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Configuration Management Supplement 67 Robert Horn, Agfa Healthcare Configuration Management The Problem being solved Use Cases Sup. 67 – DICOM Configuration Management The Problem Being Solved Installation of DICOM equipment » » » » Takes too long Requires too much effort Requires time consuming, multi-vendor coordination Involves too many mistakes Upgrading and repairing DICOM equipment » Requires too much service effort for configuration tasks that are unrelated to the problem being solved. » Configuration complexity prevents customer self-help for simple problems Use cases Add a new machine Locate Actor, IP, AE-title, Security information Single node power up and establish configuration Time Synchronization Constraints Support vendor extensions Support site and enterprise extensions Consider installed IT support facilities in selection Do not invent a new protocol Network Services DHCP » Assigns IP address, hostname » Informs DNS of assignment » Provides routing, NTP, DNS, etc. information to client DNS » Provides hostname to IP lookup services » Provides server location lookup services NTP » Provides accurate time and time synchronization » See www.ntp.org for descriptions, software, evaluation, and configuration guidance. LDAP Very Widespread use, – No surprises to the IT staff – Large base of trained users and administrators – Large base of software clients Support by Microsoft, Unix, Open Source Support for federated databases Easy to extend by adding schema Infrastructure requirements DHCP, DNS, NTP, LDAP may be on one host, or may be on multiple hosts. Normal network design issues, nothing special for the DHCP, DNS and NTP services. LDAP is increasingly integrated into IT operations. This makes its use for configuration management more attractive, but means a greater planning involvement with the IT organization. Beyond AE-Titles – Installation and Network Configuration oriented – Locate Application given the AE-title » TCP/IP parameters – AE Configuration » SOP Classes supported (SCU/SCP, Transfer Syntaxes) » Vendor extension » Obtain new unique AE-Title – Device Configuration » Description » Vendor extension » Hospital extension Preconfigured Installation Large network addition Multiple vendors Reduce coordination and scheduling delays Reduce configuration errors Reduce staging requirements Preconfigured Installation Vendor A Preparation LDAP Prepared Configurations LDIF IT Organization A A DHCP Network Planning A LDIF Prepared Configurations A B B B Vendor B preparation Add another machine Get IP, hostname, etc. DHCP Install Hardware Assign Name Find LDAP Server DNS LDAP Query Configuration Configure System Obtain Unique AE Titles Update Configuration Customer Assisted Maintenance – Simple device swap – Remote reconfiguration – Local reconfiguration Present Supplement Status Supplement 67 – Proposed for Frozen Draft Could be updated and final by September or October. Configuration Management Actors Find NTP Server (Broadcast) NTP Client OR Maintain Time NTP Server Maintain Time SNTP Client Find NTP Server (DHCP) DHCP Client Find DHCP and Use Server DHCP Server DNS Server Resolve Hostname Maintain Lease DNS Client DDNS Coordination Resolve Hostname Find LDAP Server LDAP Client LDAP Server Query LDAP Server, Client Update LDAP Server One or more Client actors will be in the same device One or more Server actors may be in the same device LDAP Schema DICOM Configuration Unique AE Titles Registry Individual AE Title Individual AE Title Individual AE Title Devices } This portion is used to provide unique AE titles automatically. Vendor Information, Certificates, Device Configuration parameters, etc. NetworkAE AE Network TransferCapability Capability Transfer AE-Title, Description, AE Configuration parameters, etc. SCU/SCP, Hostname, Port, etc. LDAP Schema # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # The following attribute types are defined in this document: Name -------------------------------dicomDeviceName dicomDescription dicomManufacturer dicomManufacturerModelName dicomVersion dicomVendorData dicomAETitle dicomNetworkConnectionReference dicomApplicationCluster dicomAssociationInitiator dicomAssociationAcceptor dicomHostname dicomPort dicomSOPClass dicomTransferRole dicomTransferSyntax dicomPrimaryDeviceType dicomRelatedDeviceReference dicomPeerAETitle dicomTLSCipherSuite dicomAuthorizedNodeCertificateReference dicomThisNodeCertificateReference dicomInstalled Syntax -----string string string string string binary string DN string bool bool string Integer OID string OID string DN string string DN DN bool Multiplicity -----------Single Single Single Single Multiple Multiple Single Multiple Multiple Single Single Single Single Single Single Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple Single Example of attribute definition # 3.1 dicomDeviceName string Single # # This attribute stores the unique name (within the scope of the LDAP database) # for a DICOM Device. # # It is a single-valued attribute. # This attribute's syntax is 'Directory String'. # Its case is not significant for equality and substring matches. # attributetype ( 1.2.840.10008.15.0.3.1 NAME 'dicomDeviceName' DESC 'The unique name for the device' EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 SINGLE-VALUE ) Objects Defined # # # # # # # # # # # # # The following object classes are defined in this document. structural classes. Name --------------------------dicomConfigurationRoot dicomDevicesRoot dicomUniqueAETitlesRegistryRoot dicomDevice dicomNetworkAE dicomNetworkConnection dicomUniqueAETitle dicomTransferCapability All are Description -------------------------root of the DICOM Configuration Hierarchy root of the DICOM Devices Hierarchy root of the Unique DICOM AE-Titles Registry Hierarchy Devices Network AE Network Connections Unique AE Title Transfer Capability Example of Object Definition # # 4.4 dicomDevice # # This structural object class represents a DICOM Device. # objectclass ( 1.2.840.10008.15.0.4.4 NAME 'dicomDevice' DESC 'DICOM Device related information' SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ( dicomDeviceName $ dicomInstalled ) MAY ( dicomDescription $ dicomManufacturer $ dicomManufacturerModelName $ dicomVersion $ dicomVendorData $ dicomPrimaryDeviceType $ dicomRelatedDeviceReference $ dicomAuthorizedNodeCertificateReference $ dicomThisNodeCertificateReference) ) Use of LDAP Schema Schema text from the supplement » in the format used to configure generic LDAP servers » Cut and paste from supplement into server configuration file tested and verified Local extension by modifying schema Purpose of Frozen Draft Find any remaining flaws in the Frozen Draft » Inhouse experience at several companies revealed flaws in the public comment version. » The flaws only became apparent during the development of trial versions. Inter-company trials » are expected to reveal other flaws in the Frozen Draft version » The trials are not exploring implementation compatibility, only clarity of the standard » The trials are not a compatibility connectathon » The Committee for Advancement of DICOM is organizing a small group of trial implementations. Future additions Security parameter distribution » LDAP is one of the mechanisms for distributing PKI information for key management.