Method and system for establishing, by an upgrading acceleration node, a bypass link to another acceleration node

• US 9,497,079 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Ben Dror, Eran, Igelka, Or
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Oanh
• Application Number:
  US13/917,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,251 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/238, 709/239, 370/242, 717/168
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0836 to enhance reliability, e.g. reduce downtime

Abstract

Performing operations on nodes of distributed computer networks. A request to upgrade a first acceleration node in a computer network is identified. A second acceleration node that is linked to the first acceleration node is identified. A bypass link to the second acceleration node from the first acceleration node is established. The bypass link is configured to transmit new connections received for handling by the first acceleration node to the second acceleration node for handling by the second acceleration node during upgrading of the first acceleration node. Upon establishing the bypass link, the first acceleration node is upgraded in response to identifying the request.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to upgrade computer nodes included in a computer network, the method comprising:

identifying a request to upgrade a first computer node in a computer network, the first computer node being a first acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between a client computer system and a server computer system connected through the first computer node;

identifying, by the first computer node, a second computer node in the computer network linked to the first computer node, the second computer node being a second acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between the client computer system and the server computer system connected through the second computer node;

establishing, by the first computer node, a bypass link to the second computer node from the first computer node, the bypass link configured to transmit new connections received for handling by the first computer node to the second computer node for handling by the second computer node during upgrading of the first computer node; and

upgrading the first computer node upon establishing the bypass link in response to identifying the request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after establishing the bypass link and before upgrading the first computer node, executing the first computer node to handle existing connections received by the first computer node before the bypass link was established; and

upgrading the first computer node upon determining that the first computer node has completed handling the existing connections.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the first computer node has completed upgrading;

executing the second computer node to handle connections being transmitted to the second computer node through the bypass link after the first computer node has completed upgrading; and

terminating the bypass link after the connections being transmitted to the second computer node have been handled.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining that the first computer node has completed upgrading comprises executing the first computer node to transmit a completion message to the bypass link after the first computer node has completed upgrading.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the second computer node comprises determining that the second computer node is configured to handle connections that are substantially similar to connections that the first computer node is configured to handle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the second computer node comprises transmitting a request to the second computer node to handle connections that are substantially similar to connections that the first computer node is configured to handle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the bypass link to the second computer node comprises:

splitting, at the first computer node, a receiver configured to receive connections into a first sub-receiver and a second sub-receiver;

executing the first sub-receiver to not transmit connections to the first computer node; and

executing the second sub-receiver to transmit connections to the second computer node.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically and without user intervention, identifying a third computer node in the computer network for upgrading after the first computer node has completed upgrading, wherein the third computer node is an acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between the client computer system and the server computer system connected through the third computer node; and

upgrading the third computer node.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the third computer node for upgrading comprises identifying the third computer node based on a functionality executed by the third computer node.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the third computer node executes a first functionality and a fourth computer node to be upgraded executes a second functionality, wherein computer nodes executing the first functionality are to be upgraded before computer nodes executing the second functionality.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the third computer node for upgrading comprises identifying the third computer node based on a priority of the third computer node.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the third computer node and a fourth computer node to be upgraded execute a same functionality, and wherein the third computer node has a higher priority than the fourth computer node.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the third computer node was disconnected from the network when the request to upgrade the first computer node was identified, and wherein identifying the third computer node for upgrading comprises determining that the third computer node has been reconnected to the network after identifying the request to upgrade the first computer node.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the bypass link to the second computer node from the first computer node comprises:

generating a temporary clone of the first computer node, the temporary clone configured to execute one or more functionalities of the first computer node; and

designating the temporary clone as the second computer node such that the bypass link is configured to transmit the new connections received for handling by the first computer node to the temporary clone for handling by the temporary clone during upgrading of the first computer node.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein upgrading the first computer node comprises identifying an upgrading time to upgrade the first computer node, wherein the upgrading time is a time of day during which network traffic in the computer network is slowest, and wherein the method further comprises:

analyzing network traffic during a first day to identify a time when the network traffic is slowest; and

establishing the identified time as the upgrading time for a second day that follows the first day.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the upgrading time is a time at which no connections to the first computer node are detected.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

identifying a request to upgrade a first computer node in a computer network, the first computer node being a first acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between a client computer system and a server computer system connected through the first computer node;

identifying, by the first computer node, a second computer node in the computer network linked to the first computer node, the second computer node being a second acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between the client computer system and the server computer system connected through the second computer node;

establishing, by the first computer node, a bypass link to the second computer node from the first computer node, the bypass link configured to transmit new connections received for handling by the first computer node to the second computer node for handling by the second computer node during upgrading of the first computer node; and

upgrading the first computer node upon establishing the bypass link in response to identifying the request.

18. The medium of claim 17, the operations further comprising:

after establishing the bypass link and before upgrading the first computer node, executing the first computer node to handle existing connections received by the first computer node before the bypass link was established; and

upgrading the first computer node upon determining that the first computer node has completed handling the existing connections.

19. A system comprising:

data processing apparatus; and

a computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising;

identifying a request to upgrade a first computer node in a computer network, the first computer node being a first acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between a client computer system and a server computer system connected through the first computer node;

identifying, by the first computer node, a second computer node in the computer network linked to the first computer node, the second computer node being a second acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between the client computer system and the server computer system connected through the second computer node;

establishing, by the first computer node, a bypass link to the second computer node from the first computer node, the bypass link configured to transmit new connections received for handling by the first computer node to the second computer node for handling by the second computer node during upgrading of the first computer node; and

upgrading the first computer node upon establishing the bypass link in response to identifying the request.

20. The system of claim 19, the operations further comprising:

automatically and without user intervention, identifying a third computer node in the computer network for upgrading after the first computer node has completed upgrading based on at least one of a functionality executed by the third computer node or a priority associated with the third computer node, wherein the third computer node is an acceleration node to accelerate transmission of resources between the client computer system and the server computer system connected through the third computer node; and

upgrading the third computer node.