WO2017219287A1

WO2017219287A1 - License activation method and device under virtual scene

Info

Publication number: WO2017219287A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/086754
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘锡明
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2016-06-22
Filing date: 2016-06-22
Publication date: 2017-12-28

Abstract

The present invention provides a license activation method and device under a virtual scene. The method comprises: a virtual network function obtains an electronic serial number of a virtual machine; the virtual network function obtains a license file; the virtual network function activates the license file if the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches an electronic serial number in the license file; the virtual network function operates on the virtual machine, and the electronic serial number is generated by an MANO and injected into the virtual machine. The present invention can achieve license activation of a virtual network function under a network virtual function environment.

Description

License activation method and device in virtual scene

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a license activation method and apparatus in a virtual scenario.

Background technique

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) reduces the expensive equipment cost of the network by using general-purpose hardware such as x86 and virtualization technology to carry software processing of many functions. Through software and hardware decoupling and functional abstraction, network device functions are no longer dependent on dedicated hardware. Resources can be fully and flexibly shared, enabling rapid development and deployment of new services, and automatic deployment, elastic scaling, and fault isolation based on actual business requirements. And self-healing.

Traditional applications run on advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) devices, and software functions are tightly coupled to the hardware to provide high-performance networking capabilities. The application software is controlled by a license. The application software needs to read the ATCA's electronic serial number (ESN) to match the ESN in the license file. The license file can only be successfully matched. Activated on the device, the application software can be run normally after activation.

In a dedicated hardware scenario, the ESN of the application software is generated by reading the serial number of the dedicated hardware; however, in the NFV scenario, the Virtual Network Function (VNF) runs on commercial off-the-shelf or technology (Commercial-off) -the-shelf, COTS) on common hardware, and the VM will migrate across physical devices and even migrate to different kinds of general-purpose hardware; the virtual network function running on the virtual machine (VM) cannot be obtained. The ESN of the VM cannot activate the license, so the VNF cannot run normally.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a method for activating a license in a virtual scenario. The method can read the ESN of the VM and then record it with the license file when the VNF license file is activated. The ESN is matched to complete the activation of the VNF license in the virtual environment.

A first aspect of the present application provides a license activation method in a virtual scenario, where the method includes: a virtual network function acquires an electronic serial number of a virtual machine; the virtual network function acquires a license file; and if the virtual machine is electronic The serial number matches an electronic serial number in the license file, the virtual network function activates the license file; the virtual network function runs on the virtual machine, and the electronic serial number is generated by MANO And injected into the virtual machine.

In a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the generating, by the MANO, the electronic serial number is generated by the MANO according to a universal unique identifier algorithm.

In a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the virtual network function is used to execute an instruction for activating a license file; the instruction is: acquiring an electronic serial number of the virtual machine; and using an electronic serial number of the virtual machine Matches the electronic serial number in the license file. If the match is successful, the license file is activated.

A second aspect of the present application provides a license activation method in a virtual scenario, where the method includes: MANO generates an electronic serial number; MANO injects the electronic serial number into a virtual machine; and uses an electronic serial number in the virtual machine Matching the electronic serial number in the license file to facilitate activation of the license file by the virtual network function.

The third aspect of the present application provides a license activation apparatus in a virtual scenario, where the apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a matching unit, where the acquiring unit is configured to acquire an electronic serial number of the virtual machine and acquire the same a matching unit, configured to match an electronic serial number of the virtual machine with an electronic serial number in the license file, so that the virtual network function activates the license file.

The fourth aspect of the present application provides a license activation apparatus in a virtual scenario, where the apparatus includes an electronic serial number generation unit and an injection unit, wherein the electronic serial number generation unit is configured to generate an electronic serial number. The injection unit is configured to inject the electronic serial number into the virtual machine, so that the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches the electronic serial number in the license file, thereby performing activation of the license file.

This application enables the VNF license file to be read to the ESN of the VM when it is activated, and then matches the ESN recorded in the license file to complete the activation of the VNF license in the virtual environment.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a license activation method in a virtual scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a license activation method in a virtual scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a framework of a license activation apparatus in a virtual scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a framework of a license activation apparatus in a virtual scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a physical device implementing a virtual network function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a physical device for implementing a management and orchestrator structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below through the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

The license activation method in the virtual scenario provided by the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) system. The NFV system architecture includes two parts, one is a functional module, and the functional module is an infrastructure. (Network Function Virtualization Infrastruction, NFVI), Virtualized Network Functions (VNFS) and NFV Manager and Orchestration (MANO); the second is the interface between modules.

NFVI includes hardware resources, virtualization layer and virtual machine (VM); MANO includes resource scheduling (Orchestration), virtual network function management (VNF Manager) and virtual infrastructure management (Virtualized Infrastructure) Manager, VIM), in which VNF Managr focuses on the management of VNF, responsible for VNF startup, update, query, expansion and contraction, etc., and also accepts the command of the upper Orchestration to VNF execution, and also downgrades VIM according to the state of VNF. Give instructions.

The existing license activation process includes: one, application software registration; the second is application software activation. Specifically, the application software sends the hardware information of the device to the license file generation device during the registration process, and the license file generation device generates a license file containing the hardware information, and saves the license file in the application software. After the registration process is completed, the application software obtains the hardware information of the device where the application software is currently located in the activation process of the hardware device, and compares the hardware information recorded in the license file with the currently obtained hardware information to determine the license. Activation succeeded or license activation failed. If the application software is successfully activated on the hardware device, the application software starts normally.

The following describes a license activation method in a virtual scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes steps S101-S103:

S101. The virtual network function acquires an electronic serial number of the virtual machine.

The virtual network function runs on the virtual machine, and the electronic serial number is generated by MANO and injected into the virtual machine.

Specifically, the above electronic serial number ESN is generated by MANO according to the universal unique identification code UUID algorithm.

The universal unique identifier UUID algorithm generates a string and uses the string as an electronic serial number. The UUID algorithm allows all elements in a distributed system to have unique identification information. Generating a unique string as an ESN is to ensure that each serial number is unique so that the electronic serial number can uniquely identify a network device. In the NFV scenario, when a new VNF is launched, the ESN is used to identify that the ESN of each VNF is different.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the algorithm for generating a unique character string and ensuring that all the strings in the same time space are unique is not limited.

S102. The virtual network function acquires a license file.

A virtual network function VNF runs on one or more virtual machine VMs having the same electronic serial number ESN.

When the VNF is registered, the VNF running on one or more VMs sends the ESN of the VM to the license file generating device, and the license file generating device generates a license file containing the ESN number.

S103. If the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches an electronic serial number in the license file, the virtual network function activates the license file.

When the ESN in the VM is successfully matched with the ESN recorded in the license file, the VNF activates the license file; the ESN in the VM is not successfully matched with the ESN recorded in the license file. The VNF fails to activate the license file.

Specifically, the VNF is used to execute an instruction for activating a license file; the instruction is: acquiring an electronic serial number of the virtual machine; and matching an electronic serial number of the virtual machine with an electronic serial number in the license file, if If the match is successful, the license file is activated. The command to activate the license file is an ACT LICENSE command, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a physical device that implements a virtual network function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the physical device can be used to run one or more virtual machines, each of which runs one or more virtual network functions, including a bus, memory 502, and processor 501. The processor 501 and the memory 502 are connected by a bus and complete communication with each other; the memory 502 is configured to store executable program code and corresponding data, the program code includes computer operation instructions, and the memory 502 may include a high speed RAM memory, and may also include A non-volatile memory; the processor 501 is configured to execute the following instructions:

Obtain the electronic serial number of the virtual machine;

Obtain a license file;

If the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches the electronic serial number in the license file, the virtual network function activates the license file;

A further method provided by the embodiment of the present invention will be described below by taking FIG. 2 as an example. FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for activating a license in a virtual scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the license activation method in a virtual scenario includes steps S201-S202, as follows:

S201, MANO generates an electronic serial number.

In the NFV system, management and orchestration MANO manages the entire NFV system and quickly and efficiently uses the resources of the entire NFV system to provide a manageable, controllable, and operational service platform, enabling basic resources to be easily provided to applications. The essence is to realize deployment, scheduling, operation and maintenance, and management.

Management and orchestration running on one or more VMs MANO generates a string by algorithm, using the string as the electronic serial number ESN, which ensures that each string generated is unique.

Specifically, MANO generates a character string as an ESN according to the UUID algorithm.

S202. The MANO injects the electronic serial number into the virtual machine.

The MANO saves the ESN in the VM in an injection manner, and the ESN serves as the identification identifier of the VM. The electronic serial number in the virtual machine is used to match the electronic serial number in the license file to facilitate activation of the license file by the virtual network function.

When the VNF running on the VM executes the LICENSE command, for example, the ACT LICENSE command; the VNF obtains the ESN of the VM and matches the ESN recorded in the license file.

If the ESN of the VM does not match the ESN recorded in the license file, the VNF fails to activate the license file. The VNF function cannot be used normally.

It should be noted that even if the virtual machine is migrated, the ESN of the virtual machine does not change. Therefore, the license file in the VNF can also be activated.

As shown in FIG. 6, the physical device includes a bus, a memory 602, and a processor 601. The processor 601 and the memory 602 are connected by a bus and complete communication with each other; the memory 602 is configured to store executable program code and corresponding data, the program code includes computer operation instructions, and the memory 602 may include a high speed RAM memory, and may also include A non-volatile memory; the processor 601 is configured to execute the following instructions:

Generating an electronic serial number;

Injecting the electronic serial number into a virtual machine;

The electronic serial number in the virtual machine is used to match the electronic serial number in the license file to facilitate activation of the license file by the virtual network function.

The activation device provided by the embodiment of the present invention will be described below by taking FIG. 3 as an example. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a license activation apparatus in a virtual scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the device includes an acquisition unit 301 and a matching unit 302.

The obtaining unit 301 acquires an electronic serial number of the virtual machine and acquires a license file. The ESN is generated by MANO and injected into the VM.

The matching unit 302, the VNF matches the electronic serial number of the virtual machine with the electronic serial number in the license file, so that the virtual network function activates the license file.

Next, an activation device according to still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 as an example. FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a license activation apparatus in a virtual scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the apparatus includes an electronic serial number generating unit 401 and an injection unit 402.

The electronic serial number generating unit 401 generates an ESN.

The injection unit 402 injects the electronic serial number into the virtual machine, so that the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches the electronic serial number in the license file, thereby performing activation of the license file.

The MANN injects the ESN into the VM, and when the ESN in the VM is successfully matched with the ESN recorded in the license file, the VNF activates the license file; when the ESN in the VM and the license are When the ESN matching in the file is unsuccessful, the VNF fails to activate the license file.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the license file of the VNF software is activated, the ESN of the VM running on the VNF is read, and then the ESN in the license file saved in the VNF is matched, thereby completing the activation of the VNF in the NVF environment.

A person skilled in the art should further appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both, in order to clearly illustrate hardware and software. Interchangeability, the composition and steps of the various examples have been generally described in terms of function in the above description. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods for implementing the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of both. The software module can be placed in random access memory (RAM), memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or technical field. Any other form of storage medium known.

The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention. All modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A license activation method in a virtual scenario, the method comprising:

The virtual network function obtains the electronic serial number of the virtual machine;

The virtual network function acquires a license file;

If the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches the electronic serial number in the license file, the virtual network function activates the license file;

The virtual network function runs on the virtual machine, and the electronic serial number is generated by MANO and injected into the virtual machine.
The method of claim 1 wherein said generating an electronic serial number by MANO comprises:

The electronic serial number is generated by MANO according to a universally unique identification code algorithm.
The method of claim 1 wherein said virtual network function is for executing an instruction to activate a license file; said instruction is:

Obtain the electronic serial number of the virtual machine;

The electronic serial number of the virtual machine is matched with the electronic serial number in the license file, and if the matching is successful, the license file is activated.
A license activation method in a virtual scenario, the method comprising:

MANO generates an electronic serial number;

MANO injects the electronic serial number into the virtual machine;

The electronic serial number in the virtual machine is used to match the electronic serial number in the license file to facilitate activation of the license file by the virtual network function.
The method of claim 4 wherein said generating an electronic serial number by said MANO comprises:

The MANO generates an electronic serial number based on a universally unique identification code algorithm.
A license activation device in a virtual scenario, wherein the device includes an acquisition unit and a matching unit;

The obtaining unit is configured to acquire an electronic serial number of the virtual machine and obtain a license file at the same time;

The matching unit is configured to use an electronic serial number of the virtual machine and an electronic sequence in the license file The number is matched to facilitate activation of the license file by the virtual network function.
The virtual network function of claim 6 wherein said electronic serial number is generated by MANO and injected into a virtual machine.
The virtual network function of claim 7 wherein the electronic serial number is generated by MANO in accordance with a universally unique identification code algorithm.
A license activation device in a virtual scenario, the device comprising an electronic serial number generating unit and an injection unit; wherein

The electronic serial number generating unit is configured to generate an electronic serial number;

The injection unit is configured to inject the electronic serial number into the virtual machine, so that the electronic serial number of the virtual machine matches the electronic serial number in the license file, thereby performing activation of the license file.
The MANO of claim 9 wherein said MANO generates an electronic serial number based on a universally unique identification code algorithm.