Management system, management method and control program

• US 20090157760A1
• Filed: 12/16/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Kazuyoshi, Yasunaga, Yutaka
• Application Number:
  US12/314,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157760A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks

Abstract

A management system in which at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed are connected via a management server, wherein the management server comprising:

• • an information acquisition section for acquiring from the management apparatus, a host ID which discerns the management apparatus, and from the apparatus to be managed, acquiring a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, a host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and an apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed;
  • a memory section for memorizing the apparatus information in a database; and
  • a storage control section for creating a plurality of hierarchies structured with upper and lower hierarchies each other in the database, and saves the apparatus information into a lower hierarchy based on the host ID and the device ID acquired from the management apparatus.

Claims

1. A management system in which at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed are connected via a management server, wherein the management server comprising:

an information acquisition section for acquiring from the management apparatus, a host ID which discerns the management apparatus, and from the apparatus to be managed, acquiring a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, a host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and an apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed;

a memory section for memorizing the apparatus information in a database; and

a storage control section for creating a plurality of hierarchies structured with upper and lower hierarchies each other in the database, and saves the apparatus information into a lower hierarchy based on the host ID and the device ID acquired from the management apparatus.

2. The management system of claim 1,

wherein, the storage control section creates a first hierarchy based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus, and

creates a second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID based on the device ID and the host ID acquired from the apparatus to be managed.

3. The management system of claim 2,

wherein, the storage control section creates the first hierarchy, when the host ID acquired from the management apparatus is not registered in the database.

4. The management system of claim 2,

wherein, the storage control section creates the second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID, when the device ID acquired from the management apparatus or the apparatus to be managed is not registered in the database.

5. A management system in which at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed are connected via a management server, wherein the management server comprising:

an information acquisition section for acquiring from the management apparatus, a host ID which discerns the management apparatus and a device ID which discerns an apparatus to be managed which the management apparatus manages, and from the apparatus to be managed, acquiring a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, a host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and an apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed;

a memory section for memorizing the apparatus information in a database; and

a storage control section for creating a plurality of hierarchies structured with upper and lower hierarchies each other in the database based on the host ID and the device ID acquired from the management apparatus and saves the apparatus information into a lower hierarchy.

6. The management system of claim 5,

wherein, the storage control section creates a first hierarchy based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus, and

creates a second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID based on the device ID acquired from the management apparatus.

7. The management system of claim 6,

wherein, the storage control section creates the first hierarchy, when the host ID acquired from the management apparatus is not registered in the database.

8. The management system of claim 6,

wherein, the storage control section creates the second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID, when the device ID acquired from the management apparatus or the apparatus to be managed is not registered in the database.

9. A management method for a management system in which at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed are connected via a management server,

wherein the management method comprising:

transmitting a host ID which discerns the management apparatus from the management apparatus to the management server,

creating a first hierarchies based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus into the database on the management server,

transmitting a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, a host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and a apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed from the apparatus to be managed to the management server,

creating a second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID based on the host ID and device ID acquired from the apparatus to be managed, and

saving the apparatus information into the second hierarchy on the management server.

10. The management method of claim 9,

creating the first hierarchies when the host ID acquired from the management apparatus is not registered in the database.

11. The management method of claim 9,

creating the second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID when the device ID acquired from the management apparatus or the apparatus to be managed is not registered in the database.

12. A management method for a management system in which at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed are connected via a management server,

wherein the management method comprising:

transmitting a host ID which discerns the management apparatus and a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed that is managed by the management apparatus, from the management apparatus to the management server,

creating a first hierarchies based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus,

creating a second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID based on the host ID and device ID acquired from the management apparatus on the management server,

transmitting the device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, the host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and an apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed from the apparatus to be managed to the management server, and

saving the apparatus information into the second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID on the management server.

13. The management method of claim 12,

creating the first hierarchies when the host ID acquired from the management apparatus is not registered in the database.

14. The management method of claim 12,

creating the second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID when the device ID acquired from the management apparatus or the apparatus to be managed is not registered in the database.

15. A computer readable recording medium storing a program which causes a management server which is connected to at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed,

acquiring from the management apparatus, a host ID which discerns the management apparatus,

acquiring from the apparatus to be managed, a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, a host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and an apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed,

creating a plurality of hierarchies structured with upper and lower hierarchies each other in the database based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus and the device ID acquired from the apparatus to be managed, and

saving the apparatus information into a lower hierarchy.

16. The computer readable recording medium storing a program of claim 15,

creating a first hierarchy based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus, and

creating a second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID based on the device ID and the host ID acquired from the apparatus to be managed.

17. The computer readable recording medium storing a program of claim 16,

creating the first hierarchy, when the host ID acquired from the management apparatus is not registered in the database.

18. A computer readable recording medium storing a program which causes a management server which is connected to at least one management apparatus and at least one apparatus to be managed,

acquiring from the management apparatus, a host ID which discerns the management apparatus and a device ID which discerns an apparatus to be managed that is managed by the management apparatus,

acquiring from the apparatus to be managed, a device ID which discerns the apparatus to be managed, a host ID of the management apparatus managing the apparatus to be managed, and an apparatus information which indicates a status of the apparatus to be managed,

creating a plurality of hierarchies structured with upper and lower hierarchies each other in the database based on the host ID and the device ID acquired from the management apparatus, and

saving the apparatus information into a lower hierarchy.

19. The computer readable recording medium storing a program of claim 18,

creating first hierarchy based on the host ID acquired from the management apparatus, and

creating second hierarchy which belongs to the first hierarchy relating to the host ID based on the device ID acquired from the management apparatus.

20. The computer readable recording medium storing a program of claim 19,

creating the first hierarchy, when the host ID acquired from the management apparatus is not registered in the database.