JPH06314132A - Automatic operation controller for system and method for deciding actuation abnormality - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic operation controller which speedily reports abnormality occurrence, reduces manual operation, and enables highly reliable and efficient system operation. CONSTITUTION:An actuation timer 11A indicates the start of the host system to an operation control part 11B at the actuation schedule time. The operation control part 11B powers ON the host system, and performs constitution control and IPL(Initial Program Loading) start control. An abnormality monitor part 11C monitors completion signals of equipments corresponding to a control indication sent by the operation control part 11B, equipment by equipment, through the timer. When a completion signal can not be received within a prescribed time, an in-abnormality-occurrence processing part 11D is requested to perform a reporting processing. The in-abnormality-occurrence processing part 11D takes in-abnormalityoccurrence report definitions out of a storage part 11H and sends a report output indication to a report output part 11E according to the contents of the definitions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for automatically operating a system without operator intervention, and more particularly, to notify a center of a system abnormality at the time of starting and stopping the system or an abnormality of an automatic operation control device itself. The present invention relates to an automatic operation control device and a start abnormality determination method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an automatic operation control device for starting and stopping an electronic computer system without operator intervention. The basic operation of such a conventional automatic operation control device is as follows. (1) An automatic power-on reserved time is set in advance in the timer. (2) When the set automatic power-on reservation time comes, the power of the automatic operation control device itself is turned on by the timer mechanism. (3) The automatic operation control device that has been powered on is powered on for the electronic computer system and related auxiliary equipment, configuration control for IO equipment, and IPL (Initial Program Loading).
The computer system startup instructions are given in the order of startup. (4) After the job in the electronic computer system is completed, the operating system issues an automatic power-off instruction to turn off the electronic computer system and the auxiliary equipment. (5) Turn off the power supply of the automatic driving control device itself.

There are two types of conventional abnormality detection methods at the time of automatic startup and automatic stop of an electronic computer system: (A) and (B) as described below. (A) Method of monitoring only the presence / absence of completion notification for the final instruction This method uses the IPL (Initial) issued by the operating system when the computer system is automatically started.
Only the presence or absence of the completion notice of the Program Loading) is monitored, and only the presence or absence of the completion notice of the power off of the auxiliary equipment is monitored when the computer system is automatically stopped. Then, after the instruction to start up the electronic computer system or the instruction to automatically turn off the power supply, only when the completion notice for each final instruction is not issued within a certain time, the supervisor is notified of the abnormality occurrence. In this case, even if an abnormality is detected in the process in the middle, no notification is given and the control is continued.

(B) Method for monitoring completion notice for all instructions This method detects each completion notice for all instructions issued by the automatic driving control device when it cannot be received within a predetermined time. At this point, the observer is notified of the abnormality. When the abnormality is reported, the subsequent control is not continued even if the control is in progress. Further, conventionally, even if a failure or an abnormal operation of the automatic driving control device itself is detected, the supervisor is not notified. Incidentally, as automatic driving control devices of this type, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 64-44519 and 63-3186 are available.
There is a publication No. 14 in the former, a method of monitoring only the presence / absence of completion notification for final instructions, and a method of monitoring completion notification for all instructions in the latter.

[0005]

The above-described conventional abnormality detection method at the time of starting and stopping in the system has the following problems. In the method (A), that is, in the method of monitoring only the completion notification for the final instruction, at the time of system startup, an abnormality occurs in the device during the system startup, and the IPL (Initi
Even if it is known that al Program Loading) fails, a predetermined IPL (Initial Program Loading)
oading) Completion notification The monitoring person will not be notified until the completion notification monitoring time has elapsed and no completion notification is detected. Therefore, there has been a problem that the response to the occurrence of an abnormality is delayed and the system operation schedule is affected. Also,
When the system is stopped, even if an error occurs in the equipment during the system stop, the power of the incidental equipment is cut off.Therefore, depending on the contents of the error, the next system start may be affected even if it affects the next system start. There was a problem that I could not find it until I performed it.

In the method (B), that is, the method of monitoring the completion notification for all the instructions, since the supervisor is notified at each time when each abnormality is detected, quick response to the occurrence of each abnormality is required. Although it is possible, even if the operation continues as it is, even if the IPL (Initial Program Loading) is executed or a slight abnormality that can cut off the power supply occurs, the subsequent control is not executed, so manual operation is required each time, As a result, there is a problem that the load on the supervisor and the operator increases.

Further, when a failure or abnormal operation is detected in the automatic operation control device itself, the supervisor is not notified, so that the monitor person can know the failure or abnormal operation of the automatic operation control device itself. However, there was a problem that the system operation schedule was disturbed. An object of the present invention is to solve such conventional problems and achieve a reduction in manual operation by selectively and promptly performing only necessary notification when an abnormality occurs, which is highly reliable and efficient. It is to provide an automatic operation control device that enables system operation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in addition to the operation control executing means, the automatic operation control device according to the present invention includes an abnormality detecting means for system constituent equipment and a notification method when an abnormality occurs. It is provided with a registration means and a notification means for making a notification to the outside of the computer room by the notification method registered by the registration means when an abnormality occurs. Further, the automatic operation control device itself is provided with a means for detecting a failure or an abnormal operation and a remote operation means for operating the automatic operation control device and displaying a status from outside the computer room.

[0009]

Before the automatic operation of the system is performed, the notification method when an abnormality occurs in each device is registered in the automatic operation control device. When the automatic operation control device detects an abnormality of the system by the abnormality detection means, whether or not the detected abnormality requires a notification based on the registered information, and if it needs a notification, the degree of urgency To judge. When it is determined that an emergency call is necessary, the supervisor is immediately notified by the notification means regardless of the state of the system. The observer who receives the notification can promptly respond to the abnormal situation by acquiring the detailed information and performing the recovery operation from the remote operation means.
In addition, if it is determined that the report does not require an emergency, the system operation continues as it is, the report is not given at that time, and it is confirmed that an abnormality has occurred to the supervisor or operator after the system is started or stopped. Make a report. Also,
When a failure or abnormal operation of the automatic driving control device itself is detected, the supervisor is notified regardless of the system status.
Note that the reporting means and the remote control means may be any connection method as long as it is possible to report to the supervisor and operate the automatic driving control device. As described above, it is possible to respond promptly when an abnormality occurs that has a significant impact on system operation, and if not, it is possible to reduce manual operations and enable more reliable and efficient system automatic operation. Become

[0010]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic driving system to which the automatic driving control device of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, 1
Is an automatic operation center for automatically operating the host system 13 described later, 2 is a monitoring center for remotely monitoring the system operation of the automatic operation center 1, and 3 is a network connecting the automatic operation center 1 and the monitoring center 2. . The automated driving center 1 turns on / off the power of the host system 13, system configuration, and IPL (Initial).
Automatic operation control device 1 for controlling al Program Loading)
1, a console device 12 of an automatic driving control device, and a host system 13 which is a target of automatic driving. In addition, the host system 13 includes the automatic driving control device 11
Is a computer system including a CPU (central processing unit) 13A, an IO (input / output) device 13B, an auxiliary facility 13C, and the like connected to. The monitoring center 2 is provided with a monitoring device 21 for displaying remote control of the automatic driving control device 11 and notification. Reference numeral 14 is a network connection device for communicating between the automatic driving control device 11 and the monitoring device 21 via the network 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the automatic driving control device 11. In FIG. 2, 11A is a start-up timer for notifying the automatic power-on time, and 11B is the host system 1.
An operation control unit that gives a control instruction to each device in 3 and an abnormality monitoring unit 11C that monitors a completion response from the host system 13 to the control instruction given by the operation control unit 11B and an abnormal signal of the device of the host system. , 11D is an abnormality occurrence processing unit that performs processing when an abnormality occurs in the host system 13, 11E is a notification output unit that makes a notification to the outside, 11F is a remote operation input unit that performs input processing of an operation request from the outside, 11G is a failure detection unit that detects a failure or abnormal operation inside the automatic driving control device, and 11H is a storage unit that stores a notification method for instructing what kind of notification should be made when an abnormality occurs in the connected device. Is.
Information about the automatic driving schedule is also stored in the storage unit 11H.

When the start-up timer 11A reaches the scheduled start-up time, it instructs the operation controller 11B to start up the host system. Upon receiving the instruction, the operation control unit 11B turns on the power of the host system, controls the configuration, and controls the IPL (I
nitial Program Loading) Performs startup control. The abnormality monitoring unit 11C timer-monitors a device completion signal corresponding to a control instruction issued by the operation control unit 11B for each device.
When the completion signal cannot be received even after the elapse of the preset specified time, the abnormality processing unit 11D is requested to perform the notification process regarding the device. In the abnormality occurrence processing unit 11D, the abnormality occurrence notification definition of the requested device is retrieved from the storage unit 11H, and it is determined whether or not a notification is necessary. If it is necessary, the notification output unit 11E is notified according to the definition contents. Sends a notification output instruction. In the present embodiment, for example, the following two types are prepared as the types of notification processing. (1) Emergency call ・ ・ ・ Immediately report. (2) Report at the end: Wait until the start / stop control is completed before making a report. The notification is transmitted to the monitoring device 21 via the network connection device 14 and the network 3. In addition, the failure detection unit 1
When 1G detects a failure or abnormal operation inside the automatic driving control device, it unconditionally instructs the notification output unit 11E to output a notification.

On the other hand, the operation instruction from the monitoring device 21 to the automatic driving control device 11 is input to the remote operation input unit 11F via the network 3 and the network connection device 14. The remote operation input unit 11F transmits the operation instruction content to the operation control unit 11B. The operation control unit 11B transmits a control signal to the host system 13 according to the instruction content. When the automatic power-off signal is received from the host system, the operation control unit 11B executes the system stop processing. The operation when an abnormality occurs is the same as that at the time of starting. An abnormality signal is input from the host system to the abnormality monitoring unit 11C.
The operation when the abnormality signal is received is the same as the operation when the abnormality occurs at startup.

FIG. 3 is a table for registering the contents of notification processing when an abnormality occurs. The table includes a device name 301 of the host system, an abnormality type 302 of the device name, and an abnormality occurrence process 303 indicating the content of notification processing when the abnormality occurs. The abnormality occurrence process 303 further includes a startup control process 304, a system ready process 305, and a stop control process 306 depending on the control state of the automatic driving control device. Three types of notification processing contents can be registered: the above-mentioned emergency notification, end notification, and notification unnecessary. By registering indispensable device information at the time of system startup in this table, when at least one of the registered devices detects an abnormality, regardless of the state of other devices connected to the automatic driving control device. It can be determined that the system has started up abnormally.

[0015]

According to the present invention, by registering a notification method in consideration of the degree of influence on system operation when an abnormality occurs in a device, a notice is immediately sent to the monitoring center when a serious abnormality occurs. Therefore, it is possible to quickly deal with the abnormality.
In addition, since it is possible to detect the occurrence of a minor abnormality without stopping the system operation, it is possible to reduce manual operations and reduce the influence on the operation schedule.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic driving system to which an automatic driving control device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of an automatic driving control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a table for registering a processing method when an abnormality occurs in a host system device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Driving Center 2 Monitoring Center 3 Network 11 Automatic Driving Control Device 11A Startup Timer 11B Operation Control Unit 11C Abnormality Monitoring Unit 11D Abnormal Occurrence Processing Unit 11E Notification Output Unit 11F Remote Operation Input Unit 11G Failure Detection Unit 11H Storage Unit 12 Console Device 13 host system 14 network connection device 21 monitoring device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An automatic operation control device for a system,
The abnormality detection means of the system and / or the automatic operation control device, the abnormality processing determination means for determining the processing method at the time of abnormality according to the type of abnormality detected by the abnormality detection means, and the determination result by the abnormality processing determination means An automatic operation control device comprising: a notification unit that notifies an abnormal state to the outside according to the above. 2. The automatic operation control device according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality processing determining means stores a type of abnormality, a processing method when the abnormality occurs, and the like in advance, and the storage apparatus when the abnormality occurs. An automatic operation control device comprising an abnormality occurrence processing unit that performs processing when an abnormality occurs with reference to the contents of. 3. The automatic driving control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when an abnormality is detected in the automatic driving control device itself, the abnormality is unconditionally notified to the outside. Automatic driving control device. 4. A method for determining a system start abnormality by an automatic operation control device of a system, which comprises means for registering essential device information when the system is started in the automatic operation control device and when starting a device connected to the automatic operation control device. When at least one of the equipment registered by the registration means detects an abnormality by the abnormality detection means, the system start-up abnormality occurs regardless of the states of other equipment connected to the automatic operation control device. A method for determining a system startup abnormality, which is characterized in that 5. A system automatic operation method comprising: an automatic operation control means of the system; and a remote operation means for operating the automatic operation control means and displaying a status from outside the computer room. how to drive.