JP2006085372A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect log information showing the contents of the processing operation of equipment on a communication network without requiring any large load. <P>SOLUTION: This client 2 receives circulation notice information 30 in which the identification information of clients 2 to 5 belonging to a client group 60 is recorded from a server 1, and judges the scale of a load to be imposed on the processing operation of its own unit, and when the load is lower than a preliminarily decided reference, the client 2 acquires log information 40 to be issued by the other clients 3 to 5 belonging to the client group 60, and transmits the acquired information added to the log information 40 to be issued by its own unit to the server 1 as intermediate collected log information 50. Also, a client 6 receives the circulation board information 30 in which the identification information of the clients 2 to 5 belonging to a client group 70 is recorded from the server 1, and performs processing similar to the processing performed between the clients 3 to 5 and the server 1, between clients 7 to 9 and the server 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system having a function of collecting log information of a plurality of devices connected to a communication network.

Conventionally, in a system in which a server-side computer and a terminal-side computer are connected via a communication network, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the server-side computer and the terminal-side computer are one by one. There is one that collects log information indicating the contents of processing operations of the computer on the terminal side by performing communication.
JP 2002-41330 A

  With the recent spread of computers and the penetration of the IPv6 network, a large number of devices are connected on the communication network. In such a situation, as described above, in order for the server side computer to communicate with each device one by one and collect log information of the device, the server side computer which is the collecting side is very A heavy load is applied. Therefore, it is necessary to make the computer on the server side have a higher performance or increase the number of computers installed on the server side, which causes an increase in cost.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system that can collect log information indicating the contents of processing operations of devices on a communication network without requiring a large load.

  That is, an information processing system according to the present invention is a system in which a plurality of terminal devices including a generation unit that generates collection target information indicating the contents of processing operations, and a server device are connected via a network. The device belongs to one of a plurality of groups, reads the collection target information generated by the generation unit, acquires the collection target information generated by the generation unit of another terminal device belonging to the same group, and acquired The collection target information is transmitted to the server device together with the collection target information read out as described above.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, information related to a processing operation is generated and read out, and a terminal device belonging to any group among a plurality of groups is the same as the other terminal devices belonging to the same group. Since the collection target information generated by the generation unit is acquired, and the acquired collection target information is transmitted to the server device together with the collection target information read as described above, a large load is applied to one device. Disappear. Therefore, the collection target information generated by each terminal device can be collected without requiring a large load.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an overview of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This computer system is a computer system using P2P (peer-to-peer) technology, and a server 1 and clients (terminal devices) 2 to 9 are connected via a network 10 so as to communicate with each other. The network 10 is a communication network such as a wired telephone line, a wireless telephone line, wireless, a dedicated cable, infrared rays, or an optical fiber network internet.

  The clients 2 to 9 have a function of recording the collection target information and a function of transmitting the collection target information to the outside. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the clients 2 to 9 record and transmit log information that is a kind of collection target information. The log information recorded by each device of the clients 2 to 9 is information indicating the contents and processing time when the own device performs various processes such as data communication.

Each device of clients 2 to 9 belongs to one of a plurality of predefined client groups, and when a log information transmission request is made, log information issued by devices belonging to the same group is displayed. It has a function of collecting and transmitting this collected information to the server 1 together with log information issued by the own device.
The server 1 has a function of receiving and managing log information when it is transmitted from the clients 2 to 9.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the server 1 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a log management unit 12, a circulation board management unit 13, a client information registration unit 14, a circulation board information recording unit 15, a client information recording unit 16, and a log information recording. The unit 17 is provided. The circulation board information recording unit 15, the client information recording unit 16, and the log information recording unit 17 are storage media such as a hard disk drive and a nonvolatile memory.

  The communication unit 11 communicates with the clients 2 to 9 via the network 10. The log management unit 12 collects log information issued by the clients 2 to 9 and manages it. The circulation board management unit 13 performs processing related to creation, issue, and management of circulation board information. Circulation board information is the information which recorded the identification information of the apparatus used as the collection target of log information among the clients 2-9 according to the predetermined order.

  The client information registration unit 14 performs processing for registering and managing information on the clients 2 to 9. The circulation board information recording unit 15 records information for managing the circulation board information transmitted to the clients 2 to 9. The client information recording unit 16 records unique identification information given to each device of the clients 2 to 9. The log information recording unit 17 records the collected log information.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the log management unit 12 includes a log information collection unit 121 and a log information reception unit 122. The log information collection unit 121 collects log information transmitted from the clients 2 to 9 and received by the communication unit 11. The function of the log information receiving unit 122 will be described later. The circulation board management unit 13 includes a circulation board creation unit 131, a circulation board issuing unit 132, and a memory 133. These functions will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the client 2 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The internal configurations of the clients 3 to 9 are the same as the internal configuration of the client 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the client 2 includes a communication unit 21, a log management unit 22, a load state monitoring device 23, a circulation board processing device 24, a log information processing unit 25, a log information recording unit 26, and a memory 27. The log information recording unit 26 is a storage medium such as a hard disk drive or a nonvolatile memory.

  The communication unit 21 communicates with the server 1 and other clients. The log management unit 22 manages log information indicating the contents of the processing operation of the own device. The load state monitoring device 23 monitors the load state related to the processing operation of the own device in numerical form. The load state is, for example, a usage rate of a CPU (not shown).

  The circulation board processing device 24 performs processing related to the circulation board information transmitted from the server 1 or another client. The log information processing unit 25 logs from the device corresponding to the identification information recorded in the circulation board information among the other clients 3 to 9 when the value indicating the load state of the own device is lower than the predetermined reference value. Collect information and send log information issued by the device according to requests from other devices. The log information recording unit 26 records its own log information.

  The client 2 may be, for example, a personal computer, or may be any type as long as it has a function of recording log information indicating the contents of processing operations, such as a router on a network.

  The circulation board processing device 24 inquires and confirms the load state of its own device to the load state monitoring device 23, and when the load state value is equal to or greater than the reference value described above, The circulation board information is transmitted to the device corresponding to the identification information recorded as the transmission order.

  In addition, when the value of the load state described above is lower than the reference value, the circulation board processing device 24 uses the log information processing unit 25 from all devices corresponding to the identification information registered in the circulation board information. Log information is collected, and the collected log information is transmitted to the server 1.

  The log information processing unit 25 has a function of collecting log information from a device corresponding to the identification information indicated by the circulation board information, and a function of outputting log information of the own device according to a request from another device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a form of transmission / reception of various information between the server 1 and the clients 2 to 9 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the example shown in FIG. 4, the server 1 issues two circulation board information 30. The first circulation board information 30 is information transmitted to the clients 2 to 5, and the second circulation board information 30 is information transmitted to the clients 6 to 9.

  Any one of the clients 2 to 5 collects the log information 40 issued by the clients 2 to 5 and transmits it to the server 1 as the first intermediate collected log information 50. Also, any one of the clients 6 to 9 collects the log information 40 issued by the clients 6 to 9 and transmits the log information 40 to the server 1 as second intermediate collected log information 50.

  In the first circulation board information 30, the clients 2 to 5 are defined as devices belonging to the client group 60. In the second circulation board information 30, the clients 6 to 9 are assigned to the devices belonging to the client group 70. It is defined as

  The information on the devices belonging to the client group 60 is recorded in the first circulation board information 30 issued to the clients 2 to 5, and the information on the devices belonging to the client group 70 is stored in the clients 6 to 9. The information is recorded in the second circulation board information 30 issued to the user.

FIG. 5 is a table showing an example of the configuration of the circulation board information 30 issued by the server 1 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, the circulation board information 30 is information that is managed in association with the circulation board ID, the lifetime of the circulation board, information on the circulation board destination table, and the like. The circulation board ID is unique identification information for each circulation board information 30 to be issued. The lifetime of the circulation board is the date and time when the collection of log information to be collected is completed after the circulation board information 30 is issued.

  The circulation board destination table is a table that manages identification information of devices belonging to the same client group among various clients, that is, devices to which one circulation board information 30 is to be transmitted. This identification information is a unique ID (PCID) assigned to each device and an IP address.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the circulation board information 30 in which the identification information of eight devices not related to the clients 2 to 9 described above is recorded in the circulation board destination table. In the case of 2 to 5, only the PCIDs and IP addresses for a total of four clients 2 to 5 are recorded in the circulation board destination table.

  The circulation board information 30 is first transmitted to the device corresponding to the identification information described in the uppermost part of the circulation board destination table, and thereafter, in the order along the direction toward the lowermost part of the circulation board destination table, Sequentially transmitted to the device corresponding to the identification information.

  Further, the PCID (“0000”) and the IP address (“10.1.1.0”) that are identification information of the server 1 are recorded at the bottom of the circulation board destination table. That is, when the circulation board information 30 is sequentially transmitted to each device, the circulation board information 30 is finally returned to the server 1.

  However, each device to which the circulation board information 30 is transmitted, that is, any one of the devices corresponding to the PCID and the IP address recorded at a place other than the bottom row of the circulation board destination table belongs to the same client group. When the log information 40 issued by all devices is collected and the collected log information is transmitted to the server 1 together with the log information issued by the own device, the circulation board information 30 is not transmitted thereafter.

Next, the processing operation of the computer system configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing operations up to circulation board information issuance by the server 1 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  It is assumed that the server 1 is always activated. When the clients 2 to 9 are activated, the clients 2 to 9 transmit their PCIDs and IP addresses to the server 1. The transmitted information is received by the communication unit 11 of the server 1 and then output to the client information registration unit 14.

When the PCID and the IP address are input, the client information registration unit 14 records these information in the client information recording unit 16 in association with each other.
Further, the client information registration unit 14 periodically polls the device corresponding to the PCID and IP address recorded in the client information recording unit 16 to confirm the validity of the device. If the confirmation cannot be obtained, it is assumed that the device is not connected via the network 10, and the PCID and IP address of the device are deleted from the client information recording unit 16.

  The server 1 creates the circulation board information 30 by the circulation board creation unit 131 of the circulation board management unit 13. Note that the number of devices to be transmitted in the circulation board information 30, that is, the number of PCIDs and IP addresses that can be recorded in the circulation board destination table in the circulation board information 30 is determined in advance.

  In creating the circulation board information 30, the circulation board creation unit 131 of the circulation board management unit 13 generates a circulation board ID and temporarily stores it in the memory 133 in the circulation board management unit 13. (Step S1). The circulation board ID is, for example, a character string configured by combining numbers and alphabets.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the circulation board information recording table recorded in the circulation board information recording unit 15 of the server 1 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention in a table format.

  In this circulation board information recording table, the circulation board ID of the circulation board information 30 issued by the circulation board creation unit 131 of the server 1, the issuance time of the circulation board, the lifetime, the collection time, and the log collection availability information are associated and managed. Is done.

  The collection time means that after the circulation board information 30 is transmitted from the server 1 to each transmission target device, the collection of the log information 40 issued by each transmission target device ends before the time indicated by the lifetime. The time which the server 1 which is a transmission source received the information which showed having performed is shown.

  When the circulation board management unit 13 of the server 1 issues the circulation board information 30, it records the circulation board ID of the circulation board information 30 in the “circulation board ID” column of the circulation board information recording table, and measures the time (not shown). The current time information timed by the department is recorded in the “issue time” field corresponding to the “circulation board ID” field, and the time information two hours after the issue time corresponds to the “circulation board ID” field. Record in the “Lifetime” column.

  When the time information is written in the “collection time” field of the circulation board information recording table, the circulation board management unit 13 sets “○” indicating successful collection in the “log collection success” field corresponding to this field. Write. On the other hand, if the current time is later than the time written in the “lifetime” column of the circulation board information record table, the circulation board information 30 is regarded as missing or lost due to a failure of the network 10 or the like. In this case, “x” indicating the collection failure is written in the “log collection success” column corresponding to the “survival date” column. If neither recovery success nor recovery failure is known, it is considered that the corresponding circulation board information 30 is being circulated between the devices, and the “log recovery success” column corresponding to the “life expiration date” column is blank. To do.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the client information recording table recorded in the client information recording unit 16 of the server 1 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention in a table format.

  In this client information recording table, PCIDs, IP addresses, and last registration circulation board IDs of various clients are managed in association with each other.

  The circulation board ID at the time of final registration is the circulation board ID of the latest circulation board information 30 in which the PCID and IP address data are registered. That is, the information recorded in the column of “circulation board ID at the time of final registration” on the client information recording table is the corresponding PCID and IP address information in the circulation board destination table of the newly created circulation board information 30. Updated every time it is recorded.

  After the processing of step S1 described above, the circulation board management unit 13 selects the PCID of one device selected according to any or a predetermined rule from the various clients 2 to 9, and the IP address corresponding to this PCID. The data is read from the client information recording table (see FIG. 8) in the client information recording unit 16 (step S2). This read information is information for recording in the circulation board destination table of the circulation board information 30.

  The circulation board management unit 13 searches for the circulation board ID at the time of final registration associated with the PCID and IP address read out in the process of step S 2, and the circulation board ID thus searched and the circulation in the circulation board information recording unit 15. By collating with the board information recording table (see FIG. 7), the circulation board ID of the circulation board information 30 in which the PCID and IP address read in the process of step S2 are registered is searched (step S3).

  The circulation board management unit 13 determines whether or not the circulation board information 30 attached with the circulation board ID searched in the process of step S3 is being circulated among various clients (step S4). Specifically, the circulation board management unit 13 displays “in the log collection success” field corresponding to the field in which the circulation board ID searched in the process of step S3 is recorded in the circulation board information table (see FIG. 7). If neither “O” nor “X” is recorded, it is determined that circulation is in progress. If either “O” or “X” is recorded in the “Log collection success” column, circulation is not in progress. Is determined.

  If “YES” is determined as a result of step S4, the process returns to step S2. If “NO” is determined as a result of step S4, the circulation of the circulation board management unit 13 is determined. The board creation unit 131 uses the PCID and IP address searched in the process of step S2 as a transmission destination of the circulation board information 30 to which the circulation board ID issued in the process of step S1 is attached. The information is temporarily stored in 133 (step S5).

  The circulation board management unit 13 determines whether or not the number of PCIDs and IP addresses stored in the process of step S5 respectively matches the number of devices that can transmit one circulation board information 30 (step S6).

  If “YES” is determined as a result of the process of step S6, the process returns to the process of step S2 to add the PCID and IP address of the other device to the transmission target of the circulation board information 30, and the process of step S4 is performed. As a result, when it is determined as “NO”, the circulation board creation unit 131 sets the new circulation board information 30 to which the circulation board ID issued in the process of step S1 is assigned the time 2 hours after the current time. Is temporarily stored in the memory 133 in the circulation board management unit 13 (step S7).

  The circulation board creation unit 131 has the circulation board ID issued by the process of step S1, all the PCIDs and IP addresses stored in the memory 133 in the circulation board management unit 13 by the process of step S5, and the process of step S7. Thus, new circulation board information 30 is generated on the basis of the information on the lifespan stored in the memory 133 in the circulation board management unit 13. The PCID and IP address acquired by the process of step S5 are information recorded in the circulation board destination table of the new circulation board information 30 by the arrangement in the order of acquisition.

  The circulation board issuing unit 132 of the circulation board management unit 13 sends the new circulation board information 30 created by the circulation board creation unit 131 via the communication unit 11 and the PCID recorded in the top row of the circulation board destination table. It transmits to the equipment corresponding to the IP address (step S8).

  The recording of the PCID and the IP address in the circulation board information 30 is not limited to the above-described procedure. For example, a device corresponding to the PCID and the IP address not recorded in the circulation board information 30 currently being circulated is searched. You may choose.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of log information collection processing by the client 2 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The other processing operations of the clients 3 to 9 are the same as the processing operation of the client 2. Here, the case where the transmission destination of the circulation board information 30 issued by the server 1 is the client 2 will be described.

  When the client 2 receives the circulation board information 30 transmitted from the server 1 via the communication unit 21, the client 2 outputs the received circulation board information 30 to the circulation board processing device 24 (step A1).

  The circulation board processing device 24 instructs the load state monitoring device 23 to calculate the load state after the processing of Step A1. The load state monitoring device 23 calculates the value of the load applied to the processing operation of the own device in accordance with the instruction from the circulation board processing device 24. The client 2 determines whether or not the calculated value is lower than a predetermined reference value (Step A2).

  When it is determined as “YES” as a result of the process of step A2, the log information processing unit 25 of the client 2 records the PCID and IP recorded in the circulation board destination table of the circulation board information 30 received by the process of step S1. The log information 40 issued by the device corresponding to the address is collected.

  Specifically, the log information processing unit 25 acquires the PCID and IP address recorded in the level one lower than the top level of the circulation plate destination table of the circulation plate information 30 received by the process of step S1 ( In step A3), a control signal is transmitted to the device corresponding to the acquired PCID and IP address (step A4). This control signal is a transmission request signal for the log information 40 and includes information on the PCID and IP address of the own device, that is, the client 2. The log information transmission process for the log information 40 transmission request will be described later.

  When the communication unit 21 of the client 2 receives the log information 40 transmitted from another device according to the control signal transmitted by the process of step A4 (step A5), the client 2 receives the received log information 40. The data is temporarily stored in the memory 27 in the client 2 (step A6).

  The log information processing unit 25 is recorded in the level one lower than the level where the PCID and IP address acquired in the process of step S3 are recorded in the circular board destination table of the circular board information 30 received by the process of step S1. The PCID and IP address obtained are acquired (step A7).

  The log information processing unit 25 determines whether or not the PCID and the IP address acquired in the process of step S7 are recorded at the bottom of the circulation board destination table of the circulation board information 30 received in the process of step S1 ( Step A8).

  As described above, since the PCID and IP address of the server 1 are recorded at the bottom of the circulation board destination table, if it is determined “NO” in the process of step A8, the log information processing unit 25 Therefore, it is assumed that there is still a device to be collected of log information 40, and a control signal for requesting transmission of log information 40 is transmitted to the device corresponding to the PCID and IP address acquired in the process of step A7 (step A8 → A4). ).

  On the other hand, if “NO” is determined in the process of step A8, the log information processing unit 25 has collected all the log information 40 issued by the device recorded in the circulation plate destination table of the circulation plate information 30. The log management unit 22 is instructed to read the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26. When the log management unit 22 reads the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26 in accordance with an instruction from the log information processing unit 25, the log management unit 22 temporarily stores it in the memory 27 in the client 2.

Then, the circulation board processing device 24 collects the log information 40 of its own device and the intermediate collected log information that summarizes the log information 40 of other various clients stored in the memory 27 in the client 2 by the processing of step A6. 50 and the information of the circulation board ID recorded in the circulation board information 30 received by the process of step A1 are transmitted to the server 1 via the communication unit 21 (step A9).
The log information processing unit 25 deletes all the log information 40 stored in the memory 27 in the client 2 (step A10).

  When it is determined as “NO” as a result of the process of step A2 described above, that is, when it is determined that the value of the load of the processing operation of the own device is greater than or equal to the reference value, the log information processing unit 25 The PCID and the IP address of the own machine are searched from the circulation board destination table of the circulation board information 30 received by the process of step S1 (step A11), and the PCID searched by the process of step A11 in each stage of the circulation board destination table. And the PCID and IP address recorded in the level one lower than the level where the IP address is recorded (step A12).

  Then, the circulation board processing device 24 transmits the circulation board information 30 received in the process of Step A1 to the device corresponding to the PCID and IP address acquired in the process of Step A12 via the communication unit 21 (Step S12). A13). Among each device, the device that is the destination of the circulation board information 30 transmitted by the process of step A13 performs the process corresponding to the above-described step A1, that is, the reception process of the circulation board information 30, and then the above-described step. Processes after A2 are performed.

  For example, the transmission target devices of the circulation board information 30, that is, the devices corresponding to the PCID and IP address described in the circulation board destination table of the circulation board information 30 are the clients 2 to 5 belonging to the client group 60 described above. When the transmission order of the circulation board information 30 is transmitted in the order of the clients 2, 3, 4 and 5, the processing load of the client 2 as the first transmission destination is heavy, and the log information 40 issued by the clients 2 to 5 If the collection of the log information 40 is not performed, the client 3 as the next transmission target device is requested to collect the log information 40 of each device described above.

  Therefore, if the value of the processing load of any one of the various clients belonging to the client group 60 is lower than the reference value, the transmission of the circulation board information 30 is terminated, and the client group 60 is sent by this device. All log information issued by each device to which it belongs can be collected and transmitted to the server 1 together with the log information issued by its own device.

  If the parameters of the processing operations of all devices belonging to the client group 60 are equal to or greater than the reference value, the log information 40 is not collected and only the circulation board information 30 is returned to the server 1. In this case, when the predetermined time is reached or the predetermined time has elapsed, the new circulation board information 30 is created by the server 1 and transmitted again to the clients 2 to 5. Good.

Next, the transmission process of the log information 40 by each device that is the transmission destination of the control signal by the process of step A4 described above will be described later.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of log information transmission processing by clients 3 to 9 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, a case where the device that collects the log information 40 is the client 2 will be described.

  Among the clients 3 to 9, when the communication unit 21 of the device that is the target of the transmission request of the log information 40 by the client 2 receives the control signal transmitted by the process of step A <b> 3 (step B <b> 1), the log information The processing unit 25 instructs the log management unit 22 to read the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26. The log management unit 22 reads the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26 in accordance with an instruction from the log information processing unit 25 (step B2).

  The log information processing unit 25 receives the log information 40 read in the process of step B2 via the communication unit 21 in the output device of the control signal received in the process of step A1, that is, the process of step A1. The information is transmitted to the device corresponding to the PCID and IP address included in the received control signal (step B3).

  After the process of step B3, the log information processing unit 25 instructs the log management unit 22 to delete the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26. The log management unit 22 deletes the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26 in accordance with an instruction from the log information processing unit 25 (step B4).

  Next, processing when the server 1 receives the above-described intermediate collected log information 50 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing operation after log information collection by the server 1 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  When the communication unit 11 of the server 1 receives the intermediate collected log information 50 and the circulation board ID information transmitted by the process of step A9 described above (step C1), the log information collection unit of the log management unit 12 121 temporarily stores the current time in the memory 27 and recognizes the character string of the circulation board ID received in the process of step C1.

  The log information collection unit 121 instructs the circulation board management unit 13 to confirm whether or not the recognized circulation board ID is an issued ID. This instruction content includes information on the recognized circulation board ID.

  The circulation board management unit 13 follows the instruction from the log information collection unit 121 and the circulation board ID, which is a part of the instruction content, and the circulation board information recording table recorded in the circulation board information recording unit 15 (see FIG. 7). ). As a result of this collation, if the same ID as the recognized circulation board ID is recorded in the circulation board information recording table, the circulation board managing unit 13 indicates that the recognized circulation board ID is valid. Information is output to the log information collection unit 121 of the log management unit 12 (step C2).

  When the log information collection unit 121 of the log management unit 12 inputs information indicating that the circulation board ID is valid from the circulation board management unit 13, the log information collection unit 121 logs the intermediate collected log information 50 received in the process of step C1. It records in the information recording part 17 (step C3).

  Then, the circulation board management unit 13 reads the information of the current time stored in the memory 27, and this information is described above in the circulation board information recording table (see FIG. 7) recorded in the circulation board information recording unit 15. Is recorded in the column of “collection time” corresponding to the circulation board ID recognized as described above (step C4).

  As described above, the server 1 performs the processing of steps C1 to C4, so that the log information 40 issued by a plurality of predetermined devices in the circulation board information 30 issued by the processing of step S8 described above has been intermediately collected. The log information 50 can be stored in the log information recording unit 17 of the server 1.

  Each of the various clients 2 to 9 issues a log information 40 every time a processing operation is performed, and records it in the log information recording unit 17 (see FIG. 2). The size increases as the number of processing operations increases. Therefore, if the state in which the circulation board information 30 transmitted from the server 1 is not transmitted for a long time due to a failure of the network 10 or the like continues, the data size of the log information 40 will be enlarged.

  The various clients 2 to 9 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention have a function of transmitting log information 40 issued by itself to the server 1 regardless of whether or not the circulation board information 30 is transmitted.

  Specifically, taking the client 2 as an example, the log management unit 22 has a function of measuring the data size of the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26. When the log management unit 22 determines that the data size of the log information 40 recorded in the log information recording unit 26 is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference value, the log management unit 22 informs the circulation board processing device 24 of the log information. An instruction to transmit the log information 40 recorded in the recording unit 26 to the server 1 is given.

  The circulation board processing device 24 instructs the communication unit 21 to establish communication with the server 1 in accordance with an instruction from the log management unit 22. After establishing communication according to this instruction, the log management unit 22 reads the log information 40 from the log information recording unit 26 and transmits it to the server 1. The information transmitted to the server 1 includes the PCID and IP address information of the own device. When the transmission of the log information 40 is successful, the log management unit 22 erases the log information stored in the log information recording unit 26.

  When the server 1 receives the log information 40 transmitted from the client 2 via the communication unit 11, the server 1 outputs the log information 40 to the log information receiving unit 122. The log information receiving unit 122 recognizes information on the PCID and IP address of the transmission source device and outputs the information to the client information registration unit 14.

  The client information registration unit 14 collates the information input from the log information receiving unit 122 with the client information recording table (see FIG. 8) recorded in the client information recording unit 16, and stores the information of the transmission source device of the log information 40. When the same information as the PCID and the IP address is included in the client information recording table, the PCID and the IP address of the transmission source device are regarded as valid information, and information indicating this is sent to the log information receiving unit. It outputs to 122.

  Then, the log information receiving unit 122 records the received log information 40 in the log information recording unit 17 as described above.

  As described above, in the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the various clients 2 to 9 connected via the network 10 are managed as devices belonging to any of a plurality of groups, and Log information 40 issued by other devices belonging to the same group is collected by a device with a low processing load, and the log information 40 issued by the own device is read and stored in the server 1 as intermediate collected log information 50. Therefore, the log information 40 issued by the various clients 2 to 9 can be collected without concentrating the processing load for storing the log information 40 in the server 1 on one device.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be omitted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

The block diagram which shows an example of the outline | summary of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structural example of the server of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the internal structural example of the client of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of the form of transmission / reception of various information between the server and client of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the circulation board information which the server 1 of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention issues in tabular form. The flowchart which shows an example of the processing operation | movement until the circulation board information issue by the server 1 of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the circulation board information recording table recorded on the circulation board information storage part of the server of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention in a table format. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the client information recording table recorded on the client information storage part of the server of the computer system according to embodiment of this invention by a table format. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of log information collection processing by the client 2 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows an example of the log information transmission process by the client 2 of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows an example of the processing operation after the log information collection by the server of the computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Server, 2-9 ... Client, 10 ... Network, 11 ... Communication part, 12 ... Log management part, 13 ... Circulation board management part, 14 ... Client information registration part, 15 ... Circulation board information recording part, 16 ... Client Information recording unit, 17 ... log information recording unit, 21 ... communication unit, 22 ... log management unit, 23 ... load state monitoring device, 24 ... circulation board processing device, 25 ... log information processing unit, 26 ... log information recording unit, 27, 133 ... Memory, 30 ... Circulation board information, 40 ... Log information, 50 ... Intermediate collected log information, 60, 70 ... Client group, 121 ... Log information collection section, 122 ... Log information reception section, 131 ... Circulation board Creation part, 132 .. Circulation board issuing part.

Claims (2)

A plurality of terminal devices including a generation unit that generates collection target information indicating the contents of processing operations, and a system in which server devices are connected via a network,
Each of the terminal devices is
Belongs to one of multiple terminal device groups,
Reading means for reading the collection target information generated by the generating means;
Acquisition means for acquiring the collection target information generated by the generation means of all other terminal devices belonging to the same terminal device group;
An information processing system comprising: means for transmitting the collection target information acquired by the acquisition means to the server device together with the collection target information read by the reading means. The server device
Transmitting means for transmitting, for each terminal device group, group information in which identification information of each terminal device belonging to the same terminal device group is recorded, to any of the terminal devices corresponding to the identification information indicated by the group information. In addition,
The terminal device
A diagnostic means for diagnosing the state of the processing operation load;
When the transmitted group information is received, if the load state of the processing operation diagnosed by the diagnosis unit does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the received group information is indicated by this group information. Means for transmitting to another terminal device corresponding to the identification information,
The acquisition unit of the terminal device includes:
When the transmitted group information is received, if the state of the load of the processing operation diagnosed by the diagnostic unit satisfies a predetermined condition, other information corresponding to the identification information indicated by the group information The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the collection target information generated by the generation means of all the terminal devices is acquired.

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