JPH0668054A - Use environment setting system for distributed processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily set the use environments for distributed processing between remote department computers which are put in remote places and are connected by a communication line. CONSTITUTION:A communication destination determining means 12 of a remote department computer 1 determines an adjacent remote department computer 2, which requires constitution of use environments, in accordance with a computer connection condition table 11, and a communication destination information acquiring means 14 acquires the information required for the constitution of use environments from the adjacent remote department computer 2 through a communication line 5 set by a communication line setting means 13. A use environment determining means 15 determines remote use environments in accordance with acquired information, and a use environment information register means 16 registers them in a use environment information storage area 3. In the adjacent remote department computer 2, a communication line set recognition means 21 recognizes the communication line, and a use environment determining means 23 analyzes information received by a communication destination information acquiring means 22 to determine the adjacent remote use environments, and a user environment information register means 24 registers them in a use environment information storage area 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for setting a usage environment of a distributed processing system, and more particularly, a distributed processing for submitting a job and outputting a shovel result among a plurality of departmental computers which are located at remote locations and are connected by a communication line. The present invention relates to a usage environment setting method of a processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when setting a usage environment at the time of system establishment in a distributed processing system of this type, first, a network device required for setting a usage environment is set from a terminal device of a local department computer, which is the center of the distributed processing system. Input the definition information of and set the usage environment for distributed processing with each remote department computer directly connected by the communication line. Next, set up the usage environment for distributed processing between remote department computers.
At that time, the operator individually inputs the necessary network-related definition information from the terminal device connected to each remote department computer to make the setting individually.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional usage environment setting method for a distributed processing system, an operator in each remote department computer constituting the distributed processing system creates a usage environment for each remote department computer. Auxiliary setting is required. For this reason, the number of operators required is almost the same as the number of remote department computers, and each operator must input the network-related definition information necessary for setting the usage environment accurately in a consistent state. , There is a drawback that human error is likely to occur in the work environment setting work.

An object of the present invention is to provide a usage environment setting method for a distributed processing system which enables self-building of a usage environment between remote department computers, eliminates auxiliary setting work by an operator, and improves work efficiency. To do.

[0005]

A method of setting a use environment of a distributed processing system according to the present invention is a distributed method for submitting a job and outputting a shob result among a plurality of department computers existing in a remote place and connected by a communication line. In the processing environment setting method of the processing system, after setting the usage environment between the local department computer, which is the center of the distributed processing system, and each remote department computer directly connected by a communication line, the first remote A method of automatically setting a usage environment between a department computer and another adjacent remote department computer that is directly connected by a communication line, wherein the first remote department computer is connected to all the adjacent remote department computers. Analyzes and distributes the computer connection status table that stores terminal connection information including connection information with department computers A communication destination determining means for determining a second remote department computer that needs to build a use environment for management, the determined by the communication destination determining unit 2
Using the communication path setting means for setting a communication path with the remote department computer and the remote usage environment which is the usage environment in the first remote department computer. First communication destination information acquisition means for acquiring the network information necessary for performing the communication from the second remote department computer, the communication path information set by the communication path setting means, and the first communication destination information acquisition means. The first use environment determining means for determining and constructing the remote use environment by referring to the acquired network information, and the remote use environment information determined by the first use environment determining means for the first use environment. A second usage environment information registration means for registering in the information storage area, wherein the second remote department computer is the first
Communication section setting recognizing means for recognizing a communication path setting from the remote department computer, and network information necessary for determining an adjacent remote use environment, which is a use environment in the second remote section computer, in the first remote. A second communication destination information acquisition unit acquired from the department computer, the communication path information recognized by the communication path setting recognition unit, and the network information acquired by the second communication destination information acquisition unit are referred to, and the adjacent remote controller is referred to. Second usage environment determining means for determining and constructing a usage environment, and second usage for registering information on the adjacent remote usage environment determined by the second usage environment determining means in a second usage environment information storage area. And environmental information registration means.

[0006]

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

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

The usage environment setting method of the distributed processing system of this embodiment is such that a remote department computer 1 (first remote department computer) and an adjacent remote department computer 2 (second remote department) connected via a communication line 5 are used. It shows the case where the usage environment of the distributed processing system is set up with the department computer).

The remote department computer 1 is used from the computer connection status table 11 storing the terminal connection information including the connection information with all the adjacent remote department computers connected to the remote department computer 1 and the computer connection status table 11. The communication destination determining means 12 for determining the adjacent remote department computer 2 that needs to establish the environment, the communication path setting means 13 for setting a communication path between the determined adjacent remote department computer 2, and the set communication path Communication destination information acquisition means 14 (first communication destination information acquisition means) for acquiring from the adjacent remote department computer 2 network-related definition information necessary for determining the usage environment, and information on the set communication path And the obtained definition information from the remote usage environment (remote department computer 1 A usage environment determining unit 15 (first usage environment determining unit) that determines and constructs a usage environment and a usage environment information that registers information of the determined remote usage environment in the usage environment information storage area 3. The registration means 16 (first usage environment information registration means) is provided.

The adjacent remote department computer 2 has a communication path setting recognizing means 21 for recognizing the communication path setting from the remote department computer 1, and network-related definition information necessary for determining the usage environment from the remote department computer 1. Communication destination information acquisition means 22 (second
Communication destination information acquisition means), the recognized communication path information, and the acquired definition information to determine and construct an adjacent remote use environment (the use environment in the adjacent remote department computer 2 is called an adjacent remote use environment). The determining means 23 (second use environment determining means) and the use environment information registration means 24 (second use environment information registering means) for registering the information of the determined adjacent remote use environment in the use environment information storage area 4 are provided. I have it.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the computer connection status table 11. Computer connection status table 11
Is the connection information of each terminal defined in the remote department computer 1, and is an adjacent computer identification name 111 for uniquely identifying each adjacent remote department computer connected to the remote department computer 1.
And distributed processing availability information 112 indicating whether or not the adjacent remote department computer can perform distributed processing with the remote department computer 1.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of this embodiment. The operation of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.

After the setting of the usage environment for the distributed processing with the remote department computers by the local department computer at the time of system opening is completed, the remote department computer 1 executes the distributed processing with the adjacent remote department computer 2 for the purpose of distributed processing. The method of the embodiment is activated.

The computer connection status table 11 of the remote department computer 1 stores information about each adjacent remote department computer connected to the remote department computer 1 by a communication line. The communication destination determining means 12 is
The information in the computer connection status table 11 is analyzed to determine an adjacent remote department computer that is connected to the remote department computer 1 and performs distributed processing with the remote department computer 1 (step 31). In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the adjacent remote department computer 2 is determined. The communication path setting means 13 sets a communication path for exchanging information with the adjacent remote department computer 2 determined by the communication destination determining means 12 through the communication line 5 (step 32).

On the other hand, in the adjacent remote department computer 2, the communication path setting recognizing means 21 recognizes the setting of the communication path by the communication path setting means 13 (step 3).
3).

In the remote department computer 1, after the communication path is set by the communication path setting means 13, the control is transferred to the communication destination information acquisition means 14. The communication destination information acquisition means 14 is
As the information for constructing the adjacent remote use environment in the adjacent remote department computer 2 via the communication line 5, as well as notifying the network related definition information of the remote department computer 1, as the information for constructing the remote use environment in the remote department computer 1. , Network-related definition information of the adjacent remote department computer 2 is acquired from the adjacent remote department computer 2 (step 34). At this time, the network-related definition information is notified to the remote department computer 1 and the adjacent remote department computer 2 when the usage environment with the local department computer is set in advance.

Next, the usage environment determining means 15 of the remote department computer 1 detects the terminal information of the remote department computer 1 analyzed by the communication destination determining means 12 and the adjacent remote department computer 2 acquired by the communication destination information acquiring means 14. The remote use environment is determined and constructed by associating with the definition information related to the network (step 35). The usage environment information registration means 16 registers the information of the remote usage environment determined by the usage environment determination means 15 in the usage environment information storage area 3 (step 36).

In the adjacent remote department computer 2, after the communication path setting recognition means 21 recognizes the setting of the communication path with the remote department computer 1, the communication destination information acquisition means 22 causes the communication destination information acquisition means of the remote department computer 1. The network-related definition information of the remote department computer 1 is acquired from 14 (step 37). The use environment determining means 23 determines and constructs an adjacent remote use environment based on the information acquired by the communication destination information acquiring means 22 from the remote department computer 1 and the information on the communication path recognized by the communication path setting recognizing means 21 (step 38). ). The usage environment information registration means 24 registers the information of the adjacent remote usage environment determined by the usage environment determination means 23 in the usage environment information storage area 4 (step 39).

[0019]

As described above, the use environment setting method of the distributed processing system according to the present invention makes it possible to use the distributed processing between a plurality of remote department computers existing in a remote place and connected by a communication line. It is possible to set the usage environment for each remote department computer by searching for the adjacent remote department computer and constructing the usage environment by itself, thus improving the work efficiency by eliminating the auxiliary setting work of the operator at each remote department computer. The effect is obtained. Further, there is an effect that the use environment can be changed, maintained and managed easily and accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a computer connection status table shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Remote Department Computer 2 Adjacent Remote Department Computer 3,4 Usage Environment Information Storage Area 5 Communication Line 11 Computer Connection Status Table 12 Communication Destination Determining Means 13 Communication Path Setting Means 14,22 Communication Destination Information Obtaining Means 15,23 Usage Environment Determining Means 16, 24 Use environment information registration means 21 Communication path setting recognition means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a distributed processing system usage environment setting method for submitting a job and outputting a shob result between a plurality of department computers located in a remote place and connected by a communication line, a local center of the distributed processing system. After setting the usage environment between each department computer and each remote department computer that is directly connected by a communication line, another remote adjacent to the first remote department computer that is directly connected by a communication line A method for automatically setting a usage environment with a department computer, wherein the first remote department computer stores terminal connection information including connection information with all adjacent remote department computers. It is necessary to analyze the connection status table and build a usage environment for distributed processing.
Communication section setting means for setting a communication path between the communication section determining means for deciding the remote section computer and the second remote section computer decided by the communication section deciding means, and the communication path setting section. A first communication destination information acquisition means for acquiring, from the second remote department computer, network information necessary for determining a remote use environment which is a use environment in the first remote department computer using a communication path; A first use environment determining means for determining and constructing the remote use environment by referring to the communication path information set by the communication path setting means and the network information acquired by the first communication destination information acquiring means, First use for registering information on the remote use environment determined by the first use environment determining means in a first use environment information storage area A boundary information registration unit, the second
Is required for determining the communication path setting recognition means for recognizing the communication path setting from the first remote department computer and the adjacent remote use environment which is the use environment in the second remote department computer. Second communication destination information acquisition means for acquiring various network information from the first remote department computer, communication path information recognized by the communication path setting recognition means, and second communication destination information acquisition means A second use environment determining means for determining and constructing the adjacent remote use environment by referring to network information, and information of the adjacent remote use environment determined by the second use environment determining means for the second use environment information. A method for setting a use environment of a distributed processing system, comprising: a second use environment information registration means for registering in a storage area. .