JPH02254535A - Computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the sort processing speed and reduce the load of a processor without degrading the multijob performance by constituting a sort processor as an additional board attachable to and detachable from a computer system. CONSTITUTION:A sort processor 8 which performs the sort processing of data is constituted as the attachable and detachable additional board and is connected to a bus device 5. Data stored in an external storage device 4 is successively transferred to a storage device 3 by a processor and is stored there. Data stored in the storage device 3 is sent to the sort processor 8 by the processor 2 and is sorted by the sort processor 8. Sort processing results are sent to the external storage device 4 by the processor 2 and the storage device 3 and is stored there. Thus, the sort processing speed is increased and the load of the processor is easily reduced independently of the system scale without degrading the multijob performance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a computer system having a sorting device that performs sorting.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main structure of a conventional computer system having a software sorting function. In the figure, 1 is the entire computer system, 2 is a processing device that performs data processing, 3 is a storage device that stores information necessary for data processing, 4 is an external storage device that stores data processing results, programs, etc., and 5 is the above-mentioned This is a bus device that connects each device 2.3.4.

Also, FIG. 3 shows, for example, the Procedures of
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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the main part configuration of a conventional computer system shown in October 2006, page 144.

In FIG. 3, components corresponding to those shown in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals, and their explanations will be omitted. In FIG. 3, 6 is a sort processing device provided outside the computer system 1, and 7 is a sort processing device 6 provided outside the computer system 1.
This is a connection device for connecting to the bus device 5 in the device.

Next, the operation will be explained. First, in FIG. 2, in the software sorting process by the processing device 2, data stored in the external storage device 4 is sequentially input to the storage device 3, and the data stored in this storage device 3 is sorted by the processing device 2. The processing is performed and the results are stored in the external storage device 4 again.

In addition, in FIG. 3, in the sort processing by the sort processing device 6, the data stored in the external storage device 4 is
The processing device 2 and the storage device 3 are used to transfer the data to the sorting device 6 via the connecting device 7, the sorting device 6 performs a sorting process on the data, and then the result is transferred again via the connecting device 7. The data is stored in the external storage device 4 using the processing device 2 and the storage device 3.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the computer system shown in Figure 2, the sorting process is performed by software sorting, so
The processing device 2 requires a large amount of processing power for sorting processing,
There was a problem in that the performance of multiple jobs was significantly degraded. In addition, in the computer system shown in FIG. 3, the above problem is solved because the sorting process is executed by the sorting process device 6 provided externally, but in order to install the sorting process device 6, a separate casing is required. , the addition of a connecting device 7, etc. is required, resulting in an increase in the installation area of the computer system, an increase in cost, and a decrease in maintainability, making it difficult to apply the sort processing device 6 to anything other than extremely limited large-scale computer systems. .

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is related to the system scale (i.e., it can easily speed up sorting processing and reduce the load on processing equipment without degrading the performance of multiple jobs). The purpose is to provide a computer system that can.

[Means to solve the problem]

The computer system according to the present invention is characterized in that a sort processing device 8 for sorting data is configured as a removable additional board, which is connected to, for example, a bus device 5.

[Effect]

The sort processing device 8 performs a data sorting process, and is detachable from, for example, the bus device 5.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the main part configuration of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and components corresponding to those shown in FIG. . In FIG. 1, reference numeral 8 denotes a sort processing device connected to the bus device 5 in the computer system 1 as a detachable additional board.

Next, the operation will be explained. The data stored in the external storage device 4 is sequentially transferred to and stored in the storage device 3 by the processing device 2. The data stored in the storage device 3 is sent by the processing device 2 to the sorting device 8 and is sorted by the sorting device 8. Next, the sort processing results are sent to and stored in the external storage device 4 by the processing device 2 and storage device 3.

As described above, the operation of this embodiment is similar to that of the conventional computer system shown in FIG. 3, and therefore similar effects can be obtained in terms of speeding up the sorting process and reducing the processing load on the processing device 2. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the sorting device 8 does not require the separate casing shown in FIG.
There is no increase in the installation area, and at the same time, the sort processing device 8 can be easily installed and maintained by the same attachment/detachment operations as other devices connected to the bus device 5 in the computer system 1. Not limited to large computer systems,
It can also be applied to small and medium-sized computer systems.

In the above embodiment, the sorting device 8 is configured not as a device in a separate casing but as one or a small number of additional boards, so there is no need to add a new casing or a connecting device. By simply adding an additional board to the computer system 1, it is possible to speed up the sort processing by the sort processing device 11f8 and reduce the load on the processing device 2.

Although the above embodiment shows an example in which the sort processing device 8 is directly connected to the bus device 5 of the computer system 1, this may be an additional board to an input/output control device or a channel device of the computer system.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the sort processing device is configured as an additional board that can be attached to and detached from a computer system, such as a bus device, so that regardless of the system scale, sort processing can be performed without deteriorating the performance of multiple jobs. It is possible to easily increase the speed and reduce the load on the processing device, and furthermore, there is no need for a casing for the sorting device, and the effects of easy installation and maintenance can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main part structure of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main part structure of a conventional computer system, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main part structure of a conventional computer system. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of main parts. 1... Computer system, 2... Processing device, 3...
Storage device, 4... external storage device, 5... bus device,
8... Sorting processing device. Agent Masuo Oiwa (and 2 others) Figure 1 8: So! Figure 3 Procedural amendment (voluntary) 1. Indication of the case Patent application No. 1-077070 3. Person making the amendment Representative Jji 1. Contents of the amendment (1) Specification No. 2 In the 8th line of the page, "144 pages" should be corrected to "144 pages."that's all

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a computer system having a processing device that performs data processing, a storage device that stores information necessary for data processing, an external storage device that stores data processing results, programs, etc., and a bus device that connects each of the above devices, A computer system characterized in that a sort processing device that performs data sort processing is configured as an additional board that is detachable from the computer system.