Method and system for distributed control system (dcs) process data cloning and migration through secured file system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016299909-A1
Application number	US-201514681536-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 8, 2015
Priority date	Apr 8, 2015
Publication date	Oct 13, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method includes generating a migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node of an industrial process control and automation system. The method also includes, after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file. The method further includes adapting a portion of the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a second node of the control and automation system. In addition, the method includes, after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
generating a migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node of an industrial process control and automation system; after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file; adapting a portion of the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a second node of the control and automation system; and after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
repeating the adapting for one or more additional nodes; and for each additional node, after the new software version is installed at the additional node, restoring information associated with the additional node using the adapted migration image file associated with the additional node.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the configuration parameters for the migration image file.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise:
one or more variable parameters that may differ between the nodes; and one or more consistent parameters that are common amongst the nodes.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein adapting the portion of the migration image file comprises:
displaying the one or more variable parameters; and receiving information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein no backup of the second node is performed during the software migration.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the migration image file is based on configuration parameters associated with a first cluster of nodes, the first cluster of nodes including the first node; after the new software version is installed at the first cluster of nodes, information associated with the first cluster of nodes is restored using the migration image file; the portion of the migration image file is adapted based on configuration parameters associated with a second cluster of nodes, the second cluster of nodes including the second node; and after the new software version is installed at the second cluster of nodes, information associated with the second cluster of nodes is restored using the adapted migration image file.

8 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device configured to:
generate a migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node of an industrial process control and automation system;
after a new software version is installed at the first node, restore information associated with the first node using the migration image file;
adapt a portion of the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a second node of the control and automation system; and
after the new software version is installed at the second node, restore information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to:
repeat the adapting for one or more additional nodes; and for each additional node, after the new software version is installed at the additional node, restore information associated with the additional node using the adapted migration image file associated with the additional node.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to determine the configuration parameters for the migration image file.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise:
one or more variable parameters that may differ between the nodes; and one or more consistent parameters that are common amongst the nodes.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein, to adapt the portion of the migration image file, the at least one processing device is configured to:
initiate a display of the one or more variable parameters; and receive information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processing device is configured to perform no backup of the second node during the software migration.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the at least one processing device is configured to generate the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a first cluster of nodes, the first cluster of nodes including the first node; the at least one processing device is configured, after the new software version is installed at the first cluster of nodes, to restore information associated with the first cluster of nodes using the migration image file; the at least one processing device is configured to adapt the portion of the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a second cluster of nodes, the second cluster of nodes including the second node; and the at least one processing device is configured, after the new software version is installed at the second cluster of nodes, to restore information associated with the second cluster of nodes using the adapted migration image file.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
generating a migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node of an industrial process control and automation system; after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file; adapting a portion of the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a second node of the control and automation system; and after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer program further comprises computer readable program code for:
repeating the adapting for one or more additional nodes; and for each additional node, after the new software version is installed at the additional node, restoring information associated with the additional node using the adapted migration image file associated with the additional node.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer program further comprises computer readable program code for:
determining the configuration parameters for the migration image file.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the configuration parameters comprise:
one or more variable parameters that may differ between the nodes; and one or more consistent parameters that are common amongst the nodes.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the computer readable program code for adapting the portion of the migration image file comprises computer readable program code for:
initiating a display of the one or more variable parameters; and receiving information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the computer program is configured to p

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Sreenivasamurthy Shreehari
• Sunil Sanoopkrishnan

Classifications

• G06F8/65 Primary

  Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F11/1469

  Backup restoration techniques · CPC title

• G06F17/30079 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F2201/80

  Database-specific techniques · CPC title

• G06F16/119 Primary

  Details of migration of file systems (migration mechanisms in storage systems G06F3/0647) · CPC title