JP4610623B2 - Setting content verification device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention supports network operation support, particularly switching of business systems for setting communication devices, etc., so that when there are two or more business systems, the setting contents set in the communication devices by each business system match. This invention relates to a technique for determining

When switching business systems that set communication devices, such as switching from an old business system to a new business system, conventionally, data conversion between databases provided in each business system in the communication device is performed by the old and new business systems. The setting contents set in the communication device are matched (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3754308

  However, with this method, if the database structure and management method differ greatly between the old and new business systems, a great burden is placed on the conversion work and the development of the system for the conversion, and there is no data in the conversion. There was a drawback that matching was likely to occur. In addition, there is a drawback that the data consistency between the old and new business systems cannot be objectively verified. Furthermore, if there is an error in the data conversion, it results in sending an incorrect command to the communication device, causing a serious effect such as disconnection of the working line.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for data conversion between business systems having different database structures and management methods, and to objectively verify data consistency between systems. .

  There are two differences from the conventional method.

  ・ As a means of verifying data consistency, the data itself is not compared, but the result given to the communication device by the setting command issued by the business system based on the data, that is, the setting content set in the communication device is compared. To do.

  In order to make it possible to compare the setting contents at almost the same time, the setting command should not be input to the communication device as it is, but stored once in the storage device and then input to the communication device.

The setting content collation apparatus of the present invention has a function of holding setting contents related to communication set by a command system composed of an input command and a response character string and performing communication according to the setting contents, and a function of initializing the setting contents When there are two or more business systems having a function for setting a communication device by issuing a setting command for performing settings related to communication to a communication device having a function of outputting the current setting contents to the outside In addition, a setting content collating apparatus that determines whether the setting contents set in the communication device by each business system match, receives a setting command for performing settings related to communication issued by the business system, and receives the setting command depending communication device simulating unit for the response character string similar to the communication device returns to the business system, the setting co received by the communication device simulating unit A command storage section for storing a command for each business system, and sends a command to initialize the settings to the communication device, then the communication by reading a setting command corresponding to one of the business system from the command storage unit a command transmitting unit that transmits device, the communication device a command for outputting the current settings after setting command corresponding to the one of the business system is all transmitted to the communication device to the outside by the command transmitting unit transmitted to an apparatus setting state acquisition unit for acquiring the settings of the communication device corresponding to the one of the business system, the settings of the communication device corresponding to the respective business systems acquired by the apparatus setting state acquiring unit a device setting state storage section for storing, the settings of the communication device corresponding to each business system stored in the device setting condition storage unit And a determining device setting matching determining unit match, the accumulation of the command storage section of the communication and configuration commands at that time with the business system by the communication device simulating unit, any processing for each business system The communication device performs processing in order or performs processing for each business system in parallel, and transmission of commands to the communication device by the command transmission unit and acquisition of setting contents of the communication device by the device setting state acquisition unit. Is available, the command for initializing setting contents and the setting command corresponding to one business system stored in the command storage unit are transmitted to the communication device and the one corresponding to the one business system Each business system that continuously acquires the setting contents of the communication device and stores the setting command in the command storage unit It repeats corresponding to .

  According to the present invention, it is not necessary to take over data between business systems, and it is possible to objectively verify the consistency of data between systems, thereby smoothly switching between business systems. It can be carried out.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of a setting content collation apparatus according to the present invention. A setting content collation apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a communication device simulation unit 11 and first and second command accumulation units 12 and 13. A command transmission unit 14, a device setting state acquisition unit 15, first and second device setting state storage units 16 and 17, and a device setting content match determination unit 18. In this case, the two business systems (A, B) 21 and 22 are communicably connected.

  Here, the configurations and operations of the communication device 20 and the business systems 21 and 22 are both known, and the communication device 20 holds the setting contents related to communication set by the command system including the input command and the response character string. In addition to a function for performing communication in accordance with the setting contents, a function for initializing the setting contents in accordance with a command and a function for outputting the current setting contents to the outside are provided, and a business system (A, B) 21, 22 has a function of setting the communication device 20 by issuing a setting command for setting related to communication.

  The communication device simulation unit 11 is connected to the business systems 21 and 22, receives a setting command for performing settings related to communication issued by the business systems 21 and 22, and responds similarly to the communication device 20 according to the setting command. A character string is returned to the business systems 21 and 22.

  The first and second command storage units 12 and 13 store the setting commands received by the communication device simulation unit 11 for each of the business systems 21 and 22.

  The command transmission unit 14 is connected to the communication device 20 and transmits a command for initializing setting contents to the communication device 20. Thereafter, the command storage unit 12 or 13 sends a setting command corresponding to the business system 21 or 22. The data is read out and transmitted to the communication device 20 to perform communication-related settings in the communication device 20.

  The device setting state acquisition unit 15 is connected to the communication device 20 and outputs the current setting contents to the outside after all the setting commands corresponding to the business system 21 or 22 are transmitted to the communication device 20 by the command transmission unit 14. Command is transmitted to the communication device 20, and the setting contents of the communication device 20 corresponding to the business system 21 or 22 are acquired from the communication device 20.

  The first and second device setting state storage units 16 and 17 store the setting contents of the communication device 20 corresponding to the business systems 21 and 22 acquired by the device setting state acquisition unit 15, respectively.

  The device setting content match determination unit 18 determines whether the setting content of the communication devices corresponding to the business systems 21 and 22 stored in the device setting state storage units 16 and 17 matches, and if the content matches, the business system If the contents do not match, output that there is no data consistency between the business systems 21 and 22 is output.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a connection mode between a communication device, a business system, and a setting content collation device of the present invention. In this example, a communication connection between the business systems 21, 22 and the communication device 20 using the switching device 23, In addition, the communication connection between the business systems 21 and 22 and the setting content verification device 10 is switched. However, there is a method of switching the connection using a router, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a communication sequence when the business system directly performs settings related to communication with the communication device. The business system, here (A) 21 sets a setting command to the communication device 20, here “configure” In response to this, the communication device 20 returns a response character string “OK>” to the business system (A) 21, and the business system (A) 21 sends a setting command “set vlan 3” to the communication device 20. In response to this, the communication device 20 returns a response character string “OK vlan 3” to the business system (A) 21 and repeats the same in the following, so that the business system (A) 21 responds to the communication device 20. Communication settings are made.

  FIG. 4 shows an outline of the processing procedure in the setting content collating apparatus of the present invention. The procedure in the square with rounded corners needs to be performed continuously, and the procedure before the block arrow is performed before the subsequent procedure. There is a need. That is, the communication with the business systems 21 and 22 by the communication device simulation unit 11 and the accumulation of commands in the command storage units 12 and 13 at that time are performed by processing either the business system 21 or 22 first. The other may be processed later, or both may be processed in parallel, but command transmission to the communication device 20 by the command transmission unit 14 and communication device 20 by the device setting state acquisition unit 15 Regarding acquisition of the setting contents, it is necessary to continuously perform processing corresponding to one of the business systems 21 or 22 and then perform processing corresponding to the other continuously.

  FIG. 5 shows a specific processing procedure in the setting content collating apparatus according to the present invention. The operation of the setting content collating apparatus according to the present invention will be described below.

  Step s1: Command accumulated flags 1 and 2 indicating whether or not commands have been accumulated in the command accumulating units 12 and 13, and device setting status indicating whether or not setting contents have been accumulated in the device setting status accumulating units 16 and 17. The accumulated flags 1 and 2 are both set to FALSE (not accumulated).

  Step s2: It is checked whether any of the device setting state accumulated flags 1 and 2 is FALSE. If yes, go to step s3, if no, go to step s13.

  Step s3: It is checked whether the command accumulated flag 1 is FALSE and the command can be accumulated from the business system (A) 21. If yes, go to step s4, if no, go to step s5.

  Step s4: The communication device simulation unit 11 is connected to the business system (A) 21, and the communication system and the communication device are connected between the communication device simulation unit 11 and the business system (A) 21, as shown in FIG. The communication related to the communication setting by the command system composed of the input command and the response character string is performed as in the case of the interval, and at this time, the setting commands received by the communication device simulation unit 11 (here, “configure”, “set vlan 3”, "Set param 1") is accumulated in the first command accumulation unit 12, the command accumulation flag 1 is set to TRUE (accumulated), and the process proceeds to step s5.

  Step s5: It is checked whether the command accumulated flag 1 is TRUE, the apparatus setting state accumulated flag 1 is FALSE, and the communication apparatus 20 can be used. If yes, go to step s6, if no, go to step s8.

  Step s6: The command transmission unit 14 is connected to the communication device 20, and as shown in FIG. 7, a command for initializing the setting contents, here “clear all” is transmitted to the communication device 20, and then the command is accumulated. The setting command corresponding to the business system (A) 21 is read from the section 12 and transmitted to the communication device 20. Specifically, the command system including the input command and the response character string similar to the case between the business system and the communication device Performs communication related to communication settings. Further, the process proceeds to step s7.

  Step s7: A command for connecting the device setting state acquisition unit 15 to the communication device 20 and outputting the current setting contents from the device setting state acquisition unit 15 to the outside as shown in FIG. "config" is transmitted to the communication device 20, the setting content of the communication device 20 corresponding to the business system (A) 21 is acquired, stored in the first device setting state storage unit 16, and the device setting state stored flag 1 Is set to TRUE, and the process proceeds to step s8.

  Step s8: It is checked whether the command accumulated flag 2 is FALSE and the command can be accumulated from the business system (B) 22. If yes, go to step s9, and if no, go to step s10.

  Step s9: When the communication device simulation unit 11 is connected to the business system (B) 22, and between the communication system simulation unit 11 and the business system (B) 22, between the business system and the communication device, as described above. The communication related to the communication setting based on the command system composed of the input command and the response character string is performed. At this time, the setting command received by the communication device simulation unit 11 is stored in the second command storage unit 13 and the command has already been stored. The flag 2 is set to TRUE, and the process proceeds to step s10.

  Step s10: It is checked whether the command accumulated flag 2 is TRUE, the apparatus setting state accumulated flag 2 is FALSE, and the communication apparatus 20 is available. If yes, go to step s11, if no, go to step s2.

  Step s11: The command transmission unit 14 is connected to the communication device 20, and similarly to the above, a command for initializing the setting contents is transmitted to the communication device 20, and then the command storage unit 13 transfers to the business system (B) 22. The corresponding setting command is read out and transmitted to the communication device 20. Specifically, the communication related to the communication setting by the command system composed of the input command and the response character string is performed as in the case between the business system and the communication device. Further, the process proceeds to step s12.

  Step s12: The apparatus setting state acquisition unit 15 is connected to the communication apparatus 20, and similarly to the above, a command for outputting the current setting contents to the outside is transmitted from the apparatus setting state acquisition unit 15 to the communication apparatus 20, and the business system (B) The setting content of the communication device 20 corresponding to 22 is acquired and stored in the second device setting state storage unit 17, the device setting state stored flag 2 is set to TRUE, and the process proceeds to step s2.

  Step s13: As shown in FIG. 9, the device setting content match determination unit 18 sets the setting content of the communication device 20 corresponding to the business system (A) 21 stored in the first device setting state storage unit 16, and 2 is determined to match the setting contents of the communication device 20 corresponding to the business system (B) 22 stored in the device setting state storage unit 2. Proceed to step s14.

  Step s14: It is checked whether or not the contents match as a result of the determination. If Yes, the process proceeds to step s15, and if No, the process proceeds to step s16.

  Step s15: A message indicating that there is data consistency between the business system (A) 21 and the business system (B) 22 is displayed.

  Step s16: It is displayed that there is no data consistency between the business system (A) 21 and the business system (B) 22.

  The description of the first and second command storage units 12 and 13 and the first and second device setting state storage units 16 and 17 in the above-described embodiment is a function of what data is stored. The expression is based on the above difference, and does not mean that a separate storage device is necessary in terms of hardware. In the above embodiment, two business systems are used. Needless to say, three or more business systems may be used.

The block diagram which shows an example of embodiment of the setting content collation apparatus of this invention The block diagram which shows an example of the connection aspect between a communication apparatus, a business system, and the setting content collation apparatus of this invention The figure which shows an example of the communication sequence when the business system directly sets the communication to the communication device The flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the process sequence in the setting content collation apparatus of this invention The flowchart which shows the specific process sequence in the setting content collation apparatus of this invention The figure which shows an example of the communication sequence between a business system and a communication apparatus simulation part The figure which shows an example of the communication sequence between a command transmission part and a communication apparatus. The figure which shows an example of the communication sequence between an apparatus setting state acquisition part and a communication apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the process in an apparatus setting content coincidence determination part

Explanation of symbols

  10: setting content collation device, 11: communication device simulation unit, 12, 13: first and second command storage units, 14: command transmission unit, 15: device setting state acquisition unit, 16, 17: first and first 2 device setting state storage unit, 18: device setting content coincidence determination unit, 20: communication device, 21, 22: business system (A, B), 23: switching device.

Claims (1)

Holds the setting contents related to communication set by the command system consisting of the input command and response character string and performs the communication according to the setting contents, and also outputs the function for initializing the setting contents and the current setting contents to the outside. When there are two or more business systems having the function of setting the communication device by issuing a setting command for performing settings related to communication to the communication device having the function to perform communication, the communication device A setting content collating device that determines whether the setting contents set in the
A communication device simulator that receives a setting command for performing settings related to communication issued by the business system, and returns a response character string similar to that of the communication device to the business system according to the setting command;
A command storage section for storing the setting command received by the communication device simulating unit for each business system,
The settings transmitted to the communication device a command for initializing, then the command transmission section for transmitting to the communication device reads the setting command corresponding to one of the business system from the command storage unit,
After the setting command corresponding to the one business system is all transmitted to the communication device by the command transmission unit, a command for outputting the current setting content to the outside is transmitted to the communication device, and the one business system a device setting state acquisition unit for acquiring the settings of the communication device corresponding to,
A device setting state storage section for storing the settings of the communication device corresponding to the respective business systems acquired by the apparatus setting state acquiring unit,
And a said device setting apparatus setting match determination unit determines a match settings of conditions the communication device corresponding to the respective business systems stored in the storage unit,
Regarding communication with the business system by the communication device simulation unit and storage of the setting command at that time in the command storage unit, processing for each business system is performed in an arbitrary order, or processing for each business system is performed in parallel. To
Regarding the transmission of the command to the communication device by the command transmission unit and the acquisition of the setting content of the communication device by the device setting state acquisition unit, when the communication device is available, the command for initializing the setting content and the Continuously transmitting the setting command corresponding to one business system stored in the command storage unit to the communication device and obtaining the setting contents of the communication device corresponding to the one business system, and executing the command A setting content collating apparatus, characterized in that the setting command is repeated corresponding to each business system in which a setting command has been accumulated in the accumulation unit.

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