JP2007114815A - Program updating device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To synchronize a server with a plurality of clients, and to update a program without generating any influence on an operation even when any difference is generated in communication interfaces between the server and the clients. <P>SOLUTION: Program storage means 101 and 202 respectively store an old program and a new program. Program executing means 109 and 212 migrates a system from a state that new and old programs are simultaneously started to a state that a new program is operated. A communication data distributing means 112 discriminates the new and the old programs used for preparing the data received from a client, and distributes the data to the new and old programs based on communication data difference information 115. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program update apparatus, and more particularly to a server program and a client program update in a server / client system in which a server computer and a large number of client computers communicate with each other via a network to provide services in a 24-hour continuous operation. .

  In a conventional server / client system, the main method of updating the client-side program is to manage the update program on the server side and distribute the program to the client computer side that needs it. In the above-described program update method, with respect to the timing of distributing the update program to the client computer, a method in which the client computer receives a notification that the update program is ready and downloads the file to be updated from the server computer from the server computer There is a method of forcibly sending a file to be updated from a server computer. However, in such a program distribution system, when updating a program on the client computer side, the program must be stopped and the update must be performed. Therefore, the service is stopped during the update operation. .

  In order to solve the above problem, an example of a program update method for eliminating service stop time is described in Patent Document 1. The program update method will be described with reference to FIG.

  According to FIG. 7, this program update method is connected to the base station controller 1 as a program transfer source through a line transmission line 9, and the base station communicates with the base station controller 1 and a base station. Sent from the base station controller 1 and the two control units 3 and 6 for controlling the control unit, the two main storage units 2 and 8 for executing the program. It is composed of two program storage units 4 and 7 for storing a program for the control unit.

  The program update method having such a configuration operates as follows. First, the two control units 3 and 6 have two states of an execution state and a standby state. When one control unit is in an execution state, the other control unit is in a standby state, and the state of one control unit is It is always different from the state of the other control unit. Moreover, only the control part in an execution state can use the transmission line which connects the connection part 5 and the control parts 3 and 6. FIG.

  In response to a program update request from the base station controller, the base station first resets the standby system controller. When the standby control unit reads the new program and completes all initialization processes and enters a standby state, the standby control unit notifies the active control unit of completion of activation. In response to the notification of the start completion, the active system control unit performs active-standby switching by putting itself in a standby state, hands over the service to the control unit that newly becomes the active system, and changes its own program.

  In this way, while one control unit is performing the program update operation, the other control unit continues the service, so that the program can be updated without stopping the service.

JP-A-10-161951 (page 3-4, FIG. 1)

  However, in the above-described conventional program update method, the base station program is updated without stopping the service for the remote base station (corresponding to the client) after updating the program in the base station control device (corresponding to the server). For example, if the format of communication data between the old and new server programs and the client program is changed, the system operation may be continued during the program update operation. The problem of not being able to occur. The reason is that old and new server programs and client programs are mixed in the system, and when unknown communication data is received, the old program recognizes a communication failure.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to update a server program and a client program without stopping system operation even in a case where the format of communication data is changed in a server / client system that operates continuously for 24 hours. An object of the present invention is to provide a program update apparatus capable of performing the above.

  The program update device of the present invention is a program update device in a 24 hour continuous operation server / client system, means for storing the old program and the new program in both the server and the client, and the old program and the new in both the server and the client. The means for causing the program to execute in parallel and the server communicates the communication data received from the client between the old program and the new program based on the communication data difference information, which is information about the format difference of the communication data between the old program and the new program. The server determines whether the data was created and distributes it to the old program and the new program, and the server changes from the state in which the old program and the new program are executed in parallel when the update of the program in all clients is completed. Migration Characterized by comprising means for.

  The communication data difference information includes, for each message number, a difference type DEL that is attached to the old program and deleted, and a difference type ADD that is attached to the new program and added.

  The server of the present invention is a server (100 in FIG. 1) in the server-client system, and a program storage area (103 in FIG. 1) for storing a program file of a program that provides a service during normal operation; An update program storage area (102 in FIG. 1) for storing the update program, program registration means (106 in FIG. 1) for storing the update program in the update program storage area, and monitoring the update program storage area; When it is detected that an update program has been registered, program update means (108 in FIG. 1) that performs the following program update control and temporary storage for storing a program file of a program that is temporarily started during the program update process Area (104 in FIG. 1), program storage area, and temporary storage area Program execution means (109 in FIG. 1) that terminates, and program replication that copies the program file stored in the update program storage area to the temporary storage area and the program file stored in the temporary storage area to the program storage area Means (107 in FIG. 1), program transmission means for reading out the client program file stored in the update program storage area and transmitting it to the client (105 in FIG. 1), and communication data difference information (115 in FIG. 1) The communication data distribution means (112 in FIG. 1) for determining whether the communication data received from the client is sent to the new program (111 in FIG. 1) or the old program (110 in FIG. 1) is referred to It is characterized by having.

  The client of the present invention is a client (200 in FIG. 1) in the server / client system, and a program storage area (203 in FIG. 1) for storing a program file of a program that provides a service during normal operation; A temporary storage area (204 in FIG. 1) for storing a program file of a program that is temporarily started during a program update process, and a program reception for storing a client program file transmitted from the server in the temporary storage area When the means (201 in FIG. 1) and the temporary storage area are monitored and it is detected that the update program is stored, the following program update control is performed, and when the transition to the new program is completed, the server is notified of the update completion. Received from the server under program update means (205 in FIG. 1) and program update control Communication data distribution means (209 in FIG. 1) for sending communication data to the new program, program replication means (206 in FIG. 1) for copying the program file stored in the temporary storage area to the program storage area, and program storage A program execution means (212 in FIG. 1) for accessing the area and the temporary storage area and starting and ending the program is provided.

  The effect of the present invention is that, in a server / client system that requires continuous operation for 24 hours, even if a difference occurs in the communication interface between the server and the client due to the application of the update program, the program is updated without stopping the operation. Is that you can.

  The reason is that there is a means to shift from the state where the old and new programs are started simultaneously to the new program, and during the program update on the client side, the server determines whether the data received from the client is the data created by the old or new program. This is because it is configured to prevent the old program from receiving communication data used in the new program by allocating to the old and new programs.

  The program update apparatus of the present invention is a server / client system in which continuous operation for 24 hours is required, and both the server and the client are provided with storage means for the old program and the new program. The server achieves the object of the present invention by having a structural feature that includes a means for shifting and a means for determining whether the data received from the client is data created by an old or new program and distributing the data to the old and new programs. . Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Description of configuration]
FIG. 2 shows an example of a communication system to which the present invention is applied. In this communication system, the line information collection clients 11, 21, and 31 are connected to the network 40 from the exchanges 12, 22, and 32 installed in a plurality of (three in FIG. 2) relay stations 10, 20, and 30. The information is transmitted via the Internet and stored in the line information collection server 50, and the line usage status is displayed on the line information display panel 60 in real time.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a server 100 and a client 200 provided with the program update device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, there are a plurality of clients 200, but only one client 200 is illustrated in order to avoid complication of the drawing. The server 100 and the client 200 operate under program control.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the server 100 includes a program storage unit 101, a program transmission unit 105, a program registration unit 106, a program duplication unit 107, a program update unit 108, a program execution unit 109, a communication data distribution unit 112, and received data storage. Means 113, inter-client communication means 114, old program 110, new program 111, and communication data difference information 115 are included.

  The communication data difference information 115 is information regarding the difference in the format of communication data between the old and new server programs and the client program, and is stored in the program storage means 101, but is specifically illustrated for explanation. FIG. 3 illustrates the communication data difference information 115. Referring to FIG. 3, the communication data difference information 115 indicates the difference type (DEL or ADD) for each message number. The difference type DEL means that the old program is attached and deleted, and the difference type ADD is attached to the new program and added. Hereinafter, functions of the means 101 to 114 will be described.

  The program storage means 101 stores a program file necessary for the server 100 to provide a service. The program storage means 101 includes an update program storage area 102 for storing an update program including at least one of a server program file, a client program file, and communication data difference information, and a program that provides a service during normal operation A program storage area 103 for storing the program file and a temporary storage area 104 for storing the program file of the program that is temporarily started during the program update process.

  The program registration means 106 is used by the operator to store the update program in the update program storage area 102. The program update unit 108 monitors the update program storage area 102. When detecting that the update program is registered, the program update unit 108 confirms the content of the update program and performs program update control. When it is confirmed that the new program 111 is activated, an update instruction is transmitted to the program update unit 205 on the client side.

  The program execution means 109 accesses the program storage area 103 or the temporary storage area 104 under the program update control by the program update means 108, and starts and ends the programs stored in each.

  Under the program update control by the program update unit 108, the program duplicating unit 107 stores the program file stored in the update program storage area 102 in the temporary storage area 104, and the program file stored in the temporary storage area 104 in the program storage area. Duplicate to 103. The program transmission means 105 reads the client program file stored in the update program storage area 102 under the program update control by the program update means 108 and transmits it to the client 200.

  The inter-client communication unit 114 provides a communication unit for communication data with the client 200. The communication data distribution unit 112 refers to the communication data difference information 115 under the program update control by the program update unit 108, and determines whether the communication data received from the client 200 is sent to the new program 111 or the old program 110. decide. The reception data storage unit 113 temporarily stores communication data received from the client 200 when switching between the old and new programs.

  The old program 110 indicates a program started from the program storage area 103 before the program update control is executed, and the new program 111 indicates a program started from the temporary storage area 104.

  On the other hand, the client 200 includes a program receiving unit 201, a program storing unit 202, a program updating unit 205, a program duplicating unit 206, an inter-server communication unit 207, a received data storage unit 208, a communication data distribution unit 209, an old program 210, a new program A program 211 and program execution means 212 are included. Hereinafter, functions of the units 201 to 212 will be described.

  The program storage unit 202 stores a program file necessary for the client 200 to provide a service. The program storage unit 202 includes a program storage area 203 for storing a program file for a program that provides a service during normal operation, and a temporary storage for storing a program file for a program that is temporarily started during a program update process. Region 204.

  The program receiving unit 201 stores the client program file transmitted from the program transmitting unit 105 of the server 100 in the temporary storage area 204. The program update unit 205 monitors the temporary storage area 204 and performs program update control when detecting that the update program is stored. When the transition to the new program is completed, the update completion is notified to the program update unit 108 on the server 100 side.

  The inter-server communication means 207 provides a communication data communication means with the server 100. The communication data distribution unit 209 sends the communication data received from the server 100 to the new program 211 under program update control by the program update unit 205. The reception data storage unit 208 temporarily stores communication data received from the server 100 when switching between the old and new programs.

The program duplicating means 206 duplicates the program file stored in the temporary storage area 204 to the program storage area 203. The program execution means 212 accesses the program storage area 203 and the temporary storage area 204, and starts and terminates the programs stored in each.
[Description of operation]
Next, the operation of the program update device will be described. During normal operation, the server 100 is processed by the old program 110 that is a program stored in the program storage area 103, and the client 200 is processed by the old program 210 that is a program stored in the program storage area 203. . Communication between the server 100 and the client 200 is performed by the inter-client communication unit 114 and the inter-server communication unit 207.

  In the server 100, when communication data is transmitted to the client 200, the communication data distribution means 112 relays the communication data from the old program 110 to the inter-client communication means 114, and when the communication data is received from the client 200, the client The communication data distribution unit 112 passes the communication data received by the inter-communication unit 114 through the received data storage unit 113 and relays it to the old program 110. Other means are not functioning.

  On the other hand, when sending communication data to the server 100 in the client 200, the communication data sorting means 209 relays the communication data from the old program 210 to the inter-server communication means 207, and when receiving communication data from the server 100. Then, the communication data distribution unit 209 passes the communication data received by the inter-server communication unit 207 through the reception data storage unit 208 and relays it to the old program 210. Other means are not functioning.

  When the server / client program needs to be updated due to the change of the server / client system, first, the update program is registered in the update program storage area 102 by the program registration means 106 on the server 100 side. The information included in the update program includes a server program, a client program, various setting information necessary for activation, and communication data difference information 115 between the old and new programs. The program update means 108 confirms whether the file included in the update program is only the server program, only the client program, or both the server program and the client program. Depending on the file included in the update program, which of the following three processes is to be executed is determined.

1. Execution of new program on the server 100 side in the temporary operation environment 2. Update of the program on the client 200 side 3. Switching the new program on the server 100 side to this operation environment If the update program includes only the server program, the above 1 If the update program includes only the client program, only 2 is executed. If both the server program and the client program are included in the update program, the processing is executed in the order of 1 to 3.

  Hereinafter, the case of updating the server program and the client program will be described with reference to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 4 and the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 shows processing in the server 100 and FIG. 6 shows processing in the client 200.

  In the server 100, when the program update unit 108 detects that the update program is registered in the update program storage area 102, the program replication unit 107 copies the server program in the update program to the temporary storage area 104. The program update means 108 activates the server program stored in the temporary storage area 104 by the program execution means 109 (step A1 in FIG. 5). The server program executed here becomes the new program 111.

  When the program update unit 108 confirms that the server program stored in the temporary storage area 104 has been started by the program execution unit 109 (step A1 in FIG. 5), the program update unit 108 transmits an update instruction to the program update unit 205 of the client 200. Then, the program transmission means 105 transmits the update program in the update program storage area 102 to the client 200 (step A2).

  Upon receiving an update instruction from the server 100, the program update on the client 200 side is started. The program receiving unit 201 receives the update program from the program transmitting unit 105 and stores it in the temporary storage area 204. The program update unit 205 starts the client program stored in the temporary storage area 204 by the program execution unit 212 (step B1 in FIG. 6).

  The client program started here becomes the new program 211. As a result, until now only the old program 210 was executed (FIG. 4A), the new program 211 is executed in parallel, and the communication data distribution means 209 is connected to both programs. (FIG. 4B).

  In this state, since the old program 210 and the new program 211 are executed in parallel, the server 100 responds to one request with two responses: the response from the old program 210 and the response from the new program 211. Receive. In order to prevent this, the communication data distribution unit 112 determines a program to which the received data from the client 200 is to be sent based on the communication data difference information 115, and performs control to send only to that program. As a result, communication data created by the old program 210 is passed to the old program 110, and communication data created by the new program 211 is passed to the new program 111.

  When receiving a message (message numbers 0002 and 1002) whose difference type is “DEL”, the communication data sorting unit 112 sends the received data only to the old program 110 (step A3). When a message (message numbers 0003 and 1003) with “ADD” is received, the received data is sent only to the new program 111 (step A4 in FIG. 5).

  Next, the program update unit 205 instructs the communication data distribution unit 209 to switch the communication data destination to the new program 211 (step B2 in FIG. 6). The communication data distribution unit 209 instructs the reception data storage unit 208 to store the received data, and terminates the old program 210 in this state (step B3). Accumulation of received data is a measure associated with switching to this environment in the client 200. After completion of the old program 210, the execution file and various setting information of the old program 210 are deleted from the program storage area 203, and the execution file of the new program 211 is copied to the program storage area 203 (step B4).

  When the copying of the program is completed, the program execution unit 212 activates the client program stored in the program storage area 203 and instructs the reception data storage unit 208 to transmit the received data (step B5). The client program 211 ′ started here becomes a program that operates in the subsequent operation (FIG. 4D).

  Then, by terminating the new program 211 being executed from the temporary storage area 204 (step B6), the transition to the new program on the client side is completed (FIG. 4E). The program update unit 205 notifies the update completion to the program update unit 108 of the server 100 (step B7).

  When the program update unit 108 of the server 100 receives notification of update completion (step B7) from all the clients 200 (step A5 in FIG. 5), it switches to the operation environment 3 described above. The program update unit 108 instructs the communication data distribution unit 112 to switch the destination of all communication data to the new program 111 (step A6).

  The communication data distribution unit 112 instructs the reception data storage unit 113 to start storing the received data, and terminates the old program 110 in this state (step A7). The accumulation of received data is a measure associated with switching to this environment. After completion of the old program 110, the execution file and various setting information of the old program 110 are deleted from the program storage area 103, and the execution file of the new program 111 is copied to the program storage area 103 (step A8).

  When the copying of the program is completed, a new server program stored in the program storage area 103 is started by the program execution means 109, and an instruction to send the received data stored in the received data storage means 113 is given (step A9). The server program 111 'started here is a program that operates in the subsequent operation. By ending the new program 111 being executed from the temporary storage area 104 (step A10), the update to the new program on the server 100 is completed.

  With the above operation, even when the format of communication data is changed, the server program and the client program can be updated without stopping the system operation.

  Note that when only the server program is updated, the processing in steps A2 to A5 in FIG. 5 and the entire processing in FIG. 6 are not required. When only the client program is updated, only the process of step A2 in FIG. 5 and the processes of steps B1 to B6 in FIG. 6 are performed.

The block diagram which shows one Example of the program update apparatus of this invention The figure which illustrates the communication system with which the program update apparatus of this invention is applied The figure which shows the specific example of communication data difference information The schematic diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of the program update apparatus of this invention Flow chart showing the operation when only the server program is updated Flow chart showing the operation when only the client program is updated Block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional program update method

Explanation of symbols

10, 20, 30 relay station
11, 21, 31 Line information collection client
12, 22, 32 switch
40 network
50 Line information collection server
60 Line information display panel
100 servers
200 clients
101,202 Program storage means
102 Update program storage area
103,203 Program storage area
104,204 Temporary storage area
105 Program sending means
106 Program registration means
107,206 Program replication means
108,205 Program update means
109,212 Program execution means
110,210 Old program
111,211 new program
112,209 Communication data distribution means
113,208 Received data storage means
114 Communication between clients
115 Communication data difference information
201 Program receiving means
207 Communication between servers

Claims (4)

In a program update device in a server / client system operating continuously for 24 hours,
Means for storing old and new programs on both the server and the client;
Means to run the old and new programs in parallel on both the server and client;
The server uses the communication data difference information, which is information relating to the difference in the format of communication data between the old program and the new program, to determine whether the communication data received from the client is created by either the old program or the new program. Means to determine whether to distribute the old program and the new program,
The server is provided with means for shifting from the state in which the old program and the new program are executed in parallel to the new program when the update of the program in all clients is completed.   The communication data difference information includes, for each message number, a difference type DEL that is attached to the old program and deleted, and a difference type ADD that is attached to the new program and added. The program update apparatus according to claim 1. A server in the server / client system according to claim 1 or 2,
A program storage area for storing program files of programs that provide services during normal operation;
An update program storage area for storing the update program;
Program registration means for storing an update program in the update program storage area;
Program update means that monitors the update program storage area and performs the following program update control when detecting that the update program is registered;
A temporary storage area for storing a program file of a program that is temporarily started during the program update process;
Program execution means for accessing the program storage area and the temporary storage area to start and end the program;
Program replication means for copying the program file stored in the update program storage area to the temporary storage area and the program file stored in the temporary storage area to the program storage area;
A program transmission means for reading the client program file stored in the update program storage area and transmitting it to the client;
A server comprising communication data distribution means for determining whether to send communication data received from a client to the new program or the old program with reference to the communication data difference information. A client in the server / client system according to claim 1 or 2,
A program storage area for storing program files of programs that provide services during normal operation;
A temporary storage area for storing a program file of a program that is temporarily started during the program update process;
Program receiving means for storing the client program file transmitted from the server in the temporary storage area;
Monitoring the temporary storage area and detecting that an update program has been stored, performs the following program update control, and when the transition to the new program is completed, a program update means for notifying the server of the completion of the update;
Communication data distribution means for sending communication data received from the server to the new program under the program update control,
A program replication means for copying the program file stored in the temporary storage area to the program storage area;
A client comprising program execution means for accessing the program storage area and the temporary storage area to start and end the program.

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