Rack configuration determination support system
First Claim
1. A rack configuration determination support device for optimally arraying all components to be mounted, including necessary supplementary components when mounting components selected by a user on a rack to build a target system, comprising:
- a component database composed of a plurality of segments of component definition data describing information about components that can be mounted on the rack;
a rule database composed of a plurality of segments of rule definition data describing a variety of rules led from a plurality of prescribed viewpoints when arraying the selected components on the rack;
an input unit enabling the user to input desired conditions for a target system, including selection of components; and
an array unit disposing each of the selected components in its selected order according to the variety of rules.
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Abstract
This system optimally arrays all components to be mounted, including supplementary components when mounting components selected by a user on a rack to build a target system. This system comprises a component DB composed of component definition data describing information about components that can be mounted on a rack and a rule DB composed of rule definition data describing a variety of rules led from a variety of prescribed viewpoints when arraying selected components on a rack. A user inputs the desired conditions of a target system, including the selection of components, and arrays each of the selected components according to a variety of rules in its selected order. The plurality of prescribed viewpoints includes the addition, quantity restriction and array of components, and the array designation of special components. Thus, an optimal array can be realized.
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38 Claims
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1. A rack configuration determination support device for optimally arraying all components to be mounted, including necessary supplementary components when mounting components selected by a user on a rack to build a target system, comprising:
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a component database composed of a plurality of segments of component definition data describing information about components that can be mounted on the rack;
a rule database composed of a plurality of segments of rule definition data describing a variety of rules led from a plurality of prescribed viewpoints when arraying the selected components on the rack;
an input unit enabling the user to input desired conditions for a target system, including selection of components; and
an array unit disposing each of the selected components in its selected order according to the variety of rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A rack configuration determination support method for optimally arraying all components to be mounted, including necessary supplementary components when mounting components selected by a user on a rack to build a target system, comprising:
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preparing a component database composed of a plurality of segments of component definition data describing information about components that can be mounted on the rack;
preparing a rule database composed of a plurality of segments of rule definition data describing a variety of rules led from a plurality of prescribed viewpoints when disposing the selected components on the rack;
enabling the user to input desired conditions for the target system, including the selection of components; and
arraying each of the selected components in its selected order according to the variety of rules.
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20. A computer-readable storage medium on which is recorded a data structure for enabling a computer to optimally array all components to be mounted, including supplementary components when mounting components selected by a user on a rack to build a target system, said data structure comprising:
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a component database composed of a plurality of segments of component definition data describing information about components that can be mounted on the rack;
a rule database composed of a plurality of segments of rule definition data describing a variety of rules led from a plurality of prescribed viewpoints when arraying the selected components on the rack;
an instruction sequence enabling the computer to enable the user to input desired conditions of the target system, including selection of the component; and
an instruction sequence enabling the computer to array each of the selected components according to the variety of rules in its selected order. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A program for enabling the computer comprising a component database composed of component definition data describing information about components that can be mounted on the rack and a rule database composed of rule definition data describing a variety of rules led from a plurality of prescribed viewpoints when arraying the selected components on the rack, in order to optimally array all components to be mounted, including supplementary components when mounting components selected by a user to build a target system to perform a function, said function comprising:
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enabling the user to input desired conditions of the target system, including selection of the components; and
arraying each of the selected components according to the variety of rules in its selected order.
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