TW201309373A - Game server management device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a game server management device and system. The game server management device includes: an information collecting unit collecting monitoring information on at least one of a host agent and a game server from the host agent connected to the game server; an information searching unit transmitting the monitoring information, collected by the information collecting unit, to an administrator terminal; a control command analyzing unit receiving a control command on at least one of the host agent and the game server from the administrator terminal; and a command transmitting unit transmitting the control command to the host agent.

Description

Game server management device and system

The present invention relates to techniques for managing a game service provided directly by a game server business company or received from a publishing manufacturer in order to implement a service offering. More particularly, the present invention relates to a technique for managing a game server by monitoring and controlling a game server and a host computer in an instant to efficiently operate a game server to achieve server stability and to easily understand actual conditions.

Recently, the types of online games and the number of online game users have increased dramatically. As a result, the form of online gaming services has also increased. Current online game service formats include online games produced and provided directly by the game server business company, as well as online games that the game server business company receives and provides from the release manufacturer (ie, an external game program company).

A large number of users access the game server instantly and use the service. Therefore, in order to stably operate the game server, game server management is required, such as promptly confirming the game server state and stopping the operation of the game server depending on the game server state in order to check the game server.

As a method for managing the game server, the administrator generally directly accesses the game server for checking, or directly views the host agent (HA), which is a program for operating the game server in the host computer. However, if the administrator directly accesses the game server or HA to check the game server status in turn, manpower and time waste cannot be avoided and it is impossible for an administrator to manage multiple game servers.

In addition, as game servers managed by game sales companies increase, due to game program language interpretation and location restrictions, publishing a manufacturer's game requires remote management of the game server to manage multiple game servers. The plurality of game servers include a game server used by the game sales company to receive and provide the game from the release manufacturer.

The present invention provides techniques for monitoring the status of a plurality of game servers and for easily controlling a game server and a host agent (i.e., a computer managing a game server), the plurality of game servers including receiving programs programmed by the issuing manufacturer Game and provide game server for the game. The present invention also provides a technique for stably monitoring and controlling a game server by minimizing a terminal load.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a game server management apparatus includes: an information collecting unit that collects monitoring information about at least one of a host agent and a game server from a host agent connected to a game server; an information search unit, Transmitting monitoring information collected by the information collecting unit to the administrator terminal; controlling a command analyzing unit that receives a control command from the administrator terminal regarding at least one of the host agent and the game server; and a command transmission unit that will control the command Transfer to the host agent.

The monitoring information may include information about at least one of the following: the CPU usage of the host agent, the memory usage of the host agent, the CPU usage of the game server, the memory usage of the game server, and the game server. The number of open channels in the device, the total number of users accessing the game server, And the number of users for each region, age, and gender that access the game server.

The game server management apparatus may further include a notification command management unit that notifies the command management unit to receive the notification command from at least one of the administrator terminal and the general terminal to display the received notification command on the game screen operated by the game server.

The command transmission unit may transmit the notification command received from the notification command management unit to the host agent connected to the game server to display the notification command on the game screen.

The command transmission unit may transmit a control signal regarding the notification command to the host agent connected to the game server that outputs the notification command to display the notification command on the game screen according to the scheduled time according to the scheduled transmission information in the notification command.

The command transmission unit may transmit a control signal regarding the control command to at least one of a host agent executing the control command and the game server to execute the control command according to the scheduled transmission information according to the scheduled transmission information in the control command.

The information collection unit can instantly transmit the collected monitoring information to the database server.

The information search unit can transmit statistical information about the monitoring information accumulated in the database server to the administrator terminal in a predetermined cycle.

The control command can include at least one of the following: stopping the host agent, restarting the host agent, starting the game server, stopping the game server, and restarting the game server.

The command transmission unit can convert the format of the control command according to the host language agent and the driver language agreement of the game server connected to the host agent.

The information gathering unit may further receive notification information about the abnormal operation from the host agent, the abnormal operation including overload, error, and hacking attack on the game server.

The information search unit may transmit the warning information to the management terminal when receiving the notification information from the host agent.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a game server management system includes: a game server that operates a game and supplies the game to a user terminal; a host agent that connects to the game server, monitors the game server, and controls the game server An operation server management device that collects monitoring information about at least one of a host agent and a game server from a host agent, and transmits a control command regarding at least one of a host agent and a game server to a host agent; And an administrator terminal that receives the monitoring information from the game server management device and displays the received monitoring information, and receives the control command and transmits the received control command to the game server management device.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a game server management system includes: a host agent connected to a game server, monitoring a game server, and controlling operation of a game server; and a plurality of game server management devices, which are slave agents Collecting monitoring information about at least one of a host agent and a game server, and transmitting a control command regarding at least one of a host agent and a game server to a host agent; an administrator terminal from the game server management device Each receives monitoring information and displays the received monitoring Information and receiving and transmitting control commands; and an integration management unit that transmits control commands received from the administrator terminal to each of the game server management devices and processes the reception from each of the game server management devices The monitoring information that will be displayed on the administrator terminal is transmitted to transmit the processed monitoring information to the administrator terminal.

The game server management system may further include a data login/output unit that receives monitoring information from each of the game server management devices, processes the received monitoring information, and transmits the received monitoring information to the data. The library server allows the database server to store monitoring information and generate statistical information about the monitoring information.

According to the present invention, since the administrator terminal confirms the monitoring information on the plurality of game servers and the host agent managing the game server, the game server can be easily managed. In addition, because the database server uses statistical information, it can effectively manage game content. In addition, from an administrator's point of view, since an administrator effectively manages and controls multiple games, time and human resources can be saved in management.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;

Hereinafter, a game server management apparatus and system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, well-known techniques for use in the features of the present invention will be omitted. The description is so as not to obscure the focus of the present invention. The following examples are intended to provide a detailed description of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Equivalent inventions that perform the same functions as the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.

In the following description, like reference numerals indicate similar elements, and unnecessary repetitive descriptions and well-known techniques will be omitted.

In the embodiments of the present invention, "communication", "communication network" and "network" may be used as the same meaning. The above three terms represent a wired/wireless short-range and wide-area data transmission/reception network that transmits/receives between a user terminal, another user terminal, and a download server.

In addition, in the following description, an administrator terminal, a database server, a game server, a host agent (HA), and a game server management device will be described. This is just for ease of description. It will be apparent that each of the administrator terminal, the game server, the HA, and the game server management device may be plural, and each configuration may include one-to-many connection and many-to-many connection in addition to the one-to-one connection. .

In the following description, "game server" means a server computer that the user accesses to use the game content. If the game has a small capacity and a small number of users, then multiple game programs can run in one game server. In addition, if the game has a large capacity and a large number of users, at least one game server can be used for one game depending on the game function.

Game servers are divided into two types according to the game service provisioning method. First, the server that directly develops and provides games for companies that provide game services is often referred to as a web game server. According to the present invention, the web game server is operated by a window server, and is linked to the HA through a library. Write the library using the Win32 DLL file format to use the B library. Then, there is a publishing game server. The release of the game represents the game provided by the external developer program and from the game service provider. The server platform can vary depending on the external developer. Depending on the game, Windows, UNIX or Linux servers are operational. Therefore, the HA of the game server and the game server management apparatus and system of the present invention can communicate with each other through a textual agreement, or can communicate or link with each other through the ADL protocol.

In addition, the middleware for the payment processing of the database or server can be connected to the game server, but the middleware will not be described in the present invention.

HA represents a computer linked to the game server or a program installed in the computer. HA connects to the game server and operates on Windows, UNIX or Linux.

When the HA operates based on Windows, it uses the B library and communicates with the game server management device of the present invention through the ADL protocol. In addition, communication with the game server supports both the ADL protocol and the text protocol. HA's own code is written in Unicode, and the configuration information is obtained from the Structured Query Language (SQL) when HA is first started.

The B library represents a library that supports Unicode as a base library for providing memory management, thread management, and socket communication. When the HA operates based on UNIX and Linux, it communicates with the game server management device of the present invention through the ADL protocol and communicates with the game server only through the text protocol. In addition, it is necessary to assign a character set by each programming language, and use Unicode to transmit only part of the program of the notification command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

UNIX-based HA uses well-known libraries such as Libevent, Libiconv, and Freetds. The library is necessary during the initial build and normal execution of the HA.

The HA mainly controls the start, stop, and restart of the game server, and collects monitoring information of the game server.

Further, the database server in the present invention is connected to the game server management device and the material registration/output unit through the middleware, and the game server management device and the material registration/output unit will be described below.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a game server management apparatus and system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the game server management apparatus includes a control command analysis unit 110, a notification command management unit 120, an information collection unit 130, a command transmission unit 140, and an information search unit 150. In the following description, each configuration will be described in terms of functions rather than identification numbers.

First, the information collecting unit 130 collects monitoring information about at least one of the HA 200 and the game server 300 from the HA 200, and the HA 200 is connected to at least one game server 300.

Collecting monitoring information is a representative function of the game server management device and system. The monitoring information represents real-time status information about the game business company and the game content service provided by the manufacturer.

The monitoring information includes the CPU usage and memory usage of the HA 200. Since the HA 200 also corresponds to one computer, it is analyzed whether the game server 300 operates normally by obtaining information on the CPU usage and the memory usage of the HA 200.

In addition, the monitoring information may include information on the CPU usage and memory usage of the game server 300, the number of channels open for each game server 300, the total number of visited users, and the area according to the access user. The number of users who are age, gender, and gender.

Since the game server 300 includes the CPU and the memory as the storage space like the HA 200, information on the CPU usage and the amount of memory used by the game server 300 is necessary. Additionally, game server 300 opens a channel for a unit user (e.g., 300 users) during its operation to provide efficient online gaming operations. A channel is a concept that encompasses the meaning of a room or session that is commonly used for online games. Therefore, information about how many channels are currently open is also monitored.

In addition, information about the number of users accessing the game server 300 and the number of access users by region, age, and gender as a result of analyzing the access users are also monitored. The number of access users is information necessary for the management terminal 500 to control a channel in the game server 300 (for example, to make the channel open or closed), and is information for identifying the current game usage.

The information collecting unit 130 transmits a collection request signal of the monitoring information to the HA 200. The HA 200 directly collects monitoring information about the HA 200 and passes it to the information collecting unit 130. The HA 200 collects monitoring information about each of the game servers 310 and 320 and passes it to the information collecting unit 130.

As shown in FIG. 1, each of the game servers 310 and 320 is managed by one HA 200. For example, the same type of game can be made up of one The HA 200 management, or a game server 300, can be managed by one HA 200.

The information collecting unit 130 collects monitoring information including the information mentioned above, and then passes it to the information search unit 150 and the database server 400. At this time, the information collecting unit 130 may process the monitoring information to store it in the database server 400, or may convert the data format to generate statistical information about the stored monitoring information. The method of delivering monitoring information to the database server 400 can be performed on a daily basis or every predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes).

The information search unit 150 instantaneously transmits the monitoring information collected by the information collecting unit 130 to the management terminal 500. Immediately, a short period unit (for example, 10 minutes) can be expressed, but the present invention is not limited to this period unit.

The information search unit 150 processes the monitoring information to be displayed on the administrator terminal 500, and then transmits the processed monitoring information to the administrator terminal 500. Therefore, the administrator terminal 500 can confirm the monitoring information through the display unit (for example, a monitor) of the administrator terminal 500.

The information search unit 150 additionally receives the accumulated monitoring information and the statistical information about the monitoring information from the database server 400, converts the format of the received information to display it on the administrator terminal 500, and then transmits the converted information to Administrator terminal 500.

Regarding the transmission of the statistical information, the information search unit 150 can transmit the statistical information to the administrator terminal 500 for a predetermined period (for example, one week) according to the setting. With this transfer, administrators can view statistical information with a simple confirmation without having to request statistical information each time.

In addition to confirming the monitoring information in real time, it is necessary to confirm the statistical information on the cumulative value, the average value, the maximum value, and the minimum value of the monitoring information up to this point. Therefore, the information search unit 150 receives the statistical information from the database server 400 and transmits it to the administrator terminal 500. By performing this operation, in addition to the real-time monitoring information, the administrator is allowed to view statistical information on the monitoring information through the information search unit 150, thereby obtaining information on the plurality of game servers 300 and the HA 200.

The control command analysis unit 110 receives a control command regarding at least one of the HA 200 and the game server 300 from the administrator terminal 500. Further, the command transmission unit 140 receives the control command from the control command analysis unit 110 and delivers it to the HA 200.

When receiving the control command from the administrator terminal 500, the control command analyzing unit 110 selects at least one of the HA 200 and the game server 300 to deliver the control command. Therefore, the control command contains identification information about the HA 200 or the game server 300 in order to achieve delivery. The identification information may be the access IP address of the HA 200 or the game server 300.

The control command may include a command to stop or restart the operation of the HA 200, and a command to start, stop, or restart the operation of the game server 300. The command for controlling the operation of the game server 300 is relayed by the HA 200, and then the command is executed.

The command transmission unit 140 converts the format of the control command received from the control command analyzing unit 110 in accordance with the driving language agreement of the HA 200 and the game server connected to the HA 200. Further, by using the HA 200 or the game servo regarding the transfer of the control command from the control command analyzing unit 110 The identification information of the device 300 passes the control command to the identified HA 200 or passes the control command to the HA 200 connected to the identified game server 300. That is, the control command regarding the HA 200 is directly delivered to the target HA 200, and the control command regarding the game server 300 is passed to the HA 200 connected to the game server 300 to allow the HA 200 to control the game server 300.

The control command may be executed immediately after the transmission of the control command, or may be executed at a scheduled time according to the setting in the administrator terminal 500.

That is, when the control command includes the scheduled transmission information input from the administrator terminal 500, the command transmission unit 140 may transmit a control signal of the control command to at least one of the HA 200 and the game server 300 that execute the control command so that The control command is executed at the scheduled time. Therefore, the administrator can control the operation of the HA 200 or the game server 300 at the time he wants.

The scheduled transmission information may include information on the scheduled time and the control command repetition period such that the HA 200 and the game server 300 may perform command control only once or may periodically perform command control.

The notification command management unit 120 receives a notification command from at least one of the administrator terminal 500 and the general terminal 600, which is output on the game screen operated by the game server 300. At this time, the command transmission unit 140 receives the notification command from the notification command management unit 120 and delivers it to the HA 200 connected to the corresponding game server 300.

The HA 200 controls the game server 300 to display the notification on the game screen operated by the game server 300 in accordance with the notification command. The notification command represents all visual information that contains the character information, and outputs visual information to allow the tour. Game users of the screen will confirm it. The notification command can contain notification information compared to the control command, for example, "The game is not available for about 1 hour after the game is started 30 minutes, please refer to it."

The notification command received by the notification command management unit 120 may include identification information regarding the notification information mentioned above and the game server 300 to which the notification command is to be delivered. In addition, as with control commands, notification commands can include scheduled transmission information. Therefore, the notification command can also be displayed on the game screen at the scheduled time.

The scheduled transmission information of the notification command can contain information about the scheduled time, the display period, and the number of displays. Therefore, the notification can be displayed only once on the game screen, or the notification can be displayed periodically as many times as the number of times defined.

Further, when the notification command is delivered, the notification command is grouped by the game type, and then delivered to display the same notification information in the plurality of game servers 300, or the HA 200 is grouped to deliver the same notification command to the plurality of HA 200.

When the notification command is transmitted, as mentioned above, the administrator terminal 500 can transmit the notification command on the fly or by using the scheduled transmission. If the universal terminal 600 is different from the administrator terminal 500 and includes the general management system, the notification command can be transmitted to the game server 300 corresponding to the specific game without managing the license.

In the present invention, when the control command and the notification command are delivered, the control command analyzing unit 110 and the notification command managing unit 120 may additionally perform a function of an administrator for verifying the input command. Therefore, the administrator can only control The command or notification command is passed to the authorized game server 300 and the HA 200 corresponding to the particular game.

A game server management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the above-mentioned servers and devices. That is, the game server management system includes a game server 300 that runs a game and provides it to the user terminal, and an HA 200 that is connected to the game server 300. Further, the game server management system includes a game server management device 100 and an administrator terminal 500. A repeated description of the game server 300, the HA 200, and the game server management device 100 will be omitted.

The administrator terminal 500 is designated as a master client (MC).

The administrator terminal 500 can monitor general information including monitoring and statistical information about the HA 200 and the game server 300, and can control the stop or start of each of the HA 200 and the game server 300 by controlling command input. .

Further, the administrator terminal 500 can transmit a notification through all the channels of each game and a specific game channel by inputting a notification command, or can confirm the detailed information.

In addition to the functions mentioned above, the administrator terminal 500 also has a group setting such as the HA 200, a game setting, a channel setting, and a function of user setting, and the administrator terminal 500 can input a row regarding a control command or a notification command. Transfer information. Further, settings may be made to transmit the control command and the notification command to the HA 200 and the game server 300 corresponding to the specific game in accordance with the authorization mentioned above.

2 is a view illustrating the function of an information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The description of the overlapping portions between FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 will be omitted below.

Referring to FIG. 2, the administrator terminal 500, the general management system 600, and the general purpose computer 700 can confirm monitoring information or statistical information about at least one of the HA 200 and the game server 300 through the information search unit 150. In order to confirm monitoring information or statistical information by the general purpose computer 700, it is necessary to access the information search unit 150 by using the administrator verification information.

The information search unit 150 can receive monitoring information about the HA 200 and the game server 300 connected to the HA 200 from the HA 200 through the information collecting unit 130, as mentioned in the description of FIG. In addition, the information search unit 150 receives accumulated information (ie, statistical information) about the monitoring information from the database server 400, and then supplies the data to the administrator terminal 500, the general management system 600, and the general purpose computer 700.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating functions of an information collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Description of the overlapping portions between FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 will be omitted below.

Referring to FIG. 3, the information collecting unit 130 receives monitoring information about the HA 200 through the HA 200. The monitoring information about the game server 300 is collected by the HA 200 and transmitted from the HA 200 to the information collecting unit 130.

In addition to the monitoring information, the information received by the information collecting unit 130 from the HA 200 also includes notification information. The notification information indicates information for notifying the abnormal operation of the game server 300 connected to the HA 200. The game server 300 may operate abnormally, or regardless of the control command, the game server The 300 may be attributed to network overload and game operation errors as well as hacking attacks. Therefore, the HA 200 monitors the game server and detects abnormal operations in addition to monitoring information. Therefore, when the game server 300 operates abnormally, the HA 200 can notify the administrator terminal 500 of this through the information collecting unit 130 and the information search unit 150.

At this time, the information search unit 150 of the game server management apparatus 100 transmits the warning information corresponding to the notification information to the administrator terminal 500 (not shown) to output information about the abnormal operation of the game server 300 to the administrator. Terminal 500. As mentioned in the description of FIG. 1, the information collecting unit 130 passes the monitoring information to the information search unit 150 and the database server 400.

4 is a view when an administrator terminal confirms monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view displayed on the display unit of the administrator terminal 500. For example, the administrator terminal 500 can confirm monitoring information about the game "XXX" about the HA and the game server. The administrator can confirm that the monitoring information about the game is displayed by the screen 510 displaying the game title. That is, the monitoring information may be a mixed information on monitoring information of a plurality of HAs and game servers, as necessary.

Referring to Figure 4, the HA information screen 520 can be confirmed. The IP information is displayed on the HA information screen 520 as HA identification information, so that the administrator can recognize the HA of the displayed monitoring information.

The CPU usage and memory usage of the HA are also displayed on the HA information screen 520, so that the operational status of the HA is confirmed. In addition, it can be displayed Information about whether HA is operating normally.

The IP address of the game server can also be displayed on the game server information screen 530 as identification information about the game server. In addition, like the HA information screen 520, the CPU usage and memory usage of the game server are displayed.

The number of users is displayed on the game server information screen 530, and this number corresponds to information about the total number of visited users of the game server. Channel information is also displayed, and the channel information contains the number of open channels. In addition, channel information can be displayed. For example, channel type information such as "novice channel" and "free channel" can be displayed, as well as information indicating the open order of the channels as numbered. An example of the channel type information includes display information displayed on the game server information screen 530 as channel information, such as "Newbie 1". In addition, channel information can include the number of users accessing each channel. Although not shown in the game server information screen 530 of FIG. 4, information on the number of access users may be displayed depending on the region, age, and gender.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a flow when a control command or a notification command is transmitted from an administrator terminal or a general terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The administrator terminal 500 or the general terminal 600 corresponding to the general management system may receive an input of a control command or a notification command. In the present invention, the administrator terminal 500 is set to receive an input of both the control command and the notification command (scheduled transmission information), but the universal terminal 600 is set to receive only the input of the notification command (scheduled transmission information). .

Once the control command or notification command is entered, the game server management device At 100, the control command or notification command is analyzed to identify the HA 200 for delivery. Additionally, the control command or notification command can be subjected to processing to convert its format according to a language agreement such that it can be executed in the HA 200 or the game server 300.

The processed control command or notification command is first passed to the HA 200. If the control command involves the HA 200 itself, the control command is executed immediately or at a scheduled time. If the control command involves the game server 300 connected to the HA 200, the control command is passed to the game server 300 and the notification command is delivered. At this time, if there is at least one game server 300 connected to the HA 200, the HA 200 transmits the control command or the notification command to the valid by using the identification information about the game server included in the control command or the notification command. Game server 300.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a screen at the time of inputting a control command according to an embodiment of the present invention. Description of the overlapping portions between FIGS. 1 to 6 will be omitted below.

When a control command is input, the administrator can confirm the screen through the administrator terminal 500. Further, a control command can be input through an input member (not shown) of the administrator terminal 500.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the monitoring information screen of FIG. 4 and the control command input screen of FIG. 6 are selected from the main function table of the administrator terminal 500.

The HA and game server list function table 540 can be displayed on the control command input screen for selecting the HA or game server to which the control command is to be delivered. Administrators can get from the list menu 540 Select at least one HA or game server.

The control command input for the HA indicates the portion indicated by HA001 in the screen of Fig. 6. Select "Off" from the control command selection function table 550 to stop the HA, or select "On" to restart the HA. Further, when the control command is set at the desired time by using the scheduled transmission information, the "on" function table is selected from the function table 551 regarding whether or not to use the scheduled transmission information, and the "off" function table is selected when the control command is immediately executed. .

When "ON" is selected from the function table 551 regarding whether or not to use the scheduled transmission information, the schedule time can be input by inputting the function table 552. If the control command is executed periodically, the periodic input screen can be displayed on the input function table 552. The command for HA can be transmitted by clicking the command transmission button 553. If a control command for the HA is input, a plurality of HAs may be displayed instead of the HA 001 of FIG.

When a command for a game server is input, the input may be made by the portion indicated by GS 001. This game command is subject to the same processing as the control command for the HA. First, one of "on" and "off" is selected from the control command selection function table 560. In the case of selecting "on", if the game server has never been started before, then a command for starting the game server is input, and if the game server is suspend, then input is used to restart the game server. command. If "Off" is selected, then the command to stop the game server is selected.

Further, when the control command is set at the desired time by using the scheduled transmission information, the "on" function table is selected from the function table 561 regarding whether or not to use the scheduled transmission information, and the "off" function is selected when the control command is immediately executed. Can table.

When "ON" is selected from the function table 561 regarding whether or not to use the scheduled transmission information, the schedule time can be input by inputting the function table 562. If the control command is executed periodically, the periodic input screen can be displayed on the input function table 552. The command for the game server can then be transmitted by clicking the command transfer button 563. If a control command for the game server is input, a plurality of game servers can be displayed instead of the GS 001 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a screen at the time of inputting a notification command, according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a screen at the time of inputting a notification command, according to an embodiment of the present invention. An unnecessary portion of the description of the overlapping portion between FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 will be omitted below.

First, referring to Fig. 7, a function table 570 for displaying a game list can be confirmed. In addition, referring to Fig. 8, a function table 571 for displaying the HA list can be confirmed. That is, the screen indication notification commands of FIGS. 7 and 8 may be grouped by the game type or title and each HA, or may be separately transmitted. In addition to the notification command, the control commands described in the screen example of FIG. 6 are also grouped by the game type or title and each HA as in FIGS. 7 and 8, or may be separately transmitted. The administrator selects and adjusts the criteria displayed by the list.

Once at least one game or HA has been selected, the visual information displayed on the game screen, including the body message information, can be entered via the notification window 580. A function table for uploading a media file can also be selected from the input window 580 as necessary.

When the notification is to be transmitted immediately, it is selected from the transmission selection function table 590. The "Transfer Now" menu is selected, and when the notification is to be transmitted at the scheduled time, the "Scheduled Transfer" menu is selected from the Transfer Selection Function Table 590. When the "Scheduled Transfer" menu is selected, the scheduled time can be entered into the input screen 591 of the scheduled time. As described with reference to Fig. 6, in order to repeatedly output the notification information, an input screen (not shown) of the repetition period and the number of times may be displayed on the input screen 591 of the scheduled time.

Finally, the administrator passes the notification command to the final selected game type or at least one HA by clicking the Transfer button 592.

9 is a block diagram illustrating a game server management apparatus and system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The description of the overlapping portions between FIG. 1 and FIG. 9 will be omitted below.

Referring to FIG. 9, unlike the game server management system 100 of FIG. 1, the game server management apparatus of FIG. 9 includes a plurality of game server management apparatuses 100.

That is, in order to manage a plurality of game server management apparatuses 100 at the same time, there is an integration management unit 10. That is, according to the embodiment of FIG. 9, the game server management apparatus 100 in place of FIG. 1 is connected to the administrator terminal 500, and the integration management unit 10 is connected to the administrator terminals 501 and 502.

The integration management unit 10 receives monitoring information from each of the game server management devices 101 and 102, processes the received monitoring information to display it on each of the administrator terminals 501 and 502, and processes the monitored monitoring. Information is transmitted to the administrator terminals 501 and 502.

In addition, control commands received from each of the administrator terminals 501 and 502 are transmitted to each of the game server management devices 101 and 102. One.

Since the integration management unit 10 is in the system, it can control the game server management apparatuses 101 and 102 separately or integrally by the administrator terminals 501 and 502. In addition, since the integration management unit 10 is used to process materials, the load of the CPU and the memory in the game server management devices 101 and 102 can be reduced.

Even if thousands of systems are further linked, it is only necessary to add the game server management devices 101 and 102. Even if the game server management apparatuses 101 and 102 are further added, since the administrator terminals 501 and 502 perform communication by integrating the management unit 10, the management burden due to the addition of the game server management apparatuses 101 and 102 can be reduced. .

Further, if an additional small-scale game server management system is established, the administrator terminals 501 and 502 can be set to directly connect to the game server management devices 101 and 102 without using the integration management unit 10 to connect. That is, one of the game server management systems of FIGS. 1 and 9 can be selectively used.

According to the embodiment of Fig. 9, the material registration/output unit 20 can also be included in the game server management system of Fig. 9. The material registration/output unit 20 is configured to perform a communication function which is a function of the database server 400 for the game server management device 100 in the embodiment of FIG. 1. As mentioned above, the operation of the material registration/output unit 20 is controlled in accordance with the system scale. That is, if there is one game server management device, the material registration/output unit 20 does not operate. However, if there are a plurality of game server management devices, the material registration/output unit 20 operates.

The material registration/output unit 20 receives at least one of the HAs 201, 202, and 203 and the game servers 310, 320, 330, 340, and 350 from the HAs 201, 202, and 203 through each of the game server management devices 101 and 102. A monitoring information. The data registration/output unit 20 stores the monitoring information in the database servers 401 and 402.

Database servers 401 and 402 may be provided in accordance with a driver language and a basic operating system (e.g., database management options such as SQL or ORACLE). At this time, the material registration/output unit 20 can select the database management option by an option (generally designated as the ini file).

In addition, the material registration/output unit 20 searches for statistical information from the database servers 401 and 402, and transmits the searched statistical information to the game server management devices 101 and 102. The statistical information is delivered to the administrator terminals 501 and 502 through the integration management unit 10 as mentioned above.

When the material registration/output unit 20 operates, each of the game server management devices 101 and 102 transmits the monitoring information to the material registration/output unit 20. Then, the material registration/output unit 20 processes the monitoring information and stores it in the database servers 401 and 402.

If there are a plurality of game server management devices 101 and 102, each game server management device may be different depending on one of the three factors of the game type, the game publisher, and the unit user.

For example, a game server management device can manage separately bound web game servers and publish game servers. Further, for example, one game server management device can be installed for each game type such as a board game, a shooting game, and a strategy game. Also, for example, can be Another game server management device is installed for each access user unit (for example, each 50,000 user units).

Since the number of game server management devices 101 and 102 is constantly increasing, an identification value for distinguishing each of the game server management devices 101 and 102 is required in the embodiment of FIG. Therefore, upon receiving the control command and the notification command from the administrator terminals 501 and 502, the integration management unit 10 determines which of the game server management devices 101 and 102 to process the reception based on the index information included in the command. The control command and the notification command are transmitted, and then the processed control or notification command is transmitted to the game server management device corresponding to the index information.

Further, when receiving monitoring information, statistical information, or warning information from the game server management devices 101 and 102, it is necessary to determine which of the game server management devices 101 and 102 has transmitted information. Therefore, the index information about the game server management apparatuses 101 and 102 is included in the monitoring information, the statistical information, or the warning information, so that the confirmation is which of the game server management apparatuses 101 and 102 transmits the information to the administrator terminals 501 and 502. .

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram when the HA 200 controls the game server 300, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In all embodiments of the present invention, the control of the HA 200 described with reference to FIG. 10 indicates that the HA 200 automatically controls the functions of the game server 300.

Referring to FIG. 10, the HA 200 may perform a function for automatically starting the game server 300 during startup in operation S20. That is, when both the game server 300 and the HA 200 are activated, the administrator does not need to start it separately. That is, after the HA 200 is started, the game server 300 is immediately activated.

Further, the HA 200 transmits the notification information to the game server management devices 100, 101, and 102 only when the game server operates abnormally. However, when the game server 300 is abnormally terminated, the HA 200 receives notification information regarding the abnormal termination of the game server 300 from the corresponding game server 300 in operation S30. At this time, in operation S31, the HA 200 is controlled to automatically restart the game server 300.

All of the elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described above as being combined into one element or combined for operation. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this case. That is, within the scope of the present invention, at least one of all of the elements is selectively combined for operation. In addition, each of all of the components can be implemented by a single hardware, but some or all of the components can be implemented by a computer program having a program module that performs some or all of the functions in one or more hardware. Further, the functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily interpreted by skilled programmers in the relevant fields of the present invention.

Examples of the computer readable recording medium include read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and carrier wave. .

The meaning of "comprises" or "comprises" or "comprising", "a", "a", "a", "a", "a"," All terms including technical or scientific terms have and generally belong to those skilled in the art. The meaning of understanding has the same meaning. The present invention may be replaced, corrected or modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventive concept, and thus the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

The present invention may be replaced, corrected or modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventive concept, and thus the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

10‧‧‧Integrated management unit

20‧‧‧Data registration/output unit

100, 101 and 102‧‧‧ game server management devices

110‧‧‧Control command analysis unit

120‧‧‧Notice Command Management Unit

130‧‧‧Information Collection Unit

140‧‧‧Command Transmission Unit

150‧‧‧Information Search Unit

200, 201, 202 and 203‧‧‧ Host Agents (HA)

300‧‧‧game server

310, 320, 330, 340 and 350‧‧‧ game servers

400‧‧‧Database Server

401 and 402‧‧‧Database Servers

500‧‧‧Administrator terminal

501 and 502‧‧‧Administrator terminals

510‧‧‧ screen

520‧‧‧HA information screen

530‧‧‧ Game Server Information Screen

540‧‧‧List function table

550, 560‧‧‧ Control Command Selection Menu

551, 552, 561, 562, 570, 571, 590‧‧‧ function table

553, 563, 592‧‧‧ transmission buttons

580‧‧‧Input window

591‧‧‧ input screen

600‧‧‧Common terminal

700‧‧‧Universal Computer

S20, S30, S31‧‧‧ operations

1 is a block diagram illustrating a game server management apparatus and system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view illustrating the function of an information search unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating functions of an information collecting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view when an administrator terminal confirms monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a flow when a control command or a notification command is transmitted from an administrator terminal or a general terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a screen at the time of inputting a control command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a screen at the time of inputting a notification command, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a screen at the time of inputting a notification command, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a game server management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Block diagram of the system and system.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart when the HA controls the game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧game server management device

110‧‧‧Control command analysis unit

120‧‧‧Notice Command Management Unit

130‧‧‧Information Collection Unit

140‧‧‧Command Transmission Unit

150‧‧‧Information Search Unit

200‧‧‧Host Agent (HA)

300‧‧‧game server

310, 320‧‧‧ game server

400‧‧‧Database Server

500‧‧‧Administrator terminal

600‧‧‧Common terminal

Claims (15)

A game server management apparatus, comprising: an information collecting unit that collects monitoring information about at least one of the host agent and the game server from a host agent connected to a game server; an information search unit that will be The monitoring information collected by the information collecting unit is transmitted to an administrator terminal; and a control command analyzing unit receives a control command about the at least one of the host agent and the game server from the administrator terminal; And a command transmission unit that transmits the control command to the host agent. The game server management device according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring information includes information about at least one of: a CPU usage of the host agent, and a memory usage of the host agent. The amount, the CPU usage of the game server, the memory usage of the game server, the number of open channels in the game server, the total number of users accessing the game server, and access to the game server. The number of users for each region, age, and gender. The game server management device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification command management unit, the notification command management unit receiving a notification command from at least one of the administrator terminal and the universal terminal, so as to The received notification command is displayed on a game screen operated by the game server. The game server management device according to claim 3, wherein the command transmission unit transmits the notification command received from the notification command management unit to the host agent connected to the game server In order to display the notification command on the game screen. The game server management device according to claim 4, wherein the command transmission unit transmits a control signal regarding the notification command to the host agent connected to the game server that outputs the notification command And displaying the notification command on the game screen according to the scheduled transmission information according to the scheduled transmission information in the notification command. The game server management device according to claim 1, wherein the command transmission unit transmits a control signal regarding the control command to the host agent and the game server that execute the control command At least one to execute the control command according to a scheduled time according to the scheduled transmission information in the control command. The game server management device according to claim 1, wherein the information collecting unit transmits the collected monitoring information to the database server in real time. The game server management device according to claim 7, wherein the information search unit transmits statistical information about the monitoring information accumulated in the database server to the administrator terminal in a predetermined cycle. . The game server management device according to claim 1, wherein the control command includes at least one of a command to stop the host agent, restart the host agent, and start the server. The game server is stopped, the game server is stopped, and the game server is restarted. The game server management device according to claim 1, wherein the command transmission unit converts the control command according to a driving language agreement of the host agent and the game server connected to the host agent. format. The game server management device according to claim 1, wherein the information collecting unit further receives notification information about an abnormal operation from the host agent, the abnormal operation including an overload, an error, and the game server Hacker attack. The game server management device according to claim 11, wherein the information search unit transmits the warning information to the management terminal upon receiving the notification information from the host agent. A game server management system, comprising: a game server that operates a game and supplies the game to a user terminal; a host agent connected to the game server, monitoring the game server, and controlling the game server Operation; a game server management device that collects monitoring information about at least one of the host agent and the game server from the host agent, and will be related to the host agent and the game server Transmitting at least one control command to the host agent; and an administrator terminal receiving the monitoring information from the game server management device and displaying the received monitoring information, and receiving the control command and Transmitting the received control command to the game server tube Device. A game server management system, comprising: a host agent connected to a game server, monitoring the game server and controlling an operation of the game server; and a plurality of game server management devices from the host agent Collecting monitoring information about at least one of the host agent and the game server, and transmitting a control command regarding at least one of the host agent and the game server to the host agent; an administrator terminal Receiving the monitoring information from each of the game server management devices and displaying the received monitoring information, and receiving and transmitting the control command; and an integrated management unit that will The control command received by the terminal is transmitted to each of the game server management devices, and processes received from each of the game server management devices to be displayed on the administrator terminal are processed The monitoring information is transmitted to transmit the processed monitoring information to the administrator terminal. The game server management system of claim 14, further comprising a data registration/output unit, the data registration/output unit receiving the monitoring information from each of the game server management devices, And processing the received monitoring information and transmitting the received monitoring information to a database server, so that the database server stores the monitoring information and generates statistical information about the monitoring information.