JPH0883229A - Network management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a network management system which can make network OSs stored on the other servers version up automatically only by making one server version up and greatly reduce the operation required for the version-up and is superior in operability. CONSTITUTION: The network management system is equipped with a line 1 and >=2 servers 2 and 8 having network operating systems 3 and 9 connected to a line 1; and the operating systems 3 and 9 stored on the servers 2 and 8 have same-kind network operating system judging means 4 and 10, higher version judging means 5 and 11, higher network operating system read-in means 6 and 12, and higher network operating system setting means 7 and 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a network management system for managing a network operating system (hereinafter abbreviated as network OS) in a network having two or more servers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a plurality of small-scale networks, which are independent of each other, are connected to each other on the same network so that a plurality of network OSs exist on the same network. At present, the network OS stored in each server is appropriately maintained by the administrator of each server.

A conventional network management system will be described below. Here, a case where the network OS of each server connected to the same line is upgraded to a new version of the network OS will be described. First, in order to upgrade all the servers connected to the network to the new version of the network OS, the administrator who manages each server is notified of the download destination server on which the new version of the network OS is installed, and the line A new version of the network OS was downloaded from the server notified via the, and the network OS was installed on the server. Alternatively, a storage medium such as a floppy disk or a magneto-optical disk (hereinafter abbreviated as MO) that stores a new version of the network OS is sent to an administrator who manages each server, and the new version of the network OS is installed on the server. I was letting it.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, there is no means for detecting the version of the network OS between the servers on the same network, and the version is available to all administrators of the servers connected to the network. There was a problem in that workability was lacking because it was necessary to notify that the work was up. Further, the administrator has to upgrade the network OS stored in each server one by one, which requires a great deal of work and lacks workability.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. A network OS stored in a server detects a version of the same type of network OS stored in another server and detects a newer version of the network OS. Are on the same network, a new version of the network OS is automatically loaded and installed, and the version is automatically upgraded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a network management system which is capable of upgrading the version of the network OS stored in, and is capable of significantly reducing the work required for the upgrade, and which has excellent workability.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a network management system of the present invention is a network management system including a line and two or more servers connected to the line and having a network operating system. And the network operating system stored in the server is a network stored in the server that started the network operating system from a server other than the server that started the network operating system when the server 1 started the network operating system. A network operating system determination means for detecting a network operating system of the same type as the operating system, and a network operating system of the same type. System version determining means that determines whether the network operating system detected by the system determining means is newer than the network operating system stored in the server that started the network operating system, and the new version detected by the higher version determining means. An upper network operating system loading means for loading the network operating system into a server that has started the network operating system, and an upper network operating system setting means for setting the new version of the network operating system loaded by the upper network operating system loading means, Is provided.

[0007]

With this configuration, the same type network operating system determining means starts the network operating system from a server other than the server that started the network operating system when the server 1 starts the network operating system. A network operating system of the same type as the network operating system stored in the server is detected, and the higher version determining means detects the network operating system detected by the same type network operating system determining means in the server that has started the network operating system. Determine if it is newer than the network operating system it is stored in,
The host network operating system loading means loads the new version of the network operating system detected by the host version determining means into the server that has activated the network operating system, and the host network operating system setting means uses the host network operating system loading means. In order to set the loaded new version of the network operating system, it is possible to automatically upgrade the version of one network OS and upgrade the version of the network OS stored in another server.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A network management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a network management system in an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a line for transmitting data, 2 is a first server connected to the line 1, 3 is a first
Network OS stored in the server 2 of the same type, network OS determination means 4 for forming the network OS 3 and detecting network OS of the same type stored in another server, 5 is network OS determination means 4 for the same type An upper version determining means for detecting a network OS of which the detected network OS has a higher version than the network OS 3 stored in the first server 2,
Reference numeral 6 is an upper network O that reads the upper version network OS detected by the upper version determination means 5.
S is a read means, and 7 is a network O read by the upper network OS read means 6 into the first server 2.
Upper network OS setting means for setting S, 8 is a first
Second server similar to the server 2 of the above, 9 is the network OS stored in the second server 8, and 10 is the same type that constitutes the network OS 9 and detects the same type of network OS stored in other servers. Network O
S determination means, 11 is the same type network OS determination means 1
An upper version determination means for detecting a network OS having a higher version than the network OS 9 stored in the second server 8 whose network OS detected by 0 is
Reference numeral 12 is an upper network OS reading means for reading the higher version network OS detected by the upper version determining means 11, and 13 is an upper network OS for setting the network OS read by the upper network OS reading means 12 into the second server 8. It is a setting means.

The operation of the network management system according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the network management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, a method of upgrading the version of the network OS in the first server 2 and the second server 8 which are connected to the line 1 and are independent of each other will be described. First,
The administrator upgrades the network OS 3 stored in the first server 2 in the same manner as the conventional example (S
1). Next, the administrator activates the network OS 9 stored in the second server 8 (S2). Next, the same type network OS determination means 10 of the network OS 9 of the second server 8 started in S2 causes the same type of network OS as the network OS 9 stored in the second server 8 to exist on the same network OS. It is determined whether to do (S3). If No, the process jumps to S7, and if Yes, the higher version determining means 11 determines whether the network OS of the same type detected in S3 is newer than the version of the network OS 9 stored in the second server 8. (S4). If No, the process jumps to S6, and if Yes, the new version of the network OS detected in S4 by the host network OS reading means 12 is set to the first server 2
Is downloaded to the second server 8 (S5). Next, the upper version network OS setting means 13 sets the higher version network OS read in S5 in the second server 8 (S6). Next, the new network OS stored in the second server 8 in S6 is started (S7).

In this embodiment, the first server 2 is upgraded and the network OS is downloaded from the first server 2 to the second server 8. However, first, the second server 8 is upgraded. Then, the network OS can be downloaded from the second server 8 to the first server 2. Further, in the present embodiment, the number of servers connected to the network is two, but it may be three or more.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, the network operating system determining means of the same type starts the network operating system when the server 1 starts the network operating system, and the network operating system is started from the server other than the server. Detects a network operating system of the same type as the network operating system stored in the server that started the system,
The higher version determining means determines whether the network operating system detected by the same type network operating system determining means is newer than the network operating system stored in the server that started the network operating system, and reads the upper network operating system. Means loads the new version of the network operating system detected by the higher version determining means into the server that has started the network operating system, and the higher network operating system setting means reads the new version of the network operating system by the higher network operating system loading means. Network operating system settings For this reason, it is possible to automatically upgrade the version of the network OS stored in another server by simply upgrading the version of one network OS. It is possible to realize a network management system with excellent workability that can significantly reduce

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a network management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a network management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 line 2 first server 3,9 network OS 4,10 same type network OS judging means 5,11 upper version determining means 6,12 upper network OS reading means 7,13 upper network OS setting means 8 second server

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A network management system comprising a line and two or more servers connected to the line and having a network operating system, wherein the network operating system stored in the server is one of the servers. When the network operating system is started, the same type of network operating system that is the same as the network operating system stored in the server that has started the network operating system from the server other than the server that has started the network operating system is detected. Network operating system determining means and network operating system detected by the same type network operating system determining means A higher version determining unit that determines whether the system is newer than the network operating system stored in the server that has started the network operating system, and a new version of the network operating system detected by the higher version determining unit. And a host network operating system setting unit that sets the new version of the network operating system read by the host network operating system reading unit. A network management system characterized by.