Method for controlling managing computer, medium for storing control program, and managing computer

• US 20040260758A1
• Filed: 07/20/2004
• Published: 12/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Akihiro Urano, Norio Yamamura, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shuji Fujino, Toshiaki Hirata, Toshio Sato
• Original Assignee: Akihiro Urano, Norio Yamamura, Satoshi Miyazaki, Shuji Fujino, Toshiaki Hirata, Toshio Sato
• Inventors: Sato, Toshio, Yamamura, Norio, Miyazaki, Satoshi, Hirata, Toshiaki, Urano, Akihiro, Fujino, Shuji
• Application Number:
  US10/893,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20040260758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0748 in a remote unit communicating with a single-box computer node experiencing an error/fault remote testing G06F11/2294
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0769 Readable error formats, e.g. cross-platform generic formats, human understandable formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3017 where the computing system is implementing multitasking multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3051 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the configuration of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring the presence of processing resources, peripherals, I/O links, software programs verification or detection of system hardware configuration G06F11/2247
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3068 where the reporting involves data format conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3086 where the reporting involves the use of self describing data formats, i.e. metadata, markup languages, human readable formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/069 using logs of notifications; Post-processing of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

A managing computer is provided having an acquiring device for acquiring log information and event information from among a plurality of computers via a network to each other into a common database of the managing computer. A data controller may be provided for storing into the common database of the managing computer, operation definition information used to define a schedule of process operations executed in the plurality of computers in relation to the log information and the event information acquired by the acquiring device. A display device may display the operation definition information in relation to event information related to a process operation defined by the operation defining information with reference to the information stored in the database.

Claims

1. (canceled).

2. A managing computer to be connected to a plurality of managed computers via a network, said managing computer comprising:

a network interface to be connected to the network; and

a processing unit to be connected to the network interface,

wherein said processing unit sends to the managed computers, via the network interface, definition information including information that has been set defining details of a plurality of jobs included in a group of jobs to be executed by the managed computers and an identifier of the definition information, receives, via the network interface, result information resulting from execution of each job by one of the managed computers, said result information including an identifier of the job executed by the managed computer, and displays on a display said result information resulting from execution of each of said jobs included in said group of jobs according to said definition information.

3. A managing computer according to claim 2, wherein each job for a respective managed computer is performed after a power ON condition and before a power OFF condition of the respective managed computer.

4. A managing computer according to claim 2, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting from execution of a pre-designated job.

5. A managing computer according to claim 2, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting from execution of said jobs having a pre-defined pattern.

6. A managing computer according to claim 2, wherein said definition information includes information defining a schedule for executing said jobs.

7. A managing computer according to claim 2, wherein said definition information includes information designating which managed computer is to execute which one of said jobs.

8. A managing computer to be connected to a plurality of managed computers via a network, said managing computer comprising:

a network interface to be connected to the network; and

a processing unit to be connected to the network interface,

wherein said processing unit sends to the managed computers, via the network interface, definition information including information that has been set defining details of a plurality of jobs included in a group of jobs to be executed by one of the managed computers and an identifier of the definition information, receives, via the network interface, result information resulting from execution of each job by one of the managed computers, said result information including an identifier of the job executed by the managed computer, and displays on a display said result information resulting from execution of each of said jobs included in said group of jobs according to said definition information.

9. A managing computer according to claim 8, wherein each job for a respective managed computer is performed after a power ON condition and before a power OFF condition of the respective managed computer.

10. A managing computer according to claim 8, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting from execution of a pre-designated job.

11. A managing computer according to claim 8, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting execution of said jobs having a pre-defined pattern.

12. A managing computer according to claim 8 wherein said definition information includes information defining a schedule for executing said jobs.

13. A managing computer according to claim 8, wherein said definition information includes information designating which managed computer is to execute said jobs.

14. A method of managing a plurality of managed computers via a network, said method comprising the steps of:

sending to the managed computers definition information including information that has been set defining details of a plurality of jobs included in a group of jobs to be executed by the managed computers and an identifier of the definition information;

receiving result information resulting from execution of each job by one of the managed computers, said result information including an identifier of the job executed by the managed computer; and

displaying on a display said result information resulting from execution of each of said jobs included in said group of jobs according to said definition information.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein each job for a respective managed computer is performed after a power ON condition and before a power OFF condition of the respective managed computer.

16. A method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of:

selecting result information resulting from execution of a pre-designated job.

17. A method according to claim 14, further the steps of:

selecting result information resulting from execution of said jobs having a pre-defined pattern.

18. A method according to claim 14, wherein said definition information includes information defining a schedule for executing said jobs.

19. A method according to claim 14, wherein said definition information includes information designating which managed computer is to execute which one of said jobs.

20. A method of managing a plurality of managed computers via a network, said managing computer comprising the steps of:

sending to the managed computers definition information including information that has been set defining details of a plurality of jobs included in a group of jobs to be executed by one of the managed computers and an identifier of the definition information;

receiving result information resulting from execution of each job by one of the managed computers, said result information including an identifier of the job executed by the managed computer; and

displaying on a display said result information resulting from execution of each of said jobs included in said group of jobs according to said definition information.

21. A method according to claim 20, wherein each job for a respective managed computer is performed after a power ON condition and before a power OFF condition of the respective managed computer.

22. A method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of:

selecting result information resulting from execution of a pre-designated job.

23. A method according to claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

selecting result information resulting from execution of said jobs having a pre-defined pattern.

24. A method according to claim 20, wherein said definition information includes information defining a schedule for executing said jobs.

25. A method according to claim 20, wherein said definition information includes information designating which managed computer is to execute said jobs.

26. A computer system comprising:

a network;

a managing computer; and

a plurality of managed computers,

wherein said managing and managed computers are connected to each other by said network, and

wherein said managing computer comprises;

a network interface to be connected to the network, and

a processing unit to be connected to the network interface,

wherein said processing unit sends to the managed computers, via the network interface, definition information including information that has been set defining details of a plurality of jobs included in a group of jobs to be executed by the managed computers and an identifier of the definition information, receives, via the network interface, result information resulting from execution of each job by one of the managed computers, said result information including an identifier of the job executed by the managed computer, and displays on a display said result information resulting from execution of each of said jobs included in said group of jobs according to said definition information.

27. A computer system according to claim 26, wherein each job for a respective managed computer is performed after a power ON condition and before a power OFF condition of the respective managed computer.

28. A computer system according to claim 26, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting from execution of a pre-designated job.

29. A computer system according to claim 26, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting from execution of said jobs having a pre-defined pattern.

30. A computer system according to claim 26, wherein said definition information includes information defining a schedule for executing said jobs.

31. A computer system according to claim 26, wherein said definition information includes information designating which managed computer is to execute which one of said jobs.

32. A computer system comprising:

a network;

a managing computer; and

a plurality of managed computers,

wherein said managing and managed computers are connected to each other by said network, and

wherein said managing computer comprises;

a network interface to be connected to the network, and

a processing unit to be connected to the network interface,

wherein said processing unit sends to the managed computers, via the network interface, definition information including information that has been set defining details of a plurality of jobs included in a group of jobs to be executed by one of the managed computers and an identifier of the definition information, receives, via the network interface, result information resulting from execution of each job by one of the managed computers, said result information including an identifier of the job executed by the managed computer, and displays on a display said result information resulting from execution of each of said jobs included in said group of jobs according to said definition information.

33. A computer system according to claim 32, wherein each job for a respective managed computer is performed after a power ON condition and before a power OFF condition of the respective managed computer.

34. A computer system according to claim 32, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting from execution of a pre-designated job.

35. A computer system according to claim 32, wherein said processing unit selects result information resulting execution of said jobs having a pre-defined pattern.

36. A computer system according to claim 32, wherein said definition information includes information defining a schedule for executing said jobs.

37. A computer system according to claim 32, wherein said definition information includes information designating which managed computer is to execute said jobs.