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US 9,432,244 B2Granted
Management device, information processing device and control method that use updated flags to configure network switches
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsMasanori Takaoka, Hayato Kubo
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Abstract
A management device includes: a detection portion that detects change of common information based on an update flag set to a changed part of the common information when the common information set to a plurality of switch devices is changed; and an update portion that updates common information set to another switch device by using information on the changed part to which the update flag is set when the detection portion detects the change of the common information, the information on the changed part being included in one switch device.
Claims9
A management device, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU);
- a memory;
- at least one interface connected to the CPU wherein setting of each interface is information indicative of connection destinations of local area network (LAN) ports and console ports with which a switch blade is equipped;
- a detector that utilizes the CPU to periodically monitor configuration definition information for a common flag of a plurality of switch blades that set the common flag to common information at fixed intervals, and detects information on a changed portion of the common information to which an update flag is set, wherein among the common information to which the common flag is set, each of the plurality of switch blades includes unique information which comprises at least device name and IP address and the common information common to the plurality of switch blades as one information wherein the common information includes virtual LAN information, a password, setting of each interface mounted on each switch blade indicating setting of each local and network port;
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- an updater executing on the CPU, updates common information set to another switch blade by using the information on the changed portion of the common information to which the update flag is set, upon detecting the information on the changed portion of the common information, wherein the information on the changed portion being included in one switch blade that is a part of the plurality of switch blades,
- wherein the common flag identifying the common information in the plurality of switch blades is configured so that the common information set to the another switching blade is updated in response to the change of the common information in the one switching blade;
- wherein the management device notifies one switch blade in the plurality of switch blades of update completion of the common information, and the one switch blade cancels the update flag;
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- wherein each of the plurality of switch blades change a number and a type of flags to be added to the common information according to a content and a changed state of the common information.
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An information processing device, comprising:
- a CPU;
- a memory;
- at least one interface connected to the CPU wherein setting of each interface is information indicative of connection destinations of LAN ports and console ports with which a switch blade is equipped;
- a plurality of switch blades, each of which includes unique information set for each of the plurality of switch blades and common information common to the plurality of switch blades, and a setting portion that sets a common flag to the common information, and when the common information included in the switch blade itself is changed, sets an update flag to a changed portion of the common information;
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- a management device including a detection portion that utilizes the CPU to periodically monitor configuration definition information for common flag of a plurality of switch blades which set the common flag to common information at fixed intervals, and detects information on the changed portion of the common information to which the update flag is set, among the common information to which the common flag is set wherein among the common information to which the common flag is set, each of the plurality of switch blades including unique information set for each of the plurality of switch blades wherein the unique information comprise at least device name and IP address and the common information common to the plurality of switch blades as one information wherein the common information include virtual LAN information, a password, setting of each interface mounted on each switch blade indicating setting of each local and network the port;
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- an update portion executing on the CPU updates common information set to another switch blade by using the information on the changed portion of the common information to which the update flag is set when the detection portion detects the information on the changed portion of the common information, the information on the changed portion being included in one switch blade that is a part of the plurality of switch blades,
- wherein the common flag is flags identifying the common information in the plurality of switch blades configured so that the common information set to the another switching blade is updated in response to the change of the common information in the one switching blade, and
- wherein the management device notifies one switch blade in the plurality of switch blades of update completion of the common information, and the one switch blade cancels the update flag;
- wherein each of the plurality of switch blades change a number and a type of flags to be added to the common information according to a content and a changed state of the common information.
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A control method, comprising:
- utilizing a CPU, a memory, and at least one interface connected to the CPU wherein setting of each interface is information indicative of connection destinations of LAN ports and console ports with which a switch blade is equipped;
- periodically monitoring at fixed intervals, by a detector that utilizes the CPU, configuration definition information for a common flag of a plurality of switch blades, and detecting information on a changed portion of the common information to which an update flag is set,
- updating, by an updater executing on the CPU, common information set to another switch blade by using the information on the changed portion of the common information to which the update flag is set, upon detecting the information on the changed portion of the common information
- the method including:
- monitoring a common flag of a plurality of switch blades which set the common flag to common information;
- detecting information on a changed portion of the common information to which an update flag is set, among the common information to which the common flag is set, each of the plurality of switch blades including unique information set for each of the plurality of switch blades and the common information common to the plurality of switch blades;
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- updating common information set to another switch blade by using the information on the changed portion of the common information to which the update flag is set when the information on the changed portion of the common information is detected, the information on the changed portion being included in one switch blade that is a part of the plurality of switch blades,
- wherein the common flag identifying the common information in the plurality of switch blades configured so that the common information set to the another switching blade is updated in response to the change of the common information in the one switching blade
- wherein among the common information to which the common flag is set, each of the plurality of switch blades including unique information set for each of the plurality of switch blades wherein the unique information comprise at least device name and IP address and the common information common to the plurality of switch blades as one information wherein the common information include virtual LAN information, a password, setting of each interface mounted on each switch blade indicating setting of each local and network the port;
- wherein the management device notifies one switch blade in the plurality of switch blades of update completion of the common information, and the one switch blade cancels the update flag;
- wherein each of the plurality of switch blades change a number and a type of flags to be added to the common information according to a content and a changed state of the common information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.