KR101899298B1 - Processing system for automation of cloud and process operating based virtual environment and processing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention utilizes meta information that allows a user to easily move his / her IT service by merely changing the meta information when a virtualization service provider, which is more inexpensive and convenient, emerges in the future, even if the user operates in a virtualization environment initially selected for providing an IT service It is intended to provide an automated processing system for operating processes based on cloud and virtualization.
In order to achieve the above object, a cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention includes a meta information management unit 100 for managing an integrated management system for virtualization server meta information and software meta information; A virtual server agent control unit 200 for managing the meta information for managing correlation between virtual servers for executing functions of software registered in different virtual servers so that the functions of different software can be connected and executed continuously; ; And an agent execution unit 300 for executing the virtualization server meta information and the software meta information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization, and a processing method thereof. [0002]

The present invention relates to a process automation system based on cloud and virtualization, and more particularly, to a system and method for processing automation of a process based on cloud and virtualization, To a cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system that provides operational automation functionality without being tied to a particular virtualization service provider.

Traditionally, in order to provide users with IT services in virtualization and cloud environments, users have to install the necessary software directly on the virtualized server and configure the environment. In order to extend the environment to meet the increasing and decreasing demands of IT service, it is necessary to replicate the image of the virtualized server to create a new server, and to perform various configuration tasks required by the engineer in the created server I had to do it.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an operation management process for a virtualization environment using a conventional method.

Referring to FIG. 1, in order to construct a virtual server environment based on the cloud and virtualization according to the conventional method, a virtual server for providing a service is created (takes about 10 minutes) (Step S30), and an additional virtual server is created through the generated image (step S40) (step S30) (step S30) (Approximately 6 hours), and the service is checked and operated (S60) (S60), and the software installed between the virtual server and the virtual server is set up (S50).

Of course, when the software upgrade and the shape change occur, the step S20 is performed again.

In this process, time consuming and monetary losses have occurred to users who use virtualized environments due to the following unnecessary factors:

First. Due to the time required to replicate the image on the virtualized server, there was a tangible / intangible loss of users who could not satisfy the customers using the IT service by securing the capacity to deal with the urgent IT service.

Second, there was an increase in costs due to the expansion and maintenance of new storage due to the increase in storage capacity required to store image replicas of virtualized servers.

Third, by using an operating environment that is dependent on the virtualization environment so that users can not easily relocate to another virtualization service provider that provides an inexpensive virtualization service environment that is fixed in the virtualization environment initially selected for the IT service, And added unnecessary burdens on them.

Fourth, engineering expenditures have been spent to apply increased virtualization resources to IT services to meet IT service needs.

Fifth, customer service processing is delayed due to the increased time required for smooth provision of IT services, depending on the proficiency of the engineers engaged in engineering work.

These problems are a major factor that make users who want to use virtual environment feel different from existing environment. These problems have led to the development of operational automation technology, but management is still being done through the same level of operational management as virtualization environment transfer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for a virtualization service provider, which enables a user to easily move his or her own IT service only by changing meta information, And to provide an automated processing system for operating processes based on cloud and virtualization using meta information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a meta information management unit (100) manages an integrated management system for virtualization server meta information and software meta information; A virtual server agent control unit 200 for managing the meta information for managing correlation between virtual servers for executing functions of software registered in different virtual servers so that the functions of different software can be connected and executed continuously; ; And an agent execution unit (300) for executing the virtualization server meta information and the software meta information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system includes a meta information storage unit 110 for storing the meta information, A user interface 120 for allowing a user to manage the information, and an interface 130 for processing information transmitted through the agent unit 300.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the meta information management unit 100 of the process automation processing system based on the cloud and virtualization includes a standard interface system for standardized virtual environment control based on the meta information system, To manage the meta information system.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the meta information management unit 100 of the process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization can create and manage an operational management function by user definition through virtual server and software meta information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system can manage and change the connection execution state.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system includes an open market function for trading software meta information, a virtual server meta information And an open market function for trading together software meta information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the process automation processing system based on the cloud and virtualization can manage the execution state of the connected software function and transmit it to the outside.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the process automation processing system based on the cloud and virtualization analyzes the processing result of the connected software function to determine whether to execute the next software function can do.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system can collectively display and display execution results of the connected software functions.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the agent execution unit 300 of the process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization can link scripts using dynamic variables in an automation script.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the agent execution unit 300 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system can manage the in-memory for managed meta information and environment variable information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to control software functions between one agent installed in a virtual server of a cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system and another agent.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtualization server comprising: a step (S100) of generating meta information for a virtualization server; a step (S200) of generating meta information on a software function; (S400) of setting meta information of the virtualization server and the software function and operating environment information of the virtual server using the environment variable information (S400) A step S500 of specifying an operation sequence between software functions according to an operation method, a step S600 of creating a physical virtual server through a standard interface scheme for virtual environment control, A script defining the function of the software defined by the meta information, and an environment variable necessary for executing the script (S7 (S800) interpreting the result of executing the script of the software function, and transmitting the software function of the next operation associated with the result to the agent executing unit of the virtual server and executing the software function It provides a virtualization-based process automation processing method.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the processing time is fundamentally shortened not only in the existing IT service environment but also in the existing technology, and the user is not dependent on the specific virtualization service provider, the user can use the virtualization service which saves cost and time .

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of applying an operation management process to a virtualization environment according to a conventional method.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an entire configuration of an operating system for processing an operational process based on cloud and virtualization using meta information according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process automation processing flow of an operating system automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization using meta information according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a virtualization environment in which operational process automation is applied based on meta information through the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing a formula for uniquely dividing the execution result of the software function in the operation management function.
6 is a diagram showing a requestor and an implementer meta information system delivered to a continuous software execution function of an operation management function.
7 is a diagram showing an analysis according to a result of performing a continuous software function and a procedure for executing the following functions.
8 is a diagram showing a synchronization scheme for environment variable information changed in the agent.
9 is a diagram showing a software function forward execution scheme that is executed in conjunction with the software function.
10 is a diagram illustrating a method for executing an agent-to-agent script from a plurality of virtual servers to a specific virtual server.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" (connected, connected, coupled) with another part, it is not only the case where it is "directly connected" "Is included. Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system 1000 according to the present invention includes a meta information management unit 100 for managing an integrated management system for virtualization server meta information and software meta information, A virtual server agent control unit 200 for managing meta information for managing correlation between virtual servers for executing functions of software registered in different virtual servers so that the functions of the software can be connected and executed continuously; And an agent execution unit 300 that executes server meta information and software meta information.

The process automation system 1000 based on cloud and virtualization according to the present invention includes a meta information storage unit 110 for storing meta information and a meta information storage unit 110 for storing information stored in the meta information storage unit, And an interface 130 for processing the information transmitted through the agent executing unit 300. The interface 130 is an interface for processing the information transmitted through the agent executing unit 300. [

Next, a process automation processing method in a cloud and virtualization-based operational process automation processing system 1000 using meta information according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process automation processing flow of an operating system automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization using meta information according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a process automation processing method of a system 1000 for automating an operational process based on cloud and virtualization using meta information according to the present invention includes generating (S100) meta information for a virtualization server, (Step S200) of generating meta information about the software function, generating the environment variable information (S300), meta information about the virtualization server and software functions, and operating environment information of the virtual server using the environment variable information (S500) of specifying an operation order between the software functions according to the operation method of the virtual server (S500), creating a physical virtual server through a standard interface scheme for virtual environment control (S600), a script that defines functions of software defined as meta information through an agent installed in the physical virtual server And setting environment variables necessary for execution of the script (S700); analyzing the result of execution of the script of the software function and transmitting the software function of the next operation linked to the result to the agent execution unit of the virtual server (Step S800).

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a virtualization environment in which operational process automation is applied based on meta information through the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the present invention manages a server and an application, which are major constituent units of an IT service, as meta information, thereby making it possible to configure a service environment that is not dependent on a specific virtual environment. That is, even if the user operates in a virtualization environment initially selected for providing the IT service, a cheaper and more convenient virtualization provider can easily move his / her IT service by merely changing the meta information.

Because it is based on meta information, there is no problem with additional time and expense that can be incurred in the server image based technology used in the existing technology.

In order to efficiently manage the IT service environment through the meta information, an automated processing model composed of a control technology and a support environment that can efficiently control the meta information representative of the virtual environment is designed and a system corresponding thereto is provided .

That is, through the present invention, it is possible to utilize a virtualization service that can save cost and time because the time for processing is shortened not only in the existing IT service environment but also in the existing technology and the user is not dependent on a specific virtualization provider.

This meta-information-based operational process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization and process automation processing method according to the system can manage servers and applications, which are the main constituent units of IT services, Which is not dependent on the service provider.

In other words, even if a user operates in a virtualization environment initially selected for providing an IT service, a cheaper and more convenient virtualization provider can easily move his / her IT service by merely changing the meta information.

In addition, since it is based on meta information, the problem of additional time and cost incurred in the server image based technology used in the existing technology is solved.

In order to efficiently manage the IT service environment through the meta information, an automated processing model consisting of a control technology and a support environment that can efficiently control the meta information representing the virtual environment is designed and a system is provided do.

The present invention can fundamentally shorten the processing time of the existing IT service environment as well as the existing technology, and enable the user to use the virtualization service that can save cost and time because the user is not dependent on the specific virtualization service provider.

This will be described in more detail.

The system 1000 according to the present invention comprises a management layer for managing meta information.

The management layer includes a meta information storage unit 110 for storing actual meta information, a user interface 120 for allowing a user to manage information stored in the meta information storage unit 110, and an agent unit 300 And an interface 130 for processing information.

The system 1000 provides a management system and functions for detailed functions.

First, the meta information management unit 100 of the automated process system 1000 for operating processes based on cloud and virtualization utilizing meta information according to the present invention integrally manages virtualization server meta information and software meta information.

That is, the software information is integrated into the meta information of the virtual server. By registering software that defines one or more functions running on a single virtual server and registering the necessary parameters in the registered software, an environment in which the server can run in a physical virtualization environment is configured. The software and environment variable values included in the virtual server meta information are copied by registering the original value, and when the value of the original software and the variable is changed, the meta information using the corresponding value is automatically or synchronously selected by the user . This synchronization function can facilitate the operation and management of the software.

Since meta information about a virtual server is not dependent on a specific hardware device and a virtualization environment, it can be copied and moved to any environment necessary for IT service operation. Based on the copied and transferred meta information, You can create and run a virtualization server.

5 is a diagram showing a formula for uniquely dividing the execution result of the software function in the operation management function, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a requestor and implementer meta information system delivered to the continuous software execution function of the operation management function .

Referring to FIG. 5, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the system 1000 for automating an operational process based on cloud and virtualization utilizing meta information according to the present invention can execute the functions of different software successively And manages meta information for management of correlation between virtual servers to execute functions of software registered in different virtual servers.

In more detail, if a connection execution function capable of continuously connecting functions of different software is examined, the functions of the software registered in the virtual server can be executed by connecting the unit functions according to the purpose of user specification .

That is, the user can specify the execution order of the software functions registered in the virtual server meta information, thereby enabling the IT service function and the operation necessary for the operation to be performed.

The detailed functions are as follows.

1. Define and execute the sequence of the functions of the software registered in the virtual server.

2. Specifying the execution order of the functions of the software registered in the heterogeneous virtual server and executing it.

3. Execute a software function set in a plurality of virtual servers of the same or different kinds to be executed in a specific virtual server.

4. Suspend the execution of the connection according to the user setting.

5. Analyze the execution result of the software function executed in the virtual server and execute the software function registered in the other virtual server according to the execution result value.

In order to execute the operation management function, which is a bundle of connected functions, an integrated execution management number (Transaction ID) is issued and assigned in units of bundle so that the bundle unit can be divided and classified. The issued issuance number is assigned to the bundle execution Ensure uniqueness. When the software functions included in the operations management function are executed in the virtual server, they have the uniqueness of the executed and executed results according to the following principles.

That is, referring to the equation of FIG. 5, it is as follows.

Uniqueness of Identity = Operation ID + Transaction ID + Software ID + Event ID + Instance ID

Here, the Operation ID is an ID assigned to the operation management function unit and has a unique value in the operation management function.

The Transaction ID is issued for each operation management function every time the operation management function is executed, and has a unique value that is not duplicated each time it is executed.

The software ID has a unique value for each software in the software meta information management system.

Event ID is the only value issued by function in the same software.

Instance ID has a unique value for each virtual server physically created in the virtual server meta information management system.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, a meta information management system for managing correlation between virtual servers for executing functions of software registered in different virtual servers will be described.

The process automation function according to the present invention is a process automation function in which a virtual server that executes an automation function to manage processing between successive functions in an environment where different software operates in different servers as well as servers operating in the same server is called an originator, And define individual servers to which each software function is performed as a listener.

A listener is a virtual server in which individual software functions are executed, and is transmitted through the virtual server agent control unit 300 when the function necessary for execution of the context information is executed.

In addition, the Originator is the information of the virtual server that originally executed the automation function (a set of sequential software functions). If the server on which the software function is executed is different from the virtual server that requested the automation function, And the virtual server on which the software function is executed is the same as the virtual server on which the automation function is requested, the information of the executor and the requester are the same.

Lastly, the agent execution unit 300 of the automated process system 1000 for operating processes based on cloud and virtualization utilizing meta information according to the present invention executes virtualization server meta information and software meta information.

The meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system 1000 according to the present invention further includes a meta information storage unit 110, a user interface 120, and an interface 130 .

Here, the meta information storage unit 110 serves as a repository for storing meta information, the user interface 120 allows the user to manage information stored in the meta information storage unit, and the interface 130 And processes the information transmitted through the agent executing unit 300. [

Next, the detailed configuration of the meta information management unit 100, the virtual server agent control unit 200, and the agent execution unit 300 will be described, respectively.

The meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention includes a standard interface system for standardized virtual environment control based on a meta information system, It manages the meta information system more.

First, a standard interface system for standardized virtual environment control based on the meta information system will be described. The virtualization elements managed through the present invention are standardized so that they can be controlled regardless of the service characteristics of specific hardware devices, virtualization software, Define and provide an interface. The management system performs the standardization of the meta information system for the following items.

1. Meta Information Standardization for Virtual Computing Equipment Information

2. Standardization of meta information about disk information used in virtual computing equipment

3. Meta Information Standardization for Network Information Used in Virtual Computing Equipment

4. Standardization of firewall management system to access from virtual computing equipment

5. Standardization of load balancing functions for software running on multiple virtual computing devices

A standard interface management system is defined according to the meta information system, and a module linking with a device and a provider providing a real virtual environment is created in accordance with each characteristic and dynamically used in a program as needed.

Next, the meta information system for defining and controlling the software functions consists of a binary file information for executing the software, a function provided by the software, or a set of functions necessary for operating the software. In the present invention, the function of such software is called an event.

The binary information for executing the software includes version information, and the binary is managed depending on the software according to the version information. Information about the binary repository for software and version information is delivered as a dynamic variable to the agent where the execution is performed when the event, the function of the software, is executed.

Each software can manage specific configuration values to run the corresponding software, dynamically define these managed values, and define defined values to be referenced in the script as dynamic variables when the software function is executed have.

In addition, the meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention generates and manages user-defined operation management functions through virtual server and software meta information.

There are various functions and operating methods for the IT services provided by users. In the present invention, such an operation is defined through a connection execution function. It provides the function to operate the defined operation according to the situation in the actual virtual server.

The functions thus defined are not only selectable and executable by the user, but also provide a function that can be executed by assigning a management number (ID) capable of specifying an operation function. In addition, the function is provided so that the user can directly call and utilize it within the function of the software registered by the user.

Each operation management function has an individual execution history, and it can inquire the executed execution result and includes a function to grasp the status of each software function in real time in real time.

Basically, the management functions provided by the meta information of the virtual server are as follows.

1. Create Virtual Server (Created)

2. Virtual server restart (Rebooted)

3. Virtual Server Termination (Terminated)

4. Stop the virtual server (Suspended)

5. Virtual Server Software Update (Binary Updated)

6. Change Virtual Server software settings (Configuration Updated)

In addition, the meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention manages and changes the connection execution state.

The information about the connection execution status is managed by the state information according to the execution of the operation management function, which is a bundle of continuous software functions, and the state information according to the execution result of the individual software function. Management. Depending on the execution status of the operation management function, the function that has been terminated can be executed only from the beginning. If the status is "Stop", "Abort" or "Failure", the user confirms the relevant items through the log You can restart from an interrupted software function.

In the present invention, in order to efficiently provide such a function, the functions of software registered in the virtual server are defined in the form of icons, and the execution order is specified by a user selecting a drag and drop method. Similarly, the change of execution order once set can be changed by using the drag and drop method in accordance with the order required by the user so that the execution order of the software function can be grasped conveniently and intuitively.

Finally, the meta information management unit 100 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention includes an open market function for trading software meta information, virtual server meta information capable of providing a specific IT service, It also includes an open market function that can combine and trade software meta information.

First of all, if you look at the open market function that deals with software meta information, you can sell software meta information of users or developers to other users, and software functions can perform many functions depending on the characteristics of users who use the same software. This is a way to provide software meta-information that includes such user-friendliness as transactions.

Meanwhile, an open market function that can combine virtual server meta information and software meta information that can provide a specific IT service can be considered. In the open market function, a plurality of virtual server meta information and software information included therein are integrated to provide an IT service In addition, there is a way to sell the integrated meta information that can be configured to enable users to purchase IT services that users want to provide IT services in a future IT environment.

Meanwhile, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the process automation processing system based on the cloud and virtualization according to the present invention manages the execution state of the connected software function and transmits it to the outside.

In other words, if we look at the connection execution function that can execute the functions of different software successively by connecting the functions of different software, it defines the state that is finally terminated in the state where the function of executing the first execution of the connected software is started, With the ability to notify by email and short and long text. A software execution function that runs continuously is defined as "pause" or "failure" depending on user setting and function processing error. If such a condition occurs, it stops execution even if there is the next software function to execute continuously, And waits until it is done.

The processing state of the software function is defined as the following three states.

1. Success: Defined as a state in which the software functions normally and can execute the following software functions without additional confirmation.

2. Conditional success: The software function has operated normally, but it must be processed when interpreting the processing result and performing the following software functions.

3. Failure: Failed to perform software function and must check the processing history.

In addition, the state of the entire software function is defined as follows by reflecting the execution state of the unit software function.

1. Start: The first software function of the connected software function is executed

2. Perform: The connected software functions are running in a state of success or conditional success.

3. Stop: The state of the connected software function that requires user's intervention

4. Interrupt: Interpreting the processing results of the associated software to determine whether a particular state of conditional success is connected

5. Error: In case of an internal error of management function in executing connected software function

6. Failure: If the processing result of the connected software function is in the state of failure

7. Shutdown: All the functions of the connected software have been completed and completed with the condition of success or conditional success.

Next, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an analysis according to a result of performing the continuous software function and a procedure for executing the next function.

Referring to FIG. 7, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the process automation processing system based on the cloud and virtualization according to the present invention analyzes the processing result of the connected software function to determine whether to execute the next software function .

More specifically, when the operation management function, which is a function of continuous software, is executed, the result of the execution of the software function is transmitted to the control unit, and the control unit searches the list of the software function to be executed next. do.

If the searched function list exists, the execution condition in which each function list is executed is matched with the previous processing result value. If there is a result value matching the execution condition, the corresponding software function is performed. If there is no matching result value, the process is terminated.

If there are two or more software function lists matching the result value, change the status of the operation management function to "error", and transmit the related information to the user and confirm whether or not to continue the execution.

In addition, the virtual server agent control unit 200 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention collectively inquires and displays execution results of the connected software functions.

That is, according to the status information of the operation management function, which is a bundle of the connected software functions, it is displayed using the color and image information characterizing the status. Since each operation management function is executed for each Instance ID, information is provided to the user through the following management system.

1. Operations Management Functional Unit

2. Physical virtual server unit to be executed

3. Individual software functional units running on the physical virtual server

The information about the executed order is composed of time, number and graphical elements so as to show visual effect.

Meanwhile, the agent execution unit 300 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention links scripts using dynamic variables in an automation script.

More specifically, a user-defined script is run on the virtualization computer through an agent installed on the virtualization computer. These scripts are configured to reference and execute the necessary variables in the script so that they can act proactively according to the characteristics of the virtualization environment.

The detailed procedure is as follows.

1. Define the variables to be used in the script.

2. Select the virtualization environment to which you want to apply the defined variables.

3. Write a script to run in a virtualized environment.

4. Transfer the script itself and the variables used in the script to the virtual machine where the agent running the script is installed.

5. Transfer the script to plain text if there is no separate authentication key.

6. The transmission of the script is encrypted at the transmitting side using the authentication key negotiated between the transmitting side and the receiving side and decrypted at the receiving side.

7. Save the script sent by the agent to a file.

8. The name of the saved file is created based on the IP information of the system that transmitted the date and the script.

9. The stored file name can be transferred from the system that sent the script.

10. Set the variables passed through the agent to the environment variables provided by the virtual machine and run the script.

11. The setting of the environment variable is set according to the operating system of the virtual machine.

12. The configured environment variables are only valid within the environment in which the script is run.

13. Pass the execution result of the script to the sender.

14. Transmit the result after completing script execution.

15. Transmit log information generated during script execution.

16. The transmission of the execution result is transmitted in synchronous and asynchronous form in response to the request of the sender.

8 is a diagram showing a synchronization scheme for environment variable information changed in the agent.

Referring to FIG. 8, the agent execution unit 300 of the cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system according to the present invention manages in-memory for managed meta information and environment variable information.

More specifically, in order to execute the software management function, meta information and environment variable information necessary for the agent are managed. The management target information is managed in a memory area managed by the agent, and when the managed information is changed, it is changed in real time. The management target information is subjected to search and change management by applying a key / value type hash algorithm.

The change of the management object information is transmitted to the agent in real time through the HTTP communication through the control. The information loaded in the HTTP payload is transmitted using the JSON structure and the information corresponding to the key is utilized by using the key value included in the JSON structure Change it.

Information on the environment variables changed inside the agent is synchronized through communication between the agent and the agent in the same type of virtual server according to the meta information management system. In case of performing such communication, the master The master agent transmits information to the agent and transfers the changed information to the virtual server of the same group to perform synchronization.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a software function forward execution scheme to be executed in conjunction with each other. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for executing an agent-to-agent script from a plurality of virtual servers to a specific virtual server.

Referring to FIG. 9, the agent executing unit 300 according to the present invention controls software functions between one agent installed in a virtual server and another agent.

The execution of the software function is transferred to the agent through the control part. When the delivered software functions are distributed to a plurality of virtualization servers, the continuous software functions are executed first in the selected virtualization server (virtual server A in FIG. 8) and the connected software functions are executed in the same server. If the necessary software functions are installed on a separate server (s) and these functions are activated (③ in Fig. 8), the virtual server group (virtual server B, C , D) at the same time, and when the response is completed, the next software function to be connected is executed to sequentially complete the operation function.

Execute a script for software functions on a number of virtual servers to determine the criteria for completion based on the following formula.

Script completion criterion of the same type virtual server = (number of processing completion response servers / number of total script transmission servers) × 100> setting threshold value

Referring to FIG. 10, as a component of the present invention, a virtualization server of a specific type provides a function for controlling a connection relationship with a software function installed in a designated virtual server. Among the connected software functions, function ③ in Fig. 9 shows that the virtual server (virtual server b, c, d in Fig. 9) of the specific type in the server (virtual server a) Execute the script to be executed on the operation management server.

This type of functionality is commonly found in many virtual servers and IT services running in conjunction with a specific server. Typically this can be seen through the relationship between the database system and the web application that uses it. Recently, This structure is common in the Hadoop operating system used in the system, and the environment can be easily managed through the function of the present invention.

Through the present invention, users who use a virtualized environment including a cloud can selectively use a service provider who is not dependent on a virtualization service provider or a specific hardware provider and has excellent price and performance, The transition from the supplier's preference to the consumer-first environment allows the recipient to have an economical effect.

In addition, the management functions for software running in a virtualized environment can be easily configured. By automating the processes required to actively expand and contract the service according to the demand of the IT service provided by the user, It can shorten the time it takes to process the process and reduce the engineer costs that were put into the process.

By organizing the functions of various software operating in various virtualization environments into meta information and selling them to users who need it, it is possible to activate the software ecosystem and to provide users who want to provide IT service based on the virtualization environment And to enable virtualization-based IT services.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

100: Meta information management unit
110: Meta information storage unit
120: User interface
130: Interface
200: Virtual Server Agent Control Section
300: Agent execution unit
1000: Process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization

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1. A process automation system based on cloud and virtualization for managing a server and an application, which are major constituent units of an IT service, by meta information and constituting a service environment that is not dependent on a specific virtualization environment,

A meta information management unit 100 for managing an integrated management system for virtualization server meta information and software meta information;

A virtual server agent control unit 200 for managing the meta information for managing correlation between virtual servers for executing functions of software registered in different virtual servers so that the functions of different software can be connected and executed continuously; ; And

And an agent execution unit (300) for executing the virtualization server meta information and the software meta information,
The virtualization server meta information
Information on virtual computing equipment, disk information used in virtual computing equipment, network information used in virtual computing equipment, firewall management system information for accessing from virtual computing equipment, and load balancing function information about software running on multiple virtual computing equipment Lt; / RTI >
The software meta information
A binary file information for executing the software, a function provided by the software, or a set of functions necessary for operating the software

The meta information management unit
Generating and managing a management function through the virtualization server meta information and the software meta information,
Wherein the management function provided by the meta information of the virtualization server includes at least one of creation, restart, termination, suspension, software update, and setting change of the virtualization server,

Wherein the virtual server agent control unit manages the execution state of the connected software function, transmits the software function to the external, analyzes the processing result of the connected software function, and determines whether to execute the next software function, The result is that the software function is operating normally and that the next software function can be executed without any additional confirmation. If the software function is normally operated but the software function is interpreted to perform the next software function, the conditional success and software A process automation processing system based on cloud and virtualization, which is one of failure to perform the function and check the processing history.
The method according to claim 1,
The meta information management unit (100)
A meta information storage unit 110 for storing the meta information,
A user interface 120 for allowing a user to manage information stored in the meta information storage unit,
Further comprising an interface (130) for processing information transmitted through the agent execution unit (300). delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The meta information management unit (100)
Cloud and virtualization-based process automation processing system that includes an open market function for trading software meta information and an open market function for trading virtual server meta information and software meta information that can provide specific IT service . delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The virtual server agent control unit 200,
A process automation system based on cloud and virtualization that collectively inquires and displays execution results of the connected software functions. The method according to claim 1,
The agent execution unit (300)
A process automation system based on cloud and virtualization that links scripts using dynamic variables within an automation script. The method according to claim 1,
The agent execution unit (300)
A cloud-based and virtual-based process automation processing system that manages in-memory for managed meta-information and environment variable information. The method according to claim 1,
The agent execution unit (300)
A cloud-based and virtual-based process automation processing system that controls software functions between a Sun-based agent and other agents installed in a virtual server. delete

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