JPH11149397A - Automatic monitoring device for information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the automatic monitoring device of an information equipment capable of surely and automatically checking the operation conditions of the information equipment such as a computer or the like in real time. SOLUTION: This device for automatically monitoring the operation conditions of the information equipment 1 such as the computer or the like is provided with a sampling means 3 for sampling prescribed operation information from the information equipment 1, a storage means 4 for storing the operation condition of the information equipment 1, a decision means 6 for judging the operation conditions of the information equipment 1 based on the operation condition stored in the storage means 4 and the operation information outputted from the sampling means 3 and an informing means 7 for reporting the judged result of the decision means 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment such as a computer, and more particularly to an automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment for checking the operating status of a computer in real time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a computer operates,
When a specific value, for example, the value of the buffer becomes smaller than a certain value, or when the value of the processing queue exceeds a certain value due to an increase in online traffic, some action needs to be taken. These can be checked by a method such as displaying the contents of the record of the status file indicating the operation status.

Conventionally, as a method of checking the operating status of a computer, an operator samples data (information) indicating a specific operating status from operating information indicating the operating status at regular intervals from a computer, and performs the sampling. The displayed data is displayed on a display or output by a printer to make it visible so that the operator can directly check whether the value of the corresponding item in this data is within a predetermined range. Had been adopted.

[0004]

The first problem with the conventional computer operation status check is that the operator directly checks the computer operation status, so that the operator cannot check the operation status of the computer at a short sampling interval. It is inevitable that a check over a long period of time causes omission or forgetting of check due to accumulation of fatigue or the like, and there is a possibility that an appropriate countermeasure cannot be taken in a timely manner. The second problem is that, in the method in which the operator directly checks the operation status of the computer, there is a limit in simultaneously checking data at a plurality of places in a short time, and checking data at a plurality of places at the same time. Is difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment which can reliably and automatically check the operation status of information equipment such as a computer in real time. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides the following automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment. That is, a device for automatically monitoring the operation status of an information device such as a computer, a collection unit for collecting predetermined operation information from the information device, a storage unit for storing operating conditions of the information device, and a storage unit. A determination unit for determining the operation status of the information device based on the operation conditions stored in the storage device and the operation information output from the collection unit, and a notification unit for notifying the determination result of the determination unit.

[0007] The information device is provided with a status storage unit for storing the operation status of the information device. It may be configured to collect operation information. Further, the collection means may include an input unit for inputting a condition for collecting predetermined operation information of the information device.

The storage means may be provided with an input section for inputting operating conditions of the information device. Further, a peripheral device such as an external storage device may be connected to the information device, and the collecting unit may collect predetermined operation information for each device from the information device and the peripheral device.

In the automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment of the present invention, predetermined operation information is collected from the information equipment by the collection means.
The operating condition of the information device is stored by a storage unit. The determining means determines the operating status of the information device based on the operating conditions stored in the storing means and the operating information output from the collecting means. In addition, the notification unit notifies the determination result of the determination unit. This makes it possible to reliably and automatically check the operation status of information equipment in real time, and to prevent work errors such as omissions and forgetting by workers, which were conventionally regarded as problems, and appropriate countermeasures. Can be taken in a timely manner. In addition, since it is not manually performed, it is possible to simultaneously check data at a plurality of locations in a short time.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of an automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an automatic monitoring device for a computer (information device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a computer to be automatically monitored, and 2 denotes a status in which the operating status of the computer 1 is stored. File (status storage unit), 3 is a data collection unit (collection means) for collecting predetermined operation information for the computer 1 from the status file 2, 4 is a condition table (storage means) for storing the operation conditions of the computer 1,
5 is an input unit, 6 is a comparison unit (judging means) for judging the operation status of the computer 1 based on the operation conditions stored in the condition table 4 and the operation information output from the data collection unit 3,
Reference numeral 7 denotes a notifying unit (notifying means) for notifying the determination result of the comparing unit 6
It is.

The data sampling unit 3 samples specific data in a record from the status file 2 in which the operating status of the computer 1 is recorded based on the condition table 4 at regular sampling intervals. 4
The microcomputer is configured to extract specific data in a specific record from the status file 2 in which the operating status of the computer 1 is stored based on the data. The condition table 4 stores a storage location of data to be collected from the status file 2, a condition to be checked by the comparing unit 6, and stores data related to contents referred to by the data collecting unit 3 and the comparing unit 6. This is a storage device for storing.

The input unit 5 sets a data in the condition table 4 and designates a sampling interval for collecting data from the status file 2 to the data collecting unit 3, and comprises a keyboard and a display. Comparison section 6
Is for comparing and checking the data from the data collection unit 3 with the detection condition of the condition table 4 to determine whether or not the condition is satisfied. The microcomputer is configured to check the data output from the data collecting unit 3 based on the data, and send the data to the notifying unit 7 when the condition is met.

The notifying unit 7 receives data that meets the conditions from the comparing unit 6, outputs the data, and notifies a monitoring member of the data. Based on the data output from the comparing unit 6, the output unit edits and outputs a buzzer. Editing unit 11 composed of a microcomputer with a clock function for instructing sounding
And a printer 12 that prints data based on an instruction from the editing unit 11 and a buzzer 13 that notifies that data output from the data collection unit 3 meets the conditions.

Next, the operation of the computer automatic monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, the condition table 4 is set by the input unit 5. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents set in the condition table 4. The items of the condition table 4 include a record name 21, a data type 22, a digit position 23, a digit number 24, a detection condition 25, and an ID 26.

Here, the record name 21 indicates the name of a record to be collected from the status file 2. The data type 22 indicates whether the stored data is a decimal number or a binary number, and "D" or "B" is set, respectively. The digit position 23 indicates the start position of the corresponding data of the record, and indicates the digit position from the beginning of the record. The number of digits 24 indicates the number of digits of the corresponding data. The detection condition 25 indicates a condition used by the comparison unit 6 for checking the value of the corresponding data.

There are four detection conditions: equal (=), equal to or greater than (> =), range (to), and smaller (<). The ID 26 indicates a data type when output to the printer 12. For example, the contents of the first line are, in the record name “REC1” of the status file 2, the data type of the corresponding item data is a decimal number of “D”, the digit position is the “5” digit, and the digit number is "2",
This means that this value is equal to "15"("="). Note that the ID of the item data indicates “AAA”. The detection conditions have already been described above.

The contents of the second to fourth rows of the condition table 4 have the same meaning. In the fifth line, “END” indicating the end of the condition specification is set in the record name 21. Next, the input unit 5 sets the sampling interval at which the data collection unit 3 collects data from the status file 2 to “
It is set in the data collection unit 3 in units of "minutes." For example, when the sampling interval is set to 2 minutes, "2" indicating 2 minutes is set in the data collection unit 3.

In the above state, the data collection unit 3
Two decimal digits are extracted as item data from the fifth digit of the record name “REC1” from the status file 2 and output to the comparison unit 6. The comparison unit 6 checks whether or not the data output from the data collection unit 3 matches the condition according to the detection condition 25 of the condition table 4. Check whether the value is "15". Here, when the data output from the data collection unit 3 matches the condition, the data is sent to the notification unit 7. Here, if the value of the data extracted from the situation file 2 is “15”, the ID 26 “
AAA ”and the item data to the notification unit 7.

In the notifying unit 7, the transmitted data is edited by the editing unit 11 into a format as shown in FIG. 3 and printed out to the printer 12. Further, the buzzer 13 is sounded for a certain period of time to notify the monitoring personnel that the check condition has been met. For example, if the value of the sent item data is “1”
5 "and the ID 26 is" AAA ", the data is printed by the printer 12 as shown in the first line of Fig. 3. At this time, the built-in clock function also prints the date and time. Is instructed to ring for a certain period of time.

Similarly, at 9:46 after 38 minutes, as a result of collecting the item data of “REC2” from the status file 2 by the data collecting unit 3, the value is “123”, and the condition table 4 is detected. Because the condition was met (> = 100),
The print output is performed in the form shown in the second line of the printer output example of FIG. The third and fourth lines are printed by exactly the same operation.

According to the computer automatic monitoring apparatus of the present embodiment, a status file 2 for storing the operation status of the computer 1, a data collection unit 3 for collecting predetermined operation information from the status file 2, A condition table 4 for storing conditions, an input unit 5, and a condition table 4
The comparison unit 6 determines the operation status of the computer 1 based on the operation conditions stored in the storage unit and the operation information output from the data collection unit 3, and the notification unit 7 that notifies the determination result of the comparison unit 6. The user can check the specific item data of a certain record according to the operating conditions stored in the condition table, and can automatically monitor the operating status of the information equipment such as a computer without manual operation. .

In the present embodiment, the detection condition 25 in the condition table 4 is specified by only one simple condition, but may be specified by a plurality of conditions. For example, “AAA = 15 AND CCC = 999” (ID
26 "AAA" is 15 and "CCC" is 999)
Alternatively, a designation such as “AAA> = 20 AND DDD> 1000” or the like can be made and the comparison unit 6 can check.
At this time, the printer 12 may print two lines. It is also possible to specify the sampling interval of the data collection unit 3 for each record of the status file 2 and perform the sampling interval individually.

Further, a peripheral device such as an external storage device composed of a magnetic disk or the like is connected to the computer 1, and the data collecting unit 3 collects predetermined operation information for each device from the computer 1 and the peripheral device. It may be. In this case, in addition to the operation status of the computer 1, the operation status of peripheral devices can be automatically checked at the same time.

[0024]

As described above, according to the automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment of the present invention, the collection means for collecting predetermined operation information from the information equipment, and the storage means for storing the operation conditions of the information equipment. A determination unit that determines an operation state of the information device based on the operation conditions stored in the storage unit and the operation information output from the collection unit; and a notification unit that notifies a determination result of the determination unit. In addition, it is possible to reliably and automatically check the operation status of information equipment in real time. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a work error such as omission of check or forgetting by a worker who has been regarded as a problem in the related art, and appropriate measures can be taken in a timely manner. In addition, since it is not manually performed, it is possible to simultaneously check data at a plurality of locations in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an automatic monitoring device for a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents set in a condition table of the automatic monitoring device of the computer according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data edited by a notification unit of the automatic monitoring device of the computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 computer 2 status file (status storage unit) 3 data collection unit (collection unit) 4 condition table (storage unit) 5 input unit 6 comparison unit (judgment unit) 7 notification unit (notification unit) 11 editing unit 12 printer 13 buzzer 21 Record name 22 Data type 23 Digit position 24 Digit number 25 Detection condition 26 ID

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for automatically monitoring the operation status of an information device such as a computer, comprising: a collection unit for collecting predetermined operation information from the information device; and a storage unit for storing operation conditions of the information device. Determining means for determining the operating status of the information device based on the operating conditions stored in the storage means and the operating information output from the collecting means; and a notifying means for notifying the determination result of the determining means. Automatic monitoring device for information equipment characterized by the following. 2. The information device according to claim 1, further comprising a status storage unit configured to store an operation status of the information device, wherein the sampling unit is configured to store the operation status of the information device based on the operation condition of the information device stored in the storage unit. 2. The automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment according to claim 1, wherein predetermined operation information is collected. 3. An automatic monitoring apparatus for information equipment according to claim 1, wherein said collection means is provided with an input section for inputting a condition for collecting predetermined operation information of said information equipment. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit includes an input unit for inputting an operation condition of the information device.
Automatic monitoring equipment for the described information equipment. 5. An information processing system comprising: a peripheral device such as an external storage device connected to the information device; and the collection unit configured to collect predetermined operation information for each device from the information device and the peripheral device. The automatic monitoring device for information equipment according to claim 1.