JPH0573276A - Automatic system generating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the standardization of an SG work and the reduction of man-hour by reading the register information held on a computer main body or various types of peripheral equipments and preparing automatically the system generation(SG) information corresponding to the device classification code from an SG information master on a computer main body. CONSTITUTION:For the basic constitution of a computer 1 introduced newly, OS/software information, the information, etc., (general term 'SG information') of various kinds of peripheral equipments 2 connected, by the device and machine classification code (the information provided and connected physically is received from a register 5 held on the device) prepared from the peripheral equipments 2 connected to a basic device 1 of a computer or a computer main body 1, the correspondent information from portable recording media prepared beforehand is read and the basic SG information and expansion SG information of the computer 1 are automatically prepared. Then, the standardization of the SG work at the time of introducing the computer is attained and the efficiency of the reduction of man-hour is improved, and the working can be safely performed with minimum work load.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a processing system in which a system is automatically generated (SG) when a computer is installed so that the user can easily operate the computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional computer introduction, SG specifications in which various kinds of information about peripheral devices and software are entered in advance for each model and for each user by making a promise with the user to create a system. Based on the above, it is customary to register and set the computer sequentially by the parameter method when installing the computer.

[0003]

That is, in the conventional method, when the computer is carried in, SE or CE is
Since each SG information is manually input based on the specifications, the SG work time varies greatly depending on the skill level and experience level of the work difference, and the SG work before the SG work due to a mistake in the SG parameter input. There is a big problem that a return occurs, a work time is significantly increased, or a mistake occurs after the user operates the computer due to a setting error in the SG information, resulting in great damage. Even with similar computer equipment configurations, the same work is carried out in the same manner, resulting in waste of man-hours and inefficiency.

[0004]

The automatic system generation method of the present invention is a basic configuration of a computer newly introduced,
OS / software information, information on various connected peripheral devices, etc. (generic SG information)
In addition, a portable storage that is prepared in advance by the device / model code generated from the peripheral device connected to the computer main body (the information physically installed / connected is received from the register that holds the device) The corresponding information is read from the medium, and the basic SG information and extended SG information of the computer are automatically generated.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are a flow chart showing a basic configuration diagram and a processing system of an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, a computer main body 1 has an automatic SG program 4, a peripheral device 2 having a register 5 and a storage device storing an SG information master 3 are connected. The flowchart of FIG. 2 shows a processing method for reading register information of various device models physically installed / connected to the computer main body 1. The SG information master 3 recording the SG information holds SG information corresponding to all device / model codes associated with the computer in pairs.

Next, the processing method shown in FIG. 2 will be described. Regardless of whether or not various peripheral devices are mounted, all peripheral devices issue a read instruction to a register and read the register in order to check whether or not the peripheral device is mounted. When the register is readable, it is considered that the peripheral device of the model having the register is connected, and the corresponding SG information is collected by the storage medium recording the SG information and registered in the computer main body 1. . Confirm that a peripheral device of a certain model has not been installed by notifying an error such as a command error or a timeout when reading the register. By executing register read processing for all channels corresponding to the peripheral device of the maximum configuration of the computer, system generation of the entire computer can be realized.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a concrete configuration of this embodiment. In the configuration of FIG. 3, the computer main body 1 includes a CPU 31 and an OS. It has a REV 32, a magnetic disk device 33 in the computer body 1, two CRT display devices 3
4, 341, the printer device 35, the floppy disk device 36 and the cartridge magnetic tape device 37 are connected.

The basic / extended SG information medium of the floppy disk stores the basic SG information 50 shown in FIG. 4, and by setting this medium in the floppy disk device 36, the functions shown in the flow chart of FIG. SG information 51, 5 corresponding to the code of the executed and implemented peripheral device
2, 53, 54, 55, 56 are basic / extended SG information 50
Read more and registered in the computer 1 in sequence,
System generation is complete.

That is, when the basic SG information and the extended SG information prepared in advance are used in the system generation at the time of introducing the computer, the user can automatically establish the computer operating environment based on the configuration of the introduced machine.

In the present embodiment, only some examples of peripheral devices of the computer are described, but various device / device information related to the computer can be set by the same method. In addition, the S in which the basic SG information and the extended SG information are recorded
The G information master medium may be any portable storage medium.

[0013]

According to the system generation method of the present invention, it is possible to standardize SG work when introducing a computer, improve efficiency such as reduction of man-hours, and operate the computer safely and with a minimum work load. There is an effect of becoming. At times, this processing method works on similar systems and is effective in introducing a standard package type system in which many computers are operating.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process of storing SG information of a device connected to the computer main body 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in the computer main body.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a specific example of the embodiment shown in FIG.

4 is a diagram showing basic SG information stored in a medium set in a floppy disk device 36 in FIG.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 computer main body 2 peripheral device 3 SG information master 4 automatic SG program 5 register 31 CPU 32 OS. REV 33 magnetic disk device 34 CRT display device 35 printer device 36 floppy disk 37 cartridge magnetic tape device 51 SG information corresponding to CPU 31 52 OS. SG information corresponding to the REV 53 53 SG information corresponding to the magnetic disk device 36 SG information corresponding to the CRT display device 55 SG information corresponding to the printer device 56 56 SG information corresponding to the floppy disk device 36

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An SG information master storing SG information corresponding to each peripheral device connectable to a computer main body is stored in a storage medium, and a register read command held by each peripheral device is issued to enable reading. The peripheral device corresponding to the register determines that it is already connected to the computer main body, the peripheral device corresponding to the register that cannot be read is determined not to be connected to the computer main body, and the SG information of the already connected peripheral device is determined. Is taken out from the SG information master and registered in the computer body.