JPH08263334A - External storage control method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To optimize the capacity of a local external storage by moving the files between this storage and a remote external storage in response to the analysis result of the file access information and also to offer the information necessary for optimization of capacity of the external storage by showing a user the possibility of existence of an unnecessary file. CONSTITUTION: This control method/device includes a file access monitoring device 2, an access recording analyzer 3 and an optimization device 4. The access recording produced by the device 2 is analyzed and the files are identified by the access information. Then the files having high using frequency are moved to a local external storage 5, and the files having low using frequency are moved to a remote external storage 6 respectively based on the user definition data. Thus the capacity of the storage 5 is optimized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an external storage control device for optimizing the capacity of a local external storage device by recording and analyzing file access information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a system in which a computer being used is connected to a remote external storage device, when an unnecessary data file or a load module which is not always used is present in the local external storage device. Has moved or deleted data files, load modules, etc. to a remote external storage device by the user's own operation based on the user's judgment.

[0003]

As described above, when an unnecessary file or a file that is not always used is present in the local external storage device, the user must save the data in the remote external storage device or delete the data. Although it was performed by the user's own operation, the remaining capacity of the local external storage device may be overwhelmed without the user's knowledge.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and solves the above problems and moves a file between a local external storage device and a remote external storage device according to the analysis result of file access information. By optimizing the capacity of the local external storage device, and by providing the user with the possibility of the existence of unnecessary files, the information for optimizing the capacity of the external storage device is provided. An object is to provide a storage control method and an external storage control device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention monitors / records all file accesses,
The access record is analyzed, the file is identified by the analyzed access information, the file is moved to and from the local external storage device and the remote external storage device according to the user-defined data, and the capacity of the local external storage device is reduced. An external storage control method is characterized in that it is controlled so as to be optimized.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention monitors a file access to all external storage means by using a computer and stores the record in a local external storage means. And an access record analysis means for analyzing the record of file access, and an analysis request is issued to the access record analysis means at a predetermined cycle, and when the analysis by the access record analysis means is completed, the result information is received and the analysis result information is optimum. File transfer between the local external storage means and the remote external storage means on the basis of user-defined data, which is data that stores various types of information regarding encryption processing, and the capacity of the local external storage means is optimized. The external storage control device is characterized by comprising: .

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
In the above-mentioned external storage control device, in the access record file analysis, it is controlled to issue a deletion warning when there is a file that has not been accessed for a certain period.

[0008]

In the above structure, by analyzing the access record created by the file access monitoring means, the file is identified by the access information, and the frequently used file is a local external file according to the user-defined data. The capacity of the local external storage means is optimized by moving the files not stored in the storage means to the remote external storage means.

[0009]

The outline of the present invention is as follows. That is, by providing the file access monitoring means, the access record analyzing means, and the optimizing means, it is possible to optimize the capacity of the local external storage means regardless of the user's consciousness regarding the movement of files. is there. In addition, according to the user-defined data, a deletion recommendation is given to a file that has not been accessed for a certain period of time, so that the possibility of existence of an unnecessary file is clearly shown to the user.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main storage device, which includes a file access monitoring device 2, an access record analysis device 3,
The optimizing device 4 and the like are loaded into the main storage device and executed.

Reference numeral 2 is a file access monitoring device, which monitors all file accesses in the computer,
Record the results. An access record analyzing device 3 analyzes the access record data recorded by the file access monitoring device 2.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an optimizing device, which makes a data analysis request to the access record analyzing device at a certain fixed cycle, and when an analysis result is received, the data is sent between the external storage device 5 and the external storage device 6 according to the data. To transfer files to each other. Also, when there is a file that has not been accessed for a certain period of time, the possibility that an unnecessary file exists will be clearly indicated to the user.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a first external storage device, which is a memory locally connected to the computer. A second external storage device 6 is a memory that is remotely connected to the computer.

Reference numeral 7 is file access record data,
It is generated and updated by the file access monitoring device 2. Reference numeral 8 is user-defined data in which data relating to optimization processing is stored.

Reference numerals 9 to 12 are files stored in the external storage devices 5 and 6, respectively. The operation of the above configuration will be described below. A feature of the embodiment of the present invention is that the capacity of the local external storage device is optimized by loading and executing the file access monitoring device 2, the access record analysis device 3, the optimizing device 4, etc. in the main storage device 1. Is to turn into.

The file access monitoring device 2 is a file access monitoring device that monitors all file accesses that occur when a computer is used. The access record is stored as access record data 7 on the external storage device 5 which is a local external storage.

The optimizing device 4 is a device for optimizing the capacity of the external storage device, and issues a data analysis request to the access record analyzing device 3 which analyzes the access record at a certain fixed period.

The access record analyzing device 3 analyzes the data in response to the request and returns the result to the optimizing device 4. The first external storage device 5 is a local external storage device, and the second external storage device 6 is a remote external storage device.

In accordance with the content of the analysis result, the optimizing device 4 has a local external storage device 5 and a remote external storage device 6
By exchanging a file between and, the device capacity of the local external storage device 5 is optimized.

Further, the optimizing device 4 makes a recommendation for deletion of a file that has not been accessed for a certain period written in the user-defined data. By having such a storage information optimization function, it is possible to always optimize the capacity of the local external storage device.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but is connected to a server computer having a large-capacity external storage device as a resource through a LAN or the like, and also uses a local external storage device as a resource. The same effect can be expected in the computer terminal and the like that it has.

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a file is automatically operated according to the usage status of the file by using a remote external storage device regardless of the user's consciousness regarding the file movement. As a result, the capacity of the local external storage device is optimized. Further, depending on the usage status of the file, a file deletion recommendation is made, and the possibility of existence of an unnecessary file is clearly indicated to provide the user with information for optimizing the capacity of the local external storage device.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main storage device, 2 ... File access monitoring device, 3 ...
Access record analysis device, 4 ... Optimization device, 5 ... First external storage device, 6 ... Second external storage device, 7 ... File access record data, 8 ... User-defined data.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. All file accesses are monitored and recorded, the access records are analyzed, files are identified by the analyzed access information, and a local external storage device and a remote external storage device are identified according to user-defined data. An external storage control method comprising: moving files to each other and controlling so as to optimize the capacity of a local external storage device. 2. A file access monitoring means for monitoring file access to all external storage means performed by using a computer, and storing the record in a local external storage means, and analyzing the file access record. The access record analysis means and an analysis request are issued to the access record analysis means at a predetermined cycle, and when the analysis by the access record analysis means is completed, the result information is received, and the analysis result information and various information regarding the optimization process are transmitted. File transfer is performed between the local external storage means and the remote external storage means based on the stored user-defined data, and control is performed to optimize the capacity of the local external storage means. An external storage control device comprising an optimizing means. 3. The external storage control device according to claim 2, wherein in the access record file analysis, a deletion warning is controlled when there is a file that has not been accessed for a certain period of time.