CN1184772C - Method of configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in communication system - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method of configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in a communication system, which comprises the following steps: firstly, grouping the network apparatus which needs configuring and upgrading, and saving grouping information and detailed information of the network apparatus; then, sending a local file used for configuring and upgrading the network apparatus to all grouped network apparatus of the corresponding network apparatus. The technical scheme provided by the present invention can group the network apparatus of routers, etc., can make the batch configuration and upgrade on each group of network apparatus which needs configuring and upgrading from a network management center, greatly improves the configuring and upgrading efficiency of the network apparatus of routers, etc., and is especially suitable for uniformly configuring and upgrading large numbers of network apparatus. Using the technical scheme provided by the present invention can save a great amount of human power and time. In the present invention, the technical method for grouping the network apparatus makes the configuration and upgrade management carried out on the network apparatus by a user flexible and convenient.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of network management technology in the communication system, relate in particular in a kind of communication system the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus.
Background technology
In store three kinds of file: BootRom (guiding) program file, the program file of main body software, configuration file in the common router device.The program file that we are referred to as BootRom program file, main body software is " program file ".These files all are kept in flash (flash memory) medium or the hard disk.After router powered up, the BootRom program file was called in internal memory with the program file of main body software, and loading configuration file is carried out the initial work of router; Configuration file is a text, preserves with command format.Main body software in the router and configuration file need carry out timing according to actual conditions usually to be upgraded, and promptly carries out the upgrading of main body software and the modification of configuration file aperiodically.
At present, the upgrading of router main body software has dual mode usually, and a kind of is the hyper terminal program of using on microcomputer, and new program file is kept among the flash by the console on the router (control desk) interface; The method of another kind of upgrading router main body software is to obtain program file by TFTP (general file transfer protocol (FTP)) from the machine at tftp server place on router; Also can use FTP (file transfer protocol (FTP)) and obtain the ROMPaq file.In addition, European patent (application publication number is EP1003104A2 number) discloses a kind of data transfer method of information processor, upgrade method to server has mainly been described, but also can be upgrade method to information processor, therefore it also can be applied to the upgrading to the network equipment, and its employed upgrade method is finished by transmitting upgrade file to equipment needed thereby.
Configuration file in the router has two kinds usually, the configuration file of preserving in a kind of flash of being medium is called startup_config (initial configuration file), and another kind is that the configuration file that is coming into force in the router running is called running_config (current configuration file).At present, for the content among the running_conifg, or by making amendment, or revise the modification that realizes the content among the running_conifg by with SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) variable the MIB (MIB) being operated from webmaster at the order line input command.Content among the running_conifg of router just temporarily comes into force, the configuration of router will revert to startup_config after router restarts, but can use " preservation " order that the content among the running_config is saved as startup_config so that corresponding configuration forever comes into force, therefore, the modification for the startup_config in the router flash medium can cover the startup_config file with the content among the running_config by " preservation " order; In addition, can also upgrade the startup_config file by obtaining new startup_config file, the obtain manner of new startup_config file is the same with obtaining program file.In addition, Japan Patent (application publication number JP2001168861A) discloses the method for multileaving in a kind of network, this method has also been told about the configuration of the network equipment in the communication system, be about to the receiving terminal grouping, management server saves as grouping sheet with grouping information, and preserve details such as the IP address of receiving terminal and network state, then with the upgrading of the information in the grouping sheet, send information to a plurality of transmitting terminals during according to the information of same in the grouping sheet by transmitting terminal.
By above-mentioned prior art as can be seen, generally configuration and the upgrading to each router device all is that the plant maintenance personnel finish by input command on equipment, if will disperse the big batch facility in area to carry out the upgrading of batch processing formula to being deployed in simultaneously, also to improve network transmission efficiency simultaneously and simplify network management personnel's operating procedure, then will expend great amount of manpower and time.Comparatively the method for Xian Jin configuration and upgrading router is to pass through telnet (Telnet) to certain long-range router in network management center, make router obtain new program file or configuration file by traditional mode, and this method can not play tangible improvement to the configuration of router and upgrading and efficiency of transmission, and efficient is lower.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide in a kind of communication system the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus, the network equipment is carried out batch configuration and upgrading to make things convenient for the user.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this: the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in a kind of communication system comprises:
(1) needs is configured and the network equipment of upgrading divides into groups;
(2) preserve the grouping information of the network equipment and the details of the network equipment thereof;
(3) will be used for as required disposing the network equipment that is sent to the corresponding network device grouping with the local file of upgrade of network apparatus, its concrete steps are:
(31) definite network equipment grouping information that has disposed and upgraded;
(32) be identified for disposing and this network equipment grouping of upgrading in the local file of the network equipment;
(33) judge whether this local file needs to carry out File Compress, if desired, execution in step (34), otherwise, execution in step (35);
(34) this local file is compressed execution in step (35);
(35) send the network equipment of this local file to the corresponding network device grouping.
The grouping information of the described network equipment comprises: the packet name information of the network equipment.
The details of the described network equipment comprise: IP (Internet protocol) address information of the packet name information of the network equipment, the network equipment.
The grouping information of the described network equipment and the details of the network equipment thereof are stored in the network management center of the network equipment.
Described step (3) is to adopt FTP (file transfer protocol (FTP)) that local file is sent to all-network equipment in the corresponding network device grouping.
The details of the described network equipment comprise: IP (Internet protocol) address information of the packet name information of the network equipment, the network equipment, FTP user's name of the network equipment, the FTP user's password and the target directory of the network equipment.
Described step (2) comprising: as required to network equipment grouping information increase, editor and deletion action.
Described step (2) comprising: as required the details to the network equipment in the network equipment grouping increase, editor and deletion action.
FTP user's password of the described network equipment is preserved after encryption.
Technical scheme provided by the present invention can be divided into groups the network equipments such as router, needs are configured and each set of network devices of upgrading can be carried out batch configuration and upgrading from network management center, promptly will dispose with upgrade file and be sent to each set of network devices that need be configured and upgrade at network management center's application FTP form, improved the efficient that the network equipments such as router are configured and upgrade greatly, especially a large amount of network equipments are unified configuration and upgrading, adopt technical scheme provided by the present invention can save great amount of manpower and time.The technological means that the network equipment is divided into groups that is adopted among the present invention, make the user be configured to the network equipment and the management of upgrading more flexible, convenient.In addition, when network equipment transfer files, can compress institute's transfer files automatically as required among the present invention, improve the efficient of transmission, simplify network management personnel's operating procedure.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of configuration and the method for upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system.
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Now the embodiment of the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system of the present invention is illustrated in conjunction with Fig. 1.
In order to make escalation process more flexible, the present invention proposes the thought of packet configuration upgrading, promptly at first need all network equipments are divided into different groups as required artificially, referring to step 1, so that the network management personnel can be that unit transmits required file to the network equipment with the group.
After network equipment grouping, preserve two tables in the webmaster side with database, promptly network equipment grouping sheet and network equipment details table have been preserved network equipment grouping information and network equipment details thereof, referring to step 2 in two tables.Field in the network equipment grouping sheet has network equipment packet name, network equipment grouping single major key by name, and promptly each network equipment packet name can not be identical; Field in the network equipment details table has the IP address of network equipment packet name, the network equipment, the FTP user's name on the network equipment, FTP user's password and the target directory on the network equipment.Network equipment details have comprised all parameters on the required definite purpose network equipment, i.e. the IP address of the purpose network equipment, the FTP user's name on the network equipment, FTP user's password and the target directory on the network equipment in FTP transmission; These four fields are associating major keys, promptly can not be identical.Network equipment grouping sheet is identical with network equipment packet name in the network equipment details table.
For the information in the network equipment grouping sheet of being preserved, operations such as the user can increase as required, editor, deletion.
Increase: distinguish with packet name between network equipment grouping, increase grouping and promptly in network equipment grouping sheet, create new device packets name, the constraint that increases device packets is to conflict with the network equipment packet name that has existed, promptly can not be identical with the network equipment packet name that has existed.
Editor: the editing network device packets is meant and changes network equipment packet name, promptly changes already present network equipment packet name in the network equipment grouping sheet; The constraint of editing network device packets is that the network equipment packet name behind the editor can not be identical with already present network equipment group names.
Deletion: the grouping of the deletion network equipment is deletion network equipment grouping from network equipment grouping sheet; After the deletion network equipment grouping, network equipment details all in this network equipment grouping are also with deleted, promptly in the network equipment details table record identical with this network equipment packet name also with deleted.
Equally, for the information in the network equipment details table in a certain network equipment grouping of being preserved, the user can increase the network equipment details in the network equipment grouping, editor, deletion action; The user will be referred to content in the network equipment details table to the operation of network equipment details.
Increase: increase network equipment details and promptly create a network equipment details in network equipment details table, the value of network equipment packet name wherein is exactly the network equipment packet name of the network equipment grouping of appointment; The constraint that increases network equipment details is can not be identical with the network equipment details that existed.Described identical notion is meant that the IP address of the network equipment, the FTP user's name on the network equipment, the FTP user's password on the network equipment and four fields of target directory can not be identical.
Adopt ciphering process when handling FTP user's password.When reality input FTP user password, will be with each character of " * " number expression user input on the screen, before depositing database in, the character conversion that the user is imported is an encrypted characters, is kept in the database then.Doing like this is for greater safety, even the password information in the database is exposed, also is that the encryption method that is adopted can be determined as required after encrypting.
Editor: editing network equipment details are meant network appliance IP address, the FTP user's name on the network equipment, the FTP user's password on the network equipment and four fields of target directory that change in the network equipment details, promptly change an already present equipment details record in the network equipment details table; The constraint of editing equipment grouping is that the network equipment grouping details behind the editor can not be identical with already present network equipment details; Identical implication sees that implication same as described above is identical; Handle FTP user's password during editor and still use above-mentioned ciphering process.
Deletion: deletion network equipment details are deletion corresponding network device details from network equipment details table.
The present invention is to use the File Transfer Protocol transmission of standard to be used for the needed files of the network equipment such as configuration and upgrading router, and required file comprises configuration file that is used for configure network devices and the program file that is used for upgrade of network apparatus; Required file is stored in the network management center of the network equipment, and network management workstation provides batch fashion as FTP client (file transfer protocol (FTP) client), required file can be delivered in the selected network equipment simultaneously.The prerequisite that this programme is implemented is operation FTP server (file transfer control protocol service end) program in the network equipment, and configured the account of FTP, present most of router can satisfy this requirement, and therefore, the present invention is particularly useful for being configured and upgrading for router.
Be the method that adopts batch configuration and upgrading to the configuration of the network equipment and upgrading among the present invention, promptly be grouped into the unit of the required file of transmission with the network equipment, with the file transfer an of this locality to certain network equipment grouping.Detailed process is as follows:
Referring to step 3, determine that the network equipment that need be configured and upgrade divides into groups, and from database, find the all-network equipment details that belong to this network equipment grouping;
Referring to step 4, determine to send to the local file of this network equipment grouping again;
Referring to step 5, judge whether this local file needs to carry out File Compress, to reduce shared Internet resources in the transmission course, for the local file that needs carry out the File Compress operation, then execution in step 6, this local file is compressed, then, execution in step 7, the File Transfer Protocol that uses standard one by one the transmitting locally file to all devices of this device packets, for the local file that does not need to carry out the File Compress operation, then directly carry out above-mentioned steps 7.For the local file after the compression, the user can adopt corresponding software that file is decompressed, as Winzip (a kind of compressed software) software.
The present invention can provide graphical interfaces for the user when concrete enforcement and application, carry out the configuration of the network equipment and the operating process of upgrading to make things convenient for the user.
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1, the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in a kind of communication system comprises:
(1) needs is configured and the network equipment of upgrading divides into groups;
(2) preserve the grouping information of the network equipment and the details of the network equipment thereof;
(3) will be used for as required disposing the network equipment that is sent to the corresponding network device grouping with the local file of upgrade of network apparatus, its concrete steps are:
(31) definite network equipment grouping information that has disposed and upgraded;
(32) be identified for disposing and this network equipment grouping of upgrading in the local file of the network equipment;
(33) judge whether this local file needs to carry out File Compress, if desired, execution in step (34), otherwise, execution in step (35);
(34) this local file is compressed execution in step (35);
(35) send the network equipment of this local file to the corresponding network device grouping.
2, the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that the grouping information of the described network equipment comprises: the packet name information of the network equipment.
3, the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that the details of the described network equipment comprise: the packet name information of the network equipment, the IP the Internet protocol address information of the network equipment.
4, the configuration and the method for upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that the details of the grouping information of the described network equipment and the network equipment thereof are stored in the network management center of the network equipment.
5, the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that described step (3) is to adopt ftp file transfer protocol that local file is sent to all-network equipment in the corresponding network device grouping.
6, the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 5 is characterized in that the details of the described network equipment comprise: FTP user's name of the packet name information of the network equipment, the IP the Internet protocol address information of the network equipment, the network equipment, the FTP user's password and the target directory of the network equipment.
7, the method for configuration and upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 6 is characterized in that FTP user's password of the described network equipment is preserved after encryption.
8, the configuration and the method for upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that described step (2) comprising: as required to network equipment grouping information increase, editor and deletion action.
9, the configuration and the method for upgrade of network apparatus in the communication system according to claim 1 is characterized in that described step (2) comprising: as required the details to the network equipment in the network equipment grouping increase, editor and deletion action.
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