CN104539448B - A kind of method, collecting unit and system for being used to gather exchanger information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for collecting and storing switch information in a computer system, the method comprising: each collecting unit in the at least one collecting unit collects the information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch switch information, and provide the switch information to the distribution unit; for each received switch information, the distribution unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information The information is sent to a corresponding storage unit; each storage unit in the at least one storage unit stores the received switch information. According to the solution of the present invention, in the process of collecting and storing switch information, there is no need to consider compatibility issues caused by different manufacturers and models of switches.

Description

A method, collection unit and system for collecting switch information

technical field

The invention relates to the field of computer technology, in particular to a method, a collection unit and a system for collecting switch information.

Background technique

In the prior art, switches produced by multiple different manufacturers are usually deployed in a network; and, for the same manufacturer, switches of different models produced by the manufacturer often exist in the network. Therefore, if the switch information of multiple switches of different manufacturers or different models of the same manufacturer is collected in the network, compatibility problems will be encountered.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method, a collection unit and a system for collecting exchange information.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for collecting switch information in a collection unit is provided, wherein the method includes the following steps:

Collecting switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item;

The switch information is provided to an allocating unit for allocating a storage location for the switch information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a method for collecting and storing switch information in a computer system, wherein the computer system includes at least one collection unit, an allocation unit, and at least one storage unit, and the method includes The following steps:

Each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and provides the switch information to the distribution unit, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item;

For each switch information received, the allocating unit determines a storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit;

Each storage unit of the at least one storage unit stores the received switch information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a collection unit for collecting switch information is also provided, wherein the collection unit includes the following devices:

A device for collecting switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item;

Means for providing said switch information to an allocating unit for allocating storage locations for switch information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a computer system for collecting and storing switch information, wherein the computer system includes at least one collection unit, distribution unit and at least one storage unit, wherein:

Each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and provides the switch information to the distribution unit, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item;

For each switch information received, the allocating unit determines a storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit;

Each storage unit of the at least one storage unit stores the received switch information.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: 1) in the process of collecting exchange information, it is not necessary to consider whether the manufacturer and model of the exchange are the same, thereby solving the compatibility problem in the prior art and having a strong Versatility, and, by pre-storing the identification information of the collected items of all switches in the external data unit, the unified management of the switches and collected items in the network can be realized, and when new switches and collected items are added, It is only necessary to update the external data unit instead of updating each acquisition unit, which provides great convenience for system expansion and update and reduces manual operations; 2) based on the scalability of the acquisition unit, it can be used on a large scale In the switch deployment, the switch information is collected, and the solution can collect the switch information across the IDC computer room, and the collection bottleneck will not be caused by the increase in the number of switch devices; 3) the distribution unit can generate the switch information according to the switch information Allocate storage locations; 4) The storage unit supports temporary storage and long-term storage of switch information, and due to the scalability of the storage unit, when the network scale increases or the number of switches increases, the storage unit can be updated at any time by adding physical storage media Expand; 5) the query unit can query the exchange information from the corresponding storage unit according to the identification information of the inquired item, so as to provide the instant and historical inquiry function of the exchange information in the computer system, so that the exchange information has the characteristics of visualization, It is more convenient for the understanding and maintenance of the system; 6) the acquisition unit, the distribution unit, the storage unit, and the query unit in the computer system of the present invention have the characteristics of high cohesion and loose coupling, and each unit can be updated independently without Will affect the function of other units.

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Other characteristics, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the computer system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for collecting and storing switch information in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for collecting and storing switch information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The same or similar reference numerals in the drawings represent the same or similar components.

detailed description

The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the computer system architecture of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The computer system includes at least one collection unit, distribution unit and at least one storage unit.

Wherein, each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and provides the switch information to the distribution unit; for each received switch information, the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit; each storage unit in the at least one storage unit receives Store the received switch information.

Wherein, the collection unit includes any functional unit for collecting switch information; for example, the collection unit is a probe Snmp_probe for collecting switch information. Preferably, the device to which the collection unit belongs is different from the switch, for example, the device to which the collection unit belongs is a server, etc.; and one collection unit can collect switch information of at least one switch. More preferably, the switches corresponding to different collection units do not overlap each other; for example, the collection unit Cunit1 is used to collect switch information of all switches in the computer room IDC1, and the collection unit Cunit2 is used to collect switch information of all switches in the computer room IDC2. It should be noted that any computer device capable of installing the collection unit can be used as the device to which the collection unit belongs, and different collection units may be respectively installed in multiple computer devices.

Wherein, the allocation unit includes any functional unit that can be used to allocate storage locations for switch information; for example, the allocation unit is a client that can be used to allocate storage locations for switch information. It should be noted that any computer device capable of installing the distribution unit can be used as the device to which the distribution unit belongs.

Wherein, the storage unit includes any functional unit that can be used to store switch information, such as physical storage, cloud storage, and the like. Preferably, the storage unit includes an internal memory and an external memory. Wherein, the internal storage includes but not limited to registers, cache memory, main memory, etc.; the external storage includes but not limited to floppy disk storage, hard disk storage, optical disk storage, etc. It should be noted that any computer device capable of installing the storage unit can be used as the device to which the storage unit belongs, and multiple storage units can be respectively installed in multiple devices, or installed in the same device.

It should be noted that the storage unit and the distribution unit may be integrated in the same computer device.

Wherein, the above-mentioned computer equipment includes but not limited to a single network server, a server group composed of multiple network servers, or a cloud composed of a large number of computers or network servers based on Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing), wherein Cloud Computing is a type of distributed computing. A super virtual computer composed of a group of loosely coupled computer sets; the network where the computer equipment is located includes but is not limited to the Internet, a wide area network, a metropolitan area network, a local area network, a VPN (Virtual Private Network, virtual private network) network, etc.

It should be noted that the computer equipment described above is only an example, and other existing or future computer equipment applicable to the present invention should also be included in the protection scope of the present invention and included here by reference.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for collecting switch information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The method according to this embodiment includes step S1, step S2, step S3 and step S4.

Wherein, the method of this embodiment is mainly implemented by a collection unit, a distribution unit, and a storage unit.

In step S1, the collecting unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch.

Wherein, the collected items include any items that can be collected in the switch; preferably, the collected items include but are not limited to:

1) Port traffic of the switch.

Wherein, the port traffic includes the port traffic of the switch in the incoming (in) direction and the port traffic in the outgoing (out) direction. Preferably, the oid (Object Identifier Desendant, object identifier) of the port traffic complies with the regulations of RFC (Requests For Comment, request for comment).

2) CPU usage information of the switch.

Wherein, the CPU usage information includes any information related to CPU usage; preferably, the CPU usage information includes but not limited to CPU temperature, CPU utilization rate and the like.

3) Error packet/packet loss information of the switch.

Wherein, the error packet/packet loss information includes the error packet/packet loss information of the switch in the inbound direction and the error packet/packet loss information in the outbound direction.

It should be noted that the above collected items are only examples, and those skilled in the art should understand that any item that can be collected in the switch should be included in the scope of the collected items described in the present invention.

Wherein, the identification information of the collected item includes any information that can uniquely identify the collected item; preferably, the identification information includes but not limited to the oid of the collected item; for example, the port traffic of the switch in the inbound direction The oid is 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1, and the oid of port traffic in the outbound direction is 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.10.1.

Wherein, the switch information includes the value of the collected item. Preferably, the switch information includes but not limited to the identification information of the collected item, the value of the collected item, etc.; more preferably, the switch information can be expressed as (key, value), where "key" identifies the collected item The identification information of the item, "value" indicates the value of the collected item.

Wherein, the collection unit may obtain the identification information of the collected items of the switch in various ways.

For example, the collection unit directly obtains the identification information of the collected item input by the user.

For another example, the collection unit reads the identification information of the collected item corresponding to the exchange according to the identification information of the exchange to be collected. Wherein, the identification information of the switch is used to identify the switch; preferably, the identification information of the switch includes but not limited to the model of the switch.

Further, in the above example, the collection unit may read the identification information of the collected item corresponding to the exchange according to the identification information of the collected exchange in various ways.

For example, the collection unit reads the identification information of the collected item of the switch from the local database according to the collected identification information of the switch.

For another example, the collection unit reads the identification information of the collected item of the switch from the external data unit according to the collected identification information of the switch. Preferably, the external data unit pre-stores identification information of all collected items of various types of switches. It should be noted that, when the computer system includes multiple collection units, the external data unit may pre-store identification information of all collected items of all switches corresponding to each collection unit in the multiple collection units.

Specifically, the collection unit collects switch information corresponding to the collected item according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch.

For example, the collected item includes the CPU utilization rate of the switch, and the oid of the CPU utilization rate is 1.3.6.1.4.2011.10.2.6.1.1.1.1.6; in step S1, the collection unit collects the CPU utilization rate according to the oid of the CPU utilization rate The switch information corresponding to the rate, the switch information includes the CPU utilization value.

As a preferred solution of step S1, step S1 includes the following steps: the collecting unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the object information of the object collected by the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object.

Wherein, the collected objects include any components on the switch that can be collected, such as ports of the switch. The object information includes any information indicative of the object being captured. For example, the collected object is a port of a switch, and the object information includes the port number of the port; such as, the object information is 196.168.8.1_1_1, and the object information is used to indicate that the collected object is: IP address is 196.168.8.1 The first port of the first card (or slot) of the switch.

Wherein, the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the object. For example, the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the port corresponding to "196.168.8.1_1_1".

Wherein, the acquisition unit acquires the object information of the object collected by the switch in the same or similar manner as the aforementioned acquisition unit acquires the identification information of the item collected by the switch, and will not be repeated here.

Specifically, in this preferred solution, the collection unit collects the switch information corresponding to the collected item according to the object information of the collected object of the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object.

For example, the object collected by the switch is a port, and the object information includes the port number "GigabitEthernet1/1/1", where "GigabitEthernet1/1/1" represents the first slot of the first sub-slot of the first slot. GigabitEthernet (gigabit Ethernet) ports, the collected items include the port traffic of the switch on the incoming direction, and the oid of the port traffic on the incoming direction is 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1; then in step S1 , the collection unit collects the value of the port flow in the inbound direction on the port GigabitEthernet1/1/1 of the switch according to the object information and the oid of the port flow in the inbound direction.

Preferably, in step S1, the collection unit collects switch information based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol). For example, the collection unit is a probe Snmp_probe based on the SNMP protocol, and the collection unit collects switch information of the switch based on the SNMP protocol.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any switch that collects the switch according to the identification information of the item to be collected of the switch The realization of information shall be included in the scope of the present invention.

In step S2, the collecting unit provides the collected switch information to an allocating unit for allocating storage locations for the switch information.

Specifically, based on the connection mode between the device to which the collection unit belongs and the device to which the distribution unit belongs, the collection unit provides the collected switch information to the distribution unit for allocating storage locations for the switch information.

For example, the collection unit sends the switch information (key1, value1) collected in step S1 to the distribution unit based on the TCP connection between the device to which the collection unit belongs and the device to which the distribution unit belongs.

As a preferred solution of step S2, step S2 includes the following steps: the acquisition unit provides the switch information and the object information corresponding to the switch information to the allocating unit for allocating storage locations for the switch information.

For example, based on the TCP connection between the device to which the collection unit belongs and the device to which the distribution unit belongs, the collection unit transfers the switch information (key2, value2) collected in step S1 and the object information corresponding to the switch information "196.168.8.1 _1_1" to the allocation unit.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any switch information that is collected is provided to allocate storage for the switch information. The implementation of the location allocation unit should be included in the scope of the present invention.

In step S3, the distribution unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit.

Wherein, the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, including but not limited to:

1) The allocation unit directly determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and in combination with a predetermined mapping rule.

Wherein, the predetermined mapping rules include any predetermined mapping rules between switch information and storage units. For example, the predetermined mapping rule is used to indicate that the switch information corresponding to the CPU utilization rate is mapped to the first storage unit, the switch information corresponding to the error packet information is mapped to the second storage unit, and the switch information corresponding to the packet loss information is mapped to the second storage unit. Information is mapped to the 3rd memory location.

2) The allocation unit performs digital signature processing on the switch information, and determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the result of the digital signature processing.

Wherein, the digital signature processing includes any processing that can generate a fixed output for a fixed input, for example, hash processing, DSA encryption processing, RSA encryption processing, and the like.

For example, the allocation unit uses the hash function hash_1 to perform digital signature processing on the identification information "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1" of the collected item in the exchange information, obtains the digital processing result "Sind1", and converts the digital The storage unit Storage1 corresponding to the processing result "Sind1" is used as the storage unit corresponding to the switch information.

As a preferred solution of step S3, step S3 includes the following steps: the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and/or the object information corresponding to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit.

Specifically, the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and/or the object information corresponding to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit. For the switch information, the implementation manner of determining the storage unit corresponding to the switch information and sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit is the same or similar, and will not be repeated here.

In this preferred solution, more preferably, the allocation unit also sends the object information corresponding to the switch information to the storage unit.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any storage unit corresponding to the switch information is determined according to the switch information, and the The implementation of sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit should be included in the scope of the present invention.

In step S4, the storage unit stores the received switch information.

Preferably, the storage unit includes an internal memory and an external memory, and step S4 includes the following steps: when the switch information needs to be temporarily stored, storing the switch information in the internal memory; when the switch information needs to be stored for a long time , storing the switch information in the external memory.

Preferably, the storage unit can determine whether the switch information needs to be temporarily stored or long-term stored according to the collected item corresponding to the switch information. For example, when the collected item corresponding to the switch information is port traffic or CPU usage information of the switch, the switch information needs to be stored for a long time; when the collected item corresponding to the switch information is the error packet/packet loss information of the switch, The switch information needs to be stored temporarily.

It should be noted that when the storage unit includes an internal memory and an external memory, the storage unit can directly store the switch information in the external memory, or simultaneously store the information in the internal memory and the external memory, regardless of whether temporary storage is required.

Preferably, the storage unit also receives object information corresponding to the switch information, and the storage unit simultaneously stores the object information when storing the received switch information.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any implementation of storing the received switch information should be included in the within the scope of the present invention.

As a preferred solution, the computer system of this embodiment further includes a query unit, wherein the query unit includes any functional unit for querying switch information; preferably, it should be noted that any device that can install the query unit Computer equipment can be used as the equipment to which the query unit belongs. It should be noted that the query unit and the distribution unit, or the query unit, the distribution unit and the storage unit may be installed in the same computer device.

In this preferred solution, the method in this embodiment further includes step S5.

In step S5, the query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item, and reads the queried switch information from the determined storage unit.

Wherein, the queried item is used to indicate the collected item that needs to be queried.

Wherein, the identification information of the queried item represents the identification information of the collected item that needs to be queried.

Wherein, the query unit may determine the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item in various ways. For example, the query unit directly determines the storage unit corresponding to the queried switch information according to the identification information of the queried item in combination with predetermined mapping rules; As a result of the digital signature processing, the storage unit corresponding to the exchange information is determined.

Specifically, the query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item, and reads the queried switch information from the storage unit.

For example, the item to be queried is CPU utilization, and the query unit uses the hash function hash_1 to perform digital signature processing on the oid "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1" of the CPU utilization, obtains the digital processing result "Sind1", and The storage unit Storage1 corresponding to the digital processing result "Sind1" is used as the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored, and the switch information corresponding to the queried item is read from Storage1.

Preferably, in step S5, the query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the object information of the queried object and/or the identification information of the queried item, and reads from the determined storage unit. Get the information of the queried switch.

For example, the query unit uses the hash function hash_2 to perform digital signature processing on the port number "GigabitEthernet1/1/1" of the port being queried, obtains the digital processing result "Sind2", and stores the digital processing result "Sind2" corresponding to Unit Storage2 is used as a storage unit where the queried switch information is stored, and reads the switch information on the queried port from Storage2.

For another example, if the queried item is port traffic in the inbound direction, the query unit uses the strcat function to connect the object information of the queried port and the oid of the port traffic in the inbound direction into a joint string, and uses the The hash function hash_3 performs digital signature processing to obtain the digital processing result "Sind3", and the storage unit Storage3 corresponding to the digital processing result "Sind3" is used as the storage unit where the port traffic in the inbound direction is stored, and from Storage3 Read the switch information of the port traffic in the inbound direction on the queried port.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any information stored in the switch information to be queried is determined according to the identification information of the query item. The storage unit and the realization of reading the queried switch information from the determined storage unit should be included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the scheme of this embodiment, in the process of collecting switch information, it is possible to collect information of different types of switches produced by different manufacturers, which solves the compatibility problem in the prior art and has strong versatility; and, this implementation For example, the identification information of collected items of all switches can be pre-stored in the external data unit to realize unified management of switches and collected items in the network, and when new switches and collected items are added, only the external The data unit does not need to be updated for each acquisition unit, which provides great convenience for system expansion and update and reduces manual operations; in addition, based on the scalability of the acquisition unit, it can be deployed in large-scale switches Collect switch information, and this solution can collect switch information across IDC (Internet Data Center, Internet Data Center) computer rooms, and will not cause collection bottlenecks due to the increase in the number of switch devices.

In addition, the allocation unit can allocate storage locations for the switch information according to the switch information; and the storage unit supports temporary storage and long-term storage of the switch information, and due to the scalability of the storage unit, when the network scale increases or the number of switches increases , the storage unit can be expanded at any time by adding physical storage media; and the query unit can query the switch information from the corresponding storage unit according to the identification information of the queried item, so as to provide instant and historical switch information in the computer system The information query function enables the switch information to be visualized, making it easier to understand and maintain the system.

In addition, the acquisition unit, distribution unit, storage unit, and query unit in the computer system of the present invention have the characteristics of high cohesion and loose coupling, and each unit can be updated independently without affecting the functions of other units.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system for collecting exchange information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The computer system includes a collection unit, a distribution unit, and a storage unit; the collection unit includes a device (hereinafter referred to as "collection device 1") for collecting switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected items of the switch, and A device for providing switch information to an allocating unit for allocating storage locations for switch information (hereinafter simply referred to as "providing device 2").

The collection device 1 of the collection unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch.

Wherein, the collected items include any items that can be collected in the switch; preferably, the collected items include but are not limited to:

1) Port traffic of the switch.

Wherein, the port traffic includes the port traffic of the switch in the incoming (in) direction and the port traffic in the outgoing (out) direction. Preferably, the oid (Object Identifier Desendant, object identifier) of the port traffic complies with the regulations of RFC (Requests For Comment, request for comment).

2) CPU usage information of the switch.

Wherein, the CPU usage information includes any information related to CPU usage; preferably, the CPU usage information includes but not limited to CPU temperature, CPU utilization rate and the like.

3) Error packet/packet loss information of the switch.

Wherein, the error packet/packet loss information includes the error packet/packet loss information of the switch in the inbound direction and the error packet/packet loss information in the outbound direction.

It should be noted that the above collected items are only examples, and those skilled in the art should understand that any item that can be collected in the switch should be included in the scope of the collected items described in the present invention.

Wherein, the identification information of the collected item includes any information that can uniquely identify the collected item; preferably, the identification information includes but not limited to the oid of the collected item; for example, the port traffic of the switch in the inbound direction The oid is 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1, and the oid of port traffic in the outbound direction is 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.10.1.

Wherein, the switch information includes the value of the collected item. Preferably, the switch information includes but not limited to the identification information of the collected item, the collected value of the collected item, etc.; more preferably, the switch information can be expressed as (key, value), where "key" Identify the identification information of the collected item, and "value" indicates the collected value of the collected item.

Wherein, the collection device 1 can acquire the identification information of the collected item of the switch in various ways.

For example, the collection device 1 directly obtains the identification information of the collected item input by the user.

For another example, the collection device 1 includes a device for reading the identification information of the collected items corresponding to the exchange according to the identification information of the exchange collected (hereinafter referred to as "reading device", not shown in the figure). Wherein, the identification information of the switch is used to identify the switch; preferably, the identification information of the switch includes but not limited to the model of the switch.

Further, in the above example, the reading device can read the identification information of the collected item corresponding to the exchange according to the identification information of the collected exchange in various ways.

For example, the reading device reads the identification information of the collected item of the switch from the local database according to the collected identification information of the switch.

For another example, the reading device reads the identification information of the collected items of the exchange from the external data unit according to the collected identification information of the exchange. Preferably, the external data unit pre-stores identification information of all collected items of various types of switches. It should be noted that, when the computer system includes multiple collection units, the external data unit may pre-store identification information of all collected items of all switches corresponding to each collection unit in the multiple collection units.

Specifically, the collection device 1 collects switch information corresponding to the collected item according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch.

For example, the collected item includes the CPU utilization rate of the switch, and the oid of the CPU utilization rate is 1.3.6.1.4.2011.10.2.6.1.1.1.1.6; in step S1, the collection unit collects the CPU utilization rate according to the oid of the CPU utilization rate The switch information corresponding to the rate, the switch information includes the CPU utilization value.

As a preferred solution, the collection device 1 further includes a device for collecting the switch information of the switch according to the object information of the object collected by the switch and the identification information of the collected items on the object (hereinafter referred to as "sub- Acquisition device", not shown in the figure).

Wherein, the collected objects include any components on the switch that can be collected, such as ports of the switch. The object information includes any information indicative of the object being captured. For example, the collected object is a port of a switch, and the object information includes the port number of the port; such as, the object information is 196.168.8.1_1_1, and the object information is used to indicate that the collected object is: IP address is 196.168.8.1 The first port of the first card (or slot) of the switch.

Wherein, the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the object. For example, the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the port corresponding to "196.168.8.1_1_1".

Wherein, the implementation manner of acquiring the object information of the objects collected by the switch by the sub-acquisition device is the same or similar to the implementation manner of acquiring the identification information of the collected items of the switch by the aforementioned acquisition device 1, and will not be repeated here.

Specifically, in this preferred solution, the sub-acquisition device collects the switch information corresponding to the collected item according to the object information of the object collected by the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object.

For example, the object collected by the switch is a port, and the object information includes the port number "GigabitEthernet1/1/1", where "GigabitEthernet1/1/1" represents the first slot of the first sub-slot of the first slot. GigabitEthernet (gigabit Ethernet) ports, the collected items include the port traffic of the switch on the incoming direction, and the oid of the port traffic on the incoming direction is 1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1; then the sub-acquisition device according to The object information and the oid of the port traffic in the inbound direction are collected on the port GigabitEthernet1/1/1 of the switch. The value of the port traffic in the inbound direction is collected.

Preferably, the collection device 1 collects switch information based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol). For example, the collection unit is a probe Snmp_probe based on the SNMP protocol, and the collection device 1 of the collection unit collects switch information of the switch based on the SNMP protocol.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any switch that collects the switch according to the identification information of the item to be collected of the switch The realization of information shall be included in the scope of the present invention.

The providing device 2 of the collecting unit provides the collected switch information to the allocating unit for allocating storage locations for the switch information.

Specifically, the providing device 2 provides the collected switch information to the distribution unit for allocating storage locations for the switch information based on the connection mode between the device to which the collection unit belongs and the device to which the distribution unit belongs.

For example, the providing device 2 sends the switch information (key1, value1) collected by the collecting device 1 to the distribution unit based on the TCP connection between the device to which the collection unit belongs and the device to which the distribution unit belongs.

As a preferred solution, the providing device 2 includes a device for providing switch information and object information corresponding to the switch information to an allocation unit for allocating storage locations for the switch information (hereinafter referred to as "sub-providing device", FIG. not shown).

For example, based on the TCP connection between the device to which the collection unit belongs and the device to which the distribution unit belongs, the collection unit transfers the switch information (key2, value2) collected in step S1 and the object information corresponding to the switch information "196.168.8.1 _1_1" to the distribution unit.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any switch information that is collected is provided to allocate storage for the switch information. The implementation of the location allocation unit should be included in the scope of the present invention.

The distribution unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit.

Wherein, the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, including but not limited to:

1) The allocation unit directly determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and in combination with a predetermined mapping rule.

Wherein, the predetermined mapping rules include any predetermined mapping rules between switch information and storage units. For example, the predetermined mapping rule is used to indicate that the switch information corresponding to the CPU utilization rate is mapped to the first storage unit, the switch information corresponding to the error packet information is mapped to the second storage unit, and the switch information corresponding to the packet loss information is mapped to the second storage unit. Information is mapped to the 3rd memory location.

2) The allocation unit performs digital signature processing on the switch information, and determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the result of the digital signature processing.

Wherein, the digital signature processing includes any processing that can generate a fixed output for a fixed input, for example, hash processing, DSA encryption processing, RSA encryption processing, and the like.

For example, the allocation unit uses the hash function hash_1 to perform digital signature processing on the identification information "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1" of the collected item in the exchange information, obtains the digital processing result "Sind1", and converts the digital The storage unit Storage1 corresponding to the processing result "Sind1" is used as the storage unit corresponding to the switch information.

As a preferred solution, the distribution unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and the operation of sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit includes: the distribution unit according to the switch information and/or corresponding to the switch information The object information of the switch is determined, the storage unit corresponding to the switch information is determined, and the switch information is sent to the corresponding storage unit.

Specifically, the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and/or the object information corresponding to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit. For the switch information, the implementation manner of determining the storage unit corresponding to the switch information and sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit is the same or similar, and will not be repeated here.

In this preferred solution, more preferably, the allocation unit also sends the object information corresponding to the switch information to the storage unit.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any storage unit corresponding to the switch information is determined according to the switch information, and the The implementation of sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit should be included in the scope of the present invention.

The storage unit stores the received switch information.

Preferably, the storage unit includes an internal memory and an external memory, and the operation of storing the received switch information by the storage unit includes: storing the switch information in the internal memory when the switch information needs to be temporarily stored; When the switch information needs to be stored for a long time, the switch information is stored in the external memory.

Preferably, the storage unit can determine whether the switch information needs to be temporarily stored or long-term stored according to the collected item corresponding to the switch information. For example, when the collected item corresponding to the switch information is port traffic or CPU usage information of the switch, the switch information needs to be stored for a long time; when the collected item corresponding to the switch information is the error packet/packet loss information of the switch, The switch information needs to be stored temporarily.

It should be noted that when the storage unit includes an internal memory and an external memory, the storage unit can directly store the switch information in the external memory, or simultaneously store the information in the internal memory and the external memory, regardless of whether temporary storage is required.

Preferably, the storage unit also receives object information corresponding to the switch information, and the storage unit simultaneously stores the object information when storing the received switch information.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any implementation of storing the received switch information should be included in the within the scope of the present invention.

As a preferred solution, the computer system of this embodiment further includes a query unit, wherein the query unit includes any functional unit for querying switch information; preferably, it should be noted that any device that can install the query unit Computer equipment can be used as the equipment to which the query unit belongs. It should be noted that the query unit and the distribution unit, or the query unit, the distribution unit and the storage unit may be installed in the same computer device.

In this preferred solution, the query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item, and reads the queried switch information from the determined storage unit.

Wherein, the queried item is used to indicate the collected item that needs to be queried.

Wherein, the identification information of the queried item represents the identification information of the collected item that needs to be queried.

Wherein, the query unit may determine the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item in various ways. For example, the query unit directly determines the storage unit corresponding to the queried switch information according to the identification information of the queried item in combination with predetermined mapping rules; As a result of the digital signature processing, the storage unit corresponding to the exchange information is determined.

Specifically, the query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item, and reads the queried switch information from the storage unit.

For example, the item to be queried is CPU utilization, and the query unit uses the hash function hash_1 to perform digital signature processing on the oid "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.1" of the CPU utilization, obtains the digital processing result "Sind1", and The storage unit Storage1 corresponding to the digital processing result "Sind1" is used as the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored, and the switch information corresponding to the queried item is read from Storage1.

Preferably, the query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item, and the operation of reading the queried switch information from the determined storage unit includes: the query unit according to the queried The object information of the object and/or the identification information of the queried item, determine the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored, and read the queried switch information from the determined storage unit.

For example, the query unit uses the hash function hash_2 to perform digital signature processing on the port number "GigabitEthernet1/1/1" of the port being queried, and obtains the digital processing result "Sind2",

The storage unit Storage2 corresponding to the digital processing result "Sind2" is used as the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored, and the switch information on the queried port is read from Storage2.

For another example, if the queried item is port traffic in the inbound direction, the query unit uses the strcat function to connect the object information of the queried port and the oid of the port traffic in the inbound direction into a joint string, and uses the The hash function hash_3 performs digital

Signature processing, obtain the digital processing result "Sind3", and use the storage unit Storage3 corresponding to the digital processing result "Sind3" as the storage unit where the port traffic in the inbound direction is stored, and read the inbound port traffic from Storage3 Switch information for port traffic on the port being queried.

It should be noted that the above examples are only to better illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, rather than limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that any The implementation manner of reading the queried switch information from the determined storage unit and the determined storage unit shall be included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the scheme of this embodiment, in the process of collecting switch information, it is possible to collect information of different types of switches produced by different manufacturers, which solves the compatibility problem in the prior art and has strong versatility; and, this implementation For example, the identification information of collected items of all switches can be pre-stored in the external data unit to realize unified management of switches and collected items in the network, and when new switches and collected items are added, only the external The data unit does not need to be updated for each acquisition unit, which provides great convenience for system expansion and update and reduces manual operations; in addition, based on the scalability of the acquisition unit, it can be deployed in large-scale switches Collect switch information, and this solution can collect switch information across IDC (Internet Data Center, Internet Data Center) computer rooms, and will not cause collection bottlenecks due to the increase in the number of switch devices.

In addition, the allocation unit can allocate storage locations for the switch information according to the switch information; and the storage unit supports temporary storage and long-term storage of the switch information, and due to the scalability of the storage unit, when the network scale increases or the number of switches increases , the storage unit can be expanded at any time by adding physical storage media; and the query unit can query the switch information from the corresponding storage unit according to the identification information of the queried item, so as to provide instant and historical switch information in the computer system The information query function enables the switch information to be visualized, making it easier to understand and maintain the system.

In addition, the acquisition unit, distribution unit, storage unit, and query unit in the computer system of the present invention have the characteristics of high cohesion and loose coupling, and each unit can be updated independently without affecting the functions of other units.

It should be noted that the present invention can be implemented in software and/or a combination of software and hardware. For example, the devices and/or units of the present invention can be implemented by application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or any other similar hardware devices. In one embodiment, the software program of the present invention can be executed by a processor to realize the steps or functions described above. Likewise, the software program (including associated data structures) of the present invention can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as RAM memory, magnetic or optical drive or floppy disk and the like. In addition, some steps or functions of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, for example, as a circuit that cooperates with a processor to execute each step or function.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that the invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Accordingly, the embodiments should be regarded in all points of view as exemplary and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is therefore intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes within the meaning and range of equivalents of the elements are embraced in the present invention. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned. In addition, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. A plurality of units or devices stated in the system claims may also be realized by one unit or device through software or hardware. The words first, second, etc. are used to denote names and do not imply any particular order.

Claims (16)

1. A method for collecting exchange information in a collection unit, wherein the method comprises the following steps: Collecting switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item; providing the switch information to an allocating unit for allocating a storage location for the switch information; Wherein, according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, the step of collecting the switch information of the switch includes: According to the object information of the object collected by the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object, collect the switch information of the switch, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the object; Wherein, the step of providing the exchange information to the allocating unit for allocating storage locations for the exchange information includes: The switch information and the object information corresponding to the switch information are provided to an allocating unit for allocating a storage location for the switch information. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: According to the collected identification information of the exchange, the identification information of the collected item corresponding to the exchange is read. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation of collecting the switch information is implemented based on the SNMP protocol. 4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the collected items of the switch include at least one of the following: - port traffic of the switch; - CPU usage information of the switch; - Error packet/packet loss information of the switch. 5. A method for collecting and storing switch information in a computer system, wherein the computer system includes at least one collection unit, distribution unit and at least one storage unit, the method comprising the following steps: Each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and provides the switch information to the distribution unit, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item; For each switch information received, the allocating unit determines a storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit; Each storage unit in the at least one storage unit stores the received switch information; Wherein, each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and the step of providing the switch information to the distribution unit includes: Each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the object information of the collected object of the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object, and stores the switch information and The object information corresponding to the switch information is provided to the allocation unit, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the object; Wherein, for each switch information received, the distribution unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and the step of sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit includes: For each switch information received, the allocating unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and/or the object information corresponding to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit unit. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the allocation unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, comprising: The allocating unit performs digital signature processing on the exchange information, and determines the storage unit corresponding to the exchange information according to the result of the digital signature processing. 7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a storage unit includes an internal storage and an external storage, and the storage unit stores the received exchange information comprising: When the switch information needs to be temporarily stored, store the switch information in the internal memory; When the switch information needs to be stored for a long time, the switch information is stored in an external memory. 8. method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein, described computer system also comprises inquiry unit, and this method also comprises the following steps: The query unit determines the storage unit where the queried switch information is stored according to the identification information of the queried item, and reads the queried switch information from the determined storage unit. 9. A collection unit for collecting switch information, wherein the collection unit includes the following devices: A device for collecting switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item; means for providing said switch information to an allocating unit for allocating storage locations for switch information; Wherein, the means for collecting the switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch includes: A device for collecting switch information of the switch according to the object information of the object collected by the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object, wherein the switch information includes the collected item on the object value on Wherein, the means for providing the exchange information to the allocating unit for allocating storage locations for the exchange information comprises: Means for providing the switch information and object information corresponding to the switch information to an allocating unit for allocating a storage location for the switch information. 10. The acquisition unit according to claim 9, wherein the acquisition unit further comprises: A device for reading the identification information of the collected items corresponding to the exchange according to the identification information of the collected exchange. 11. The collection unit according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the operation of collecting the switch information is implemented based on the SNMP protocol. 12. The collection unit according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the collected items of the switch include at least one of the following: - port traffic of the switch; - CPU usage information of the switch; - Error packet/packet loss information of the switch. 13. A computer system for collecting and storing switch information, wherein the computer system includes at least one collection unit, distribution unit and at least one storage unit, wherein: Each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and provides the switch information to the distribution unit, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item; For each switch information received, the allocating unit determines a storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit; Each storage unit in the at least one storage unit stores the received switch information; Wherein, each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the identification information of the collected item of the switch, and the operation of providing the switch information to the distribution unit includes: Each collection unit in the at least one collection unit collects the switch information of the switch according to the object information of the collected object of the switch and the identification information of the collected item on the object, and stores the switch information and The object information corresponding to the switch information is provided to the allocation unit, wherein the switch information includes the value of the collected item on the object; Wherein, for each received switch information, the distribution unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information, and the operation of sending the switch information to the corresponding storage unit includes: For each switch information received, the allocating unit determines the storage unit corresponding to the switch information according to the switch information and/or the object information corresponding to the switch information, and sends the switch information to the corresponding storage unit unit. 14. The computer system according to claim 13, wherein, according to the switch information, the operation of determining the storage unit corresponding to the switch information by the allocation unit comprises: The allocating unit performs digital signature processing on the exchange information, and determines the storage unit corresponding to the exchange information according to the result of the digital signature processing. 15. The computer system according to claim 13 or 14, wherein a storage unit includes an internal memory and an external memory, and the operation of the storage unit to store the received switch information includes: When the switch information needs to be temporarily stored, store the switch information in the internal memory; When the switch information needs to be stored for a long time, the switch information is stored in an external memory. 16. The computer system according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the computer system further comprises a query unit, the query unit determines, according to the identification information of the queried item, the storage unit to which the queried switch information is stored, And read the queried switch information from the determined storage unit.