CN1437354A - Network equipment managing method - Google Patents
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A method to manage network equipment divides network equipment in the network into multiple subcluster according to their feature information with each subcluster containing multiple network equipment being connected with network managing equipment, and then sets data structure for each subcluster separately in the network managing equipment as the required information for managing and maintaining each subcluster to be included so that the network managing equipment can carry on communication with network equipment in each subcluster separately and can carry on the management for the network equipment in each subcluster according to the feature information of each subcluster and information in the data structure of each subcluster.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the management method of the network equipment in a kind of communication technical field.
Background technology
At present, the networking of network needs a large amount of network equipments, and for example a large amount of Ethernet switches that use in Ethernet are very numerous and diverse things to managing of a large amount of network equipments.Prior art has adopted the method for cluster management that a large amount of network equipments is managed, this method be with a large amount of network equipments as a cluster, the network equipment in the cluster by with network management device between communicate by letter, accept the management of network management device; Under the current techniques, a network management device can only be managed a cluster.
Yet in some larger networks, operational department's gate open often need be divided into a plurality of parts with whole network, and the network equipment of various piece is managed respectively; Like this, if network management device can only manage a cluster, then wherein in the cluster that all will form whole network by authority of any one network maintenance staff all-network equipment operate, brought hidden danger for the reliability and the fail safe of network, this also be operation department do not wish to see.
In addition, the network management function of the network equipment all is by the exploitation of network equipment production firm usually, and the production firm of the network equipment all uses supporting webmastering software that the network equipment of oneself producing is supported management.Suppose that the network equipment in the cluster is to be provided by two or more different manufacturers, and these network equipments can only manage by same network management device again under the prior art situation, so, can both see the network equipments all in the whole cluster in each webmastering software, and can manage operation to it, be not easy to webmastering software that network equipment production firm utilizes oneself network equipment of own producer is managed maintenance.
In sum, network device management method of the prior art has brought great inconvenience for the management work of the network equipment.
Summary of the invention
The method that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of managing network device makes the management work of the network equipment more convenient, reliable.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this: a kind of method of managing network device comprises:
(1) network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster, each sub-cluster is comprising a plurality of network equipments that link to each other with network management device, the characteristic information of the network equipment is stored in the network management device in each sub-cluster, and the characteristic information of the network equipment is the network equipment information of institute's foundation in the processing procedure that the network equipment is hived off;
(2) set up the data structure of each sub-cluster respectively in network management device, data structure has been described the equipment in the network and has been divided into the situation of different sub-cluster and the needed information of each sub-cluster of management maintenance according to network equipment characteristic information; (3) network management device respectively with each sub-cluster in the network equipment communicate, and the network equipment in each sub-cluster is managed according to the characteristic information of the network equipment in each sub-cluster and the information in each sub-cluster data structure.
It is described that the network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster is to hive off according to the annexation of the network equipment and network management device.
Described annexation according to the network equipment and network management device hive off can for: be connected on the network management device employed port case according to the network equipment and hive off.
Described annexation according to the network equipment and network management device hive off can for: be connected on the network management device present veneer situation according to the network equipment and hive off, and adopt every veneer in the network management device of this mode of hiving off to have independently disposal ability.
It is described that the network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster is to hive off according to the sign of the network equipment.
Described step (3) also comprises the process that network management device upgrades information in the data structure of each sub-cluster, renewal process is: the network management device and the network equipment communicate, and according to the result who communicates by letter information in the data structure of corresponding sub-cluster are upgraded.
The present invention is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster with the network equipment in the network, respectively the network equipment in each sub-cluster is managed by a network management device, therefore, made things convenient for the management of Virtual network operator widely to the network equipment, manage the condition that provides for operator is divided into a plurality of parts with the network equipment by a plurality of administrative staff, thereby guaranteed the fail safe and the reliability of network management; In addition, the demand by its network equipment that provides can also be provided in the network management software supervising the network that network equipment production firm wishes to utilize oneself in the present invention.
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The structural representation that Fig. 1 hives off and manages for the network equipment;
The structural representation of Fig. 2 for the network equipment is hived off according to port information.
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The specific embodiment of the present invention is as described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:
As shown in Figure 1, at first the network equipment is hived off, the network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster: sub-cluster 1 is to sub-cluster n, and each sub-cluster comprises a plurality of network equipments, and the characteristic information of the network equipment in each sub-cluster is stored on the central processing unit of network management device; The characteristic information of the network equipment is for carrying out the network equipment information of branch group time institute foundation to the network equipment, can also can be the sign of the network equipment in each sub-cluster for the network equipment in each sub-cluster is connected in employed port information on the network management device.
Described network is hived off and can hive off according to the annexation of the network equipment and network management device, can hive off, can also adopt other the mode of hiving off that the network equipment is hived off according to the sign of the network equipment.
According to the annexation of the network equipment and network management device hive off can for: be connected on the network management device employed port case according to the network equipment and hive off, can also for: hive off according to the veneer situation that the network equipment is connected on the network management device, promptly can be with the network equipment that each port connected on the same veneer as a sub-cluster, adopt every veneer in the network management device of this mode of hiving off to have independently disposal ability, be in charge of the network equipment in the coupled sub-cluster by each veneer.
Describedly be connected on the network management device employed port case according to the network equipment and hive off, be when a plurality of ports of network management device are connected with its network equipment of managing, these ports are divided into a plurality of groups according to gerentocratic needs, the network equipment that is connected below each group is as a sub-cluster, the grouping schematic diagram as shown in Figure 2, suppose that network management device has p1, p2, ..., p16 is totally 16 ports, the network equipment that is connected below p1 and the p2 need manage as a sub-cluster, the network equipment that p3 is connected below p15 need manage as a sub-cluster, the network equipment that is connected below the p16 need manage as a sub-cluster, so, port on the network management device can be divided into three groups: port p1 and p2 are a group, and promptly the network equipment that is connected below p1 and the p2 port is a sub-cluster; Port p3 is a group to p15, and promptly the network equipment that connected below the p15 port of p3 is the another one sub-cluster; Port p16 is a group, and promptly the network equipment that is connected below the p16 port is the 3rd sub-cluster.
When the veneer that has an independent processing ability by polylith when network management device is formed, then can divide into groups to the network equipment according to the veneer situation that the network equipment is connected on the network management device, be the network equipment that connects on each veneer as a sub-cluster, manage independently by the central processing unit on each veneer.Suppose network management device by board B 1, B2 ..., B8 forms, two ports are arranged on each plate, so port is unified numbering: p1, p2... to p16, if each veneer is a group, so port p1 and p2 be group, port p3 and a p4 be a group ..., port p15 and p16 be a group, the network equipment that each group is comprised is a sub-cluster; Also can adopt other group technology to carry out the sub-cluster division of the network equipment.
Also for the user provides configuration order, the user can divide into groups to port by the needs of configuration order and basis oneself in the network management device.For example, all of the port is unified numbering, when dividing into groups by veneer, then veneer is unified numbering, utility command is assigned to one group port with needs and is described then, can use " group 1 port 124 " order, port one, 2 and 4 is assigned to the 1st group, as a sub-cluster.
The grouping information of the network equipment can adopt the whole bag of tricks to be stored in the central processing unit of network management device, for example, can set up upright array for each, preserves all of the port in this group in the array.A system postulation can be managed 4 clusters at most, and it has from No. 1 to No. 66 ports, can use following two-dimensional array to preserve grouping information so:
{1,2,0,0,0,0}
{3,4,5,0,0,0}
{6,0,0,0,0,0}
{0,0,0,0,0,0}
Shown in the 1st group comprise port one and 2, the 2 groups and comprise port and comprise port 6 for 3 to 5, the 3 groups.The grouping information that also can adopt other mode to preserve port.
When the sign according to the network equipment is carried out the branch group time, the network equipment sign of institute's basis can be medium access control (MAC) address of the network equipment, also can be the name or the sequence number of the network equipment, or other can unique sign of determining a network equipment.
Behind the end-of-job that hives off of the network equipment, then need in network management device, be respectively each sub-cluster foundation data structure separately, comprising the needed information of each sub-cluster of management maintenance in each data structure, the concrete information content is by the concrete management function decision of network management device to this sub-cluster, be information has determined network management device to the organize content that the network equipment carried out in this sub-cluster in the data structure of sub-cluster, the content that the data structure of each sub-cluster comprises can be the topology information of the network equipment in the sub-cluster, network equipment information is (as types of network equipment, version number), the state of the network equipment information contents such as (normal operating condition or malfunctions).
The topology information of the network equipment can adopt following method to collect in the described sub-cluster: the network equipment in each sub-cluster obtains the information of adjacent node by multicast, network management device is the mode collection network facility information successively by diffusion then, promptly at first collect the adjacent network equipment information of calcaneus rete network management equipment self and these equipment in abutting connection with record, and then according to these in abutting connection with record further collect the network equipment information of the node of far-end more and more distant-end node in abutting connection with record; When adjacency information changes, by the network equipment informing network management equipment of finding to change, at this moment, the network equipment can be according to the topology information in the information updating data structure of receiving, determine new topology information as passing through to calculate, or initiate the topology information collection process again.
Described network equipment information can report network management device by the network equipment when adding sub-cluster.
The state of the described network equipment can be shaken hands by the timing between the network management device and the network equipment and be safeguarded, if it is unsuccessful repeatedly to shake hands, then network management device can think that this network equipment is a malfunction.
After the data structure of each sub-cluster is set up, network management device just can be respectively with each sub-cluster in the network equipment communicate, determine according to the characteristic information of each sub-cluster in the central processing unit which sub-cluster the network equipment belongs to, according to the information of preserving in the data structure of setting up for this sub-cluster the network equipment is carried out various management, for example to type, version number, the operating state of the network equipment and be in management of information such as position in the network.
When network management device manages the network equipment, a respective subset group's sign and password can be set for the manager of each sub-cluster, manager's sub-cluster that at first selection will be managed according to the sub-cluster sign, imported correct sub-cluster password then and just can carry out operational administrative the network equipment in this sub-cluster, can improve the fail safe of network management like this, make things convenient for Virtual network operator that the network equipment is divided into many groups and manage.
When network management device manages the network equipment in the sub-cluster, can use variety of protocol, for example, if network is the network of a full Ethernet structure, can on Ethernet, construct an agreement so, be used for the network equipment and follow the network equipment of sub-cluster to carry out alternately.In addition, also can be in the agreement of communicating by letter between the network equipment in network layer, transport layer define grid management equipment and the sub-cluster.
The present invention goes for the network equipments such as Ethernet switch, three-tier switch, BAS Broadband Access Server, and network management device can be a more important Ethernet switch, also can be a three-tier switch or BAS Broadband Access Server.
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1, a kind of method of managing network device comprises:
(1) network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster, each sub-cluster is comprising a plurality of network equipments that link to each other with network management device, the characteristic information of the network equipment is stored in the network management device in each sub-cluster, and the characteristic information of the network equipment is the network equipment information of institute's foundation in the processing procedure that the network equipment is hived off;
(2) in network management device, set up the data structure of each sub-cluster respectively, comprising the needed information of each sub-cluster of management maintenance in the data structure;
(3) network management device respectively with each sub-cluster in the network equipment communicate, and the network equipment in each sub-cluster is managed according to the characteristic information of the network equipment in each sub-cluster and the information in each sub-cluster data structure.
2, the method for managing network device according to claim 1 is characterized in that described the network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster is to hive off according to the annexation of the network equipment and network management device.
3, the method for managing network device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that described annexation according to the network equipment and network management device hive off for: be connected on the network management device employed port case according to the network equipment and hive off.
4, the method for managing network device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that described annexation according to the network equipment and network management device hive off for: be connected on the network management device present veneer situation according to the network equipment and hive off, and adopt every veneer in the network management device of this mode of hiving off to have independently disposal ability.
5, the method for managing network device according to claim 1 is characterized in that described the network equipment is divided into a plurality of sub-cluster is to hive off according to the sign of the network equipment.
6, the method for managing network device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that described step (3) also comprises the process that network management device upgrades information in the data structure of each sub-cluster, renewal process is: communicate between the network management device and the network equipment, according to the result who communicates by letter information in the data structure of corresponding sub-cluster is upgraded.
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