmware version number is corresponding, download and store firmware upgrade file, perform described firmware upgrade file after restarting and complete firmware upgrade;Otherwise terminate.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the connection number of described network adapter is limited, when described network adapter connects number a predetermined level is exceeded, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews.
In an embodiment of the present invention, when described network adapter connects number more than 5, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews.
In an embodiment of the present invention, after described network adapter completes firmware upgrade, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self.
In an embodiment of the present invention, described network adapter is UPS network adapter, and described UPS network adapter is used for monitoring no-break power unit.
Compared to prior art, the method have the advantages that
1) network adapter needing firmware upgrade can be carried out batch upgrade by the firmware upgrade method of the network adapter of the present invention, that reduces batch firmware upgrade manually participates in workload, solve when prior art carries out firmware upgrade by webpage, single network adapter is needed to upgrade respectively, the problem that complex operation, workload are big;
2) when overcoming batch upgrade, it is necessary to build the deficiency of the firmware servers such as ftp, tftp, and the loaded down with trivial details approval process of server is built in some security fields;
3) after the firmware of network adapter is updated successfully, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of oneself, need the network adapter of upgrading to conduct interviews for other and download firmware upgrade file, and then realize exponential firmware upgrade speed;
4) additionally network adapter carries out flow restriction, it is prevented that synchronization too much network adapter connected reference causes congested and inadequate resource.
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Fig. 1 is the firmware upgrade system block diagram of the network adapter of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the firmware upgrade method of the network adapter of the present invention.
Detailed description of the invention
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, technical scheme is specifically described.
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of firmware upgrade system of network adapter, described network adapter is UPS network adapter, described UPS network adapter is used for monitoring no-break power unit, including LAN router, first network adapter the 1, second network adapter 2 ... the n-th network adapter n is connected to LAN router, described network adapter storage firmware upgrade file, described network adapter comprises firmware version number and IP address information, when default update time point then, current network adapter in LAN broadcast upgrade request bag;After other network adapter in LAN receive upgrade request bag, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self;
Current network adapter receives firmware version number and the IP address information of other network adapter, and records the IP address of the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof;Current network adapter judges that whether the firmware version number of self is lower than the highest described firmware version number, if, the network adapter that then current network adapter the highest firmware version number according to the IP address access of the highest firmware version number of record and map network adapter thereof is corresponding, download firmware upgrade file, perform described firmware upgrade file and complete firmware upgrade, otherwise terminate.
After described network adapter completes firmware upgrade, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self.
In the present embodiment, the connection number of the described network adapter in the firmware upgrade system of network adapter is limited, when described network adapter connection number exceedes some, preferably, when described network adapter connects number more than 5, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews and download firmware upgrade file.
As in figure 2 it is shown, present invention also offers the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter, described network adapter comprises firmware version number and IP address information, described network adapter storage firmware upgrade file, comprises the steps:
Step 1, when default update time point then, current network adapter in LAN broadcast upgrade request bag;
Step 2, after other network adapter in LAN receive upgrade request bag, broadcasts firmware version number and the IP address information of self;
Step 3, current network adapter receives firmware version number and the IP address information of other network adapter, and records the IP address of the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof;
Step 4, current network adapter judges that whether the firmware version number of self is lower than the highest described firmware version number, if so, then enters step 5,
Step 5, the network adapter that current network adapter the highest firmware version number according to the IP address access of the highest firmware version number of record and map network adapter thereof is corresponding, download and store firmware upgrade file, perform described firmware upgrade file after restarting and complete firmware upgrade;
Step 6, after described network adapter completes firmware upgrade, broadcasts firmware version number and the IP address information of self.
In order to the connection number of network adapter described further limits, when described network adapter connection number exceedes some, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews, preferably, when described network adapter connects number more than 5, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews and download firmware upgrade file.
It is above presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, all changes made according to technical solution of the present invention, when produced function is without departing from the scope of technical solution of the present invention, belong to protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a firmware upgrade method for network adapter, described network adapter comprises firmware version number and IP address information, described network adapter storage firmware upgrade file, it is characterised in that:
(1) the current network adapter broadcast upgrade request bag when reaching the update time point preset, in LAN;
(2), after other network adapter in LAN receive upgrade request bag, firmware version number and the IP address information of self is broadcasted;
(3) current network adapter receives firmware version number and the IP address information of other network adapter, and records the IP address of the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof;
(4) current network adapter judges that whether the firmware version number of self is lower than the highest firmware version number, if, then current network adapter accesses, according to the IP address recording the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof, the network adapter that the highest firmware version number is corresponding, download and store firmware upgrade file, perform described firmware upgrade file after restarting and complete firmware upgrade;Otherwise terminate.
2. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the connection number of described network adapter is limited, when described network adapter connects number a predetermined level is exceeded, forbids that other network adapter conduct interviews.
3. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: when described network adapter connects number more than 5, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews.
4. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: also include, after described network adapter completes firmware upgrade, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self.
5. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to Claims 1-4 any one, it is characterised in that: described network adapter is UPS network adapter.
6. the firmware upgrade system of a network adapter, the network adapter of described LAN router it is connected to including LAN router, at least two, described network adapter storage firmware upgrade file, described network adapter comprises firmware version number and IP address information, it is characterised in that:
Current network adapter broadcast upgrade request bag when reaching the update time point preset, in LAN;
After other network adapter in LAN receive upgrade request bag, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self;
Current network adapter receives firmware version number and the IP address information of other network adapter, and records the IP address of the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof;
Current network adapter judges that whether the firmware version number of self is lower than the highest firmware version number, if, then current network adapter accesses, according to the IP address recording the highest firmware version number and map network adapter thereof, the network adapter that the highest firmware version number is corresponding, download and store firmware upgrade file, perform described firmware upgrade file after restarting and complete firmware upgrade;Otherwise terminate.
7. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the connection number of described network adapter is limited, when described network adapter connects number a predetermined level is exceeded, forbids that other network adapter conduct interviews.
8. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: when described network adapter connects number more than 5, forbid that other network adapter conduct interviews.
9. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: after described network adapter completes firmware upgrade, broadcast firmware version number and the IP address information of self.
10. the firmware upgrade method of a kind of network adapter according to claim 6 to 9 any one, it is characterised in that: described network adapter is UPS network adapter, and described UPS network adapter is used for monitoring no-break power unit.
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