Network system

• US 5,889,955 A
• Filed: 10/07/1996
• Issued: 03/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Shinozaki, Mamoru, Yamada, Kouichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Levy, Stuart S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FIELDS, KENNETH WAYNE
• Application Number:
  US08/726,998
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 395/200.54, 395/200.55, 395/200.59, 707/10, 364/468.01, 364/468.15
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3414 Workload generation, e.g. scripts, playback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3419 by assessing time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements

Abstract

A network system temporarily stores all data base access commands transmitted from a test server in a command storage section, is in the stand-by state until a data base access command execution time written in one of the data base access commands comes, and reads out the data base access command from the command storage section, when the data base access command execution time has come, for accessing data base servers 1a to 1n, and also the network system temporarily stores all performance evaluation data for the data base servers 1a to 1n in a performance evaluation data storage section, reads out performance evaluation data from the performance evaluation data storage section when it is determined that execution of all data base access commands has been finished, and transmits the read-out data to the test server.

Claims

1. A network system comprising:

a wide area network;

a plurality of target servers as objects for monitoring and connected to said wide area network;

a plurality of terminals connected to said wide area network for accessing and monitoring performance of said target servers; and

a test server connected to said wide area network for transmitting, to said terminals, commands for testing said target servers, wherein;

said test server comprises;

command transmitting means for transmitting a data base access command signal including a data base access command execution time and a data base access command, to said terminals,

performance evaluation data receiving means for receiving performance evaluation data for said target servers, transmitted from said terminals, and

first performance evaluation data storage means for storing the received performance evaluation data;

each of said terminals comprises;

command receiving means for receiving the data base access command signal transmitted from said test server,

command storage means for storing the received data base access command signal,

access executing means for reading the data base access command from said command storage means according to a data base access command execution time in the data base access command signal and for transmitting the data base access command to said target servers and accessing said target servers at the data base access command execution time,

access result receiving means for receiving a result of access corresponding to the data base access command transmitted from said target servers,

response time measuring means for measuring a response time of said target servers from transmission of the data base access command to said target servers until time when a reception of results of access transmitted from said target servers,

second performance evaluation data storage means for storing performance evaluation data including a result of access received by said access result receiving means and a response time measured by said response time measuring means,

command execution end determining means for determining whether all data base access commands have been executed, and

performance evaluation data transmitting means for reading the performance evaluation data from said second performance data storage means and transmitting the performance evaluation data to said test server when all data base access commands from all of said terminals have been executed by said target servers and all of the performance evaluation data has been received by said terminals; and

each of said target servers includes an access result transmitting means for transmitting a result of access corresponding to the data base access command transmitted from said terminals to each of said terminals.

2. The network system according to claim 1 wherein:

said command transmitting means in said test server transmits to said terminals a performance evaluation data transmission command including a performance evaluation data transmission command execution time,

said command receiving means in said terminal receives the performance evaluation data transmission command transmitted from said test server,

said command storage means stores the received performance evaluation data transmission command,

said performance evaluation data transmitting means for said terminals reads performance evaluation data from said second performance evaluation data storage means according the performance evaluation data transmission command execution time in the performance evaluation data transmission command and transmits the performance evaluation data to said test server after all of the data base access commands from all of the terminals have been executed by the target servers and all performance of the performance evaluation data has been received by said terminals.

3. The network system according to claim 1 wherein:

said test server comprises;

terminal communication means for communicating with said terminals;

response time measuring means for measuring a response time from when a message is transmitted to each of said terminals until a response is returned from each of said terminals, and

time setting command transmitting means for transmitting a time setting command to each of said terminals according to the measured response time; and

each of said terminals comprises;

real time responding means for immediately returning a response to a message from said test server to said test server,

time setting command receiving means for receiving a time setting command transmitted from said test server, and

time setting means for setting time for said terminals according to the received time setting command, thereby synchronizing said terminals with said test server and with each other.

4. The network system according to claim 1 wherein:

said test server comprises program transmitting means for transmitting a new data base access program for switching a data base access program in said terminals to said terminals; and

each of said terminals comprises program receiving means for receiving a new data base access program transmitted from said test server, and program changing means for switching a data base access program in each of said terminals to the received new data base access program.

5. The network system according to claim 1 wherein:

said command transmitting means in said test server transmits a measurement start command, including a measurement start command execution time, to each of said terminals,

said command receiving means in each of said terminals receives the measurement start command transmitted from said test server,

said command storage means stores the received measurement start command,

said access executing means reads a data base access command from said command storage means according to the data base access command execution time written in the data base access command measured according to the measurement start command execution time as a reference and transmits the data base access command to said target servers.

6. The network system according to claim 1 comprising connecting means for ensuring connection between said terminals and said test server when communications occur between said test server and said terminals.

7. The network system according to claim 1 comprising connection control means for ensuring connection between said test server and said terminals during communication and for disconnecting said test server from said terminals when communication is absent.

8. The network system according to claim 1 wherein after receiving the data base access command signal, each of said terminals remains in a standby state during which the data base access command is not written to said target servers until the data base access command execution time is reached and, after the data base access command execution time is reached, each terminal writes the data base access command to said target servers.

9. A network system comprising:

a wide area network;

a plurality of target servers as objects for monitoring and connected to said wide area network;

a plurality of terminals connected to said wide area network for accessing and monitoring performance of said target servers; and

a test server connected to said wide area network for transmitting, to said terminals commands for testing said target servers, wherein;

said test server comprises;

command transmitting means for transmitting a data base access command for said target servers to said terminals,

schedule transmitting means for transmitting a schedule signal including a data base access command execution time,

performance evaluation data receiving means for receiving performance evaluation data for said target servers, transmitted from said terminals, and

first performance evaluation data storage means for storing performance evaluation data;

each of said terminals comprises;

command receiving means for receiving a data base access command transmitted from said test server,

command storage means for storing the received data base access command,

schedule receiving means for receiving a schedule signal transmitted from said test server,

schedule storage means for storing the received schedule signal,

access executing means for reading a data base access command from said command storage means according to the data base access command execution time in the schedule signal and transmitting the data base access command to said target servers,

access result receiving means for receiving a result of access corresponding to the data base access command transmitted from said target servers,

response time measuring means for measuring a response time from transmission of a data base access command to said target servers until reception of a result of access transmitted from said target servers,

second performance data storage means for storing performance evaluation data including a result of access received by said access result receiving means and a response time measured by said response time measuring means,

command execution end determining means for determining whether all data base access commands have been executed, and

performance evaluation data transmitting means for reading the performance evaluation data from said second performance evaluation data storage means when all data base access commands have been executed and transmitting the performance evaluation data to said test server when all of the data base access commands from all of the said terminals have been executed by said target servers and all of the performance evaluation data has been received by said terminals; and

each of said target servers includes an access result transmitting means for transmitting a result of access corresponding to the data base access command transmitted from said terminals to each of said terminals.

10. The network system according to claim 9 wherein:

said command transmitting means in said test server transmits to said terminals a performance evaluation data transmission command including a performance evaluation data transmission command execution time,

said command receiving means in said terminal receives the performance evaluation data transmission command transmitted from said test server,

said command storage means stores the received performance evaluation data transmission command,

said performance evaluation data transmitting means for said terminals reads performance evaluation data from said second performance evaluation data storage means according the performance evaluation data transmission command execution time in the performance evaluation data transmission command and transmits the performance evaluation data to said test server after all of the data base access commands from all of the terminals have been executed by the target servers and all performance of the performance evaluation has been received by said terminals.

11. The network system according to claim 9 wherein:

said test server comprises;

terminal communication means for communicating with said terminals;

response time measuring means for measuring a response time when a message is transmitted to each of said terminals until a response is returned from each of said terminals, and

time setting command transmitting means for transmitting a time setting command to each of said terminals according to the measured response time; and

each of said terminals comprises;

real time responding means for immediately returning a response to a message from said test server to said test server,

time setting command receiving means for receiving a time setting command transmitted from said test server, and

time setting means for setting time for said terminals according to the received time setting command, thereby synchronizing said terminals with said test server and with each other.

12. The network system according to claim 9 wherein:

said test server comprises program transmitting means for transmitting a new data base access program for switching a data base access program in said terminals to said terminals; and

each of said terminals comprises program receiving means for receiving a new data base access program transmitted from said test server, and program changing means for switching a data base access program in each of said terminals to the received new data base access program.

13. The network system according to claim 9 wherein:

said command transmitting means in said test server transmits a measurement start command, including a measurement start command execution time, to said terminals,

said command receiving means in said terminals receives the measurement start command transmitted from said test server,

said command storage means stores the received measurement start command,

said access executing means reads a data base access command from said command storage means according to the data base access command execution time written in the data base access command measured according to the measurement start command execution time as a reference and transmits the data base access command to said target servers.

14. The network system according to claim 9 comprising connecting means for ensuring connection between said terminals and said test server when communications occur between said test server and said terminals.

15. The network system according to claim 9 comprising connection control means for ensuring connection between said test server and said terminals during communication and for disconnecting said test server from said terminals when communication is absent.

16. The network system according to claim 9 wherein after receiving the data base access command, each of said terminals remains in a standby state during which the data base access command is not written to said target servers until the data base access command execution time is reached and, after the data base access command execution time is reached, each terminal writes the data base access command to said target servers.