WO2017193911A1

WO2017193911A1 - Method and device for managing sbc server

Info

Publication number: WO2017193911A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/083624
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宋伊漠; 胡丹; 沈松; 邱海军; 李锴
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-05-11
Filing date: 2017-05-09
Publication date: 2017-11-16
Also published as: CN107368325A

Abstract

Provided are a method and device for managing an SBC server. The method comprises: creating a target mirror image (301); sharing a write permission of the target mirror image with a template machine of an SBC server, the SBC server using the write permission to write a management file to the target mirror image to generate a mirror file of the management file (302); and transmitting, by means of a network, the mirror file to an SBC server requiring management (303). The method solves a problem in which management and maintenance of an SBC server cluster is difficult, thereby reducing management costs.

Description

Method and device for managing SBC server

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and more particularly to a method of SBC (Server-Based Computing) server management.

Background technique

The basic principle of the SBC virtual desktop is to uniformly install the application software on the remote server. The user accesses and operates the server desktop and related applications through the session established with the server, and the sessions of different users are isolated from each other. With the development of virtual technology, the application of SBC virtual desktop is also increasing. Moreover, the system and software upgrade of the SBC server relies on the manual operation of the management personnel. Frequent application upgrades will bring a lot of extra workload to the management personnel, which causes certain problems for its management. It can be seen that the current management cost of the SBC server is high.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for managing an SBC server, which solves the problem of high management cost of the SBC server.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing an SBC server, including:

The virtual operating system architecture VOI server creates a target image;

The VOI server shares the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, and the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate an image file of the management file;

The VOI server delivers the image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for managing an SBC server based on a server, including:

Create a module, set up to create a target image for the VOI server;

Writing to the module, the VOI server is configured to share the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, and the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate the Manage the image file of the file;

The sending module is configured to send the image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, a storage medium is also provided. The storage medium is arranged to store program code for performing the following steps:

Creating a target image; sharing the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, where the SBC server writes the management file into the target image to generate an image file of the management file; The image file is sent to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network. .

Optionally, the storage medium is further arranged to store program code for performing the following steps:

Receiving an access request of the client to access the SBC server, where the access request includes user information and requirement information;

Selecting, from the SBC server cluster, a target SBC server including a target desktop that allows access by the user information, and satisfying the demand information;

Sending a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server;

Receiving access information for accessing the target desktop returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request;

Sending the access information to the client, so that the client accesses the target SBC desktop using the access information.

One of the above technical solutions has the following advantages or benefits:

In the embodiment of the present invention, the SBC server is remotely managed and deployed on a large scale based on the VOI server, and the client is efficiently accessed to manage the desktop. SBC service in the prior art The server is based on manual management and maintenance. Its system maintenance mode and software application mode are not suitable for large-scale deployment, and the cost of manual maintenance is high. The embodiment of the invention uniformly manages the SBC server and the desktop through the VOI server, thereby reducing the cost of manual management.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network structure of an SBC server deployment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for managing an SBC server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flowchart of another SBC server management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of installation of an SBC server system or software according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of updating an SBC server system or software according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a method for managing an SBC server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for managing an SBC server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for managing an SBC server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical problems, the technical solutions, and the advantages of the present invention will be more clearly described in the following description.

As shown in FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a network structure diagram of an SBC server deployment, including:

A virtual operating system architecture VOI (Virtual OS Infrastructure) server 11, an SBC server 12, a user terminal 13, and an SBC server template machine 14. The SBC server 12 is a server that needs to be managed, and the SBC server template machine 14 is the same as its SBC server 12. Information used to provide updates or installations for VOI servers. The user terminal 13 and the VOI server 11 interact through the network, and the VOI server 11 and the SBC server 12 and the VOI server 11 and the SBC server template machine 14 interact through the network, and the user deploys the SBC server through the VOI server.

The VOI server 11 deploys the SBC server 12 to install the system of the SBC server 12, install the software of the SBC server 12, update the system of the SBC server 12, update the software of the SBC server 12, and verify the user information. And request information to access the SBC desktop, verify user information and request information to access the SBC desktop to access SBC applications, and more. The user information may be user name information, password information, server memory size requirements, processor operating rate requirements, and the like. The user terminal 13 can be a terminal device that can access the network, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, a notebook computer, or a wearable device. The number of SBC servers 12 that need to be managed can be one or multiple.

In this embodiment, the SBC server is cluster-managed based on the VOI server, thereby achieving the technical effect of efficiently managing the SBC server.

As shown in FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a schematic flowchart of an SBC server management method, including:

Step 201: The virtual operating system architecture VOI server creates a target image.

Step 202: The VOI server shares the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, and the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate the management file. Image file.

Step 203: The VOI server sends the image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.

In this embodiment, in step 201, the VOI server creates a target image, where the target image is used to store the management file written by the SBC server, and the target image may be an empty image or an update image, where the update image is used to store the SBC server template machine write. The upgrade file of the target software installed or the upgrade file of the installed system.

In step 202, the VOI server shares the write permission of the target image to the SBC. The server template machine, wherein the sharing mode may be sharing the write permission through the network, for example, the VOI sends an instruction to the SBC server template machine through the network, and the purpose of the instruction is to request the SBC server template machine to obtain the target image write in the VOI server. Incoming permission, if the SBC server template machine has obtained write permission, it returns an instruction to the VOI server. When the VOI server receives the returned instruction, it indicates that the write permission is shared to the SBC server template machine.

Optionally, when the target image is an empty image, the management file includes: an installation file of a system installed by the SBC server template machine and/or an installation file of software installed by the SBC server template machine.

Optionally, when the target image is an update image, the update image includes an installation file of the target software installed by the SBC server template machine, where the management file includes: upgrading the target software installed by the SBC server template machine. A file or an upgrade file of the target system installed by the SBC server template machine.

In step 203, the SBC server and the SBC server template machine to be managed are the same. The requirements of the SBC server template machine and the SBC server to be managed may be system installation, software installation, system upgrade, software upgrade, etc. Etc., the SBC server that needs to be managed can be one or more.

In this embodiment, based on the requirements of the SBC template machine update or installation, the system and software of the SBC server to be managed are uniformly managed by the VOI server, thereby achieving the technical effect of reducing the management cost of the SBC server.

As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides another method for managing an SBC server, including:

Step 301: The virtual operating system architecture VOI server creates a target image.

Step 302: The VOI server shares the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, and the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate the management file. Image file.

Optionally, when the target image is an empty image, the management file includes: an installation file of a system installed by the SBC server template machine and/or an installation of the SBC server template machine. Software installation file.

Optionally, when the target image is an update image, the update image includes an installation file of the target software installed by the SBC server template machine, where the management file is the target software installed by the SBC server template machine. The upgrade file or the target image is an update image, and the update image includes an installation file of a system installed by the SBC server template machine, and the management file is an upgrade file of the system installed by the SBC server template machine.

Step 303: The VOI server sends the image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.

Step 304: The VOI server receives an access request of the client to access the SBC server, where the access request includes user information and requirement information.

Step 305: The VOI server selects, from the SBC server cluster, a target SBC server that includes the target desktop that allows the user information to access, and that satisfies the demand information.

Optionally, the VOI server selects, from the SBC server cluster, a plurality of SBC servers that include the target desktop that allows the user information to access, and uses the load balancing policy or the energy saving and consumption reduction policy to filter the satisfaction from the multiple SBC servers. The target SBC server that describes the demand information.

Step 306: The VOI server sends a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server.

Step 307: The VOI server receives the access information returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request for accessing the target desktop.

Step 308: The VOI server sends the access information to the client, so that the client accesses the target SBC desktop by using the access information.

In this embodiment, the user information in step 304 is used to query the desktop information corresponding to the user, and the user information is information related to accessing the desktop, for example, a combination of a user name and a user password, a fingerprint information of the user, and a user's Voice information, user's face information, etc. The demand information is used to filter the SBC server required by the user, and may be a requirement for server performance, such as a memory size, a central processing rate, and the like.

In step 305, the SBC desktop and the SBC server that meet the requirements of both are filtered according to the user information and the demand information. For example, the desktops that meet the requirements are filtered according to the user name and password of the user, and then the user is compared to the SBC according to the user. The memory of the server is required to be further filtered, and after the screening is successful, step 306 is performed.

In step 306, the VOI server sends a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the filtered SBC server.

In step 307, the VOI server receives the access information returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request for accessing the target desktop, and the target desktop is the filtered desktop.

In step 308, the VOI server sends the access information to the client, so that the client accesses the target SBC desktop using the access information.

In this embodiment, on the basis of unified installation and update of the SBC server by the VOI server, the user accesses the SBC desktop and the application through the VOI server, thereby achieving the technical effect of the user accessing the SBC desktop and the application quickly and efficiently.

As shown in FIG. 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for installing an SBC server system or software, including:

In step 401, the VOI server creates an empty image.

Step 402: The VOI server shares the write permission of the empty image to the SBC server template machine.

Step 403: The SBC server template machine writes the management file into the empty image to generate an image file.

Step 404: The VOI server delivers the generated image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed for installation.

The management file in step 403 is an installation file of the installed system or an installation file of the installed software or an installation file of the installed system and software.

In this embodiment, the process of how the VOI server performs unified installation of the SBC server system or software is introduced, thereby reducing the cost of manual installation of the SBC server.

As shown in FIG. 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for updating an SBC server system or software, including:

Step 501: The VOI server creates an update image.

Step 502: The VOI server shares the write permission of the empty image to the SBC server template machine.

Step 503: The SBC server template machine writes the management file into the update image to generate an image file.

Step 504: The VOI server delivers the generated image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed for upgrade.

The management file in step 503 is an upgrade file of the target software installed or an upgrade file of the installed system or an upgrade file of the target software and system installed.

In this embodiment, a process of how the VOI server performs a unified upgrade of the SBC server system or software is introduced, thereby reducing the cost of manually upgrading the SBC server.

As shown in FIG. 6, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing an SBC server, including:

Step 601: The VOI server receives an access request of the client to access an SBC server, where the access request includes user information and requirement information.

Step 602: The VOI server selects, from the SBC server cluster, a target SBC server that includes a target desktop that allows the user information to access, and that meets the demand information.

Step 603: The VOI server sends a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server.

Step 604: The VOI server receives the access information returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request for accessing the target desktop.

Step 605: The VOI server sends the access information to the client.

Step 606: The client accesses the target SBC desktop by using the access information.

In this embodiment, the user information in step 601 is used to query desktop information corresponding to the user, and the user information is information related to accessing the desktop, for example, a combination of a user name and a user password, a fingerprint information of the user, and a user's Voice information, user's face information, etc. Demand information It is used to filter the SBC server required by the user, which can meet the requirements of server performance, such as memory size, CPU processing rate and so on.

In step 602, the SBC desktop and the SBC server that meet the requirements of both are filtered according to the user information and the demand information. For example, the desktops that meet the requirements are filtered according to the user name and password of the user, and then the user is compared to the SBC according to the user. The memory of the server is required to be further filtered. After the screening is successful, step 603 is performed.

In step 603, the VOI server sends a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the filtered SBC server.

In step 604, the VOI server receives the access information returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request for accessing the target desktop, and the target desktop is the filtered desktop.

In step 605, the VOI server sends the access information to the client, where the access information used to access the filtered desktop may be a status of the filtered desktop, an instruction to access the desktop, and Links to the desktop, etc.

In step 606, the client accesses the SBC desktop according to the selected access command of the desktop returned by the VOI server or the link to access the desktop, and then the SBC desktop returns the desktop data to the client. At the same time, you can also access the SBC application through the above steps, or access the SBC desktop through the VOI server first, and then access the corresponding application on the SBC desktop.

As shown in FIG. 7, an apparatus for managing an SBC server according to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus 70 managed by the SBC server includes:

The creation module 71 is set to create a target image for the VOI server.

The writing module 72 is configured to share, by the VOI server, the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, and use the write permission to write the management file into the target image by the SBC server to generate the An image file of the management file.

The sending module 73 is configured to send the image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.

As shown in FIG. 8, the device 70 managed by the SBC server further includes:

The receiving information module 74 is configured to receive, by the VOI server, an access request of the client to access the SBC server, where the access request includes user information and requirement information.

The selecting module 75 is configured to select, from the SBC server cluster, the target SBC server that includes the target desktop that allows the user information to access, and that satisfies the demand information.

Optionally, the selecting module comprises: filtering the desktop unit, and setting to select a target desktop including the accessing the user information from the SBC server cluster.

a screening server unit, configured to select, from the SBC server cluster, a plurality of SBC servers including a target desktop that allows the user information to be accessed, and use the load balancing policy or the energy saving policy to filter the plurality of SBC servers to meet the demand The target SBC server for information.

The sending request module 76 is configured to send, by the VOI server, a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server.

The response module 77 is configured to receive, by the VOI server, access information for accessing the target desktop returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request.

In this embodiment, the device 70 managed by the SBC server can implement various processes implemented by the SBC server in the method embodiment of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again. The device 70 managed by the SBC server can achieve the technical effect of uniformly managing the SBC server and reducing the management cost.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be performed by hardware associated with program instructions, which may be stored in a computer readable medium, including when executed, including The following steps:

Create a target image.

The write permission of the target image is shared by the SBC server template machine, and the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate an image file of the management file.

The image file is sent to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.

Optionally, the target image is an empty image, and the management file includes:

The installation file of the system installed by the SBC server template machine and/or the installation file of the software installed by the SBC server template machine.

Optionally, the target image is an update image, where the update image includes an installation file of target software installed by the SBC server template machine, where the management file includes:

An upgrade file of the target software installed by the SBC server template machine or an upgrade file of the target system installed by the SBC server template machine.

Optionally, the method further includes:

Receiving an access request of the client to access the SBC server, the access request including user information and requirement information.

A target SBC server including a target desktop that allows access by the user information and that satisfies the demand information is selected from the SBC server cluster.

Sending a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server.

Receiving access information for accessing the target desktop returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request.

Optionally, selecting from the SBC server cluster includes allowing the user information to be accessed. A target SBC server that targets the desktop and meets the demand information, including:

A plurality of SBC servers including a target desktop that allows access by the user information are selected from the SBC server cluster, and a target SBC server that satisfies the demand information is filtered from the plurality of SBC servers using a load balancing policy or an energy saving and consumption reduction policy.

The storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It should be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the present invention, the SBC server is remotely managed and deployed on a large scale based on the VOI server, and the client is efficiently accessed to manage the desktop. In the prior art, the SBC server is based on manual management and maintenance, and its system maintenance mode and software application mode are not suitable for large-scale deployment, and the manual maintenance cost is high. The embodiment of the invention uniformly manages the SBC server and the desktop through the VOI server, thereby reducing the cost of manual management.

Claims

A method for managing an SBC server, including:

The virtual operating system architecture VOI server creates a target image;

The VOI server shares the write permission of the target image to the SBC server template machine, and the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate an image file of the management file;

The VOI server delivers the image file to the SBC server that needs to be managed through the network.
The method of claim 1, wherein the target image is an empty image, the management file comprising:

The installation file of the system installed by the SBC server template machine and/or the installation file of the software installed by the SBC server template machine.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the target image is an update image, and the update image includes an installation file of target software installed by the SBC server template machine, and the management file includes:

An upgrade file of the target software installed by the SBC server template machine or an upgrade file of the target system installed by the SBC server template machine.
The method of any of claims 1-3, wherein the method further comprises:

The VOI server receives an access request of the client to access the SBC server, where the access request includes user information and requirement information;

The VOI server selects, from the SBC server cluster, a target SBC server that includes a target desktop that allows the user information to access, and that satisfies the demand information;

Sending, by the VOI server, a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server;

Receiving, by the VOI server, access information returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request for accessing the target desktop;

The VOI server sends the access information to the client, so that the client accesses the target SBC desktop by using the access information.
The method of claim 4, wherein the VOI server selects a target SBC that includes a target desktop that allows access by the user information and that satisfies the demand information from the cluster of SBC servers, including:

The VOI server selects, from the SBC server cluster, a plurality of SBC servers including a target desktop that allows the user information to access, and filters the plurality of SBC servers from the plurality of SBC servers to satisfy the demand information by using a load balancing policy or an energy saving and consumption reduction policy. Target SBC server.
A device managed by an SBC server, including:

Create a module, set to create a target image;

a write module configured to share write permission of the target image to an SBC server template machine, where the SBC server writes the management file into the target image by using the write permission to generate a mirror image of the management file file;

The sending module is configured to send the image file to the SBC server to be managed through the network.
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the target image is a null image, and the management file comprises:

The installation file of the system installed by the SBC server template machine and/or the SBC service The installation file of the software installed by the server.
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the target image is an update image, and the management file comprises:

An installation file of the target software installed by the SBC server template machine, where the management file is an upgrade file of the target software installed by the SBC server template machine; or

An installation file of a system installed by the SBC server template machine, where the management file is an upgrade file of the system installed by the SBC server template machine.
The device of any of claims 6-8, wherein the device further comprises:

Receiving an information module, configured to receive an access request of the client to access the SBC server, where the access request includes user information and requirement information;

a selection module, configured to select, from the SBC server cluster, a target SBC server that includes the target desktop that allows the user information to be accessed, and that satisfies the demand information;

Sending a request module, configured to send a desktop information request for acquiring the target desktop to the target SBC server;

The response module is configured to receive access information for accessing the target desktop returned by the target SBC server in response to the desktop information request.
The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selection target SBC server module comprises:

Filtering the desktop unit, configured to select from the SBC server cluster a target desktop including the access to the user information;

a screening server unit, configured to select, from the SBC server cluster, a plurality of SBC servers including a target desktop that allows the user information to be accessed, and use the load balancing policy or the energy saving policy to filter the plurality of SBC servers to meet the demand The target SBC server for information.