JP2008129933A - Shell program distribution system and shell program distribution program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the automatic distributing method of a shell program. <P>SOLUTION: A shell program distribution system comprises: a maker server 11 provided with a plurality of shell programs, key code correspondence table 12 storing a combination of the plurality of shell programs and a combination name as a key code, and a customer information management table 11 storing the key code, the latest version number and a distributed version number; and a customer server 200 provided with a key code correspondence table 23, shell group table 22 storing correspondence of a plurality of shell program names to versions, an execution area for executing the designated combination of the shell programs, wherein the customer server 200 downloads and stores the plurality of shell programs when the version of a shell acquired from the maker server 10 is determined to be new, and stores a shell program designated by the key code in the execution area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shell program distribution system and a distribution program used as a batch program of a computer system, and in particular, automatically distributes a plurality of shell programs used in a computer system connecting a plurality of types of storage systems. The present invention relates to a shell program distribution system capable of executing an arbitrary shell program and the distribution program.

  In recent business computer systems, various types of external storage systems such as disk arrays, tape arrays, and virtual tape arrays are connected via a LAN, optical fiber channel, etc., and various data are stored and backed up. ing. This business computer system management program is dedicated to various business programs. However, other than normal business processing, such as data collection used for maintenance work performed by computer system manufacturers. It is known that a program is created as a shell program or shell script in which execution commands are listed, and is executed as necessary in management work or the like.

The following patent documents can be cited as documents describing techniques related to the shell program in the storage system.
JP 2001-195144 A

  The above-mentioned storage system shell program according to the prior art is selected or customized according to the customer system by the administrator of the manufacturing company and manually installed in the customer system. There was a problem that management work was complicated. In addition, since the manager of the manufacturing company went to the customer system and manually updated the shell program, the updating of the shell program was troublesome.

  An object of the present invention is to eliminate the problems caused by the prior art, and to provide a shell program distribution system and a distribution program capable of distributing a plurality of shell programs and executing arbitrary shell programs. .

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of shell programs, a first key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell program names corresponding to arbitrary key codes, a key code corresponding to a system name, and the key A first server (for example, a manufacturer server) that stores an information management table including the latest version of the code in the first storage device, connected to the first server, and supports a plurality of shell programs and arbitrary key codes The second key code correspondence table including the plurality of shell programs and the shell group table including the plurality of shell program names and the version of the shell program name are stored in the second storage device, and the specified combination A second server (for example, a customer server) having an execution area for executing a shell program; A shell program distribution system in the stem,
The second server acquires the latest version of the key code stored in the information management table of the first server, stores the acquired latest version of the key code of the first server, and the shell group table. A plurality of shell programs stored in the first storage device when the latest version of the first server is determined to be newer than the version of the shell group table. The first feature is that the step of storing in the second storage device and the step of storing the shell program specified by the key code in the execution area of the second storage device are executed.

The present invention also includes a first key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell programs, a plurality of shell program names corresponding to arbitrary key codes, a key code corresponding to a system name, and the latest version of the key code. A first server (for example, a manufacturer server) that stores an information management table in a first storage device, and a plurality of shell programs connected to the first server and corresponding to a plurality of shell programs and arbitrary key codes And a second key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell program names and a shell group table including versions of the shell program names, and a second execution area having an execution area for executing a specified combination of shell programs. A shell program in a computer system comprising a server (eg a customer server) A program,
The second server stores a function for acquiring the latest version of the key code stored in the information management table of the first server, the acquired latest version of the key code of the first server, and a shell group table. A plurality of shell programs stored in the first storage device when the latest version of the first server is determined to be newer than the version of the shell group table. The second feature is to realize a function of storing in the second storage device and a function of storing the shell program designated by the key code in the execution area of the second storage device.

  In the shell program distribution system according to the present invention, the second server (customer server) inquires of the first server (manufacturer server) about the latest version of the shell program. By downloading a key code correspondence table storing all combinations of shell programs and shell program names and key codes, and copying a combination of shell programs preset by the key code correspondence table to an execution area, a plurality of Shell programs can be distributed automatically.

  Hereinafter, a shell program distribution system and a distribution program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire computer system to which a shell program distribution system according to this embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a shell program distribution operation in this system. In the following description, the shell program may be simply called a shell.

  First, the shell program applied to the storage system that is the target of this embodiment is broadly divided into (1) a file server operation system shell (for example, a duplicated volume separation / combination function [ShadowImage]), and (2). Database server operation shell, (3) NAS (Network Attached Storage) server operation shell, (4) Relational database operation shell, and (5) Backup server operation shell. Are subdivided into UNIX (registered trademark) system / AIX (registered trademark) system / LINUX (registered trademark) system / Soralis (registered trademark) system / Windows (registered trademark) system according to the combination with the OS used. For example, taking the operation shell of the file server as an example, (a) volume resynchronization shell, (b) volume split shell, (c) volume Direction resynchronization shell, (d), the manager starts the shell, to be further subdivided as (e) manager stopped shell, at least 125 or more kinds are prepared.

In addition, a plurality of shell programs used in one storage system are combined depending on the hardware and OS configuration. For example, the operation shell of the AIX database server is taken as an example of the ShadowImage operation shell. It is used in combination with a variety of shell programs.
<Overall system>

As shown in FIG. 1, the computer system to which the shell program distribution system according to the present embodiment is applied includes a customer server 200 that executes various tasks, and storages 28 and 29 that are external storage devices of the customer server 200. The system includes a customer system 20, a manufacturer server 10 of a manufacturing company that performs maintenance management of the customer system 20, and a line 30 that connects the customer system 20 and the manufacturer server 10.
<Manufacturer server>

  The manufacturer server 10 includes an HDD (magnetic disk device) 15 storing a plurality of shell programs A to Z with versions, and a customer information management table 11 for managing a plurality of shell programs necessary for each customer system. And a key code correspondence table 12 for storing combinations of shell program names required according to the customer system, and a CPU 13 for controlling them.

  The key code correspondence table 12 stores a correspondence between a combination of a plurality of shell program names required according to the customer system configuration and a key code arbitrarily assigned to the combination. The key code “A0010” is set for the combination of “shell A + shell B + shell C”, and the key code “B0012” is set for the combination of “shell B + shell D + shell E”. These shell updates (version upgrades) are performed in units of the combination, and this combination is called a shell program group.

  The customer information management table 11 includes the latest version (version number) of the shell program group set for the customer (name), the version (version number) distributed to the customer (name), and the customer (name). Correspondence with key codes set according to the table is stored in a table format. In the illustrated example, the key code used for the shell program group of “Company A” is set to “A0010”. The latest Ver (version) is “V0025” and the distributed Ver (version) is “V0024”. Similarly, the key code of the “B company” shell program group is set to “B0012”, and the latest Ver (version) is set. ) Represents “V0025”, and the distributed Ver (version) is “V0025”.

That is, in the customer information management table 11, the key code set in the shell program group for the company A computer system is “A0010”, and the latest version of the shell program group is “A0025”. Represents the old version “A0024”, the key code set in the shell program group for the B company system is “B0012”, and the distributed version of the shell program group is the latest version “A0025”. ing.
<Customer system>

  The customer system 20 includes a customer server 200 that executes application programs and shell programs for executing various tasks, storages 28 and 29 that are connected to the customer server 200 and store various data, and the customer server 200. A wireless LAN port 26 for connecting to the manufacturer server 10 via the line 30 is provided. In normal business, application programs for various businesses are executed, and data used for the execution is stored in the storages 28 and 29. Works to let you.

The customer server 200 includes an HDD 25 that stores application programs for executing various tasks and a plurality of shell programs, a memory 24 that temporarily stores a shell group table 22 and the like that will be described later, and a CPU 21 that controls them. Assume that the shell distribution program that is a feature of this embodiment is stored in the HDD 25 or the memory 24. In this embodiment, an example is shown in which a wireless LAN is used as a communication means. However, this is for ease of arrangement of devices and space saving, and is not limited thereto.
<Description of operation>

  The operation of the shell program distribution system in the computer system comprising the manufacturer server and the customer system configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that there is an administrator on the customer system 20 side in the present embodiment, and this administrator distributes or executes the shell program using a key code specified by the manufacturer.

  The operation of the shell program distribution system is as follows. When the administrator activates the shell distribution program, the CPU 21 of the customer server 200 obtains its customer name from the customer information management table 11 of the manufacturer server 10 as shown in FIG. Reference is made to the key code used by itself as a key, and the latest version of the key code is acquired in step S301, and the acquired latest version (Ver.) Is stored in the shell group table 22 of the memory 24 of the customer server 200. Step S302 for determining whether or not the manufacturer version is newer than the version stored in the customer server, and if the result of the determination is that the manufacturer's shell version is new, All the data stored in the HDD 15 of the manufacturer server 10 through the port 26 Step S303 for acquiring the contents of the shells A to Z and the key code correspondence table 12, step S304 for determining whether or not the acquisition is completed, and when determining that the acquisition is completed in step S304, the administrator The key code input from step S305 is obtained, and a shell program group corresponding to the obtained key code is determined from the key code correspondence table 23 stored in the memory 24. The CPU 21 executes the determined shell program group. Step S306 for copying to the execution area to be executed (for example, a designated directory in the HDD 25), Step S307 for determining whether or not the copying is completed, and the copied shell when it is determined that the copy is in captivity in Step S307 The program version and the key code entered By sequentially performing the steps S308 to send to the granulation source server 10, providing a shell program necessary for the customer system to the program execution area of the customer system, it can be performed as needed.

  That is, in the shell program distribution system according to the present embodiment, the customer server 200 determines whether or not its own shell program group is the latest version by referring to the customer information management table 11 of the manufacturer server 10. By downloading all the latest versions of the shell program from the server 10 and copying only the shell program specified by the key code to the execution area, the shell program can be arbitrarily executed as necessary. Needless to say, if the determination result of steps S302, 304, and 307 is NO (No), the process returns to the previous step as shown in the figure.

  As described above, the shell program distribution system and the distribution program according to the present embodiment include a key code correspondence table 12 that stores a plurality of shell programs and key codes corresponding to combinations of a plurality of shell program names on the manufacturer server 10 side. The customer information management table 11 storing the key code corresponding to the customer system name, the latest version number and the distributed version number is stored, and a plurality of shell programs and a plurality of shells are stored on the customer server 200 side. A combination of programs and a key code correspondence table 23 that stores the combination name as a key code, and a shell group table 22 that stores correspondences of the plurality of shell program names and versions are stored, and the specified combination Run a shell program An execution area is prepared, and the customer server 200 acquires the latest version corresponding to the key code of the customer information management table 11 of the manufacturer server 10, and the latest version corresponding to the acquired key code of the manufacturer server When comparing the version stored in its own shell group table and determining that the latest version of the manufacturer server is newer than the version of the shell group table, a plurality of shell programs stored in the manufacturer server 10 are stored. Download and store in the customer server 200, and then store the shell program specified by the key code in the execution area of the customer server, thereby storing the shell program corresponding to the customer system in the execution area of the customer server 200, Run shell programs as needed It can be.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the manufacturer server 10 that has received the version of the shell program copied in step S308 and the input key code rewrites the distributed version and the used key code of the customer information management table 11, The key code and version of the shell group distributed to the customer system 20 can be managed.

  As described above, in the shell program distribution system according to the present embodiment, the customer server 200 makes an inquiry about the update of the shell program to the manufacturer server 10 via the wireless LAN 26, and when the shell program is updated, the latest information is sent from the manufacturer server 10. A shell program group corresponding to the system can be automatically distributed by downloading a version of the shell program and a key code and copying a combination of shell programs preset by the key code to the execution area.

The figure which shows the whole computer system with which the shell program delivery system by this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing of operation of shell program distribution in this system.

Explanation of symbols

  10: Manufacturer server, 11: Customer information management table, 12: Key code correspondence table, 20: Customer system, 22: Shell group table, 23: Key code correspondence table, 24: Memory, 25: HDD, 26: Wireless LAN port , 28 and 29: storage, 30: line, 200: customer server.

Claims (2)

A plurality of shell programs; a first key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell program names corresponding to arbitrary key codes; and an information management table including a key code corresponding to a system name and the latest version of the key code A first server stored in a first storage device;
A plurality of shell programs connected to the first server, a second key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell program names corresponding to arbitrary key codes, the plurality of shell program names, and versions of the shell programs A second server having an execution area for storing a specified combination of shell programs;
A shell program distribution system in a computer system comprising:
The second server is
Obtaining the latest version of the key code stored in the information management table of the first server;
Comparing the acquired latest version of the key code of the first server with the version stored in the shell group table;
When it is determined by the comparison that the latest version of the first server is newer than the version of the shell group table, a plurality of shell programs stored in the first storage device are downloaded and stored in the second storage device. A process of
And a step of storing a shell program designated by the key code in an execution area of the second storage device. A plurality of shell programs; a first key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell program names corresponding to arbitrary key codes; and an information management table including a key code corresponding to a system name and the latest version of the key code A first server stored in a first storage device;
A plurality of shell programs connected to the first server, a second key code correspondence table including a plurality of shell program names corresponding to arbitrary key codes, the plurality of shell program names, and versions of the shell programs A second server having an execution area for storing a specified combination of shell programs;
A shell program distribution program in a computer system comprising:
In the second server,
A function of acquiring the latest version of the key code stored in the information management table of the first server;
A function for comparing the acquired latest version of the key code of the first server with the version stored in the shell group table;
When it is determined by the comparison that the latest version of the first server is newer than the version of the shell group table, a plurality of shell programs stored in the first storage device are downloaded and stored in the second storage device. Function
A shell program distribution program for realizing a function of storing a shell program designated by the key code in an execution area of a second storage device.

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