CN1190038C - Network equipment panel management method and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for network equipment panel management. A configuration file is prepared by the system for every kind of network equipment. The information of the configuration file is processed and analyzed by a universal software module, so that a corresponding network equipment panel management system is built. The system monitors every kind of the network equipment in operation and refreshes panel configurations according to the change of network equipment states. The present invention provides a universal and open network equipment management technology by file form configuration and reduces network management system development and maintenance costs. The present invention can be widely used in the technical field of network equipment management.

Description

Network device panel management method

Technical field:

The invention relates to a computer network equipment management method and system.

Background technique:

With the development of network technology, various network devices emerge. It is an important part of the network management system to monitor and control the network equipment through an image panel graphical interface. Since the management of network devices in the current network management system is designed and implemented for specific devices, this solution proposes a general and open network device panel management method and system.

Chinese invention patent 96180064 proposes a method and device for managing computer networks. But what it proposes is a network management technology that monitors the status of the entire network, and this solution is a network management technology that monitors the status of a certain network device itself. These two technologies are at two different levels of network management, so the management method and panel display System designs are not the same.

Purpose of the invention:

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a general and open network device panel management method and system, improve the generality of the network device management system, and facilitate device management.

Invented technical solution:

The network equipment panel management method of the present invention monitors and controls the network equipment through a graphic interface panel, prepares a configuration file for each network equipment; processes and analyzes the information of the configuration file through a general software module, and constructs a corresponding Network device panel management system; the system monitors each network device during operation, and refreshes the panel graphics according to changes in the status of network devices.

The above configuration file describes the management information of the network device; except for the generation of the configuration file and the corresponding panel display, and different plug-in feature modules for different devices, the other parts are not related to the device.

When the present invention builds the panel management system, the system reads the configuration file, analyzes the configuration file through the configuration file analysis module, and then automatically draws the initial panel graphic through the panel graphic generation module according to the network device information given in the configuration file.

During the operation of the system, the system uses the simple network management protocol to monitor each network device management object through the panel state monitoring module, refreshes the panel graphics according to the change of the network device state, and performs device parameter control and various network characteristics. manage.

The network device panel management system of the present invention includes various network devices connected to the network, a computer responsible for network device management tasks, and a software system on the computer, and is characterized in that: the network device panel management system provides The device prepares a configuration file; the system reads the configuration file and analyzes the configuration file through the configuration file analysis module; then the panel graphics generation module automatically draws the initial panel graphics according to the network device information given in the configuration file; the system runs through The panel status monitoring module monitors each network device, refreshes panel graphics according to changes in the status of network devices, and performs device parameter control and management of various network characteristics.

Beneficial effect:

Although there are many types of network devices, they have many common characteristics from the perspective of the panel display interface. For example, it is basically composed of main panel, expansion module, port, control switch, and indicator light. At the same time, these elements can read or set various state parameters during operation, and there is a parent-child logic between the elements. relationship characteristics. Simultaneously Simple Network Management Protocol (Simple Network Management Protocol, SNMP) has become more and more mature, and has become the standard of the industry. The above two points and corresponding characteristics make it possible to design a general and open network device panel management method and system .

The invention provides a common and open network device management technology in the form of configuration files, and reduces the development and maintenance cost of the network management system to a large extent.

Description of drawings in the manual:

Figure 1: General Open Network Panel Management System

Example:

With reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention prepares a configuration file for each kind of network equipment, processes and analyzes the information of the configuration file through several common software modules, and constructs a corresponding network equipment panel management system: wherein each network equipment (1) Corresponds to a configuration file (2), that is, adding a new device requires creating a new configuration file. Each line in the configuration file describes a network management object, describing the management information of network devices. Except for configuration files and corresponding display generation, as well as different plug-in feature function modules for different devices, other parts are independent of devices. The system reads the configuration file, and analyzes the configuration file through the configuration file analysis module (3). Then through the panel graphics generation module (4) automatically draw the initial panel graphics according to the information such as the object position and size, parent-child relationship, and state graphics given in the configuration file. During the operation of the system, the system uses the SNMP protocol to monitor each network device management object through the panel status monitoring module (5), refreshes the panel graphics according to the change of the network device status, and performs device parameter control (6) and various network Management of properties (7-10).

Accompanying drawing is the schematic diagram of this scheme. The part above the dotted line in the figure indicates that each device corresponds to a configuration file. Each line in the configuration file describes a network management object. Adding a new device requires creating a new configuration file. The part under the dotted line has nothing to do with the device except that different devices can be plugged with different feature function modules.

Specifically, for the preparation of configuration files during implementation, a configuration file should be defined for each network device. Each line in the configuration file describes a management object, which can contain the following description information:

1. Object identification number: uniquely identifies a management object;

2. Parent object identification number: identifies its parent object;

3. Type: Indicates the specific type of object (panel, module, port, etc.);

4. SNMP object ID: used to obtain status or control through SNMP protocol, it is unique;

5. Object size and location information: there are different graphics for different states.

When using the SNMP protocol to monitor the status of each object, this function can be realized in different ways such as polling or self-trap. The device parameter control and the management of various network characteristics can also be realized through the SNMP protocol.

Claims (3)

1. A network device panel management method, which monitors and controls network devices through a graphical interface panel, and is characterized in that: a configuration file is prepared for each network device; the information of the configuration file is processed and analyzed by a general software module , to build a corresponding network device panel management system; the system monitors each network device during operation, and refreshes the panel graphics according to the change of the network device status; the management information of the network device is described by the configuration file; in addition to the configuration file and the corresponding panel display generated , and different plug-in feature modules for different devices, other parts are independent of devices. 2. The network device panel management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: when building a panel management system, the system reads the configuration file, analyzes the configuration file through the configuration file analysis module, and then uses the panel graphic generation module according to The network device information given in the configuration file automatically draws the initial graphics of the panel. 3. The network device panel management method according to claim 2, characterized in that: during system operation, the system uses the simple network management protocol to monitor each network device management object through the panel status monitoring module, and according to the status of the network device The panel graphics are refreshed according to the changes, and the device parameter control and management of various network characteristics are performed.