CN102148702B

CN102148702B - A method of network management using network configuration protocol

Info

Publication number: CN102148702B
Application number: CN 201110009402
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冯冲
Original assignee: Beijing Huawei Digital Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Huawei Digital Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2011-01-13
Filing date: 2011-01-13
Publication date: 2013-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-13
Also published as: CN102148702A

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for managing network by utilizing a network configuration protocol (NETCONF). The method comprises the following steps that: a web master uses an NETCONF script to execute a script-exec operation, and sends a script name, a position, an execution type and incorrect options to a to-be-configured host; the host performs corresponding script execution operation according to the received NETCONF message and adds a result of executing the script in a NETCONF response message to return to the web master. The method for managing network by utilizing the network configuration protocol in the embodiment of the invention comprises: adding a script ability and the script-exec operation besides the NETCONF basic ability and operation, so that the network element device can obtain the script according to the operation content, then executes the content in the script on the device in batch; the efficiency of network management is improved since repeated interactions are unnecessary between the web master and the network element.

Description

A kind of method of using network configuration protocol to carry out network management

Technical field

The present invention relates to the communications field, particularly a kind of method of using network configuration protocol to carry out network management.

Background technology

Along with the expansion of network size, also more and more higher to the requirement of network management.Two importances of network management, configuration is provided and data acquisition, also faces the problem of improved efficiency.Present most widely used Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), configuration are provided and are adopted the mode of order line to issue, and the SNMP interface is adopted in data acquisition.Due to the deficiency of snmp protocol self, industry does not use snmp protocol to be configured granting basically, but directly logging device utility command row configures granting.Snmp protocol is used in data acquisition.

There are the following problems to adopt SNMP to carry out network management:

1, order line is man-machine interface, is not machine machine interface, and webmaster uses man-machine interface to issue configuration, has efficient and adaptive problem.

2, use snmp protocol to carry out data acquisition, because the snmp protocol operation can only be obtained data at every turn, although snmp protocol has also been supported (bulk) operation in batches, but still can not avoid the too much problem of interaction times, interaction times is too much, can take the network bandwidth, bring efficiency.

3, configuration is provided and the applicable different interface of data acquisition, and due to both data model disunities, it is larger that webmaster carries out adaptive workload.

Network configuration protocol (NETCONF) is webmaster agreement of future generation, and it proposes exactly in order to solve the problem of snmp protocol allocative abilities deficiency, and it can allow to define complicated data model, can satisfy the requirement that configuration is provided.

The existing NETCONF agreement of use is configured granting and there is following shortcoming in data acquisition:

1, when needs carry out batch configuration to network element, can only issue one by one configuration by the NETCONF interface now, between webmaster and network element, interaction times is many, inefficiency;

2, when needs carry out data acquisition to network element, also can only issue one by one request by the NETCONF interface at present, the occasion of having relatively high expectations for timeliness like this, the data that collect often have time delay, can not satisfy the requirement of network management.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of using network configuration protocol to carry out network management, and described method comprises:

Webmaster uses the NETCONF script to carry out the script-exec operation, script name, position, execution type and wrong option are issued to main frame to be configured, and the content of script is command line mode, SNMP mode or expandable mark language XML schema mode;

Main frame receives the NETCONF message, identify is that script is carried out the script-exec operation, take out script name, script position, execution type and wrong option from described message, if the address of script position is uniform resource position mark URL, be directly connected to the address Download Script of URL appointment, if the address of script position is on described main frame, the assigned address of going on described main frame gets script;

Main frame is according to the content of script command execution script one by one, and carries out mistake according to wrong option and process;

Main frame adds the result of carrying out script in the NETCONF back message using to and returns to webmaster.

The use network configuration protocol that the embodiment of the present invention provides carries out the method for network management, by newly increase script ability and script-exec operation outside NETCONF basic capacity and operation, thereby make network element device according to the content obtaining script of operation, then carry out in bulk the content in script on equipment.It is mutual that the use network configuration protocol that the embodiment of the present invention provides carries out not needing to carry out repeatedly between webmaster and network element in the method for network management, thereby improved the efficient of network management.

Description of drawings

A kind of flow chart that uses network configuration protocol to be configured the method for granting that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one.

A kind of flow chart that uses network configuration protocol to carry out the method for data acquisition that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two.

The another kind that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three uses network configuration protocol to carry out the flow chart of the method for data acquisition.

Embodiment

For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the embodiment of the present invention is clearer, referring to accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.

Referring to Fig. 1, the embodiment of the present invention one provides a kind of method of using network configuration protocol to be configured granting, comprising:

101: webmaster uses the NETCONF script to carry out the script-exec operation, script name, script position, execution type and wrong option are issued to main frame to be configured, and the content of script is command line mode, SNMP mode or expandable mark language XML schema mode;

Wherein the script ability of script and NETCONF script-exec are operating as additional capabilities and the operation of NETCONF agreement provided by the invention, and schema is a kind of description grammer of XML, can carry out by schema the modeling of data model.

102: main frame receives the NETCONF message, identify is to carry out the script-exec operation by script, take out script name, script position, execution type and wrong option from described message, if the address of script position is uniform resource position mark URL (Uniform Resource Locator), be directly connected to the address Download Script of URL appointment, if the address of script position is on described main frame, the assigned address of going on described main frame obtains script;

103: main frame is carried out script one by one according to the content of script, if make mistakes in the process of execution script, processes according to wrong option;

Wrong option is followed the standard option of NETCONF agreement, comprises that running into mistake namely stops Stop-on-error, runs into mistake and do not stop continue carrying out Continue-on-error and run into mistake and carry out rollback Rollback-on-error and process.

104: main frame returns to webmaster with carrying out script whether successful result being added in the NETCONF back message using.

Referring to Fig. 2, the embodiment of the present invention two provides a kind of method of using network configuration protocol to carry out data acquisition, comprising:

201: Network Management Equipment uses the NETCONF script to carry out the script-exec operation, script name, script position, execution type and wrong option are issued to main frame to be configured, and the content of script is command line mode, SNMP mode or expandable mark language XML schema mode;

202: main frame receives the NETCONF message, identify is to carry out the script-exec operation by script, take out script name, script position, execution type and wrong option from described message, if the address of script position is uniform resource position mark URL, be directly connected to the address Download Script of URL appointment, if the address of script position is on described main frame, the assigned address of going on described main frame gets script;

203: main frame is carried out one by one script according to the content of script and is carried out data acquisition, and the data that collect are written in file, makes mistakes if carry out in the process that script carries out data acquisition, processes according to wrong option;

For example, make mistakes if carry out in the process that script carries out data acquisition, the command execution next command that can adopt the continue-on-error mode to skip to make mistakes.The data of described collection comprise service data and the configuration data of main frame.

204: main frame adds the title of described file and store path in the NETCONF back message using to and returns to Network Management Equipment;

205: Network Management Equipment obtains title and the store path of described file according to described back message using, and the notice main frame uploads to Network Management Equipment with the mode that this document passes through FTP (File Transfer Protocol, file transfer protocol (FTP)).

Referring to Fig. 3, the embodiment of the present invention three further provides a kind of method of using network configuration protocol to carry out data acquisition, comprising:

301: Network Management Equipment uses the NETCONF script to carry out the script-exec operation, script name, script position, execution type and wrong option are issued to main frame to be configured, and the content of script is command line mode, SNMP mode or expandable mark language XML schema mode;

Wherein script script ability and NETCONF script-exec are operating as additional capabilities and the operation of the NETCONF agreement that the embodiment of the present invention provides, and schema is a kind of description grammer of XML, can carry out by schema the modeling of data model.

302: main frame receives the NETCONF message, identify is to carry out the script-exec operation by script, take out script name, script position, execution type and wrong option from described message, if the address of script position is uniform resource position mark URL, be directly connected to the address Download Script of URL appointment, if the address of script position is on described main frame, the assigned address of going on described main frame gets script;

303: main frame is carried out one by one script according to the content of script and is carried out data acquisition, and the data that collect are written in the memory field, makes mistakes if carry out in the process that script carries out data acquisition, processes according to wrong option;

304: main frame adds the data that collect described in the memory field in the NETCONF back message using to and returns to webmaster.

305: Network Management Equipment gets the data of collection according to back message using.

The use network configuration protocol that the embodiment of the present invention provides is configured the method for granting and the method for data acquisition, by newly increase script ability and script-exec operation outside NETCONF basic capacity and operation, thereby make network element device according to the content obtaining script of operation, then carry out in bulk the content in script on equipment, do not need between webmaster and network element to carry out repeatedly mutual, thereby improved the efficient of network management.

These are only preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not for limiting protection scope of the present invention.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for network management using a network configuration protocol, characterized in that the method comprises:

The network management uses the NETCONF script to execute the script-exec operation, and sends the script name, location, execution type, and error options to the host to be configured. The content of the script is in the command line mode, SNMP mode or Extensible Markup Language XML schema mode;

The host receives the NETCONF message, recognizes that the script executes the script-exec operation, and extracts the script name, script location, execution type, and error options from the message. If the address of the script location is the Uniform Resource Locator URL, directly Connect to the address specified by the URL to download the script, if the address of the script location is on the host, then go to the specified location on the host to obtain the script;

The host executes the script one by one according to the content of the script, and performs error handling according to the error option;

The host adds the result of executing the script to the NETCONF response message and returns it to the network management.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said performing error handling according to error options comprises:

If an error occurs during the execution of the script by the host, it will be processed according to the error option. The error option is to stop when an error is encountered, to continue execution without stopping when an error is encountered, or to roll back when an error is encountered.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the host adds the result of executing the script to the NETCONF response message and returns to the network manager as: the host adds the result of executing the script to the NETCONF response message The text is returned to the network administrator.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the error handling according to the error option is to continue execution without stopping when encountering an error, that is, to skip the error command and execute the next command.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the host executes the script one by one according to the content of the script, comprising: the host writes the data obtained by executing the script to collect data into a file, and writes the The file name and storage path are added to the NETCONF response message and returned to the network management system.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the host adds the result of executing the script to the NETCONF response message and returns to the network manager comprising: the host writes the data obtained by executing the script into a file , and add the name and storage path of the file to the NETCONF response message and return it to the network manager.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, after adding the file name and the storage path of the file into the NETCONF response message and returning to the network manager, further comprising: the network manager obtains the file according to the response message name and storage path, and notify the host to upload the file to the network management system via FTP.

8. The method according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the host executes the script one by one according to the content of the script, comprising: the host executes the script one by one according to the content of the script to collect data, and writes the collected data into the in the memory area.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the host adds the result of executing the script to the NETCONF response message and returns to the network manager comprising: adding the collected data in the memory area to the host by the host The NETCONF response message is returned to the network management system.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, after the host adds the result of executing the script in the memory area to the NETCONF response message and returns to the network manager, it further comprises: the network manager obtains the collected data according to the response message data.