JPH1145200A - Centralized managing system for distributed managing information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically perform series of processing for the centralized management of distributed managing information, which is managed by respective distributed servers, in the information database of a centralized managing server as centralized managing information without human intervention. SOLUTION: When a distributed managing information centralized managing part 18 of a centralized managing server 12 outputs instructions to respective client/server environments 11, 21 and 31 so as to transmit the difference data of distributed managing information 16, 26 and 36 at the respective servers 12, 22 and 32, differential data transmitting parts 14, 24 and 34 of the respective servers 12, 22 and 32 extract the differential data from distributed managing information 16, 26 and 36 of the servers themselves and instruct the communication control parts 13, 23 and 33 so as to transmit them to the centralized managing server 12. When the differential data transmitted from the respective servers 12, 22 and 32 are received through a communication control part 13, the distributed managing information centralized managing part 18 reflects centralized managing information 17 in an information database 15 with these data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a centralized management system for distributed management information, and more particularly to a centralized management system for distributed management information in a distributed client / server network system in which a plurality of client / server environments are connected by a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of distributed client / server network system, distributed management information distributed and managed on a plurality of servers is centrally managed on a single server (hereinafter, referred to as a centralized management server). For this purpose, a server administrator who manages each server manually extracts distributed management information to be centrally managed, downloads it to an auxiliary storage medium (floppy disk, cartridge magnetic tape, etc.), and stores the auxiliary storage medium. The centralized management of the distributed management information has been performed by mailing the mail to a location of the centralized management server and uploading the distributed management information of the auxiliary storage medium to the centralized management server.

[0003]

The first problem is that, in the prior art, when centralized management of distributed management information in each server, an administrator of each server manually extracts and manages the distributed management information. Downloading, sending (mailing, etc.) and uploading. The reason is that networking between the servers is insufficient, and processing cannot be constructed via the network.

An object of the present invention is to automatically execute a series of processes for centrally managing distributed management information managed by distributed servers as centralized management information in an information database of the centralized management server without manual intervention. It is an object of the present invention to provide a centralized management system of distributed management information which can be performed in a single system.

As a prior art document, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
JP-A-53855, JP-A-3-282672, JP-A-3-111948, and the like. JP-A-4-15
In the “network status unified management method” disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3855, operating status information in distributed processing is collected by each host and transmitted to a specific cast, but the target information is limited to operating status information. Have been. In addition, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 282672 discloses a "data collection / delivery automatic driving system" in which collection / delivery processing is started at a designated time, but is applied to data collection / delivery by distributed processing between a terminal and a host. Things. Further, in the "centralized management system of a distributed processing system" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-111948, a specific one of data files stored in a distributed manner is moved. Status information.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a centralized management system for distributed management information. In a distributed client / server network system in which a plurality of client / server environments are connected via a network, a centralized management server is provided for a network. A communication control unit for performing control relating to data transmission and reception, a difference data transmission unit for extracting difference data from the distributed management information of the own server, and instructing the communication control unit to transmit, and a server for each client / server environment. A distributed management information central management unit that issues an instruction to transmit the difference data of the distributed management information, receives the difference data transmitted from each server, and reflects the difference data on the centralized management information of the information database. A communication control unit for each server other than the central management server to control transmission and reception of data to and from the network; And having a differential data transmission unit for instructing said communication control unit to be sent to the central management server extracts the differential data from the distributed management information in the local server. A time control unit that activates a data transmission instruction at a preset time, and a data transmission instruction unit that issues an instruction to transmit difference data of the distributed management information to each server. And a data receiving means for receiving the difference data transmitted from each server, and a centralized data updating means for reflecting the differential data received from each server in the centralized management information of the information database.

On the other hand, the recording medium of the present invention provides a computer for a centralized management server, a communication control unit for performing control relating to data transmission / reception to / from a network, and extracting the difference data from the unique management information of each server. A differential data transmitting unit for instructing the control unit to transmit, a time control unit for starting data transmission at a preset time, and transmitting differential data of distributed management information of each server to each client / server environment. To function as data transmission instructing means for issuing an instruction, data receiving means for receiving difference data transmitted from each server, and centralized data updating means for reflecting the differential data received from each server in centralized management information of an information database. Program and the computer of each server to control the transmission and reception of data to and from the network. Cormorant communication control unit, and a program for functioning as a differential data transmission unit for instructing a transmission from specific management information to the communication control unit extracts the differential data of each server recorded.

Further, the recording medium of the present invention provides a communication control section for controlling a computer concerning transmission and reception of data with respect to a network, extracting difference data from unique management information of each server, and transmitting the difference data to the communication control section. Instructed difference data transmission unit, time control means for starting data transmission at a preset time, data transmission instructing each client / server environment to transmit difference data of distributed management information of each server Instructing means, data receiving means for receiving differential data transmitted from each server, and a program for functioning as centralized data updating means for reflecting the differential data received from each server to centralized management information in an information database are recorded. .

Further, the recording medium of the present invention provides a computer which controls a communication control unit for controlling transmission and reception of data to and from a network, and extracts difference data from unique management information of each server and transmits the difference data to the communication control unit. A program for functioning as a designated difference data transmission unit is recorded.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a distributed client / server network system to which a centralized management system of distributed management information according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. This distributed client / server network system has a configuration in which a client / server environment 21 and a client / server environment 31 are connected to a client / server environment 11 via a network.

The client / server environment 11 includes a server (hereinafter, this server is referred to as a central management server) 12 for centrally managing distributed management information, a plurality of client devices 112, and two routers 113. LAN (L
Ocal Area Network) 111.

The client / server environment 21 includes a server 22 for managing distributed management information 26, a plurality of client devices 212, and a router 213.
11 are connected.

The client / server environment 31 includes a server 32 for managing the distributed management information 36, a plurality of client devices 312, and a router 313.
11 are connected.

The central management server 12 has a communication control unit 13 for controlling data transmission and reception with respect to the network.
A difference data transmitting unit 14 that extracts data not updated from the distributed management information 16 of the centralized management server 12 to the centralized management information 17 (hereinafter referred to as difference data) and instructs the communication control unit 13 to transmit the data; An information database 15 for managing the distributed management information 16 and the centralized management information 17 of the centralized management server 12 and each server 12, 21 and 31 in each client / server environment 11, 21 and 31 at a preset time.
An instruction is issued to transmit the difference data of the distributed management information 16, 26, and 36 of 2 and 32, and each server 12,
And a distributed management information central management unit 18 that receives the difference data transmitted from the information management units 22 and 32 and reflects the difference data on the centralized management information 17 of the information database 15.

The distributed management information central management unit 18 automatically collects the distributed management information 16, 26, and 36 in the information databases 15, 25, and 35 of the servers 12, 22, and 32, and collects them as centralized management information 17 as an information database. 1
5, a time control means 181 for activating a data transmission instruction at a preset time, and a distributed management of each server 12, 22 and 32 in each client / server environment 11, 21 and 31. Data transmission instructing means 182 for issuing an instruction to transmit differential data of information 16, 26, and 36;
2 and a centralized data updating unit 184 that reflects the differential data received from each of the servers 12, 22 and 32 in the centralized management information 17 of the information database 15. It is configured.

The server 22 includes a communication control unit 23 for controlling data transmission and reception with respect to the network, and difference data for extracting difference data from the distributed management information 26 of the server 22 and instructing the communication control unit 23 to transmit the difference data. Transmission unit 24
And an information database 25 that stores the distributed management information 26 of the server 22.

The server 32 includes a communication control unit 33 for controlling data transmission and reception with respect to the network, and difference data for extracting difference data from the distribution management information 36 of the server 32 and instructing the communication control unit 33 to transmit the difference data. Transmission unit 34
And an information database 35 that stores the distributed management information 36 of the server 32.

The time control means 181 automatically starts at a predetermined time, and the data transmission instructing means 182
To start.

Referring to FIG. 2, the processing of the time control means 181 comprises a data transmission instruction means starting step S101.

The data transmission instructing means 182 transmits the difference data of the distributed management information 16, 26 and 36 to the difference data transmitting sections 14, 24 and 34 of the servers 12, 22 and 32 through the communication control sections 13, 23 and 33. Make a transmission request.

Referring to FIG. 3, data transmission instructing means 1
The process of 82 is a step of starting the differential data transmission unit S201.
Consists of

Differential data transmitting units 14, 24 and 34
Extracts difference data from the distributed management information 16, 26 and 36 in the information databases 15, 25 and 35,
The extracted difference data is transmitted to the communication control units 13, 23, and 33.
The data is transmitted to the data receiving means 183 of the distributed management information centralized management unit 18 through.

Referring to FIG. 4, difference data transmitting section 1
The processes of 4, 24, and 34 include a difference management information difference data acquisition step S301 and a difference data transmission step S301.
302.

The data receiving means 183 delivers the received difference data to the centralized data updating means 184, and simultaneously activates the centralized data updating means 184.

Referring to FIG. 5, data receiving means 183
The processing comprises a difference data receiving step S401 and a centralized data updating means activation step S402.

The centralized data updating means 184 is provided for each server 1
The difference data transferred from 2, 22, and 32 is stored as centralized management information 17 in the information database 15.

Referring to FIG. 6, centralized data updating means 1
The process of 84 is the central management information addition / update step S50
Consists of one.

Next, the operation of the centralized management system of distributed management information according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described.

In each of the client / server environments 11, 21, and 31, each of the servers 12, 22, and 32 transmits information inputted daily from the client devices 112, 212, and 312 to the information database 15 in the servers 12, 22, and 32. , 25, and 35 are distributed management information 16,
26 and 36 are stored and managed.

The distributed management information centralized management unit 18 stores the distributed management information 1 distributed to each of the servers 12, 22 and 32.
In order to automatically centralize 6, 26 and 36 in the information database 15 of the central management server 12 as central management information 17, the following operation is performed.

First, the time control means 181 is activated at a predetermined time by the time activation function of the central management server 12, and activates the data transmission instruction means 182 (step S101).

The activated data transmission instructing means 182
Server 1 in each client / server environment 11, 21, and 31 via communication control units 13, 23, and 33
The differential data transmission units 14, 24, and 34 of 2, 22, and 32 are activated (step S201).

The activated difference data transmitting units 14, 24, and 34 serve as distributed management information 16, 24 in the information databases 15, 25, and 35 of the servers 12, 22, and 32, respectively.
The difference data is extracted from the data 26 and 36 (step S
301), and transmits the data to the data receiving means 183 of the server 12 (step S302).

The data receiving means 183 is provided for each server 12,
Upon receiving the difference data from Steps 22 and 32 (Step S401), the centralized data updating unit 184 is activated (Step S402).

The centralized data updating means 184 reads the difference data passed from the data receiving means 183,
It is added to and updated in the centralized management information 17 of the information database 15 (step S501).

By automatically operating the above series of processing, the distributed management information 16, 26, and 36 distributed and managed in each server 12, 22, and 32 are stored in one centralized management server 12. It can be centralized and managed as centralized management information 17.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 7, in the second embodiment of the present invention, a centralized management server 12 includes a recording medium 114 storing a communication control program, a differential data transmission program, and a distributed management information centralized management program. 22
And a recording medium 214 on which the communication control program and the differential data transmission program are recorded, and the server 32 has a recording medium 314 on which the communication control program and the differential data transmission program are recorded. These recording media 114, 2
14 and 314 may be magnetic disks, semiconductor memories, and other recording media.

The communication control program, the differential data transmission program, and the distributed information centralized management program are read from the recording medium 114 into the centralized management server 12, and are read as the communication control unit 13, the differential data transmission unit 14, and the distributed management information centralized management unit 18. The operation of the central management server 12 is controlled. The operation of the centralized management server 12 under the control of the communication control program, the differential data transmission program, and the distributed information centralized management program is exactly the same as in the case of the centralized distributed information management system according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, the detailed explanation is omitted.

The communication control program and the difference data transmission program are read from the recording media 214 and 314 into the servers 22 and 32, respectively, and are used as the communication control units 23 and 33 and the difference data transmission units 24 and 34, respectively. Control behavior. The operations of the servers 22 and 32 under the control of the communication control program and the difference data transmission program are completely the same as those of the servers 22 and 32 in the distributed management information centralized management system according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Since it is the same, detailed description is omitted.

In the first and second embodiments, the client / server environment connected to the client / server environment 11 in which the central management server 12 exists is
Although described as two client / server environments 21 and 31, even if these are one or more than three,
It goes without saying that the invention is equally applicable.

[0043]

Next, an embodiment of a system for centrally managing distributed management information according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 8, one embodiment of the centralized management system of the distributed management information according to the first embodiment of the present invention is as follows.
The sales management information of home electric appliances at the head office and the branch is managed as distributed management information 16 and 26 by the servers 12 and 22 of each store, and is centrally managed as the central management information 17 by the server 12 of the head office.

In this embodiment, the distributed management information 1 held by the servers 12 and 22 of the client / server environment 11 and the client / server environment 21 before the automatic update is performed.
6 and 26, each client device 112 and 21
2. The difference data newly added by step 2 automatically updates the centralized management information 17 in the client / server environment 11 at a certain time without manual intervention, as shown in the state after automatic update at a certain time. It is.

[0046]

The first effect is that the distributed management information distributedly managed by each server is automatically collected in the information database of one centralized management server and can be centrally managed, thereby reducing the work of the server administrator. Is to be done. The reason is that the centralized management server is provided with a distributed management information centralized management unit, and since all servers including the centralized management server are provided with differential data transmission units, the distributed management information of each server is stored in the information database of the centralized management server. This is because centralized management can be easily performed as centralized management information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a centralized management system of distributed management information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of a time control unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of a data transmission instructing unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation order of a difference data transmitting unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation sequence of the data receiving means in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of a centralized data updating means in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a centralized management system of distributed management information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a centralized management method of distributed management information according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 21, 31 Client / server environment 12, 22, 32 Server 13, 23, 33 Communication control unit 14, 24, 34 Difference data transmission unit 15, 25, 35 Information database 16, 26, 36 Distributed management information 17 Centralized management Information 18 Distributed management information central management unit 111, 211, 311 LAN 112, 212, 312 Client device 113, 213, 313 Router 114, 214, 314 Recording medium 181 Time control unit 182 Data transmission instruction unit 183 Data reception unit 184 Centralized data Update means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a distributed client / server network system in which a plurality of client / server environments are connected by a network, a central management server controls a communication control section for transmitting and receiving data to and from the network, and a local server. A difference data transmitting unit that extracts difference data from the distributed management information and instructs the communication control unit to transmit the difference data, and issues an instruction to transmit the difference data of the distributed management information of each server to each client / server environment; A distributed management information central management unit for receiving the difference data transmitted from each server and reflecting the difference data in centralized management information of an information database, wherein each server other than the centralized management server transmits and receives data to and from a network. A communication control unit that performs control related to, and extracts difference data from the distributed management information of its own server, Centralized scheme of distributed management information; and a differential data transmission unit for instructing said communication control unit to transmit to the middle management server. 2. A distributed control information central management unit, comprising: a time control unit for activating a data transmission instruction at a preset time; and an instruction to transmit difference data of the distributed management information to each server. And a centralized data updating unit for reflecting the differential data received from each server to centralized management information in an information database. 1. A centralized management method of the distributed management information described in 1. 3. A communication control unit for controlling a computer of a centralized management server to transmit and receive data to and from a network, extracting difference data from unique management information of each server, and instructing the communication control unit to transmit. Difference data transmission unit, time control means for starting data transmission at a preset time, data transmission instruction means for instructing each client / server environment to transmit difference data of distributed management information of each server A program for functioning as data receiving means for receiving differential data transmitted from each server, and a centralized data updating means for reflecting the differential data received from each server in centralized management information of an information database; A communication control unit that controls transmission and reception of data to and from the network, and A recording medium recording a program for functioning as a differential data transmission unit for instructing a transmission from the unique management information over server to the communication control unit extracts differential data. 4. A computer, comprising: a communication control unit that controls transmission and reception of data with respect to a network; a difference data transmission unit that extracts difference data from unique management information of each server and instructs the communication control unit to transmit the difference data; Time control means for starting data transmission at a preset time, data transmission instruction means for instructing each client / server environment to transmit differential data of distributed management information of each server, transmission from each server A recording medium on which a program for functioning as a data receiving means for receiving the obtained differential data and a centralized data updating means for reflecting the differential data received from each server to centralized management information in an information database is recorded. 5. A computer as a communication control unit for controlling data transmission / reception to and from a network, and a difference data transmission unit for extracting difference data from unique management information of each server and instructing the communication control unit to transmit the difference data. A recording medium on which a program for functioning is recorded.