JPH06274320A - Dynamic system generation system by parameter when system pises - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a dynamic system generation system where a file system for starting is not required to be regenerated at every time when an environment which a user requests is constructed. CONSTITUTION:SG information and a tuning parameter, which are inputted from the console 13 of a front system 1, are transferred to a back end system 2 through a channel 3 by a transfer means 112 with the file system for starting 121. An execution program development means 242 stores received SG information, the tuning parameter and an execution program 1211 in the file system for starting in a main storage device 22. An execution program starting means 243 corrects the execution program 1211 based on SG information and the tuning parameter, which are stored in the main storage device, and raises the system.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front system, a back end system, and a dynamic system generation method by a parameter at the time of starting a system having a channel connecting two systems, and in particular, SG information changed from the front system. , Related to the method of transferring tuning parameters and starting the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional operating system (O
As a system generation method for adapting S) to a user computer, a method of generating system generation information by a computer other than the user computer in advance and storing it in the target user computer by an external storage medium or the like, or There is a method of inputting change information from a terminal connected to a target user computer. As an example of such a system, reference can be made to JP-A-1-100629 and a system generation system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional system generation method, in which the terminal 40 is provided on the side of the other computer system 403.
The user environment input means 404
To start. From terminal 402 to SG (System Ge)
(system: system generation) Based on the specification 401, the system generation information designating the user environment such as the operating environment of the user computer system 407 and the system specified value is keyed in, and the keyed system generation information is
User environment storage medium 4 by user environment input means 404
It stores in 05. The user environment storage medium 405 in which the system generation information is stored is carried together with the release property 406 from the installation location of the other computer system 403 to the installation location of the user computer system 407.

In the user computer system 407, the manufacturer OS from the release property 406 is stored in the user system disk 408, and a command is input from the terminal 410 to activate the user environment setting means 409. The system generation information stored in the user environment storage medium 405 is reflected in the OS stored in the user system disk 408 to generate an OS suitable for the user computer system 407.

[0005]

However, according to the conventional method, the system generation information for the user computer system 407, which is generated by using the other computer system 403, is temporarily stored in the user environment storage medium 405 and carried by the user. O stored in the system disk 408
Since it is reflected in S and the compatible OS is generated, S
There is a problem in that it is necessary to recreate the startup file system each time the G information and tuning parameters are changed.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention transfers SG information and tuning parameters to be changed from the front system to the main storage device of the back-end system, corrects the execution program, and starts the SG information, It is an object of the present invention to provide a dynamic system generation method using parameters at system startup, which does not require replacement of the entire boot file system each time tuning parameters are modified.

[0007]

In a system generation method in which a front system and a back end system are connected by a channel, an SG input from the front system is used.
Transfer means for transferring the information, the tuning parameter and the starting file system to the back-end system via the channel, and the SG information, the tuning parameter and the starting file system in the SG information received by the back-end system via the channel. An execution program expansion means for storing the execution program in the main storage device;
It has an execution program starting means for modifying and starting the execution program based on SG information and tuning parameters stored in the main memory.

[0008]

According to the above configuration, the start file system including the SG information, the tuning parameter and the execution program is transferred from the front system to the back end system via the channel by the transfer means. In the back-end system, the execution program expanding means stores the SG information, the tuning parameter, and the execution program in the startup file system, which are received via the channel,
Since the execution program is stored in the respective areas of the main storage device and the execution program starting means corrects the execution program based on the SG information and the tuning parameters in the main storage device and starts the corrected execution program, the startup file system. The system can be started up by temporarily changing the SG information and tuning parameter values of the execution program without depending on the entire replacement.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a dynamic system generation method using parameters at system startup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The front system 1 and the back end system 2 of FIG. 1 are connected by a channel 3 which is a connecting cable. The front system 1 is the processing unit 1
1, an external storage device 112, and a console device 13. The processing unit 11 includes a protocol control unit 111 that controls a connection with the backend system 2, a transfer unit 12 that transfers a boot file system, SG information and the like to the backend system 2, and the backend system 2. File system for startup to use, SG information,
It includes a command 113 for sending tuning parameters. The external storage device 12 includes a boot file system 121 to be transferred to the back-end system 2 and an execution program 1211 in the boot system file 121.

The back-end system 2 includes an arithmetic processing unit 21, a main storage unit 22, an expansion storage unit 23, and a boot loader 24 of the arithmetic processing unit 21. The main storage device 22 includes a boot load exclusive area 221, an execution program / boot loader shared area 222, and an execution program expansion area 223. The extended storage device 23 is a boot file system 1 transferred from the front system 1.
A boot file system storage area 231 for storing 21
Is included.

The boot loader 24 is the front system 1.
Protocol control unit 241 for controlling communication with
In addition to the SG information and tuning parameter storage processing, the boot file system 121 is stored in the boot file system storage area 231, and the execution program expansion that expands the execution program 1211 in the execution program expansion area 223 is executed. It includes means 242 and execution program starting means 243 for starting the execution program 1211.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of processing of the embodiment shown in FIG.

Next, the operation will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2, it is assumed that it is necessary to correct SG information and tuning parameters of backend system 2 at the time of system startup. First, the command 113 is activated (step 301), and SG information and tuning parameters are input to the command 113 from the console 13 of the front system 1 (step 302). The command 113 uses the transfer means 112 and the execution program expansion means 242 via the channel 3,
The boot file system 121 is transferred to the boot file system storage area 231 (step 303). Further, the transfer unit 112 also transfers the input SG information and tuning parameters (step 304).

The execution program expansion means 242 stores the activation file system 121 received via the channel 3 in the activation file system storage area 231 (step 305), and executes it in the received SG information and tuning parameters. What is reflected when the program 1211 is started is stored in the boot loader exclusive area 221, and what is referred to by the execution program 1211 after the start is stored in the execution program and the boot loader shared area 222 (step 306). Subsequently, the execution program expanding unit 242 causes the boot file system storage area 23 to operate.
The execution program 1211 from 1 is expanded in the execution program expansion area 223 (step 307).

Next, the execution program starting means 243.
Corrects the execution program 1211 based on the SG information stored in the boot loader exclusive area 221 and expands it on the execution program expansion area 223 to execute the execution program 12
11 is activated (step 308). Execution program 1
Reference numeral 211 denotes an execution program and boot loader shared area 22.
Those whose values can be corrected based on the SG information stored in 2 are corrected, and those which cannot be corrected, such as those exceeding the upper limit value or the lower limit value, are set to appropriate values (step 30).
9) Start the system (step 310).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the startup file system 121, the SG information for correction, and the tuning parameter are transferred from the front system 1, and the SG information and the value of the tuning parameter of the execution program are temporarily stored. Since the system is started after changing to, it is not necessary to replace the entire boot file system as in the conventional example.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The SG information and tuning parameters input from the front system are transferred to the back end system via the channel by the transfer means, and the SG information, tuning parameters, and execution program stored / expanded in the main memory by the execution program expanding means. Therefore, since the execution program starting means is configured to correct and start the execution program, there is an effect that it is not necessary to recreate the starting file system every time the SG information and the tuning parameter are changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a dynamic system generation method using parameters at system startup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of processing of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional system generation method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 front system 2 back end system 3 channels 11, 21 arithmetic processing unit 12 external storage device 13 console 22 main storage device 23 extended storage device 24 boot loader 112 transfer means 121 startup file system 242 execution program expansion means 243 execution program start means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a system generation method in which a front system and a back-end system are connected by a channel, SG information, tuning parameters, and a boot file system input from the front system are transferred to the back-end system via the channel. And a transfer means for storing the SG information, the tuning parameter, and the execution program in the boot file system received in the back-end system via the channel in the main storage device, and in the main storage device. A dynamic system generation method using parameters at system startup, which has an execution program starting means for modifying and starting the execution program based on SG information and tuning parameters stored in.