JP2006350685A - Management device of partition server system, and partition server system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management device for permitting the presence of servers in mutually different mounting structures, and automatically converting an inputted partition request to a partition creation command conforming to a system configuration. <P>SOLUTION: The partition request inputted to a partition request input section 1111 is decomposed to primitive resources by a request decomposition section 1121. An environment-dependent resource search section 1131 searches an environment-dependent resource storage section 1162 and a constraint storage section 1163, and substitutes a set of environment-dependent resources for the partition request decomposed to the primitive resources. The set of environment-dependent resources based on the configuration of a partition server system is stored at the environment-dependent resource storage section 1162, and constraints related to the environment-dependent resources are stored at the constraint storage section 1163. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a partition server system, and more particularly to a management apparatus that manages partitions of a partition server.

  Various partition server systems have been proposed in which a plurality of resources (CPU and memory) implemented by a server are divided into one or more partitions and used by users in units of partitions.

  A conventional partition server system is configured to add or delete target resources one by one from a partition when a user indicates a plurality of resources related to partition reconfiguration (for example, (See Patent Document 1).

  In addition, another conventional partition server system monitors the performance of the partition and automatically adds resources to or removes resources from the partition so that the minimum configuration can satisfy the user's requirements. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-70935 A JP 2003-223335 A

  All conventional partition server systems are based on the premise that resources can be added to and deleted from partitions in a unit that is unified in all systems. Therefore, if the user knows the unit, the user can instruct reconfiguration of the partition, and can set / change the unit of the resource to be added / deleted according to the performance of the partition.

  However, in an actual partition server system, it may not be possible to configure or change a partition simply by specifying a resource.

  For example, in a system including a plurality of partition servers, if there is a physical constraint that a partition across two or more partition servers cannot be configured, even if there is an unused resource in a certain partition server, It cannot be added to a partition configured on another partition server.

  Further, when a plurality of partition servers have different configurations (mounting structures), the units of resources that can be added / deleted may be different for each server.

  For example, one partition server can add / remove one CPU at a time to another partition, while another partition server can add / delete a partition only on a CPU board unit with multiple CPUs. There are times when it cannot be done. In addition, in a partition server including a plurality of CPU boards on which a processor and a memory are mounted and I / O boards for connecting I / O devices, addition to a partition in units of CPU boards or I / O boards, Although deletion is possible, in a partition server including a plurality of integrated boards in which a CPU board and an I / O board are integrated, it may be possible to add and delete partitions only in units of integrated boards.

  As described above, in an actual partition server system, there are differences in physical constraints and mounting structures. Therefore, in order for a user to request creation / change of a partition, there is a problem in that a physical partition condition and mounting structure of the partition server system must be understood and a partition request adapted to the system must be made.

  Therefore, the present invention allows a partition server system that allows a server having different mounting structures to exist and allows a user to request creation / change of a partition without being aware of physical constraints and mounting structures of the system. It aims at providing the management apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the management apparatus for a partition server system including a partition server is provided with request conversion means for converting an input partition request into a partition creation command in accordance with the configuration of the partition server system. Is obtained.

  The request conversion means includes environment dependent resource storage means for storing a set of environment dependent resources based on the configuration of the partition server system, and search means for searching the environment dependent resource storage means based on the partition request, The partition creation command is generated based on the search result of the search means.

  The request conversion unit further includes a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition related to the environment-dependent resource, and the search unit excludes the environment-dependent resource that does not satisfy the constraint condition from the search result.

  The request conversion means further includes request decomposition means for decomposing the input partition request into a set of primitive resources, and converts the partition request decomposed into the set of primitive resources into the partition creation command.

  According to the present invention, in the partition server system including the partition server and the management device, the management device converts the input partition request into a partition creation command that conforms to the configuration of the partition server system. A partition server system characterized by comprising means is obtained.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, in a program for operating a computer as a management apparatus for a partition server system including a partition server, the input partition request is converted into a partition creation command in accordance with the configuration of the partition server system. A program characterized by causing the computer to execute a request conversion step is obtained.

  Based on the partition request, the request conversion step searches for an environment-dependent resource storage unit that stores a set of environment-dependent resources based on the configuration of the partition server system, and based on a search result of the search step Generating a partition creation command.

  The request conversion step further includes an exclusion step of referring to a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition related to the environment dependent resource and excluding an environment dependent resource that does not satisfy the constraint condition from the search result.

  The request conversion step further includes a request decomposition step of decomposing the input partition request into a set of primitive resources, and converts the partition request decomposed into the primitive resources into the partition creation command.

  According to the present invention, since the management device includes request conversion means for converting the input partition request into a partition creation command that conforms to the configuration of the partition server system, the user can partition the partition without being aware of the system configuration. A partition request can be made to the server system.

  Further, according to the present invention, a set of environment-dependent resources based on the configuration of the partition server system is stored in the environment-dependent resource storage means, and the constraint conditions related to the environment-dependent resources are stored in the constraint condition storage means. Thus, the partition server system including a plurality of partition servers having different configurations can be managed in an integrated manner.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a partition server system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated partition server system includes a management terminal 1100 and a partition server 2100.

  The partition server 2100 includes a service processor 2111, a system bus 2121, a plurality (here, four) CPU boards 2131 to 2134, and a plurality (here, three) I / O boards 2141 to 2143.

  Each of the CPU boards 2131 to 2134 is equipped with one or more processors and one or more memories not shown. Each of the I / O boards 2141 to 2143 is equipped with an interface (not shown) with an input / output device.

  The system bus 2121 connects the CPU boards 2131 to 2134 and the I / O boards 2141 to 2143 to each other, and connects these boards to the service processor 2111.

  The service processor 2111 is connected to the management terminal 1100 and controls the CPU boards 2131 to 2134 and the I / O boards 2141 to 2143 in accordance with a command (partition creation command) from the management terminal 1100. Configure the partitions. Each partition is configured not to share hardware (CPU, memory, etc.) with other partitions, that is, independent of other partitions in terms of hardware.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which two partitions 3100 and 3200 are configured in the partition server system of FIG.

  The partition 3100 includes a CPU board 2131 and an I / O board 2141 and is not affected by the states of the other CPU boards 2132 to 2134 and I / O boards 2142 and 2143. That is, the partition 3100 operates as a system independent of the CPU boards 2132 to 2134 and the I / O boards 2142 and 2143.

  The partition 3200 includes CPU boards 2133 and 2134 and an I / O board 2143, and is not affected by the states of the other CPU boards 2131 and 2132 and I / O boards 2141 and 2142. That is, the partition 3200 operates as a system independent of the CPU boards 2131 and 2132 and the I / O boards 2141 and 2142.

  As described above, the partition server 2100 has one housing, but two partitions 3100 and 3200 are generated inside and operate independently, so that there are two systems. Operate.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are diagrams schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention, which are merely examples, and do not limit the hardware configuration of the present invention.

  Next, the management terminal 1100 included in the partition server system of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The management terminal 1100 includes, for example, a computer including a memory and an arithmetic processing circuit, and a program for operating the computer as a management device.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows a portion related to the present invention in the configuration of the management terminal 1100, that is, a portion corresponding to the request conversion means. The management terminal 1100 includes a partition request input unit 1111, a request decomposition unit 1121, an environment dependent resource search unit 1131, a service processor control unit 1141, a working area 1150, a primitive resource storage unit 1161, and environment dependent resources. A storage unit 1162 and a constraint condition storage unit 1163 are included.

  The partition request input unit 1111 provides a GUI or a command line interface, and accepts a partition request from a user (a request for creating a partition having any configuration).

  The request decomposition unit 1121 decomposes the partition request from the user into a set of primitive resources. Here, a primitive resource means a theoretical minimum unit resource constituting a partition.

  The environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 replaces (converts) the partition request decomposed into a set of primitive resources with a set of environment-dependent resources that matches the configuration of the partition server system.

  The service processor control unit 1141 instructs the service processor 2111 to create a partition based on the set of environment-dependent resources.

  The request decomposing unit 1121, the environment-dependent resource searching unit 1131, and the service processor control unit 1141 are realized by, for example, a program and an arithmetic processing circuit that processes the program.

  The working area 1150 includes a partition request storage area 1151, a primitive resource storage area 1152, and an environment-dependent resource storage area 1153. The partition request storage area 1151, the primitive resource storage area 1152, and the environment dependent resource storage area 1153 correspond to storage areas in a primary storage device such as a volatile memory.

  The partition request storage area 1151 is a storage area for storing the partition request input to the partition request input unit 1111. The request resolution unit 1121 receives the partition request via the partition request storage unit 1151.

  The primitive resource storage area 1152 is a storage area for storing a set of primitive resources generated by the request decomposing unit 1121. The environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 receives the partition request broken down into a set of primitive resources via the primitive resource storage area 1152.

  The environment-dependent resource storage area 1153 is a storage area for storing a set of environment-dependent resources generated by the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131. The service processor control unit 1141 receives the partition request replaced with the set of environment-dependent resources via the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1153.

  In the primitive resource storage unit 1161, primitive resources, which are the theoretical minimum units constituting a partition, are defined in advance. Partitions can be expressed as a combination of their primitive resources. For example, the primitive resource is defined as “one processor”, “memory 1 MB”, or the like. The request decomposition unit 1121 refers to the primitive resource storage unit 1161 and decomposes the partition request into a set of primitive resources.

  In the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162, information on resources (environment-dependent resources) corresponding to hardware existing in the partition server 2100 is defined in advance. When there are a plurality of environment-dependent resources having the same configuration, information corresponding to each is stored. Each information also includes the presence or absence of a failure of the corresponding environment-dependent resource. In the following description, the information stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 is referred to as an environment-dependent resource, and the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 stores a set of environment-dependent resources implemented in this system. It shall be.

  When servers other than the partition server 2100 exist in the system, hardware information about these servers can also be defined in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 as described above. Furthermore, a single server that does not have a partition function can also be defined in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 as one of environment-dependent resources.

  A theoretical partition can be expressed as a combination of primitive resources as described above, but a partition that can be realized in this system is expressed as a combination of environment-dependent resources. The environment-dependent resource is defined as “a CPU board on which four CPUs and a memory 32 GB are mounted”, for example. The environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 searches the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 and extracts resource candidates for generating a set of environment-dependent resources.

  In the constraint condition storage unit 1163, hardware constraint conditions for configuring a partition are defined in advance. A combination of environment-dependent resources that satisfies this constraint condition is a partition that can actually be configured in this system. The constraint condition is defined as, for example, “CPU boards in different cases cannot be configured as the same partition”. The environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 determines adoption / non-adoption of the resource candidate retrieved by searching the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 based on the constraint condition stored in the constraint condition storage unit 1163.

  The primitive resource storage unit 1161, the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162, and the constraint condition storage unit 1163 are realized as a DBMS (database management system) including a secondary storage device such as a magnetic disk storage device, for example.

  Next, the operation of the management terminal 1100 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 in addition to FIG.

  First, when a partition request is input from a user through an interface provided by itself, the partition request input unit 1111 stores the input partition request in the partition request storage area 1151 (step A1).

  When the partition request is stored in the partition request storage area 1151, the request decomposition unit 1121 decomposes the partition request into a set of primitive resources based on the definition of the primitive resource stored in the primitive resource storage unit 1161. Then, the request decomposition unit 1121 stores the partition request decomposed into a set of primitive resources in the primitive resource storage area 1152 (step A2).

  When the partition request decomposed into a set of primitive resources is stored in the primitive resource storage area 1152, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 searches for the environment-dependent resource stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162, and the partition Replace with a set of environment-dependent resources that satisfy the requirements. At that time, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 selects environment-dependent resources so as to satisfy the constraint conditions stored in the constraint condition storage unit 1163. Then, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 stores the partition request expressed as a set of environment-dependent resources in the environment-dependent resource storage area 1153 (step A3).

  When the partition request represented as a set of environment-dependent resources is stored in the environment-dependent resource storage area 1153, the service processor control unit 1141 generates a partition creation instruction based on the set of environment-dependent resources, and the service processor 2111. To create a partition.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, information related to the hardware mounting structure of the partition server 1100 is stored in advance in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 and hardware-related constraints are stored in the constraint condition storage unit 1163 in advance. As a result, the user-requested partition request input by the user can be automatically converted or replaced with a partition request that conforms to the configuration of the partition server 1100 (hardware mounting structure). This eliminates the need for the user to know the hardware implementation structure of the partition server 1100, and reduces the labor and cost in operation management such as examining the hardware implementation structure of the partition server 1100 when a partition is requested.

  In this embodiment, even when two or more partition servers having different hardware implementation structures are included, information regarding the hardware implementation structures of these partition servers is stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 in terms of hardware restrictions. By storing the conditions in the constraint condition storage unit 1163 in advance, those partition servers can be managed in an integrated manner. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the introduction cost of a management apparatus dedicated to the newly introduced partition server, and the labor and cost of learning operation management operations.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a single server can be handled as an element constituting a partition by defining it in the environment dependent resource storage unit 1162 as one of the environment dependent resources. This makes it possible to automate the search for resources satisfying the partition request for a group of servers having different hardware mounting structures including a partition server and a single server, thereby reducing system management costs.

  The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration example of the partition server (2100). The illustrated partition server 2200 includes a service processor 2211, a system bus 2221, four CPU boards 2231 to 2234, and three I / O boards 2241 to 2243.

  On the CPU boards 2231 to 2234, four CPUs and a 32 GB memory are mounted, respectively. Each of the I / O boards 2241 to 2243 includes one SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) port, one FC (Fibre Channel) port, and one LAN (Local Area Network (for example, Ethernet ( Registered trademark))) port.

  FIG. 6 shows an example (data example) of a partition request for the partition server system including the partition server 2200 shown in FIG. The partition request shown requests a partition having eight CPUs, memory 64 GB, one SCSI port, one FC port, and one LAN port.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the definition of the primitive resource stored in the primitive resource storage unit 1161 of FIG. In FIG. 7, the first primitive resource PR1 represents one CPU. The second primitive resource PR2 represents the memory 1GB. The third primitive resource PR3 represents one SCSI port. The fourth primitive resource PR4 represents one FC port. The fifth primitive resource PR5 represents one LAN port.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of an environment-dependent resource definition stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 in FIG. 3 and corresponding to the configuration of the partition server 2200 in FIG. In FIG. 8, the first environment-dependent resource EDR1 is a CPU board of a partition server manufactured by company A, four CPUs (= “PR1” + “PR1 × 3”), and a memory 32 GB (= “PR2” + “PR2” × 31 ") is mounted, the case ID is" 0000000001 ", and the failure is" none ". “EDR1 × 3” indicates that there are three more environment-dependent resources having the same configuration as the first environment-dependent resource EDR1. The second environment-dependent resource EDR2 is an I / O board of a partition server manufactured by company A, has one SCSI port, one FC port, and one LAN port. Represents “0000000001” and “no failure”. “EDR2 × 2” indicates that there are two more environment-dependent resources having the same configuration as the second environment-dependent resource EDR2.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of constraint conditions (candidate conditions) stored in the constraint condition storage unit 1163 in FIG. In FIG. 9, the first candidate condition CA1 is made by A company having the same housing ID when it is decided to include the CPU board of the partition server made by A company as its component when configuring a partition. It shows that the CPU board of the partition server can be added to the partition. The second candidate condition CA2 is that when configuring a partition, if it is determined that the CPU board of a partition server manufactured by A company is included as a component, the I of partition server manufactured by A company having the same chassis ID / O indicates that the board can be added to the partition. The third candidate condition CA3 is a partition server manufactured by company A having the same chassis ID when it is determined that the I / O board of the partition server manufactured by company A is included as a component when configuring a partition. The CPU board can be added to the partition. The fourth candidate condition CA4 is a partition server made by company A having the same chassis ID when it is decided to include an I / O board of a partition server made by company A as a component when configuring a partition. The I / O board can be added to the partition.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the constraint condition (exclusion condition) stored in the constraint condition storage unit 1163 in FIG. The first exclusion condition EX1 is that, when a partition is configured, if the CPU board of a partition server manufactured by company A is to be included as a component, the CPU board cannot be added to the partition if it fails. Represents. The second exclusion condition EX2 is that when configuring a partition, if an I / O board of a partition server manufactured by Company A is to be included as a component, and if the I / O board is faulty, the partition Indicates that it cannot be added.

  The operation of the management terminal in FIG. 3 under the above conditions will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, when the partition request in FIG. 6 is input through the interface provided by the partition request input unit 1111 in FIG. 3, the partition request input unit 1111 stores the input partition request in the partition request storage area 1151 in FIG. Store (step A1 in FIG. 4).

  When the partition request is stored in the partition request storage area 1151 in FIG. 3, the request decomposing unit 1121 in FIG. 3 starts the decomposition process of the partition request stored in the partition request storage area 1151 in FIG. 3 (FIG. 4). Step A2).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the request disassembly process (step A2) of FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 11, the request decomposition unit 1121 first determines whether there is a resource that has not been subjected to the decomposition process (step B1). Note that the resources to be decomposed included in the partition request in FIG. 6 are “CPU”, “memory”, “SCSI port”, “FC port”, and “LAN port”.

  When there is a resource that has not been subjected to the disassembly process, the request disassembly unit 1121 selects one resource to be disassembled that constitutes the partition request. For example, if the processing is performed in order from the top of the partition request, “CPU” is initially selected (step B2 in FIG. 11).

  Next, the request resolution unit 1121 searches the primitive resource storage unit 1161 of FIG. 3 using “CPU” as a key, and obtains the definition of the primitive resource related to the CPU, that is, the first primitive resource PR1. Since the first primitive resource PR1 represents one CPU, the request decomposing unit 1121 decomposes “eight CPUs” included in the partition request into eight “PR1” (step B4 in FIG. 11).

  Thereafter, the request decomposing unit 1121 repeats the above processing (steps B1 to B4), and sequentially decomposes “memory 64 GB”, “one SCSI port”, “one FC port”, and “one LAN port”. Respectively, 64 “PR2”, 1 “PR3”, 1 “PR4”, 1 “PR5” are obtained.

  As described above, the partition request in FIG. 6 is decomposed into a set of primitive resources including eight PR1, 64 PR2, 1 PR3, 1 PR4, and 1 PR5.

  Finally, the request decomposing unit 1121 stores the partition request decomposed into a set of primitive resources in the primitive resource storage area 1152 in FIG. 3, and ends the process (ends step A2).

  When a set of primitive resources is stored in the primitive resource storage area 1152 in FIG. 3, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 in FIG. 3 performs an environment-dependent resource search process for generating an environment-dependent resource including the set of primitive resources. Start (step A3 in FIG. 4).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the environment-dependent resource search process (step A3) in FIG.

  First, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 determines whether there is an unprocessed primitive resource (step C1 in FIG. 12).

  When there is an unprocessed primitive resource, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 searches the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 and extracts the environment-dependent resource including the unprocessed primitive resource as a candidate (step C2 in FIG. 12). . For example, when “PR1” is included in the set of unprocessed primitive resources, the environment-dependent resource “EDR1” is selected. Here, if there is an environment-dependent resource that has already been selected and determined as an element constituting the partition, the environment becomes a candidate so as to satisfy the constraint conditions (candidate conditions CA1 to CA4) defined in the constraint condition storage unit 1163. Extract dependent resources. For example, if it is already determined that “EDR1” is included as a component of the partition, the CPU board of the partition server manufactured by company A having a chassis ID of 0000000001 and / or from the candidate conditions CA1 and CA2 of FIG. Extract the I / O board.

  Next, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 refers to the constraint condition storage unit 1163 and excludes candidates corresponding to the constraint conditions (exclusion conditions EX1 to EX2) (step C3 in FIG. 12). For example, when it is already determined that “EDR1” is included in the constituent elements of the partition, the CPU board of the partition server manufactured by A company that is out of order is excluded based on the out-of-field condition EX1 in FIG. In this embodiment, since there is no failure, there is no particular exclusion.

  Next, the environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 selects the environment-dependent resource that seems to be the most appropriate from the remaining candidates and sets it as a component of the partition (step C3 in FIG. 12). For example, if it is already decided to include “EDR1” (one) as a component of the partition, there are four “PR1” in the set of unprocessed primitive resources. Select “EDR1” and add it to the components of the partition.

  Thereafter, steps C1 to C4 are repeated to obtain a set of environment-dependent resources corresponding to the partition request represented by the set of primitive resources stored in the primitive resource storage area 1152 of FIG. The set of environment-dependent resources corresponding to the partition request in FIG. 6 is two “EDR1” and one “EDR2”.

  The environment-dependent resource search unit 1131 stores the obtained set of environment-dependent resources in the environment-dependent resource storage area 1153 in FIG. 3 and ends step A3.

  When the set of environment-dependent resources is stored in the environment-dependent resource storage area 1153 in FIG. 3, the service processor control unit 1141 in FIG. 3 generates a party creation instruction based on the set of environment-dependent resources, and the service processor 2211. To create a partition.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the service processor 2211 instructed to create a partition includes CPU boards 2231 and 2232 corresponding to two “EDR1” and an I / O board 2241 corresponding to one “EDR2”. Select to create a partition 3300.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a representation example of environment-dependent resources in which a CPU, a memory, and an I / O port are mounted on the same board.

  Specifically, the environment-dependent resource EDR3 is a CPU board (integrated board) included in a partition server manufactured by company B, and includes one or more processors, 1 GB or more of memory, one SCSI port, and one FC. A port and one LAN port are mounted, and the case ID is A0000000001, indicating that there is no failure.

  By storing the environment-dependent resource EDR3 in FIG. 14 in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 in FIG. 3, the CPU board of the partition server manufactured by company B can be made a candidate for a partition component. At this time, it goes without saying that the environment-dependent resources EDR1 and EDR2 of FIG.

  The operation of the management terminal when the environment-dependent resource EDR3 in FIG. 14 is stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 in FIG. 3 is the same as the above-described operation, and the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 15 is a representation example of environment-dependent resources of a normal single server that does not have a partitioning function.

  Specifically, the environment-dependent resource EDR4 is a single server manufactured by Company C, and has one or more processors, 1 GB or more of memory, one SCSI port, one FC port, and one LAN port. The case ID is Z0000000001, indicating that there is no failure.

  By storing the environment-dependent resource EDR4 of FIG. 15 in the environment-dependent resource storage means 1162 of FIG. At this time, it goes without saying that the environment-dependent resources EDR1 and EDR2 in FIG. 8 and the environment-dependent resources EDR3 in FIG. 14 may be registered in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162.

  The operation of the management terminal when the environment-dependent resource EDR4 in FIG. 15 is stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 in FIG. 3 is the same as the above-described operation, and the description thereof is omitted.

It is a schematic diagram which shows schematic structure of the partition server system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example which comprised two partitions 3100 and 3200 in the partition server system of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the management terminal 1100 contained in the partition server of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the management terminal of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the specific structural example of the partition server used for the partition server system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the partition request | requirement with respect to the partition server system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the definition of the primitive resource stored in the primitive resource storage part 1161 contained in the management terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the definition of the environment dependence resource stored in the environment dependence resource storage part 1162 contained in the management terminal of FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the constraint conditions (candidate conditions) stored in the constraint condition storage part 1163 contained in the management terminal of FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the constraint condition (exclusion condition) stored in the constraint condition storage part 1163 included in the management terminal of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific example of the request | requirement decomposition | disassembly process (step A2) in the flowchart of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific example of the environment dependence resource search process (step A3) in the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a partition created in the partition server of FIG. 5 based on the partition request of FIG. 6. 3 is an example of the definition of environment-dependent resources stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 included in the management terminal of FIG. It is a figure showing an example. The figure showing the example of an environment-dependent resource definition of the environment-dependent resource stored in the environment-dependent resource storage unit 1162 included in the management terminal of FIG. It is.

Explanation of symbols

1100 Management terminal 1111 Partition request input unit 1121 Request decomposition unit 1131 Environment dependent resource search unit 1141 Service processor control unit 1150 Working area 1151 Partition request storage area 1152 Primitive resource storage area 1153 Environment dependent resource storage area 1161 Primitive resource storage section 1162 Environment Dependent resource storage unit 1163 Constraint condition storage unit 2100, 2200 Partition server 2111, 2111, Service processor 2121, 2221 System bus 2131-2134, 2231-2234 CPU board 2141-2143, 2241-2243 I / O board 3100, 3200, 3300 Partition

Claims (12)

In the management device of the partition server system including the partition server,
A management apparatus comprising request conversion means for converting an input partition request into a partition creation command conforming to the configuration of the partition server system. The management device according to claim 1,
The request conversion means includes
Environment-dependent resource storage means for storing a set of environment-dependent resources based on the configuration of the partition server system;
Search means for searching the environment-dependent resource storage means based on the partition request,
A management apparatus that generates the partition creation command based on a search result of the search means. The management device according to claim 2,
The request conversion unit further includes a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition related to the environment-dependent resource,
The management device, wherein the search unit excludes environment-dependent resources that do not satisfy the constraint condition from the search result. In the management device according to claim 1, 2, or 3,
The request conversion means further comprises request decomposition means for decomposing the input partition request into a set of primitive resources,
A management apparatus that converts a partition request into a set of primitive resources into the partition creation command. In a partition server system comprising a partition server and a management device,
The partition server system, wherein the management device comprises request conversion means for converting an input partition request into a partition creation command conforming to the configuration of the partition server system. In the partition server system according to claim 5,
The request conversion means includes
Environment-dependent resource storage means for storing a set of environment-dependent resources based on the configuration of the partition server system;
Search means for searching the environment-dependent resource storage means based on the partition request,
A partition server system, wherein the partition creation command is generated based on a search result of the search means. In the partition server system according to claim 6,
The request conversion unit further includes a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition related to the environment-dependent resource,
The partition server system, wherein the search means excludes an environment-dependent resource that does not satisfy the constraint condition from the search result. In the partition server system according to claim 5, 6 or 7,
The request conversion means further comprises request decomposition means for decomposing the input partition request into a set of primitive resources,
A partition server system, wherein a partition request decomposed into a set of primitive resources is converted into the partition creation command. In a program for operating a computer as a management apparatus for a partition server system including a partition server,
A program that causes the computer to execute a request conversion step of converting an input partition request into a partition creation command that conforms to the configuration of the partition server system. In the program according to claim 9,
The request conversion step includes:
A search step of searching for an environment-dependent resource storage means for storing a set of environment-dependent resources based on the configuration of the partition server system based on the partition request;
A generation step for generating the partition creation instruction based on a search result of the search step;
The program characterized by including. The program according to claim 10,
The request conversion step further includes an exclusion step of referring to a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition related to the environment dependent resource and excluding an environment dependent resource that does not satisfy the constraint condition from the search result. Program to do. The program according to claim 9, 10 or 11,
The request conversion step further includes a request decomposition step of decomposing the input partition request into a set of primitive resources,
A program characterized by converting a partition request broken down into the primitive resources into the partition creation command.

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