JPH01163866A - Constitution information setting system for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten an initializing time by preventing the execution of conversion from logical constitution information to physical constitution information at the time of an initialization without providing a new function with an information processor main body. CONSTITUTION:When a constitution information setting program 16 in a service processor 10 and a logical information decoding editing program 14 receive input information from an operator, they discriminate the constitution information, decide the procedure and the setting value of the constitution information setting of an information processor 1 from the data and record a table including its physical information into a file 12. Next, when an initialization program 11 in the service processor 10 receives an instruction to initialize the information processor 1, reads a physical constitution control information table 13 in the file 12 and sets an initializing value into the information processor 1 in accordance with the constitution information procedure and the setting value inclusive in it. Consequently, the decoding of the logical information and the editing works of the data setting procedure and the setting value are not executed at the time of the initialization. Thus, the initialization time of the information processor 1 can be shortened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a configuration information setting method for an information processing device, and more particularly, to a configuration information setting method for an information processing device that reduces the time required to set the configuration information.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, in an information processing device, logical configuration information of the device is stored in an external storage, and when setting the configuration information, a setting procedure and setting values for the device are determined according to the configuration information. Fourth
The figure shows an example of a conventional configuration. Information processing device I
Assume that configuration information is set for IL1.1. There is a service processor 10. The service processor 1u includes a configuration information storage file 12 and a configuration information initialization program 11. Logical information deciphering and editing 10 grams 14. Configuration information setting program 16. And as internal tables, a physical configuration information table 16 and a logical 1s configuration control information tape,
There is an RV 15 to which a console display 20 is connected. When setting the configuration information, the operator stores the logical configuration information table in one file 12 in advance via the console display 20 and the configuration information setting program 16 and saves $15. At the time of initial setting of the information processing device gL1, the logical information decoding/editing program 14 reads out the logical configuration control table from the file 12, decodes and edits it, and writes the physical Sakaki g control t'# report table that stores the setting procedure and setting values. Create. The configuration information initial setting program 11 is
This physical configuration? ! Settings in rlJ information table + JI
℃ and the information processing device m1Vc are initialized using the L'P setting value. S, this kind of equipment is 1 related to 1
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[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the editing work of physical setting values for initial settings is performed every time the information processing device is initialized.
The configuration of information processing is has few registers for setting t'# information,
There was no such thing as a simple configuration information setting procedure. However, recently, there has been a tendency to increase the amount of configuration control information that controls the a-'P functions of the device so that a single back-type device can easily support various performances and functions. Also H/W
As the packaging density of LSI increased and L81 was installed for performance reasons, it became necessary to have configuration control registers etc. in each LSI, and the method of setting configuration information etc. also became complicated.

As mentioned above, the configuration control information setting method is complicated, and the amount of settings increases (with the conventional technology, the processing time required to settle the vJ period becomes longer. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a configuration control information setting method that solves the above two problems.

[Means for solving the 1gjm point] The above purpose is to prevent setting value 8 of the physical configuration control register of the information processing device and #i result of the setting procedure from being performed at the time of initial setting, and to set the overlay fi card configuration information. in advance when storing it in a file.

This is accomplished by providing a configuration information setting program and a physical configuration control information table creation program that allow editing work to be performed to determine the setter j- and setting values.

[Effect]

When the configuration information setting program and logical information decoding/editing program within the service processor receives input information from the operator, it determines the configuration information and determines the configuration information setting procedure and setting values for the information processing device from that data. Record a table containing that physical information on a file. Next, when the initial setting program in the service processor receives an instruction to initialize the information processing device, it reads the physical configuration control information table in the file and initializes it according to the configuration information setting procedure and setting values contained therein. Set the value to the information processing device. As a result, at the time of initial setting, decoding of logical information and editing of data setting Ef3 order and setting values are not performed, so the time for initial setting of the information processing apparatus is greatly shortened.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below from the inside.

The first factor is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1 VC! The information processing device 11 has a configuration control register 2.

The service processor 10 maintains the information processing device 1jl, and includes an initial setting program 11, a logical information decoding/editing program 14. Configuration information setting program
16, Initial setting value storage file/I/12. It has a '36 Yohi console display 20.

The service processor 10 has built-in programs for executing various processes, and the physical configuration control information tape A serves as an interface between the configuration information initial setting program 11 and the logical information decoding/editing program 14. /15 is provided, this is stored in the file 12, and the configuration information is set in the 80 IN2 diagram. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for initializing the information processing device. below.

The 1st operation will be explained according to @2 prisoner, i@51i&.

When an operator sets configuration information, he first starts the configuration information setting program 16 from the console display 20. The configuration information setting program 16 reads and analyzes input data input by the operator from the console display 20, determines logical configuration information values, and obtains the logical configuration control information table 15 (steps 101 and 102).
). Further, the logical information decoding/editing program 14 edits this logical configuration control information and determines (step 105) which value to set in which configuration control register in the information processing device 1 in what procedure. This information is put together to create a physical configuration control information table 15 in a format to be initialized in the information processing device 1 (step 104). Store this table in file 12? ((Step 105. Figure #6 shows an example of the logical configuration control information table and the physical configuration control information table. As shown in Figure 5, the logical configuration control information table
The vt information table stores only logical configuration information, that is, conceptual data. The physical configuration control tape /1/12 shown in FIG. 6 includes the scan address of the configuration control register 2 of the information processing device fIL1, the data to be set therein, and the mask data indicating the setting illusion BLT. Also stored is a control flag that defines when to set the reset. Information about what values and procedures should be set in which registers in an information processing device in order to access logical data and try it out is contained in Logical Information Deciphering and Editing 10 Grams 14. There is.

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P U k'BAT L) Scan address and data for 4 bytes of register corresponding to 4 bytes of REiO customer, and scan address and data for several bytes of register related to each BLT of (Pt) IATU BLT are stored. has been done.

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Even if vc is changed, one byte including the IBLT and several bytes of data in registers related to the BLT will be changed. Furthermore, when there is a change in settings and settings, it is easy to add or delete data in the physical configuration control information table, making it highly flexible.

Next, a request to initialize the tlt information processing device i1 is sent to the initialization program 1 in the service processor 10.
1 reads the physical configuration control information table 15 from the file/L/12 (step 201) and reads the scan address in the table and the item notification processing unit for the scan booter g.
It is set to L1 (step 202). Since this rounding, editing process, etc. are omitted, the time required for initial settings is shortened.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus main body is not provided with any new functions.

By not converting logical configuration information to physical configuration information during the initial setup of the information processing device, initial setup time can be shortened, and the configuration information setup procedure can be changed easily. IIc so as to maintain the same characteristics as described above, thereby improving interoperability during the development of information processing devices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and the second figure is the first block diagram.
Figure 5 is a processing flow diagram of the configuration information setting program in the service processor, Figure 5 is a processing flow diagram of the initialization program, and Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the conventional configuration information setting and initialization processing method. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a logical configuration control information table, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a physical configuration information table. 1... Information processing device, 2... Configuration control register. 10...Service processor. 11... Configuration control information initial setting program. 15...Physical configuration control information table. 14... Logical information deciphering and editing 10 grams. 15...Logic configuration control information table. 16...Configuration information setting program. 12...File for storing configuration information. 20...Console display.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a configuration information setting method for an information processing device that has a group of configuration control registers, by providing a table containing configuration information setting procedures and data to be set, it is possible to set the information shown in the table at the initial startup of the information processing device. 1. A configuration information setting method for an information processing apparatus, characterized in that data of the table is set in a configuration control register according to a set procedure.