Cloud-Based Test System and Method and Computer-Readable Storage Medium with Computer Program to Execute the Method

• US 20130019242A1
• Filed: 10/21/2011
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Lee, Han-Chao, Chen, Shiang-Jiun, Chiang, Shang-Lun
• Granted Patent: US 8,719,818 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/145 involving simulating, designing, planning or modelling of a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/20 the monitoring system or the monitored elements being virtualised, abstracted or software-defined entities, e.g. SDN or NFV
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A cloud-based test system is disclosed. The cloud-based test system utilizes several cloud systems for testing. Each cloud system includes several cloud servers for providing a cloud resource to simulate several virtual test machines. The cloud-based test system includes several slave servers and a main server. Each slave server corresponds to one of the cloud systems for controlling the corresponding virtual test machines. The main server receives a test instruction, which is utilized to execute a target test item for a target electrical device, from a client, and generates a test environment condition corresponding to the test instruction. The main server determines the virtual test machines for executing the target test item and the at least one server to control the virtual test machines. The main server transmits the test instruction and the corresponding test environment condition to the server slave servers for testing.

Claims

1. A cloud-based test system utilizing a plurality of cloud systems for testing, wherein, each of the cloud systems comprises a plurality of cloud servers for providing a cloud resource to simulate a plurality of virtual test machines, and the cloud-based test system comprises:

(a) a plurality of slave servers, wherein each of the slave servers corresponds to one of the cloud systems and builds connections with the cloud servers of the corresponding cloud system for controlling the virtual test machines; and

(b) a main server communicating with the slave servers, wherein the main server comprises;

(i) a storage unit for storing a virtual test machine table, wherein the virtual test machine table records information of which virtual test machines being controlled by each of the slave servers, a plurality of executable test items of each of the virtual test machines, and availability of each of the plurality of the executable test items; and

(ii) a processing unit electrically connected to the storage unit, wherein the processing unit comprises;

1) an instruction receiving module for receiving a test instruction from a client, and generating a test environment condition corresponding to the test instruction, wherein the test instruction is utilized to execute a target test item for a target electrical device;

2) a determining module for determining the virtual test machines for executing the target test item according to the test instruction and the virtual test machine table, and obtaining information of at least one controlling slave server in the slave servers, which controls the determined virtual test machines for executing the target test item; and

3) an instruction transmitting module for transmitting the test instruction and the corresponding test environment condition to the at least one controlling slave server which controls the determined virtual test machines, such that the at least one controlling slave server which controls the determined virtual test machines controls the determined virtual test machines to execute the target test item for the target electrical device according to the corresponding test environment condition.

2. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the determining module further determines if a number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is more than a required number of virtual test machines for executing the target test item, and

if the number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is not more than the required number, the slave servers drive the connected cloud servers to release a releasable resource of their cloud resource, and utilize the released resource to add a plurality of new virtual machines for testing.

3. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the determining module further determines if a number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is more than a required number of virtual test machines for executing the target test item, and

if the number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is not more than the required number, the slave servers drive the connected cloud servers to utilize an available resource of the cloud resource to add a plurality of new virtual machines for testing.

4. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the main server further comprises:

a template database for storing a plurality of templates of preset test instructions.

5. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the determining module further takes installed locations of the cloud servers into consideration for determining the virtual test machines for executing the target test item.

6. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further comprises:

a test-result processing module for obtaining a test result of the target test item, which is executed by the determined virtual test machines for the target electrical device, and transmitting the test result to the main server for presenting to the client.

7. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the main server records and updates the information of the virtual test machines recorded in the virtual test machine table by communicating with the slave servers for obtaining the information of the virtual test machines.

8. The cloud-based test system of claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores test history information of the cloud-based test system, and the determining module further calculates a required number of virtual test machines of the cloud-based test system for the slave servers according to the test history information.

9. A cloud-based test method performed by utilizing a cloud-based test system and a plurality of cloud systems for testing, wherein, each of the cloud systems comprises a plurality of cloud servers for providing a cloud resource to simulate a plurality of virtual test machines, the cloud-based test system comprises a plurality of slave servers and a main server, each of the slave servers corresponds to one of the cloud systems and builds connections with the cloud servers of the corresponding cloud system for controlling the virtual test machines, the main server stores a virtual test machine table, the virtual test machine table records information of which virtual test machines being controlled by each of the slave servers, a plurality of executable test items of each of the virtual test machines, and availability of each of the plurality of the executable test items, and the cloud-based test method comprises:

utilizing the main server to receive a test instruction from a client and to generate a test environment condition corresponding to the test instruction, wherein the test instruction is utilized to execute a target test item for a target electrical device;

utilizing the main server to determine the virtual test machines for executing the target test item according to the test instruction and the virtual test machine table, and to obtain information of at least one controlling slave server in the slave servers which controls the determined virtual test machines for executing the target test item; and

utilizing the main server to transmit the test instruction and the corresponding test environment condition to the at least one controlling slave server which controls the determined virtual test machines, such that the at least one controlling slave server which controls the determined virtual test machines controls the determined virtual test machines to execute the target test item for the target electrical device according to the corresponding test environment condition.

10. The cloud-based test method of claim 9 further comprising:

utilizing the main server to determine if a number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is more than a required number of virtual test machines for executing the target test item, and

if the number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is not more than the required number, utilizing the slave servers to drive the connected cloud servers to release a releasable resource of their cloud resource, and utilize the released resource to add a plurality of new virtual machines for testing.

11. The cloud-based test method of claim 9 further comprising:

utilizing the main server to determine if a number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is more than a required number of virtual test machines for executing the target test item, and,

if the number of the virtual test machines which can execute the target test item and are available is not more than the required number, utilizing the slave servers to drive the connected cloud servers to utilize an available resource of the cloud resource to add a plurality of new virtual machines for testing.

12. The cloud-based test method of claim 9 further comprising:

taking installed locations of the cloud servers into consideration for determining the virtual test machines for executing the target test item.

13. The cloud-based test method of claim 9 further comprising:

utilizing the main server to obtain a test result of the target test item, which is executed by the determined virtual test machines for the target electrical device, and transmit the test result to the main server for presenting to the client.

14. The cloud-based test method of claim 9, wherein the main server records and updates the information of the virtual test machines recorded in the virtual test machine table by communicating with the slave servers for obtaining the information of the virtual test machines.

15. The cloud-based test method of claim 9, wherein the main server further stores test history information of the cloud-based test system, and the main server further calculates a total required number of virtual test machines of the cloud-based test system for the slave servers according to the test history information.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with a computer program to execute a cloud-based test method, wherein, the cloud-based test method utilizes a cloud-based test system and a plurality of cloud systems for testing, each of the cloud systems comprises a plurality of cloud servers for providing a cloud resource to simulate a plurality of virtual test machines, the cloud-based test system comprises a plurality of slave servers and a main server, each of the slave servers corresponds to one of the cloud systems and builds connections with the cloud servers of the corresponding cloud system for controlling the virtual test machines, the main server stores a virtual test machine table, the virtual test machine table records information of which virtual test machines being controlled by each of the slave servers, a plurality of executable test items of each of the virtual test machines, and availability of each of the plurality of the executable test items, and the cloud-based test method comprises:

utilizing the main server to receive a test instruction from a client and to generate a test environment condition corresponding to the test instruction, wherein the test instruction is utilized to execute a target test item for a target electrical device;

utilizing the main server to determine the virtual test machines for executing the target test item according to the test instruction and the virtual test machine table, and to obtain information of at least one controlling slave server in the slave servers which controls the determined virtual test machines for executing the target test item; and

utilizing the main server to transmit the test instruction and the corresponding test environment condition to the at least one controlling slave server which controls the determined virtual test machines, such that the at least one controlling slave server which controls the determined virtual test machines controls the determined virtual test machines to execute the target test item for the target electrical device according to the corresponding test environment condition.