KR20050108153A - Integrated server management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated server management system for providing a server application integration service through the Internet, the main memory for storing a plurality of service programs; A user interface for selecting a desired program in a plurality of service programs; The integrated server management system includes an integrated management program control unit that automatically installs the service programs at the same time as the integrated server management system is booted and operates only the selected service program according to the selection of the service program in the user interface. to be.

Description

Integrated Server Management System

The present invention relates to a server managed through the Internet, and more particularly, to an integrated server management system integrating hardware and software of several server systems each having a function.

1 is an overall network diagram including a general server and other peripheral devices connected to the Internet. Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an Internet network environment in which e-mail servers, DNS servers, firewalls, VPNs, web disk (web hard) servers, and print servers are additionally installed to service each function. As such, the conventional server configuration scheme is a configuration in which each server and peripheral devices are simply combined. That is, each server and peripheral device is composed of separate equipment and separate software. However, the individual existence of such servers presents difficulties in the interface, and also management difficulties such as forcing the administrator to acquire the hardware and software knowledge of each device.

The present invention is to solve this problem, it is easy to configure the environment, operation management, upgrade, security check of the program according to the operation of the server, server that can minimize the cost required for the construction and maintenance of the service system, etc. It is an object to provide a system.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an integrated server management system capable of organically running and managing several programs that provide various services in one integrated server. To this end, the present invention is a main memory for storing a plurality of service programs; A user interface for selecting a desired program in a plurality of service programs; It is configured to include an integrated management program control unit that installs service programs at the same time as booting of the integrated server management system, and provides a corresponding service by driving only a selected service program through selection control of a user interface.

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

2 is an overall network diagram including an integrated server management system for providing an integrated service through the Internet according to the present invention. Unlike the network diagram of FIG. 1, the network diagram of FIG. 2 aggregates a plurality of devices into one integrated server management system to provide various Internet-related services. In FIG. 2, the integrated server management system includes functions such as a firewall, a VPN device, a printer server, an e-mail server, a DNS server, a web hard server, and the like. In addition, the integrated server management system is located on the customer side, and the service provider may add, delete or upgrade the functions of the integrated management server after accessing the integrated management server through the Internet using the program upgrade server.

3 is a block diagram of an integrated server management system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the integrated server management system 300 includes a plurality of ports on the motherboard 301, that is, a USB port 302, a COM port 303, a printer port 304, and an external. A port 305, an Ethernet port 306, and the like are provided, and the external port 305 and the Ethernet port 306 are connected to the system bus 312 through an ASIC Chip 311. The control unit (CPU) 307, the main memory 308, the flash memory 309, and the wireless repeater 310 are connected to the system bus 312. In addition, the integrated server management system 300 includes a main disk 313, a power supply 314, and the like separated from the main board 301, and these components are controlled by the controller 307.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of an integrated server management system according to the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the integrated server management system first prepares a service of the integrated server management system by driving a hardware platform and driving a software platform.

First, looking at the operation of the hardware platform, as the power switch of the integrated server management system is turned on (401), the hardware of the integrated server management system including the memory is generally checked (402). When the hardware check is completed, the boot information in the flash memory or the like is executed (403), and an operating system (OS) is driven (404). Subsequently, the main disk is mounted (405), driving of multiple ports, that is, driving of printer ports (406), driving of USB ports (407), driving of Ethernet ports (408), and a wireless repeater for a wireless network. It is driven 409.

Looking at the operation of the software platform, each program is driven to provide various functions of the integrated server management system of the present invention. VPN start preparation (411), firewall start preparation (412), NAT start preparation (413), DNS start preparation (414), DHCP start preparation (415), mail server start preparation (416), FTP drive preparation (417), DB drive preparation (418), Web server drive preparation (419), NAS drive preparation (420), Web hard drive preparation (421), virus protection drive preparation (422), homepage automatic build solution preparation (423), wireless repeater The preparation for driving 424 is made, and an integrated management program for integrated management of the respective functions is driven 425.

As such, once the hardware and software platforms are driven, the integrated server management system is ready to provide multiple services (426). Next, clicking the selection bar for service selection provided by the integrated management program implemented as a graphical user interface (GUI) tool, one or more of the VPN program, firewall program, NAT program, DNS program, DHCP program, mail server program, FTP program, etc. You can select and run a service. When the desired program is selected by the selection bar, a driving value for using the selected program is stored in the memory, and the controller transmits an execution value for controlling whether the selected program is executed to the operating system using the driving value of the memory. According to the execution value, the selected program is selectively executed to service the corresponding function.

5 is a signaling diagram showing a signal transmission process of the integrated server management system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, an operating system related to system operation is first installed, and then a VPN for servicing a virtual private network, a firewall for blocking harmful traffic, an email for sending and receiving mail, a DNS for installing a domain, and a user are installed on the operating system. DHCP to automatically set their IP, NAT to change public IP to private IP, FTP to send and receive files, DB to manage user accounts, Web to operate homepage, NAS to make shared disk on network, homepage to automatic Homepage automatic building solution, web hard service web disk on web, virus blocking to block various viruses, wireless repeater to support wireless communication between in-house terminals, and other programs related to router These programs are controlled by the integrated management program.

In the integrated management program, the variable values of whether each program is driven are transferred to the memory, and the memory transfers (updates) only those allowed to drive among the variable values to the controller and copies the information. The control unit selectively executes each program by transmitting an execution value to control whether or not each program is executed to the operating system.

Here, each program is operated independently of each other using a multiplexed multi-selection management scheme, and the number of programs may be added according to the user's function expansion request.

6 is a structural diagram showing the operation of the integrated management program according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, after the programs for providing the services of the integrated server management system pass through each service kernel 600, only specific programs are selected and stored in the memory 602 by the integrated management program configuration file. do. The service daemons selected by the user transmit their daemon status information to the integrated management program 605, and the integrated management program 605 displays the status information in the GUI environment. When changing the status information, the command is sent to the relevant kernels and saved after the change.

7 illustrates a GUI screen including various services provided by the present invention. In Fig. 7, the status of FTP hosting is blue, the DHCP server is red, and it can be confirmed that FTP hosting is in service and the DHCP server is in service suspension.

FIG. 8A illustrates a case where a DHCP server in service is clicked in FIG. 7. Referring to FIG. 8A, it can be confirmed through OFF that the service of the DHCP server is off, that is, not in use. Here, the OFF state can be changed to the ON state.

FIG. 8B shows the log view of the service status of the DHCP server. In Fig. 8B, the status result of dhcp shutdown succeeded can be confirmed via stopping dhcpd.

FIG. 9A shows a case where FTP hosting in the service state is clicked on in FIG. 9A, it can be seen that FTP hosting is on (indicated by " User access only " in FIG. 9A), i. Here, the service state may be changed to the off state, that is, "Turn off FTP service".

FIG. 9B shows a connection and authentication process for FTP hosting, and FIG. 9C shows a log view confirming that the FTP hosting service is running.

The integrated server management system as described above has the following effects.

First, it is easy to operate and manage by providing a user-oriented control manual tool. In other words, the installation information and driving of all programs in the system can be easily and simply set in the GUI environment. Second, when the server is running through the power supply, only the minimum registration information related to the setup of all programs is activated, and the controller stores only the program driving data so that the memory occupancy of the controller can be minimized, thereby minimizing the internal processor load. do. Third, it is not a combination of hardware but a combination of a plurality of software in one equipment, it is convenient to manage the maintenance of the system. Fourth, damage to the system can be easily recovered by remote control via the Internet. Fifth, technical support such as adding a new program or updating a program in the system is easy. Sixth, intangible resources such as technology, manpower, time, and capital, as well as tangible resources such as hardware size, space, and software integration, are greatly reduced.

1 is an overall network diagram including a general server and other peripheral devices connected to the Internet,

2 is an overall network configuration including an integrated server management system for providing an integrated service through the Internet according to the present invention;

3 is a configuration diagram of an integrated server management system according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of an integrated server management system according to the present invention;

5 is a signal transmission system showing a signal transmission process of the integrated server management system according to the present invention;

6 is a structural diagram showing the operation of the integrated management program according to the present invention;

7 illustrates a GUI screen including various services provided by the present invention.

FIG. 8A illustrates a case where a DHCP server in service is clicked in FIG. 7;

FIG. 8B shows the service status of the DHCP server as a log view.

FIG. 9A shows a case where FTP hosting in the service state is clicked in FIG. 7,

9b shows the process of connecting and authenticating to FTP hosting, and

FIG. 9C shows a log view confirming that the FTP hosting service is running.

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

307: control unit 308: main memory

309: flash memory 310: wireless repeater

Claims (5)

In the integrated server management system that provides server application integrated service through the Internet, A main memory for storing a plurality of service programs; A user interface for selecting a desired program in a plurality of service programs; And an integrated management program control unit that installs service programs at the same time as booting of the integrated server management system and provides a corresponding service by driving only a selected service program through selection control of a user interface. The method of claim 1, wherein the service program Integrated server management system, including VPN, firewall, email, DNS, DHCP, NAT, FTP, DB, web server, NAS, homepage automatic construction solution, web hard, virus protection, wireless repeater, router. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is Integrated server management system having a GUI environment including a plurality of selection bar to select a service program. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated management program control unit Integrated server management system, characterized in that for controlling the operation of the service program via the Internet remotely. According to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the integrated management program control unit Integrated server management system, characterized in that for controlling the drive of the service program in parallel.