Method and system for transferring a job between two computers submitted as a request containing a plurality of scripts to be executed

• US 6,549,936 B1
• Filed: 04/21/2000
• Issued: 04/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Hirabayashi, Motoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar, Saleh
• Application Number:
  US09/553,762
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 709/101, 709/102, 709/103, 709/200, 709/201, 709/202, 709/205, 709/206
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

In a job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause the second computer to register and execute a job, the request is created so that it can include a plurality of scripts, the script being an aggregation of a plurality of commands. For example, the first computer creates a request data stream that includes the content of the plurality of scripts, then sending the created request data stream to the second computer. Moreover, the second computer extracts the content of the plurality of scripts included in the request data stream and stores the content as a script file for each script, then executing a script to be executed first of the plurality of scripts.

Claims

1. A job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause said second computer to register and execute a job, wherein a plurality of scripts are included in said request, said script being an aggregation of a plurality of commands, said request including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

2. The job transmitting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said request further includes an executing instruction for a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

3. The job transferring method according to claim 1, wherein said request includes data having a corresponding relationship between a tag name and a value, for controlling continuation or termination of reception/transmission of job-information data.

4. The job transferring method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a data stream of said request is a text data-formatted stream and, utilizing a predetermined tag, describes various types of parameter information.

5. A job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause a job to be registered and executed, comprising the steps of:

creating, by said first computer, a request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts, and

sending, by the first computer, said created request data stream from said first computer to said second computer, said request data stream including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

6. The job transferring method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said first computer inputs a job parameter definition file and creates said request data stream in accordance with content of said job parameter definition file, said job parameter definition file including the number of script files transferred, names of said script files transferred, and a name of a script file to be executed first.

7. A job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause a job to be registered and executed, comprising the steps of:

receiving, by said second computer, a request data stream sent from said first computer, said request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts, said request data stream further including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts,

extracting, by said second computer, said content of said plurality of scripts in said received request data stream and storing said content of said plurality of scripts as a script file for each script, and

executing, by said second computer, a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

8. A job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause a job to be registered and executed, comprising the steps of:

creating, by said first computer, a request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts, said request data stream including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts,

sending said created request data stream from said first computer to said second computer,

extracting, by said second computer, said content of said plurality of scripts in said request data stream and storing said content of said plurality of scripts as a script file for each script, and

executing, by said second computer, a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

9. A job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause a job to be registered and executed, comprising the steps of:

creating, by said first computer, a request data stream, said request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts and an executing instruction for a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, said request data stream including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts,

sending said created request data stream from said first computer to said second computer,

extracting, by said second computer, said content of said plurality of scripts in said request data stream and storing said content of said plurality of scripts as a script file for each script, and

fetching and executing, by said second computer, said executing instruction for said script to be executed first, said executing instruction being included in said request data stream.

10. The job transferring method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said request data stream is a text data-formatted stream and, utilizing a predetermined tag, describes various types of parameter information.

11. A job transferring method of sending a request from a first computer to a second computer so as to cause a job to be registered and executed, said request including a declaration of transfer said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, comprising the steps of:

summarizing content of a plurality of result files into one response data stream including said content of said plurality of result files, said plurality of result files being created as a result of executing said job by said second computer, and

sending said response data stream from said second computer to said first computer.

12. The job transferring method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a step of extracting, by said first computer, said content of said plurality of result files included in said response data stream and storing said content of said plurality of result files for each result file.

13. The job transferring method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said response data stream is a text data-formatted stream.

14. A job transferring system, comprising:

a first computer for sending a second computer a request for causing a job to be registered and executed, said request including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, and

said second computer for receiving said request sent from said first computer so as to register and execute said job in accordance with said request, wherein a plurality of scripts are included in said request, said script being an aggregation of a plurality of commands.

15. The job transmitting system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said request further includes an executing instruction for a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

16. The job transferring system as claimed in claim 14, wherein a data stream of said request is a text data-formatted stream and, utilizing a predetermined tag, describes various types of parameter information.

17. A job transfer source computer as a first computer in a job transferring system that includes said first computer for sending a second computer a request for causing a job to be registered and executed and said second computer for receiving said request sent from said first computer so as to register and execute said job in accordance with said request, said first computer of said job transfer source comprising:

means for creating a request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts, said request data stream including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, and

means for sending said created request data stream to said second computer.

18. The job transfer source as said first computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein said first computer inputs a job parameter definition file and creates said request data stream in accordance with content of said job parameter definition file, said job parameter definition file including the number of script files transferred, names of said script files transferred, and a name of a script file to be executed first.

19. A job transfer target computer as a second computer in a job transferring system that includes a first computer for sending said second computer a request for causing a job to be registered and executed and said second computer for receiving said request sent from said first computer so as to register and execute said job in accordance with said request, said second computer of said job transfer target comprising:

means for receiving a request data stream sent from said first computer, said request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts, said request data stream including a declaration of transfer said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts,

means for extracting said content of said plurality of scripts included in said received request data stream and storing said content of said plurality of scripts as a script file for each script, and

means for executing a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

20. A job transferring system, comprising:

a first computer for sending a second computer a request for causing a job to be registered and executed, said request including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, and

said second computer for receiving said request sent from said first computer so as to register and execute said job in accordance with said request, wherein

said first computer comprises means for creating a request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts, and means for sending said created request data stream from said first computer to said second computer, and

said second computer comprises means for extracting said content of said plurality of scripts included in said request data stream and storing said content of said plurality of scripts as a script file for each script, and means for executing a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts.

21. A job transferring system, comprising:

a first computer for sending a second computer a request for causing a job to be registered and executed, said request including a declaration of transfer of said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, and

said second computer for receiving said request sent from said first computer so as to register and execute said job in accordance with said request, wherein

said first computer comprises means for creating a request data steam, said request data stream including content of a plurality of scripts and an executing instruction for a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, and means for sending said created request data stream from said first computer to said second computer, and

said second computer comprises means for extracting said content of said plurality of scripts included in said request data stream and storing said content of said plurality of scripts as a script file for each script, and means for fetching and executing said executing instruction for said script to be executed first, said executing instruction being included in said request data stream.

22. The job transferring system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said request data stream is a text data-formatted stream and, utilizing a predetermined tag, describes various types of parameter information.

23. A job transferring system, comprising:

a first computer for sending a second computer a request for causing a job to be registered and executed, said request including a declaration of transfer said plurality of scripts and a declaration of a script to be executed first of said plurality of scripts, and

said second computer for receiving said request sent from said first computer so as to register and execute said job in accordance with said request, wherein said second computer comprises means for creating a response data stream including content of a plurality of result files, said plurality of result files being created as a result of executing said job, and means for sending said created response data stream from said second computer to said first computer.

24. The job transferring system as claimed in claim 23, wherein said first computer comprises means for extracting said content of said plurality of result files included in said response data stream and storing said content of said plurality of result files for each result file.

25. The job transferring system as claimed in claim 24, wherein said response data stream is a text data-formatted stream.