WO2017190547A1

WO2017190547A1 - Method for upgrading apparatus, device, and configuration point

Info

Publication number: WO2017190547A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/075777
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈锦威
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-05-06
Filing date: 2017-03-06
Publication date: 2017-11-09
Also published as: CN107347017A

Abstract

A method for upgrading an apparatus, a device, and a configuration point. The method comprises: acquiring version information of an update file upgrading an apparatus to be upgraded, and version information of the apparatus to be upgraded; transmitting, according to the version information of the update file and the version information of the apparatus to be upgraded, and to the apparatus to be upgraded, an address of a server storing the update file; and instructing the apparatus to be upgraded to acquire, according to the address of the server and from the server, the update file to perform upgrade. The method for upgrading an apparatus, the device, and the configuration point provided in the embodiments of the invention can resolve a problem in which a conventional apparatus can only realize upgrade via a vendor-specific network management device, thereby implementing a vendor-independent configuration of an apparatus, reducing network operation costs.

Description

Method, device and configuration point device for equipment upgrade

Technical field

The present application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a configuration point device for upgrading a device.

Background technique

The Software Defined Network (SDN) decouples the control plane from the forwarding plane through a standardized Southbound Interface (SBI). OpenFlow (OF) is a southbound interface standard developed by the International Standards Organization (ONF). The OpenFlow Management and Configuration Protocol (OF-Config) is a configuration protocol for OpenFlow. As shown in Figure 1, the OpenFlow Configuration Point (OFCP) configures the parameters of the OpenFlow Logical Swith (OFLS) and the OpenFlow Controller (OpenFlow Controller). After standardizing the southbound interface OpenFlow and OF-Config, the controller and the forwarding device (hereinafter referred to as the device) are decoupled. Each controller manufacturer and device manufacturer can implement interconnection and joint networking.

After the device is white-boxed, an operator's network may contain devices from multiple vendors. As shown in Figure 2, there are three vendors in the network: C, F, and Z. Because OpenFlow and OF-Config are standardized, operators can The device is configured and managed by a common controller and configuration point tool. However, the device management functions of each manufacturer also need to manage the device through a proprietary interface using the network management software provided by the manufacturer. For example, you need to upgrade the devices on the network. You need to use the network management system of the C manufacturer to upgrade the equipment of the C manufacturer, the network management system of the Z manufacturer to upgrade the equipment of the Z manufacturer, and the network management system of the F manufacturer to upgrade the equipment of the F manufacturer. At the same time, network maintenance personnel need to be familiar with the use of tools such as C network management, F network management, Z network management, controller, and OFCP, and the number of tools will increase as the number of equipment manufacturers in the same network increases. Then network management and maintenance are for operators. It is said that the cost is large and the dependence on the manufacturer has not been completely removed. The actual equipment has no real white box.

Summary of invention

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

The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a method, a device, and a configuration point device for upgrading a device, and to solve the problem that an existing device upgrade needs to be upgraded by a specific manufacturer network management.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for upgrading a device, where the method includes:

Obtain the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded.

According to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, the address of the server to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is updated according to the address of the server.

The step of obtaining the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded for upgrading the device to be upgraded includes:

Verify the file to be upgraded and obtain the version information of the file to be upgraded according to the file to be upgraded; or

Obtain the version information of the neighboring device that is upgraded by the file to be upgraded and the version of the neighboring device.

The address of the server to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is updated according to the address of the server. Steps, including:

If the manufacturer information and the device model of the file to be upgraded are the same as the manufacturer information and device model of the device to be upgraded, and the version number of the device to be upgraded is lower than the version number of the file to be upgraded, the file to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded. The address of the server, and indicates that the device to be upgraded is upgraded by obtaining the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server.

The address of the server storing the file to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded, and includes:

Send the user information for logging in to the server to the device to be upgraded, and the name of the file to be upgraded.

The name of the file to be upgraded includes at least the manufacturer information, the device model, and the version number.

The obtained version information includes at least the manufacturer information, the device model, and the version number.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for upgrading a device, where the apparatus includes:

The obtaining module is configured to obtain version information of the file to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded and version information of the device to be upgraded;

The processing module is configured to send, according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, the address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded to obtain the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server. Upgrade.

The acquisition module includes:

The first obtaining unit is configured to verify the file to be upgraded, and obtain version information of the file to be upgraded according to the file to be upgraded; or

The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain the neighboring device upgraded by the file to be upgraded and the version information of the neighboring device, and obtain the version information of the file to be upgraded according to the version information of the neighboring device.

The processing module includes:

The first processing unit is configured to: when the manufacturer information and the device model of the file to be upgraded are the same as the manufacturer information and the device model of the device to be upgraded, and the version number of the device to be upgraded is lower than the version number of the file to be upgraded, The address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded is delivered, and the device to be upgraded is upgraded by obtaining the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server.

The processing module further includes:

The second processing unit is configured to send the user information for logging in to the server to be upgraded, and the name of the file to be upgraded.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a configuration point device, where the configuration point device includes the device upgrade device described above.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions, the method for implementing the device upgrade when the computer executable instructions are executed by a processor.

The above technical solution of the present invention at least includes the following beneficial effects:

Method, device and configuration point for equipment upgrade provided by embodiments of the present invention compared with related technologies The device obtains the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version of the device to be upgraded. The file to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded. The address of the server, and indicates that the device to be upgraded is upgraded from the server to obtain the file to be upgraded according to the address of the server; thus, the problem that the existing device upgrade needs to be upgraded by the specific manufacturer network management can be solved, thereby realizing the white box of the device. Reduce network operation and maintenance costs.

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

BRIEF abstract

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between OF-Config and OpenFlow;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of device networking of different manufacturers;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for upgrading a device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram showing an example of a structure of a query version information structure in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of an upgrade version message structure in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows an example of a structure for obtaining upgrade result information in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for upgrading a device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for upgrading a device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for upgrading a device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed

The technical problems, the technical solutions, and the advantages of the present invention will be more clearly described in the following description.

On the SDN network, the device is often connected to the network. In this case, the manufacturer's private network management and upgrade methods are required to upgrade the forwarding devices of different vendors. It also caused the operators to completely undue the dependence on the manufacturers and could not achieve the real white box of equipment. To this end, embodiments of the present invention are based on the existing framework of ONF, The extended OF-Config protocol implements the method of upgrading the forwarding devices of different vendors to solve the problem that the existing device upgrade needs to be upgraded through the network management of a specific manufacturer, thereby realizing the white box of the device and reducing the network operation and maintenance cost.

Referring to FIG. 3, it is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading a device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment of the present invention takes a forwarding device in an SDN network as an example. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for upgrading a device, where the method includes:

In step 301, the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded are obtained.

Here, the configuration point obtains version information of the device to be upgraded, which is pre-specified by the user, and version information of the file to be upgraded for the upgrade of the device to be upgraded.

Step 302: According to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, the address of the server to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is updated according to the address of the server. .

Here, the server is pre-opened, and the file to be upgraded is placed (stored) on the server. The server may be the server corresponding to the device to be upgraded, or the server corresponding to the neighbor device of the device to be upgraded. When the device to be upgraded is determined to be upgraded according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the device to be upgraded, the address of the server is delivered to the device to be upgraded, so that the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server. Upgrade.

In the foregoing step 301, the step of obtaining the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded includes:

Here, the obtaining of the version information of the file to be upgraded may be that the configuration point obtains the version information based on the direct query of the file to be upgraded, or obtains the version information of the file to be upgraded based on the neighbor device upgraded by the file to be upgraded. Specifically, the name of the file to be upgraded is determined by the name of the file to be upgraded, and the version of the file to be upgraded is obtained according to the name of the file to be upgraded. Neighbor device Version information to obtain version information of the file to be upgraded. In addition, the manner of directly querying the version information of the file to be upgraded may include querying the file header of the file to be upgraded, or querying the configuration file in the upgrade package, and the like. The network pressure can be reduced by obtaining the version information of the neighbor device to obtain the version information of the file to be upgraded.

In addition, in this embodiment, the name of the file to be upgraded includes at least the manufacturer information, the device model, and the version number. That is to say, the naming format defined by the file to be upgraded at least includes information such as manufacturer information, device model number, and version number. The name of the file to be upgraded may also include other information according to actual needs, such as number, release time, and the like. In addition, in this embodiment, the order of arrangement of information such as manufacturer information, device model number, and version number in the name of the file to be upgraded is not limited.

In this embodiment, the obtained version information includes at least manufacturer information, a device model, and a version number.

In a specific embodiment, the obtaining of the version information of the device to be upgraded may be obtained by extending the OF-Config protocol definition query version information structure. Referring to FIG. 4 (wherein "OpenFlow Resource" represents an open flow resource, and the structural relationship in the figure is common knowledge of those skilled in the art), the device version information may be added by using an "OpenFlow Capable Switch" object in the OF-Config. In the field, the "id" field and the "config-version" field in the "OpenFlow Capable Switch" object in OF-Config 1.2 are added to the "manufacturer" field indicating the manufacturer information and the "device" indicating the device model. The -type" field and the "cur-version" field indicating the version number.

The foregoing step 302, according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, the address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is obtained from the server according to the address of the server. The steps to upgrade the file include:

Here, the version information includes the manufacturer information, the device model, and the version number. After obtaining the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, the configuration point is based on the preset version ratio. The version information of the upgraded file is compared with the version information of the device to be upgraded. The manufacturer information and device model of the file to be upgraded are the same as the manufacturer information and device model of the device to be upgraded. When the version number of the file is upgraded, the configuration point sends an upgrade indication to the device to be upgraded, that is, the address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server. upgrade.

The default version comparison rule is: comparing the to-be-upgraded file with the manufacturer information of the device to be upgraded. If the information is not consistent, the version of the file to be upgraded is deemed to be unavailable, the upgrade fails, and the method flow is ended. Device model; compare the file to be upgraded and the device model to be upgraded. If they are inconsistent, the version of the file to be upgraded is considered unavailable. The upgrade fails. The method is terminated. If they are consistent, the version numbers of the two are compared. If the version number of the file to be upgraded is lower than or equal to the version number of the device to be upgraded, the version of the file to be upgraded is considered unavailable, the upgrade fails, and the method flow is ended. If the version number is higher than the version number of the device to be upgraded, the version of the file to be upgraded is considered to be a valid version.

Here, the user information and the name of the file to be upgraded are sent to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is logged in to the server according to the user information, and the corresponding information is obtained from the server according to the address of the server. The name of the file to be upgraded, so that the file to be upgraded is upgraded. The user information includes a preset user and a password.

In addition, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the server may be a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.

In an embodiment, the upgrade point is sent to the device to be upgraded, and the upgrade version message object "Update Version" may be extended on the basis of the original OF-Config protocol to indicate that the device to be upgraded is upgraded. Specifically, referring to FIG. 5 (where "OpenFlow Resource" indicates an open flow resource, and the structural relationship in the figure is common knowledge of those skilled in the art), the "Update Version" object includes a field indicating an address of the FTP server. Ftp-addr", the field "ftp-user" indicating the FTP server user, the field "ftp-pwd" indicating the FTP server password, and The field "filename" indicating the name of the file to be upgraded.

In addition, in order to facilitate the knowledge of the upgrade status of the device to be upgraded, in step 302, the device stores the address of the server to be upgraded, and indicates that the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server. The method may further include: obtaining upgrade result information of the device to be upgraded.

Here, the upgrade result information of the device to be upgraded may be obtained by receiving the upgrade result information sent by the device to be upgraded. In addition, if the upgrade of the device to be upgraded fails, the obtained upgrade result information includes an error message, which indicates that the upgrade of the device to be upgraded fails, and the file to be upgraded cannot be obtained, the file to be upgraded fails, and the device is saved. Insufficient space, etc., is not specifically limited here.

In an embodiment, the configuration point obtains the upgrade result information of the device to be upgraded, and the object of the OF-Config protocol is updated to obtain the upgrade result information of the device to be upgraded. Specifically, referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is relative to FIG. 5, and the field "state" is added in the "Update Version" object to represent the upgrade result information of the device to be upgraded.

The device upgrade method provided by the embodiment of the present invention obtains the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, and the version information of the device to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded. The device to be upgraded delivers the address of the server where the file to be upgraded is stored, and indicates that the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server, and the device upgrade can be implemented through the network management of the specific manufacturer. The problem is to realize the white box of the device and reduce the network operation and maintenance cost.

Based on the above method, the embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for implementing the foregoing method. Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for upgrading a device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for upgrading a device, where the apparatus may include: an obtaining module 910 and a processing module 920.

The obtaining module 910 is configured to obtain version information of the file to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded and version information of the device to be upgraded;

The processing module 920 is configured to send the address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded to the device to be upgraded according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, and instruct the device to be upgraded to obtain an upgrade from the server according to the address of the server. The file is upgraded.

The obtaining module 910 may include: a first acquiring unit or a second acquiring unit.

The processing module 920 can include: a first processing unit.

The processing module 920 may further include: a second processing unit.

The device may further include: a result obtaining module.

The result obtaining module is set to obtain the upgrade result information of the device to be upgraded.

The apparatus for upgrading the device provided by the foregoing embodiment is the same as the method for upgrading the device provided by the embodiment. For the specific implementation process, refer to the method embodiment. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.

The device for upgrading the device provided by the embodiment of the present invention obtains the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, and the version information of the device to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded. The device to be upgraded delivers the address of the server where the file to be upgraded is stored, and indicates that the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server, and the device upgrade can be implemented through the network management of the specific manufacturer. The problem is to realize the white box of the device and reduce the network operation and maintenance cost.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a configuration point device, which includes the device upgrade device described above.

The device of the above-mentioned device upgrade has the foregoing technical effects. Therefore, the configuration point device of the device with the device upgrade should also have the corresponding technical effect. The specific implementation process is similar to the above embodiment, and details are not described herein.

Finally, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of two specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 7, which is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading a device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in a first specific implementation example of the present invention, a forwarding device in an SDN network is taken as an example. In the first specific implementation example, the configuration point is based on a direct query of the file to be upgraded to obtain version information, and the device to be upgraded acquires the file to be upgraded through a dedicated FTP server. The specific steps of the method for device upgrade provided by the first specific implementation example are as follows:

In step 701, the FTP server is prepared. In this step, the user has the FTP server corresponding to the device to be upgraded. The address of the FTP server is 10.9.9.9:21, the FTP server user is FTP, and the FTP server password is FTP.

In step 702, the upgrade information is set. Here, the file to be upgraded is placed in the root directory of the FTP server in advance. The name of the file to be upgraded is “Z_SDN8000_V1.3.rar”, where Z is the manufacturer information, SDN8000 is the device model, and V1.3 is the version model. The user specifies the address of the FTP server and the file to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded in advance at the configuration point.

In step 703, it is verified whether the naming is valid. In this step, the configuration point verifies whether the name of the file to be upgraded meets the naming format requirement. If the naming is valid, that is, the name of the file to be upgraded meets the naming format requirement, step 704 is performed, otherwise step 710 is performed.

Step 704: Query the version information of the device to be upgraded. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, the configuration point queries the version information of the device to be upgraded through the OF-Config extended query version message "OpenFlow Capable Switch"; wherein the "manufacturer" field indicates the manufacturer information, the "device-type" field indicates the device model, and " Cur-version" indicates the version number.

In step 705, it is compared whether the upgrade is possible. Here, the configuration point compares the version information of the upgrade file and the version information of the device to be upgraded according to the version comparison rule to determine whether the upgrade is possible. If the manufacturer information and the device model are the same, and the version of the file to be upgraded is updated, it is determined that the upgrade can be performed, and step 706 is performed; otherwise, it is determined that the upgrade cannot be performed, and step 710 is performed.

In step 706, an upgrade instruction is sent. Here, in conjunction with Figure 6, the configuration point is extended by OF-Config. The upgrade version of the update version of the update version sends an upgrade command to the device to be upgraded. The value of the ftp-addr field is 10.8.8.8:21 and the value of the ftp-user field is ftp or ftp-pwd. The value of the field is "ftp" and the value of the "filename" field is "Z_SDN8000_V1.3.rar".

In step 707, the device upgrade is successful. Here, if the device performs the upgrade process normally, send the address of the FTP server, the FTP server user, the FTP server password, and the name of the file to be upgraded to the device to be upgraded. The device to be upgraded is logged in to the FTP server based on the user information, and the file to be upgraded is obtained from the FTP server according to the address of the FTP server 10.8.8.8:21. After the upgrade is successful, go to step 708. If the status of the device to be upgraded cannot be upgraded or the upgrade fails, go to step 709.

At step 708, the prompt is successful. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, the upgrade success message is returned to the configuration point through the field "state" in the "Update Version" object.

Step 709, indicating the reason for the failure. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, an error message is returned to the configuration point through the field "state" in the "Update Version" object, and the flow is ended. The error information includes that the file to be upgraded cannot be obtained, the file to be upgraded fails to run, and the storage space of the device is insufficient.

In step 710, the upgrade fails. When this step is performed, the process ends. In this step, the failure prompt is sent to the configuration point, and the failure prompt includes the name of the file to be upgraded is invalid, the manufacturer information of the file to be upgraded does not match, the model of the file to be upgraded does not match, and the version number of the file to be upgraded is higher than that of the device to be upgraded. The version number is old.

Referring to FIG. 8, which is a schematic flowchart of a method for upgrading a device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in a second specific implementation example of the present invention, a forwarding device in an SDN network is taken as an example. In the second embodiment, the configuration point obtains the version information of the file to be upgraded based on the neighboring device that is upgraded by the file to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded through the FTP server of the neighboring device. The specific steps of the method for device upgrade provided by the second specific implementation example are as follows:

In step 801, the neighbor is ready for the FTP server. In this step, the user selects the device to be upgraded to obtain the neighboring device to be upgraded, and ensures that the neighboring device is enabled with the corresponding FTP server. The address of the FTP server is 10.9.9.9:21 and the FTP server user is FTP. The FTP server password is "FTP".

Step 802, setting upgrade information. Here, ensure that the FTP server corresponding to the neighboring device stores the file to be upgraded, that is, the file to be upgraded is placed in the root directory of the FTP server corresponding to the neighboring device. The name of the file to be upgraded is “Z_SDN8000_V1.3.rar”, where Z is the manufacturer. Information, SDN8000 is the device model, V1.3 is the version model. At the same time, the user specifies the address of the FTP server and the file to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded at the configuration point.

Step 803: Query the version information of the device to be upgraded. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, the configuration point queries the version information of the device to be upgraded through the OF-Config extended query version message "OpenFlow Capable Switch"; wherein the "manufacturer" field indicates the manufacturer information, the "device-type" field indicates the device model, and " Cur-version" indicates the version number.

Step 804: Query the version information of the neighbor device. Similarly, the configuration point queries the version information of the neighbor device through the query version message "OpenFlow Capable Switch" extended by the OF-Config, so as to obtain the version information of the file to be upgraded and the name of the file to be upgraded.

In step 805, it is compared whether the upgrade is possible. Here, the configuration point compares the version information of the upgrade file and the version information of the device to be upgraded according to the version comparison rule to determine whether the upgrade is possible. If the manufacturer information and the device model are the same, and the version of the file to be upgraded is updated, it is determined that the upgrade can be performed, and step 806 is performed; otherwise, it is determined that the upgrade cannot be performed, and step 810 is performed.

In step 806, an upgrade instruction is sent. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, the configuration point sends an upgrade command to the device to be upgraded through the upgrade version message "Update Version" extended by the OF-Config; wherein the value of the "ftp-addr" field is "10.8.8.8: 21", "ftp- The value of the user field is ftp, the value of the ftp-pwd field is ftp, and the value of the filename field is Z_SDN8000_V1.3.rar.

In step 807, it is determined whether the device upgrade is successful. Here, if the device performs the upgrade process normally, send the address of the FTP server, the FTP server user, the FTP server password, and the name of the file to be upgraded to the device to be upgraded. The device to be upgraded is logged in to the FTP server based on the user information, and the file to be upgraded is obtained from the FTP server according to the address of the FTP server 10.8.8.8:21. After the upgrade is successful, go to step 808. If the status of the device to be upgraded cannot be upgraded or the upgrade fails, go to step 809.

In step 808, the prompt is successful. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, the upgrade success message is returned to the configuration point through the field "state" in the "Update Version" object.

In step 809, the reason for the failure is indicated. Here, in conjunction with FIG. 6, an error message is returned to the configuration point through the field "state" in the "Update Version" object, and the flow is ended. The error information includes that the file to be upgraded cannot be obtained, the file to be upgraded fails to run, and the storage space of the device is insufficient.

In step 810, the upgrade fails. When this step is performed, the process ends. In this step, the failure prompt is sent to the configuration point, and the failure prompt includes that the file information of the file to be upgraded does not match, the model of the file to be upgraded does not match, and the version number of the file to be upgraded is older than the version number of the device to be upgraded.

For the foregoing method embodiments, for the sake of simple description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the described action sequence, because according to the present invention, These steps can be performed in other orders or simultaneously. In addition, those skilled in the art should also understand that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions involved are not necessarily required by the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present invention, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply these entities. There is any such actual relationship or order between operations.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The functions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part contributing to the related art, or the part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including several The instructions are for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present application. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like, which can be stored. The medium of the program code.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present application. It should be considered as the scope of protection of this application.

Industrial applicability

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method, an apparatus, and a configuration point device for upgrading a device, where the method includes: obtaining version information of a file to be upgraded and a version of the device to be upgraded, which are set to be upgraded; The version information and the version information of the device to be upgraded are delivered to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is updated according to the address of the server.

Compared with the related technologies, the present application obtains the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded. The address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded is sent, and the device to be upgraded is upgraded from the server to obtain the file to be upgraded according to the address of the server. This can solve the problem that the existing device upgrade needs to be upgraded through the network management of a specific manufacturer. Realize white box of equipment and reduce network operation and maintenance costs.

Claims

A method of device upgrade, the method comprising:

Obtaining version information of the file to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded and version information of the device to be upgraded;

Sending, according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the to-be-upgraded device, the address of the server storing the file to be upgraded, and indicating the device to be upgraded according to the server The address is obtained from the server to obtain the file to be upgraded for upgrading.
The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the version information of the file to be upgraded for the device to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded comprises:

And verifying the file to be upgraded, and obtaining version information of the file to be upgraded according to the file to be upgraded; or

Obtaining the neighboring device upgraded by the file to be upgraded and the version information of the neighboring device, and obtaining the version information of the file to be upgraded according to the version information of the neighboring device.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the downloading the file to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded according to the version information of the file to be upgraded and the version information of the device to be upgraded An address of the server, and indicating that the device to be upgraded acquires the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server, and includes:

When the manufacturer information and the device model of the file to be upgraded are the same as the manufacturer information and the device model of the device to be upgraded, and the version number of the device to be upgraded is lower than the version number of the file to be upgraded, The device to be upgraded delivers the address of the server that stores the file to be upgraded, and indicates that the device to be upgraded obtains the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server for upgrading.
The method according to claim 3, wherein, when the address of the server storing the file to be upgraded is delivered to the device to be upgraded, the method further includes:

And sending, to the device to be upgrade, user information for logging in to the server, and a name of the file to be upgraded.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the name of the file to be upgraded includes at least manufacturer information, a device model number, and a version number.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquired version information includes at least manufacturer information, a device model number, and a version number.
A device for upgrading a device, the device comprising:

An obtaining module, configured to obtain version information of a file to be upgraded for upgrading the device to be upgraded, and version information of the device to be upgraded;

The processing module is configured to send, according to the version information of the to-be-upgraded file and the version information of the to-be-upgraded device, an address of a server storing the file to be upgraded, and indicate the to-be-upgraded The device acquires the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server for upgrading.
The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the obtaining module comprises:

a first obtaining unit, configured to verify the file to be upgraded, and obtain version information of the file to be upgraded according to the file to be upgraded; or

The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain the neighboring device upgraded by the file to be upgraded and the version information of the neighboring device, and obtain the version information of the file to be upgraded according to the version information of the neighboring device.
The apparatus of claim 7 or 8, wherein the processing module comprises:

a first processing unit, configured to: when the manufacturer information and the device model of the file to be upgraded are the same as the manufacturer information and the device model of the device to be upgraded, and the version number of the device to be upgraded is lower than the file to be upgraded The version of the server to be upgraded is sent to the device to be upgraded, and the device to be upgraded is instructed to obtain the file to be upgraded from the server according to the address of the server for upgrading.
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing module further comprises:

The second processing unit is configured to send, to the device to be upgrade, user information for logging in to the server, and a name of the file to be upgraded.
The device according to claim 10, wherein the name of the file to be upgraded at least includes manufacturer information, a device model number, and a version number.
The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the acquired version information includes at least manufacturer information, a device model number, and a version number.
A configuration point device comprising the device upgrade device according to any one of claims 7 to 12.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement a method of upgrading a device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.