CN1968133B - Configuration information management method, system and device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a device configuration information management method, a device configuration information management system, and a device configuration information management server. The method of the invention includes: when a user manages device configuration information, an execution step: the server receives a preset A configuration item ID and an operation ID identifying the type of configuration information, and one or more management target IDs; the server performs operation processing corresponding to the operation ID on the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item ID of the management target. By adopting the method of the invention, the configuration information of one or more devices can be managed and maintained at one time, and the working efficiency is improved.

Description

Configuration information management method, system and device thereof

technical field

The invention relates to the field of information management, in particular to a method for managing equipment configuration information, a system and a device thereof.

Background technique

There are a large number of network devices (also called network elements) in the communication network, and the management of these network devices can basically be divided into two ways: single-point management and centralized management. Single-point management generally refers to management tools or means that can only manage individual devices. Centralized management generally refers to management tools that can manage all or most of the equipment in the communication network under its jurisdiction. A centralized network management system generally provides centralized topology management functions, centralized configuration management functions, centralized fault management functions, centralized performance management functions, and centralized security management functions. The structural diagram of the centralized network management system is shown in Figure 1.

At present, the configuration information management system based on the Graphic User Interface (GUI) in the prior art can only perform simple query and simple settings for the configuration information of network elements, and for complex data settings, it is necessary to Local maintenance terminal for each device for operation

With the increase of the number of devices in the network system, network managers may face dozens or even hundreds of similar devices. For each device, its configuration data may be numerous and complex. Therefore, when maintaining the configuration data of these devices You will encounter the following problems:

For each device, the management personnel have to set it up, so there will be a lot of repetitive setting work, and the workload will be very heavy. Moreover, with the increase of data parameters, the error rate of parameter setting will increase;

If the equipment is upgraded, all data needs to be reset, which increases the workload and reduces the correctness of parameter settings;

If the data on a newly connected device is very complete, and the administrator wants to apply this data to other devices, he must manually collect relevant data sources, and then input them to other devices one by one, which is very inconvenient;

If you want to view the configuration information between two devices, you can only manually find out the difference in each field, which is inconvenient to compare the configuration information between devices;

If the device parameters are too complicated, the management personnel also need to use the local maintenance terminal of the device. This will lead to the need to use both the centralized management system and the local maintenance terminal to manage a device, which is not easy to maintain.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a management method of equipment configuration information, a management system of equipment configuration information, and a equipment configuration information management server, which are used to solve the problem in the prior art that only a single equipment can be managed with configuration information.

The management method of the device configuration information provided by the present invention includes: when the user manages the device configuration information, the following steps are performed:

The server receives preset configuration item identifiers and operation identifiers that identify configuration information types, and one or more management target identifiers; wherein, the operation identifier is a synchronization operation identifier, and the management target identifier is a synchronization source identifier and a or multiple synchronization target IDs; or, the operation ID is an export operation ID, and the management target ID is a target device ID or a configuration template ID corresponding to the configuration item ID; or, the operation ID is an import operation ID , the management target identifier is a target device identifier or a configuration template identifier corresponding to the configuration item identifier;

The server performs operation processing corresponding to the operation identifier on the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management target; wherein, when the operation identifier is a synchronization operation identifier, the server identifies the corresponding synchronization source The corresponding configuration information of the synchronization source is synchronized to the synchronization target corresponding to the one or more synchronization target identifiers and stored locally; when the operation identifier is an export operation identifier, the server receives the storage information of the configuration file sent by the client, Export and store corresponding configuration information of the target device corresponding to the target device identifier or the configuration template corresponding to the configuration template identifier to the configuration file; when the operation identifier is an import operation identifier, the server receives the The imported configuration information is configured into the target device corresponding to the target device identifier or the configuration template corresponding to the configuration template identifier and stored locally.

In the above method, the server compares the configuration information of the synchronization source and the synchronization target, generates a corresponding processing command according to the comparison result, and sends it to the synchronization target.

When the server judges that the configuration information of the synchronization target and the synchronization source are not equal, it sends a modification command to the synchronization target, instructing it to modify the configuration information of the synchronization target and the synchronization source to the configuration information for the synchronization source; or

When the server determines that the synchronization source has configuration information that the synchronization target does not have, it sends a create command to the synchronization target, instructing it to create the configuration information; or

When the server determines that the synchronization target has configuration information that the synchronization source does not have, it sends a delete command to the synchronization target, instructing it to delete the configuration information.

In the above method, the synchronization source is a configuration template corresponding to the configuration item identifier, and the synchronization target is one or more target devices; or

The synchronization source is a source device, and the synchronization target is a configuration template corresponding to the configuration item identifier, or/and one or more target devices.

After learning that the configuration of the target device is successful, the server stores the configuration information of the target device.

In the above method, the client imports the configuration file, reads the configuration information therein, and sends it to the server.

The server compares the imported configuration information with the configuration information of the target device or the configuration template, generates a corresponding processing command according to the comparison result, and sends it to the target device or the configuration template.

When the server judges that the imported configuration information is not equal to the configuration information of the target device or the configuration template, it sends a modification command to the target device or the configuration template, instructing it to compare the target device or the configuration template with the The configuration information that is different from the imported configuration information is modified to the imported configuration information; or, when the server judges that the imported configuration information does not exist in the target device or the configuration template, it sends a message to the target device or the configuration template. The configuration template sends a creation command to instruct it to create the configuration information; or, when the server judges that there is configuration information that does not exist in the imported configuration information in the target device or the configuration template, it sends a message to the target device or the configuration template. The template sends a delete command, instructing it to delete the configuration information.

According to the above method of the present invention, the server stores the configuration information according to a preset configuration information storage model corresponding to the configuration item identifier.

The device configuration information management system provided by the present invention includes: a client and a server, the client includes an input/output module, and the server includes a configuration management module, a device interface module and a storage module;

The input/output module is connected to the configuration management module, obtains the configuration item ID, operation ID, and one or more management target IDs selected by the user on the client side, and sends them to the configuration management module;

The configuration management module is connected to the storage module, obtains configuration information from the storage module according to the configuration item identifier and the management target identifier, and processes the configuration information according to the operation identifier;

The device interface module is connected to the configuration management module, constructs a command sent to the management target according to the instruction of the configuration management module and sends it to the management target, and instructs the management target to configure the configuration information;

The storage module stores configuration information of the management target;

Wherein, the configuration management module includes an allocation sub-module, a synchronization sub-module, an export sub-module, an import sub-module, a query sub-module and an editing sub-module;

The distribution sub-module is connected with the input/output module, and is connected with the synchronization sub-module, the export sub-module, the import sub-module, the query sub-module and the editing sub-module respectively; the synchronization sub-module, the import sub-module and The editing submodule is connected to the storage module and the device interface module respectively; the query submodule and the exporting submodule are connected to the storage module;

The allocation submodule is configured to send the configuration item identifier and the management target identifier to the synchronization submodule, export submodule, import submodule, query according to the operation identifier received from the input/output module submodule or edit submodule;

The synchronization sub-module is used to synchronize the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier in the storage module to the management target through the device interface module;

The exporting submodule is configured to export the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management target in the storage module;

The import submodule is configured to import configuration information into the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item ID of the management target in the storage module, and import the configuration item ID into the management target through the device interface module In the corresponding configuration information;

The query submodule is configured to query configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management target from the storage module;

The editing sub-module is configured to edit the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management object in the storage module, and edit the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management object through the device interface module.

The synchronization sub-module obtains the configuration information of the synchronization source and the synchronization target from the storage module according to the configuration item identifier, the synchronization source identifier and the synchronization target identifier, and compares them, and according to the comparison As a result, the configuration information of the synchronization target is processed.

In the above system, when the synchronization sub-module judges that the configuration information of the synchronization target and the synchronization source are not equal, it sends a modification command to the synchronization target, instructing it to make the synchronization target different from the synchronization source. The configuration information of etc. is modified to the configuration information of the synchronization source; or

When the synchronization submodule determines that the synchronization source has configuration information that the synchronization target does not have, it sends a creation command to the synchronization target, instructing it to create the configuration information; or

When the synchronization sub-module determines that the synchronization target has configuration information that the synchronization source does not have, it sends a delete command to the synchronization target, instructing it to delete the configuration information.

When the synchronization target is a target device, the synchronization sub-module sends an operation instruction of modifying, creating or deleting to the device through the device interface module, and after receiving a successful response message returned by the device, The configuration information is stored in the storage module.

According to the above system of the present invention, the input/output module sends the export operation identifier, the storage information of the exported file, the configuration item identifier, and the source device identifier or the configuration template identifier corresponding to the configuration item identifier to the distributor module;

The distribution submodule sends the storage information of the exported file, the configuration item identifier, and the source device identifier or the configuration template identifier to the export submodule;

The export submodule exports the configuration information of the source device or the configuration template to the export file for storage.

According to the above system of the present invention, the input/output module sends the import operation identifier, the imported configuration information, the configuration item identifier, and the target device identifier or the configuration template identifier corresponding to the configuration item identifier to the allocation submodule ;

The distribution submodule sends the imported configuration information, configuration item identifier, and the target device identifier or the configuration template identifier to the import submodule;

The import submodule configures the imported configuration information into the target device or the configuration template and stores it in the storage module.

When the import submodule judges that the configuration information of the target device or the configuration template is not equal to the imported configuration information, it sends a modification command to the target device or the configuration template, instructing it to replace the target device Or modify the configuration information that is not equal to the imported configuration information from the configuration template to the imported configuration information; or when the import submodule judges that the imported configuration information does not exist in the target device or the configuration template, send the The target device or the configuration template sends a creation command, instructing it to create the configuration information; or when the import submodule judges that there is configuration information in the target device or the configuration template that does not exist in the imported configuration information, send The target device or the configuration template sends a delete command, instructing it to delete the configuration information.

The input/output module sends the query operation identifier, the configuration item identifier, and the identifiers of one or more target devices to the distribution submodule; the distribution submodule sends the configuration item identifier and the target device identifier to the query sub-module; the query sub-module queries the configuration information of the target device and sends it to the input/output module for display.

The query sub-module queries the configuration information of the configuration template corresponding to the configuration item identifier, and sends it to the input/output module for display.

The input/output module graphically displays the configuration information of the target device or/and the configuration template.

According to the above system of the present invention, the input/output module sends the editing operation identifier, the configuration item identifier, and the target device identifier or the configuration template identifier corresponding to the configuration item identifier to the allocation submodule;

The allocation submodule sends the configuration item identifier, and the target device identifier or configuration template identifier to the editing submodule;

The editing submodule edits the configuration information of the target device or the configuration template and stores it in the storage module.

The editing submodule sends an editing instruction to the target device through the device interface module, instructing it to edit the configuration information, and after receiving the successful response message returned by the target device, configures the configuration information of the device information is stored to the storage module.

The device configuration information management server provided by the present invention includes: a configuration management module, a device interface module and a storage module;

The configuration management module is configured to receive a configuration item ID, an operation ID, and one or more management target IDs selected by the user on the client side, and retrieve the information from the storage module according to the configuration item ID and the management target ID Acquiring configuration information, and processing the configuration information according to the operation identifier;

The device interface module is connected to the configuration management module, constructs a command sent to the management target according to the instruction of the configuration management module and sends it to the management target, and instructs the management target to configure the configuration information;

The storage module stores configuration information of the management target;

Wherein, the configuration management module includes an allocation sub-module, a synchronization sub-module, an export sub-module, an import sub-module, a query sub-module and an editing sub-module;

The distribution sub-module is connected with the client, and is connected with the synchronization sub-module, the export sub-module, the import sub-module, the query sub-module and the editing sub-module respectively; the synchronization sub-module, the import sub-module and the editing sub-module are respectively Connected with the storage module and the device interface module; the query submodule and the export submodule are connected with the storage module;

The allocation submodule is configured to send the configuration item identifier and the management target identifier to the synchronization submodule, export submodule, import submodule, and query submodule according to the operation identifier received from the client or edit the submodule;

The synchronization sub-module is used to synchronize the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier in the storage module to the management target through the device interface module;

The exporting submodule is configured to export the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management target in the storage module;

The import submodule is configured to import configuration information into the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item ID of the management target in the storage module, and import the configuration item ID into the management target through the device interface module In the corresponding configuration information;

The query submodule is configured to query configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management target from the storage module;

The editing sub-module is configured to edit the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management object in the storage module, and edit the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the management object through the device interface module.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

(1) The present invention can manage and maintain the configuration information of one or more devices at one time, which improves work efficiency.

(2) The present invention provides a synchronous operation of device configuration information, which can realize the configuration information of multiple identical devices at one time.

(3) The present invention can realize the backup and restoration of equipment configuration information through the export and import operations of configuration information.

(4) The device configuration information query function provided by the present invention can realize the configuration information of multiple devices at one time, and automatically query and display the configuration information of the corresponding configuration template at the same time, so that the user can intuitively compare the configuration information.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a centralized network management system in the prior art;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the equipment configuration information management system of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a configuration management module of the device configuration information management system of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of the synchronization process of device configuration information in the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of the derivation process of the device configuration information of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of the import process of the device configuration information of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of the query process of device configuration information in the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of the editing process of device configuration information in the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention provides a management system of network device configuration information based on a Graphical User Interface (GUI), so as to reduce the workload of network operators and improve work efficiency. This system can manage the configuration information of multiple devices: it can synchronize the configuration information on one device to other devices; it can compare the configuration information of two different devices; it can save the device configuration information in the form of database or configuration file ; The saved configuration information can be directly imported to the newly added device.

In the configuration information management system of the present invention, all configuration operations are completed through the client, the server and the client have a one-to-many relationship, and the configuration information is stored in the server.

Referring to FIG. 2 , it is a schematic structural diagram of the device configuration information management system of the present invention. The device configuration information management system includes a client (there may be multiple clients, and only one is shown in Figure 2) and a server. The client includes an input/output module, and the server includes a configuration management module, a storage module, and a device interface module. The input/output module is connected with the configuration management module, the configuration management module is respectively connected with the storage module and the device interface module, and the storage module is connected with the database.

The input/output module provides users with a graphical interface, enabling users to select network devices, configuration information to be managed and the type of management operations to be performed in the graphical interface, and the client will identify the selected device and configuration information to be processed and the operation type identifier are transmitted to the configuration management module on the server side; at the same time, the information returned by the configuration management module is also received and displayed to the user in a graphical manner.

The configuration management module completes the corresponding processing of device configuration information according to the received device ID, configuration information ID and operation type ID, mainly including configuration information synchronization, import, export, query and edit operations. The configuration management module completes different operations by different sub-modules: the distribution sub-module sends the configuration information ID and device ID to different operation sub-modules (such as synchronization sub-module, export sub-module, import sub-module, query sub-module) according to the operation type identification and editing submodules) for processing; the synchronization submodule executes the synchronization operation of synchronizing the configuration information to one or more synchronization targets, the import submodule executes the operation of importing the configuration information in the configuration information file to the import target, and the export submodule executes The operation of exporting the configuration information of the export source to a file, the query submodule executes the operation of querying the configuration information of one or more devices, and the edit submodule executes the editing operation of the configuration information of the selected editing target (editing operations include creating, deletion and modification). At the same time, the configuration management module also receives the device configuration response message returned by the device interface module, and sends it to the input/output module for display. The structural diagram of the configuration management module is shown in FIG. 3 .

The storage module is used to store configuration information. The storage module can store configuration information in files or databases. In order to better manage and organize configuration information and improve the efficiency of processing and querying configuration information, the present invention uses a database to store configuration information.

The device interface module is used to construct the operation instruction sent to the network device. The device interface module constructs the message sent to the network device according to the operation information of the configuration management module and sends it to the specified network device, instructing the network device to specify the specified configuration information Processing, such as creation, deletion or modification, etc. At the same time, the device interface module also receives the configuration response message returned by the network device, and sends it to the configuration management module after protocol processing.

The above-mentioned configuration information management system can realize the synchronization, export, import, query and edit operations of the configuration information of network devices. Among them, the synchronization operation includes the synchronization of the configuration template to the network device, the synchronization between network devices, and the synchronization of the network device to the configuration template; the export operation refers to exporting the configuration information of the network device or configuration template to file storage; the import operation refers to the The configuration information in the configuration file is imported to the network device or configuration template; the query refers to browsing the configuration information of the network device, and multiple network devices can be selected to browse at the same time to achieve the purpose of comparing the configuration information of multiple network devices; the editing operation refers to the Configuration templates or configuration information in network devices can be edited, including creating, deleting and modifying.

In order to realize the management function of the above-mentioned configuration information, the present invention presets the following information in the device configuration information management system:

Configuration item identification——In the configuration information management system, the configuration information types shared by some network devices are defined as configuration items, and each configuration item is assigned a unique identification, that is, the configuration item corresponds to certain configuration information of some network devices . The configuration item ID can be a string composed of numbers, which is used to identify configuration information when passing parameters between the client and server. For example, configuration item ID = 100 means "other operator number segment", configuration item ID = 200 means " Environment parameter setting", etc. The configuration item identifier can be defined through an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) file, and the configuration item identifier is configured in the input/output module of the client and the configuration management module of the server.

Configuration template——Define a configuration template for each configuration item, and each configuration template is assigned a unique identifier. The most likely or frequently used parameter values of configuration items are set in the configuration template to facilitate the setting operation when configuring network devices. The configuration template can be defined through an XML file, and the configuration parameters in the configuration template can be synchronized or edited as required.

Storage model—corresponds to configuration items, describes the field types and lengths of configuration items, and is used to create database tables in the database when storing configuration information to facilitate data storage. The storage model is set on the storage module at the server side.

Script program——configured in different sub-modules in the configuration management module to realize the processing operation of configuration information. For example, the synchronization script program is configured in the synchronization sub-module, the query script program is configured in the query sub-module, the import script program is configured in the import sub-module, the export script program is configured in the export sub-module, and the editing script program is configured in the editing sub-module. Script programs can be defined using XML files.

Entry file——the distribution submodule configured in the configuration management module, which defines the positions of different script programs corresponding to different operation identifiers, that is, defines the submodules corresponding to different operation identifiers. Entry files can be defined through XML files. When the device interface changes or is updated, rapid adaptation can be achieved by modifying the entry file.

When the device configuration information management system is started, the client and the server are initialized respectively. The initialization of the client includes: reading the XML file defined by the client, obtaining all configuration item identifiers and corresponding device identifiers, and graphically displaying the configuration item names and the corresponding device name. The user interface of the device configuration information management system provided by the input/output module is divided into three display areas, which are: the configuration item display area, and the configuration item name is displayed in this area in the form of a tree list; the operation Object display area, when a configuration item is selected, the device name corresponding to the configuration item is displayed in this area in a tree structure; configuration information display area, when one or more devices are selected from the operation object display area, the customer The terminal obtains the configuration information of the device from the server, and displays the configuration information of the corresponding configuration items of the device in this area in the form of a list. The initialization of the server includes: the allocation sub-module reads the XML entry file defined by the server, obtains All configuration items are identified; the storage module calls the database operation interface according to the storage model, and generates a table for each configuration item in the database to store configuration parameters.

The implementation process of the present invention will be described below through five embodiments in combination with the above-mentioned equipment configuration information management system.

Embodiment 1: a synchronization process of network device configuration information. The synchronization operation of network device configuration information can realize the configuration information of one or more network devices at a time.

Referring to FIG. 4 , it is a schematic flow chart of the device configuration information synchronization process of the present invention. When the user performs the synchronization operation of the configuration information of the network device through the client, the synchronization process of the configuration information specifically includes:

S401. The client sends corresponding configuration item IDs, synchronization operation IDs, and synchronization source and synchronization target IDs to the configuration management module on the server side according to user operations on the GUI interface.

The name of each configuration item and the device name corresponding to each configuration item are displayed on the GUI interface of the client. The user first selects a configuration item, right-clicks, selects the "Synchronization" operation on the pop-up menu, and selects a synchronization source and one or more synchronization targets in the pop-up "Select Synchronization Object" window. The synchronization operation supports device-to-device, device-to-template, and template-to-device configuration information synchronization. When the synchronization source identifies the corresponding configuration template for the configuration item, the synchronization target can be one or more target devices; when the synchronization source is the source device, the synchronization target can be one or more target devices or/and the corresponding configuration item ID Configure templates. The client obtains the corresponding configuration item identifier, synchronization operation identifier, and synchronization source and synchronization target identifiers, and sends these identifiers to the server.

S402. After the distribution submodule in the configuration management module on the server side receives the synchronization operation identifier, it reads the entry file in the distribution submodule, obtains the location of the synchronization submodule, and sets the configuration item identifier, synchronization source identifier, and synchronization target identifier Sent to the sync submodule.

S403, the synchronization submodule obtains the configuration information of the corresponding configuration items of the synchronization source and the synchronization target from the database through the storage module according to the configuration item identification, the synchronization source identification and the synchronization target identification, and checks the key fields (key fields) in the configuration information specified by the sync script file) for comparison.

The comparison of configuration information is an important step in synchronization, and the comparison result can determine whether the subsequent processing of the configuration parameter is to create, modify or delete. There are three situations for the comparison result of the key fields of the configuration information of the synchronization source and the synchronization target:

The key fields are the same, and the non-key fields are the same;

The key fields are the same, but the non-key fields are different;

The key fields are different.

S404. The synchronization submodule decides to perform a corresponding operation on the corresponding configuration information of the synchronization target according to the comparison result.

For the case where the key fields are the same and the non-key fields are the same, the synchronization sub-module does not do anything;

For the case where the key fields are the same but the non-key fields are different, the synchronization sub-module decides to perform a modification operation, modifying the corresponding configuration information in the synchronization target to make it consistent with the configuration information in the synchronization source;

According to different situations of key fields, it can be divided into the following two situations:

The configuration information exists in the synchronization source but not in the synchronization target, then the synchronization sub-module decides to execute the creation operation, and creates the configuration information in the synchronization target;

If the configuration information exists in the synchronization target but not in the synchronization source, the synchronization sub-module decides to perform a delete operation to delete the configuration information in the synchronization target.

S405. The synchronization sub-module judges whether the synchronization target is a device or a template, and if it is a device, execute step S406; if it is a template, execute step S409.

S406, the synchronization submodule first checks the operation authority to the target device, and if it has the authority to process the target device, sends a processing command to the device interface module, carrying the target device identification and configuration parameters, and corresponding editing operations (creation, delete or modify) information.

S407, the device interface module constructs an instruction sent to the target device, carries configuration parameters, instructs the target device to perform corresponding operations (such as creating configuration parameters, deleting configuration parameters, or modifying configuration parameters), and receives the response message returned by the target device, and sends it to Synchronize submodules.

S408. The synchronization submodule judges whether the response message is a success message, and if so, executes step S409; otherwise, executes step S410.

S409. The synchronization submodule notifies the storage module to update the configuration parameters of the synchronization target.

When the storage module stores the configuration information, the database table generated by the storage model can be used to store the configuration information directly through the data operation interface, shielding complex database operations and reducing the complexity of the data interface.

S410. The synchronization sub-module judges whether all synchronization targets are synchronized, and if so, sends a synchronization completion response message to the input/output module of the client; otherwise, returns to step S403.

Embodiment 2: the export process of device configuration information. The export operation is generally used to back up the configuration information of a single device or configuration template.

Referring to Fig. 5, it is a schematic flow chart of the derivation process of the device configuration information of the present invention, and the specific steps include:

S501. According to the user's operation on the GUI interface, the client sends the corresponding configuration item ID, export operation ID, and source device or configuration template ID, as well as the storage path and storage format information of the exported file to the configuration management module on the server side.

The name of each configuration item and the device name corresponding to each configuration item are displayed on the GUI interface of the client. The user first selects a configuration item, right-clicks, selects the "Export" operation on the pop-up menu, selects a configuration template or a source device in the pop-up "Select Export Object and Specify Export File" window, and specifies the export file storage path and file format. The export operation supports exporting from devices or configuration templates to configuration information files. The exported file format supports .CSV format and .TXT format. The client obtains the corresponding configuration item ID, export operation ID, and source device or configuration template ID, as well as file storage path and format information, and sends the above information to the server.

S502. After receiving the export operation identifier, the allocation sub-module in the configuration management module on the server side reads the entry file in the allocation sub-module, obtains the location of the export sub-module, and identifies the configuration item, source device or configuration template, And the file storage path and format information are sent to the export submodule.

S503. The export submodule obtains the configuration information of the corresponding configuration item of the source device or configuration template from the database through the storage module according to the source device or configuration template identifier and the configuration item identifier, and creates it at a designated location according to the storage path and format of the exported file A file in the specified format, write the obtained configuration information into the file for storage.

Embodiment 3: the process of importing device configuration information. The import operation is generally used to restore the configuration information of a single device or configuration template by importing configuration files. The imported configuration information can be the previously exported configuration information, or simply modify the exported configuration information, and then import it to the device or configuration template. The import operation can quickly configure the set configuration information to the selected device during device maintenance.

Referring to Fig. 6, it is a schematic flow chart of the import process of the device configuration information of the present invention, and the specific steps include:

S601. The client sends corresponding configuration item identifiers, import operation identifiers, target device identifiers, and imported configuration information to the configuration management module on the server according to user operations on the GUI interface.

The name of each configuration item and the device name corresponding to each configuration item are displayed on the GUI interface of the client. The user first selects the configuration item, right-clicks, selects the "Import" operation on the pop-up menu, specifies the location of the configuration information file in the pop-up "Select Import Object and Import File" window, and selects an imported device or configuration template. The import operation supports importing from a configuration file to a device or a configuration template corresponding to a selected configuration item. The client obtains the corresponding configuration item ID, import operation ID, and target device or configuration template ID, reads the configuration information in the configuration file, and sends the above information to the server.

S602. After the distribution submodule in the configuration management module on the server side receives the import operation identifier, it reads the entry file in the distribution submodule, obtains the location of the import submodule, and identifies the configuration item identifier, target device or configuration template, and configuration information is sent to the imported submodule.

S603. The import submodule obtains the corresponding configuration information of the device or configuration template from the database through the storage module according to the configuration item identifier and the target device or configuration template identifier, compares it with the configuration information in the configuration file, and compares the configuration information according to the comparison result The configuration information of the device or the configuration template is subjected to corresponding subsequent processing.

The comparison results and corresponding processing methods have the following four situations:

The configuration information of the configuration file is the same as that of the import target, and no processing is required to import submodules;

The configuration information in the configuration file is different from the configuration information parameter value of the import target. To import a submodule, a modification operation is required to modify the corresponding configuration information in the import target;

The configuration information exists in the configuration file but not in the import target. Importing a submodule requires a creation operation, and the configuration information is created in the import target;

Configuration information exists in the import target but not in the configuration file. To import a submodule, a delete operation is required to delete the configuration information in the import target.

S604. According to the comparison result, the importing submodule modifies, creates or deletes the configuration information of the target device or the configuration template through the storage module, and stores it in the database through the storage module. At the same time, an instruction is sent to the device interface module, carrying the device identification and the configuration information to be modified, created or deleted, and instructing the target device to modify, create or delete the configuration information.

S605. The device interface module constructs an instruction to the device, sends the configuration information to the specified device, and instructs the device to modify, create or delete the configuration information.

Embodiment 4: Inquiry process of device configuration information.

Referring to Fig. 7, it is a schematic flow diagram of the inquiry process of device configuration information in the present invention, and the specific flow includes:

S701. The client sends corresponding configuration item identifiers, query operation identifiers, and target device identifiers to the configuration management module at the server end according to user operations on the GUI interface.

The name of each configuration item and the device name corresponding to each configuration item are displayed on the GUI interface of the client. The user first selects a configuration item, and the device name corresponding to the selected configuration item is displayed in the "Operation Object" window. The user selects one or more devices in the "Operation Object" window, and the default operation ID of the client is the query ID. The client obtains the corresponding configuration item ID, target device ID and query operation ID, and sends the above information to the server.

Configuration information parameters can be divided into three types:

1. Single value parameter

Only one single value parameter can be configured for each device. The environmental parameters of some devices are generally single-valued parameters. For configuration items of single-value parameters, multiple devices can be selected in the corresponding device list, that is, the user can select multiple devices at one time to query the single-value parameters of these devices.

2. Multi-valued parameters

Any number of multivalued parameters can be configured for each device. For the configuration items of multi-value parameters, the devices in the corresponding device list can only be single-selected, that is, the user can only query the multi-value parameters of one device at a time, and the device configuration information management system will automatically match the multi-value parameters of the device with the corresponding The parameters in the configuration template are displayed to the user together.

3. Associated parameters

Associated parameters indicate that under a configuration item, one or more associated sub-configuration items will be mounted. For example, an account may have multiple interfaces. For the configuration items of associated parameters, the devices in the corresponding device list can only be single-selected, that is, the user can only query the associated parameters of one device at a time, and the device configuration information management system will automatically associate the associated parameters of the device with the corresponding configuration template. The parameters are displayed to the user together.

S702. After the distribution submodule in the configuration management module on the server side receives the query operation identifier, it reads the entry file in the distribution submodule, obtains the location of the query submodule, and sends the configuration item identifier and the target device identifier to the query submodule module.

S703. The query submodule obtains the configuration information corresponding to the configuration item identifier of the target device from the database through the storage module according to the configuration item identifier and the target device identifier, and obtains the configuration information of the configuration template corresponding to the configuration item identifier, and sends the target device The configuration information of the configuration template is sent to the input/output module together with the configuration information of the configuration template.

S704. The input/output module graphically displays the configuration information of the target device. The input/output module displays the queried configuration information parameters in the configuration information display area.

For different configuration information parameter types, the display methods of the input/output modules are also different, and there are mainly the following three display methods:

1. For the display of single value parameters

It is displayed in the form of a vertical list in the input/output module, that is, the first column is the parameter name, the second column is the parameter value of the configuration template, and the third column is the configuration parameter value of the selected device. The number depends on the number of selected devices.

2. For the display of multi-valued parameters

This is shown in the I/O module as two comparison tables. That is, one table shows the configuration template parameters and the other table shows the configuration parameters of the selected device. The input/output module will automatically compare the configuration parameter values of the configuration template and the device, and align and display the corresponding data on the same line.

3. For the display of associated parameters

It is displayed in the input/output module as two lists, each in the form of multiple sub-configuration items mounted under a configuration item icon. One table shows the configuration template parameters and the other table shows the configuration parameters for the selected device. The input/output module automatically compares the data of the configuration template and the device, and aligns and displays the corresponding data on the same line.

Embodiment 5: Editing process of device configuration information. After the configuration information of the selected device or configuration template is queried, the configuration information can be selected and edited.

Referring to Fig. 8, it is a schematic flow diagram of the editing process of the device configuration information of the present invention, and the specific steps include:

S801. The client sends the corresponding configuration item ID, editing operation ID, and target device ID or configuration template ID to the configuration management module on the server side according to the user's operation on the GUI interface.

The GUI interface of the client displays the name of each configuration item, the device name corresponding to each configuration item, and the configuration parameters of the queried device and the corresponding template. The user selects a parameter in the configuration parameter display list of the device or template, and Select the operation to be performed. At this point, the client obtains the corresponding configuration item ID, target device or configuration template ID, and editing operation ID, and sends the above information to the server.

For different parameter types, the editing operations for users to choose are also different. For single-value parameters, only modify operations are provided; for multi-valued and associative parameters, create, delete, and modify operations are provided.

S802. After the allocation submodule in the configuration management module on the server side receives the editing (creation, deletion or modification) operation identifier, it reads the entry file in the allocation submodule, obtains the location of the editing submodule, and sets the configuration item identification, The target device or configuration template identification is sent to the edit (create, delete or modify) submodule.

S803. The editing (creating, deleting or modifying) sub-module judges whether the target identifier corresponds to a configuration template or a device. If it is a configuration template, execute step S807; if it is a device, execute step S804.

S804. The editing (creating, deleting or modifying) sub-module judges that the editing target is a device, and then sends an instruction to the device interface module, carrying the target device identification, editing operation information, and selected configuration parameters.

S805. The device interface module constructs an instruction sent to the device, carries configuration parameters, and instructs the target device to perform corresponding operations (create, delete or modify configuration parameters).

The device interface module also receives the response message returned by the target device and sends it to the editing (creating, deleting or modifying) sub-module.

S806. The editing (creating, deleting or modifying) submodule determines whether the response message is a successful response message, and if so, executes step S807; if it is a failure response message, executes step S808.

S807. The editing (creating, deleting or modifying) submodule stores the edited configuration parameters of the target device or the configuration template in the database through the storage module.

S808. The editing (creating, deleting or modifying) sub-module sends editing processing result information to the input/output module, and the input/output module displays it to the user.

From the above flow description, it can be known that the present invention can manage and maintain the configuration information of one or more devices at one time, and improve the working efficiency of device configuration information management and maintenance.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalent technologies, the present invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

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1. an equipment configuration information management method is characterized in that, when the user management device configuration information, and execution in step:

Server receives the configuration item sign and the operation mark of the sign configuration information type that sets in advance, and the sign of one or more management objectives; Wherein, described operation mark is the simultaneous operation sign, and described management objectives are designated a Synchronization Source and one or more synchronous target identification; Perhaps, described operation mark is for deriving operation mark, and described management objectives are designated target device sign or the configuration template sign corresponding with described configuration item sign; Perhaps, described operation mark is the import operation sign, and described management objectives are designated target device sign or the configuration template sign corresponding with described configuration item sign;

Server carries out the operational processes corresponding with described operation mark to the configuration information corresponding with described configuration item sign of described management objectives; Wherein, when described operation mark is simultaneous operation when sign, server with the corresponding configuration information synchronization of the synchronisation source of described Synchronization Source correspondence in the synchronous target of described one or more synchronous target identification correspondences and store this locality into; When described operation mark is when deriving operation mark, server receives the stored information of the configuration file of client transmission, and the corresponding configuration information of the configuration template that target device that described target device sign is corresponding or described configuration template sign are corresponding exports to the also storage of described configuration file; When described operation mark is the import operation sign, server receives the configuration information of the importing that client sends, and is configured to this configuration information in the corresponding configuration template of the corresponding target device of described target device sign or described configuration template sign and stores this locality into.

2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the described configuration information of more described synchronisation source of server and described synchronous target, and, send to described synchronous target according to the order of comparative result generation respective handling.

3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, server is judged when the described configuration information of described synchronous target and described synchronisation source does not wait, send to described synchronous target and to revise order, indicate its configuration information that described synchronous target and described synchronisation source are not waited to be revised as the configuration information of described synchronisation source; Or

Server is judged when having the unexistent configuration information of described synchronous target in the described synchronisation source, sends to described synchronous target and creates order, indicates it to create this configuration information; Or

Server is judged when having the unexistent configuration information of described synchronisation source in the described synchronous target, sends delete command to described synchronous target, indicates it to delete this configuration information.

4. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described synchronisation source is and the corresponding configuration template of described configuration item sign that described synchronous target is one or more target devices; Or

Described synchronisation source is a source device, and described synchronous target is and the corresponding configuration template of described configuration item sign, or/and one or more target device.

5. method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, after server is known described target device configuration successful, stores the configuration information of this target device.

6. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, client is introduced configuration file, reads configuration information wherein, and sends to server.

7. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described configuration information of the configuration information of the more described importing of server and described target device or described configuration template, and, send to described target device or described configuration template according to the order of comparative result generation respective handling.

8. method as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, server is judged when the configuration information of the configuration information of described importing and described target device or described configuration template does not wait, send the modification order to described target device or described configuration template, indicate its configuration information that configuration information of described target device or configuration template and importing is not waited to be revised as the configuration information of described importing; Or

Server is judged when the configuration information of described importing is not present in described target device or described configuration template, sends the establishment order to described target device or described configuration template, indicates it to create this configuration information; Or

When server is judged the unexistent configuration information of the configuration information that has described importing in described target device or the described configuration template, send delete command, indicate it to delete this configuration information to described target device or described configuration template.

9. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, server is stored described configuration information according to the configuration information memory model corresponding with described configuration item sign that sets in advance.

10. equipment configuration information management system comprises: the client and server end, it is characterized in that described client comprises input/output module, and described server end comprises Configuration Manager, device interface module and memory module;

Described input/output module is connected with described Configuration Manager, obtains the user in client selected configuration item sign, operation mark, and the sign of one or more management objectives, and sends to described Configuration Manager;

Described Configuration Manager is connected with described memory module, obtains configuration information according to described configuration item sign and described management objectives sign from described memory module, and according to described operation mark described configuration information is handled;

Described device interface module is connected with described Configuration Manager, sends to the order of described management objectives and sends to this management objectives according to the indication structure of described Configuration Manager, indicates these management objectives to dispose described configuration information;

Described memory module is stored the configuration information of described management objectives;

Wherein, described Configuration Manager comprises distribution sub module, synchronous submodule, derives submodule, imports submodule, inquires about submodule and editor's submodule;

Described distribution sub module is connected with described input/output module, and is connected with described synchronous submodule, derivation submodule, importing submodule, inquiry submodule and editor's submodule respectively; Described synchronous submodule, importing submodule and editor's submodule are connected with described device interface module with described memory module respectively; Described inquiry submodule is connected with described memory module with described derivation submodule;

Described distribution sub module, be used for according to operation mark, described configuration item sign and described management objectives sign are sent to described synchronous submodule, derive submodule, import submodule, inquire about submodule or editor's submodule from described input/output module reception;

Described synchronous submodule is used for the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign with described memory module, is synchronized on the management objectives by described device interface module;

Described derivation submodule is used for the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign of the management objectives of described memory module is derived;

Described importing submodule, be used for configuration information is imported in the corresponding configuration information of the described configuration item sign of management objectives of described memory module, and import in the corresponding configuration information of the described configuration item sign of management objectives by described device interface module;

Described inquiry submodule is used for the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign from described memory module searching and managing target;

Described editor's submodule is used for editing the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign of the management objectives of described memory module, and the configuration information of the described configuration item sign correspondence by described device interface module editorial management target.

11. system as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described synchronous submodule according to described configuration item identify, described Synchronization Source and described synchronous target identification, obtain the described configuration information of described synchronisation source and synchronous target from described memory module, and compare, and, the described configuration information of described synchronous target is handled according to comparative result.

12. system as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described synchronous submodule is judged when the described configuration information of described synchronous target and described synchronisation source does not wait, send to described synchronous target and to revise order, indicate its configuration information that described synchronous target and described synchronisation source are not waited to be revised as the configuration information of described synchronisation source; Or

Described synchronous submodule is judged when having the unexistent configuration information of described synchronous target in the described synchronisation source, sends to described synchronous target and creates order, indicates it to create this configuration information; Or

Described synchronous submodule is judged when having the unexistent configuration information of described synchronisation source in the described synchronous target, sends delete command to described synchronous target, indicates it to delete this configuration information.

13. system as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, when described synchronous target is target device, described synchronous submodule sends the operational order of revising, creating or delete by described device interface module to this equipment, and after receiving the success response message that this equipment returns, store the described configuration information of this equipment into described memory module.

14. system as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described input/output module will be derived stored information, the configuration item sign of operation mark, export, and source device identifies or the configuration template sign corresponding with described configuration item sign sends to described distribution sub module;

Described distribution sub module is with stored information, the configuration item sign of described export, and described source device identifies or described configuration template sign sends to described derivation submodule;

Described derivation submodule exports to the described configuration information of described source device or described configuration template in the described export and stores.

15. system as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described input/output module is with import operation sign, the configuration information that imports, configuration item sign, and target device identifies or the configuration template sign corresponding with described configuration item sign sends to described distribution sub module;

Described distribution sub module is with the configuration information, the configuration item sign that import, and described target device identifies or described configuration template sign sends to described importing submodule;

Described importing submodule is configured to the configuration information of described importing in described target device or the described configuration template and stores described memory module into.

16. system as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, described importing submodule according to described configuration item identify, described target device sign or described configuration template sign, obtain the described configuration information of described target device or described configuration template from described memory module, and compare with the configuration information of described importing, and, the described configuration information of described target device or described configuration template is handled according to comparative result.

17. system as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, described importing submodule is judged when the configuration information of the configuration information of described target device or described configuration template and described importing does not wait, send the modification order to described target device or described configuration template, indicate its configuration information that configuration information of described target device or configuration template and importing is not waited to be revised as the configuration information of importing; Or

Described importing submodule is judged when the configuration information of described importing is not present in described target device or described configuration template, sends the establishment order to described target device or described configuration template, indicates it to create this configuration information; Or

When described importing submodule is judged the unexistent configuration information of the configuration information that has described importing in described target device or the described configuration template, send delete command, indicate it to delete this configuration information to described target device or described configuration template.

18. system as claimed in claim 17, it is characterized in that, described importing submodule sends the operational order of revising, creating or delete by described device interface module to described target device, and after receiving the success response message that this equipment returns, store the described configuration information of this equipment into described memory module.

19. system as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described input/output module is with query manipulation sign, configuration item sign, and the sign of one or more target devices sends to described distribution sub module;

Described distribution sub module sends to described inquiry submodule with described configuration item sign and described target device sign;

Described inquiry submodule is inquired about the described configuration information of described target device, and sends to described input/output module and show.

20. system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, the inquiry of described inquiry submodule identifies the configuration information of corresponding configuration template with described configuration item, and sends to described input/output module and show.

21. system as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, described input/output module is graphical to show that described target device is or/and the described configuration information of configuration template.

22. system as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described input/output module is with edit operation sign, configuration item sign, and target device identifies or the configuration template sign corresponding with described configuration item sign sends to described distribution sub module;

Described distribution sub module identifies described configuration item, and described target device identifies or the configuration template sign sends to described editor's submodule;

Described editor's submodule carries out editing and processing and stores described memory module into the described configuration information of described target device or described configuration template.

23. the system as claimed in claim 22, it is characterized in that, described editor's submodule sends edit instruction by described device interface module to described target device, indicate it to edit described configuration information, and after receiving the success response message that described target device returns, store the described configuration information of this equipment into described memory module.

24. an equipment configuration information management server is characterized in that, comprises Configuration Manager, device interface module and memory module;

Described Configuration Manager, be used to receive the user in client selected configuration item sign, operation mark, and the sign of one or more management objectives, obtain configuration information according to described configuration item sign and described management objectives sign from described memory module, and described configuration information is handled according to described operation mark;

Described device interface module is connected with described Configuration Manager, sends to the order of described management objectives and sends to this management objectives according to the indication structure of described Configuration Manager, indicates these management objectives to dispose described configuration information;

Described memory module is stored the configuration information of described management objectives;

Wherein, described Configuration Manager comprises distribution sub module, synchronous submodule, derives submodule, imports submodule, inquires about submodule and editor's submodule;

Described distribution sub module is connected with client, and is connected with described synchronous submodule, derivation submodule, importing submodule, inquiry submodule and editor's submodule respectively; Described synchronous submodule, importing submodule and editor's submodule are connected with described device interface module with described memory module respectively; Described inquiry submodule is connected with described memory module with described derivation submodule;

Described distribution sub module is used for according to the operation mark from described client reception, and described configuration item sign and described management objectives sign are sent to described synchronous submodule, derive submodule, import submodule, inquire about submodule or editor's submodule;

Described synchronous submodule is used for the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign with described memory module, is synchronized on the management objectives by described device interface module;

Described derivation submodule is used for the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign of the management objectives of described memory module is derived;

Described importing submodule, be used for configuration information is imported in the corresponding configuration information of the described configuration item sign of management objectives of described memory module, and import in the corresponding configuration information of the described configuration item sign of management objectives by described device interface module;

Described inquiry submodule is used for the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign from described memory module searching and managing target;

Described editor's submodule is used for editing the corresponding configuration information of described configuration item sign of the management objectives of described memory module, and the configuration information of the described configuration item sign correspondence by described device interface module editorial management target.

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