JP2000235404A - Equipment managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the description of a set file, and to simplify the interpreted part of the definition described in the set file. SOLUTION: A managing base part 22 calls a specific definition interpreting part 21 at the time of start. The specific definition interpreting part 21 is prepared independently of the managing base part 22 in the format of a command or the like for each object to be managed, and the specific definition interpreting part 21 interprets a definition corresponding to the specific function of equipment 1 to be managed in a set file part 31 for specifying the operation of equipment management to be normally operated according to information from the set file 31 and the equipment 1 to be managed, and converts the definition into a format interpretable by the managing base part 22, and transfers it to the managing base part 22. The managing base part 22 manages the equipment 1 to be managed by using the definition common to pieces of equipment of the set file part 31 and the definition transferred from the specific definition interpreting part 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for realizing management corresponding to the function of each device to be managed by using a setting file customized for each device when one device manages different types of devices. Regarding the management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 9, a conventional management method for a common application is a storage device 3 having a setting file section 31 for customizing a management method and the like, and a management apparatus for managing devices according to the setting file section 31. Base 22
And a data processing device 2 having The device to be managed includes the device 1 to be managed. The management method in the common application operates as follows. That is, when it is necessary to define a management operation such as when the management base unit 22 is started, the setting file unit 31 is read to determine the management operation. The management base unit 22 performs management according to the determined management operation.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, when the types of devices that can be managed increase and the functions unique to each device increase, the specification and acquisition of the operation with other devices are increased. Depending on the information that can be obtained, there are definitions that are inconsistent or unusable, and there are many parts that cannot be expressed with simple definition formulas, so the definition that sets the management operation for device-specific functions is complicated. There's a problem. Also, when the definition for setting the management operation becomes complicated, the part for interpreting the definition must be complicated. Therefore, if the definition is not complicated, the difference between the actual management operation and the definition of the management operation becomes large. Then, in order for the interpreted part to fill the difference, the interpreting part must perform more complicated processing, so that there is a problem that the part for interpreting the definition of the setting file part 21 becomes complicated.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and a single management application uses a setting file customized for each device to perform management corresponding to the functions of a plurality of different types of managed devices. In the case of realizing the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a device management apparatus which can simplify the description of the setting file and simplify the interpretation part of the definition described in the setting file.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, first definition information for a function unique to a managed device, which is provided for each managed device, is interpreted. A unique definition interpreting means, and management means for managing the managed device based on second definition information common to the managed device and an interpretation result by the unique definition interpreting means. I do.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1,
In the device management device described above, the unique definition interpreting means can be replaced for each of the managed devices.

[0007] According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first aspect of the present invention.
In the device management device described above, the unique definition interpretation unit converts the second definition into a format that can be processed by the management unit.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, according to claim 1,
The apparatus management device according to the above, further comprising a definition information holding unit that holds the first definition information and the second definition information.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, according to claim 1,
The apparatus management device according to the above, further comprising definition information holding means for holding the second definition information, wherein the unique definition interpretation means holds the first definition information in advance.

According to the present invention, the unique definition interpreting means for interpreting the first definition information for the unique function of the device to be managed includes the second definition information common to the device to be managed and the interpretation result by the unique definition interpreting means. Based on the above, it is separated from the management unit that manages the management target device, and is prepared for each management target device, so that the description of the setting file can be simplified, and the description of the setting file can be simplified. The interpretation part of the definition can be simplified.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A. Basic Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a management target device 1 is a device managed by the data processing device 2. The data processing device 2 includes a unique definition interpreting unit 21 and a management base unit 22. The unique definition interpreting unit 21 is prepared for each managed device independently of the management base unit 22 in the form of a command or the like, and is defined in the setting file unit 31 according to information from the setting file unit 31 and the managed device 1. It interprets the definition for the unique function of the managed device 1, converts it into a form that can be interpreted by the management base unit 22, and supplies it to the management base unit 22.

The management base unit 22 is a main body that manages the device 1 to be managed. The management base unit 22 calls the unique definition interpreting unit 21 at the time of startup, and supplies the device common definition of the setting file unit 31 and the unique definition interpreting unit 21. The managed device 1 is managed using the definition. The storage device 3 includes a setting file unit 31. The setting file unit 31 is a device common definition and unique definition interpreting unit 21 interpreted by the management base unit 22.
And a definition for a unique function of the management target device 1 interpreted as follows.

As described above, the unique definition interpreting unit 21 for interpreting the definition of the function unique to each management target is separated from the management base unit 22 as the main body, and is prepared for each management target. It simplifies the description and simplifies the interpretation of the definition.

B. First embodiment B-1. Next, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the first embodiment based on the basic configuration described above. The same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to FIG. In the figure, in the first embodiment, in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, an input device 5 such as a keyboard and an output device 4 such as a display are provided.
And

Each of these components operates as follows. When activated by the input device 5, the management base unit 22 activates the unique definition interpreting unit 21 for the managed device 1. When activated by the management base unit 22, the unique definition interpreting unit 21 reads a definition related to the unique function of the managed device 1 from the setting file unit 31. After that, the unique definition interpreting unit 21 acquires information on the management target from the management target device 1, changes the initial processing according to the definition, or changes the definition into a format interpretable by the management base unit 22, and supplies the definition to the management base unit 22. To end.

The management base unit 22 determines and manages a management operation for the management target device 1 according to the device common definition supplied from the setting file unit 31 and the definition supplied from the unique definition interpreting unit 21. . For management, the management base unit 22 receives a command from the input device 5, processes the command according to the determined management operation, and displays the result on the output device 4.

B-2. Operation of First Embodiment Next, the overall operation of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
First, the operation of the management base unit 22 will be described. When started, the management base unit 22 reads the setting file unit 31 in order to determine the unique definition interpreting unit 21 to be started in step A1 shown in FIG. Next, step A
In 2, the unique definition interpreting unit 21 that processes the unique setting of the management target defined in the setting file unit 31 is started.
Next, in step A3, the management base unit 22 reads the device common definition of the setting file unit 31 and the definition of the management operation supplied from the activated unique definition interpreting unit 21. Then, in step A4, a management process is performed on the management target device 1 according to the definition of the read management operation.

Next, the operation of the unique definition interpreting section 21 will be described. First, in step B1, the unique definition interpreting unit 21 started from the management base unit 22 executes the setting file unit 31.
Read definition from Next, in step B2, it is determined whether the read definition is a device-specific definition. If the definition is not device-specific, the process proceeds to step B6. If the definition is device-specific, the management operation is performed according to the definition in step B3. Perform necessary initial processing. Next, in step B4, the above definition is converted into a format that can be processed by the management
At 5, the created definition is passed to the management base unit 22. Then, in step B6, it is determined whether or not the end of the setting file unit 31 is reached. If not, the process returns to step B1, and
The above-described processing is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if it is the end, the process is terminated and the operation is returned to the management base unit 22.

B-3. Next, a specific example will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, in the setting file unit 31, the unique definition interpreting unit 21 is defined by the command CMD1, and the definition of the management operation for the component UT1 (the component of the management target device 1) is defined by the condition CDT1.
It is assumed that the description is made such that the operation ACT1 is performed if the condition is satisfied, and the operation ACT2 is performed if the condition CDT2 is satisfied. At this time, the management base unit 22 first reads the definition of the unique definition interpreting unit 21 from the setting file unit 31 (step A1). From this definition, the management base unit 22 activates the command CMD1 as the unique definition interpreting unit 21 (Step A2). The unique definition interpreting unit 21 includes a setting file unit 31
The definition is read from (step B1). Definition condition CD
The T1 and the condition CDT2 are information of the unique function of the device and cannot be determined by the management base unit 22, and the command CMD1
In step B3, the command CMD1 acquires information from the device, and determines that the component UT1 conforms to the condition CDT1. In response to the determination, the command CMD1 eliminates the condition determination unit that cannot be interpreted by the management base unit 22, and changes the component UT1 to a definition that allows the management base unit 22 to perform the operation ACT1 unconditionally (step B4). The management base unit 22 reads this definition and the other definitions of the setting file unit 31 and performs a management operation.

C. Second embodiment C-1. Configuration of Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to FIG. In the figure, the unique definition interpreting unit 23 does not read the definition from the setting file unit 32, unlike the embodiment of FIG. Further, the setting file section 32 does not have a definition corresponding to the function unique to the device. The unique definition interpreting unit 23 has information corresponding to a device-specific definition by itself. Other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIG. The operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

C-2. Operation of Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. Note that the operation of the management base unit 22 is the same as the operation shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the unique definition interpreting section 23 will be described with reference to FIG. Since the unique definition interpretation unit 21 already has information corresponding to the device-specific definition, it does not read the device-specific definition from the setting file unit 32 shown in the operation shown in FIG. Specific definition interpreter 2
3 performs a process required in step C1 to determine the definition of the management operation for the device-specific part from the information held by itself. Next, in step C2,
A management operation definition that can be interpreted by the management base unit 22 is created, and the management operation definition is passed to the management base unit 22 in step C3. Then, in step C4, it is determined whether or not the end of the definition has been reached.
Returning to step 1, the above-mentioned processing is repeatedly executed, and if it is completed, the processing is terminated.

C-3. Next, a specific example will be described. In FIG. 8, the portion of the management base unit 22 is the same as that of FIG. The setting file unit 31 defines that the unique definition interpreting unit 21 is the command CMD1. Management base unit 22
CM started as a unique definition interpreting unit 23 from
D1 has information necessary for managing the component 1 (the component of the management target device 1). This information is the same as the device-specific definition shown in FIG. The command CMD1 acquires information from the device from this information (step C).
1) It is determined that the component UT1 conforms to the condition CDT1. In response to the determination, the command CMD1
Management base unit 2 that T1 performs operation ACT1 unconditionally
Create a definition that can be interpreted by Step 2 (Step C
2). The management base unit 22 defines the definition and the setting file unit 3
2 is read out and a management operation is performed.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the format of the part that interprets the description of the setting file is created in accordance with the description of the setting file, there is an advantage that the description of the setting file can be described in a simple description format. In addition, since the interpretation part is created for each target device, it is sufficient to interpret only the definition that matches the function of the managed device, and it is necessary to consider all definitions for other managed devices and definitions for information. Since there is no configuration, there is an advantage that the part for interpreting the description of the setting file can be executed by simple processing. In addition, since it is possible to add a new interpretation part of the configuration file, if a management operation mechanism is incorporated in the management means, it can be combined with it to support new functions to be managed. The advantage is that the function can be easily extended.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a management base unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a unique definition interpreting unit 23 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for specifically explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a unique definition interpreting unit 23 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram for specifically explaining the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram for explaining a management method in a conventional common application.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 management target device 2 data processing device 21 unique definition interpretation unit (specific definition interpretation unit) 22 management base unit (management unit) 23 unique definition interpretation unit (specific definition interpretation unit) 3 storage device 31 setting file unit (definition information holding unit) 32 setting file section (definition information holding means) 4 output device 5 input device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A unique definition interpreting means provided for each managed device and interpreting first definition information for a unique function of the managed device, second definition information common to the managed device and the unique definition A device management device for managing the device to be managed based on the result of interpretation by the interpretation device. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said unique definition interpreting means is replaceable for each of said management target devices.
Device management device according to the above. 3. The device management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said unique definition interpreting means converts said second definition into a format that can be processed by a management means. 4. The apparatus management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a definition information holding unit that holds the first definition information and the second definition information. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: definition information holding means for holding the second definition information, wherein the unique definition interpretation means holds the first definition information in advance. Management device.