JPH04177441A - System program loading system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To load the system programs to plural types of client computers with use of a single server computer by retrieving the corresponding system program based on a device type identification name and then transmitting and loading the retrieved system program. CONSTITUTION:A client computer 1 is provided to produce a system program load request together with a server computer 2 which is connected to the computer 1 via a network and transmits a system program with a request, and a secondary storage medium 3 to which the computer 2 can have an access. Then a request means 11 provided to the computer 1 produces a system program load request together with its own device type identification name. A retrieving means 22 provided to the computer 2 retrieves the corresponding system program 23 out of the directory of the medium 3 with an input request. Then the program 23 is transmitted and loaded to the client computer 1 from the server computer 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for loading a system program on a computing engine connected via a network.

[Conventional technology]

A system program is required for the operation of a computer, and in a computer system where multiple computers are connected via a network, a computer called a client computer requests a central computer called a server computer to load a system program. In addition, the system program is sent from the server computer to the client computer and loaded.

By the way, in the conventional system program loading method,
It is assumed that the client computers are of the same model, and a response is possible only when there is a request to load a system program from a client computer of the corresponding model, and the system program can be loaded.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, the conventional system program loading method assumes that the client computers are of the same model, and there is no concept of distinguishing between the models even if a request to load a system program is received from a client computer of a different model. , there was a drawback that it could not be supported.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and its purpose is to provide a system program loading method that can respond to system program loading requests from client computers of different models. It is in.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention connects a server computer and a plurality of client computers via a network, and in response to a request from the client computer to load a system program, the server computer In a computer system that sends a system program from a computer and loads it onto a client computer, there is a request means provided on the client computer that requests loading of the system program along with its own model identification name, and a request means provided on the server computer that requests loading of the system program from the input request. and search means for searching a directory on the secondary storage medium for a corresponding system program.

[Effect]

In the system program loading method of the present invention, the requesting means provided in the client computer requests loading of the system program along with its own model identification name, and the searching means provided in the server computer requests the inputted request. A corresponding system program is searched from the directory on the secondary storage medium, and the system program is sent from the server computer to the client computer and loaded.

(Example〕 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which the system program loading method of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a client computer 111 that requests system program loading, a server computer 2 that is connected to the client computer 1 via a network and that transmits a system program in response to a request, and a server computer 1111 that requests system program loading. Secondary storage medium 3 accessible by
It is composed of. Note that, generally, there are a plurality of client computers 1.

Further, the client computer 1 includes a request means 11 and a response input section 12. In addition, model identification name 13
is information specifying the model of the client computer 1.

On the other hand, the server computer 2 is composed of an input means 21, a search means 22, and a response section 23.

Further, information is stored in the secondary storage medium 3 in a directory structure, and a corresponding system program 32A132B is stored under the model identification names 31A and 31B.

The functions of each means will be explained through the following operations to avoid duplication.

First, when it becomes necessary to load a system program in the client computer 1, the requesting means 11 refers to the model identification name 13 and transmits a request for loading the system program together with that information to the server computer [2].

In the server computer 2, the input means 21 accepts the request, extracts the model identification name, and provides it to the search means 22.

The search means 22 searches the directory structure of the secondary storage medium 3 based on the designated model identification name and obtains the corresponding system program. For example, if the client computer 1 is model A and the model identification name 31A corresponds to model A, then the system program 32A placed under it is acquired.

Next, the response unit 23 transmits the system program searched by the search means 22 to the client computer 1.

In the client computer 1, the response input unit 12 receives the system program and loads it as its own system program.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in the system program loading method of the present invention, the corresponding system program is searched based on the model identification name included in the request from the client computer, and the system program is sent and loaded. As a result, a single server computer can load system programs to multiple types of client computers, which has the effect of greatly increasing the flexibility of the computer system.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a computer system to which the system program loading method of the present invention is applied. 1...Client computer 11...Request means 12...Response input unit 13...Model identification name 2...Server computer 21...Input means 22...Search means 23...Response unit 3...Secondary storage medium 31A, 31B...Model identification name

Claims (1)

[Claims] A computer system in which a server computer and a plurality of client computers are connected via a network, and in response to a request from the client computer to load a system program, the server computer transmits a system program and loads it onto the client computer. In the above, a request means is provided on the client computer and requests loading of a system program along with its own model identification name, and a request means is provided on the server computer and is provided on the server computer to search a directory on a secondary storage medium for a system program corresponding to the input request. A system program loading method characterized by comprising a search means for searching.