CN1276545A - Apparatus consisting of plurality of units executing mutual back-up, and its starting system - Google Patents
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The present invention provided a device composed of a plurality of units performing mutual backup. A first unit taking charge of the execution of the function of a device, a second unit storing main backup data and a third unit storing sub backup data are respectively provided with fields A3, A1 and A2 in which date and hour information of when operation is started is described/updated, the second unit storing the main backup data and the third unit storing sub backup data are respectively provided with fields B1 and B2 in which the information of date and hour when backup data is copied is described/updated, and in the case of starting a device, backup data is selected by referring to the date and hour information described in the fields A3, A1 and A2, and the date and hour information described in the fields B1 and B2.
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The present invention relates to equipment and starting system thereof that a kind of unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution is formed.
A kind of equipment is carried out backup by required parameter is existed as Backup Data in the nonvolatile memory, described equipment starts by setting all kinds of parameters.When certain trouble during making equipment operation, occurring, carry out this backup because of certain reason.In other words, do not have at equipment under the situation of Backup Data, such as when power supply is cut off, after power up, the user just must set the parameter that once was set before those once more.And under a lot of situation of the number of parameter, this setting operation is a trouble, the also setting that may make the mistake.
Japanese patent application examine the clear 63-191216 of Publication Laid-Open disclosed a kind of can self-drive once more terminal device.This equipment with backup data store in equipment self.As another example, a kind of optical transmission device that is composed of multiple units as step number word level (SDH) equipment, has Backup Data in the equipment control control module, and this unit is configured differently with the function executing unit of execution transmission action in the equipment.
Yet under the situation that the equipment control control module of preparing and carrying piece of data is reset, the equipment that this class is composed of multiple units can not be started once more by using Backup Data.Therefore, under the situation of the equipment that this class is composed of multiple units, adopt a kind of mutual standby system, wherein desired parameters also is stored in another unit inside and outside being stored in described equipment control control module, and this element is called as the backup subelement.
Fig. 1 is the equipment schematic that the common unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution of expression is formed.As shown in Figure 1, the equipment formed of the common unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution comprises the function executing unit 110 with operating information 15, the equipment control control module 210 with Backup Data 25 and the backup subelement 310 with Backup Data 26.In this mutual standby system, when the equipment control control module 210 with Backup Data 25 meets certain trouble,, this equipment is started by using the Backup Data 26 in the backup subelement 310.
As mentioned above, in above-mentioned standby system, when equipment control control module 210 meets some fault,, this equipment is started by using the Backup Data 26 in the backup subelement 310.Yet, in this conventional system, under the situation of the equipment control control module 210 (being expressed as U1) of workable equipment control control module 210 (being expressed as U2) replacement fault with another, problem is or uses the Backup Data that backs up in the subelement 310, perhaps uses the Backup Data in the equipment control control module 210.
In other words, all be under the situation of latest data, can use any one in them at two Backup Datas 25 and 26, be to use the Backup Data 25 in the equipment control control module 210 in general.Yet, have under some fault and the situation at the equipment control control module 210 (U1) that at first is used with another equipment control control module 210 (U2) replacement, at this moment, when upgrading before chosen parameter, the Backup Data in equipment control control module 210 (U2) and the backup subelement 310 is updated.After this, (U1) is repaired at equipment control control module 210, and use once more under the situation of another equipment control control module 210 (U2) replacement, just there is a problem, promptly by using the old Backup Data among original equipment management control unit 210 (U1) to start this equipment.
Japanese patent application is not examined the clear 62-32501 of Publication Laid-Open and has been disclosed a kind of mutual backup method in order to process computer.At this, two computer systems are linked to each other, carry out described backup.Japanese patent application is not examined the flat 2-278411 of Publication Laid-Open and has been disclosed a kind of under situation about using such as equipment such as microprocessors, restart operation system after power supply is cut off, at this, because of causing such as outage after system is cut off, this system is started once more.Japanese patent application is not examined the flat 10-84377 of Publication Laid-Open and has been disclosed a kind of mutual backup method and route selection method thereof that is used for repeatedly serving.Yet, the present invention relates to a kind of mutual standby system, be used to start an equipment that is composed of multiple units, it is different from those common application, structure and effect in their application.
So the equipment and the starting system thereof that the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution to form by utilizing suitable Backup Data all the time, can make described equipment starting.
For achieving the above object, the equipment that a first aspect of the present invention provides a kind of unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution to form, wherein first module is carried out multiple function, and active and standby piece of data is stored in Unit second, and sub-Backup Data is stored in Unit the 3rd.Described first module has an operating information district A3, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time.There is an operating information district A1 described Unit second, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time.There is an operating information district A2 described Unit the 3rd, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time.In addition, described Unit second also has an information data area B1 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time.Described Unit the 3rd also has an information data area B2 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time.And described Backup Data only is replicated when described equipment operation.In addition, have only when described Backup Data is replicated, the same date and time information of being deposited among the described operating information district A1 is stored among the described operating information district A2; And when described equipment is started, will be with reference to the date and the time information of being deposited among the information data area B1 of the date of being deposited among described operating information district A3, A1 and the A2 and time information and described execution backup and the B2, and select described active and standby piece of data or sub-Backup Data.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, said equipment is optical transmission device in the first aspect.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, said optical transmission device is synchronous digital level (SDH) equipment in the second aspect.
A fourth aspect of the present invention provides the starting system of the equipment that a kind of unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution forms, wherein said equipment is provided with the first module of carrying out multiple function, stores Unit second of active and standby piece of data and Unit the 3rd of the sub-Backup Data of storage.Described first module has an operating information district A3, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time.There is an operating information district A1 described Unit second, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time.There is an operating information district A2 described Unit the 3rd, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time.In addition, described Unit second also has a block of information B1 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time.Described Unit the 3rd also has a block of information B2 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time.And described Backup Data only is replicated when described equipment operation; And have only when described Backup Data is replicated, the same date and time information of being deposited among the described operating information district A1 is stored among the described operating information district A2.In addition, equal A3 and A2 is not equal under the situation of A3, perhaps equal A3 and A2 also equals A3, but B1 is no earlier than under the situation of B2,, described equipment is started by using described active and standby piece of data at A1 at A1.And equal A3 and A2 also equals A3 at A1, and but under the situation of B1 early than B2, perhaps be not equal to A3 and A2 equals under the situation of A3 at A1, by using described sub-Backup Data, described equipment is started.Be not equal to A3 at A1 in addition, A2 also is not equal under the situation of A3, by using the parameter of the new input of user, described equipment is started.
By the following detailed description of doing with reference to accompanying drawing, purpose of the present invention and characteristics will be become more for clear, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the equipment formed of the common unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution of expression;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of a kind of specific embodiment of the equipment formed of the unit that backed up mutually by a plurality of execution of expression the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the equipment work process formed of the unit that backed up mutually by a plurality of execution of expression the present invention.
Each figure of following reference describes a kind of specific embodiment of the present invention in detail.Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of a kind of specific embodiment of the equipment formed of the unit that backed up mutually by a plurality of execution of expression the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, the equipment that the present invention comprises the unit that a plurality of execution back up mutually comprises function executing unit 100, and it is a first module, carries out multiple function; Equipment control control module 200, it is Unit second, manages and this equipment of control; Backup subelement 300, it is Unit the 3rd, when equipment control control module 200 met certain trouble, it carried out backup.Multiple function is carried out in function executing unit 100, and operating information 10 (A3) is provided.Equipment control control module 200 provides Backup Data 20, carries out the data 30 (B1) and the operating information 11 (A1) of backup.Backup subelement 300 provides Backup Data 21, carries out the data 31 (B2) and the operating information 12 (A2) of backup.
Date and time when described operating information is the action of starting equipment.When equipment is started, the date and time when operating information 10 (A3) in the function executing unit 100 and the operating information 11 (A1) in the equipment control control module 200 are updated to the equipment starting.When equipment control control module 200 is carried out backup for backup subelement 300, operating information 12 (A2) in the backup subelement 300 is updated to the date and time of the operating information 11 (A1) in the equipment control control module 200, this means Backup Data slave unit management control unit 200 is copied to backup subelement 300.
The course of work of the apparatus embodiments that the unit that subsequent explanation the present invention is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution is formed.Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the equipment work process formed of the unit that backed up mutually by a plurality of execution of expression the present invention.A1 among Fig. 3 is the operating information (date and time) that equipment control control module 200 has, and A2 is the operating information (date and time) that backup subelement 300 has, and A3 is the operating information (date and time) that function executing unit 100 has.Have, the B1 among the figure is the data (date and time) of the execution backup that has of equipment control control module 200 again, and B2 is the data (date and time) of the execution backup that has of backup subelement 300.
At step S1, A1=A3 or be not determined.Equal under the situation of operating information A3 ("Yes" among the step S1) at operating information A1, this means that equipment control control module 200 is not replaced after the preoperative time.At step S2, A2=A3 or be not determined.Be not equal under the situation of operating information A3 ("No" among the step S2) at operating information A2, Backup Data 21 in the backup subelement 300 can not be judged as the previous date, therefore, and at step S4, by using the Backup Data 20 in the equipment control control module 200, equipment is started.
At step S2, under the situation of A2=A3 ("Yes" among the step S2), relatively carry out the data B1 and the B2 (step S3) of backup.In general, B1=B2 ("No" among the step S3), and in step S4, equipment is started by the Backup Data 20 that uses equipment control control module 200.But, a kind of situation being arranged is the date and time of the date and time of B1 early than B2.In other words, in reason owing to certain trouble in the equipment control control module 200 (U1), under the situation with equipment control control module 200 (U2) replacement equipment management control unit 200 (U1), the Backup Data of this equipment control control module 200 (U2) is by new settings, and is replicated to backup subelement 300.After this, erecting equipment management control unit 200 (U1) makes equipment work once more.In this case, operating information A1, A2, A3 become identical, become early than the data B2 ("Yes" among the step S3) that carries out backup but carry out the data B1 that backs up.So,, equipment is started by using the Backup Data 21 in the backup subelement 300 at step S6.
At step S1, A1 is not equal to A3 ("No" among the step S1), in other words, because the reason of certain trouble in the equipment control control module 200 (U1), with equipment control control module 200 (U2) replacement equipment management control unit 200 (U1), in this case, at step S5, judge A2=A3.In addition, under the situation of A2=A3 ("Yes" among the step S5), the Backup Data 21 of backup subelement 300 can be judged to be latest data, and, equipment be started by using the Backup Data 21 in the backup subelement 300 at step S6.At step S5, A2 is not equal to A3 ("No" among the step S5), Backup Data 20 and 21 the two all be judged as and be not latest data, and at step S7, the parameter of utilizing the user to import is started equipment.
In specific embodiments of the invention, the described equipment that is composed of multiple units is interpreted as optical transmission device, as SDH equipment.But, the present invention is not limited to this optical transmission device, but any equipment that can be applicable to be composed of multiple units.In addition, in specific embodiments of the invention, active and standby piece of data is stored in the equipment control control module, and sub-Backup Data is stored in the backup subelement, and but, the unit of storage data is not limited to these unit.
As mentioned above, in equipment and starting system thereof that the unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution is formed, the data B1 of operating information A1 and execution backup is stored in the equipment control control module 200, and the data B2 of operating information A2 and execution backup is stored in and backs up in the subelement 300.By comparing these materials and pictures, can judge whether A1 equals A3, A2 and whether equal A3, and whether B1 equals B2.Adopt this operation, can carry out the backup of using suitable Backup Data.
Though the embodiment with reference to specified otherwise has described the present invention, can not limit the present invention by this embodiment, and can only limit the present invention by appended each claim.Will be understood that those of ordinary skill in the art described embodiment that can change or retrofit, and can not break away from marrow of the present invention and scope.
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1. equipment that the unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution is formed, wherein first module is carried out multiple function, and active and standby piece of data is stored in Unit second, and sub-Backup Data is stored in Unit the 3rd, it is characterized in that:
Described first module has an operating information district A3, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time;
There is an operating information district A1 described Unit second, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time;
There is an operating information district A2 described Unit the 3rd, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time;
Described Unit second also has an information data area B1 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time;
Described Unit the 3rd also has an information data area B2 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time;
Described Backup Data only is replicated when described equipment operation;
Have only when described Backup Data is replicated, the same date and time information of being deposited among the described operating information district A1 is stored among the described operating information district A2;
When described equipment is started, the date and the time information of being deposited among the information data area B1 of date of being deposited among the described operating information of reference district A3, A1 and the A2 and time information and described execution backup and the B2, and select described active and standby piece of data or sub-Backup Data.
2. the equipment that the unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution as claimed in claim 1 is formed is characterized in that described equipment is optical transmission device.
3. equipment that the unit that is backed up mutually by a plurality of execution as claimed in claim 2 is formed, it is characterized in that: described optical transmission device is synchronous digital level (SDH) equipment.
4. the starting system of the equipment formed of a unit that backs up mutually by a plurality of execution, wherein said equipment is provided with the first module of carrying out various functions, stores Unit second of active and standby piece of data and Unit the 3rd of the sub-Backup Data of storage, it is characterized in that:
Described first module has an operating information district A3, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time;
There is an operating information district A1 described Unit second, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time;
There is an operating information district A2 described Unit the 3rd, when starting during described equipment, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when working, upgrade them next time;
Described Unit second also has an information data area B1 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time;
Described Unit the 3rd also has a block of information B2 who carries out backup, when Backup Data being copied to described Unit the 3rd from described Unit second, will the date and time information exist in this district, and when duplicating, upgrade them next time;
Described Backup Data only is replicated when described equipment operation;
Have only when described Backup Data is replicated, the same date and time information of being deposited among the described operating information district A1 is stored among the described operating information district A2;
Equal A3 and A2 is not equal under the situation of A3 at A1, perhaps equal A3 and A2 also equals A3, but B1 is no earlier than under the situation of B2,, described equipment is started by using described active and standby piece of data at A1;
Equal A3 and A2 also equals A3 at A1, and under the situation of B1 early than B2, perhaps be not equal to A3 and A2 equals under the situation of A3,, described equipment is started by using described sub-Backup Data at A1;
Be not equal to A3 at A1, A2 also is not equal under the situation of A3, by using the parameter of the new input of user, described equipment is started.
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