TW201941088A - System for open software defined service of data center and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a system for open software defined service of data center and a method thereof. The invention uses a template mechanism module for designing and analyzing a service template and a resource template, along with design rules of a process mechanism module for generating an installation process for different requirements. After an installation mechanism module completes the installation, a monitoring mechanism module monitors the results of the installation and the performance of an interfacing equipment to show the performance of the interfacing equipment to the user as a basis for decision analysis.

Description

Open software-defined service system and method applied to data center

The invention relates to a production mechanism for network-provided software, and more particularly to an open software-defined service system and method applied to a data center.

In the past, if users needed to set up a Virtual Data Center or a Virtual Private Cloud, they often needed to purchase hardware resources, such as network resources, storage device resources, and network equipment brand resources. The threshold is high and the installation process is time-consuming and cumbersome. Moreover, the traditional method of establishing a data center is mainly equipment. Once the equipment is determined, it cannot be easily changed.

However, the equipment in the cloud computer room is changing with each passing day, but the process of building a traditional data center is time-consuming and inconvenient. Therefore, the establishment of a traditional data center is no longer in line with current economic benefits. In addition, the traditional data center equipment is also inflexible in setting up and cannot be changed according to user needs. If users want to customize their own data center or use self-developed software components in the data center, there are many insurmountable problems. Hinder.

In view of this, how to provide a method that can be completed quickly and easily, and also has flexibility, customization and diversified functions for users The selected data center is a goal that people in this technical field are eager to pursue.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a user-available personal user service, or a network-provided software production solution for users to combine their required services with description languages.

Another object of the present invention is to provide users with automatic verification and testing to provide relevant test data when users put their services on their own shelves, so that users can make decision analysis based on this.

In order to achieve the above or other objectives, the present invention proposes an open software-defined service system applied to a data center, which includes: a template mechanism module, which analyzes a service template and a resource template and generates an installation template according to design rules; a process mechanism The module is based on the result of analyzing the service template and the resource template according to the template mechanism module, and different processes are used to generate the corresponding design process. The installation mechanism module is based on the analysis provided by the template mechanism module. The installation template and the design process provided by the process mechanism module, setting the interface device designated by the design process to complete the installation, and the installation mechanism module generates a monitoring notification after the interface device receives the setting message; And the monitoring mechanism module monitors the equipment performance of the interface device according to the monitoring notification.

In one embodiment, the template mechanism module includes: a template storage unit for storing the service template and the resource template; a template design unit for storing the design rule; and a template analysis unit for Parse the service template and the resource template.

In another embodiment, the process mechanism module includes: a process control unit, configured to parse the service template and the resource template and obtain the number of resources and / or resource characteristics according to the template mechanism module, which is different from the Processes are matched to obtain different design processes; and process design units are based on different design processes generated by the process control unit. When other service templates or resource templates are added, other new design processes are generated.

In yet another embodiment, the installation mechanism module includes: an interface device control unit for reading the installation template and performing installation settings through the interface device designated by the process mechanism module; And the supply and return unit is used to generate and issue the monitoring notification.

In yet another embodiment, the monitoring mechanism module includes: a monitoring equipment unit that performs monitoring of the interface device upon receiving the monitoring notification; and a performance monitoring unit that is based on the monitoring results of the monitoring equipment unit Output effectiveness report.

The invention further proposes an open software-defined service method applied to a data center, which includes the following steps: parsing a defined service template and a resource template, and generating a provisioning template based on the matched design rules; according to the service template According to the analysis result of the resource template, different processes are used to generate a corresponding design process; the installation of the interfacing equipment specified by the design process is performed according to the design process; and the equipment performance of the interfacing equipment is monitored.

In an embodiment, the step of generating the installation template includes: defining a service name of the service template; loading all the defined service templates and resource templates, and selecting the required service template from all the service templates and resource templates Book and resource template to show the parameters of the required service template and resource template; set the parameters of the service template; and set the resource label in the service template to generate the installation template.

In an embodiment, the step of setting the parameters of the service template further includes: a custom service template, selecting a resource template corresponding to the custom service template, and performing analysis of the custom service template.

In another implementation, the step of setting the parameters of the service template further includes selecting a defined service template. The defined service template does not need to be analyzed and tested.

In addition, after the installation template is generated, the installation test is performed. The steps include: loading the service template and the resource template, and performing analysis of the service template and the resource template to generate the installation template or the installation application program. Interface (API); monitor the installation of the installation template and the results of the installation, and repeatedly perform the analysis of the service template and the resource template, the installation of the installation template, and the interface when the resources are not completely installed After the equipment is monitored, a test report is generated until the resource is fully installed.

It can be known from the above that the present invention can enable users to list their services on their own, or allow users to combine their required services according to description languages, and when users list their services on their own, the system provides automated verification and testing to provide relevant test data. Allows users to make decision analysis based on this.

1‧‧‧ Open software-defined service system for data centers

100‧‧‧ template mechanism module

110‧‧‧ template analysis unit

120‧‧‧ Template Design Unit

130‧‧‧Template storage unit

200‧‧‧ Process Mechanism Module

210‧‧‧Process Design Unit

220‧‧‧Process Control Unit

300‧‧‧Installation mechanism module

310‧‧‧Interfacing equipment control unit

320‧‧‧Supply return unit

400‧‧‧Monitoring Mechanism Module

410‧‧‧Monitoring equipment unit

420‧‧‧Performance Monitoring Unit

710 ~ 780‧‧‧Process

810 ~ 890‧‧‧Process

910‧‧‧service template

920‧‧‧Resource template

930‧‧‧template

S61 ~ S64‧‧‧step

FIG. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of an open software-defined service system applied to a data center according to the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a schematic architecture diagram of a model mechanism module of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the process mechanism module of the present invention; Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the supply mechanism module of the present invention; Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the monitoring mechanism module of the present invention; The step diagram of the open software-defined service method of the present invention applied to a data center; FIG. 7 is a flowchart of template generation in the open software-defined service method of the present invention applied to a data center; and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the present invention. The flowchart for installation testing in the open software-defined service method applied to the data center; Figures 9A-9B are examples of service templates and resource templates in the open software-defined service system for the data center of the present invention.

The technical content of the present invention will be described below with specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can easily understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. However, the present invention can also be implemented or applied in other specific embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic architecture diagram of an open software-defined service system applied to a data center according to the present invention. The invention is a management system based on software components and using a visual description description language method to calculate, store, and network resources to establish a virtual data center and a virtual private cloud. As shown in the figure, the open software-defined service system 1 of the present invention applied to a data center includes a template mechanism module 100, a process mechanism module 200, an installation mechanism module 300, and a monitoring mechanism module 400.

The template mechanism module 100 stores a service template, a resource template, and Design rules, where the template mechanism module parses the service template and the resource template and generates a template for installation according to the design rule. The service template or resource template described herein can be stored in advance or uploaded by the user and stored in the template mechanism module, or the user can use the design rules provided by the template mechanism module to perform template design to generate the required Template. The template can be parsed before saving to determine if the template is correct.

The process mechanism module 200 is based on the result of analyzing the service template and the resource template by the template mechanism module 100, and matching different processes to generate a corresponding design process. Since different templates must be installed by different processes, the installation mechanism corresponding to the service template is assigned by the process mechanism module 200.

The installation mechanism module 300 is based on the installation template generated by the template mechanism module 100 and the design process provided by the process mechanism module 200 to set the interface equipment specified by the design process to complete the installation. And the installation mechanism module 300 generates a monitoring notification after the interface device receives the setting message. Specifically, after the service template or resource template is parsed by the template mechanism module 100, the installation process is assigned by the process mechanism module 200. In the installation process, the corresponding interface equipment is assigned for installation in order.

The monitoring mechanism module 400 monitors the equipment performance of the interface device according to the monitoring notification. After the installation mechanism module 300 is installed, the installation result is monitored by the monitoring mechanism module 400 so that the template completes the installation correctly.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic structural diagram of a template mechanism module of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the template mechanism module 100 may include a template in implementation. The storage unit 130, the template design unit 120, and the template analysis unit 110. The template storage unit 130 may be used to store a service template and a resource template, that is, at least one template is stored in advance, and a template required by a user for selection is provided during installation. The template design unit 120 is used to store design rules, so that users can use design rules to design various service templates according to requirements. In addition, users can set service templates that meet the requirements themselves. The designed service templates can also be stored in the template storage. In unit 130. The template analysis unit 110 is used to analyze the stored and designed service templates and resource templates, that is, the pre-stored template in the template storage unit 130 or the service template designed by the user can be analyzed by the template analysis unit 110 In order to generate analysis results, the analysis results can be the number of resources, resource characteristics, and so on.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the process mechanism module of the present invention. As shown, the process mechanism module 200 may include a process control unit 220 and a process design unit 210. The process control unit 220 is configured to analyze the service template and the resource number and / or resource characteristics obtained after the resource template according to the template mechanism module, and match the different processes to obtain different design processes. That is, the process control unit 220 uses the number of resources and resource characteristics analyzed by the template analysis unit 110 to allocate different processes for installation. The process design unit 210 is based on different design processes generated by the process control unit 220, so that when other service templates or resource templates are added, other new design processes are generated.

It can be known from the above that when a user wants to list a resource and needs to use other processes different from the system, he needs to design a new process to cooperate, so the process design unit 210 will be used to generate a new process, and the user can Customize the template you need, and complete the supply template by designing a matching process, making the invention flexible in implementation. In addition, the template design unit 120 (as shown in FIG. 2) can use a visual description language to write a template. The template can be divided into a service template and a resource template. The service template describes how many resource templates and the order of installation, resources. The template is for the user to fill in the parameters of the system and the device itself. After the resource template is selected, the template design module 120 will generate a complete service template for installation. The template analysis unit 110 can use the values parsed by the service template and the resource template to provide to the process mechanism module 200 to generate a complete installation and testing process. The template design unit 120 uses the template storage unit 130 as a storage tool when writing a template using a description language.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of the supply mechanism module of the present invention. As shown, the mounting mechanism module 300 may include an interface device control unit 310 and a mounting return unit 320. The interface device control unit 310 is used to read the template of the template analysis unit 110 for installation, and allocate the corresponding interface device through the process control unit 220 to set the installation of the interface device. Therefore, when the template analysis unit 110 completes the analysis of the template, the parsed installation template is provided to the interface device control unit 310 for installation, and the process control unit 220 allocates the corresponding interface devices according to the process to sequentially For loading. The installation report unit 320 reports the monitoring notification to the monitoring mechanism module 400 after the interface device of the interface device control unit 310 receives the setting message. That is, the installation report unit 320 waits for the interface device to receive the setting message, and then The monitoring mechanism module 400 (as shown in FIG. 5) monitors the device. Further, in the process design unit 210, the system There are different process control methods, and different supply processes need to be designed according to the characteristics of the equipment. For the process control unit 220, there may be multiple supply processes for multiple resource templates. Using the parameters parsed by the process control unit 220 and the template analysis unit 110, the processes are dynamically controlled and all processes are completed.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic structural diagram of a monitoring mechanism module of the present invention. As shown, the monitoring mechanism module 400 includes a monitoring equipment unit 410 and a performance monitoring unit 420. After receiving the monitoring notification, the monitoring device unit 410 monitors the interface device to know whether the setting of the interface device is successful or failed. Therefore, after the process assigned by the process mechanism module 200 ends, the monitoring device unit 410 After receiving the notification, you can read the setting information in the installation report unit 320 to know the success or failure of the set interface device. At the same time, monitor the performance of the interface device, and then know whether the performance of the interface device changes due to the setting. Good or worse. Finally, the performance monitoring unit 420 generates the performance report and provides users as a reference.

In the open software-defined service system of the present invention applied to a data center, various resource templates have one or more function corresponding resource templates to combine different software components, and then use description language to associate these software components to generate services. When a virtual data center is established, the system provides independent software developers (ISV) with self-developed software components. Different software components generate different installation processes. Based on the test data obtained after installation, the resource template is adjusted. And resource template parameters or changing software component brands to help software developers understand the performance of software components in order to optimize installation and optimization. Open software definition of data center applied in the present invention The service system can also provide general users with self-assembled services. The service includes one or more software components and dynamic process analysis services to achieve the method of establishing a virtual data center.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a step diagram of an open software-defined service method applied to a data center according to the present invention.

In step S61, the defined service template and resource template are parsed, and the provided template is generated according to the matched design rules. The service template or resource template can be stored in advance or uploaded by the user. The user can design the template through the design rules to generate the required template.

In step S62, according to the analysis result of the service template and the resource template, different processes are used to generate a corresponding design process. In this step, different models can be combined with different processes to form different types of installations. Therefore, through the combination of templates and processes, various installation processes can be obtained.

In step S63, the installation of the interface device specified by the design process is performed according to the design process. After the service template or resource template is parsed and matched with the required supply and installation process, the corresponding interface equipment can be provided for installation.

In step S64, the device performance of the interface device is monitored. This step is to monitor the equipment performance of the interface device after the installation, so that the user can know whether the installation meets expectations.

In an embodiment, the step of generating a template for installation described in step S61 further includes: defining a service name of the service template, loading all the defined service templates and resource templates, and selecting from all the service templates and resource templates. Required service templates and resource templates to show the required service templates The parameters of the book and the resource template, set the parameters of the service template, and finally, set the resource label in the service template to generate the supply template.

In the foregoing steps of setting the parameters of the service template, different methods such as self-defined service template and using a defined service template can be provided. Among them, the self-defined service template includes a custom service template, and a resource template corresponding to the custom service template is selected. , And execute the analysis of the custom service template, etc., and when the defined service template is selected, the defined service template can enter the process of setting the resource label without undergoing the analysis test.

In another embodiment, after the installation template is generated, the installation test can be performed. The steps include: loading the service template and the resource template, and performing analysis of the service template and the resource template to generate the installation template. Or install the application program interface (API), and then perform the installation of the installation template and the monitoring of the installation results. When the resources are not completely installed, repeat the analysis of the service template and the resource template, the installation The installation of the template and the monitoring of the interface device until a test report is generated after the resources have been fully installed.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a flowchart of template generation in the open software-defined service method of the present invention applied to a data center. This further illustrates that the present invention uses a description language to generate a template, which can be implemented according to the following process.

In process 710, a service name is defined. That is, when a user needs to put a service template on the shelf, he must first define a new name for the service template.

In process 720, a service and resource template is loaded. You can choose a custom template or use a template that has been confirmed to be installed in the system to provide multiple flexible options. A service template can select multiple resource templates. When the user wants to customize the service template, after setting the new name of the service template, it will be loaded into the system. With the defined service template and resource template, users can see the service template and the resource template used by them, and display them separately according to different types of services, and display the global parameters or regional parameters that need to be provided in the template, so that users can evaluate the use.

Then, as mentioned earlier, the service template can be customized or selected.

In the case where the service template is customized, the process proceeds to 730, which is a customized service template. The user chooses to use a customized service template. The parameters of this service template can be set through a visual description language.

In process 740, the resource template is selected. After the service template is set, the resource template needs to select which resource templates need to be included in the template of the resource class, and set its order of installation.

In process 750, the service template is parsed. Use the template parsing unit to parse the service template to generate a parsing report. After the template analysis is completed, the user is informed whether the selected resource templates can be combined together. If the analysis result is wrong, it will be informed which resources may be in conflict. The user must select again, that is, return to process 730. If the analysis result is If it is correct, proceed to flow 770 to set a resource label.

In process 770, the resource label is set. In the resource template, you can choose different equipment manufacturers. Different equipment manufacturers have different installation parameters. New installation parameters can be accepted to meet the needs of the equipment. The user can set the resource label on the resource template. Different resource labels may affect the performance, function, and price. If the user wants to get the expected performance results or due to price considerations, the service needs to consider the impact of the resource label. Choose a resource label with more functions, maybe one resource can complete a service. therefore, Provide users to consider based on performance, functionality and price, to choose a solution that is most conducive to demand.

In addition, if the service template selection has been defined, proceeding to flow 760 is to select a defined service template. In addition to user-defined service templates, users can also choose to save the service template that has been defined in the system. The service template also follows the related resource template settings. Because it can be saved as a system service template after the installation test, so there is no need to After analysis and test, set the resource label directly. Therefore, users can choose not to load service and resource templates.

Finally, after the process 770, the process proceeds to the process 780, that is, the test template is stored. After the user completes the selection of the resource label, it can be set as the service template to be tested.

Please refer to FIG. 8, which is a flow chart for installation testing in the open software-defined service method of the data center of the present invention. The detailed process description is shown below. Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 together.

In process 810, a service test name is defined. After the user sets the service template to be put on the shelf and enters the template for installing the test system, he must define a new name for this test.

In process 820, a service and resource template is loaded. Load the service template to be tested and its associated resource template.

In process 830, the service template is parsed. Use the template mechanism module 100 to load and test the service template, complete the analysis parameters and schedule the resource installation sequence, and start the process module for process control.

In process 840, the resource template is parsed. In process mechanism module 200 After the flow control is performed, the template analysis unit 110 is notified to perform the first resource template analysis, which is combined with the resource label to replace and automatically generate the parameters described in the description language.

In flow 850, a template for installation / application application interface (API) is generated. Obtain the installation template or installation API (URL) specified by the resource template, and integrate with the parameter data generated in the previous step to generate the only installation template or API data.

In the process 860, the installation is performed. The installation template or API data is used for installation through the installation mechanism module 300.

In process 870, the installation result is monitored. The monitoring mechanism module 400 performs installation and equipment monitoring. Therefore, use the template analysis to perform the installation through process control, and monitor the equipment performance and installation results.

In process 880, it is determined whether there are still resources unloaded. This step is to determine whether there are still resource templates in the process mechanism module 200 that have not yet been installed. If there are, the process control will enter the second resource template and then return to process 840. If not, the service template has been installed for installation. .

In process 890, a test report is generated. Summarize monitoring equipment and performance results, and generate test reports to users, so that users can choose which template to use for installation. That is, after the installation of all the resources is completed, the monitoring mechanism module 400 generates a device performance report and an installation report, so that the user can evaluate whether to use the service template defined in this way.

As shown in FIGS. 9A-9B, it is an example of a service template, a resource template, and a template in a closed software-defined service system applied to a data center according to the present invention. It should be noted that this is only an exemplary description, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, the service template 910 and the resource template 920 can be written in a description language. The service describes the resources and relationships. The resources describe the installation parameters, templates, and the installation process. The service template 910 describes which services are dependent on each other. What are the installation parameters and which resources are included, and the resource template 920 describes the installation template and process for resource use and the resource installation parameters, etc. The template 930 describes the resource parameters that need to be filled in the template, but does not Limited.

For example, suppose the system user is a device manufacturer and needs to put a new software component or device on the platform. The user only needs to use the description language provided by the present invention to define a resource template corresponding to the device, and then upload the resource template to the system. The storage unit confirms that the basic description is correct. When the resource template is correctly stored in the system, start the installation test of the new device, define a new service template on the platform, select the previously uploaded resource template, and after the template analysis, select the corresponding equipment brand to perform the supply. Installation test.

The test results are displayed on the platform, confirming that the installation is complete. If you need to adjust the resource parameters, you can upload them to the system after adjustment and retest. After completing the test and obtaining the desired installation results, you can put this resource on the platform. Equipment manufacturers can use the same resource template in different device brands with a simple description language and flexible test process, inheriting the same The resource template of the software generates a variety of software components, which can be used to put the software components or devices on the platform.

In addition, when the system user is a platform manager, new services need to be listed on the platform. The user can set a new service name, choose to develop a new service template, select a resource template that has been tested from the system, and go through the system template. In this analysis, when selecting a resource label, you can set the price or performance considerations of the manager, and select the corresponding label to bind. Thereby, a new service is created, which starts to analyze how many resources are in this service and also controls. There will be several installation resources for this process. Each resource is actually installed by generating a supply script, and a test report is generated from the supply result. The test results can be displayed on the platform, and the manager can decide whether the service can be listed for general users according to whether the requirements can be met.

In summary, compared to the prior art, the open software-defined service system and method for data centers proposed by the present invention can provide an open method for third-party manufacturers to develop software components in accordance with specifications and put them on the shelf. System, the present invention can automatically verify the contents that are listed and defined by the manufacturer. The user of the data center can choose the currently available network center template or specific brand equipment, and can adjust and customize it by himself. In addition, a data center can also be provided. User-related test data for users to make decision analysis.

The above-mentioned embodiment merely exemplifies the principle and effect of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technique can modify and change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the rights of the present invention should be listed in the scope of patent application described later.

Claims (10)

An open software-defined service system applied to a data center, which includes: a template mechanism module that analyzes service templates and resource templates and generates installation templates based on design rules; a process mechanism module that is based on the template mechanism module Analyze the results of the service template and the resource template, and use different processes to generate the corresponding design process; the installation mechanism module is provided by the installation template and the process mechanism module after analysis according to the template mechanism module Design flow, setting the interface device specified in the design flow to complete the installation, and the installation mechanism module generates a monitoring notification after the interface device receives the setting message; and the monitoring mechanism module is based on the monitoring The notification monitors the equipment performance of the interface device. The open software-defined service system applied to the data center as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the template mechanism module includes: a template storage unit for storing the service template and the resource template; template design The unit is used to store the design rule; and the template analysis unit is used to analyze the service template and the resource template. The open software-defined service system applied to the data center as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the process mechanism module includes: The process control unit is used to analyze the service template and the resource number or resource characteristics obtained after analyzing the service template according to the template mechanism module, and match the different processes to obtain different design processes; and the process design unit is based on the The different design processes generated by the process control unit generate other new design processes when other service templates or resource templates are added. The open software-defined service system applied to a data center as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the installation mechanism module includes: an interface device control unit for reading the installation template, and The installation setting is performed through the interface device designated by the process mechanism module; and the installation return unit is used to generate and issue the monitoring notification. The open software-defined service system applied to a data center as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the monitoring mechanism module includes: a monitoring equipment unit that executes the interface device upon receiving the monitoring notification Monitoring; and performance monitoring unit, which generates performance reports based on the monitoring results of the monitoring equipment unit. An open software-defined service method applied to a data center includes the following steps: parsing a defined service template and a resource template, and generating a template for installation based on the defined design rules; according to the service template and the resource template The analysis results are combined with different processes to generate corresponding design processes; According to the design process, the installation of the interface device specified by the design process is performed; and the equipment performance of the interface device is monitored. As described in item 6 of the scope of the patent application, an open software-defined service method applied to a data center, wherein the step of generating the installation template includes: defining a service name of the service template; loading all the defined service templates and Resource template, select the required service template and resource template from all the service templates and resource templates to display the parameters of the required service template and resource template; set the parameters of the service template; and in the service template Set the resource label to generate the installation template. As described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, the open software-defined service method applied to the data center, wherein the step of setting the parameters of the service template further includes: custom service templates, selecting resources corresponding to the custom service templates Template, and implementation of the analysis of the custom service template. The open software-defined service method applied to the data center as described in item 7 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the step of setting the parameters of the service template further includes the defined service template when selecting the defined service template The template does not need to be parsed and tested. The open software-defined service method applied to a data center as described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein after the provisioning template is generated, an installation test is performed, and the steps include: Load the service template and the resource template, and execute the analysis of the service template and the resource template to generate the installation template or the installation application program interface (API); perform the installation of the installation template and the installation result. Monitoring. When the resource is not fully installed, the analysis of the service template and the resource template, the installation of the installation template, and the monitoring of the interface device are repeatedly performed until a test report is generated after the resource is completely installed.