JP2010211429A - Management device, management method, program for management device and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management device for enabling a user to automatically change the setting of the parameter of an application set by another managed device without considering it. <P>SOLUTION: This management device is provided with: a configuration information storage means for storing configuration information showing the configurations of a managed device; a group information storage means for storing group information showing the group configured of a plurality of managed devices; a setting condition storage means for storing the parameter setting conditions of an application set by any one managed device of the group; a condition extraction means for extracting setting conditions corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storage means when receiving change notification showing the change of the parameter setting of the application from the managed device; a synchronization object extraction means for detecting the managed device matched with the extracted setting conditions from the group information storage means and the configuration information storage means; and a change instruction means for transmitting notification indicating the reflection of the changed contents to the extracted managed device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a management apparatus, a management method, a management apparatus program, and a recording medium, and more particularly, to a management apparatus that manages application parameter settings.

  In a system that is operated and managed by a plurality of computers, the same type of application may be installed on the plurality of computers so that the same processing can be executed on any of the computers.

  For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 describe a method in which a user manually changes setting information related to application operation on an individual computer, or a setting related to application operation by connecting a plurality of computers to be managed with a server via a network. A method for collectively managing information on a server is disclosed.

  Further, for example, Patent Document 3 discloses a method of registering a group of computers having the same setting and performing the same setting on computers in the same group when the setting is changed on the computers in the group. ing.

JP-A-5-298223 JP 2001-34580 A JP 2008-65409 A

  However, in the techniques of Patent Documents 1 and 2, the same setting information can be automatically applied to all clients as described in Patent Document 3, but a difference is intentionally provided. There were problems such as being unable to.

  In the technique of the above-mentioned patent document 3, it is only possible to synchronize parameter settings of grouped computer applications, and it is necessary to register a group suitable for the purpose in advance. In addition, when performing registration so that one computer spans multiple groups, if the parameter setting is changed on a computer spanning the plurality of groups, the computer in which the application that has changed the parameter setting is not installed There was a lack of flexibility, such as changing parameter settings and possibly synchronizing parameters that you do not want to synchronize. Furthermore, in the technique of the above-mentioned patent document 3, all the parameters of the application to be synchronized on all managed computers to be synchronized are managed on the management server, and if it is not desired to be synchronized, each parameter is It was necessary to set to reject synchronization, so it was not flexible.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an example of the purpose is that the user is conscious of the managed devices that are used in the same configuration and the same application. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management device or the like that can automatically change the parameter setting of an application set in a managed device without any problem.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a management apparatus according to the present invention is a management apparatus that manages applications installed in a plurality of managed apparatuses, and that stores configuration information indicating the configuration of the managed apparatus. And group information storage means for storing group information indicating a group composed of the plurality of managed devices, and parameter setting conditions for the application set in any one of the managed devices among the groups A condition for extracting a setting condition corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storage unit when the setting condition storage unit and a change notification indicating that the parameter setting of the application has been changed are received from the managed device A group information storage unit for extracting a list of managed devices that match the extracted setting condition; And synchronization target extraction means for extracting from the configuration information storage means, and change instruction means for transmitting a notification that the change contents should be reflected to the managed devices listed in the list. And

  The management method of the present invention includes a configuration information storage step of storing configuration information indicating a configuration of the managed device, and a plurality of the plurality of managed information in the management method of a management device that manages applications installed in a plurality of managed devices. A group information storage step for storing group information indicating a group composed of the managed devices, and a setting condition storage step for storing parameter setting conditions for the application set in any one of the managed devices of the groups A condition extracting step of extracting a setting condition corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storing step when receiving a change notification indicating that the parameter setting of the application has been changed from the managed device; A list of managed devices that match the extracted setting conditions is displayed in the group information storage step and the configuration information. And target extraction step of extracting from the storage step, characterized by having a a change instruction step of transmitting a notification should reflect the changes relative to the managed device that is listed in the list.

  The management device program according to the present invention includes a configuration information storage unit that stores configuration information indicating a configuration of a managed device, and a group information storage that stores group information indicating a group including a plurality of the managed devices. And a setting condition storage means for storing a setting condition of the parameter of the application set in the managed device, the management device managing an application installed in the managed device When a change notification that the setting of the parameter of the application has been changed is received from the managed device, the computer included in the computer extracts setting conditions corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storage unit A condition extracting means for displaying a list of managed devices that match the extracted setting conditions in the group information; A synchronization target extraction unit that extracts from the storage unit and the configuration information storage unit, and a change instruction unit that transmits a notification to the effect that the changed content should be reflected to the extracted managed device It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, another managed device that matches the setting condition managed by the setting condition storage unit is detected from the group information storage unit and the configuration information storage unit, and an application program is detected for the detected managed device. In order to change parameter settings, application parameters set by the user on the managed device are automatically set by the user without being aware of all managed devices used in the same configuration and the same application. Can be changed.

It is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the management server 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of setting condition A1. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of group information DB15. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the process sequence of the management server 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of a condition extraction unit 17. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of a synchronization target extraction unit 18.

  Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the present invention is applied to the management server 1.

  First, the configuration and function of the management server 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a management server 1 (an example of a management device) and managed computers 2 to n (an example of a managed device) according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a setting condition A1 for selecting a managed computer that needs to synchronize setting contents, and FIG. 3 shows a usage for group management for each usage of the managed computers 2 to n. It is a figure which shows an example of the organization information 152 for carrying out the group management of the to-be-managed computers 2 thru | or n by the usage information 151 and the information of the organization to which the user belongs.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a management server 1 (an example of a management apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a setting condition management unit 11, a configuration information management unit 12, and a setting condition DB 13 (an example of a setting condition storage unit). A setting result DB 14, a group information DB 15 (an example of a group information storage unit), a configuration information DB 16 (an example of a configuration information storage unit), a condition extraction unit 17 (an example of a condition extraction unit), and a synchronization target extraction unit 18 (an example of a synchronization target extraction unit, a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, and a creation unit) and a synchronization unit 19 (an example of a change instruction unit).

  The setting condition management unit 11 manages setting conditions for detecting a managed computer that is a synchronization target of application parameters.

  The configuration information management means 12 receives configuration information such as hardware, operating system (OS) and applications collected by the managed computers 2 to n, stores the configuration information in the configuration information DB 16, and so on. , Manage group information registered by the administrator.

  The setting condition DB 13 stores a setting condition indicating a condition for deploying a setting value to another managed computer when an application parameter setting is changed on any of the managed computers 2 to n. To do.

  The setting result DB 14 stores the result of expanding the setting value to another managed computer when the application parameter setting is changed on any of the managed computers 2 to n.

  The group information DB 15 stores group information in which the managed computers 2 to n registered by the administrator are grouped according to information such as usage and organization to which the user belongs.

  The configuration information DB 16 stores configuration information such as hardware, OS, and applications collected by the managed computers 2 to n.

  The condition extraction unit 17 sets a setting condition for detecting a managed computer to be synchronized when the application parameter setting is changed on any of the managed computers 2 to n. Extract from

  The synchronization target extraction unit 18 extracts managed computers to be synchronized based on the setting conditions extracted by the condition extraction unit 17.

  The synchronization unit 19 requests the managed computer to be synchronized extracted by the synchronization target extraction unit 18 to change the setting of the parameter of the application to be synchronized.

  On the other hand, the managed computer 2 includes a condition management unit 21, a configuration information collection unit 22, a setting information detection condition DB 23, a change detection unit 24, and a setting change unit 25.

  The condition management unit 21 sets a condition of which application parameter setting change registered by the administrator using the setting condition management unit 11 in the management server 1 to be notified to the management server 1 is the setting change detection condition DB 23. To manage.

  The configuration information collection unit 22 collects configuration information such as hardware, OS, and applications of the managed computer 2 and notifies the management server 1 of the configuration information.

  The setting change detection condition DB 23 stores a condition regarding which application parameter setting change registered by the administrator using the setting condition management unit 11 in the management server 1 needs to be notified to the management server 1.

  The change detection unit 24 searches the setting change detection condition DB 23 to determine whether the application parameter needs to be notified to the management server 1 in accordance with the setting change of the application parameter by the user. 1 condition extraction means 17 is notified.

  When the setting change unit 25 receives a notification regarding the change in the application parameter setting from the synchronization unit 19 of the management server 1, the setting change unit 25 changes the setting of the parameter of the corresponding application.

  The managed computers 3 to n have the same configuration as the managed computer 2.

  Next, operation | movement of the management server 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to FIG.

  The configuration information collecting means 22 of the managed computers 2 to n detects that the managed computer 2 has started, and that the configuration information of the managed computer 2 to be collected, such as hardware, OS, and application, has been changed. At such timing, configuration information such as hardware, OS, and application is collected, and the configuration information is notified to the configuration information management means 12 of the management server 1.

  Next, the configuration information management unit 12 stores the configuration information in the configuration information DB 16.

  The administrator uses the configuration information management means 12 of the management server 1 and uses usage information 151 for group management for each usage of the managed computers 2 to n as shown in FIG. Organization information 152 for group management of the managed computers 2 to n is stored in the group information DB 15 based on information such as the organization to which they belong.

  Further, the administrator uses the setting condition management unit 11 of the management server 1 to change the application parameter setting on any of the managed computers 2 to n as shown in FIG. A setting condition A1 for selecting a managed computer that needs to synchronize the setting contents is set, and the setting condition A1 is stored in the setting condition DB 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the setting condition A1 includes a condition identification name A11 for identifying a setting condition, an application A12 that is a setting target that specifies an application that synchronizes setting contents, and an application that is a setting target. Setting value item A13 for specifying the setting parameter of A12, which setting condition is valid when a plurality of registered setting conditions correspond and a part of managed computers detected from each condition overlaps Priority A14 used to determine whether to use, usage usage condition A15 for searching for group information stored in the usage usage information 151 of the group information DB 15, and group stored in the organization information 152 of the group information DB 15 Organization condition A16 for retrieving information, application parameters are hardware such as CPU HW (hardware) condition A17 that is set as a search condition when the setting depends on the service, and search when the application parameter depends on the presence or absence of the OS or other applications SW (software) condition A18 set as a condition, and extraction condition A19 from the set value set as a search condition the contents of the application set value set by the user on the managed computer. The extraction condition A19 from the setting value is, for example, an application to be monitored that is included in the setting value when a setting for adding an application to be monitored is performed in an application that monitors the operation status of the application. Names and executable file names to be monitored are extracted from the set values and used as search conditions.

  The administrator registers the identification name A11, the application A12, the setting value item A13, and the priority A14, and any one of the usage conditions A15, organization conditions A16, HW conditions A17, SW conditions A18, and extraction conditions A19. Enter one or more.

  Next, when the administrator inputs the setting condition A1, the setting condition management unit 11 searches the setting condition DB 13 using the application A12 to be set and the setting value item A13 input by the administrator as keys.

  Then, if there is no same setting item A13 as the setting target application A12 input by the administrator, the setting condition management unit 11 registers the setting condition A1 input by the administrator in the setting condition DB 13. At the same time, the application A12 input by the administrator and the setting value item A13 are notified to the condition management means 21 of each of the managed computers 2 to n.

  Then, the managed computer 2 that has received the notification from the setting condition management unit 11 of the management server 1 stores the received application A 12 to be set and the setting value item A 13 in the setting change detection condition DB 23.

  On the other hand, if there is the same application A12 and setting value item A13 as input by the administrator, the setting condition management means 11 inputs the setting conditions registered in the setting condition DB 13 and the administrator. The group information DB 15 and the configuration information DB 16 are searched with each of the set conditions A1 and the managed computers extracted as search results are compared.

  If there is no same managed computer as a result of the comparison of the extracted managed computers, the setting condition management unit 11 registers the setting condition A1 input by the administrator in the setting condition DB 13.

  On the other hand, if one of the same managed computers exists as a result of the comparison of the extracted managed computers, the application A12 and the setting value item A13 to be set for the input setting condition A1 are sent to the administrator. The condition identification name for the setting condition stored in the setting condition DB 13 that has the same value as the above and the fact that a contradiction occurs in the input setting condition A1 are notified, and the correction of the input content is prompted.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, a description will be given of the process for synchronously setting application parameters for the other managed computers 3 to n when the setting of application parameters is changed in the managed computer 2. FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the application parameter synchronization setting process for the other managed computers 3 to n when the application parameter setting is changed in the managed computer 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for extracting setting conditions used by the condition extracting unit 17 to detect a managed computer to be synchronized. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which extracts a management computer.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the user changes the application parameter setting in the managed computer 2, the change detection unit 24 detects that the application parameter setting has been changed, and changes the parameter setting. And the changed parameter setting items are extracted. Then, the change detection unit 24 compares the extracted application and setting item with the setting target application and setting value items stored in the setting change detection condition DB 23. Then, if there is the same value as that registered in the setting change detection condition DB 23, the change detection means 24 allows the user to change the setting together with information for identifying the computer such as the computer name of the managed computer 2. The condition extracting unit 17 of the management server 1 is notified of the application, the changed parameter item, and the changed value (step S41).

  The condition extraction unit 17 of the management server 1 that has received information from the change detection unit 24 of the managed computer 2 extracts setting conditions used to detect the managed computer synchronized in the order of the flowchart shown in FIG. Step S42).

  The condition extraction unit 17 of the management server 1 that has received information from the change detection unit 24 of the managed computer 2 uses the received application whose setting has been changed and the parameter item that has been changed as a key to be synchronized from the setting condition DB 13. A list of setting conditions to be used for extracting the managed computer to be extracted is extracted (step S501 in FIG. 5), and the extracted setting condition list is extracted to the managed computer 2 whose settings have been changed in the order of extraction. It is determined by the following procedure whether the setting conditions are related (step S502 in FIG. 5).

  In step S502, it is determined whether or not the extracted setting condition list has not been completed (step S502 in FIG. 5). If there is an uncompleted list (step S502: N). ), The process proceeds to step S503.

  First, with respect to the first setting condition in the extracted setting condition list, it is confirmed and determined whether a search condition related to the group information is set in the usage condition A15, the organizational condition A16, or the extraction condition A19 from the setting value (see FIG. 5 step S503).

  If a search condition related to the group has been set (step S503: Y in FIG. 5), a list of managed computers corresponding to the usage condition A15, the organizational condition A16, or the extraction condition A19 from the set value from the group information DB 15 Is extracted (step S504 in FIG. 5), and it is confirmed / determined whether the extracted managed computer list includes the managed computer 2 in which the application setting has been changed (step S505 in FIG. 5).

  When the managed computer 2 is included in the extracted list of managed computers (step S505 in FIG. 5: Y), it is determined that the setting condition is applicable, and the fact is recorded in the list (step S506 in FIG. 5). . On the other hand, if the managed computer 2 is not included in the extracted list of managed computers (step S505: N in FIG. 5), it is determined that the setting condition does not apply, and the fact that it does not apply is recorded in the list (FIG. 5). Step S507).

  Next, the condition extraction means 17 confirms / determines whether a search condition related to configuration information such as hardware or software is set in the HW condition A17, the SW condition A18, or the extraction condition A19 from the set value (see FIG. 5 step S508).

  If the search condition related to the configuration information is set (step S508: Y), whether the managed computer 2 corresponds to the HW condition A17, the SW condition A18, or the extraction condition A19 from the setting value from the configuration information DB 16 Detection is performed (step S509 in FIG. 5).

  If the managed computer 2 matches the condition (step S509 in FIG. 5: Y), it is determined that the setting condition is applicable, and the fact is recorded in the list (step S510 in FIG. 5). On the other hand, if the managed computer 2 does not match the condition (step S509: N in FIG. 5), it is determined that the setting condition does not apply, and the fact that it does not apply is recorded in a list (step S511 in FIG. 5).

  In step S502, after the processing of S502 to S511 is completed for all the setting conditions in the extracted setting condition list (step S502: Y in FIG. 5), the setting condition recorded as corresponding to the extracted setting condition list is As a setting condition used for extracting the managed computer to be synchronized, it is output to the synchronization target extracting means 18 (step S512 in FIG. 5).

  The synchronization target extraction unit 18 that has acquired the list of setting conditions used for extracting the managed computer to be synchronized from the condition extraction unit 17 extracts the managed computer to be synchronized in the order of the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 4 step S43).

  Then, the synchronization target extracting unit 18 determines whether there is an item that has not been determined in the list of setting conditions (step S601). If there is nothing not determined (step S601: N), the process proceeds to step S607. On the other hand, if there is something that has not been determined (step S601: Y), the synchronization target extraction unit 18 uses the usage condition A15, the organizational condition A16, or the setting value for the first setting condition in the list of setting conditions. Whether or not a search condition related to the group information is set in the extraction condition A19 is checked and determined (step S602 in FIG. 6).

  When the search condition related to the group information is set (step S602: Y), a list of managed computers corresponding to the usage condition A15, the organizational condition A16, or the extraction condition A19 from the set value is extracted from the group information DB 15. Then, the extracted list of managed computers is managed as a list of managed computers extracted under the group information condition in association with the setting conditions of the setting condition list (step S603 in FIG. 6). On the other hand, when the search condition related to the group information is not set (step S602: N in FIG. 6), the process proceeds to step S604.

  Then, the synchronization target extracting unit 18 confirms / determines whether or not a search condition related to configuration information such as hardware and software is set in the HW condition A17, the SW condition A18, or the extraction condition A19 from the set value ( FIG. 6 step S604).

  When the search condition related to the configuration information has been set (step S604: Y in FIG. 6), a list of managed computers corresponding to the HW condition A17, the SW condition A18, or the extraction condition A19 from the set value from the configuration information DB16. And the extracted list of managed computers is managed as a list of managed computers extracted under the configuration information condition in association with the setting conditions of the setting condition list (step S605 in FIG. 6). On the other hand, if the search condition related to the configuration information is not set (step S604: N in FIG. 6), the process proceeds to step S606.

  Next, when the extraction using the group information and the configuration information is completed, the synchronization target extraction unit 18 compares the list of managed computers extracted under the group condition with the list of managed computers extracted under the configuration information condition. A list of existing managed computers is created and managed as a list of managed computers to be synchronized in association with the setting conditions in the setting condition list (step S606 in FIG. 6).

  In step S601, after the processing of steps S602 to 606 is completed for all the setting conditions in the setting condition list (step S601: N in FIG. 6), the synchronization target extraction unit 18 holds the past synchronization results. The setting result DB 14 is searched using the application whose setting is changed by the user and the changed parameter item as keys, and the search result is set as a list of past setting conditions. Then, in the order registered in the past setting condition list, managed computers to be excluded from synchronization are extracted by the following procedure (step S607 in FIG. 6).

  Next, the synchronization target extraction unit 18 determines whether there is a past setting that has not been determined (step S608 in FIG. 6). If there is no past setting that has not been set (step S608: N), the process proceeds to step S611). On the other hand, if there is a past setting that has not been set (step S608: Y), the priority of the setting condition extracted as the past setting condition list, and the setting condition in the list of setting conditions passed from the condition extracting means 17 Are compared (step S609 in FIG. 6), and if the priority of the setting condition in the past setting condition list is high (Y in step S609 in FIG. 6), the synchronization processing is performed with the setting condition in the past setting condition list. In step S606, the list of managed computers that have been subjected to synchronization is extracted from the setting management DB 14, and compared with the list of managed computers to be synchronized. In step S606, the managed computers existing in both are synchronized. Delete from the list of computers (step S610 in FIG. 6).

  After the comparison processing is completed for all the past setting conditions extracted in step S607 (step S608: N in FIG. 6), the synchronization target extraction unit 18 manages the synchronization managed by the synchronization unit 19 for each setting condition. A list of target managed computers is output (step S611 in FIG. 6).

  Then, the synchronization unit 19 that has received the list of managed computers to be synchronized managed for each setting condition from the synchronization target extraction unit 18 stores in the setting result DB 14 the identification name A11 of the condition related to the received setting condition, the setting target The application A12, the setting value item A13 for specifying the setting parameter, the priority A14, the setting value of the parameter of the application to be set this time, and the list of managed computers to be synchronized are stored. The setting update unit 25 of the managed computer registered in the list of managed computers to be synchronized is notified of the application whose setting has been changed by the user on the managed computer 2, the changed parameter item, and the changed value. (Step S44 in FIG. 4).

  The setting changing unit 25 that receives the notification from the synchronizing unit 19 changes the setting of the application parameter based on the received information (step S45), and notifies the changing unit 19 of the management server 1 of the change result.

  The synchronization unit 19 that has received the change result from the setting change unit 25 of the managed computer stores the setting result of each managed computer in the setting result DB 14.

  Next, a case where there is a change in the group information managed by the group information DB 15 or the configuration information of the managed computers 2 to n managed by the configuration information DB 16 will be described.

  When the administrator registers the group information in the group information DB 15, the existing group information is changed, or the configuration information is received from the configuration information collecting means 22 of the managed computers 2 to n, and the configuration information DB 16 is received. If there is a change from the configuration information managed in the configuration information DB 16 when storing, the configuration information management means 12 detects the change. The configuration information management unit 12 that has detected the change notifies the condition extraction unit 17 of the content of the change.

  The condition extraction management means 17 extracts setting conditions related to the change contents from the setting condition DB 13 using the change contents notified from the configuration information management means 12 as a key.

  Next, whether the extracted setting condition should be applied to the managed computer by adding information for identifying the managed computer such as the machine name of the changed managed computer to the extracted setting condition. If the extracted setting condition is determined to be an application target, the extracted setting condition is output to the synchronization target extracting unit 18.

  The synchronization target extraction unit 18 searches the setting result DB 14 using the condition identification name A11 as an identifier of the acquired setting condition as a key, and determines whether or not a setting change has been made for the condition identification name A11 in the past. If the setting change related to the condition identification name A11 has been performed in the past, the setting changed application related to the condition identification name A11, the changed parameter, and the set value are extracted from the setting result DB 14, and the extracted value is Output to the synchronization means 19.

  The synchronization unit 19 adds the managed computer whose configuration has been changed to the list of managed computers to be synchronized that are registered as the information of the identification name A11 of the setting result DB 14, and the managed computer having the configuration change has been added. The setting change unit 25 is notified of the changed application, the changed parameter, and the set value acquired from the synchronization target extraction unit 18.

  The setting change unit 25 of the managed computer changes the parameter setting of the application based on the received information, and notifies the synchronization unit 19 of the management server 1 of the change result.

  The synchronization unit 19 that has received the change result from the setting change unit 25 of the managed computer extracted as the synchronization target stores the setting result in the managed computer in the setting result DB 14.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, other managed computers that match the conditions managed in the setting condition DB 13 are detected from the group information DB 15 and the configuration information DB 16, and an application is applied to the detected managed computers. In order to change the parameter setting of the user, the user is conscious of the parameter setting of the application set by the user on the managed computers 2 to n with the same configuration and the same purpose. It can be changed automatically without doing.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to detect a change in configuration information or group information of the managed computers 2 to n, hold a past setting result in the setting result DB 14, and change points and setting result DB 14 The items set in the past when there is a change in the configuration information or group information of the managed computers 2 to n in order to apply the items set in the past to the corresponding managed computer by checking the setting condition DB 13 Can be applied to the corresponding managed computer.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the managed computers 2 to n are provided with the setting change detection condition DB 23 for managing the setting items of the parameter of the application to be synchronized, and the setting change of the parameter of the application to be synchronized is performed on the managed computer. By detecting it, it is possible to reduce unnecessary parameter change notifications and to eliminate the need to manage individual setting values of application parameters existing in the managed computers 2 to n on the management server 1.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

1 Management Server 2 to n Managed Computer 11 Setting Condition Management Unit 12 Configuration Information Management Unit 13 Setting Condition DB
14 Setting result DB
15 Group information DB
16 Configuration information DB
17 Condition extraction means 18 Synchronization target extraction means 19 Synchronization means 21 Condition management means 22 Configuration information collection means 23 Setting information detection condition DB
24 change detection means 25 setting change means

Claims (5)

In a management device that manages applications installed in multiple managed devices,
Configuration information storage means for storing configuration information indicating the configuration of the managed device;
Group information storage means for storing group information indicating a group composed of the plurality of managed devices;
Setting condition storage means for storing parameter setting conditions of the application set in any one of the managed devices of the group;
A condition extraction unit that extracts a setting condition corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storage unit when a change notification indicating that the parameter setting of the application is changed is received from the managed device;
Synchronization target extraction means for extracting a list of managed devices that match the extracted setting conditions from the group information storage means and the configuration information storage means;
A change instruction means for transmitting a notification to the effect that the change content should be reflected to the managed devices listed in the list;
A management apparatus comprising: The management device according to claim 1,
The synchronization target extraction means includes
A first extraction unit for extracting, from the group information storage unit, a list of managed devices that match the group information condition among the list of managed devices that match the extracted setting condition;
A second extraction means for extracting, from the configuration information storage means, a list of managed devices that match the configuration information conditions among the list of managed devices that match the extracted setting conditions;
Creating means for comparing the list of managed devices extracted by the first extracting means with the list of managed devices extracted by the second extracting means, and creating a list of managed devices existing in the both; ,
A management apparatus comprising: In a management device management method for managing applications installed in a plurality of managed devices,
A configuration information storage step for storing configuration information indicating the configuration of the managed device;
A group information storage step for storing group information indicating a group composed of the plurality of managed devices;
A setting condition storage step for storing the parameter setting condition of the application set in any one of the managed devices of the group;
A condition extracting step of extracting a setting condition corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storing step when receiving a change notification indicating that the parameter setting of the application has been changed from the managed device;
A target extraction step of extracting a list of managed devices that match the extracted setting conditions from the group information storage step and the configuration information storage step;
A change instruction step for transmitting a notification to the effect that the change content should be reflected to the managed devices listed in the list;
The management method characterized by having. Configuration information storage means for storing configuration information indicating the configuration of the managed device, group information storage means for storing group information indicating a group composed of a plurality of the managed devices, and set in the managed device A setting condition storage unit that stores setting conditions of the parameters of the application, and a computer included in the management apparatus that manages an application installed in the managed apparatus;
A condition extraction unit that extracts a setting condition corresponding to the changed parameter from the setting condition storage unit when receiving a change notification that the setting of the parameter of the application has been changed from the managed device;
Synchronization target extraction means for extracting a list of managed devices that match the extracted setting conditions from the group information storage means and the configuration information storage means; and
Change instruction means for transmitting a notification to the effect that the change content should be reflected to the extracted managed device;
A program for a management apparatus, characterized by causing it to function as:   A recording medium in which the management device program according to claim 4 is recorded in a computer-readable manner.

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