JP2004118371A - Integrated setting method and integrated setting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable global changes in setting parameters only for computers belonging to a computer collection designated by an administrator from various collections of computers according to types of computers, categories of operating software, installation positions of computers, computer groups designated by the administrator, and the like, and facilitate an analysis of whether current setting of computers conforms to operational rules. <P>SOLUTION: A computer management system has data holding which classification each computer constituting a network system belongs to out of various computer classifications according to product types, product categories, installation positions of computers, and the like, and data holding setting values in compliance with operational rules applied to each classification. The computer classifications are hierarchized, whereupon setting values applied to an upper hierarchy are successionally applicable to a lower hierarchy. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to management of computers, and more particularly to a setting method and a setting device capable of efficiently managing and changing settings of a large number of computers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the development of the Internet, services using the Internet, such as an electronic mall system, have been provided. 2. Description of the Related Art A system for realizing an Internet service has become a complex system including various elements such as a network application that receives a request from a user via a network, and a back-end application for performing identification and authentication of a user. Along with this, the types and number of computers required for a network system for realizing Internet services, such as server computers and communication devices, are increasing.
[0003]
When operating a computer such as a server computer or a communication device, which constitutes the network system, the administrator of the network system sets various parameters (such as computer hardware, OS software, and application programs) that control the operation of the computer. Parameters) must be changed as appropriate. Normally, in order to change the settings, an administrator must operate each computer to be managed and execute different setting procedures depending on the type of the computer. Therefore, a great deal of know-how and man-hours are required to change the settings for a wide variety of computers.
[0004]
Therefore, in order to increase the efficiency of such a setting change operation, a computer is remotely and collectively managed using a communication protocol such as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) or a MIB (Management Information Base) holding information of the computer. A "computer management system" for setting has been developed.
[0005]
Patent Document 1 is a prior art of such a computer management system. This facilitates the configuration by determining the values of the configuration parameters for each computer on the management computer in advance when constructing a large number of network computers, and reuses the values of the configuration parameters determined during the configuration. This makes it easy to change the settings during operation.
[0006]
Patent Document 2 is a prior art of a computer management system. This is because the type of the MIB of each printer is determined based on predetermined information in the MIB, and the parameters are set for each printer by a setting method corresponding to the type. This is a technique for making settings.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-6-110663
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-339247 A
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the operation of the network system, a common documented or implicit operation rule is established in the site, and the network is operated in accordance with the rule in many cases. These operation rules are updated daily in response to a failure that has occurred or a new security problem has occurred. When the operation rules are updated, the administrator needs to quickly change the settings of the corresponding computer group.
[0009]
Accordingly, it is necessary to enumerate the computers that need to be changed and to quickly change the setting parameters.
[0010]
However, in the conventional computer management system, since the computer group to be set cannot be flexibly specified, it is necessary for the administrator to consciously list which computers need to be changed according to the operation rules. Also, it was difficult to diagnose whether the current settings conformed to the operation rules.
[0011]
In the present invention, for various computer sets, such as computer types, operating software categories, computer installation locations, computer groups specified by the administrator, only computers belonging to the computer set specified by the administrator It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to change the setting parameters collectively and to easily diagnose whether or not the current setting of the computer matches the operation rule.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, product type, product category, various computer classifications such as the installation location of the computer, which holds the classification to which each computer constituting the network system belongs, The computer management system has data holding setting values according to the operation rules applied to each section. Further, the computer division is hierarchized so that the setting values applied to the upper hierarchy can be inherited and applied in the lower hierarchy.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the integrated setting method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is referred to as a first embodiment of the present invention.
[0014]
In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the service programs that operate on the setting target computer at the management target site and are the setting targets are the mail service program and the WEB service program, and the mail service products A and B are mail service products. It is assumed that a web service product A and a web service product B are used as web service products. Then, the settings for these service product programs are integrated and performed by the integrated setting device. It should be noted that the present invention does not limit service products to mail and WEB, nor does it limit the product type or number of service products. This method can be applied.
[0015]
FIG. 1 shows a setting value inheritance tree showing a method of inheriting setting values in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, inheritance of two systems, inheritance of set values performed for a category of a service program and inheritance of set values performed for a group of managed computers, is defined as inheritance of set values. Reference numeral 101 denotes a set of setting items common to all service programs, 102 denotes a set of setting items common to the mail program, and 104 denotes a set of setting items for the mail program product A. Similarly, 105 is a set of mail program product B common setting items, 103 is a set of WEB service program common setting items, 106 is a set of WEB product A common setting items, 107 is a set of WEB product B common setting items, and 109 is a set of WEB product B common setting items A set of setting items common to the set computer group, 110 is a set of setting items common to one set computer. Reference numeral 108 denotes a set of setting items of the mail product A operating on one set target computer. In FIG. 1, it is shown that the value specified in the higher-level setting item set is inherited and used by the setting items in the lower-level setting item set. For example, the value of the mail common setting item is determined by the value of the basic common setting item, and the mail product A common setting item is determined by the value of the mail common setting item. The setting target computer mail product A setting item 108 is determined by referring to both the value of the mail product A common setting item 104 and the setting target computer common setting item 110 (multiple inheritance).
[0016]
In the first embodiment, the inheritance of the set values is the inheritance of the set values performed for the service program category and the inheritance of the set values performed for the group of managed computers. There is no limitation. Also, multiple inheritance is not limited to a double inheritance as shown in FIG.
[0017]
In the present invention, by inheriting the setting values as described above, it becomes possible to efficiently and collectively change the settings of the service programs running on the set target computers in the site. FIG. 33 shows the outline of the setting change procedure according to the present invention. For example, by changing the value of the mail common setting item 102, the value of the mail product A common setting item and the value of the mail product B common setting item inherited therefrom are changed, and the setting target computer mail inherited therefrom is further changed. The value of the product A setting item also changes. That is, all the settings of the mail product used on the site can be changed. In this way, it is possible to easily change the settings common to a specific product field at once or return to the basic common setting items to easily change the settings common to all product fields at once. Become.
[0018]
The overall system configuration of the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. The computers 2011 to 2012 and 2021 to 2022 are computers for providing network services to users, such as service computers and network computers, and are set computers to be set by the integrated setting apparatus of the present invention. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that a mail service product A, a mail service product B, a web service product A, and a web service product B are operating in a set computer. According to the present invention, unified settings can be made for such a mixture. The computers to be set 2011 to 2012 and 2021 to 2022 are divided into a plurality of groups according to management policies, installation locations, computer types, and the like. In addition, a site administrator 205 who performs management work is arranged. Further, there is an integrated setting device 203 which is a device for integrating and managing the computers to be set. The site administrator 205 remotely sets the computer to be set by accessing the integrated setting device 203 via the network 206 using the administrator use terminal 204.
[0019]
The configuration of the computer and the software program according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. In the computer to be set 2011, the agent program 301 operates. In the integrated setting device 203, a manager program 302 operates. In the site administrator use computer 204, a Web browser 202 which is a screen display program operates.
[0020]
The agent program 301 changes the setting of the computer to be set 2011 according to the instruction of the manager program 302.
[0021]
The manager program 302 manages setting information of the computer to be set 2011 and provides a setting function of the computer to be set 2011 to the site administrator 205 through a Web user interface. Then, in accordance with the instruction of the site administrator 205, the managed information is changed, the command is transmitted to the agent program 301 via the network 206, and the setting is changed.
[0022]
The internal configuration of the computer to be set 2011 according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG.
[0023]
The computer to be set 2011 includes a memory 401, a fixed disk 402, a bus 403, a processor 404, I / O hardware 405, and communication hardware 406. The processor 404 is a device that executes a program. The fixed disk 402 is an auxiliary storage device that stores programs and data. The memory 401 is a device that stores a program to be executed and temporarily stores data. The I / O hardware 405 controls output to a monitor and input from a keyboard. The communication hardware 406 controls a network line with another computer.
[0024]
The fixed disk 402 stores programs and various data for implementing the integrated setting method of the present invention. As the programs, an agent program 4022, various service product programs (e.g., a mail service product A program 4024, a Web service product B program 4023) operating on the managed computer, and an OS program 4021 are stored. As the data, setting data (e-mail service product A program setting data 4026, Web service product B program setting data 4025, etc.) that defines the operation of various service product programs is stored.
[0025]
The program on the fixed disk 402 is loaded into the memory 401 and executed.
[0026]
The agent program 4012 changes the setting data (e.g., mail service product A program setting data 4026, Web service product B program setting data 4025, etc.) that defines the operation of various service product programs in response to instructions from the manager program, Reboot the service.
[0027]
The internal configuration of the integrated setting device 203 according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. The integrated setting device 203 is the same as the computer to be set 2011, and includes a memory 501, a fixed disk 502, a bus 503, a processor 504, I / O hardware 505, and communication hardware 506. The fixed disk 502 stores programs and various data for implementing the integrated setting method of the present invention. As programs, a manager program 5022, a Web server program 5021, and an OS (Operating System) program 5020 are stored.
[0028]
As the data, the set computer list data 5023, the site list data 5024, the setting item inheritance data 5025, the site common set value data groups 5029 and 5027 for each site, the set computer set value description data group 5028 for each site, 5026 is stored.
[0029]
In the memory 501, an OS (Operating System) program 5020 on the fixed disk 502 is loaded into the OS program area 5011 and executed. The OS program 5011 controls the I / O hardware 505 and the communication hardware 506, loads data from the fixed disk 502, and the like. Also, the OS program 5011 loads the manager program 5022 from the fixed disk 502 into the memory area 5013 and executes it. Also, the OS program 5011 loads the Web server program 5021 from the fixed disk 502 into the memory area 5013 and executes it.
[0030]
The manager program 5013 creates a screen for making settings for the site administrator, and provides the screen to the administrator by the Web server program 5012.
[0031]
The details of the site common setting value data group 5029 are shown in FIG. The site common setting value data group 5029 includes basic common setting value data 6011 holding site common setting values of setting items common to all categories, and mail service basic common setting values holding site common setting values for mail service and Web service, respectively. Data 6012 and Web service common setting value data 6013, mail product A common setting value data 6014 holding site common setting values for each product (mail product A and mail product B, Web product A and Web product B), mail Product B common setting value 6015, Web product A common setting value 6016, Web product B common setting value 6017, setting computer group common setting value 6018 to 6019 holding setting computer group common setting values, one set Set computer common setting value 6 that holds computer common setting values Make up from 20 to 6,021.
[0032]
Each data shown in the site common setting value data group 5029 corresponds to each setting item of the setting value inheritance tree shown in FIG. 1, and holds the setting value for each class of the setting value inheritance tree. Is the site common setting value data group.
[0033]
The details of the set computer setting value description data group 5028 are shown in FIG. The set computer set value description data group 5028 includes, for each set computer, service products (e.g., mail product A, mail product B, Web product A, and Web product B) operating on the computer. Therefore, each of them has a set value description data.
[0034]
The module configuration of the agent program 301 according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. The agent program 301 includes an inter-manager communication processing unit 801 having a function of performing necessary communication with a manager, a service reboot processing unit 802 for rebooting a mail or a WEB service, and a computer setting change processing unit having a function of changing service settings. 803.
[0035]
The module configuration of the manager program 302 according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. The manager program 302 includes an agent-to-agent communication processing unit 901 for controlling communication with an agent, an agent control unit 902 having a function of instructing a setting change to a set computer using the agent-to-agent communication processing unit 901, a plurality of set computers. And a user interface processing unit 904 having a function of providing a screen for setting to a site administrator.
[0036]
The Web browser 303 of the site administrator use computer 204 acquires the screen data from the user interface processing unit 904 and displays it on the screen.
[0037]
The configuration of the setting item inheritance data 5025 according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. The setting item inheritance data 5025 is obtained by converting the setting value inheritance tree shown in FIG. 1 into data. 1001 is a setting item ID field describing the identification name of the setting item, 1002 is a product category inheritance ID field that specifies which setting value in the product category tree the setting item corresponding to the setting item ID field 1001 inherits, Reference numeral 1003 denotes a setting computer inheritance ID field that defines which setting value in the setting computer tree the setting item corresponding to the setting item ID field 1001 inherits, and reference numeral 1004 denotes a setting item corresponding to the setting item ID field 1001. This is a setting content field for describing the content.
[0038]
The configuration of the site list data 5024 of the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1101 denotes a site ID field that describes a site identification name, and 1102 denotes a site name field that describes the name of the site described in the site ID field 1101.
[0039]
The configuration of the set computer list data 5023 of the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. A set computer ID field 1201 describes the identification name of the set computer. A site ID field 1202 describes a site ID of a site to which the set computer described in the set computer ID field 1201 belongs. A network address field 1204 that describes the network address of the set computer described in the computer ID field 1201 is a list of service program products that operate on the set computer described in the set computer ID field 1201 and are to be set. This is a service product list field to be described.
[0040]
The configuration of the basic common setting value data 6011 according to the first embodiment is as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1301 denotes a setting item ID field for describing an identification name of a setting item; 1302, a setting value field for describing a setting value corresponding to the setting item ID; 1303, a product category inheritance for specifying whether to use inheritance from a category tree A use flag field 1304 is a set computer tree inheritance use flag field for designating whether to use inheritance from the set computer tree.
[0041]
13 to 18, values of "ON" when using inheritance, "OFF" when not using inheritance, and "(NONE)" when there is no inheritance source are used, respectively.
[0042]
Similarly to the basic common setting value data 6011, the mail common setting value data 6012, the mail product A common setting value data 6014, the setting computer group common setting value data 6018, the setting computer common setting value data 6020, and the mail of the first embodiment. The configuration of the product A set value description data 6014 is as shown in FIGS. 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, respectively. The meaning of each field is the same as that of the basic common setting value data 6011.
[0043]
Next, the operation when the site administrator 205 changes the setting of the setting management computer 2011 using the integrated setting device 203 constructed as described above will be described. In the description, the operation when changing the setting of the mail service product A running on the setting management computer 2011 by changing the common setting items will be described.
[0044]
First, the site administrator accesses the setting screen provided by the integrated setting device 203 using the web browser 303 of the site administrator use computer 204.
[0045]
FIG. 19 shows the configuration of the top page of the setting screen provided by the user interface unit 904 of the manager program 302 of the integrated setting device 203. The site administrator changes the setting using this screen. The top page of the setting screen includes a title display area 1921, a tree selection area 1923, and a setting target selection area 1922.
[0046]
In the title display area 1921, a button for conducting an operation standard investigation, which will be described later, a button for closing the screen, and the like are arranged. Buttons for selecting a tree and selecting a setting target based on the setting value inheritance tree data 5025 shown in FIG. 10 are arranged in the tree selection area 1923 and the setting target selection area 2922. In the setting target selection area 1922, initially, assuming that “category tree” is selected, the setting targets of the category tree shown in FIG. 1 are arranged in a tree format. When the “set computer tree” button is pressed in the tree selection area 1923, the screen changes to the screen in FIG. In the setting computer tree, the setting targets of the setting computer tree shown in FIG. 10 are arranged in a tree format. The site administrator selects an object to be set and presses a button.
[0047]
This time, since the value of the basic common setting item of the site 1 is changed, the site 1 1901 button is pressed. Then, the screen is switched to the basic common setting screen.
[0048]
FIG. 21 shows the configuration of the basic common setting screen. The basic common setting screen includes a title display area 2101, a button area 2102, and a setting value change area 2103.
[0049]
In the title display area 2101, a button for closing the screen is arranged. In a button area 2102, a “next” button 2105 for changing the setting and moving to the next screen, and a “return” button 2104 for canceling the setting change and returning to the previous screen are arranged. In the setting value change area 2103, input forms for changing setting values based on the setting value inheritance tree data 5025 shown in FIG. 10 are arranged in a list. What is displayed on this screen is only the data selected as a setting target from the setting value inheritance tree data 5025. In this case, since it is a basic common setting item, it is registered as a basic common setting item. Only the items that are displayed are displayed. Existing setting values are displayed as setting values, and the administrator changes them based on these values. The site administrator presses a “next” button 2105 to continue the setting change after rewriting the setting value. Then, the screen changes to a setting change confirmation screen.
[0050]
FIG. 22 shows the configuration of the setting change confirmation screen. The setting change confirmation screen includes a title display area 2101, a button area 2102, and a setting value change confirmation area 2103.
[0051]
In the title display area 2101, a button for closing the screen is arranged. In the button area 2102, a “next” button for changing settings and moving to the next screen, and a “return” button for canceling setting changes and returning to the previous screen are arranged. The setting change status is displayed in the setting value change confirmation area 2103. After confirming the new setting value, the site administrator presses the “Next” button to continue the setting change. Then, the screen is switched to a restart confirmation screen for confirming whether to restart (reboot) the service.
[0052]
FIG. 23 shows the configuration of the restart confirmation screen. The restart confirmation screen includes a title display area 2101, a button area 2102, and a restart confirmation area 2103.
[0053]
In the title display area 2101, a button for closing the screen is arranged. In the button area 2102, a “reboot” button for restarting the service to reflect the settings and an “end” button for terminating without restarting are arranged. The restart confirmation area 2103 displays a list of services to be restarted. In this case, since the value of the basic common setting was changed, all services on the site will be restarted. The site administrator determines whether or not to restart, and presses a “reboot” or “end” button. When the reboot is pressed, the screen is finally switched to the setting top screen shown in FIG. 19 after the reboot result display screen shown in FIG. 24 is displayed.
[0054]
What has been described above with reference to FIGS. 19 to 24 is a basic setting change procedure. Here, the flow of operations of the manager program 302 and the agent program 301 in this procedure will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0055]
FIG. 25 is an operation flow of the manager program 302 when the setting is changed.
[0056]
First, a setting top screen is displayed in response to access from the site administrator (S2502). The creation of the setting top screen is performed using the site list data 5024, the set computer list data 5023, and the setting item inheritance data 5025.
[0057]
Next, a setting value change screen corresponding to the setting target selected by the site administrator is displayed (S2503). The creation of the setting value change screen is performed using the common setting value data (FIGS. 13 to 18) corresponding to the setting object and the setting item inheritance data 5025. 27 to 31 show examples of setting screens according to other setting targets. FIG. 27 is a screen for changing the setting value of the mail common setting item, FIG. 28 is a screen for changing the setting value of the mail product A common setting item, and FIG. 29 is a screen for changing the setting item of the computer group to be set. A screen for changing the setting value, FIG. 30 is a screen for changing the setting value of the setting computer common setting item, and FIG. 31 is a screen for changing the setting value of the setting computer mail product A individual setting item. Screen.
[0058]
In the setting value change screen, the site administrator determines whether the “return” button or the “next” button has been pressed (S2504). If the “return” button has been pressed, the setting top screen is displayed. indicate.
[0059]
If the “next” button is pressed, a new setting value is received and a setting confirmation screen is displayed (S2505). On the setting confirmation screen, it is determined whether the site administrator has pressed the “return” button or the “next” button (S2506). If the “return” button is pressed, the setting value change screen is displayed again. Is displayed.
[0060]
If the “next” button is pressed, the new setting value is stored in the data area (5028, 5026) corresponding to the setting target (S2507). Then, the setting value data is transmitted to the agent (S2508). The agent reflects the setting value in the setting of the service program, and returns a result of the reflection. The flow of the agent will be described later. The manager receives the reflection result sent from the agent and displays a reboot confirmation screen (S2509). On the setting confirmation screen, the site administrator determines whether the “reboot” button or the “end” button has been pressed (S2510). If the “end” button has been pressed, the setting top screen is displayed again. And terminate the processing.
[0061]
If the "reboot" button is pressed, a reboot command is sent to the agent (S2511). The agent restarts the service program and returns a restart result. The manager receives the restart result sent from the agent, and displays a reboot result confirmation screen (S2512). When the “end” button is pressed by the site administrator on the reboot result confirmation screen, the setting top screen is displayed again, and the process ends.
[0062]
FIG. 26 is an operation flow of the agent program 301 when the setting is changed.
[0063]
The agent first receives new setting data from the manager (S2602). Next, the setting data is converted into a setting format specific to the service program product (S2603). Then, the conversion result is stored in a predetermined setting data area of the service program (S2604).
[0064]
As described above, the operation of the integrated setting device when changing the setting has been described. In the present invention, by inheriting the set values, the settings of the service programs operating on the set target computers in the site can be efficiently and collectively changed. For example, by changing the value of the mail common setting item, the value of the mail product A common setting item and the value of the mail product B common setting item inherited therefrom are changed, and the setting target computer mail product inherited therefrom is further changed. The value of the A setting item also changes. That is, all the settings of the mail product used on the site can be changed. In this way, it is possible to easily change the settings common to a specific product field at once or return to the basic common setting items to easily change the settings common to all product fields at once. Become.
[0065]
Also, by investigating whether the service setting values in FIG. 18 use the inherited value (whether the inheritance flag is ON), the setting of each service is changed to the common set value (operational standard) defined by the site. ) Can be easily determined.
[0066]
The operation of the integrated setting device when the site administrator 205 checks whether the setting of the setting management computer 2011 conforms to the operation standard will be described.
[0067]
First, the site administrator accesses the setting top screen (FIG. 19) provided by the integrated setting device 203 using the web browser 303 of the computer 204 used by the site administrator. Then, the site administrator presses an “operation standard investigation” button 1919 in the title display area 1921.
[0068]
Then, the manager program 302 investigates the use of inheritance for all the setting target service programs, and displays the result on the operation standard investigation screen shown in FIG. Investigating whether to use inheritance, check the inheritance use flag of the service setting value description data in FIG. 18 and display, on the screen, where the inheritance is OFF as non-compliant with the operation standard. Do with. The site administrator can confirm whether the setting of each service is in the common setting value (operation standard) specified by the site by viewing the result displayed on the operation standard investigation screen.
[0069]
As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present embodiment, the following effects regarding system management can be obtained.
[0070]
First, by inheriting the set values, the settings of the service programs operating on the set target computers in the site can be efficiently and collectively changed.
[0071]
Further, by confirming the inheritance status of the setting values, it is possible to easily confirm whether the setting of each service is in the common setting value (operation standard) specified by the site.
[0072]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, by setting the inheritance relationship of the setting items, it is possible to set the settings of a plurality of devices to be set by a plurality of vendors according to a consistent operation standard, and to reduce the setting labor and prevent setting errors. . In addition, it is possible to easily recognize a device having a setting that does not conform to the operation standard.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a setting item inheritance tree according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer and a software program according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a device to be set according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the integrated setting device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a site common setting value data group according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a set value description data group of a computer to be set according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a module configuration of an agent program 301 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a module configuration of a manager program 302 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of setting item inheritance data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of site list data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of set computer list data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of basic common setting value data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of mail common setting value data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of mail product A common setting value data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of a set computer group common setting value data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration of computer-to-be-set setting value data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a configuration of mail product A setting value description data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a setting top screen (category tree display) provided by a user interface of the manager program according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a setting top screen (display of a set computer tree) provided by a user interface of the manager program according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic common setting screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a setting change confirmation screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a configuration of a restart confirmation screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a configuration of a restart result confirmation screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a sequence when the manager program according to the first embodiment changes the management screen.
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a sequence when the agent program according to the first embodiment changes a setting.
FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mail common setting screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mail product A common setting screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a configuration of a setting target computer group common setting screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a configuration of a computer to be set common setting screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mail product A individual setting screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a configuration of an operation standard investigation result screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 33 is a diagram schematically showing the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101: Basic common setting items, 102: E-mail common setting items, 103: WEB common setting items, 104: E-mail product A common setting items, 105: E-mail product B common setting items, 106: WEB product A common setting items, 107: WEB product B common setting item, 108: Setting target computer mail product A setting item, 109: Setting target computer group common setting item, 110: Setting target computer common setting item, 201: Setting target computer group, 2011-2012 ... managed computer, 202 ... set computer group, 2021-2022 ... managed computer, 203 ... integrated setting device, 204 ... site administrator use computer, 205 ... site administrator, 301 ... agent program, 302 ... manager program, 303: Web browser, 401: Memory, 4011: OS program 4012 ... Agent program, 4013 ... Web service product B program, 4014 ... Mail service A program, 402 ... Fixed disk, 4021 ... OS program, 4022 ... Agent program, 4023 ... Web service product B program, 4024 ... Mail service product A program 4025 WEB service product B program setting data, 4026 mail service product A program setting data, 403 bus, 404 processor, 405 I / O hardware, 406 communication hardware, 501 memory, 5011 OS Program, 5012 Web server program, 5013 manager program, 502 fixed disk, 5020 OS program, 5021 Web service program, 022: manager program, 5023: set computer list data, 4024: site list data, 4025: setting item inheritance data, 4026: set computer set value description data, 4027: site common set value data group, 4028: set computer Setting value description data, 4029: Site common setting value data group, 503: Bus, 504: Processor, 505: I / O hardware, 506: Communication hardware, 6011: Basic common setting value data, 6012: Mail service common setting Value data, 6013 ... Web service common setting value data, 6014 ... Mail product A common setting value data, 6015 ... Mail product B common setting value data, 6016 ... Web product A common setting value data, 6017 ... Web product B common setting value Data, 6018: Computer glue to be set Common set value data, 6019: set computer group common set value data, 6020: set computer common set value data, 6021: set computer common set value data, 7011: mail product A set value description data, 7012: WEB Product B setting value description data, 7013 ... Mail product A setting value description data, 7014 ... Web product B setting value description data, 801 ... Manager communication processing unit, 802 ... Service reboot processing unit, 803 ... Computer setting change processing unit, 901: Agent-to-agent communication processing unit, 902: Agent control unit, 903: Setting computer setting information management unit, 904: User interface processing unit, 1001: Setting item ID field, 1002: Product category inheritance ID field, 1003: Managed Computer inheritance ID field, 1004 ... Fixed content field, 1101 site ID field, 1102 site name field, 1201 set computer ID field, 1202 affiliated site ID field, 1203 network address field, 1204 service product list field, 1301 setting item ID field 1302: setting value field; 1303: product category inheritance use flag field; 1304: managed computer inheritance use field; 1401: setting item ID field; 1402: setting value field; 1403: product category inheritance use flag field; Management computer inherited use field, 1501... Setting item ID field, 1502... Set value field, 1503... Product category inherited use flag field, 1504. Computer inherited use field, 1601 setting item ID field, 1602 set value field, 1603 product category inherited use flag field, 1604 managed computer inherited use field, 1701 setting item ID field, 1702 setting value field, 1703 ... product category inheritance use flag field, 1704 ... managed computer inheritance use field, 1801 ... setting item ID field, 1802 ... setting value field, 1803 ... product category inheritance use flag field, 1804 ... managed computer inheritance use field, 1901 ... Site 1 button, 1919: Operational standard investigation button, 1920: Close button, 1921: Title display area, 1922: Setting target selection area, 1923: Tree selection area, 2101: Tight Display area, 2102 button display area, 2103 setting value change area, 2104 return button, 2105 next button, 2204 return button, 2205 next button, 2304 end button, 2305 reboot button, 2404 ... End button, 3301... Managed computer group, 3303.

Claims (6)

In an operation management device of a network system composed of a plurality of computers,
Means for holding the classification destination of each managed computer according to each classification method, for various classification methods of the managed computer, such as a service version provided by the managed computer, a service category, an installation location of the managed computer,
Means for storing setting values to be applied for each classification according to the operation rules of the network system;
An integrated setting device having means for changing a set value of a classification designated by an administrator. 2. The integrated setting method and integrated setting device according to claim 1, wherein each classification of the managed computers is hierarchized by a plurality of trees, and a setting value applied to an upper hierarchy is inherited and applied in a lower hierarchy. 3. The system according to claim 2, wherein it is determined whether or not the setting value of the upper layer is inherited and used as the setting value of each managed computer, thereby determining whether or not the operating standard of the network system is satisfied. The integrated setting method and the integrated setting device described in the above. 2. The integrated setting method and integrated setting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a computer classification desired by an administrator can be created by additionally changing a classification method. 2. The integrated setting method and integrated setting device according to claim 1, wherein a screen for grasping / editing the set value of each classification is provided with the same specification. In an operation management method for a network system including a plurality of computers,
When changing the operation rules of the network system, specify the computer class that affects the change of the operation rules and accept the input of new setting values.
An integrated setting method characterized by changing a set value of a managed computer belonging to a corresponding category.

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