JPH05173919A - Online information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To distribute and load down a communication processing device program and a network constitution table from plural host computers with respect to plural communication processing devices. CONSTITUTION:The states of loading to communication processing devices 21 to 2n of communication processing device programs 31 to 3n and network constitution tables 40 to 4n existing on all host computers 11 to 1m are managed by a loading management table 2 on the preliminarily determined specific host computer 11, and a loading management means 54 on the host computer 11 uses an inter-host communication control means 53 to instruct the loading means 52 on each of host computers 11 to 1m to load the communication processing device program and the network constitution table to a certain specific communication processing device. Thus, the load to one host computer is reduced to perform the quick loading processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used for downloading a communication processing device program and a network structure table for a plurality of communication processing devices of a host computer having a multitail structure.

The present invention relates to an online information processing system capable of distributing and downloading a communication processing device program and a network configuration table to a plurality of communication processing devices from a plurality of host computers.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a plurality of host computers download a communication processing device program and a network configuration table to a plurality of communication processing devices, a predetermined specific host computer is used by all communication processing devices. However, there is no method to download from multiple host computers in a distributed manner.

[0004]

According to the conventional technique, when a plurality of host computers download a communication processing device program and a network configuration table to a plurality of communication processing devices, a particular host computer performs all communication. Since downloading is performed to the processing device, downloading a plurality of communication processing devices and the network configuration table imposes a load only on the communication control means in one host computer, and there is a drawback that the download cannot be performed at high speed.

The present invention eliminates such drawbacks and enables the communication processing device program and the network configuration table to be downloaded to the communication processing device from a plurality of host computers in a distributed manner. It is an object of the present invention to provide an online information processing system capable of high speed downloading.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a host computer having a plurality of multitails is connected to a plurality of communication processing devices, and each host computer transmits and receives data to and from another host computer. In an online information processing system including communication control means and communication control means for controlling data transfer between the communication processing devices, communication processing for downloading to each of the communication processing devices to all the host computers Loading management for providing a device control means and a network configuration table, and recording to which communication processing device each of the host computers downloaded the communication processing device program and the network configuration in a specific host computer among the host computers Set up a table, Of the communication processing device to be downloaded, the name of the communication processing program to be downloaded, and the name of the network configuration table to the respective host computers by referring to the loading management table of FIG. A communication processing device program and a network, each of which is provided with a loading management means for instructing a download via a communication processing device and is identified by the communication processing device name and the network configuration table name notified to all the host computers together with the download instruction from the loading management means. It is characterized by further comprising loading means for instructing the communication control means to download the configuration table to the designated communication processing device.

The loading management table has a record that exists for each communication processing device, and in this record, the communication processing device name, communication control program name, network configuration table name, loading status, and loading host computer name. It is desirable to include.

[0008]

When a plurality of multi-tailed host computers perform data transfer processing via a plurality of communication processing devices, a loading management table is provided in a predetermined specific host computer. The loading management means refers to the loading management table and requests the loading means existing in each host computer to download.

Thus, the communication processing device program and the network configuration table can be downloaded from each of the plurality of host computers to the communication processing device in a distributed manner.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a loading management table in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of multi-tailed host computers 11 to 1n are connected to a plurality of communication processing devices 21 to 2n, and the host computers 11 to 1n are connected.
In each of the above, an inter-host communication control means 53 for transmitting and receiving data to and from another host computer, and a communication processing device 2
Communication control means 5 for controlling data transfer between 1 and 2n
1 and further, as a feature of the present invention, each of the host computers 11 to 1n is provided with each of the communication processing devices 21 to 21.
Communication processing device control means (programs in this embodiment) 31 to 3n and network configuration tables 41 to 4n to be downloaded to 2n are provided, and each host computer 11 to 11n is provided in a specific host computer among the host computers 11 to 1n. A loading management table 2 that records which communication processing device 1n has downloaded the communication processing device programs 31 to 3n and the network configuration is provided, and referring to this loading management table 2, for each host computer 11 to 1n. And a communication processing program name to be downloaded, a communication processing program name to be downloaded, and a network configuration table name, and loading management means 54 for instructing the download via the inter-host communication control means 53. The host computer 11 of all
1n, the communication processing device program identified by the communication processing device name and the network configuration table name notified together with the download instruction from the loading management means 54 and the network configuration table are downloaded to the designated communication processing devices 21 to 2n. Loading means 5 for instructing the communication control means 51 to do
2 is provided.

The loading management table 2 has a record that exists for each of the communication processing devices 21 to 2n. In this record, the communication processing device name 61, the communication control program name 62, the network configuration table name 63, and the loading status. 64, and the loading host computer name 65.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention thus constructed will be described. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a flow of processing of a download instruction in the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the loading management means 54 has a loading management table 2 having records 71 to 7n existing for each of the communication processing devices 21 to 2n.
Referring to, selecting an arbitrary communication processing device name 61 to be loaded (step 81) and loading status 64
Check if the download has already been completed by referring to.

If the download is completed, the process is completed (step 82). If not completed, the communication control program name 62 and the network configuration table name 63 to be downloaded to the communication processing devices 21 to 2n are determined from the loading management table 2 (steps 83 and 84).

According to the determined loading host computer name 65 of the loading management table 2, the host computers 11 to 1 m which have not been downloaded or the host computers 11 to 1 which are currently being downloaded.
Of the m, the host computers 11 to 1m with the smallest download are determined (step 85).

The loading means 52 in the host computers 11 to 1m determined by the processing of step 85
Then, the communication processing device name 61, the communication control program name 62, and the network configuration table name 63 are notified via the inter-host communication control means 53 to request the download (step 86).

Further, the loading management means 54 writes the host computer name determined in the processing of step S85 into the loading host computer name 65 of the records 71 to 7n corresponding to the communication processing device name 61, and sets the loading status 64 to loading. ..

On the other hand, the loading means 52, which has received the download request, requests the communication control means 51 for the download with a command including the communication processing device name 61, the communication control program name 62, and the network configuration table name 63.

The communication control means 51 is notified of the communication control program name 62 and the network configuration table name 63.
Communication processing device programs 31 to 3n and network configuration tables 41 to 4n are downloaded to the communication processing devices 21 to 2n corresponding to the notified communication processing device name 61, and when the download is completed, loading means 52 is notified of completion.

Upon receiving the completion notification, the loading means 52 notifies the loading management means 54 via the inter-host communication control means 53 of the completion of the download. Upon receiving the download completion notification, the loading management means 54 stores the communication processing devices 21 to 2n in the loading management table 2.
Loading completion is recorded in the loading status 64 in the records 71 to 7n that exist for each.

With the above processing, in an online information processing system in which a plurality of host computers having a multi-tail configuration transfer data through a plurality of communication processing devices, the communication processing devices are distributed from a plurality of host computers. It is possible to download the communication processing device program and the network configuration table.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a communication processing device program and a network configuration table can be downloaded from each of a plurality of host computers in a distributed manner, one host computer can be used. It is possible to reduce the load on the device and perform high-speed loading processing.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a loading management table in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a download instruction in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 line 2 loading management table 11-1m host computer 21-2n communication processing device 31-3n communication processing device program 41-4n network configuration table 51 communication control means 52 loading means 53 inter-host communication control means 54 loading management means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A host computer having a plurality of multitails is connected to a plurality of communication processing devices, and each host computer transmits / receives data to / from another host computer, and communication processing between the hosts. In an online information processing system including communication control means for controlling data transfer with a device, communication processing device control means for downloading to each of the communication processing devices and a network configuration table are provided to all the host computers. A loading management table for recording to which communication processing device each of the host computers downloaded the communication processing device program and the network configuration is provided in a specific host computer among the host management computers. A loading management means for issuing a download instruction via the inter-host communication control means by referring to a table, and the communication control means is instructed to download to all the host computers according to the download instruction from the loading management means. An online information processing system comprising a loading means for instructing the online information processing system. 2. The loading management table has a record that exists for each communication processing device, and in this record, a communication processing device name, a communication control program name, a network configuration table name, a loading status, and a loading host. Claim 1 including a computer name
Online information processing system described.