JP6709910B2 - System management device and system management program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system management device and a system management program for managing various business systems existing in an organization.

In recent years, companies own a large number of IT assets such as hardware such as server devices and client terminals that use the server devices, and software such as operating systems (OS) and applications. It is a common issue. The IT asset management system is a system for appropriately managing such IT assets, ensuring thorough compliance, and optimizing IT investment (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Specifically, the IT asset management system has, for example, a current status information collection function for collecting current status information such as specifications and settings of hardware on the network in the organization and software installation information, hardware and software, and a possessed license. The function that manages the desired status and identifies the discrepancies with the status that should be compared with the information collected by the current status information collection function, the function that limits the users who can use each software, and the function that distributes software and patches Prepare

JP, 2008-015845, A

Business systems for various purposes have been introduced in an organization of a certain size, and these systems are generally managed by a general department that manages IT assets of the entire organization. For business systems managed by the general department, when hardware such as server devices that make up the system or client terminals that use the system is replaced, or software such as OS or applications installed on the server or client is upgraded. Even if trouble occurs when doing so, it is normal for the department to understand the requirements for the hardware and software that make up the business system. The recovery work can be promptly started by comparing with the current state of the software installed in the hardware.

On the other hand, when the scale of the organization increases, each department may have its own business system. In such a case, if a problem occurs during the replacement of the hardware that configures or uses the system or the version upgrade of the software, if each department cannot resolve itself, the management department will eventually have to deal with it. .. However, since the current status and requirements of the hardware and software that compose such a business system are not managed by the current IT asset management system, it takes time to grasp such information, and quick recovery work is required. It is a major obstacle to the launch.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enables management of the current state and requirements of hardware and software that configure a system, and whether or not the requirements are satisfied for any hardware that configures the system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system management device and a system management program capable of easily determining whether or not.

A system management apparatus according to the present invention configures or uses a first storage unit that stores specifications of a plurality of management target server devices and client terminals (hereinafter referred to as “hardware”), a management target system, and the system. A second storage unit that stores the correspondence with the hardware to be managed, a third storage unit that stores the requirements of the hardware that configures or uses the system to be managed, and the hardware to be managed that is the determination target The specification of the input means to which the information to be specified is input and the hardware of the management target that is the determination target based on the information input to the input means are specified by referring to the first storage means, and the corresponding hardware is supported. With respect to the specifying means for specifying the attached managed system by referring to the second storage means and the managed system associated with the managed hardware to be determined, the system is configured or A determination unit that identifies the requirements of the hardware to be used by referring to the third storage unit, determines whether the specifications of the hardware of the management target that is the determination target satisfies the requirements, and outputs the determination result. , Is provided.

As a result, it becomes possible to manage the current status and requirements of the hardware that constitutes the system, and it is possible to easily determine whether or not the hardware to be determined satisfies the requirements. Therefore, for example, when exchanging hardware, by updating the information stored in the first storage unit with the new hardware specifications and then executing the system management apparatus of the present invention, the new terminal can meet the requirements. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not the condition is satisfied. Further, even when the hardware has already been replaced and a trouble has occurred, the system management device of the present invention is executed by updating the information stored in the first storage means with the new hardware specifications. You can check whether the new hardware did not meet the requirements and caused the trouble.

The first storage unit further stores the configuration of software installed on the managed hardware, and the third storage unit further defines the requirements of the software installed on the hardware configuring or using the managed system. The identification means further identifies the configuration of the software installed in the hardware to be managed, which is the determination target, and the determination means is associated with the hardware to be managed, which is the determination target. Regarding the system to be managed, the requirements for software to be installed in the hardware that configures or uses the system is further specified by referring to the third storage means, and the system is installed in the hardware to be managed that has been determined. It may be configured to further determine whether or not the software configuration satisfies the requirement.

This makes it possible to manage the current status and requirements of the hardware and software that make up the system, and it is also possible to easily determine whether or not the software installed on the hardware to be determined also meets the requirements. Becomes Therefore, for example, when the installed software is upgraded, the version information of the software stored in the first storage means is updated, and then the system management device of the present invention is executed to update the installed software. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not the requirements are satisfied. Further, even when the software has already been upgraded and trouble has occurred, the system management device of the present invention is executed by updating the information stored in the first storage means with the new software version. It is possible to confirm whether or not the proper software version did not meet the requirements and caused the trouble.

In addition, the specifications of the plurality of managed hardware stored in the first storage unit and the presence or absence of changes in the configuration of the software installed in the hardware are monitored, and when the changes are detected, the changes are detected. You may further provide the monitoring means which inputs into the input means the information which identifies the hardware of the managed object.

This makes it possible to automatically determine whether or not the changed specifications and configuration satisfy the requirements of the system when the current state of the hardware and software constituting the system changes.

It is a figure which shows the introduction aspect of the system management apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the system management apparatus of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of a system management device of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the correlation of the information memorize|stored in each memory|storage means. It is another functional block diagram of the system management apparatus of this invention.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an introduction mode of the system management apparatus 1 according to the embodiment. The system management device 1 is connected to a plurality of hardware 2 to be managed via a network 3. The network 3 may be wireless or wired, and may be LAN or WAN.

In order for the system to operate normally and to realize a predetermined function, it is necessary that the specifications of the hardware configuring the system and the version of the software satisfy the system requirements. The system management device 1 manages the current status of a plurality of managed hardware 2 and the current status of software installed in each hardware 2, and also supports the correspondence between the managed system 5 and the hardware 2 constituting the system 5. The additional information, the requirements for the hardware and software that configure the system 5, and the current status of the hardware 2 that configures the system 5 and the software installed in the hardware 2, the hardware of the system 5 and the hardware It is a device that determines whether or not the hardware 2 configuring the system 5 meets the requirements by checking the requirements of the software installed in the.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the system management device 1. The system management device 1 is a computer, and includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, an input unit 14, a display unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a communication unit 17. The system management apparatus 1 does not necessarily have to be realized by one computer, but is realized by combining, for example, a database server, which is a computer mainly responsible for storing and accumulating information, and a Web server, which is a computer mainly responsible for inputting and outputting information. May be.

The CPU 11 executes the programs stored in the ROM 12 and the storage unit 16 to realize the functions of the system management device 1. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory that stores basic programs for operating the computer. The RAM 13 is a volatile memory that provides a work area for the CPU 11. The input unit 14 is an input device such as a keyboard or a pointing device, and provides the CPU 11 with information input by a user or the like. The display unit 15 includes a display such as an LCD, and is a display unit that displays various information under the control of the CPU 11. The storage unit 16 is a storage medium such as an HDD or a flash memory, and stores various programs executed by the CPU 11 and various files such as tables used for execution. The communication unit 17 is an interface for connecting to the network 3, and communicates with the hardware 2 connected to the network 3 as necessary under the control of the CPU 11.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the system management device 1. The system management device 1 includes, as functional blocks, a first storage unit 21, a second storage unit 22, a third storage unit 23, an input unit 24, a specification unit 25, and a determination unit 26.

In the configuration of the system management device 1 illustrated in FIG. 2, the storage unit 16 has the functions of the first storage unit 21, the second storage unit 22, and the third storage unit 23.

The first storage unit 21 stores the specifications of the plurality of pieces of managed hardware 2. The second storage unit 22 stores the association between the system 5 to be managed and the server device that constitutes the system 5 and the hardware 2 that is the client terminal that uses the system 5. The third storage unit 23 stores requirements for hardware that configures or uses the system 5. FIG. 4 shows the correlation of information stored in each storage means.

The hardware requirements of the server device constituting the system 5 stored in the third storage means 23 are, for example, the CPU name, the number of cores, the number of physical units, the number of sockets, the memory capacity, the disk capacity, etc. The hardware requirements are, for example, a CPU name, a memory capacity, and a disk capacity. When there are a plurality of server devices, the requirements may be different for each server device according to the request of the system 5. Also, the requirements of the client terminal may be different for each terminal according to the request of the system 5.

The hardware 2 that stores the specifications in the first storage unit 21 is not limited to the one that configures the system 5 that is a management target, and the specification items that are stored for the hardware 2 that does not configure the system 5 are arbitrary. On the other hand, regarding the hardware 2 that constitutes the system 5 to be managed, it is necessary to store the specification items corresponding to the requirements of the hardware that constitutes the system 5. When the information managed by the existing IT asset management system covers the information of the hardware 2 to be stored in the first storage means 21, the first storage means 21 is replaced by the existing IT asset management system. You may substitute.

Information for identifying the hardware 2 to be determined as the management target is input to the input unit 24. The form of information is arbitrary such as letters, numbers, and symbols as long as the hardware 2 to be managed as the determination target can be specified. The input mode is also arbitrary such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. In the configuration of the system management device 1 shown in FIG. 2, the function of the input means 24 is carried out by the input unit 14.

The identifying unit 25 identifies the specification of the hardware 2 to be managed, which is a determination target based on the information input to the input unit 24, by referring to the first storage unit 21, and associates the specification with the hardware 2. The managed system 5 thus identified is specified by referring to the second storage means 22.

The function of the specifying unit 25 is realized by, for example, storing a program in which the function of the specifying unit 25 is described in the storage unit 16 and reading and executing the program in the CPU 11. Specifically, for example, an interface for inputting information for identifying the hardware 2 to be determined is displayed on the display unit 15, and the hardware 2 to be determined identified from the information input by the user from the input unit 14 is displayed. For the above, the storage unit 16 (first storage unit 21) is referenced to specify the specifications, and the storage unit 16 (second storage unit 22) is referenced to specify the system 5 associated with the hardware 2. To do. If there are a plurality of associated systems 5, all of them are specified. The identification result is stored in the RAM 13 or the like.

The determination unit 26 refers to the third storage unit 23 for the requirements of the hardware that configures or uses the system 5 that is the management target that is associated with the hardware 2 that is the management target. It is determined whether or not the specification of the management-targeted hardware 2 that has been specified as a target of determination satisfies the requirements, and outputs the determination result.

The function of the determination unit 26 is realized, for example, by storing a program in which the function of the specifying unit 25 is described in the storage unit 16 and reading the program into the CPU 11 to execute the program. Specifically, for example, the determination result of the specifying unit 25 is read from the RAM 13, and first, regarding the management target system 5 associated with the determination target management target hardware 2, the system 5 is configured or used. The hardware requirement to be specified is specified by referring to the third storage means 23. When there are a plurality of associated systems 5, the hardware requirements for each system 5 are specified. Then, it is determined whether or not the specifications of the management-targeted hardware 2 that is the determination target satisfy the requirements, and the determination result is output. The output content of the determination result is arbitrary, and may be, for example, simply whether or not the requirement is satisfied, or if it is not satisfied, it may include what item of which system and how it is not satisfied. The output mode is also arbitrary, and for example, it may be simply stored in the storage unit 16 or may be displayed on the display unit 15.

According to the system management apparatus 1 described above, it is possible to manage the current status and requirements of the hardware 2 that constitutes the system 5, and it is easy to determine whether the current status of the hardware 2 to be determined satisfies the requirements. It becomes possible to judge. Therefore, for example, when the hardware 2 is replaced, by updating the information stored in the first storage unit 21 with the new hardware 2 specifications and then executing the system management device 1, a new terminal is required. It can be easily confirmed whether or not the condition is satisfied. Further, even when the hardware 2 has already been replaced and a trouble has occurred, the system management device 1 is executed by updating the information stored in the first storage means 21 with the new hardware 2 specifications. It is possible to confirm whether or not the new hardware 2 does not satisfy the requirements and causes the trouble.

In addition to the hardware 2 that composes the system 5, it is possible to manage the current status of the software installed on the hardware 2 and the requirements, and also meet the requirements for the current status of the software installed on the determination target hardware 2. In order to easily determine whether or not there is, the first storage unit 21, the third storage unit 23, the specifying unit 25, and the determination unit 26 may be configured as follows.

The first storage unit 21 further stores the configuration of software installed in the managed hardware 2.

The third storage unit 23 further stores the requirements of software installed in the hardware 2 that configures or uses the system 5 to be managed.

The requirements of the software installed in the server device constituting the system 5 stored in the third storage means 23 are, for example, the OS name, the OS edition, the OS version, and the contents of the software constituting the system such as middleware and database software. Is. The requirements for the software installed in the client terminal are, for example, the OS name, the OS edition, the OS version, the browser name, the browser version, and the content of the software that configures the system on the client side. When there are a plurality of server devices, the requirements may be different for each server device according to the request of the system 5. Also, the requirements of the client terminals may be different for each terminal according to the request of the system 5.

The hardware 2 that stores the configuration of the software in which the first storage unit 21 is installed is not limited to the one that configures the system 5 that is the management target, and the configuration items that store the hardware 2 that does not configure the system 5 Is optional. On the other hand, for the hardware 2 that constitutes the system 5 to be managed, it is necessary to store the configuration items corresponding to the requirements of the software installed in the hardware that constitutes the system 5. If the information managed by the existing IT resource management system covers the information of the software installed in the hardware 2 that should be stored in the first storage means 21, the first storage means 21 is replaced with the existing information. It may be replaced by an IT asset management system.

The specifying unit 25 further specifies the configuration of the software installed in the hardware 2 to be determined, which is the management target, by referring to the first storage unit 22.

The determination unit 26 stores a third requirement for software installed in the hardware that configures or uses the system 5 of the management target system 5 associated with the management target hardware 2 that is the determination target. It further identifies with reference to the means 23, and further determines whether or not the configuration of the software installed on the hardware 2 to be determined, which is the management target, satisfies the requirement.

With the above configuration, it becomes possible to manage the present conditions and requirements of the hardware 2 and software that make up the system 5, and whether or not the software installed on the determination target hardware 2 also satisfies the requirements. It is possible to easily determine whether or not. Therefore, for example, when upgrading the installed software, by updating the information of the software version stored in the first storage unit 21 and then executing the system management device 1, the upgraded software requires the requirement. It can be easily confirmed whether or not the condition is satisfied. In addition, even if the software has already been upgraded and a trouble has occurred, the system management device 1 is executed by updating the information stored in the first storage means 21 with the new software version, thereby making a new It is possible to check whether the software version did not meet the requirements and caused the trouble.

Note that the specifications of the plurality of managed hardware 2 stored in the first storage unit 21 and the presence or absence of changes in the configuration of the software installed in the hardware 2 are monitored, and if changes are detected, You may further comprise the monitoring means 27 which inputs into the input means 24 the information which identifies the hardware 2 of the management object by which the change was detected. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the system management apparatus 100 including the monitoring means 27.

The function of the monitoring unit 27 is realized by, for example, storing a program in which the function of the monitoring unit 27 is described in the storage unit 16 and reading and executing the program in the CPU 11. Specifically, for example, first, the plurality of managed hardware 2 in which the specifications and the configuration of the installed software are stored in the first storage unit 21 are sequentially accessed via the communication unit 17 and the network 3, The latest information on the specifications of the hardware 2 and the configuration of the installed software is acquired and stored in the RAM 13, for example. Then, the latest information stored in the RAM 13 is collated with the information stored in the first storage means 21, and when a change is detected, the information for specifying the managed hardware 2 in which the change is detected is input. Input to the means 24.

As a result, when the current state of the hardware 2 and the software installed in the system 5 changes, it is possible to automatically determine whether the changed specifications and configuration meet the system requirements. Becomes

The connection information such as an address for accessing each piece of hardware 2 may be managed in the first storage unit 21 as a set with the specifications of each piece of hardware 2. Further, when a change in the specifications of the hardware 2 or the configuration of the installed software is detected, the information stored in the first storage unit 21 may be updated with the latest information acquired. ..

Further, it is assumed that the managed hardware 2 in which the specifications and the configuration of the installed software are stored in the first storage unit 21 is not a constituent element of any managed system 5. In that case, For example, since the management target system 5 associated with the hardware 2 cannot be identified by the identification unit 25, error information or the like may be output from the determination unit 26 at that stage.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and the invention having substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the scope of claims of the present invention and exhibiting the same action and effect is the present invention It is included in the technical scope of.

1, 100 System management device 2 Hardware 3 Network 5 System 11 CPU
12 ROM
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14 input unit 15 display unit 16 storage unit 17 communication unit 21 first storage unit 22 second storage unit 23 third storage unit 24 input unit 25 specifying unit 26 determining unit 27 monitoring unit

Claims (5)

First storage means for storing specifications of a plurality of managed hardware,
Second storage means for storing the correspondence between the system to be managed and the hardware to be managed that configures or uses the system;
Third storage means for storing requirements of hardware that configures or uses the system to be managed,
Input means for inputting information for specifying the hardware to be managed, which is a determination target,
Based on the information input to the input unit, the specification of the management target hardware is specified with reference to the first storage unit, and the management target of the management target associated with the hardware is specified. Specifying means for specifying the system by referring to the second storage means,
For the management target system associated with the management target hardware that is the determination target, the requirements of the hardware that configures or uses the system are specified by referring to the third storage unit, and the determination target is determined. Determination means for determining whether or not the specifications of the managed hardware that have been satisfied satisfy the requirements, and outputting a determination result,
A system management device including. The first storage means further stores a configuration of software installed in the managed hardware.
The third storage means further stores requirements of software installed in hardware that configures or uses the system to be managed,
The specifying unit further specifies a configuration of software installed in the hardware of the management target, which is a determination target,
The determination means, with respect to the management target system associated with the management target hardware that is a determination target, stores the requirements for software installed in the hardware configuring or using the system, in the third storage. 2. The method according to claim 1, further identifying with reference to the means, and further determining whether or not the configuration of the software installed on the hardware to be determined, which is the management target, satisfies the requirement. System management device. The presence or absence of changes in the specifications of the plurality of managed hardware stored in the first storage unit and the configuration of software installed in the hardware is monitored, and when changes are detected, the changes are detected. The system management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a monitoring unit that inputs the specified information for specifying the managed hardware to the input unit. First storage means for storing specifications of a plurality of pieces of hardware to be managed and configurations of software installed on the hardware;
Second storage means for storing the correspondence between the system to be managed and the hardware to be managed that configures or uses the system;
Third storage means for storing requirements for hardware that configures or uses the managed system and requirements for software installed on the hardware;
Input means for inputting information for specifying the hardware to be managed, which is a determination target,
Using a computer
The specification of the hardware to be managed and the configuration of the software installed in the hardware, which is the determination target based on the information input to the input unit, are specified with reference to the first storage unit, and Specifying means for specifying the management target system associated with hardware by referring to the second storage means;
Regarding the management target system associated with the management target hardware that is the determination target, the requirements for the hardware configuring or using the system and the requirements for the software installed on the hardware are described in the third section. The storage unit is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the specifications of the managed hardware that is the determination target and the configuration of the software installed on the hardware satisfy the requirements, and the determination result is output. Determination means to
A system management program to make it work. The computer is further monitored for changes in the specifications of the plurality of managed hardware stored in the first storage means and the configuration of software installed in the hardware, and when the changes are detected, The system management program according to claim 4, wherein the system management program functions as monitoring means for inputting to the input means information specifying the managed hardware for which a change has been detected.

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