Synchronization method applied to databases in network management system

• US 5,956,719 A
• Filed: 03/13/1997
• Issued: 09/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kamata, Masaharu, Kudo, Miki, Kozaki, Yoshihiro, Mizuma, Keiji, Kamijo, Akinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOMERE, JEAN RAYMOND
• Application Number:
  US08/815,634
• Time in Patent Office: 922 Days
• Field of Search: 707/8, 707/10, 707/100, 707/201, 707/203, 395/200.31, 395/200.47, 395/200.5, 395/200.82
• US Class Current: 707/610
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/024 using relational databases for representation of network management data, e.g. managing via structured query language [SQL]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/956 Hierarchical
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/959 Network
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99938 Concurrency, e.g. lock management in shared database
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

A method of synchronization applied to databases of a network management system which establishes synchronization between a database of a managing system and a database of a managed system, and thereby facilitates the establishment of an initial database and reconfiguration of the same. The method (i) establishes a database based on a management information tree modeled on the system configuration for a network element NE forming a managed system, (ii) transfers an upper layer managed object instance information of the management information tree to an operation system OS of the managing system autonomously or by issuance of a command, (iii) starts, by the operation system OS of the managing system, the establishment of the database by the upper layer managed object instance data, (iv) demands, by this operation system OS, information of a lower layer managed object instance subordinate to the upper layer managed object instance, (v) sends, by the network element NE of the managed system, the lower layer managed object instance information to the managing system, and (vi) establish, by the managing system, the database using the thus sent information.

Claims

1. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system comprising a managing system and at least one managed system managed by the managing system, comprising the steps of:

setting up, by said managed system, a database of a management information tree configuration modeled on the system configuration;

transferring, from said managed system to said managing system, information of an upper layer hierarchy in said management information tree configuration so that said managing system may set up its own database;

starting, by said managing system, a set up of its database based on the information of said upper layer hierarchy and demanding the information of a lower layer hierarchy sent from said managed system according to the information of the upper layer hierarchy; and

transmitting, by said managed system, the information read from its database to said managing system in response to the demand by the managing system and setting up, by said managing system, the database in the lower layer in the previously set up management information tree configuration according to the information transmitted from the managed system.

2. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system according to claim 1, further comprising, at the time when reconfiguring a database due to system reconfiguration of said managed system, the steps of:

notifying, by said managed system, the above system reconfiguration to said managing system;

demanding, by said managing system, the lower layer managed object instance information required due to the reconfiguration of the database in said managed system;

transmitting, by said managed system, the lower layer managed object instance information read from its database to the managing system in response to the demand; and

reconfiguring, by said managing system, its database based on the received lower layer managed object instance information.

3. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system according to claim 1, further comprising, at the time when reconfiguring a database due to system reconfiguration of said managed system, the steps of:

notifying, by said managed system, the system reconfiguration and backup management information to said managing system; and

reconfiguring, by said managing system, its database by using its own backup information referring to said backup management information.

4. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system according to claim 1, further comprising, at the restart of the system of the managed system, the steps of:

initially setting, by said managed system, its database in correspondence with the restart level and notifying said managing system of the restart of the system and the restart level; and

initially setting, by said managing system, its database in correspondence with the restart level.

5. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system according to claim 1, further comprising, at the restart of the system of said managed system by new software due to an addition of new functions etc. thereto, the steps of:

reconfiguring, by said managed system, its database and notifying said managing system of the restart of the system by said new software;

demanding, by said managing system, the lower layer managed object instance information in the management information tree configuration, sent from said managed system, corresponding to said addition of the new functions;

transmitting, by said managed system, the lower layer managed object instance information read from its database to said managing system in response to said demand; and

reconfiguring, by said managing system, its database based on the transmitted lower layer managed object instance information.

6. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system according to claim 1, further comprising, at the restart of the system of said managed system by new software due to an upgraded version etc., the steps of:

reconfiguring, by said managed system, its database and notifying said managing system of both the restart of the system by the new software and the update level of the database;

demanding, by said managing system, the instance information, sent from said managed system, in correspondence with the update level;

transmitting, by said managed system, the instance information read from its database to said managing system in response to that demand; and

reconfiguring, by said managing system, its database based on the read instance information or matching up the databases.

7. A method of synchronization applied to databases in a network management system according to claim 1, further comprising, at the restart of the system of said managed system due to a shift over to a new software, the steps of:

reconfiguring, by said managed system, its database and notifying, to said managing system, of the restart of the system by the new software;

demanding, by said managing system, differential records, sent from said managed system, in its database;

seeking, by said managed system, for differential records between the new database and old database and transmitting the sought differential records to said managing system; and

updating, by said managing system, its database based on said differential records.