Method and system for recovering virtual network

• US 10,038,593 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2016
• Issued: 07/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sangfor Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sangfor Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Huangfeng, Lei, Jian
• Primary Examiner(s): Iqbal, Nadeem
• Application Number:
  US15/096,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/122 of virtualised topologies, e.g. software-defined networks [SDN] or network function virtualisation [NFV]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for recovering a virtual network. The method may include obtaining a snapshot of the virtual network; and in a preset mode, reading configuration information of the virtual network from the snapshot. Further, based on the configuration information, one or more virtual network devices may be created and corresponding configuration parameters to the one or more created virtual network devices may be distributed. Based on the snapshot, the one or more created virtual network devices may be connected to virtual machines and a physical network.

Claims

1. A method for recovering a virtual network, comprising:

obtaining a snapshot of a virtual network, the virtual network including one or more virtual network devices, wherein a virtual network device is connected with at least one of another virtual network device and one or more virtual machines, and the virtual network is connected to a physical network through the one or more virtual network devices;

entering into a preset mode which prohibits a user from changing the one or more virtual network devices included in the virtual network;

in the preset mode, reading configuration information of the virtual network from the snapshot;

in the preset mode, based on the configuration information, creating one or more virtual network devices and distributing configuration parameters included in the configuration information to the one or more created virtual network devices;

disconnecting one or more target virtual network devices of the virtual network from the one or more virtual machines and the physical network, wherein the one or more target virtual network devices includes at least one of a virtual network device that needs an adjustment or a reset based on a user input, or a virtual network device that needs an adjustment or a reset according to a network error; and

based on the snapshot, connecting the one or more created virtual network devices to the one or more virtual machines and the physical network.

2. The method according to claim 1, before obtaining a snapshot of the virtual network, further comprising:

creating a snapshot of the virtual network.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein creating a snapshot of the virtual network further comprises:

in the preset mode, collecting configuration parameters of virtual network devices in the virtual network and connection relationships among the virtual network devices and the virtual machines; and

saving the collected configuration parameters and the collected connection relationships in a form of snapshot.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

distributing the snapshot of the virtual network via the physical network or a physical medium.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein distributing the snapshot of the virtual network further comprises:

distributing the snapshot of the virtual network released by a manufacturer to a corresponding virtual network via the physical network or the physical medium.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein distributing the snapshot of the virtual network further comprises:

distributing the snapshot of the virtual network pre-created by a user to a corresponding virtual network via the physical network or the physical medium.

7. The method according to claim 1, after connecting the one or more created virtual network devices to a virtual machine and a physical network, further comprising:

deleting the one or more target virtual network devices; and

exiting the preset mode.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein reading the configuration information of the virtual network comprises:

when the virtual network is configured using a topology diagram, obtaining relative positions of the one or more target virtual network devices in the topology diagram.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

if one of the one or more virtual network devices is not created successfully, exiting the preset mode and informing that the recovery of the virtual network is failed.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the preset mode prohibits the user from adding or deleting the one or more virtual network devices and prohibits the user from changing parameters of the configuration information of the one or more virtual network devices externally; and

in the preset mode, virtual network devices existing in the virtual network run and function normally.

8. A system for recovering a virtual network, comprising one or more processors configured to:

obtain a snapshot of the virtual network, the virtual network including one or more virtual network devices, wherein a virtual network device is connected with at least one of another virtual network device and one or more virtual machines, and the virtual network is connected to a physical network through the one or more virtual network devices;

enter into a preset mode which prohibits a user from changing the one or more virtual network devices included in the virtual network;

in the preset mode, read configuration information of the virtual network from the snapshot;

in the preset mode, based on the configuration information, create one or more virtual network devices and distribute configuration parameters included in the configuration information to the one or more created virtual network devices;

disconnect one or more target virtual network devices of the virtual network from the one or more virtual machines and the physical network, wherein the one or more target virtual network devices includes at least one of a virtual network device that needs an adjustment or a reset based on a user input, or a virtual network device that needs an adjustment or a reset according to a network error; and

based on the snapshot, connect the one or more created virtual network devices to the one or more virtual machines and the physical network.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein before obtaining a snapshot of the virtual network, the one or more processors are further configured to:

create a snapshot of the virtual network.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

in the preset mode, collect configuration parameters of virtual network devices in the virtual network and connection relationships among the virtual network devices and the virtual machines; and

save the collected configuration parameters and the collected connection relationships in a form of snapshot.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

distribute the snapshot of the virtual network via the physical network or a physical medium.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

distribute the snapshot of the virtual network released by a manufacturer to a corresponding virtual network via the physical network or the physical medium.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

distribute the snapshot of the virtual network pre-created by a user to a corresponding virtual network via the physical network or the physical medium.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein after connecting the one or more created virtual network devices to a virtual machine and a physical network, the one or more processors are further configured to:

delete the one or more target virtual network devices; and

exit the preset mode.