JPH05119974A - Installation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the reliability of installation. CONSTITUTION:A medium control information read part 4 reads previously generated medium control information out of the head of an installation medium. A medium contents confirmation part 5 confirms the adequacy of the read contents. After the medium contents are copied, a medium contents collation part 6 collates the copied contents with the installation medium to improve the reliability of the installation medium copying. A system device control information generation part 7 generates a control table showing the attribute of the data after the copying in a system device to improve the maintenance efficiency of the data after system actuation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an installation system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional installation method, contents of a medium are unconditionally copied to a system device of a system that can use an installation medium, and a system is generated and activated.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional installation method. As shown in FIG. 11, a medium content copying unit 8 that sequentially copies an installation medium to a system device, a system generation unit 9 that prepares system startup from the contents after copying the medium, and a system startup unit that starts the system. It is composed of 10 and.

[0004]

In the conventional installation method described above, when the installation medium is copied to the system unit, the copying is performed unconditionally. Therefore, if the format of the medium is compatible with the system. However, there is a problem that any medium is copied to the system unit.

Further, in the conventional installation method, since it is not clear which data was copied from which medium and when after the installation, if the data is deleted by mistake, it takes a lot of time to recover. It has the drawback of being such.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an installation method with improved installation reliability.

[0007]

According to the installation method of the present invention, in the installation method having a medium content copying section, a system generation section, and a system starting section, medium management information for acquiring the medium management information of the installation medium. The reading unit, the medium content confirmation unit for collating the acquired medium management information with the data actually existing in the installation medium, and the medium contents copied in the system device which is an auxiliary storage device used in the system. It comprises a copy content collating section for collating with medium management information and a system apparatus management information generating section for generating data management information indicating data information in the system apparatus.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the installation system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the installation method of this embodiment uses a medium content copying unit 1, a system generating unit 2, a system starting unit 3, a medium management information reading unit 4, a medium content confirming unit 5, and copying. A content collation unit 6,
The system device management information generator 7 is included. Then, the medium management information reading unit 4, the medium content confirmation unit 5,
According to the present invention, the copy content collation unit 6 and the system device management information generation unit 7 are different from the conventional installation method.
This is a newly added function.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the medium content copying section 1. As shown in FIG.
According to 1, it is determined whether or not the system device that is the target of copying the medium is unusable. Next, in process 12, the medium to be installed is set in a readable state. Further, by judgment 13, it is checked whether the physical format of the set medium is suitable for the system. If they do not match, the correct media is set again by the process 12.

Next, in process 14, the medium contents are copied to the system unit. Further, if a judgment 15 is made and an error occurs in the copy result, an error process is carried out by a process 17, and a correct medium is set again by a process 12. If no error has occurred, Judgment 16
It is confirmed whether or not the copied medium is the final medium. If it is the final medium, the process is terminated. If it is not the final medium, the process 12 puts the medium to be installed in a readable state. Set and repeat a series of processing for medium copying.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing of the system generating section 2. As shown in FIG.
8, the service program registration work is performed. Next, by a judgment 19, it is confirmed whether or not the data corresponding to the registered service program exists in the system device.

If it does not exist, it is determined at decision 20 whether or not the necessary data is copied from the installation medium. If it is copied, then at step 22, the installation medium is copied, and if not copied, By processing 21, registration cancellation processing of the registered service program is performed.

Then, it is confirmed by a decision 23 whether or not there is an unregistered service program. If all registrations have been completed, a system program generation process is performed in process 24. If not completed, a series of registration processes is repeated until all registrations are completed.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing of the system starting unit 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the system program generated by the system generation unit 2 is expanded on the memory by the process 25, and further, the system service can be accepted by the process 26.

FIG. 5 is an information structure diagram showing an example of the format of the medium management information. As shown in FIG. 5, the medium management information includes one medium management information size 27, medium abbreviation 28, medium number 29, machine type 30, medium official name 31, each mode 32, and data. It is composed of an attribute 33, a data size 34, and a data name 35.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the medium management information reading unit 4. As shown in FIG. 6, after the size of the medium management information is acquired by the process 36,
By the process 37, the medium management information indicated by the medium management information size is acquired.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the medium content confirmation section 5. As shown in FIG. 7, judgment 3
8, it is confirmed whether the medium number matches the requested medium number, and if not, the process 46
Error processing is performed.

If they match, a decision 39 confirms that the machine type is the same as the machine type being used. If it does not match the machine type being used, error processing is performed in step 46. If they match, the decision 40 confirms the official name of the medium. If the name of the medium used for installation does not match the official name, error processing is performed by the process 46.

If they match, the process 41 reads the data indicating the data size of the medium management information from the medium. In addition, the data name, mode, and data attribute of the read data are confirmed by judgments 42, 43, and 44, respectively,
If there is an illegality, an error process is performed in process 46. If it is correct, it is determined in decision 45 that the medium management information has ended. If not, the process returns to step 41 to read the next data and continue the series of data confirmation processing.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the processing of the copy content collation unit 6. As shown in FIG.
7, one of the copied data is read in the order of the data name of the medium management information.

The data size, mode, and data attribute comparison of the read data are judged 48, 49, and
If the condition does not match, the error process is performed by the process 52. If they match, the judgment 51 judges the end of the collation, and if not, the process returns to the process 47.
The next data is read and the series of data matching process is continued.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the system device management information generating section 7. See also FIG.
FIG. 3 is an information configuration diagram showing an example of a format of system device management information. As shown in FIG. 9, a process 53 converts one medium management information into the system management information format shown in FIG. 10, and a process 54 adds the converted contents to the system device management information.

Next, in process 55, the converted medium management information is deleted. Then, the judgment 56 confirms that all the management information has been converted. If the conversion has not been completed, the process returns to step 53 to repeat the series of processes for converting.

The system device management information is in the mode 5
7, a data attribute 58, a data size 59, a copy date / time 60, a medium abbreviation 61, and a medium number 62. The mode, the data attribute, the data size, the medium abbreviation, and the medium number are the same as the contents of the medium management information, and the copy date and time indicates the date and time when the data was copied. With this management information, the data existing in the system device after the installation can be managed.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, in the installation method of the present invention, only a predetermined installation medium can be used by performing a simple collation at the same time as copying the installation medium. By generating the data management information after the installation, it is possible to smoothly recover the data that is accidentally deleted, and thus it is possible to improve the reliability of the installation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an installation method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of a medium content copying unit 1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the system generation unit 2.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the system activation unit 3.

FIG. 5 is an information configuration diagram showing an example of a format of medium management information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of a medium management information reading unit 4.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the medium content confirmation unit 5.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of a medium content matching unit 6.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the system device management information generation unit 7.

FIG. 10 is an information configuration diagram showing an example of a format of system device management information.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional installation method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,8 Medium Content Copying Section 2,9 System Generation Section 3,10 System Starting Section 4 Medium Management Information Reading Section 5 Medium Content Confirmation Section 6 Copy Content Matching Section 7 System Device Management Information Generation Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an installation method having a medium content copying unit, a system generation unit, and a system activation unit, a medium management information reading unit for acquiring medium management information of an installation medium and the acquired medium management information. A medium content confirmation unit that actually collates the data existing in the installation medium, and a copy content collation unit that collates the medium content copied in the system device, which is an auxiliary storage device used in the system, with the medium management information. And a system device management information generation unit that generates data management information indicating data information in the system device, thereby improving the reliability of installation.