KR100721407B1 - Method And System For Integratedly Managing Service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention receives a service-related command from an agent management client in an agent management server and transfers the command to a service agent managing each service of the service server, the service agent executes a service-related operation in the service server according to the command. Thus, the present invention relates to a service integration management method and system that allows a service agent to automatically manage a service server without the administrator having to manage each service server manually. The service integrated management system according to the present invention is executed on a service server, and a service agent for managing each service operating in the service server, an agent management server for controlling a plurality of service agents through a network, and the agent management server And an agent management client for transmitting a service-related command, and when the command is transmitted from the agent management client to the agent management server, the agent management server transmits the command to the service agent, and the service agent transmits the command. According to the present invention, the service related operation is performed.

Service Agent, Agent Management Server, Agent Management Client, Download Server

Description

Method and System For Integratedly Managing Service

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a connection of a broker, a connector, and a service agent / service in a service integration management system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of starting a broker agent according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of starting a service agent according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a service addition command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a service download command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a service execution command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the service integration management method according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: service integration management system 101: agent management server

102: Agent Management Client 103: Connector

104: broker 105: download server

106: broker agent 107: service agent

108: service

The present invention receives a service-related command from an agent management client in an agent management server and transfers the command to a service agent managing each service of the service server, the service agent executes a service-related operation in the service server according to the command. Thus, the present invention relates to a service integration management method and system that allows a service agent to automatically manage a service server without the administrator having to manage each service server manually.

In the prior art, an administrator separately manages a service server that provides each service such as a game, shopping, mail, and cafe, and in order to operate the service server, a user must manually install or delete a service in the service server. For example, if there are hundreds of game servers that provide various game services, such as GoStop, Poca, Go, and if you want to use some of the game servers of the unpopular game as the game server of the new game, the administrator directly runs the game. I had to delete my game program and manually install a new one.

For example, if Lee Chang-ho plays a game of go and suddenly is crowded with a game server, it is necessary to change game servers that provide other game services to the game server. At this time, the administrator should directly delete the game program running in the game server providing another game service and install the Go program. However, as more servers are changed to go game servers, it is very cumbersome to install new programs, and server management is very difficult.

Therefore, when the administrator manages the service server in an integrated manner, when the service change command is issued only once, the service server that needs to change the service is identified, the service that is automatically executed on the service server is deleted, and the new service is installed and executed. An efficient server management method is required.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, when an agent management client sends a service-related command to the agent management server, the agent management server to manage each service of the service server; Providing a method and system for delivering to a service agent so that the service agent executes a service related operation according to the command so that an administrator can manage the service server in an integrated manner without having to manage each service server manually. The purpose.

In addition, the present invention executes one service agent for each service server, and the service agent executes the service-related commands of the agent management client to delete or add the service of the service server, thereby dynamically limiting the limit of the capacity of each service server. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system that can be overcome.

In addition, the present invention provides an efficient server management method and system that allows a service agent to delete a service running on a service server that requires a service change according to a service-related command received from an agent management server, and to install and run another service. For the purpose of

In addition, the present invention allows the administrator to query the time-phased traffic or the number of users of each service server remotely through the agent management client, so that the administrator grasps the current load of each service server, the user of the particular first service server If the number is temporarily increased, the purpose is to delete the service performed by the second service server, install the service of the first service server in the second service server, so as to dynamically overcome the limit of the number of people per service server It is done.

In addition, the present invention, the agent management client remotely starts the service agent through the agent management server, the service agent monitors the load of the service server in real time to notify the agent management server, the administrator through the agent management client The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and system for dynamically implementing load balancing between service servers by checking the monitoring results.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the service integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a service for managing each service running on the service server and operating in the service server An agent, an agent management server controlling a plurality of service agents through a network, and an agent management client transmitting a service related command to the agent management server, and when the command is transmitted from the agent management client to the agent management server, The agent management server transfers the command to the service agent, and the service agent is characterized in that to execute a service related operation according to the command.

Hereinafter, a service integration management method and system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The service integration management system 100 includes an agent management server 101, an agent management client 102, a connector 103, a broker 104, a download server 105, a broker agent 106, a service agent 107, Service 108.

The agent management client 102 may transmit a service related command to the agent management server 101. The agent management client 102 may be interconnected with the agent management server 101 through a TCP connection. The service related command is a command for controlling the service 108 to be executed in the service server, and may be a command for adding a service, downloading a service, or executing a service. Detailed description of the service-related command will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service server is a concept that collectively refers to a server that provides each service, such as a game, shopping, mail, cafe. In addition, the service 108 may be an executable file or a program executed in a service server according to a game service provided by a game such as GoStop, Poka, Go.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the agent management client 102 may be a program tool capable of controlling the agent management server 101. Accordingly, the agent management client 102 may be installed in the user terminal, and the user may transmit a service related command to the agent management server 101 through the agent management client 102.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the administrator may inquire the traffic number of the time zone or the number of users of the service server through the agent management client (102). Therefore, the administrator grasps the situation of the service server, and when the number of users of the specific first service server temporarily increases, deletes the service performed by the second service server, and the service of the first service server to the second service server. By installing it, it is possible to dynamically overcome the limitation of the number of people per service server.

Also, according to the present invention, the agent management client 102 remotely starts the service agent 107 through the agent management server 101, and monitors the load of the corresponding service server in the service agent 107 in real time. The monitoring result may be notified to the agent management server 101, and the monitoring result may be provided to the manager through the agent management client 102. Therefore, the administrator can implement load balancing between service servers dynamically by confirming this monitoring result through the agent management client 102.

The agent management server 101 connected to the agent management client 102 through a network may control the plurality of service agents 107. The agent management server 101 receives the service related command from the agent management client 102 and transmits the received command to the service agent 107 running on the service server, whereby the service agent 107 receives the service. You can control the server. Accordingly, the agent management server 101 may be a server capable of managing and controlling the service server integrally.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the agent management server 101 may record traffic of each time zone of the service server and record the number of users connected to the service server. In addition, the agent management server 101 may be notified from the service agent 107 of the monitoring result generated by the service agent 107 in real time monitoring the load of the corresponding service server, and the administrator may notify the agent management client 102. By checking these monitoring results, load balancing between service servers can be implemented dynamically.

The connector 103 is a module that mediates the connection between the service 108 or the service agent 107 and the broker 104, and only one broker 104 is connected to each connector 103. In addition, the connector 103 may also be connected to the agent management server 101. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connector 103 may be interconnected with the service 108, the service agent 107 or the agent management server 101 by intra-process connection, the broker 104 and the MRS (Message) Routing Server) connection can be interconnected.

The broker 104 is a module that mediates the connection between the connector 103 and the broker agent 106, and may set a routing path to handle efficient message routing. In addition, each broker 104 is interconnected in the form of a full mesh. According to one embodiment of the invention, the broker 104 may be interconnected with the broker agent 106 in an intra-process connection.

The broker agent 106 may be started by the agent management server 101 to execute the broker 104. The broker agent 106 may request the entire broker list from the agent management server 101 and connect with other brokers included in the broker list. The broker agent 106 may be connected to one broker 104 and request information from the broker 104. In addition, the broker agent 106 may receive a command from the agent management server 101 and execute a service related operation according to the command.

A service agent 107 runs on the service server and is for managing a service 108 operating on the service server. The service agent 107 may be started by the agent management server 101 to receive a service related command from the agent management server 101 and execute the service related command. According to an embodiment of the present invention, one service agent 107 may control one service server. According to one embodiment of the invention, the service agent 107 may be interconnected with the service 108 in an inter-process connection. In addition, the service agent 107 may monitor load such as CPU occupancy, memory usage, network usage, etc. of the service server in real time, and notify the agent management server 101 of the real-time monitoring result.

The download server 105 may store an execution file for a service provided by the service server and transmit the corresponding service to the service agent 107. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the download server 105 is requested to download the first service from the service agent 107 and identifies the first service, and transmits the identified service to the service agent 107. Can be.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a connection between a broker 104, a connector 103, and a service agent 107 or a service in the service integrated management system 100 according to the present invention. In the following description with reference to FIG. 2, both service agent 107 and service are referred to collectively as service by reference numeral 203.

The service 203 is a terminal node that can communicate, and each service 203 is connected to the broker 201 through one connector 202.

The connector 202 is a module that mediates the connection between the service 203 and the broker 201, and only one broker 201 is connected to each connector 202.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the connector 202 and the service 203 are included in the same process, and only one connector 202 exists in one process, and the service 203 is at least one in one process. May exist. That is, one connector 202 exists for each process, and the connector 202 may mediate a connection between all services 203 and the broker 201 existing in the process to which the connector 202 belongs.

According to the present embodiment, the connectors and processes are matched 1: 1 to ensure the uniformity of the service integration management system 100, and the services 203 having different processes belonging to each other are identical through the same connector 202. Inefficient routing that can be caused by connecting to the broker 201 can be prevented, and confusion in data transmission and reception can be avoided.

The broker 201 is a module for establishing a routing path or establishing a connection relationship with the connector 202 in order to handle efficient message routing, and each broker 201 is interconnected in the form of a full mesh.

In this specification, the broker 201 is defined as a message routing server (MRS) network 200 formed by interconnecting each other in a full mesh form. Accordingly, the MRS network 200 refers to a network service platform for efficient message transmission and reception between various systems to communicate. Connector 202 is a module that provides a programming interface used to perform message transmission and reception using such MRS network 200, and service 203 is an MRS network through the programming interface provided by connector 202. (200) is used.

Meanwhile, in the communication network system according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, there is only one connection between the actual connector 202 and the broker 201, and each service 203 communicates with the broker 201. Communicate sequentially through.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of starting a broker agent according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The agent management server 101 may execute the broker 104 before driving the service agent 107.

To this end, the agent management server 101 starts the broker agent 106 (S301), and thus, the broker agent 106 may request the entire broker list from the agent management server 101 (S302). The entire broker list may be a list of all brokers included in the service integration management system 100. Accordingly, the agent management server 101 transmits the entire broker list to the broker agent 106 (S303). In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when there is no response from the broker agent 106, the broker agent 106 may reuse the old broker list previously stored.

The broker agent 106 executes a first broker connected with it (S304), and the first broker can connect with another broker (second broker) included in the entire broker list received from the broker agent 106 ( S305). The second broker may be a broker included in the entire broker list.

In addition, the first broker connects to the broker agent 106 (S306), and the broker agent 106 may request information from the first broker (S307). In addition, the broker agent 106 receives a service-related command from the agent management server 101 (S308), performs a service-related operation according to the command, and sends the execution result of the command to the agent management server 101. It may transmit (S309).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of starting a service agent according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, a process that is performed to perform a service related command in the service agent 107 will be described.

To this end, when the agent management server 101 starts the service agent 107 (S401), the service agent 107 may request a list of services to be executed by the agent management server 101 (S402). The service list may be a list of services executed in the service server. Accordingly, the agent management server 101 transmits the requested service list to the service agent 107 (S403). According to an embodiment of the present invention, when there is no response from the agent management server 101, the service agent 107 may reuse the old service list that it has.

In addition, the service agent 107 may receive the service list from the broker agent 106, install and initialize the corresponding service (S404), and execute the service 108 (S405). The service 108 connects with the service agent 107 (S406), and the service agent 107 may request information from the service 108 (S407).

In addition, when the service 108 is executed and connected to the service agent 107, when the agent management server 101 transmits a service related command received from the agent management client 102 to the service agent 107 (S408), The service agent 107 may execute a service related operation according to the service related command, and may transmit a result of performing the command to the agent management server 101 (S409).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a service addition command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to add a predetermined service to the service server, when the agent management client 102 sends a service addition command to the agent management server 101 (S501), the agent management server 101 receives the service addition command The service list may be updated (S502). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service list may be a list of services to be added in the service server. For example, the first service is expected to be stored in another service server in advance for the first service that is expected to have a large number of access users, so that the first service can be immediately executed in the service server when necessary.

Accordingly, the agent management server 101 updates the service list and then transmits a list update command to the service agent 107 (S503), and the service agent 107 receives the list update command from the service agent 107. In operation S504, the service list may be updated according to the list update command.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a service download command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The agent management client 102 may transmit a service download command to the agent management server 101 (S601), and the agent management server 101 may transmit the service download command to the service agent 107 (S602). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service download command may be a command to download a service to be added to the service server from the download server 150.

The service agent 107 may request a service download from a predetermined download server 105 according to the service download command (S603), and the download server 105 may download the corresponding service to the service agent 107 ( The service agent 107 may initialize the corresponding service (S605).

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a service execution command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the service agent 107 is driven to complete the mode preparation to run the service 108 in the service agent 107, the agent management client 102 transmits a service execution command to the agent management server 101 (S701). The agent management server 101 transmits the service execution command to the service agent 107 (S702), and the service agent 107 may execute the corresponding service according to the service execution command (S703).

The service integrated management method according to the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the service integration management method according to the present invention.

Computer device 800 includes one or more processors 810 coupled with a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 820 and read only memory (ROM) 830. The processor 810 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 830 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 820 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 820 and ROM 830 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 840 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 810 to provide additional data storage capability, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 840 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 860 may be used. The processor 810 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 850 is connected. Finally, the processor 810 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 870. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts. On the other hand, the hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, when an agent management client transmits a service-related command to an agent management server, the agent management server transfers the command to a service agent managing each service of the service server, so that the service agent services according to the command. By executing the related operations, the administrator can manage the service servers collectively without having to manage each service server manually.

In addition, according to the present invention, by executing one service agent for each service server, the service agent executes the service-related commands of the agent management client to delete or add the service of the service server, limiting the number of people per service server Can be overcome dynamically.

In addition, according to the present invention, according to the service-related commands received from the agent management server, the service agent deletes the service running on the service server that needs to change the service, install and run other services to manage the server more efficiently Can be.

In addition, according to the present invention, the administrator to remotely query the time-phased traffic or the number of users of each service server through the agent management client, so that the administrator grasps the current load of each service server, the specific first service server If the number of users temporarily increases, the service performed by the second service server is deleted, and the service of the first service server is installed on the second service server to dynamically overcome the limitation of the capacity of each service server. can do.

In addition, according to the present invention, the agent management client remotely starts the service agent through the agent management server, the service agent monitors the load of the service server in real time to notify the agent management server, the administrator informs the agent management client By checking these monitoring results, load balancing between service servers can be implemented dynamically.

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In the service integration management system, An agent management client that monitors traffic for each of the plurality of service servers to determine a situation of each service server, and transmits a service related command corresponding to each service server to an agent management server; An agent management server that receives the service related commands and controls the plurality of service agents by transmitting the service related commands to a plurality of service agents through a network; And A service agent for managing each service by receiving the service related command and executing an operation on the service related command on a service server, If traffic on the first service server temporarily increased, The service agent deletes the service of the second service server according to the service-related command and installs the service of the first service server in the second service server, thereby implementing load balancing between service servers. Service Integration Management System. The method of claim 1, If the agent management client sends a service addition command to the agent management server, The agent management server transmits a list update command to the service agent after updating the service list, And the service agent updates a service list according to the list update command. The method of claim 1, In case of transmitting a service download command from the agent management client to the agent management server, The agent management server sends the service download command to the service agent, And the service agent downloads and initializes a corresponding service from a predetermined download server according to the service download command. The method of claim 1, When the agent management client sends a service execution command to the agent management server, The agent management server transmits the service execution command to the service agent, The service agent, the service integration management system, characterized in that for executing the service according to the service execution command. The method of claim 1, When starting the service agent in the agent management server, The service agent, Requests a list of services to be executed by the agent management server, installs and initializes the corresponding service, executes the service, and receives the command from the agent management server at the service agent after the service is executed and connected to the service agent. To execute a service-related operation according to the command. The method of claim 1, When a predetermined broker agent is started in the agent management server, the broker agent requests the entire broker list from the broker agent, runs the broker in the broker agent, and other brokers included in the broker list in the broker. Connect with the broker, And a broker connecting to the broker agent at the broker, and receiving a command from the agent management server at the broker agent and executing a service related operation according to the command. The method of claim 1, The service agent, And monitoring the load of the service server in real time to notify the agent management server of the monitoring result, and providing the monitoring result to an administrator through the agent management client. In the service integration management method in the service integration management system, The service integration management system is executed on a service server, a service agent for managing each service operating in the service server, an agent management server for controlling a plurality of service agents through a network, and service related to the agent management server Includes an agent-managed client that sends commands, Monitoring the traffic of each of the plurality of service servers in the agent management client to identify a situation of each service server; Transmitting, by the agent management client, a service related command corresponding to each service server to a service agent through an agent management server; Controlling the plurality of service agents by receiving the service related commands at the agent management server and transmitting the service related commands to a plurality of service agents over a network; And Receiving each service-related command at the service agent and executing an operation on the service-related command on a service server, thereby managing each service; If traffic on the first service server temporarily increased, The step of managing a service, Implementing load balancing between service servers by deleting a service of a second service server according to the service related command and installing a service of the first service server on the second service server; Service integration management method comprising a. The method of claim 8, Transmitting a service addition command from the agent management client to the agent management server; Transmitting a list update command to the service agent after updating the service list in the agent management server; And Updating a service list according to the list update command in the service agent; Service integration management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 8, Transmitting a service download command from the agent management client to the agent management server; Transmitting the service download command from the agent management server to the service agent; And Downloading and initializing a corresponding service from a predetermined download server according to the service download command in the service agent; Service integration management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 8, Transmitting a service execution command from the agent management client to the agent management server; Transmitting the service execution command from the agent management server to the service agent; And Executing the corresponding service according to the service execution command in the service agent Service integration management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 8, Starting the service agent at the agent management server; Requesting a list of services to be executed from the service agent to the agent management server; Installing and initializing a corresponding service in the service agent and executing the service; After the service is executed and connected to the service agent, receiving the command from the agent management server at the service agent; And Executing a service related operation according to the command in the service agent Service integration management method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 8, Monitoring the load of the service server in real time at the service agent; Notifying, by the service agent, the monitoring result to the agent management server; And Providing the monitoring result to an administrator through the agent management client Service integration management method characterized in that it further comprises. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 8 to 13.

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