JPH0221316A - Automatic starting system for electronic computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the safe labor saving an unmanned operation by securing such a constitution where an automatic operation controller performs the starting of a control host at the time point set previously and then the control host performs the starting of a system by reference to a constitution file. CONSTITUTION:A constitution file 3 where the starting information on each work of a system is registered is added to a control host. Then the control host that had the first rise performs the rise of the system by reference to the file 3. In other words, an automatic operation controller 1 performs the starting of the control host only at the time point set previously. Then the control host refers to the file 3 to perform the starting of the system. Thus the flexible system starting is attained with no manual operation by setting the starting time point of each work, the necessary component devices for the starting of each work, the rise conditions, etc., to the file 3.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic startup method for a computer system,
Labor-saving, especially for complex systems that include multiple central processing units,
p. This invention relates to an automatic startup method for a computer system suitable for realizing humanized operation.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional startup method, as described in Jikai Publication No. 59-128659, realizes automatic startup of a complex system, but when starting up with a reduced configuration due to equipment failure, etc. , it was necessary for the operator to select the startup conditions prior to startup.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the selection of start-up conditions is partially left to the operator, which causes the following problems.

(1) Startup conditions are defined in advance in accordance with changes in system operation, but it is necessary to limit the number of startup conditions within the range that the operator can judge and select, making it impossible to describe detailed procedures.

(2) Since the operator is required to select start-up conditions in accordance with changes in system operation, if the operator makes incorrect selections or forgets instructions, the system may not operate correctly.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic startup method for a computer system that improves these conventional problems and achieves a higher degree of labor-saving and unmanned operation of a complex system without requiring operator intervention as much as possible. There is a particular thing.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above objects, 1. In the automatic startup method of a computer system according to the present invention, by providing the management host with a configuration file in which startup information for each task of the system is registered, starts up the system by referring to the configuration file.

[For production]

In the present invention, the automatic operation control device starts up only the management host at a preset time, and the management host starts up the system by referring to a configuration file in which startup information for each task of the system is registered. Therefore, by setting the startup time for each task, the component equipment necessary for starting each task, startup conditions, etc. in the configuration file, a flexible system startup can be realized without any manual intervention.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 1st
The figure is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an electronic computer system to which the automatic startup method of the present invention is applied, and a block diagram of an automatic operation control device.

In FIG. 1, an automatic operation control device 1 is a device that starts up the system at a preset time, and
2, #3, #4 (4), CPU #1 (2), and I10 group 5 are computer systems that process tasks #A, #B, #C, and 1tD. Also.

CPU"1 (2) and configuration file 3 are the management hosts (the configuration can be changed) that are first started up by the automatic operation control device 1, and CPtJ"1 (2) refers to the configuration file 3 and executes task #A.・C that processes #B, #C, and #D
Start up PU"2, #3,"4 (4) and 170 group 5.

Figure 2 shows details of the configuration file. The configuration file has a calendar format, and has management host startup information and managing director startup information as daily information. The management host startup information includes 'Startup Time' which sets the time to start up the management host, and 'CPU' which sets the number of the CPU to be started up as the management host.

The CPU set in 'CPU' consists of 'alternative CPU', which sets the number of the CPU to be started up as a replacement machine in the event of a failure, and 'I10 group', which sets Ilo to be started up as a management host. (In the example in Figure 1, l1 of the management host
Group 0 corresponds to configuration file 3. ) The start-up information for each job is ``job'', which sets the serial number for the job.
'Startup time' to set the start-up time for each job, and set the number of the CPU to be started up to execute the job.'
CPU', 'Alternative CPU' to set the number of the CPU to be used as a replacement machine in the event of a failure of the CPU set in 'CPU', 'I10 group' to set the I10 group to start up to execute the work, and It consists of a ``backup group'' that is set up as a replacement device in the event of a communication control device failure.

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to FIG. The day before (88°02.
13) When the system is shut down, CPU "1 (2) reads the management host startup information for the next day (88,02°14) from the configuration file 3, and sends it to the automatic operation control device ll. Automatic operation control device 1 Then, the interface section 7 receives the signal and sends it to the control section 6, and the control section 6 sets the start time to the timer section 9.

The configuration information of the CPU/replacement CPU-110 group is stored in the configuration information storage unit 8.

At the startup time (8:30) on the next day (88, 02, 14), the timer section 9 issues an interrupt to the control section 6. The control unit 6 starts the equipment control unit 10 and turns on the power and air conditioning equipment. When the power supply and air conditioning equipment are turned on and the environment becomes a predetermined state, the sensor operates and a report is sent to the control unit 6 via the sensor input unit 11. When the control unit 6 confirms that the environment is in a predetermined state, it reads the configuration information from the configuration information storage unit 8, starts the power supply control unit 12, configuration control unit 13, and IPL control unit 14, and configures the management host. Equipment (CPU”
1 (2) and configuration file 3, CPU when CPU #1 fails
”4 and configuration file 3) power on/configuration settings/IPL
Execute to start up.

CPU #1 launched by automatic operation control bag [1
(or CPU #4) refers to the start-up information for each job in the configuration file, and at 9:00, starts job #A and job #B to CPU "2/I10 group #2 and CPU"4/I1.
Start up with the configuration of 0 group #3. At this time, the CPU
1 sends control data to the automatic operation control device 1, and the control unit 6 of the automatic operation control device 1 starts the power supply control unit 12, configuration control unit 13, and IPL control unit 14 according to the control data received by the interface unit 7. Then turn on the power, set the configuration, and perform IPL on the system component devices.If CPU "2" has a failure, start work #A and #B on CPU "4" according to the information set in the 1st shift CPU'. In addition, in the event of a failure in the communication control device, the I10 group 6 is also started up according to the information set in the ``spare group''.

At 10:00, CPU"l (or cpU#4)
starts up business #C and business #D with the configuration of CPU "4, I10 group #4 and CPU"1, I10 group #5. Here, for the CPUs that have already been started up, power is not turned on and IPL is not performed, but only the business is started.

As mentioned above, in this embodiment, CPU"1 (2
) sets the management host startup information in the configuration file 3 to the automatic operation control device 1 on the previous day, and the next day the automatic operation control device 1
The management host (CPU #1 (
2) and configuration file 3), then CP
U" 1 (2) starts up CPUs #2, #3, "4 (4) and I10 group 5 at any time by controlling automatic operation control bag v11 according to the task-specific startup information in configuration file 3,
・Start #B, #C, and #D to start up the entire system.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the necessary configuration for each task can be set up at the necessary time and in an appropriate procedure without manual intervention, and has the following advantages.

(a) The automatic operation control device can be simplified by providing the system with a startup procedure that changes depending on the system configuration.

(b) By having the configuration file in calendar format, it is possible to make scheduled reservations that match the operation of the system.

(e) Since management host information is set from the system to the automatic operation control device, the CPU to be started up first can be changed in a planned manner in accordance with CPU maintenance or the like.

(d) Since the management host startup information and task-specific startup information contain replacement CPU information and backup I10 group information, the next best configuration can be achieved even if a failure of the CPU or communication control device occurs during startup. You can launch it with

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, only the management host system is first started, and the management host starts up the system by referring to the configuration file in which startup information for each job is registered. Since the necessary configuration can be started up at the required time and in the appropriate procedure without human intervention, (a) the start-up procedure can be flexibly and precisely set up, resulting in labor-saving and In addition to realizing unmanned operation, (b) opportunities for human intervention are reduced, and safer, labor-saving and unmanned operation can be realized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which the automatic startup method of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration file. 1... Automatic operation control device, 2... CPU (minimum configuration), 3... Configuration file, 4... CPU, 5...
I10 group, 6... Control unit, 7... Interface unit, 8... Configuration information storage unit, 9... Timer part, 10
...Equipment control department. 11...Sensor input section, 12...Power control section, 13
. . . Configuration control unit, 14 . . . IPL control unit, Fig.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an automatic startup method for computer systems in which the automatic operation control device starts up the system at a preset time, the management host is equipped with a configuration file that registers startup information for each task of the system. An automatic startup method for a computer system, characterized in that a control device starts up a management host at a preset time, and then the management host refers to the configuration file to start up the system.