Method of managing operation of computer system

• US 7,165,106 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2003
• Issued: 01/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Hirata, Toshiaki, Matsumura, Eiji
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, KHANH Q
• Application Number:
  US10/417,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20030200310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,370 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/217, 709/218, 709/220, 709/222, 709/225, 709/226, 709/228, 709/310, 709/202, 709/224, 709/227, 364/271, 364/281.4, 364/133, 370/331, 379/63
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

Object matters handled by each program constituting a work are assorted and classified into a system, and an ID information for discriminating the work is added to a definition information relating to the execution of the work and to an information representing the events which occur with the execution of the work, in order to achieve a unitary management. A priority is assigned to each event occurring with the execution of the work, and whether the information representing the event is to be transferred or stored is decided so as to accomplish the objectives described above.

Claims

1. A method of managing the operation of a computer system in a network which includes a manager computer and a plurality of management object computers each of which executes divided work divided from a single work, said method executed in said management object computer comprising the steps of:

adding an indication of priority corresponding to urgency to event information generated upon occurrence of an event during execution of a divided work on said management object computer,

wherein event information corresponding to events which occur during execution of said divided work are prioritized based on predetermined information and said indication of priority represents said prioritization;

transferring immediately, by said management object computer, event information having high priority to a master database in said management computer,

wherein event information having a high priority that are transferred immediately, by said management object computer, represents abnormal operation requiring immediate attention by said management computer,

adding ID information that discriminates said work to other event information and storing said other event information to a local database in said management object computer,

wherein said ID information uniquely identifies said single work, relative to other single works, from which said divided work is obtained and uniquely identifies said divided work, relative to other divided works, forming a part of said single work;

retrieving event information corresponding to ID information included in a request received from said manager computer from said local database; and

transferring said retrieved event information to said manager computer.

2. A computer system in a network system which includes a manager computer and a plurality of management object computers each of which executes divided work divided from a single work, said management object computer comprising:

means for adding an indication of priority corresponding to urgency to event information generated upon occurrence of an event during execution of a work on said management object computer,

wherein event information corresponding to events which occur during execution of said divided work are prioritized based on predetermined information and said indication of priority represents said prioritization;

means for transferring immediately, by said management object computer, event information having high priority to a master database in said manager computer,

wherein event information having high priority that are transferred immediately, by said management object computer, represents abnormal operation requiring immediate attention by said management computer;

means for adding ID information that discriminates said divided work to other event information and storing said other event information to a local database in said management object computers,

wherein said ID information uniquely identifies said single work, relative to other single works, from which said divided work is obtained and uniquely identifies said divided works, relative to other divided work, forming a part of said single work;

means for retrieving event information corresponding to ID information included in a request received form said manager computer from said local database; and

means for transferring said retrieved event information to said manager computer.

3. A method of managing the operation of a computer system in a network which includes a manager computer and a plurality of management object computers each of which executes divided work divided from a single work, said method executed in said management object computer comprising the steps of:

detecting an event generated by execution of each divided work divided from said work in said management object computers to produce event information including priority corresponding to urgency of said event detected,

wherein event information corresponding to events which occur during execution of said divided work are prioritized based on predetermined information and said indication of priority represents said prioritization;

transferring immediately, by said management object computer, event information having high priority to said manager computer to store said event information having high priority in a master database in said management computer,

wherein event information having a high priority that are transferred immediately, by said management object computer, represents abnormal operation requiring immediate attention by said management computer;

adding ID information for discriminating said work to event information having low priority to store said event information having low priority in a local database in said management object computer,

wherein said ID information uniquely identifies said single work, relative to other single works, from which said divided work is obtained and uniquely identifies said divided work, relative to other divided works, forming a part of said single work;

retrieving event information corresponding to ID information included in a request received from said manager computer from said local database in accordance with a reception of said request from said manager computer; and

transferring said retrieved event information to said manager computer to store said retrieved event information in a master database of said manager computer.

4. A computer system in a network system which includes a manager computer and a plurality of management object computers each of which executes divided work divided from a single work, said management object computer comprising:

means for detecting an event generated by execution of each divided work divided from said work in said management object computers to produce event information including priority corresponding to urgency of said event detected,

wherein event information corresponding to events which occur during execution of said divided work are prioritized based on predetermined information and said indication of priority represents said prioritization;

means for transferring immediately, by said management object computer, event information having high priority to said manager computer to store said event information having high priority in a master database in said manager computer;

wherein event information having a high priority that are transferred immediately, by said management object computer, represents abnormal operation requiring immediate attention by said manager computer;

means for adding ID information for discriminating said divided work to event information having low priority to store said event information having low priority in a local database in said management object computer,

wherein said ID information uniquely identifies said single work, relative to other single works, from which said divided work is obtained and uniquely identifies said divided work, relative to other divided works, forming a part of said single work;

means for retrieving event information corresponding to ID information included in a request received from said manager computer from said local database in accordance with a reception of said request from said manager computer; and

means for transferring said retrieved event information to said manager computer to store said retrieved event information in a master database of said manager computer.