JPH0685167B2 - Network job execution monitoring control method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is used for a network job execution monitoring control system of a job network. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for efficiently executing a job in a computer forming a job network and monitoring and controlling the job independently of the network configuration and transparently designating a target computer.

〔Overview〕

The present invention, in the network job execution monitoring control method, provides a job network management table for registering the identification name, network address and load status of each computer device, and the computer device specifies the contents of this job network management table in response to a job execution request. Based on this, select a low-load computer device, transfer the job, notify the time sharing terminal that requested the identification name of the selected device, and the time sharing terminal requests the job monitoring control based on this computer device identification name. By transferring, the user can select the transfer destination computer device efficiently and economically without recognizing the computer devices configuring the job network.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in the network job execution monitoring control method, when a job is transferred to another computer in the job network and its monitoring is controlled, the user always selects the computer in which the job is executed and executes the job. In order to allow the user to perform the above processing transparently by specifying the identification name at the time of requesting the monitoring control thereof, the transfer source device stores and manages the transfer destination device of all network jobs. There was a need.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in such a conventional network job execution monitoring control method, the user must specify the target computer device when executing the job and requesting the monitoring control, so the user configures the job network. There was a drawback that we had to be aware of the computing device that was present. Also, in order to allow users to make these requests transparently independently of the network configuration, it is necessary to determine which job is transferred to which computer device and executed for all network jobs. All the computer devices have to be stored and managed, and there is a drawback that most of the expensive computer device shared resources are consumed for the processing means and the management table therefor.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides a network job execution monitoring control method that allows a user to select a transfer destination computer device efficiently and economically without recognizing the computer devices forming the job network. The purpose is to do.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, in a network job execution monitoring and control system, a management means for registering an identification name, a network address and a load state of each computer device, and a job execution request of a time sharing terminal are based on the contents of the management means. Network job executing means including means for transferring a job to a computer device having a low load, and means for returning a job reception message to the requesting time sharing terminal by adding the identification name of the transfer destination device to the network job identification name In response to the network job monitoring control request of this time sharing terminal, the request contents are transferred to the specified computer device based on the identification name of the transfer destination computer device specified in this request and the contents of the management means. Means and its processing result are returned to the requesting time sharing terminal. Characterized by comprising a network job monitoring control means includes means for.

[Action]

An identification name, a network address, and a load state of each computer device connected to the job network are registered in the management means. This load status is constantly updated.
In response to the job execution request from the time sharing terminal, the network job execution means transfers the job to the low-load computer device based on the contents of the management means.
The identification name of the transfer destination device is added to the network job identification name of the job acceptance message, and the job acceptance message is returned to the requesting time sharing terminal. In the time sharing terminal, the identification name of the transfer destination device is specified in the monitoring control request and transmitted. The network job monitoring control means, in response to the network job monitoring request of the time sharing terminal, specifies the computer device specified based on the identification name of the transfer destination computer device specified in the request and the content of the managing means. Transfer the requested contents to. Further, the processing result is returned to the requesting time sharing terminal.

With the above operation, the user can efficiently and economically select the transfer destination computer device without recognizing the computer devices forming the job network.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a network job execution monitoring control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the network job execution monitoring control device is a job network 30.
A plurality of computer devices 10 ₁ to 10 ₃ connected to each other and time sharing terminals 40 _{1 to} 40 n connected to the computer device 10 ₁ .

Computer devices 10 ₁ to 10 ₃ are time sharing terminals 40 ₁ to 4
Time sharing means 11 ₁ to ₁ respectively connected to 0n
And 1n, and request registration queue 14 to register the request of the time-sharing terminal 40 ₁ ~40n, time-sharing terminal 40 _1-4
A request analysis unit 15 for analyzing a 0n request, a request analysis unit 15 for registering a response message, a response message registration table 21 for registering a response message, and a response for notifying the time sharing unit 11 of registration completion in the response message. Includes message notification means 19 and also remote job control means 22
including.

The time sharing means 11 _{1 to} 11 n respectively receive the job execution monitoring control requests of the time sharing terminals 40 _{1 to} 40 n, register them in the request registration queue 14, and give a completion notice to the request analysis means 15 when the registration is completed. means including 12 _1, and a response message output means 13 ₁ -13N provide the response message notifying means 19 inputs time-share terminal 40 ₁ ～40N the output of receiving a registration completion notification response message registration tables 21.

Here, the feature of the present invention is that the job network management table updating means 16 and the job network management table 17 as a management means for registering the identification name, network address and load state of each computer device 10, and the time sharing terminal 40 Means for transferring a job execution request from the request analysis means 15 to a computer device with a low load based on the contents of the job network management table 17, and a job reception message for identifying the transfer destination device as the network job identification name. A network job execution means 18 including means for giving a name and giving it to the response message registration table 17 and returning it to the requesting time sharing terminal 40, and receiving a network job monitoring control request of the time sharing terminal 40 from the request analysis means 15. , Destinations specified in this request A network job including means for transferring the request content to the computer device identified based on the identification name of the computer device and the contents of the job network management table 17, and means for returning the processing result to the time sharing terminal 40 which is the request source. It is provided with the monitoring control means 20.

The operation of the network job execution monitoring control device having such a configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a network job identification name of the network job execution monitoring control device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a network job practical request processing system diagram of the network job execution monitoring and control apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a network job monitoring control request processing system diagram of the network job execution monitoring controller of the present invention. The table is a table showing the contents of the job network management table of the network job execution monitoring control device of the present invention.

The table shows an example of the job network management table 17 stored by the job network management table updating means 16 shown in FIG. In the job network management table 17, an identification name unique in the network of each computer device 10 forming the job network,
Physical network addresses and load conditions are stored respectively, the time Gea ring means 11 ₁ network job execution means when the job execution request from ~11n
18 and also from the network job monitoring control means 20 when making a job monitoring control request.

FIG. 2 shows a network job identification name used when performing execution monitoring control of a network job. This network job identification name is generated by the network job executing means 18 when the job is executed, and is returned to the user of the time sharing terminal 40 who requested the execution of the job. After that, the user specifies the network job identification name returned in the request when performing the monitoring control of this job. The network job monitoring control means 20 selects the computer device 10 that is executing a job using the specified network job identification name as a key, transfers this request, and requests the response message from the time sharing terminal 40. Return to the user of. Here, the computer device identification name forming the network job identification name is an identification name unique in the network 30 of the computer device executing the network job, and the network job execution means 18 and the network job monitoring control means 20 manage the job network. It is given by referring to Table 17. Similarly, the computer device-assigned job identification name is an identification name given to each computer device when a job is submitted.

Next, the processing flow according to the embodiment will be described with respect to a time sharing terminal.
Two cases will be sequentially described, namely, a case where a job execution request is issued from 40 and a case where a monitoring control request for a job being executed is issued.

(A) When a job execution request is issued FIG. 3 is a processing system diagram in this case. The users of the time sharing means 11 _{1 to} 11 n are time sharing terminals 40.
_When requesting the execution of a job from ₁ , this is the request receiving means 12 ₁
Read to. Request receiving means 12 ₁ will store this request to request registration queues 14, and notifies the registration completion of the request to the request analysis section 15. Request analysis means 15 that received this notification
Reads the request from the request registration queue 14, analyzes the content of the request, recognizes that the job is being executed, and sends this to the network job executing means 18.

The network job execution means 18 refers to the job network management table 17 to find a computer device 10 _{2 with} a low load in the job network (assuming that the computer device 10 ₂ has a low load at present), and selects the selected computer device 10 2. a _second network address based on the address 2 in Table forwards the request to the remote job control unit 22 _2.

The remote job control means 22 ₂ accepts this, gives a unique identification name in the computer device 10 ₂ to the transferred job (hereinafter, computer device-assigned job identification name), and assigns the computer device to the network job execution means 18. Return the reception message including the job identification name and start executing the job. Network job execution unit 18 computing device imparting job identification name in accept message received, a unique distinguished name in the computer device 10 ₂ for network looking from the job network management table 17 in the table is (hereinafter computing device identifier) This message is registered in the response message registration table 21 with the identification name 2 shown, and the response message notification means 19 is requested to notify the time sharing means 11 ₁ of message registration completion. On the other hand, the response message notifying means 19 is the response message outputting means 13
₁ issues a notification of message registration completion to this response Mejjiji output unit 13 ₁ receives the outputs a message that has been registered from the response message registration table 21 to read time-sharing terminal 40 _1.

Here, the job identification name (hereinafter network job identification name) included in the job acceptance message output to the time sharing terminal 40 ₁ is calculated from the computer apparatus identification name (identification name 2) and the computer apparatus-assigned job identification name. Although configured, the user of the time-sharing terminal 40 ₁ does not need to recognize the contents at all, and the monitor control after that can be performed by assuming that the time-sharing terminal 40 ₁ is a unique identification name of a job as in the past. The contents of the job network management table 17 are registered, deleted and updated by the job network management table updating means 16.

(B) When a monitoring control request for a job being executed is issued FIG. 4 is a processing system diagram in this case. Here in the description of item (a) is assumed to perform supervisory control of jobs running on the computer device 10 _2. Requests to execute jobs time-sharing means 11 ₁ of the user are performed first, perform supervisory control request with the network job identification name included in the acceptance message. This is similar to the case of item (a), the request receiving means 12
_{1. The} request is passed to the request analysis means 15 via the request registration queue 14, and the request content is the monitoring control. The network job monitoring control means 20 extracts the computer device identification name (identification name 2) from among the network job identifications included in the request, searches the job network management table 17 using this as a key, and retrieves this request. target, i.e., the address 2 in Table is a network address of the computer apparatus 10 ₂ running job finding. Then, based on the address 2, this request is sent to the remote job control means 22 ₂
Transfer to.

Remote job control unit 22 ₂ performs the request and returns the results to the network job monitoring control unit 20. The network job monitoring control means 20 registers this result in the response message registration table 19 and, as in the case of item (a), responds to the response message notification means 21 with respect to the time sharing means 11
Ask to be notified when message registration to ₁ is complete. Then, the processing result is sent to the time sharing terminal 4 via the response message notification means 21 and the response message output means 13 _1.
Displayed in 0 ₁ .

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, each computer device in the job network does not need to manage the transferred job and its transfer destination at all, and does not use any expensive computer device shared resource required for that purpose. It has an excellent effect. Further, the identification name of the network job added in the reception message for the execution request is also the same as the identification name of the job for the user, which is an advantage that the user does not have to consider the physical configuration of the job network at the time of request.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a network job execution monitoring control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a network identification name configuration diagram of the network job execution monitoring control device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a network job execution request processing system diagram of the network job execution monitoring and control apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a network job monitor control request processing system diagram of the network job execution monitor controller of the present invention. 10 ₁ to 10 ₃ ...... Computer device, 11 _{1 to} 11 n ...... Time sharing means, 12 _{1 to} 12 n ...... Request receiving means, 13 ₁ -13 n ...... Response message output means, 14 ...... Request registration queue, 15 ......
Request analysis means, 16 ... Job network management table updating means, 17 ... Job network management table, 18
...... Network job execution means, 19 ...... Response message notification means, 20 ...... Network job monitoring control means,
21 ... Response message registration table, 22 ₂ , 22 ₃ ...... Remote job control means, 30 ...... Job network, 40 _{1 to} 40n
...... Time sharing terminal,

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of computer devices (10 ₁ to 10 ₃ ) connected to one job network (30) and time sharing terminals (40 _{1 to} 40n) respectively connected to the plurality of computer devices. ) And a network job execution monitoring control method including a management means (16, 17) for registering the identification name, network address and load status of each computer device, and a job execution request for the time sharing terminal. A means for transferring a job to a computer device having a low load based on the contents of this management means, and a job reception message which is given to the network job identification name with the identification name of the transfer destination device and returned to the requesting time sharing terminal. And a network job execution means (18) including means for performing a network job monitoring control request of the time sharing terminal. And a means for transferring the request contents to the specified computer device based on the identification name of the transfer destination computer device specified in the request and the contents of the management means, and the processing result of the request source time sharing terminal. Network job monitoring and control means (2)
0) and a network job execution monitoring and control method.