JPH05274119A - Configuration defining system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To define the configuration of a system and to reduce input and check cost by handling irreducible minimum items. CONSTITUTION:Input configuration definition information 110 is defined as a variable item 111 and a fixed item 112 respectively corresponding to respective resources constituting the system and held by using an editing system 120. In the case of preparing the new configuration definition information, a worker inputs item classification information 130 from the editing system 120 as information for clearly classifying the items of the configuration definition information for each resource and constitutive element into the fixed item and the variable item. Based on the item classification information 130, a transformation system 140 retrieves the variable item 111 and the fixed item 112 in the input configuration definition information 110 and prepares configuration definition information corresponding to one resource or constitutive element. Then, the transformation system 140 prepares a series of entire configuration definition information 150 by performing this processing to all the resources and constitutive elements constituting the system.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a configuration defining method in a computer system, and more particularly to a configuration defining method for defining the system configuration when adding, changing or deleting a resource such as a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, computer system configuration definition information has fixed values (hereinafter,
It is composed of fixed items) and items (hereinafter referred to as variable items) that need to be frequently added, changed, or deleted each time a configuration change occurs. The configuration definition according to the related art is generally performed by a method of defining fixed items and variable items as a single entity using macros, templates and the like.

[0003]

In the prior art in which the fixed item and the variable item are integrally defined, there are many definition items such as resources such as a network and attributes for components, and the resources and configurations to be defined. As the number of elements, etc., or the number of these types increases, the number of items in the configuration definition generally becomes huge, and therefore workers are required to have advanced technology for identifying a large number of items when performing configuration definition, Further, there is a problem that the input time and the check time are increased and the cost is increased.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to define the configuration with the minimum necessary items, reduce the time for inputting and checking, and thereby reduce the cost. It is to provide a configuration definition method that can be performed.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned object is held, a means for holding a configuration definition item of a computer system, a means for adding, changing and deleting a held configuration definition item. In a configuration definition method that includes means for converting configuration definition items, the items that make up the configuration definition information are held separately as fixed items and variable items, and the result of adding, changing, or deleting only variable items is fixed. This is achieved by converting the item and a series of configuration definition information.

[0006]

First, the items constituting each configuration definition information such as each resource and component constituting the system are classified into fixed items and variable items, and these items are individually defined and held. Then, when the configuration is defined, only the variable item is focused, addition, change, and deletion are executed for this item, and the fixed item and the variable item are combined and converted into the configuration definition information.

As a result, after once creating each configuration definition information such as each resource and component, new configuration definition information of the entire system can be created by only adding, changing and deleting variable items. ..

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the configuration defining method according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall construction of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining its operation. In FIG. 1, 110 is input configuration definition information,
120 is an editing system, 130 is item classification information, 140
Is a conversion system, and 150 is the entire configuration definition information.

An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is an editing system 120 such as an editor and an input configuration definition information 110.
And a conversion system 140 that creates the entire configuration definition information 150 by the input configuration definition information 110 and the item classification information 130.

In the embodiment of the present invention thus constructed, the input configuration definition information 110 is stored in the editing system 12.
It is assumed that 0 is used to define and hold a variable item 111 and a fixed item 112 individually for each of resources, components, and the like that configure a system such as a network system.

The variable item 111 to be defined is, for example, an address of a resource, a constituent element or the like which constitutes the system,
Items that are changed when resources, constituent elements, etc. that make up the system are added, changed, or deleted, and fixed items 112 are parameters that do not normally change, such as the attributes of the resources and constituent elements.

When creating new configuration definition information, an operator uses the editing system 120 to classify and indicate fixed items or variable items as items of the configuration definition information for each resource or component. The item classification information 130 which is information is input. In the case of this example, one resource or component is shown as the variable item A and the item classification information 130 represented by the fixed items B, C, and D input as the initial values from the editing system 120. ..

The conversion system 140 uses the item classification information 13
Variable item 11 of input configuration definition information 110 based on 0
1, the fixed item 112 is searched, and the configuration definition information for one resource or component is created. Then, the conversion system 140 creates the entire series of configuration definition information 150 by performing this process on all the resources and components that make up the system.

Next, the processing operation of the conversion system 140 for creating the configuration definition information will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG.

(1) First, the first one item "A = αα" is read from the variable item 111 of the input configuration definition information 110 held in the holding means (step 210).

(2) Next, by reading the item classification information 130 and searching the contents of the item classification information 130, it is confirmed that the item A is a variable item and the fixed items B, C and D are continued. Identify (steps 230, 24
0).

(3) After that, the first item A from the variable item 111 of the input configuration definition information 110 and the item classification information 1
Confirm the matching of 30 variable items A, and enter the item classification information 13
The fixed items 112 of the input configuration definition information 110 corresponding to the fixed items B, C, and D designated by 0 are read (step 250).

(4) This result is output to the entire configuration definition information 150 that is the output destination, where A = αα, B = bb, C = cc, D =
It is written as dd (step 260).

(5) By repeating this process until there are no variable items, the entire configuration definition information 150
Is “A = αα, B = bb, C = cc, D = dd, A = β.
β, B = bb, C = cc, D = dd ”(step 220).

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the number of variable items constituting the configuration definition information is generally smaller than the number of fixed items, by handling the minimum necessary items, The system configuration can be defined, and the cost of input and check can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 110 Input Configuration Definition Information 111 Variable Items 112 Fixed Items 120 Editing System 130 Item Classification Information 140 Conversion System 150 Overall Configuration Definition Information

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a system such as a network that requires configuration definition of resources, configuration definition items are fixedly given, and additions, changes, etc. are made every time a configuration change occurs.
It is possible to define it as a group for each resource by dividing it into variable items that will be deleted, and when changing the configuration, combine fixed items and variable items and convert it into a series of configuration definition information Configuration definition method.