JP3303304B2 - Computer system configuration change method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer system configuration changing method for changing the configuration of a computer system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a computer system has a plurality of modifiable components, and each component supports provision of a function assigned to itself, such as a network function and a terminal function. Which function is actually used or under what condition it is used is defined by the configuration information of each component. Therefore,
Each component can be changed by changing its configuration information.

Conventionally, a component of this type of computer system has been changed by using an operation method that matches each component, such as modifying a definition file relating to a component that can be changed or instructing a change by a configuration change command. Was appropriately selected and implemented.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional computer system configuration change method, the change operation for each component is varied, and the component cannot be changed by a unified operation method. there were. In addition, since the operation methods are different, when a so-called user interface shell is provided to assist the operation, there is a problem that the functions required of the user interface shell become extremely large. Was.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a computer system configuration change method which enables a change to a plurality of components by a unified operation method.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a computer system configuration change method for changing components existing in a computer system, wherein a plurality of commands such as commands used for changing components are used. Change operation means;
Multiple change operations each assigned a different change operation identifier
A description part, which is used for changing operation means and
Components required for the meter and the component to be changed
A variable having a plurality of change operation description sections including each designation of a prime name
A new operation description unit group, a correspondence management unit that holds a plurality of pairs of correspondences between a change operation identifier and a change operation description unit for each component name given to each of the components, and a component name and change from outside An operation instruction unit that receives an operation instruction including an operation identifier; a correspondence management unit that specifies a part of a correspondence management unit corresponding to a component name in the operation instruction received by the operation instruction unit; A change operation search section for searching a change operation description section corresponding to a change operation identifier in an operation instruction received by the operation instruction section from a specified portion; and a change operation description section searched by the change operation search section According to the specification of the change operation means of
Select one change operation means from multiple change operation means
Then, the selected change operation means is changed.
Execute under the parameters specified in the operation description section,
The component name specified in the searched change operation description
And a change operation executing means for changing the constituent elements.

In the case of a computer system having a file management mechanism including a file management means capable of expanding a means for associating a file name with a file to be managed, the component names are made to conform to the configuration rules of the file names, Correspondence management means is provided as function expansion means of the file management means.

Further, in the case of a computer system having a file management mechanism including a file operation means capable of expanding the operation means for a file, the change operation identifier is made to conform to a configuration rule of an operation identifier used by the file operation means, A change operation execution unit is provided as a function expansion unit of the file operation unit.

Further, in the case of a computer system having a communication management mechanism including a correspondence solution means capable of expanding a means for resolving a correspondence between a name and an object, a configuration rule of a name used for the component name in the correspondence solution means And the correspondence management means is provided as a function expansion means of the correspondence solution means.

[0010]

In the computer system configuration change method according to the present invention, the operation instruction means receives from the outside an operation instruction including a component name capable of specifying the component to be changed and a change operation identifier capable of specifying the content of the change. The response management means
The part of the correspondence management unit corresponding to the component name in the operation instruction received by the operation instruction means is specified, and the change operation search means searches the part specified by the correspondence management means for the operation instruction means. Search for the change operation description section corresponding to the change operation identifier in the received operation instruction,
The change operation executing means executes the corresponding change operation means and changes the corresponding component according to the description of the change operation description section searched by the change operation search means.

[0011]

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

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a computer system configuration change method according to the present invention is an operation including a component name 2-1 and a change operation identifier 2-2 inputted from an external mechanism 1 such as a terminal or a process. A plurality of changeable components 3-1 to 3-m included in component group 3 in response to instruction 2
Operation instructing means 4, file management means 5, correspondence management means 6, correspondence management unit 7, file operation means 8, change operation search means 9, change operation execution means 10, change operation description. It includes a unit group 11 and a change operation means group 12.

Each of the components 3-1 to 3-m is given a component name so that they can be distinguished.

The change operation means group 12 includes almost three constituent elements.
Plural change operation means 1 corresponding to -1 to 3-m in one-to-one correspondence
2-1 to 12-n are included. Here, the change operation means is, for example, a certain command or the like that instructs writing to the system definition file.

The change operation description section group 11 includes a plurality of change operation description sections 11-1 to 11-p. Each of the change operation description sections 11-1 to 11-p is provided with a change operation identifier for distinguishing them. Individual change operation description section 1
1-1 to 11-p describe information such as designation of a change operation means to be used for changing the component of the component name N and how to use the change operation means. For example, in one change operation description section 11-1, information such as "change the component 3-1 of the configuration name a using the change operation means 12-1 as a command under the parameter P" is described. Have been.

The change operation executing means 10 is adapted to change the corresponding change operation means 12 in the change operation means group 12 based on the change operation description section 11-i (i = 1 to p) in the change operation description section 11.
-J (j = 1 to n) to execute the component group 3
This is a means for changing the corresponding component 3-k (k = 1 to m).

The correspondence management section 7 is a section for holding information necessary for determining which change operation description section 11-i should be used in accordance with the operation instruction 2 from the external mechanism 1, and its contents. An example is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the correspondence management unit 7 stores a plurality of correspondence information ((change operation identifier / change operation description unit)) between the change operation identifier and the change operation description unit for each component name. Is stored.

The operation instructing means 4, the file managing means 5 and the file operating means 8 are similar to those found in, for example, a UNIX virtual file system (VFS).

Here, the file management means 5 analyzes the file name originally passed from the operation instructing means 4, obtains information (file handler) necessary for operating a file having the file name thereafter, and operates the file. It is a means for returning to the instructing means 4, and has a function for expanding a means for associating a file name with a management target file. In the present embodiment, the component name 2-1 included in the operation instruction 2 conforms to the configuration rule of the file name handled by the file management unit 5, and the correspondence management unit 6 extends the function of the file management unit 5. It is positioned as a means to do it. If the file name is, for example, "/abc/cde/.../x
In the case of a structure in which several names such as “yz” are arranged, the component name 2-1 in the operation instruction 2 is also in such a format, and the file management unit 5 analyzes the names in order from the first name. Is performed, and when a predetermined name appears, the expanded function management unit 6 is called to perform the subsequent processing.

The file operation means 8 is composed of the operation identifier originally passed from the operation instruction means 4 and the file management means 5.
This is a means for writing to the corresponding file based on the return information from the server, and has a function of expanding the operation means for the file. And in this embodiment,
The change operation identifier 2-2 included in the operation instruction 2 conforms to the configuration rule of the operation identifier handled by the file operation means 8, and
In addition, the change operation execution unit 10 is positioned as a unit for extending the function of the file operation unit 8.

Further, the operation instructing means 4 is originally provided by the external mechanism 1.
The file management means 5 and the file operation means 8 receive the file name and the operation identifier from the file management means 5 and make the file operation possible by using the file management means 5 and the file operation means 8. An operation instruction 2 including a component name 2-1 according to the rule and a change operation identifier 2-2 according to the configuration rule of the operation identifier is given,
A similar operation is performed.

The correspondence management means 6, which is a function extension means of the file management means 5, is called by the file management means 5 and uses the component name 2-1 passed from the file management means 5 to correspond to the correspondence management part 7. And returns information indicating the part of the correspondence management unit 7 including the component name 2-1 to the file management unit 5.

The change operation search means 9 is called by the file operation means 8 to change the change operation identifier 2-2 passed from the file operation means 8 and its associated information (the above-mentioned information returned from the correspondence management means 6). The information about the corresponding change operation description section is obtained from the correspondence management section 7 based on the information indicating the part of the correspondence management section 7).
It is a means to return to.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The component to be changed, for example, component 3-
When the operation instruction 2 including the component name 2-1 corresponding to the first and the change operation identifier 2-2 corresponding to the change content is sent from the external mechanism 1, the operation instruction means 4 receives these, and , Component name 2 included in operation instruction 2
1 to the file management means 5 to instruct retrieval of the corresponding information.

The file management means 5 starts the search processing of the corresponding information. However, since the component name 2-1 contains a predetermined name, the component name 2-1 is managed by the correspondence management means 6. If it is determined that the component name is to be provided, the component name 2-1 is passed to the correspondence management means 6.

The correspondence management means 6 searches the correspondence management section 7 with the passed component name 2-1 and finds the component name 2-
1 is returned to the file management unit 5 to identify the part of the correspondence management unit 7 (the part in which the set of (change operation identifier / change operation description unit) in FIG. 2 is stored). Returns it to the operation instruction means 4.

In the above operation, the operation instructing means 4
Since the file management unit 5 is directly operated, the specification of the component name is performed in exactly the same way as the specification of a normal file. The information for identifying the part of the correspondence management unit 7 is handled in the same manner as the information used for normal file identification, and the operation instruction unit 4 does not recognize the correspondence management unit 7.

The operation instructing means 4 having obtained the information for specifying the part of the correspondence management unit 7 corresponding to the component name 2-1 from the correspondence management means 6 via the file management means 5, changes the information. The file is passed to the file operation unit 8 together with the change operation identifier 2-2 as accompanying information of the operation identifier 2-2.

The file operation means 8 stores the change operation identifier 2
When it is recognized from the information itself attached to -2 that the information is related to the correspondence management unit 7, the associated information and the change operation identifier 2-2 are passed to the change operation search means 9, and a search is requested.

The change operation search means 9 recognizes a part of the correspondence management unit 7 from the passed accompanying information, and searches the part by the passed change operation identifier 2-2 to obtain one change operation. The description unit, for example, the change operation description unit 11-1 is specified, and the specified change operation description unit 11-1 is notified to the file operation unit 8.

The file operation means 8 notifies the change operation description section 11-1 specified by the change operation search means 9 and activates the change operation execution means 10.

The change operation executing means 10 takes out the notified change operation description section 11-1 from the change operation description section group 11 and executes the change operation according to the extracted change operation description section 11-1. That is, the change operation description unit 11-1 reads “change operation means 12
-1 is used under the parameter P to change the component 3-1 of the configuration name a ", the change operation means 12-1 is selected from the change operation means group 12, and the parameter P Component 3 by running under
Change -1.

Here, since all the change operations are performed via the file operation means 8, all the operations performed by the operation instruction means 4 are the same as the normal file operations.

When another component is changed, the operation instruction 2 including the component name and the change operation identifier that match the component may be given. That is, according to the present invention, the component name 2-
All components can be changed by the unified instruction of the operation instruction 2 including 1 and the change operation identifier 2-2.

In this embodiment, the correspondence management means 6 is positioned as a function expansion means of the file management means 5, and the component names 2-1 are matched with the configuration rules of the file names handled by the file management means 5. The change operation execution unit 10 is positioned as a function expansion unit of the file operation unit 8 and the change operation identifier 2-2 is matched with the configuration rule of the operation identifier handled by the file operation unit 8, so that the computer system configuration change of the present embodiment is performed. The scheme can be implemented as an extension of the file management function. If the file management function is not implemented as an extended function, there is no restriction on the above configuration rules, the file management means 5 and the file operation means 8 are omitted, the correspondence management means 6, the change operation search means 9 and the change operation Execution means 10
Is provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, in which the file management means 5 in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is replaced by the correspondence solution means 50, and the operation instruction means 4 is replaced by the operation instruction means 40. It is.

Here, the correspondence solution means 50 is the same as the one found in the communication management mechanism of the computer system, and the object necessary for communication with the given communication partner (from the given communication partner name) For example, it is means for obtaining a communication address or a telephone number required by a communication system program. The correspondence solution means 50 has a function capable of expanding means for resolving the correspondence between the name and the object. In this embodiment, the correspondence management means 6 is positioned as a function extension means of the correspondence solution means 50, and The component name 2-1 in the operation instruction 2 conforms to the configuration rule of the name handled by the correspondence solving means 50. Further, an operation instructing means 40 for directly controlling the change operation searching means 9 and the change operation executing means 10 is provided.

In the embodiment shown in FIG.
0 receives the operation instruction 2 including the component name 2-1 and the change operation identifier 2-2, passes the component name 2-1 to the correspondence solving means 50, requests a search, and responds as a function expansion means. Information that specifies the part of the correspondence management unit 7 obtained by the management unit 6 is acquired. Next, the information and the change operation identifier 2-2 are given to the change operation search means 9 to specify one change operation description part, and the specified change operation description part is notified to the change operation execution means 10 to be applicable. The change of the components by the change operation means is performed.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the correspondence management means 6 is positioned as a function expansion means of the correspondence solving means 50 in the communication management mechanism, and the component name 2-1 is matched with the configuration rule of the name handled by the correspondence solving means 50. As a result, the operation of the operation instructing means 40 with respect to name resolution is exactly the same as the communication management. Therefore, the computer system configuration change method of this embodiment can be implemented as an extension of the communication management function. When the communication management function is not implemented as an extended function, there is no restriction on the above configuration rule, and the correspondence solution means 50 can be omitted. The operation instruction means 40 for directly controlling the correspondence management means 6 is provided. Can be

[0042]

According to the computer system configuration change method of the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

Various components can be changed by a unified operation method of inputting an operation instruction including a component name and a change operation identifier. For this reason,
An operation for changing the configuration of the computer system can be easily performed even if the user does not have detailed knowledge of the change operation means used for changing each component.

Since the operation method is standardized, it is easy to provide a so-called user interface shell for assisting the operation.

In the case of a computer system provided with a file management mechanism including a file management means capable of expanding a means for associating a file name with a file to be managed, the component names are made to match the configuration rules of the file names, and the correspondence management means is changed. By providing it as a function extension means of the file management means, a part of the computer system configuration change method of the present invention can be implemented as an extension of the existing file management mechanism. In the case of a computer system provided with a file management mechanism including a file operation unit capable of extending the file operation unit, the change operation identifier is made to conform to the configuration rule of the operation identifier used by the file operation unit, and the change operation execution unit is extended in function of the file operation unit By providing it as a means, the computer system It is possible to implement the entire system as an extension of an existing file manager.

In the case of a computer system having a communication management mechanism including a correspondence solving means capable of expanding the means for solving the correspondence between names and objects, the component names are made to match the configuration rules of the names used in the correspondence solving means, and By providing the management unit as a function extension unit of the correspondence solution unit, a part of the computer system configuration change method of the present invention can be implemented as an extension function of the existing communication management mechanism.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of contents of a correspondence management unit 7;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... External mechanism 2 ... Operation instruction 2-1 ... Component name 2-2 ... Change operation identifier 3 ... Component group 3-1-3-m ... Component 4, 40 ... Operation instruction means 5 ... File management means 6 ... Correspondence management means 7 ... Correspondence management unit 8 ... File operation means 9 ... Change operation search means 10 ... Change operation execution means 11 ... Change operation description unit group 11-1 to 11-p ... Change operation description unit 12 ... Change operation means Group 12-1 to 12-n ... change operation means 50 ... correspondence solution means

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-88354 (JP, A) JP-A-61-194556 (JP, A) Kazuki Ayase Sumi Takano, "OS Series 4 MS-DOS", Japan, Kyoritsu Shuppan Co., Ltd., March 10, 1988, first edition, page 28 Andrew S. Tanenbaum Teruyo Onishi, "MINIX Operating System", Japan, ASCII Corporation, July 1, 1989, first edition 2nd print, page 42 (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 1/00 370 G06F 13/14 330

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for modifying a component existing in a computer system.
In the computer system configuration change method to be changed, a plurality of change operation means used for changing the constituent elements;Multiple change operations each assigned a different change operation identifier
A description part, which is used for changing operation means and
Components required for the meter and the component to be changed
A variable having a plurality of change operation description sections including each designation of a prime name
Update operation description group,  For each component name given to each of the above components,
Multiple correspondences between the change operation identifier and the change operation description part
Operation management that includes the component name and the change operation identifier from the outside
Operation instruction means for receiving an instruction, and a component in the operation instruction received by the operation instruction means
Correspondence pipe for specifying the part of the correspondence management unit corresponding to the name
Operating means from among the parts specified by the correspondence managing means.
Identification of change operation during operation instruction received by operation instruction means
A change operation search method for searching for a change operation description section corresponding to a child
And a change operation description portion searched by the change operation search means.Change
Designation of operation meansin accordance with,1 out of multiple change operation means
Select one of the change operation means and select the change operation means
Parameters specified in the searched change operation description section
And specify it in the searched change operation description section
With the specified component nameChange operation to change the component
Computer system characterized by comprising operation execution means.
System configuration change method. 2. A computer system provided with a file management mechanism including a file management means capable of expanding a means for associating a file name with a management target file, wherein the component name matches a configuration rule of the file name. 2. The computer system configuration change method according to claim 1, wherein a management unit is provided as a function expansion unit of the file management unit. 3. A computer system provided with a file management mechanism including a file operation means capable of expanding an operation means for a file, wherein the change operation identifier matches a configuration rule of an operation identifier used by the file operation means, 3. The computer system configuration change method according to claim 2, wherein an operation execution unit is provided as a function expansion unit of the file operation unit. 4. A computer system having a communication management mechanism including a correspondence solution means capable of expanding a means for resolving a correspondence between a name and an object, wherein the component name matches a configuration rule of a name used in the correspondence solution means. 2. The computer system configuration change method according to claim 1, wherein said correspondence management means is provided as function expansion means of said correspondence solving means.