EP4634774A1 - Orchestrierungssystem zum aktualisieren von containern mit darin enthaltenen applikationen sowie hierauf basiertes orchestrierungsverfahren - Google Patents
Orchestrierungssystem zum aktualisieren von containern mit darin enthaltenen applikationen sowie hierauf basiertes orchestrierungsverfahrenInfo
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Definitions
- Orchestration system for updating containers with applications contained therein and orchestration procedure based on this
- the invention relates to an orchestration system with at least one automation device connected to an OT network of an automation system, which is intended and configured to host and access at least one application contained within a container using a container runtime system, as well as an orchestration method for updating applications contained in containers.
- container technology (“information technology”) is quite widespread in the IT world today.
- automation devices such as a PLC (programmable logic controller) or IO modules (input/output modules), frequency converters, robots, network devices, power supplies or other components used in automation technology, especially network components in a system, for which OPC UA (“Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture”; a standard for data exchange as a platform-independent, service-oriented architecture) is now an established standard for modeling and communication
- OPC UA Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture
- container technology has not been an issue for very long, but is increasingly gaining acceptance in the automation market. If both technologies, i.e. OPC UA and container technology, are used in an automation device, this has so far been done independently of each other.
- a major advantage of container technology is that within a runtime system, individual applications, especially software programs, can be separated from each other in containers and called up for processing, and available system resources, especially hardware resources, can be used for efficient use of all resources. can be assigned individually and flexibly.
- container engine i.e. administration and management software specifically designed for this purpose.
- the applications contained in the respective containers therefore usually only represent a small part of a larger application and are then often referred to as microservices.
- many containers are often needed to fully provide a large application, which in turn can be flexibly combined and managed using simple mechanisms, i.e. can be orchestrated, which is another major advantage of container technology. Since all of this is also useful for the OT world (“Operations Technology” / automation technology), individual automation devices that support container technology already exist.
- EP 4064637 A1 for example, in order to facilitate the provision of such containers for the user, a way is proposed by which the information required for restarting and executing an application contained in a container can only be provided after the container has been installed in a device designed and configured as an edge device to execute the application and does not have to be known during development.
- the internationally standardized ISA95 model which divides automation into five levels, is used to differentiate between IT and OT within the scope of the invention.
- the top two levels include the higher-level corporate level and the operational management level.
- the digital processes in these levels are assigned to IT and take place in IT networks set up accordingly.
- Container Orchestrators in the IT world mean disadvantages in the OT world.
- deterministic behavior is required and automatic stopping/starting and updating prevents the safe operation of a machine or system. Machines often cannot be stopped or restarted at any time.
- firmware of the devices often has to be updated for cyber security, which often involves restarting the devices and is not supported by container technology.
- EP 3 998 529 A1 proposes a highly complex container orchestration system for an industrial system with a cluster of computer nodes for updating a plurality of control systems for controlling a plurality of operations of a plurality of OT devices, for shifting operations between control systems and/or OT devices for the update process within a runtime system, so that certain control systems or OT devices can be updated while they are offline and other control systems or OT devices are kept online to perform the respective operations.
- EP 4 064 045 A1 proposes a real-time update of process software with multiple software containers of a deployment unit deployed on a single physical host node.
- a first software container for executing a process application for controlling a process device, a second software container as an execution manager for receiving an updated version of the process application and/or the first software container and a third software container in which the updated version is initialized.
- an application state of the first process application is determined, this is transferred from the first software container to the third software container, then an update is carried out using the received application state by means of the third software container and then the first software container is instructed to stop writing output signals for the process device and the third software container is instructed to stop writing output signals for the process device.
- the object of the invention is to show a new technical way with which a respective automation process to be controlled can be easily integrated when updating industrial automation devices of an automation system, such as programmable logic controllers, IO modules (input/output modules), frequency converters, robots, network devices, power supplies or other components used in automation technology, in particular in order not to endanger the safe operation of the automation system as a whole by stopping and starting during updates to be carried out.
- industrial automation devices of an automation system such as programmable logic controllers, IO modules (input/output modules), frequency converters, robots, network devices, power supplies or other components used in automation technology, in particular in order not to endanger the safe operation of the automation system as a whole by stopping and starting during updates to be carried out.
- the invention proposes an orchestration system, in particular for updating containers with applications contained therein, which comprises a number of automation devices connected to an OT network of an automation system, wherein each automation device of this number of automation devices is intended and set up to host and access an application contained within a container using a container runtime system.
- the orchestration system comprises a common update device set up to effect an update of the containers, which for this purpose is in communication with the runtime system of each automation device of this number of automation devices and wherein for this purpose each automation device of this number of automation devices further a control device for controlling an automation of the automation device to be effected within the framework of the automation system, as well as a server unit which is in communication with the control device and is additionally connected to a client unit of the updating device via a client/server interface.
- the update of a large number of containers with applications contained therein, which are housed in the number of automation devices using a respective container runtime system can be coordinated on the one hand, and in particular an update plan stored in the update device can be implemented in a coordinated manner.
- the process control i.e. in particular operating states and start and stop processes of a respective control device, can be included in the coordination of the update to be carried out.
- each server unit is also connected to the operating system of the respective Automation device in communication connection, so that not only the updating of containers, but also an updating of firmware of the respective operating system can be carried out in a coordinated and secure manner, in particular in accordance with an update plan stored in the updating device.
- the configuration of the server unit as an OPC-LIA server, the client/server interface as an OPC-LIA interface and the client unit as an OPC-LIA client has proven particularly suitable for the orchestration system according to the invention.
- the invention proposes an orchestration method for updating containers with applications contained therein, which are housed in a number of automation devices connected to an OT network of an automation system for accessing them using a container runtime system, for which the runtime system of each automation device of this number of automation devices is placed in communication with a common updating device set up to effect container updates and for this purpose a control device housed in each automation device of this number of automation devices for controlling an automation of the automation device to be effected within the framework of the automation system with a server unit to be additionally housed in each automation device of this number of automation devices in
- a communication connection is established and connected to a client unit of the common updating device via a client/server interface.
- a first update signal can be sent from the update device for the control device via the client/server interface to the server unit connected to it before the update is initiated. sent and forwarded by this to the control device, namely to stop the automation to be effected, in particular by controlling the automation of the automation device to be effected within the framework of the automation system to assume a safe state of the automation device or of an area of the automation system extending beyond the automation device, and after feedback to the updating device regarding the successful stopping of the automation to be effected, a second updating signal is sent from the updating device to the runtime system to initiate the updating.
- Fig. 1 is a highly simplified overview of an exemplary orchestration system according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a highly simplified overview of an orchestration system with a number of automation devices 4, 4n connected to an OT network 20 of an automation system (not shown in detail for reasons of clarity), with the automation device 4n only being shown in outline. As symbolized by the dots to the right above the automation device, further automation devices can be connected in a preferred embodiment.
- the number of such automation devices included in the orchestration system The number of automation devices is therefore expediently not just one, but at least two, preferably a greater number.
- Each automation device 4, 4n of this number of automation devices is, as indicated in the case of the automation device 4, intended and set up to accommodate and access at least one application contained within a container 6, 6m using a container runtime system 5.
- such automation devices 4, 4n as indicated in the case of the automation device 4, usually accommodate, in particular also application-related, several containers 6, 6m with applications contained therein for access using the container runtime system 5, in particular so that they can be called up individually and efficiently for processing.
- the orchestration system comprises an update device 1, which is set up to effect an update of the containers 6, 6m and for this purpose is in communication with the runtime system 5 of each automation device 4, 4n of this number of automation devices, as described in more detail below.
- the container update is therefore initiated or coordinated from outside the automation devices and not by units housed by the automation devices.
- the update device 1 can in particular comprise a control and evaluation unit, in particular in the form of a microcontroller, and a memory device, which can be arranged externally and/or internally of the microcontroller and can comprise software that can contain several programs, firmware and/or an operating system, whereby various protocols, in particular communication protocols, and/or control and evaluation routines can be implemented.
- An update plan can also be stored in the memory, for example.
- each automation device 4, 4n accommodates a control device 11 for controlling a respective causing automation and, within the scope of the invention, a server unit 12 which is in communication with the control device 11 and is also connected to a client unit 1A of the updating device 1 via a client/server interface 2.
- the update device 1 is expediently set up to effect such an update of containers 6, 6m with the applications contained therein in relation to at least each automation device of this number of automation devices involved here, i.e.
- the update device 1 in particular the client unit 1A, can be connected to the runtime system 5 via a container interface 14.
- a second update signal AS2 sent via such an additional container interface 14 is marked with AS2' in Fig. 1.
- the server unit 12 can also be connected to the runtime system 5 via a container management interface 10.
- a second update signal AS2 sent via this is marked with "AS2" in Fig. 1.
- the interfaces set up for a communication connection can include hardware and/or software for implementing the respective communication protocols and transmitting the respective communication signals between the units involved, i.e. in particular between the update device and the runtime system, the client unit and the server unit, and the server unit and the runtime system, and can be wireless, e.g. via radio, or wired, e.g. via copper or fiber optic.
- the interfaces are suitably set up in such a way that, for example, the updating device can query a container status, the updating device 1 can be provided with a container list including the currently running versions, in response to its query, the updating of containers can be initiated, ie in particular can be initiated, containers to be updated can be stopped, ie in particular access to them can be prevented, and/or updated containers can be restarted, ie in particular access to them can be enabled again.
- container images or memory images of the containers intended for an update can be provided on a server 8 serving as a source, e.g. a register server with a plurality of registers or memory areas 8A, the server 8 being in communication with the runtime system 5 for this purpose, in particular via a container register interface 7 set up accordingly as outlined in Fig. 1, in order to transfer corresponding container memory images 9 to it in response to an initiated container update.
- a server 8 serving as a source e.g. a register server with a plurality of registers or memory areas 8A
- the server 8 being in communication with the runtime system 5 for this purpose, in particular via a container register interface 7 set up accordingly as outlined in Fig. 1, in order to transfer corresponding container memory images 9 to it in response to an initiated container update.
- a server 8 serving as a source
- the server 8 being in communication with the runtime system 5 for this purpose, in particular via a container register interface 7 set up accordingly as outlined in Fig. 1, in order to transfer corresponding container memory images
- the updating device 1 therefore also transmits at least one version designation of a new memory image 9 of at least one container to be updated to the corresponding runtime system 5 in order to effect the update, in particular as part of the updating signal AS2 or by means of a separate communication signal provided for this purpose, but not shown in the figure for reasons of clarity, initiates at least the transmission of the new container memory image 9 of each of the at least one container to be updated to the corresponding runtime system 5, and stops the execution of each of the at least one container 6 to be updated.
- the updating signal AS2 itself can also already comprise corresponding signal parts for initiation and stopping or At least one further communication signal, which for reasons of clarity is not shown in the figure, may also be provided.
- each server unit is additionally in communication with the operating system 13 of the respective automation device. Consequently, the updating device 1, which is connected jointly to the automation devices 4, 4n according to the invention, can preferably not only be used to effect an orderly updating of containers, but also a desired or even necessary updating of the firmware of the respective operating system.
- OPC UA is an established standard for modeling and communication in automation technology and, as is known, the update of device firmware can already be controlled via it, it has proven particularly suitable for the orchestration system according to the invention to set up the server unit 12 as an OPC-UA server, the client/server interface 2 as an OPC-UA interface and the client unit 1A as an OPC-UA client.
- OPC UA and container technology are thus used jointly or in a complementary manner in a particularly expedient implementation of the present invention.
- a third updating signal AS3 can thus also be sent from the updating device 1 via the client/server interface 2 to the server unit 12 of at least one of the automation devices 4, 4n connected to the OT network in order to effect an update of its operating system firmware. Consequently, according to the preferred development, a fourth update signal AS4 can be sent from the update device 1 for the control device 11 via the client/server interface 2 to the server unit 12 connected to it and forwarded from there to the control device 11, but expediently only after feedback RM2 regarding the complete completion of all updates to be effected, in order to restart the automation to be effected.
- the client unit 1A set up in the update device 1 via the server units 12 additionally housed in all of the automation devices 4, 4n accommodated not only can the process control, i.e. in particular operating states and start and stop processes of a respective control device 11, be additionally included in the coordination of the container update to be effected, but preferably also a firmware update can be included in the update process.
- a list of containers including the currently running versions is made available to the update device 1, in particular, depending on the version, either via the client/server interface 2 and container management interface 10 or via the container interface 14.
- the updating device 1 stops the machine/system via the client/server interface 2 and then also stops the container 6 to be updated, depending on the version, either via the client/server interface 2 and container management interface 10 or via the container interface 14.
- the version designation of a new container image 9 is transmitted from the update device 1, in particular from the client unit 1A, to the runtime system 5 of the corresponding automation device 4, 4n. and initiates the transfer of the new image 9 from the storage area 8A of the server 8 to the runtime system 5 of the corresponding automation device 4, 4n.
- this can be done either via the client/server interface 2 and container management interface 10 or via the container interface 14.
- it can also be provided that such images 9 can be provided in a storage area of the updating device 1 itself and transferred from there to the respective automation devices 4, 4n to the runtime systems 5, whereby in the alternative case no separate server 8 serving as a source is required.
- the update device 1 starts the container s with the new image 9, i.e. depending on the version either via the client/server interface 2 and container management interface 10 or via the container interface 14.
- the update device 1 starts the container s with the new image 9, i.e. depending on the version either via the client/server interface 2 and container management interface 10 or via the container interface 14.
- several containers s, 6m can also be updated accordingly in several automation devices 4, 4n.
- the machine/system starts automatically or is explicitly started by the update device 1 via the client/server interface 2.
- the update device 1 can also perform a firmware update for the operating system 13 of one or more automation devices 4, 4n, e.g. a firmware update necessary for a container to be updated or already updated, expediently via OPC UA mechanisms that are already known per se, before new, i.e. updated containers are started.
- a firmware update for the operating system 13 of one or more automation devices 4, 4n e.g. a firmware update necessary for a container to be updated or already updated, expediently via OPC UA mechanisms that are already known per se, before new, i.e. updated containers are started.
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| PCT/EP2023/084787 WO2024126262A1 (de) | 2022-12-12 | 2023-12-07 | Orchestrierungssystem zum aktualisieren von containern mit darin enthaltenen applikationen sowie hierauf basiertes orchestrierungsverfahren |
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