JPH1069323A - Automatic operation schedule management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the management system which can carry on automatic operation even when a user manually starts a computer in automatic operation environment on a holiday and can improve the availability and operability when the system is operated on a holiday because of an unexpected schedule change. SOLUTION: The day when the system is started is acquired by a date acquiring means 1 and an operation day determining means 2 judges whether or not the day is an operation day of the system or a holiday by referring to general calendar definition information 31 and holiday definition information 32 registered in operation day calendar information 3 and passes the judgement result to an operation day object schedule generating means 6. The operation day object schedule generating means 6 generates a day operation schedule for operation days or holidays by referring to automatic operation schedule information 4 and stores it in day operation schedule information 5 together with the power-ON time of a next operation day determined by an automatic next-time start day setting means 7. An automatic operation controller 8 automatically operates the computer system 10 according to the day operation schedule information 5 and sets power-OFF and a next-time power-ON day and time in a power controller 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic operation schedule management system, and more particularly, to starting a computer system.
The present invention relates to an automatic operation schedule management method for managing a stop according to a predetermined schedule.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional automatic operation schedule management system that manages the start and stop of a computer system according to a predetermined schedule is based on a date of an operation day when the system is operated for an automatic operation control device, and a power-on time and a power-off time. The time is registered in advance, and when the registered date is turned on, the power is turned on and the system is automatically started up. Is a basic operation.

A conventional example of such an automatic operation schedule management system is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-251,131 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-48115. The method described in the former gazette is based on the usage request stored in the automatic operation management data file entered by a general user from a general user terminal with respect to the operation time of the system operation day set in advance by the system administrator. The system refers to the information and automatically resets the system end time on the day of operation within the preset limit after the system is started on the day of operation.The feature is that the operation time can be easily expanded and contracted according to the actual use request. Have. Also, in the method described in the latter publication, if the system operation start time is registered instead of the power-on time, the power-on time is calculated in consideration of the processing time required for system startup, and the power-on time is calculated. It is for inputting.

[0004]

The above-mentioned conventional automatic operation schedule management system includes a system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-251,131, and a system for that day according to a system operation day operation schedule registered in advance. If you manually start the system on a holiday that has not been registered (system non-operation day), the operation schedule for that day will not be registered and will not be subject to automatic operation control. The automatic operation control device ends abnormally without operating. Therefore, not only cannot automatic operation be performed after the power is turned on that day, but also it is necessary to restore the automatic operation control device after the power is turned off.

In order to avoid this, it is necessary to additionally register an operation schedule of the holiday at least before the scheduled power-on time of the system on the holiday.
Prior intervention from the system administrator who manages the automatic driving schedule is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer system in an automatic driving environment in which automatic driving can be continued even when a user manually starts the computer on a day when the system is not originally operated. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic operation schedule management method that can improve the operability and operability when operating a computer.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic operation schedule management system in which date acquisition means for determining a date on which a computer system is activated, and scheduled operation dates and non-operation dates of the system are defined. Operating day calendar information, and a date obtained by the date obtaining means, the operation day determining whether the day activated by referring to the operating day calendar information is a scheduled operation date or a non-operation scheduled date of the system. Determining means, automatic operation schedule information in which standard schedules for working days and non-working days for automatically starting and automatically stopping the system are registered, and the automatic operation schedule based on a result of the judgment by the operating day determining means. A driving day target schedule creating unit that creates an operating schedule for the day started from the information, and based on a date acquired by the date acquiring unit. A next-start-day automatic setting means for calculating the date and time when the system is to be started next with reference to the operating-day calendar information and the automatic-operation-schedule information; an operation schedule for the current day created by the operating-day target schedule creating means; An automatic operation control device for controlling automatic operation of the computer system in accordance with the next system start date and time calculated by the automatic start date setting means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the automatic operation schedule management method according to the first aspect, the operation schedule for the current day for the operation day created by the operation day object schedule creation means is defined as: It is characterized by including an operating day schedule changing means for updating with update information created and registered in advance.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic operation schedule management system according to the first or second aspect, wherein a standard schedule for a plurality of operating days is registered in the automatic operation schedule information. The operating day calendar information is characterized in that information indicating which standard schedule is to be used for which scheduled operation day is defined.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic operation schedule management system according to the first, second, or third aspect, wherein the automatic operation schedule information includes a plurality of non-operating days. A standard schedule is registered, and when the operating day target schedule creating means creates an operating schedule for the current day for a non-working day, the user selects which of a plurality of non-working day standard schedules to use. It is characterized by seeking.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic operation schedule management system according to the first, second, or third aspect, wherein the operation day object schedule creating means is provided for a non-operation day. It is characterized in that the user is required to specify a system end time when creating an operation schedule for the day.

[0012]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic operation schedule management method according to the present embodiment includes a date acquisition means 1 for determining a date on which the system is activated, and a method for determining whether the activation date is a scheduled operation date of the system. Operating day determining means 2 for determining whether or not the scheduled operating day, and operating day calendar information 3 in which a scheduled operating day and a non-operating scheduled day (holiday) of the system are defined.
And automatic operation schedule information 4 in which standard schedules for working days and non-working days for automatically starting and stopping the system are registered, and starting necessary for the automatic driving control device 8 to perform automatic driving. The operation schedule information 5 for the day of the day that was started and the schedule creation unit 6 for the operation day that creates the operation schedule for the day that was started.
A next start date automatic setting means 7 for calculating the date and time when the system is to be started next; an automatic operation control device 8 for controlling the automatic operation of the system; and a power supply control device for turning on and off the power to the system. 9 and computer system 1
0.

This automatic operation schedule management system is designed so that automatic operation can be performed even if the user manually starts the system on a holiday of the system. The operating day determining means 2 refers to the operating day calendar information 3 to determine whether the day is an operating day or a holiday, and the operating day target schedule creating means 6 refers to the automatic operation schedule information 4 to create an operating schedule for the day. The automatic operation control device 8 controls the automatic operation of the system according to the information stored in the operation schedule information 5 for the current day together with the power-on time of the next operation day selected by the next start day automatic setting means 7. Even if the user manually starts the stem on a holiday, an automatic operation schedule for the day is created, so that automatic operation can be continued and the user can manually start the system. It is not necessary to the operation systems out.

Hereinafter, each component of the automatic operation schedule management system of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

When the power is supplied from the power supply control device 9 to the computer system 10, the date obtaining means 1 obtains the date and time of the first processing and activation from the time device of the system.

The operating day determining means 2 refers to the operating day calendar information 3 to determine whether the day activated based on the information from the date acquiring means 1 is a scheduled operating day or a non-operating scheduled day of the system. to decide.

The operating day calendar information 3 includes general calendar definition information 31 in which calendars for each year are registered in the Christian era.
And holiday definition information 32 defining non-operation days of the system. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the data structure of the operation day calendar information 3. The holiday definition information 32 includes a national holiday table, a day specified holiday, a month specified holiday, and a year as scheduled non-operation days of the system. Holidays specified by month and day are registered.

The automatic operation schedule information 4 includes operation day schedule information 41 which is a standard operation schedule for operation days, and holiday schedule information 42 which is a standard operation schedule for non-operation days. The operating day schedule information 41 includes a system power-on time, an OS stop time, and a power-off time, as shown in FIG. 3, but the holiday schedule information 42 has no power-on time, and the OS stop time. Only the power-off time is set. This is because the holiday schedule information 42 is set corresponding to a case where the user manually starts the system on a day when the system is not scheduled to operate on a holiday.

The operation schedule information 5 for the day is a one-day operation schedule to be executed by the automatic operation control device 8 on the day when the system is started up. , And the power-on time of the next operating day determined by the next starting day automatic setting means 7.

The operating day object schedule creating means 6 searches the automatic operating schedule information 4 based on the information determined by the operating day determining means 2, and calculates the operating day schedule information 41 if it is an operating day, and the holiday schedule information if it is a holiday. 42
Is selected, an operation schedule for the day is created, and registered in the operation schedule information 5 for the day.

The next start date automatic setting means 7 determines the next operation day from the operation day calendar information 3 based on the date of the day acquired by the date acquisition means 1 at the time of starting the system. Register the power-on time of the next operation day.

The automatic operation control device 8 controls the operation of the computer system 10 in accordance with the operation schedule information 5 for the current day, and reserves and sets the power off time and the next power on time of the current day for the power supply control device 9.

The power supply control device 9 is a device for turning on and off the power supply to the computer system 10, and turns on and off the power supply in accordance with a control signal from the automatic operation control device 8 or a manual operation by a user.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. When the system is activated, the date acquisition means 1 acquires the activation date (year / month / day) and passes it to the operating day determination means 2. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the operating day determining unit 2 receives the activation date from the date obtaining unit 1 (step S1), searches the operating day calendar information 3 by the date (step S2), and obtains the date. Then, it is determined whether or not the corresponding month, day, day, and day are registered in the holiday definition information 32 (step S3). If it is registered, it is determined as a holiday (step S4). If it is not registered, it is determined as an operating day (step S5), and the result of the determination is passed to the operating day target schedule creating means 6 (step S6).

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the operating day object schedule creating means 6 determines whether the judgment result passed from the operating day determining means 2 is an operating day or a holiday (step S1).
1) If it is a holiday, the holiday schedule information 42 of the automatic operation schedule information 4 is referred to, and a current day operation schedule for a holiday after the power-on time is created (step S12). Schedule information 4
1, a current-day operation schedule for an operating day is created (step S13), and the created current-day operation schedule is stored in the current-day operation schedule information 5 (step S14).

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 6, the next start date automatic setting means 7 operates the next start date according to the date acquired by the date acquisition means 1 irrespective of whether the start date is a holiday or an operation day. Search from the day calendar information 3 (step S2
1) The power-on time registered in the operating day schedule information 41 of the automatic operation schedule information 4 is read to calculate the next power-on date and time (step S22), and the calculated next power-on date and time are calculated for the current day. 5
(Step S23).

The automatic operation control device 8 inputs the operation schedule information 5 for the current day, and executes automatic operation control of the system according to the input. That is, as soon as the system is started, an operation schedule for the day is created, and the automatic operation control device 8 automatically starts the system and stops the OS on the day for the computer system 10 in accordance with the created operation schedule for the day. Then, the power supply control unit 9 performs the power-off of the current day and the reservation of the next system power-on. Thus, whether the system is automatically started on an operating day or manually started on a holiday, the user can automatically operate the system similarly to the operating day.

In the above-described embodiment, the standard schedule for the working day is 1 in the automatic operation schedule information.
It is assumed that only the type is registered. Therefore, there is only one type of operation schedule for the current day created when the operation schedule is activated. In order to change the operation schedule depending on the day, the date of the operation day to be changed and the change information are created and registered separately in advance, and the operation day target schedule creation means prepares the operation schedule for the current day for the operation day. After creation, an operating day schedule changing unit that updates immediately with update information registered in advance may be added.

In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that one type of standard schedule for each working day and one type of holiday are registered in the automatic operation schedule information. On the other hand, it is also possible to register multiple standard schedules for working days so that the operating schedule can be set differently between normal working days and special working days (such as fixed time days or no overtime days). It is possible. In this case, it is necessary to define information indicating which standard schedule is used for which working day in the working day calendar information, but it can be defined in the same format as holiday definition information It is.

In addition, a plurality of standard holiday schedules are registered in the automatic operation schedule information, and when the operating day object schedule creating means creates an automatic operating schedule for the day for holidays, for example, the OS stop time is set. Displaying and allowing the user to select which of a plurality of standard schedules to use has the advantage that the system operation time on holidays can be set without waste. The OS stop time and the power-off time of the standard holiday schedule are set as variables, and the operating day target schedule creation means requests the user to specify the OS stop time, determines the variable value, and determines the variable value. An automatic driving schedule may be created.
Similar effects can be expected.

[0033]

As described above, according to the automatic operation schedule management method of the present invention, a standard schedule for holidays is prepared in advance and registered in the automatic operation schedule information together with the standard schedule for working days, and the system is stored in the system. When the power is turned on and started, the operating day target schedule creation means creates an automatic operation schedule for the current day regardless of whether it is a holiday or an operating day, and the next startup day automatic setting means sets the power on date and time of the next operating day. It was set so that the automatic operation control device operates according to these, so even if the system is manually started on holidays due to changes in system operation,
As in the case of a normal operation day, automatic operation becomes possible, and the operability and operability of the system are improved.

By registering a plurality of standard schedules for operating days and holidays in the automatic operation schedule information, the operating hours of the system for operating days and holidays can be changed as necessary, and the operability and operation of the system can be changed. The properties are further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data structure of operation day calendar information of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a data structure of automatic driving schedule information of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a driving day determining unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a driving day target schedule creation unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a next start date automatic setting unit of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Date acquisition means 2 Operation day determination means 3 Operation day calendar information 4 Automatic operation schedule information 5 Operation schedule information for the current day 6 Operation day target schedule creation means 7 Next start day automatic setting means 8 Automatic operation control device 9 Power supply control device 10 Computer System 31 General calendar definition information 32 Holiday definition information 41 Working day schedule information 42 Holiday schedule information

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Date acquisition means for determining a date on which a computer system is started, operation day calendar information defining a scheduled operation date and a scheduled non-operation date of the system, and a date acquired by the date acquisition means. An operation day determining means for determining whether the day activated by referring to the operation day calendar information is a scheduled operation date or a non-scheduled date, and an operation for automatically starting and automatically stopping the system. Automatic operation schedule information in which standard schedules for daily and non-operation days are registered, and an operation day for creating an operation schedule for the current day started from the automatic operation schedule information based on the determination result of the operation day determining means. Target schedule creation means, and based on the date acquired by the date acquisition means, the operation day calendar information and the automatic operation schedule information Next startup day automatic setting means for referring to and calculating the date and time when the system is to be started next time, the operation schedule for the current day created by the operation day target schedule creation means and the next system startup date and time calculated by the next startup day automatic setting means An automatic operation control device for controlling automatic operation of the computer system according to the above. 2. An operating day schedule changing means for updating the operating schedule for the operating day for the operating day created by the operating day object schedule creating means with update information created and registered in advance. Item 2. The automatic operation schedule management method according to Item 1. 3. A standard schedule for a plurality of operating days is registered in the automatic operation schedule information, and information indicating which standard schedule is to be used for which scheduled operation day is defined in the operating day calendar information. The automatic operation schedule management method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A plurality of standard schedules for non-working days are registered in the automatic operation schedule information, and a plurality of non-working day schedules are created when the working day target schedule creation means creates a current operation schedule for non-working days. 4. The automatic operation schedule management system according to claim 1, wherein the user is asked to select which of the standard schedules for the working days is to be used. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the operating day target schedule creating means requests the user to specify a system end time when creating an operating schedule for the current day for a non-operating day. Or the automatic operation schedule management system according to claim 3.