JP3467330B2 - System abnormality monitoring device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system abnormality monitoring apparatus for monitoring message intervals of an information processing system.

[0002] In an information processing system including a computer system, a communication system, a control system, etc., an operator displays a message indicating the operating status of the system on a console display, a message instructing an operation (work), and an error message notifying the occurrence of an error. Various information messages such as are displayed in the order of occurrence. In such a message, an important situation that affects the operation of the system is determined in advance, and when such a situation occurs, data indicating that it is an important message at the source is attached to the console. When it receives this notification, it is displayed on the display in a form that attracts the operator's attention.

However, there are cases in which some messages are important depending on the usage environment of the user and some are important, and conversely, unimportant messages are treated as important, and improvements are desired.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a conventional example. FIG. 7 shows only the configuration related to the output of a message to a console (including a console with a display) in a conventional information processing system. In the figure, 50 is a computer and 51 is software executed by the computer. (Applications and management programs for each part), 52 is an operating system (OS), and 53 is a console display.

Conventionally, in each of a large number of pieces of software 51 executed in the computer 50, an error (hardware or software) along with general messages such as an operation state and a work instruction to the operator (for example, job startup) are displayed. A warning message (error message) for displaying and warning is generated and notified to the OS 52. At this time, in the source software 51, a message that is considered to have a high importance on the system is predetermined, and when such a message occurs, the OS
An important instruction is added to 52 to notify the message.

The OS 52 edits each received message, outputs a message in characters on the display 53 of the console and displays the message, and an important (or warning) message is given to a message with a sign indicating high importance. The message is displayed in a color different from that of a general message (for example, red) or by adding a mark at the beginning of the message to emphasize it so as to draw the operator's attention.

On the display 53 of the console, each message generated according to the elapsed time is sequentially added from the upper line to the lower line in the order of occurrence, and when the bottom line is reached, the upper messages disappear by scrolling. It has become. However, the important message is not erased from the screen even when it reaches the upper line by scrolling, but is displayed as it is on the upper line (it can be erased by the operator's operation).

The operator of the computer 50 monitors the display 53 and takes care not to overlook important messages highlighted in the display 53 so that the process or work corresponding to the message can be quickly executed. There is.

[0009]

As described above, the output of various messages generated in each processing of the information processing system is conventionally performed by the judgment of the software of the generation source (judgment using a preset standard). The urgency (whether important or not) of the message was decided.

However, depending on the user's environment, it is conventionally desired to display an abnormal message in the messages belonging to general information, but it takes a lot of work and time to change the source software at the user's request. As a result, it is difficult and the user cannot customize the urgency of the message.

According to the present invention, when a general message that does not occur in normal operation occurs, or when a general message that the user wants to treat as important, or when a state indicating a possibility of failure occurs, the message is displayed as an important message. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system abnormality monitoring device capable of performing the above.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a principle configuration for executing abnormality monitoring in various systems such as an information processing system and a communication system. In FIG. 1, 1 is a message requesting unit for requesting a display which is a message generation source, and 2 Is a message confirmation unit, 3 is a message output unit that creates and outputs a message, and 4 is information about the occurrence interval that is a reference for determining whether or not to treat each general message as an important (warning) message. A table, 5 is a data setting unit for setting data in the table 4, and 6 is a timer that operates during the operating time of the system. Also, in the message confirmation unit 2, the message determination means 2a and the setting condition determination means 2b.

According to the present invention, information such as an interval of occurrence of each message for which a warning is to be issued in a general message is registered in a table, and each message generated from a request source of the message is not important. With reference to the corresponding information in the table, if the conditions are met, a message is output as a warning message.

[0014]

First, each message identification symbol (I) to be displayed as important for various general messages (excluding warning messages) generated by the software used in this system from the data setting section 5 to the table 4 is first described.
D) For the 4a, the final output time 4b (the previous output time of the message), the output interval information 4c serving as a criterion for determination, and the like are set. In this example, as the output interval information 4c, a maximum output interval (an interval that is not considered to be abnormal between the previous output and the current output) is initialized. In addition to this, the minimum output interval (the output interval at which it is determined that the output rarely occurs) can be set.
In the case of an interval longer than this set condition, for example, it is normal that it occurs once a day, but when the interval exceeds one day, it is regarded as an important message as a noteworthy event.

After the data is set by the data setting unit 5, when the system starts to operate, the message requesting unit 1 provided for each operation of each software generates an error (error) depending on its operating state. A warning message that indicates is generated or a general message is generated. Upon receiving the message from the message requesting unit 1, the message confirming unit 2 determines whether or not the message is an important message in the message discriminating unit 2a, and if the message is an important message, the message is sent to the message output unit 3 as it is, and the message output unit 3 produces an output that highlights and displays important messages.

When the message judging means 2a judges that the message is a general message, the setting condition judging means 2b operates. The setting condition judging means 2b refers to the table 4 using the identification code of the received message and compares it with each message identification code (ID) 4a set therein. If the received message exists in the table 4, the final output time 4b corresponding to the message is fetched,
The difference from the current time of the timer 6 is obtained, and it is determined whether or not the condition (the condition that should be important) of the output interval information 4c of the corresponding message in the table 4 is satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, the message indicating the important message is attached and the message is supplied to the message output unit 3. Message output part 3
Outputs the message to the display unit (not shown).

In the case of FIG. 1, the message confirmation unit 2 is provided between the message request unit 1 and the message output unit 3. However, the message generated from the message request unit 1 is supplied to the message output unit 3 and the message output unit 3 is supplied. The message confirmation unit 2 may be provided after the message confirmation unit 3. In that case, the message for output from the message output unit 3 is output to the display unit by performing the same operation as described above.

[0018]

[Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a processing flow for content confirmation. 2A. Only the main part of the configuration for executing system abnormality monitoring in the information processing system is shown in B. Shows an example of the data structure of the setting table.

Referring to FIG. 20 is a processing device (C
PU and memory), 21 is a message request process (corresponding to the message request unit 1 in FIG. 1) provided in various software executed in this information processing system, 22
Is a content confirmation process (corresponding to the message confirmation unit 2 in FIG. 1),
23 is a message output process (corresponding to 3 in FIG. 1), 24 is a timer that operates only during the operating time of the CPU (corresponding to 6 in FIG. 1), and 25 is a condition for changing the importance of the general message selected by the user. A table setting area in the memory in which a table including is stored, 26 is a console equipped with a display and a keyboard, and 27 is a file device for storing the same contents as the table setting area 25 and other programs and data.

In the first embodiment, the message request processing 21
The content confirmation processing 22 is called by the above, and the message output processing 23 is executed after the content confirmation is performed. The operation will be described using an example of specific data.

In the table setting area 25 of the memory, setting information is stored by being inputted by the user from the console 26 or by loading a table stored in the file device 27 in advance. The configuration example of the setting information is B. , The message ID (identification symbol) of the message that the user wants to display as an important message from the general message is placed at the beginning, and the last output time (time when this message was output last time) is written in the next column. Then, the maximum output interval (determined as important when the interval from the previous output time to this output time is shorter than this interval), and then the minimum output interval (from the previous output time to this output time) If the interval is larger than this interval, it is considered important).

FIG. 2B. Example, the first message I
D is "JKK000I", the next final output time is the first number "94" for the year, "07" for the month, "12" for the date, "1"
"2" represents hours and "48" represents minutes. Each number of the next maximum output interval has the same meaning as the final output time, and this example represents “10 minutes”. The same applies to the minimum output interval, which represents "one day" in this example. A message with this message ID becomes an important (or urgent) message if the same message is output within 10 minutes after being output earlier by the maximum output interval, and is important when this message occurs more than one day later. It becomes a message.

The software is executed in the processing unit 20,
When one message request process 21 in each software is executed, a message ID as shown in the figure as an example
Message request data including (MSGID), message content (MSG), and message type (MSGTYPE) indicating the importance of this message is generated. When this message request occurs, the content confirmation processing 22 is called. The processing executed in the content confirmation processing 22 is shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a content confirmation processing flow. First, the message type (MSGTYPE) of the request message from the message request processing 21 is detected to identify whether it is a warning (important) message (S1 in FIG. 3). ). In the case of the request message shown in FIG. 2, message type (MSGTYPE) = W
Since it represents "general", it is determined to be NO. If the message type is E (warning: Emergency), the content confirmation process is terminated and the next message output process 2
3 is executed and the important message is highlighted as it is.

If the message is not a warning (important) message, it is determined whether this message ID is registered in the table (table setting area 25 in FIG. 2) (S2 in FIG. 3). If the message ID of the request message is not registered in the table setting area 25 in this determination, this process is terminated, the message output process 23 is executed, and the message is displayed as it is as a general message. If it has been registered, the condition set in the table setting area 25 is checked next. First, it is determined whether or not the final output time is set (S3 in FIG. 3).

In this determination, the power supply of the information processing system is turned on, the processing device 20 is initialized (IPL),
When the table setting area 25 is set, the final output time is all reset (for example, all zero),
In that case, it is determined that the final output time is not set. That is, it is determined whether or not this message ID occurs for the first time after the operation of the processing device is started,
When it occurs for the first time, the message importance is rewritten to "important", and the final output time is updated by the current time read from the timer 24 (S6 in FIG. 3).

Next, when the final output time is set,
The current time is read from the timer 24, the current time-the final output time is calculated, and it is determined whether the interval time is shorter than the maximum output interval set in the table setting area 25 (S4 in FIG. 3). If it is short, the setting condition is satisfied, so the importance (message type) of this message is general (W).
To important (E), and the final output time of the table setting area 25 and the file device 27 is updated to the value of the current time (at step S6).

If the interval time is not smaller than the maximum output interval, it is then determined whether the interval time is larger than the minimum output interval of the message in the setting table area 25 (S in FIG. 3).
5) If the message is large, this message rarely occurs after the set period elapses, so step S6 is executed to emphasize the message and the importance is rewritten.

When the content confirmation processing 22 of FIG. 2 is completed, the message output processing 23 is executed, and the output processing for displaying on the display of the console 26 is executed. In the example of the request message shown in FIG. 2, the message type (MSGTYPE) = W is rewritten to “E” indicating importance in the content confirmation processing 22, the output processing is performed in the message output processing 23, and the display of the console 26 is performed. To "*
"JKK000I" is displayed in an emphasized manner. This highlighted message, like any message that has been an important (warning) message since it occurred, is not erased by scrolling on the screen.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the second embodiment. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the message output process 23 is activated from the message request process 21 and the content confirmation process 22 is called in the message output process 23 to confirm (change) the message type. (Including) is provided.

In FIG. 4, reference numerals 20 to 27 are the same as those in FIG. When a request message is generated in the message request process 21 of FIG. 4, the message output process 23 is activated. Message output process 23
Calls the content confirmation processing 22 for this. In the content confirmation processing 22, the table setting area 25 of the memory is referred to and updated in the same manner as shown in FIG. 3 to confirm the content, and the message of the processing result is returned to the message output processing 23. Output processing is performed in the output processing 23 and displayed on the display of the console 26.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation when the setting table is added or changed. In FIG. 5, when a general message to be newly added or a general message to be changed occurs in the processing device 20, the registration request data 28 is created and input by inputting from the console (26 in FIG. 2), and the registration processing unit 29 is called. . This registration processing unit 29 follows each message ID of the table stored in the table setting area 25 and the file device 27 according to the content of the registration request data 28 (addition if the message ID is new, change if the same message already exists). It identifies and adds each setting data related to the new message ID or changes the setting data corresponding to the existing message ID.

Next, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of setting table information when the system is activated. IPL (Initial Program Loading) program 3 of the processor 20 at the time of system startup
0 is driven. In this process, the expansion processing unit 31 is activated. The expansion processing unit 31 extracts the setting table stored in the file device 27, writes it in the table setting area 25 of the memory, and expands it. Since the latest setting information is always stored in the file device 27, the contents of the table can be immediately expanded in the memory even when the power is cut off. In this case, the timer 24 (FIG. 2) of the CPU is counted only during the actual operation and is not affected by the stop time.

[0034]

According to the present invention, when a general message that rarely occurs in normal operation or a general message that a user has set a condition and wants to emphasize, is changed to an important message. The user can be warned in advance that there is a possibility that a malfunction or abnormality of the system has occurred, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a serious system abnormality.

Further, when the system user changes a general message to an important (warning) message and displays it when a condition desired to be noticed occurs, the message is highlighted without being erased, so that the message is missed. Will disappear.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow of content confirmation.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram when a setting table is added or changed.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of table information setting at system startup.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Message request section 2 Message confirmation section 2a Message discrimination means 2b Setting condition judging means 3 Message output section 4 tables 5 Data setting section 6 timer

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In the system abnormality monitoring apparatus in claim 1 an information processing system, a plurality and a timer for generating time information in operation during the operation of the processing unit of the information processing system, each system occurred comprises a predetermined identification symbol
About general messages of each type
Message that is displayed as a warning message.
A table message output interval information and its message is set and the final output time representing the time that was last generated, the generated message is set corresponding to the identification symbol of the message said generated in the table The difference between the last output time and the current timer value, and the message
And an output interval information set corresponding to the sage identifications
In comparison, the system abnormality monitoring device having a message confirmation unit to change the importance of the message based on the comparison result. 2. Output interval information set in the table
, The importance of the message when the interval is shorter than this
The maximum output interval information for changing the
And minimum output interval information that changes the importance of the message
Be composed of a plurality of time information having the system abnormality monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, it features a.