KR20010113996A - Method of remote server management using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote server management method using the Internet, by remotely managing a remote server connected to the Internet through a remote management system, it is possible to build a 24-hour monitoring system for a remote server, and quickly The present invention relates to a method for managing a remote server using the Internet to enable a response.

In order to achieve the above object, a remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention comprises a remote server registration module for receiving a variety of registration information for the remote server to register with the database server; A remote server network checking module for checking a network state for the registered remote server; A remote server hardware and software check module for checking a hardware operating state of the remote server and an operating state of application software; And a checkpoint storage and checkpoint transmission module for storing checklists of the remote server received by the checkout module and transmitting the checkpoints back to the remote server, a remote server administrator, and a local server manager. .

Description

How to manage a remote server using the Internet {METHOD OF REMOTE SERVER MANAGEMENT USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a remote server management method using the Internet, by remotely managing a remote server connected to the Internet through a remote management system, it is possible to build a 24-hour monitoring system for a remote server, and quickly The present invention relates to a method for managing a remote server using the Internet to enable a response.

The use of web servers is increasing day by day due to the increase in the number of Internet users and the increase of information service providers using the Internet. In particular, small and medium-sized companies manage web servers due to the increase of own web server by the expansion of UNIX-based workstations as well as low-cost NT servers (computers based on Microsoft's Window NT operating system). There is a separate administrative staff for In the Internet-based information service provider, the reality is that continuous and stable server management has a significant impact on the company's success.

Therefore, since most of the web servers are connected to the Internet and have a characteristic of server operation to provide 24 hours of continuous and stable service, the web server faces a situation in which a separate management system is required for server management. However, to manage the server, the server management personnel must be on duty 24 hours a day to monitor the system, and in the case of a late-night system failure caused by a company that cannot maintain a separate server management personnel, there is no way to check the occurrence of the failure. There is a problem.

On the other hand, the server monitoring system in the NMS (Network Management System) technology field of the present invention as a means for monitoring the status of the remote system, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), Telnet (remote virtual terminal) which is a general communication network protocol Internet application protocol (PIN), Ping (Packet INternet Groper), etc. to realize the function, through the network transmission means to manage the management targets such as host, router, network, SNMP device (Simple Network Management Protocol Device) It can be found automatically or manually as a target for a Management Information Server (MIS), which reads this information to diagnose network conditions for remote systems.

However, such a conventional network management system (NMS) only monitors the ACK (ACKnowledge character) on the communication network to which the remote system is connected and the offline system, that is, the normal system cannot be operated due to hardware failure. This is a state that displays warning of abnormality on the local screen when a failure occurs. Also, there should be a separate management person to monitor the system, and only the basic system status is checked to see if the actual OS failure and application operation are performed. There is a problem that the management of such a system is not properly made.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a remote server management method for a plurality of remote servers connected to the Internet.

In order to achieve the above object, the remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention is a remote server management method using the Internet made up of a plurality of remote servers and web servers connected through the Internet, the various registration information for the remote server Remote server registration module for receiving the registration to the database server; A remote server network checking module for checking a network state for the registered remote server; A remote server hardware and software check module for checking a hardware operating state of the remote server and an operating state of application software; And a checkpoint storage and checkpoint transmission module for storing checklists of the remote server received by the checkout module and transmitting the checkpoints back to the remote server, a remote server administrator, and a local server manager. .

In the above-described configuration, in order to transmit the error information of the check contents storage and check contents transmission module, it is preferable to have a separate database server that records the error information transmitted from the remote server. It is desirable to have an automatic originating server for redundant transmission using a telephone network or a wireless communication network.

1 is a network diagram illustrating a remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention;

2 is a view showing the structure of a database in a database server of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a remote server management module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10: web server 12: remote server management program

20: database server 22: remote server information DB

24: Check result information DB 26: Error reception information DB

30: automatic outgoing server 40, 42: remote server

50: PSTN 60: wireless communication means

70: remote management system

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of a remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention.

1 is a network diagram illustrating a remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the remote management system 70 of the remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention, a plurality of remote servers 40, 42 and the web server 10 is connected to the Internet which is a typical electronic network It is done. In addition, the web server 10 records and records the error information transmitted from the database server 20 and the remote servers 40 and 42 capable of recording the check result information returned from the remote servers 40 and 42. An automatic origination server 30 capable of transmitting the error information back to the remote server and the remote server manager using the Internet, the Public Standard Telephone Network (PSTN) 50, and a wireless communication network is connected.

In addition, the web server 10 is equipped with a remote server management program 12 for controlling each step module is responsible for the data interface between the database server 20 and the automatic originating server 30. In addition, the remote server 40, 42 may be an Internet Service Provider (ISP) company that provides various services to Internet users by connecting to the Internet, and may also be an internal management server operated by a small company or a standby company. There will be.

The remote servers 40 and 42 may be UNIX-based workstations (SUNs), Windows NT-based personal computers (HPs), and the like, which may be connected to the Internet. In addition, the web server 20 includes an operating system that supports a GUI (Graphic User Interface) function such as LINUX and Windows series, and a web browser capable of reading and displaying a web document linked to the web server 20 (eg, Microsoft Corporation). Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, etc.) should be installed as basic software.

In addition, the management program 22 that can implement the process of the present invention in the web document is JavaScript (JAVA SCRIPT), C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE), ASP (ACTIVE SERVER PAGE), CGI (COMMON GATEWAY INTERFACE), PERL (Practical) Extraction and Report Language) is preferable.

2 is a diagram showing the types of data recorded in the database server 20 and the types of data recorded in the automatic origination server 30, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, the database server 20 transmits a packet, which is remote server inspection data, from various remote protocols for checking the communication network from the remote server management program 12 of the web server 10. Remote server information DB 22, which records the identity of remote server information connected to the Internet by using the returned value of this packet, communication status of communication network and hardware information and application of remote server 40, 42 The local server check result information DB 24 which receives and records the check result such as the operation status of the software information and the identity of the remote server 40, 42 where an error has occurred and various error information generated at the remote server are recorded. It is preferable that an error reception information DB 26 is constructed. The check result information DB 24 and the error reception information DB 26 may be usefully used as analysis data for post management of each remote server 40 or 42 using data stored after a predetermined period of time. Could be.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a remote server management module of a remote server management method using the Internet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, all processes described in the following processes are mainly performed by the web server 10. Be informed that it will be performed. When the remote server management module is executed from the web server 10, the remote server management program 12 includes: a remote server registration module that receives various registration information about the remote server and registers it with a database server; A remote server network checking module for checking a network state of the registered remote server (40, 42); A remote server hardware and software check module for checking a hardware operating state and an operating state of application software for the remote server (40, 42); Stores the check contents of the remote server 40 and 42 received by the check module and stores the check contents and transmits the check contents back to the remote server 40 and 42, the remote server administrator and the local server administrator. It will control the transmission module.

When the external user accesses the home page, in step S100, it is determined whether the remote server registration module is called. If the call is made, the process proceeds to step S102 to provide a remote server registration form, and in step S104. The transmitted data is stored in the remote server information DB 22 of the database server 20. This remote server registration form allows you to enter the hardware IP address of the remote server (40, 42), OS, application software information, remote server administrator information, remote server administrator's wired / wireless telephone number, and other information. Therefore, it is desirable to be able to send data that corresponds to the hardware type of different servers. In other words, computer operating system, for example, UNIX based SUN system and Windows system based NT server have different configuration of check packet for hardware or application software because resources are different in each system. Here, a packet is a bundle of data used in data transmission, and each packet is a received acknowledgment character (ACK) for data transmitted with information such as data destination, address, or control code, as well as data of a certain size. Based on this, the error of data is judged.

In the next step S106, the remote server hardware information such as the remote server IP address in the remote server information DB 22 is retrieved to check the network for the corresponding remote server. To check the communication network status, communication network programs such as TELNET and PING (Packet INternet Groper) based on TCP / IP can be used. In particular, the ping checks the operational state of the communication network by sending packets to the partner host using the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to check the state reached. That is, the packet including the remote server IP address is transmitted to the registered remote server 40 and 42 at regular intervals to determine the state of receiving ACK so that the network state of the remote server 40 and 42 to be managed can be checked. do.

The network state of the remote servers 40 and 42 checked as described above is determined. In step S108, when a normal receive ACK signal is received, the process proceeds to step S110 to check the received remote servers 40 and 42. The content is input to the check result information DB 24, and in step S112, the hardware and application software for the corresponding remote server 40 or 42 are checked. The check of the hardware and application software of the remote server 40, 42 is performed by the web ping program module provided in the remote server management program 12 of the present invention. Of course, it is possible to implement readings for offline and online failures, such as hardware status checks, such as checking the failure of disks, memory, CPU boards, etc. of remote server systems, and determining the overload status of communication network traffic to the corresponding remote server. In addition, the web ping program module uses a URL (Uniform Resource Locater) composed of a protocol (http), a server name, and a file name to operate the http daemon (operation of the normal or non-operation of a web page). Health checks). In addition, the checked various data are recorded in the check result information DB 24 and the error reception information DB 34, and may be usefully used as analysis data according to management of each remote server later.

In the next step (S114), if the normal signal is received by determining the signal that has been checked and returned, in step S116 the inspection contents are input to the inspection result information DB 24, and the process proceeds to step S118 for a predetermined period of time. Command the automatic originating server 30 to be transmitted to the remote server 40, 42, the remote server manager and the local system administrator. It is desirable to characterize the transmission of the inspection data in a variable manner to suit the situation and situation of the company that operates the remote server, and to appropriately respond to the various inspection requirements of each server operator.

The automatic origination server 30 receiving the transmission command extracts and transmits the data to be transmitted to the corresponding remote server 40, 42, the remote server manager and the local system manager from the database server 20 in step S120. Return to S100). That is, the remote server information DB 22 in the database server 20 and the search result information DB 24 are retrieved to transmit the remote server inspection data to be transmitted to the corresponding remote server 40, 42, the remote server administrator and the local system administrator. Extraction and transmission to the corresponding remote server (40, 42), remote server administrator and local system administrator through at least the Internet of the Internet, PSTN (50) and wireless communication network and returns to step (S100) to repeat the process.

On the other hand, if the normal signal is not received in the step (S108) it means that the network status of the remote server (40, 42) is bad, so go to step (S122) and the identity (IP address) of the remote server received the error ) And the error contents are stored in the error reception information DB 34 of the database server 20, and in step S124, it is determined whether the error information is transmitted, and the remote server 40, 42 and the remote server manager and the local server manager. Immediately instructs the originating server to send error information to be sent to the server.

The determination of whether the error information is transmitted may be made by an algorithm determined by the system administrator of the present invention. For example, in case of a bad communication state of the network, it may include a case of packet data loss in a temporary communication transmission. Therefore, the packet data is continuously returned even after the reference time is continuously checked after a constant reference time of a bad communication state. In this case, the error information transmission command may be determined.

In the next step S126, the automatic origination server 30 transmits error information data to be transmitted to the corresponding remote server 40, 42, the remote server manager and the local system manager from the error reception information DB 26 of the database server 20. Extract and send to step S100. That is, the error information to be transmitted is extracted from the error reception information DB 34 of the database server 20 and registered in advance in the database server 20 to the corresponding remote server 40, 42, a remote server administrator, and a local system administrator. The emergency communication network, for example, is repeatedly transmitted to each of all available communication means such as the Internet, a landline telephone, and a wireless communication means 60 using the Internet, the PSTN 50, and the wireless communication network. On the other hand, if the normal signal is not received in step S114, it means that the hardware of the remote server (40, 42) or the error of the application software, so proceed to step S122 and performs the following process.

The check result information and the error reception information for each of these remote servers are divided into a separate database for storing the identity and the contents of the remote server, and the analysis information and the error reception for the operation of the remote server according to the check result are received. It is desirable to be able to properly use as a data providing a variety of services for the management information of the remote server according to.

The remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

According to the remote server management method using the Internet of the present invention as described above, it is possible to monitor the registered remote server for 24 hours, no need for separate system monitoring personnel, it is possible to determine the online failure and offline failure Of course, by using a variety of wired and wireless communication means to notify the failure, there is an advantage that can be quickly responded to the failure.

In addition, there is an advantage that can provide information on the system operation method, such as analysis data for the efficient management of the remote server system based on the various check result information and error reception information.

Claims (4)

In the remote server management method for managing a plurality of managed servers through the Internet, Registering predetermined information on the managed server; Checking the registered managed server by a managed server checking module; And transmitting the check result through the internet when the managed server is normal according to the checked result, and transmitting the check result through a pre-registered communication means when the managed server is abnormal. Remote server management method using the Internet. The method of claim 1, The managed server checking module includes a step of checking a network of the managed server. The method of claim 1, The managed server checking module includes a step of checking a hardware state of the managed server. The method of claim 1, The managed server checking module includes checking a software state of the managed server.