JPH05324352A - Device for monitoring computer usage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a computer usage monitoring device where a job with high priority is surely executed regardless of job supply order in a batch processing system. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted of a job input means 6 where the job to be executed is inputted, an account processing means 2 storing charging information at every user, a usage time retrieving means 4 which retrieves the prearranged usage time of the job to be executed from a usage time table 3 so as to check the presence or absence of usage time, a usage time updating means 5 which subtracts execution time from the prearranged usage time of the job to be executed, which is stored in the usage time table 3, so as to execute updating, an output means 8 outputting the execution result of the job and a control means 1 which compares charging information from the account processing means 2 with a previously set budget, judges whether the job to be executed should be executed or not and schedules the job to be executed based on the check result of the usage time retrieving means 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer utilization monitoring device, and more particularly to a computer utilization monitoring device suitable for a batch processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional computer usage monitoring apparatus has a batch processing management unit for managing batch jobs and an account processing unit for collecting charging information for a user's computer system usage time.

When a batch job is input (S1 in FIG. 3)
01), the batch processing management unit inputs the billing information from the account processing unit (S102 in FIG. 3), compares the preset user budget (S103 in FIG. 3), and if there is no budget, The job is deleted, but if there is a budget, the job is executed (S104 in FIG. 3). When the execution of the job ends, the batch processing management unit outputs the billing information calculated based on the computer system usage time of the job to the account processing unit (S10 in FIG. 3).
The execution result of the job is output together with 5) (S106 in FIG. 3). The account processing unit accumulates and updates the charging information from the batch processing management unit.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since it is determined whether or not to limit the usage by comparing the billing information calculated from the computer system usage time with the budget of the user. However, if jobs are executed according to the order of submission and the budget is exceeded in the middle, jobs after that are not executed at all.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to improve the inconvenience of the conventional example, and in particular, to provide a computer utilization monitoring apparatus capable of executing a high priority job regardless of the order of job submission in a batch processing system. To provide.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a job input means for inputting a job to be executed, an account processing means for storing accounting information for each user, a job and its scheduled usage time. A usage time table that describes the relationship between the usage time table, a usage time search unit that searches the scheduled usage time of the job to be executed from the usage time table, and checks whether there is a usage time; a job execution unit that executes the job; Usage time updating means for subtracting the execution time from the scheduled usage time of the execution target job stored in the usage time table and updating, output means for outputting the execution result of the job, billing information from the account processing means and preset The budget is compared to determine whether the job to be executed is to be executed, and the actual result is checked based on the check result of the usage time search method. It adopts a configuration that includes a control means for performing scheduling of the target job. This aims to achieve the above-mentioned object.

[0007]

When the job is input to the job input means, the control means reads the charge information of the owner of the job from the account processing means and compares the predetermined budget with the charge information from the account processing means. At the same time, if the budget is exceeded, the job is invalidated. If the budget is not exceeded, the job is validated and the search means is activated.

The search means searches the usage time table based on the job information, checks whether there is usage time, and notifies the control means of the check result.

The control means schedules the job based on the check result of the search means. That is, if the usage time of the job is used, the normal schedule is set, and if the usage time is not used, the schedule having a low priority is set. Then, the control is passed to the job executing means to execute the job. When the execution of the job is completed, the control is transferred to the control means again.

The control means activates the utilization time updating means,
The execution time is subtracted from the usage time of the job in the usage time table to update the contents of the usage time table. Further, the control means notifies the account processing means of billing data for execution of the job.

The account processing means adds the billing data from the control means to the billing information of the user and updates the stored contents.

The control means outputs the execution result of the job through the output means.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a job input means 6 for inputting a job to be executed, an account processing means 2 for storing accounting information for each user, a relationship between a job and its planned usage time are described. A usage time table 3, a usage time search means 4 that searches the usage time table 3 for a scheduled usage time of a job to be executed and checks whether there is a usage time, a job execution means 7 that executes the job, and a usage time. Usage time update means 5 for subtracting and updating the execution time from the planned usage time of the job to be executed stored in the table 3, output means 8 for outputting the execution result of the job, and billing information from the account processing means 2. The execution target job is determined based on the check result of the usage time search means 4 by comparing with a preset budget to determine whether to execute the execution target job. And a control unit 1 Metropolitan performing scheduling.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. ． When the job is input to the job input means 6 (S1 in FIG. 2), the control means 1 inputs the accounting information of the owner of the job from the account processing means 2 (S2 in FIG. 2).

.. The control means 1 compares the predetermined budget with the billing information from the account processing means 2 and validates the job input to the job input means 6 if the budget is not exceeded, but exceeds the budget. If so, the job is invalidated (S3 in FIG. 2).

.. When the control means 1 determines that the job is valid, the control means 1 activates the usage time search means 4.

.. The usage time search means 4 searches the usage time table 3 based on the job information, checks whether there is usage time, and notifies the control means 1 of the check result (S4 in FIG. 2).

.. The control unit 1 schedules the job based on the check result of the usage time search unit 4 (S5 in FIG. 2). That is, if the usage time of the job is used, the normal schedule is set (S6 in FIG. 2), and if the usage time is not used, the schedule having a low priority is set (S7 in FIG. 2). Then, the control is passed to the job executing means 7,
The job is executed (S8 in FIG. 2).

.. When the execution of the job is completed, the control is transferred to the control means 1 again.

[0020]. The control means 1 activates the use time update means 5, subtracts the execution time from the use time of the job in the use time table 3 and updates the contents of the use time table 3 (S9 in FIG. 2).

Further, the control means 1 notifies the account processing means 2 of the charging data for the execution of the job (S10 in FIG. 2).

.. The account processing means 2 is the control means 1
The charging data from is added to the charging information of the user and the stored contents are updated.

.. The control means 1 outputs the execution result of the job via the output means 8 (S11 in FIG. 2).

[0024]

Since the present invention is configured and functions as described above, according to this, it is possible to lower the priority of a job whose computer system usage time has exceeded the scheduled time, and therefore the order of job submission is reduced. It is possible to provide an unprecedented excellent computer utilization monitoring apparatus that can always execute a job having a high priority regardless of the situation.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control Means 2 Account Processing Means 3 Usage Time Table 4 Usage Time Searching Means 5 Usage Time Updating Means 6 Job Input Means 7 Job Execution Means 8 Output Means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A job input means for inputting a job to be executed, an account processing means for storing accounting information for each user, and a usage time describing the relationship between the job and its planned usage time. A table, a usage time search means for searching the scheduled usage time of a job to be executed from this usage time table and checking whether there is a usage time, a job execution means for executing the job, and an execution stored in the usage time table. A usage time updating means for subtracting and updating the execution time from the planned usage time of the target job and an output means for outputting the execution result of the job are provided, and the accounting information from the account processing means and the preset budget are provided. A comparison is made to determine whether to execute the job to be executed, and the schedule of the job to be executed is determined based on the check result of the usage time search means. A computer-aided monitoring device equipped with a control means for performing juling. 2. The control unit determines the execution schedule of the execution target job to be a normal schedule if the usage time of the job is determined by the check result of the usage time search unit, and sets a low priority schedule if the usage time is not used. The computer use monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of: