CN100370763C - Active host information updating method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a system for actively updating host information, which comprises at least one auxiliary slave host, at least one slave host and a server host, wherein the auxiliary slave host, the slave host and the server host are connected by a master-slave network.

Description

A method and system for actively updating host information

technical field

The present invention relates to a host computer information active update system, in particular to a computer or electronic product production line that uses a master-slave network system to actively update its product internal driver, test program or system program and other related host information systems and methods.

Background technique

General computer or electronic products need to go through various testing machines on the production line for product testing, or install related drivers or system programs, etc. Generally, the test machines on the production line operate independently, and when replacing products, it is necessary to update the relevant test programs, driver programs, or system programs (hereinafter referred to as product programs) for different products.

The way to update the product program information of the testing machine on the traditional production line is to update the general storage media (such as CD, hard disk or floppy disk) one by one, which is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is easy to cause data loss or loss during the update process. An incomplete update occurs.

Some products need to use a test card to test the product during the testing process of the production line. However, the test time (RTC) of various products to be tested needs to be manually input and stored in the memory of the test card, and the test card The test time is updated to other test products. In this way, each tester needs to set the test time, and the set time value cannot be unified, and the correctness of the input cannot be guaranteed.

If the test product is a computer host, traditionally when testing computer products, a PCI hard disk adapter card (which can be a SISC or IDE hard disk adapter card) is inserted into a PCI slot, and then the data copy and In comparison, the correctness of the data output or input of the PCI slot is tested. However, in this testing process, the tester needs to constantly plug and unplug the PCI hard disk adapter card, which consumes a lot of testing time and costs a lot.

In addition, due to the independence of traditional test machines, the product program information stored inside needs to be updated one by one. If they want to use the same files or data with other test machines, they cannot support and share each other at all. Use storage media to convert files or data it shares.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a method and system for actively updating host information, thereby overcoming the inconvenience and disadvantages of the existing production line because each test machine is independent, and shortening the preparation time of the slave host .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for actively updating host information. First, the server host accepts the login of the slave host and connects. After the connection is successful, the correctness of network transmission is verified, and then a time information is transmitted to the slave host. Synchronize the time of the slave host, and then check whether the slave host conforms to the schedule information according to the schedule of the server host, and generate the detection result, and finally judge whether to update the information according to the detection result, so as to achieve the effect of actively updating the host information.

Preferably, in the method for actively updating host information provided by the present invention, the master-slave network can be a local area network system or a network system based on the TCP/IP Internet Protocol.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned method for actively updating host information provided by the present invention, the host information can be a test program, a driver program, or a system program, etc.

Preferably, the present invention further provides a system for actively updating host information, including at least one server host and at least one slave host, the server host stores all required information and schedules, and is connected via a master-slave network The slave host actively updates the required information to the slave host according to the schedule of the server host, so as to maintain the consistency of the information.

Preferably, in the above-mentioned host information active update system provided by the present invention, the server host is connected to more than one slave host by means of at least one network hub, and the slave host can also be connected to at least one slave host through the master-slave network. If one of the slave hosts fails, the secondary slave host connected to the faulty slave host can update information through other slave hosts connected to the network hub, so as to avoid the failure of the slave host and stop the line.

In order to better understand the technology, means and effects that the present invention takes to achieve the intended purpose, please refer to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings of the present invention. For specific understanding, however, the drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the system architecture of the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of the active update method of the present invention.

Among them, reference signs

10-Production line

20-secondary slave host

30 - slave host

40 - network hub

50-servo host

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the system architecture of the present invention. The present invention is mainly used on the production line 10 of products, such as the production line of personal computers, and the testing of its products in the process of the production line may require the installation of test programs, driver programs or system programs (hereinafter referred to as product programs, also That is, the host information of the sub-slave host) is included in the product in order to test the product.

On each production line 10, a sub-slave host 20 will be responsible for the installation and testing of the product program (host information), and the present invention utilizes at least one sub-slave host 30 to connect to multiple sub-slave hosts 20, such as multiple products of the same type The production line 10 on the same floor or the sub-slave host 20 of the production line 10 on the same floor can be connected to the slave host 30.

And a plurality of these slave hosts 30 can be connected by at least one network hub 40, and the network hub 40 is connected to a server host 50, so a master-slave network structure can be formed, and the server host 50 is connected A plurality of slave hosts 30 form a star network architecture with the server host 50 as the center. The master-slave network can be a local area network (LAN) or a network system based on the TCP/IP Internet protocol.

The main technology of the present invention is to utilize the master-slave network to connect the server host 50, the slave host 30 and the sub-slave host 20, so the slave host 30 or the sub-slave host 20 can be only a workstation computer for Install or test the product program (host information) into the product to be tested to test a plurality of products to be tested on the production line 10, and a program database (not shown) is provided in the server host 50, storing all The required product program (master information), and can synchronously monitor the test time of the slave master 30 or the sub-slave master 20, and actively update the product program (master information) to the slave master 20 before the product test. Secondary slave host 20.

A file database (not shown) is also provided in the slave host 30 to store information and schedules required by the sub-slave host 20, and can monitor the update of the host information in the sub-slave host 20 to maintain The consistency of its host information data.

When the slave host 30 connected to the network hub 40 fails, the secondary slave host 20 connected to the failed slave host 30 can connect to other slave hosts 30 through the network hub 40, or connect to the slave host 30 again. The server host 50 is used so that the sub-slave host 20 can update the host information without being affected by the failure of the slave host 30 and going offline.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic flowchart of the active update method of the present invention. The present invention can monitor the production process of all the sub-slave hosts 20 or the production line 10 by the slave host 30 or the servo host 50 by means of the above-mentioned online architecture, so the present invention can be determined after the production process of the factory is pre-arranged by the production meeting. A schedule is stored in the server host 50 or the slave host 30, and then the slave host 30 or the server host 50 performs tasks such as updating, installing or testing host information according to the schedule.

In the present invention, the servo host 50 actively updates the information of the slave host 30, or the slave host 30 actively updates the information of the sub-slave host 20. First, after the slave host 30 is turned on, the servo host 50 accepts the slave The login (Login) of the host computer 30 is connected (S101). After the online connection is completed, the server host verifies whether the transmission of the master-slave network is normal within a certain period of time, and sends the verification result to the slave host (S103).

A preferred embodiment of the verification action is that the server host 50 first copies a 5M Bytes data file to the slave host 30, and performs a data comparison of the data file. When the comparison results are the same, the master-slave network transmission is normal.

Then the server host 50 transmits a time information to the slave host 30 to synchronize the machine time of all the slave hosts 30 (S105), so that the slave host 50 can update the host information according to the schedule, so as to carry out production and installation or test work.

Then detect whether there is information to be installed or tested in the server host 50 schedule in the slave host 30 according to the schedule of the server host 50 (S107), if there is, it is judged whether the slave host information is the information of the server host schedule information The latest version (S109), so as to decide whether to update, if there is no such host information or when it is not the latest version, then immediately update the host information (S111).

Finally record the updated identification number of the slave host 30 (S113), to prevent repeated updates. The sub-slave host 20 to which the slave host 30 is connected, the way in which the sub-slave host 30 actively updates the sub-slave host 30 is the same as the updating method of the servo host 50 and the slave host 30 , so it will not be repeated.

Utilizing the system and method for actively updating host information of the present invention has the following advantages:

1. After networking the slave hosts and sub-slave hosts of the production line, the engineering personnel of the factory can directly store the latest version of host information in the database of the server host so as to update the host information in the slave host or sub-slave host without Each sub-slave host needs to be updated with storage media one by one to save time.

2. The test time of each sub-host is based on the time of the server or sub-host, which will ensure that each sub-host is updated or installed or tested according to the test schedule.

3. When the product to be tested is a computer, the present invention can be used to replace the equipment requirements of the PCI hard disk adapter card, and the network card is inserted into the PCI slot to test the correctness of the data output or input of the PCI slot.

4. With the help of the network connection function of the present invention, the data to be shared or shared can be stored in the slave host or the server host without using storage media for transmission.

5. With the help of the network connection function of the present invention, the current online status and online quantity of each slave host or sub-slave host can be displayed in real time, so as to monitor the network status at any time.

6. If there is a network card in the product to be tested and the network number needs to be recorded, the programmed network address or network number can be recorded in the server host, so that it can be verified whether there is a duplicate address or number to prevent the number Error condition for reprogramming.

The present invention can clearly provide a design that is completely different from the prior art solutions by means of the technology disclosed above.

The content disclosed above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those who are proficient in this technology can make other various improvements according to the above description, but these changes still belong to the inventive spirit of the present invention and the following definition within the scope of the patent.

Claims (23)

1. A method for actively updating host information, connecting at least one server host and at least one slave host by means of a master-slave network, characterized in that the method comprises: the server host accepts the login of the slave host and connects; The server host transmits time information to the slave host, so that the machine time of the slave host is synchronized with the machine time of the server host; According to the schedule of the server host, detect whether the slave host has the information specified in the schedule to be updated into the product, and generate a detection result; and Whether to update the information in the slave host is judged according to the detection result. 2. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the master-slave network is a local area network system. 3. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the master-slave network is a network system based on TCP/IP Internet Protocol. 4. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the slave host is a workstation computer. 5. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein a database is provided in the server host to store required information. 6. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the information specified in the schedule to be updated inside the product is a test program, a driver program or a system program. 7. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, further comprising: after the step of logging in from the slave host: Verify whether the transmission of the master-slave network is normal at a certain time, and output the verification result and send it to the slave host. 8. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 7, wherein the step of verifying the master-slave network is to copy a data file from the server host to the slave host, and compare the data of the data file action to verify the correctness of the network transmission. 9. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling of the server host is pre-scheduled on the server host. 10. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the step of detecting the information of the slave host further comprises: Compare whether the slave host information has the information specified in the server host schedule to be updated to the product; Compare whether the slave host information is the latest version of the information updated to the internal product specified in the server host schedule; Wherein, if any of the above comparison methods is false, the slave host is updated immediately. 11. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 10, further comprising: Record the identification number of the updated slave master to prevent constant re-updates. 12. The method for actively updating host information according to claim 1, wherein the slave host is connected to at least one sub-slave host, and the active update method between the slave host and the sub-slave host is the same as the update method between the server host and the slave host Way. 13. A system for actively updating host information, characterized in that it comprises: at least one server host, storing all required schedules and information specified in the schedules to be updated within the product, and used to send time information to at least one slave host; and The at least one slave host is connected to and logged into the server host by means of a master-slave network, and receives the time information to keep synchronized with the machine time of the server host; With the help of the schedule of the server host, actively update the required information specified in the schedule to be updated inside the product to the slave host. 14. The system for actively updating host information according to claim 13, wherein the slave host is a workstation computer. 15. The system for actively updating host information according to claim 13, wherein a program database is provided in the server host to store all required information specified in the schedule to be updated inside the product. 16. The system for actively updating host information according to claim 13, wherein the information is a test program, a driver program or a system program. 17. The system for actively updating host information according to claim 13, wherein the master-slave network is a local area network. 18. The system for actively updating host information according to claim 13, wherein the master-slave network is a network system based on TCP/IP Internet Protocol. 19. The host information active update system according to claim 13, wherein the master-slave network is centered on the server host and connected to one or more slave hosts respectively to form a star network architecture . 20. The system for actively updating host information according to claim 19, further comprising: at least one network hub connecting the server host and more than one slave host; information to maintain data consistency. 21. The host information active update system according to claim 19, characterized in that, the slave host is connected to at least one secondary slave host via a master-slave network, and the slave host has all required information and schedules, and the slave host The master's scheduler proactively updates the required information to the secondary slave masters. 22. The host information active updating system according to claim 20, wherein the slave host is connected to at least one secondary slave host via a master-slave network, the slave host has all required information and schedules, and the slave host The master's scheduler proactively updates the required information to the secondary slave masters. 23. The host information active update system according to claim 22, wherein when one of the slave hosts connected to the network hub fails, the secondary slave host connected to the failed slave host can connect to other slave hosts through the network hub slave host.

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