WO2016197798A1

WO2016197798A1 - Method, virtual machine and standby machine for realizing configuration synchronization

Info

Publication number: WO2016197798A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/082353
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邵亚刚
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-08
Filing date: 2016-05-17
Publication date: 2016-12-15
Also published as: CN106301856A

Abstract

A method for realizing configuration synchronization, The method comprises: a virtual machine receiving configuration information in real time when an active machine is configured; and the virtual machine sending the configuration information to a standby machine through a remote central processing unit (RCPU) protocol, so that the standby machine can perform configuration synchronization according to the received configuration information about the active machine, wherein the type of a switching chip of the virtual machine is consistent with that of the standby machine. By means of the method, through configuring a virtual machine on an active machine, when the active machine is configured, configuration information is sent to the virtual machine in real time, and the virtual machine sends the configuration information about the active machine to a standby machine in real time, thereby realizing in-time configuration synchronization between the active machine and the standby machine; in addition, configuration feedback information sent by the standby machine enables the active machine to acquire status information about configuration synchronization, thereby preventing system working from being affected due to unfinished configuration synchronization which may cause service interruption.

Description

Method, virtual machine and standby machine for realizing configuration synchronization

Technical field

The present application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of metropolitan area network communication, and in particular, to a method, a virtual machine and a standby machine for implementing configuration synchronization.

Background technique

With the rapid development of metropolitan area networks, access and aggregation network equipment is constantly pursuing higher performance, greater security and better stability. Active/standby protection is an important factor in ensuring the security and stability of access devices (eg, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), Passive Optical Network (PON), or aggregation devices (eg, switches). Technical means, the most important technical link in the active and standby protection is the synchronization of the configuration of the host and the standby. That is, when the host is configured, the standby is synchronized.

At present, the configuration synchronization between the host and the standby device includes: when the host performs configuration (mainly the configuration of the switch chip), the configuration information is sent to the standby device one by one through synchronous or asynchronous messages, and the standby device performs data after receiving the configuration message. Save and configure, configuration synchronization is complicated. Moreover, after the host configuration information is sent to the standby device, the host cannot know the data storage state of the standby device and the result of the synchronization configuration of the standby device; the standby device cannot determine whether the host sends all configuration information to itself. If the system or the network is delayed, the configuration will not be completed in time. If the configuration of the host and the backup is not complete, the system will not work properly.

In summary, the related host and backup configurations are synchronized. The configuration cannot be synchronized in time. The host cannot determine the status of the configuration. If the configuration is not completed, the host and the backup will fail to work properly. Interrupted.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The present application provides a method, a standby machine, and a virtual machine for implementing configuration synchronization, which can simplify the configuration synchronization process and determine the configuration synchronization completion status.

The application provides a method for implementing configuration synchronization, including:

The virtual machine receives the configuration information when the host performs configuration in real time;

The virtual machine sends the configuration information to the standby device through the Remote Central Processing Unit (RCPU) protocol, so that the standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the received host.

The virtual machine is set on the host, and the switch chip of the virtual machine is the same as the switch chip of the standby machine.

Optionally, sending configuration information to the standby device includes:

The virtual machine sends the RCPU packet containing the configuration information to the standby device on the interconnected port of the pre-configured host and the standby device through the RCPU protocol.

Optionally, the method further includes:

Initializing settings according to the host, the virtual machine is mounted and configured;

The virtual machine receives the setting of the RCPU host (MASTER) mode configured by the host, so that it has the function of transmitting and receiving processing.

On the other hand, the application also provides a method for implementing configuration synchronization, including:

The standby machine receives configuration information about the configuration of the host from the virtual machine in real time;

According to the configuration information of the received host, the standby device performs configuration synchronization.

Optionally, the method further includes:

The RCPU protocol is set on the CPU Management Interface Controller (CMIC) port of the standby device, so that the CMIC port of the standby device supports the RCPU function.

Optionally, performing configuration synchronization includes:

After receiving the RCPU message including the configuration information of the host, the standby machine converts the RCPU message to a preset CMIC port of the RCPU protocol on a preset virtual local area network (VLAN);

The CMIC port parses the RCPU message including the configuration information of the host to obtain the host Configuration information;

The standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the host obtained by the analysis.

Optionally, the method further includes:

After the configuration synchronization is completed, the standby device sends a configuration feedback message to the host according to the configuration synchronization result, so that the host determines whether the configuration synchronization is completed.

In another aspect, the application further provides a virtual machine that implements configuration synchronization, where the virtual machine is disposed on the host, and includes: a receiving unit and a sending unit, where

The receiving unit is configured to receive configuration information of the host in real time when the host performs configuration;

The sending unit is configured to send the configuration information of the host to the standby machine through the RCPU protocol;

The switch chip of the virtual machine is the same as the switch chip of the standby machine.

In another aspect, the application further provides a standby device that implements configuration synchronization, including: a receiving configuration unit and a configuration synchronization unit; wherein

Receiving a configuration unit, configured to receive configuration information of a host from the virtual machine;

Configure the synchronization unit and set it to synchronize the configuration according to the configuration information of the receiving host.

Optionally,

Set the RCPU protocol on the CMIC port of the standby machine.

The receiving configuration unit is configured to: after receiving the RCPU message containing the configuration information from the virtual machine, convert the RCPU message to a CMIC port that sets the RCPU protocol in a preset VLAN; The CMIC port parses the RCPU message including the configuration information to obtain configuration information of the host.

Optionally, the standby device further includes: a feedback unit, configured to: after the configuration synchronization is completed, send a configuration feedback message to the host according to the configuration synchronization result, so that the host determines whether the configuration synchronization is completed.

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, implement a method of implementing configuration synchronization applied to a virtual machine side.

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, implement a method of implementing configuration synchronization applied to a standby side.

Compared with the related art, the technical solution of the present application includes: the virtual machine set on the host receives configuration information when the host performs configuration in real time; the virtual machine sends configuration information to the standby machine through a remote central processing unit (RCPU) protocol, so that The standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the received host. The switch chip of the virtual machine and the switch chip of the standby device have the same type. The method of the present application configures a virtual machine on the host, and sends configuration information to the virtual machine in real time when the host performs configuration. The configuration information of the host is sent to the standby device in real time through the virtual machine, so that the host and the standby device are synchronized in time.

Optionally, the configuration feedback message sent by the standby device is used to obtain the state information of the configuration synchronization of the host, which prevents the system from being affected when the configuration synchronization is not completed, and the service is interrupted.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the present application, and are intended to be a part of this application. In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is another flowchart of a method for implementing configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a structural diagram of a virtual machine that implements configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a structural diagram of a standby machine that implements configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , a virtual machine is disposed on a host, and the method includes the following steps:

Step 100: The virtual machine receives the configuration information when the host performs configuration in real time;

It should be noted that the host and the virtual machine are distinguished by different units, and the virtual machine is configured by calling a software development kit (sdk) interface provided by Broadcom. The encapsulation of the RCPU packet and the parsing of the RCPU packet by the standby device are all implemented by the function provided by sdk. The specific implementation manner is common knowledge of those skilled in the art.

Step 101: The virtual machine sends configuration information to the standby device through a remote central processing unit (RCPU) protocol, so that the standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the received host.

The sending configuration information to the standby device includes:

The virtual machine sends the RCPU packet containing the configuration information to the standby device on the interconnected ports of the host and the standby device through the RCPU protocol.

Before the step 100, the method in this embodiment further includes:

According to the host initialization settings, the virtual machine is mounted and configured;

The virtual machine receives the settings of the RCPU host (MASTER) mode of the host configuration to enable it to have the transceiver processing function.

In the method of the embodiment, the virtual machine is configured on the host, and when the host is configured, the configuration information is sent to the virtual machine, and the configuration information of the host is sent to the standby device in real time through the virtual machine, so that the host and the standby are configured in time. .

FIG. 2 is another flowchart of a method for implementing configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step 200: The standby machine receives configuration information about the configuration of the host from the virtual machine in real time;

Before the step 200, the method in this embodiment further includes:

Set the RCPU protocol on the central processor management interface controller (CMIC) port of the standby machine so that the CMIC port of the standby machine supports the RCPU function.

Step 201: Perform synchronization configuration on the standby device according to the configuration information of the received host.

This step includes:

After receiving the RCPU packet containing the configuration information of the host, the standby device converts the RCPU packet to a CMIC port that sets the RCPU protocol on a preset virtual local area network (VLAN).

The CMIC port parses the RCPU packet containing the configuration information of the host to obtain configuration information of the host;

The standby device performs configuration synchronization based on the configuration information of the host obtained by the analysis.

After the configuration synchronization is completed, the method in this embodiment further includes:

The standby device sends a configuration feedback message to the host according to the configuration synchronization result, so that the host determines whether the configuration synchronization is completed.

The configuration information sent by the standby device is used to obtain the status information of the configuration synchronization of the host. This prevents the system from working when the configuration is not synchronized.

3 is a structural diagram of a virtual machine that implements configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a virtual machine is disposed on a host, where the virtual machine includes: a receiving unit and a sending unit, where

4 is a structural diagram of a standby machine that implements configuration synchronization according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the standby device includes a receiving configuration unit and a configuration synchronization unit.

The RCPU protocol is set on the CMIC port of the standby machine.

The receiving configuration unit is configured to: after receiving the RCPU message containing the configuration information from the virtual machine, convert the RCPU message to a CMIC port that sets the RCPU protocol in a preset VLAN; wherein, the CMIC port is parsed The RCPU packet containing the configuration information obtains the configuration information of the host.

Configure the synchronization unit and set it to synchronize the configuration according to the configuration information of the received host.

The standby unit of the embodiment further includes a feedback unit, configured to: after the configuration synchronization is completed, send a configuration feedback message to the host according to the configuration synchronization result, so that the host determines whether the configuration synchronization is completed.

It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a system for implementing configuration synchronization, including a host and a backup machine provided with a virtual machine; wherein, the switching chip of the virtual machine and the switching chip of the standby machine have the same type, wherein

The virtual machine is configured to: when the host performs configuration, receive configuration information in real time, and send configuration information to the standby machine through the RCPU protocol;

The standby device is configured to receive configuration information about the configuration of the host from the virtual machine, and perform configuration synchronization according to the configuration information.

The method of the embodiments of the present invention is described in detail below by way of specific examples. The embodiments are only used to describe the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application.

In this embodiment, the configuration information of the host refers to the configuration information of the switch chip of the host; based on this, the virtual machine set on the host actually sets a switch chip type on the switch chip of the host. Virtual machine. Set the RCPU protocol on the CMIC port of the standby machine so that the CMIC port of the standby machine supports the RCPU function. Among them, the RCPU standby (SLAVE) mode can be set on the standby machine. The host's switch chip is initialized, and the configured virtual machine is mounted and configured. The configured virtual machine is set in the RCPU host (MASTER) mode, so that the virtual machine has the transceiver processing function.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes the following steps:

Step 500: When the switch chip of the host is configured, the configuration information is sent to the switch chip of the virtual machine in real time;

Step 501: When the switch chip of the virtual machine receives the configuration information, add the configuration information to the RCPU packet of the switch chip that is sent to the standby device.

Step 502: The switching chip of the virtual machine sends the RCPU packet containing the configuration information to the switching chip of the standby device on the interconnected port of the host and the standby device through the RCPU protocol.

Step 503: The switch chip of the standby machine receives the RCPU message including the configuration information of the switch chip of the host, and then switches to the CMIC port that sets the RCPU protocol in a preset VLAN.

Step 504: The CMIC port parses the RCPU message including the configuration information of the switch chip of the host to obtain configuration information of the switch chip of the host, and the switch chip of the standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the parsed configuration information.

Step 505: According to the configuration synchronization result, the switch chip of the standby device sends a configuration feedback message to the switch chip of the host, so that the switch chip of the host determines whether the configuration synchronization is completed.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer executable finger The method of implementing configuration synchronization applied to the virtual machine side is implemented when the computer executable instructions are executed.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores computer executable instructions, and when the computer executable instructions are executed, implements a method for implementing configuration synchronization on the standby side.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the above embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module, for example, executing a program stored in the memory by a processor. / instruction to achieve its corresponding function. This application is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The embodiments disclosed in the present application are as described above, but the description is only for the purpose of understanding the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications and changes in the form and details of the embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope defined by the appended claims shall prevail.

Industrial applicability

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for implementing configuration synchronization, a virtual machine, and a standby machine. When a virtual machine is configured on a host, the configuration information is sent to the virtual machine in real time, and the configuration information of the host is real-time through the virtual machine. The device is sent to the standby device to synchronize the configuration of the host and the standby device. In addition, the configuration feedback message sent by the standby device is used to obtain the status information of the host synchronization. This prevents the system from working when the configuration is not synchronized. .

Claims

A method for implementing configuration synchronization, including:

The virtual machine receives the configuration information when the host performs configuration in real time;

The virtual machine sends the configuration information to the standby device through the RCPU protocol of the remote central processor, so that the standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the received host.

The virtual machine is disposed on the host, and the switch chip of the virtual machine is the same as the switch chip of the standby machine.
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the configuration information to the standby machine comprises:

The virtual machine sends an RCPU packet containing the configuration information to the standby device on the interconnected port of the host and the standby device through the RCPU protocol.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Initializing settings according to the host, the virtual machine is mounted and configured;

The virtual machine receives the setting of the MASTER mode of the RCPU host configured by the host, so that it has the function of transmitting and receiving processing.
A method for implementing configuration synchronization, including:

The standby machine receives configuration information about the configuration of the host from the virtual machine in real time;

The standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the received host.
The method of claim 4, further comprising:

The remote central processor RCPU protocol is set on the central processor management interface controller CMIC port of the standby machine, so that the CMIC port of the standby machine supports the RCPU function.
The method of claim 4 wherein said performing configuration synchronization comprises:

After receiving the remote central processor RCPU message including the configuration information of the host, the standby machine converts the RCPU message to a central processor management interface that sets the RCPU protocol on a preset virtual local area network VLAN. Controller CMIC port;

The CMIC port parses the RCPU message including the configuration information of the host to obtain configuration information of the host;

The standby device performs configuration synchronization according to the configuration information of the host obtained by the analysis.
A method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising:

After the configuration is synchronized, the standby sends a configuration feedback message to the host according to the configuration synchronization result, so that the host determines whether the configuration synchronization is completed.
A virtual machine that implements configuration synchronization, where the virtual machine is disposed on a host, where the virtual machine includes: a receiving unit and a sending unit, where

The receiving unit is configured to receive configuration information of the host in real time when the host performs configuration;

The sending unit is configured to send the configuration information of the host to the standby machine through the remote central processor RCPU protocol;

The switch chip of the virtual machine is the same as the switch chip of the standby machine.
A standby machine for implementing configuration synchronization, comprising: a receiving configuration unit and a configuration synchronization unit; wherein

Receiving a configuration unit, configured to receive configuration information of a host from the virtual machine;

Configure the synchronization unit and set it to synchronize the configuration according to the configuration information of the received host.
The standby machine according to claim 9, wherein the central processor management interface controller of the standby machine sets a remote central processor RCPU protocol on the CMIC port,

The receiving configuration unit is configured to: after receiving the RCPU message containing the configuration information from the virtual machine, convert the RCPU message to the CMIC port that sets the RCPU protocol on a preset virtual local area network VLAN. The CMIC port parses the RCPU message including the configuration information to obtain configuration information of the host.
The standby device according to claim 9, further comprising a feedback unit, configured to: after the configuration synchronization is completed, send a configuration feedback message to the host according to the configuration synchronization result, so that the host determines whether the configuration is completed. Synchronize.