JPH11187429A - Management system for electronic exchange program file - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce labor and time in the case of updating a common program file and to reduce the occurrence of mistakes. SOLUTION: A network management equipment 4 manages a common program file used by each of plural electronic exchanges 1 connected in common via a network. When each electronic exchange 1 requires a common program file, the electronic exchange 1 request that the common program file to the network management equipment 4 and receives the common program file from the network management equipment 4 and stores the file to a memory 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for managing electronic exchange program files, and more particularly to the management of electronic exchange program files in a common program file commonly used by a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network. About the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of electronic exchange program file management system employs a common program file commonly used by each of a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network by a maintenance person's instruction or a common program file. It is used to reload the memory of the electronic exchange when a failure or the like of the electronic exchange occurs.

Referring to FIG. 2, which is a block diagram of a conventional electronic exchange program file management method, a conventional electronic exchange program file management method includes a network management device 9 for managing a network and a backup of a common program file. And a plurality of electronic exchanges 6 each having a storage device for storing the information. The conventional electronic exchange program file management method uses a backup common program file, such as when a failure occurs in the common program file in the memory 8 due to a failure of the electronic exchange 6 or when a maintenance person issues an instruction. When a necessary event occurred, the common program file was read from the storage medium 7 attached to the electronic exchange 6 and loaded into the memory 8.

[0004]

The above-described conventional electronic exchange program file management method uses a common storage medium attached to an electronic exchange when an event requiring a backed up common program file occurs. Since the program file is read and loaded into the memory, each of the plurality of electronic exchanges connected via the network needs to store this common program file in the storage medium. In the case of updating, it is necessary to update for each storage medium attached to the electronic exchange, and there is a problem that it is troublesome and the rate of occurrence of an update error increases.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to eliminate such a conventional disadvantage by updating a common program file.
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of managing an electronic exchange program file which does not need to be updated for each storage medium attached to an electronic exchange, saves time, and reduces the rate of occurrence of update errors.

[0006]

According to a first electronic exchange program file management method of the present invention, a common program file commonly used by each of a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network is stored in the network. Is managed by a network management device that manages the information.

In the first electronic exchange program file management system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of electronic exchanges is provided with the common program in the network management device when the common program file becomes necessary. A file is requested, and the common program file is received from the network management device.

Further, according to a second electronic exchange program file management method of the present invention, a common program file commonly used by each of a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network is managed and the network is managed. A network management device that manages, and the plurality of electronic exchanges that request the network management device for the common program file and receive the common program file from the network management device when the common program file becomes necessary. It is provided with.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the electronic exchange program file management system of the present invention.

In the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a common program file commonly used by each of the plurality of electronic exchanges 1 connected via a network is centrally managed and this network is managed. A plurality of electronic exchanges 1 requesting the common program file from the network management device 4 and receiving the common program file from the network management device 4 when the common program file becomes necessary.
It is composed of This common program file may be plural.

Next, the operation of the electronic exchange program file management system according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

In FIG. 1, a common program file commonly used by each of the plurality of electronic exchanges 1 connected via a network is stored in advance in a storage medium 5 such as a hard disk of the network management device 4. deep. This common program file is a backup or update program file for the electronic exchange 1. The plurality of electronic exchanges 1 are connected to a network management device 4 via a network such as a LAN and a dedicated line,
The network management device 4 monitors and controls a plurality of electronic exchanges 1 in a centralized manner. In the network management device 4, a common program file conventionally stored and managed in a storage medium 2 such as a hard disk attached to each electronic exchange 1 is stored and stored in a storage medium 5 attached to the network management device 4. ,to manage. The electronic exchange 1 connected to the network management device 4 via a network can store the common program file in the case where a failure occurs in the common program file in the memory 3 due to a failure of the electronic exchange 1 or an instruction from a maintenance person. When necessary, it requests the network management device 4 to transfer the common program file via this network. The network management device 4 requested to transfer reads the common program file from the storage medium 5 storing the common program file, and transfers the common program file to the electronic exchange 1 using a file transfer protocol such as FTP or FTAM. . The electronic exchange 1 loads the transferred common program file into the memory 3.

[0014]

As described above, according to the electronic exchange program file management method of the present invention, each of a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network is commonly used by a network management device. The common program file is managed by the electronic exchange, and when the common program file becomes necessary, the common program file is requested from the network management device, and the common program file is received from the network management device and loaded into the memory. When updating a program file, it is only necessary to update the common program file stored in the storage medium of the network management device, and the update can be performed at once, and it is not necessary to update each storage medium attached to the electronic exchange. Is low, and the rate of update errors is small.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a method for managing an electronic exchange program file according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional electronic exchange program file management method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 electronic exchange 2 storage medium 3 memory 4 network management device 5 storage medium 6 electronic exchange 7 storage medium 8 memory 9 network management device

Claims (4)

[Claims] An electronic exchange, wherein a common program file commonly used by each of a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network is managed by a network management device that manages the network. Program file management method. 2. An electronic exchange of each of the plurality of electronic exchanges requests the common program file from the network management device when the common program file becomes necessary, and sends the common program file from the network management device. 2. The electronic exchange program file management system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic exchange program file is received. 3. The electronic exchange program file management system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said common program files are provided. 4. A network management device that manages a common program file commonly used by each of a plurality of electronic exchanges connected via a network and manages the network, and the common program file is required. A plurality of electronic exchanges requesting the common program file from the network management device when the network management device receives the common program file from the network management device.