JPH11338830A - Distributed job management system for computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to process a designated parameter in an optimum way with no consciousness of a job operating management application by providing job extraction means which decides a parameter and registers a job to the application when the coincidence of parameter information is confirmed. SOLUTION: A user extracts the jobs at and after their heads as long as the information on them are stored in a job information management data base 3 and the jobs can be extracted by the extraction means 12 and 22 of computer systems 1 and 2 respectively. Then the user sets an extraction flag to decide whether the essential parts of parameter information and also the parameter information on the jobs packaged in the job operation management applications of parameter information tables 14 and 24 are satisfied or not. If these essential parts are satisfied, it's decided whether the selection part of parameter information is satisfied or not. If the selection part is satisfied, the jobs are registered to the job operation management application.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed job management system for a computer system, and particularly to a case where a job requested by a computer system constructed by a plurality of computers of different types and a job operation management application is distributed and processed. Applicable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a distributed job management method for a plurality of computers of different models, there is one such as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-235112. In this distributed job management method, a job is distributed and executed by an operation information table that specifies the correspondence between a job and a computer that executes the job on a job registration source computer system, or an execution load module of a registered job is executed. Is analyzed, and with the minimum necessary information such that the executable computer executes the job,
This is a method that allows a user to execute a job without being aware of compatibility.

[0003]

However, in the conventional distributed job management method, when a job operation management application having a different function is constructed on a heterogeneous computer, the job is executed with the minimum necessary information. Therefore, there is a problem that the parameters for the job of each job operation management application cannot be optimally processed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to solving the above-described problem. A job operation management application on a computer of a different model or of the same model that can optimally process the parameter according to the parameter of the job specified at the time of job registration. By automatically selecting and executing the job, the user does not need to be aware of the job operation management application,
It is an object of the present invention to obtain a distributed job management method that can optimally process parameters specified by a user.

[0005]

A distributed job management system for a computer system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of computer systems and a job information management database.
The computer system that can determine the parameters of the job registered in the job information management database by using the parameter information table that defines the parameters of the job that the job operation management application has on each computer system, and that can process the parameters most optimally This is a method in which a job is executed by the above job operation management application.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a distributed job management system according to the present invention. A computer system 1 and a computer system 2 are connected to a network 4 as computers of the same model or different models.
And a job information management database 3 shared by a network in which job information is registered. In the case of this embodiment, each computer system includes a job registration unit 11 for registering a job in the job information management database 3,
21 and parameter information tables 14 and 24 in which parameter information of jobs implemented by the job operation management applications 13 and 23 of the computer system is defined.
And job extracting means 12 and 22 for determining whether the computer system can optimally process the parameters of the job and registering the job in the job operation management system.

That is, the user registers the job registration means 11 or 21 on the computer system 1 or computer system 2.
When a job is registered in the job information management database 3 according to, a table as shown in FIG. 2 is created in the job information management database 3. In FIG. 2, the information stored in the indispensable part of the job parameter information includes, for example, the type of the computer system, the file name of the job, and the information stored in the selected part includes the execution priority of the job and the billing information. Yes, the initial value of the job extraction flag portion is a state in which no flag is set, and an extraction flag indicating whether the job is currently extracted and processed is set.

Computer system 1 and computer system 2
In the job extracting means 12 and 22, if there is job information that can be extracted in the job information management database in step 41 as illustrated in the flowchart shown in FIG. And in step 42,
It is determined whether or not the job extraction flag shown in FIG. 2 is set in the extracted information, and if it is set, in step 43, if there is the next job information from the job information management database, the job information is extracted. 4
Return to 2.

If the job extraction flag is not set, the job extraction flag is set in step 44, and in step 46, the essential part of the parameter information shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the essential part of the parameter information of the job implemented by the job operation management application shown in 3 is satisfied, and if not, the setting of the job extraction flag is canceled in step 45, and step 4
Return to 3.

If so, it is determined in step 47 whether the selected part of the parameter information in FIG. 2 and the selected part of the parameter information in FIG. 3 are satisfied. The setting of the extraction flag is released, and the process returns to step 43. If the condition is satisfied, the job is registered in the job operation management application in step 48, and the job is deleted from the job information management database in step 49, and the process returns to step 41.

[0012]

According to the present invention, in a computer system constituted by a plurality of computer systems of different models or of the same model, the user can change the parameters of the job without being aware of the difference between the job operation management applications on the computer system. A distributed job management method in which a job operation management application capable of optimal processing is automatically selected can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a distributed job management method for a computer system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram used to explain a job information management database used in the distributed job management method of the computer system in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram used to explain a parameter information table of a job used in the distributed job management method of the computer system in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart used for explaining job extracting means 12 and 22 used in the distributed job management system of the computer system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2 ... computer system, 11, 21 ... job registration means, 12, 22 ... job extraction means, 13, 2
3 ... job operation management application, 14, 24 ... parameter information table, 3 ... job information management database, 4 ... network.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a distributed job management method of a computer system constructed by a plurality of computers and a job operation management application and distributing and processing a requested job, the requested job is stored in a job information management database in a job parameter. Job registration means to register with the server, a parameter information table that defines the parameters of the job implemented in the job operation management application on each computer, a job information management database, and the parameter information and parameter information of the extracted job A distributed job management method for a computer system, comprising: a job extracting unit that determines parameters in a table and registers a job in a job operation management application when the parameter information matches.