CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT METHOD

• US 20110093688A1
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Morimoto, Kenji, Matsubara, Masazumi, Matsumoto, Yasuhide, Otsuka, Hiroshi, Wada, Yuji, Katsuno, Akira
• Application Number:
  US12/973,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20110093688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/0646 Configuration or reconfiguration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/256 in federated or virtual databases

Abstract

A configuration management apparatus that manages, on the basis of data having configuration items and attribute information defining the configuration items, information about the resources includes: an operation execution unit that acquires a processing request that at least includes attribute information and processing information; a processing execution unit that determines for which configuration item the processing request is made and links the configuration item and the processing request; and a delay calculation determination unit, a calculation execution unit and a delay calculation plan unit that perform a process of processing information inside the processing request for the configuration item on the basis of the linking by the processing execution unit at a different timing from a timing when the processing request is acquired by the operation execution unit to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

Claims

1. A configuration management apparatus that manages, on the basis of data having configuration items that are information representing resources that make up a system and attribute information defining the configuration items, information about the resources, comprising:

a processing request acquisition unit that acquires a processing request that at least includes attribute information and processing information about which process, registration, update or deletion of the attribute information, is to be performed;

a linking unit that determines, when a processing request is acquired by the processing request acquisition unit, for which configuration item the processing request is made and links the configuration item and the processing request; and

an attribute information reflection unit that performs a process of processing information inside the processing request for the configuration item on the basis of the linking by the linking unit at a different timing from a timing when the processing request is acquired by the processing request acquisition unit to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

2. The configuration management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the processing request acquisition unit also acquires a retrieval process request of information about the resources as the processing information;

when the processing request acquisition unit acquires the retrieval process request and when there is unreflected attribute information among attribute information of a configuration item for which the retrieval process request is made, the attribute information reflection unit also gets the unreflected attribute information reflected on the basis of the linking by the linking unit.

3. The configuration management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the processing request acquisition unit also acquires a desired completion time that is when an acquired processing request is to be completed; and

the attribute information reflection unit gets attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item by the desired completion time.

4. The configuration management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

on the basis of the frequency of update of a configuration item related to attribute information inside the processing request, the attribute information reflection unit also makes a determination as to whether to get the attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

5. The configuration management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a retaining unit that retains at least the configuration item and the attribute information, wherein

the attribute information reflection unit also makes a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of a period during which a configuration item related to the attribute information inside the processing request is retained in the retaining unit.

6. The configuration management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a retaining unit that retains at least the configuration item and the attribute information, wherein

the attribute information reflection unit also makes a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of the data size of the attribute information inside the processing request.

7. The configuration management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the attribute information reflection unit also makes a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of the ratio of the data size of the attribute information inside the processing request and the available retaining capacity of the retaining unit.

8. A computer readable, non-transitory medium having recorded thereon a configuration management program that causes a computer to execute, on the basis of data having configuration items that are information representing resources that make up a system and attribute information defining the configuration items, registration, update, deletion and retrieval of information about the resources, the program causing the computer to execute a process comprising:

acquiring a processing request that at least includes attribute information and processing information about which process, registration, update or deletion of the attribute information, is to be performed;

determining, when a processing request is acquired, for which configuration item the processing request is made and linking the configuration item and the processing request; and

performing a process of processing information inside the processing request for the configuration item on the basis of the linking at a different timing from a timing when the processing request is acquired to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

9. The computer readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

acquiring a retrieval process request of information about the resources as the processing information;

when the retrieval process request is acquired and when there is unreflected attribute information among attribute information of a configuration item for which the retrieval process request is made, getting the unreflected attribute information reflected on the basis of the linking.

10. The computer readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

acquiring a desired completion time that is when an acquired processing request is to be completed; and

getting attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item by the desired completion time.

11. The computer readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

on the basis of the frequency of update of a configuration item related to attribute information inside the processing request, making a determination as to whether to get the attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

12. The computer readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

making a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of a period during which a configuration item related to the attribute information inside the processing request is retained in a retaining unit that retains at least the configuration item and the attribute information.

13. The computer readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 8, wherein the process further comprises:

making a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of the data size of the attribute information inside the processing request.

14. The computer readable, non-transitory medium according to claim 13, the process further comprises:

making a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of the ratio of the data size of the attribute information inside the processing request and the available retaining capacity of a retaining unit that retains at least the configuration item and the attribute information.

15. A configuration management method implemented in an apparatus that executes, on the basis of data having configuration items that are information representing resources that make up a system and attribute information defining the configuration items, registration, update, deletion and retrieval of information about the resources, the method comprising:

acquiring a processing request that at least includes attribute information and processing information about which process, registration, update or deletion of the attribute information, is to be performed;

determining, when a processing request is acquired, for which configuration item the processing request is made and linking the configuration item and the processing request; and

performing a process of processing information inside the processing request for the configuration item on the basis of the linking at a different timing from a timing when the processing request is acquired to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

16. The configuration management method according to claim 15, wherein:

acquiring a retrieval process request of information about the resources as the processing information;

when the retrieval process request is acquired and when there is unreflected attribute information among attribute information of a configuration item for which the retrieval process request is made, getting the unreflected attribute information reflected on the basis of the linking.

17. The configuration management method according to claim 15, wherein:

acquiring a desired completion time that is when an acquired processing request is to be completed; and

getting attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item by the desired completion time.

18. The configuration management method according to claim 15, wherein

on the basis of the frequency of update of a configuration item related to attribute information inside the processing request, making a determination as to whether to get the attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.

19. The configuration management method according to claim 15, wherein

making a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of a period during which a configuration item related to the attribute information inside the processing request is retained in a retaining unit that retains at least the configuration item and the attribute information.

20. The configuration management method according to claim 15, wherein

making a determination as to whether to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item on the basis of the data size of the attribute information inside the processing request.

21. A configuration management apparatus that manages information related to resources constituting a system, comprising:

a memory configured to store data including configuration items that are information representing the resources and attribute information defining the configuration items; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a process comprising;

acquiring a processing request that at least includes attribute information and processing information about which process, registration, update or deletion of the attribute information, is to be performed;

determining, when a processing request is acquired by the acquiring, for which configuration item the processing request is made and links the configuration item and the processing request; and

performing a process of processing information inside the processing request for the configuration item on the basis of the linking by the determining at a different timing from a timing when the processing request is acquired by the acquiring to get attribute information inside the processing request reflected in the configuration item.