JPH117391A - Software managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve inability of concentrated management of software stored by each computer in a network system. SOLUTION: In the network system constituted of a managing system 2, plural distribution servers 18 and plural end computers 30, system information regarding the distribution servers 18 and the end computers 30 and information regarding software to be transferred with the end computers 30 stored in the distribution server 18 and software stored in the end computers 30 are held in a storage device 17 of the managing system 2. The concentrated management of the software in each computer in the network system is performed by managing transfer of the software and a storage state of the software in the managing system based on these pieces of the system information and software information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to operation management of computers in a network system, and more particularly to management of software used in each computer, and a software management device for registering / updating software used in each computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of software management apparatus is used for the purpose of improving the efficiency and certainty of software registration update and facilitating management as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-179936. Have been.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a software distribution procedure of a conventional software management apparatus. In the figure, the left side shows client processing, and the right side shows server processing.

First, when a client requests to start a menu screen of a program (S40), the client transmits its own program management table to the server (S41).

Subsequently, the server compares its own program management table with the transmitted program management table (S42), and distributes all programs having a mismatch to the client (S43).

[0006] The client holds the distributed program, and thereafter makes necessary additions or updates to its own table with reference to all distributed program names and versions (S44). Thereafter, the menu screen is activated (S45).

[0007]

The first problem is that software management cannot be centrally managed in one place.
A situation occurs in which the latest software is not stored in the server that distributes the software.

[0008] The reason is that when there are a plurality of servers that distribute software, the software managed by each distribution server can be recognized only for each distribution server, and the software storage status of each distribution server is determined. This is because there is no means for automatic recognition.

The second problem is that software distribution cannot be updated when urgent software update is required because the timing of software distribution depends on the operation of the client.

[0010] The reason is that software update of the client is not performed unless an operator performs an operation on the client.

[0011] The third problem is that unnecessary communication occurs.

[0012] The reason is that, when the operator activates the menu on the client, communication with the server always occurs even if there is no software registration update. Another reason is that the status of software held by the server and the client cannot be recognized by the operator.

[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency and reliability of software maintenance in a network system.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided a network system including a management system, a plurality of distribution servers, and a plurality of end computers. Is a storage device that holds system information about the distribution server and the end computer, software for transferring data to and from the end computer stored in the distribution server, and information about the software stored in the end computer. And means for centrally managing software transfer and software storage status in each computer in the network system based on information in the storage device. Things.

Further, the software management device of the present invention comprises:
A management system (2 in FIG. 1) that manages software stored in each computer in the network, a plurality of software distribution servers (18 in FIG. 1) connected to the management system, and connected to each software distribution server. In a network system including a plurality of end computers (30 in FIG. 1), information on software to be distributed to the end computers stored in each software distribution server is stored in a management system.
Information about each software distribution server and end computers connected to the server, a storage device (17 in FIG. 1) for holding information on software stored in each end computer, and various instructions to the management system Means (1 in FIG. 1) for performing the operation and output means (36 in FIG. 1) for outputting various information from the management system.
Request receiving means (3 in FIG. 1) for receiving various requests from the input means and distributing processes according to the received requests;
Distribution software information acquisition means (5 in FIG. 1) for searching and editing software information to be transferred between the distribution server and the end computer from the distribution server and end computer software information in accordance with the distribution software information output request received by the request reception means. ), System information reading means (8 in FIG. 1) for reading system information stored in the storage device in response to a request from the distribution software information acquisition means, and storage in the storage device in response to a request from the distribution software information acquisition means. Software information reading means (see FIG. 1)
9), an information notifying unit (4 in FIG. 1) for notifying the output unit of the information of the software to be distributed edited by the distribution software information obtaining unit, and the distribution software information notified by the distribution software information obtaining unit. Transfer instruction means (10 in FIG. 1) for receiving a distribution request from the input means from the request receiving means and issuing a transfer instruction request to the distribution server concerned for the distribution of the requested software; Transfer result receiving means (16 in FIG. 1) for receiving the transfer result from the distribution server in response to the transfer instruction from the storage server, and storing the transfer result request from the management system in the distribution server. A transfer instruction receiving unit (19 in FIG. 1) for notifying the transfer unit of the transfer instruction, and a source for receiving the distribution instruction from the transfer instruction receiving unit and transferring the distribution instruction to the end computer. Transfer means (28 in FIG. 1) for reading software according to the transfer instruction from the storage device storing the software and transferring the software to the end computer according to the transfer instruction; Transfer result transmitting means for transmitting the result of the transfer to the distribution server (27 in FIG. 1)
And a transfer unit (34 in FIG. 1) for receiving the transfer of the software from the distribution server and storing the software in a storage device for storing the software.

Also, the software management apparatus acquires server information storage means (13 in FIG. 1) for acquiring information on a system connected to the management system held by the OS of the management system and storing the information in a storage device as distribution server information. A system configuration information acquisition request from the instruction terminal is received from the request reception unit, and a system information acquisition unit (11 in FIG. 1) for requesting information on a system to be connected to the distribution server is requested from the system information acquisition unit. System information receiving means (1 in FIG. 1) which receives system information notified from the distribution server as a response to the system information request to the distribution server, edits the system information as end computer information, and stores it in the storage device.
5) The distribution server receives the connection system information request from the system information acquisition unit of the management system, acquires information on the system connected to the distribution server held by the OS of the distribution server, and sets the system as the connection system information. A system configuration information acquisition unit that notifies the configuration information transmission unit (FIG. 1)
22) and system information transmitting means (26 in FIG. 1) for editing the connected system information notified from the system configuration information acquiring means as system information and transmitting the edited system information to the management system. It is characterized by holding target system configuration information.

Further, the software management apparatus receives a system configuration information display request requested from the input means to the management system from the request receiving means, reads the system configuration information stored in the storage device, edits the system configuration information, and edits the system configuration information. As output information, a system configuration information editing unit (6 in FIG. 1) that transmits to an information notification unit that outputs to the output unit, and a system configuration information read notification from the system configuration information editing unit are received and stored in a storage device. System information reading means (8 in FIG. 1) for reading system information that is present and notifying the system configuration information editing means.

Further, the software management apparatus receives a software information acquisition request from the input means to the management system from the request receiving means, and transmits a software information transmission request to the distribution server (see FIG. 1). 12) and software information receiving means for receiving software information notified from the distribution server as a response to a software information transmission request to the distribution server requested from the software information acquisition means, editing the software information as software management information, and storing the software management information in the storage device (14 in FIG. 1), the distribution server receives the software information transmission request from the software information acquisition unit of the management system, and if the request destination of the software information is the distribution server, the distribution server receives the software information transmission request. Is an end computer, The software information request receiving means (24 in FIG. 1) for notifying the software information means and the software information request receiving means read the software information stored in the storage device and edit the software information as software information. Software information reading means (23 in FIG. 1) for notifying the transmitting means;
A software information transmission request is transmitted to the end computer in response to the notification from the software requesting means, and the software information notified from the end computer is received as a response to the software transmission request to the requesting end computer, and the software transmission means is transmitted to the software transmission means. Software information receiving means (25 in FIG. 1) for notifying; software information transmitting means (24 in FIG. 1) for receiving software from the software reading means or software receiving means and transmitting the software information to the management system;
The end computer receives the software request information from the distribution server and notifies the software reading unit of the reception of the software information request to the software reading unit (31 in FIG. 1). The software information reading means (32 in FIG. 1) reads the software information stored in the storage device according to the notification of the software, edits the software information as software information, and notifies the software information transmitting means of the software information. Software information transmitting means (3 in FIG. 1) for receiving software and transmitting software information to the management system.
3), and the software information stored in the distribution server and the end computer is stored in the storage device of the management system.

Further, the software management device receives the software information display request requested from the input means from the request receiving means, and reads the software information stored in the distribution server and the end computer stored in the storage device. A software information editing means (7 in FIG. 1) for sending the edited software display information to the information notifying means for outputting to the output means; and a software reading request received from the software information editing means and stored in the storage device. Software information reading means (9 in FIG. 1) for reading information on the software that is present and notifying the software information editing means.

[Operation] According to the present invention, the storage device of the management system holds the information of the software stored in the distribution server and the end computer, and distributes the software based on the information of the software. Since the information notification means recognizes software to be distributed from the distribution server to the end computers, each end computer can automatically detect software that needs to be registered or updated.

Further, the software information notification means issues a transfer instruction to each distribution server from the transfer instruction means of the management system based on the information of the software to be distributed from the distribution server to the end computer. The transfer instruction from the system is notified through the transfer receiving means, and the software can be transferred to the end computer to be transferred. Therefore, the transfer between each distribution server and the end computer can be performed by an instruction from one management system.

Further, information of the distribution server connected to the management system can be stored in the storage device by the server information storage means of the management system, and the configuration information receiving means of the management system can store the information of the end computer connected to the distribution server. The data can be received from the system configuration information acquisition unit of the distribution server through the system configuration information transmission unit and stored in the storage device. For this reason, even if the distribution server or end computer is added or deleted, the software may not be updated or registered to a new end computer, or software transfer instructions or software transfer to the deleted distribution server or end computer may be incorrect. Will not work.

Further, the software information receiving means of the management system stores the information of the software stored in the distribution server and the end computer received as a response to the software information transmission request to each distribution server in the storage device. The software transmission means of each distribution server includes software information stored in the distribution server from the software reading means of each distribution server and software information stored in the end computer transmitted from the software information transmission means of the end computer. Can be received and transmitted to the software receiving means of the management server. For this reason, the management system can manage the information of the software transferred to the end computer stored in the distribution server and the information of the software stored in the end computer.

Also, in response to a request from the instruction terminal, the system configuration information editing means of the management system can transfer information of each distribution server and end computer stored in the storage device.
The software information editing means can output the software information of each distribution server and the software information of each end computer stored in the storage device to the instruction terminal via the information notification means. For this reason, the system administrator
Just refer to the output result of this information to the instruction terminal,
The current storage status of software on each distribution server and end computer can be ascertained.

[0025]

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the best mode of the present invention is as follows.

The management system 2 has an input means 1 for inputting data to the management system and an output device 36 for outputting information.

The request receiving unit 3 of the management system 2 receives the transfer instruction request, the distribution software information display request, the system configuration information acquisition request, or the software information acquisition request input from the input unit 1 and, for each request type, Issues a notification to the corresponding processing means.

The transfer instructing means 10 of the management system 2 receives the notification of the transfer instruction from the request receiving means 3, and instructs the distribution server 18 notified of the transfer instruction to transfer the software.

The distribution software information acquisition means 12 of the management system 2 receives the notification of the distribution software information acquisition from the request receiving means 3 and, based on the distribution server and end computer software information stored in the storage device 17, The software information to be transferred between the end computers is searched, extracted, edited, and the distributed software information is notified to the information notifying means 4.

System information requesting means 1 of management system 2
1 receives the notification of the acquisition of the system information from the request receiving means 3, and instructs the distribution server notified of the acquisition of the system information to transmit the connection system information regarding the end computer connected to the server.

The software information request unit 12 of the management system 2 receives the notification of the acquisition of the software information from the request reception unit 3, and instructs the distribution server notified of the acquisition of the software information to transmit the software information.

The server information storage means of the management system 2
Upon receiving the system information acquisition notification from the request accepting unit 3, the information of the system connected to the management system held by the OS of the management system 2 is acquired, and the storage device 13
Edit and store as distribution server information.

The system configuration information editing means 8 of the management system 2 receives the notification of the system configuration information display from the request receiving means 3 and reads the distribution server information and the end computer information stored in the storage device 17 to read the system information. The information is obtained through the means, edited into a format to be output to the instruction terminal 1, and transmitted to the information notifying means 4 as system configuration information display data.

System information reading means 8 of management system 2
Receives a system information reading instruction from the distribution software information acquiring means 5 or the system configuration information editing means 8,
It reads the distribution server information and the end computer information stored in the storage device 17 and notifies the distribution software information acquisition unit 5 or the system configuration information editing unit 8 that has received the system information reading instruction.

The software information editing means 7 of the management system 2 receives the notification of the software information display from the request accepting means 3, and receives the information on the distribution server stored in the storage device 17 and the software stored in the end computer. Information is obtained via the software information reading means 9, edited into a format to be output to the instruction terminal 1, and transmitted to the information notifying means 4 as software information display data.

The software information receiving means 14 of the management system 2 transmits the distribution server 18 to the software transmitting means 24
, The software information stored in the distribution server 18 or the end computer 30 is received, edited as software management information, and stored in the storage device 17.

System information receiving means 1 of management system 2
5 receives from the system information transmitting means 27 of the distribution server 18 the system information which is the information of the end computer connected to the distribution server, edits it as end computer information, and stores it in the storage device 17.

Transfer result receiving means 16 of management system 2
Receives software transfer result information between the distribution server and the end computer from the transfer unit 28 of the distribution server 18, edits the result as software transfer status information, and stores the information in the storage device 17.

Transfer instruction receiving means 19 of distribution server 18
Receives a software transfer instruction from the transfer instruction means 10 of the management system 2 and notifies the transfer means 28 of information on execution of software transfer with the end computer.

The transfer unit 28 of the distribution server 18 receives the transfer execution information of the software from the transfer instruction receiving unit 19, and instructs the transfer of the software to the distribution target end computer in accordance with the received transfer execution information. And after the transfer is completed, the transfer result is notified to the transfer result transmitting means.

Transfer result transmitting means 27 of distribution server 18
Receives the software transfer result from the transfer means 28, edits the result as transfer result information to be transmitted to the management system 2, and transmits the result to the transfer result reception means 16 of the management system 2.

The system information request receiving means 20 of the distribution server 18 is connected to the system information request means 11 of the management system 2.
Receives the request for the connected system information from the PC, and notifies the system information acquisition means 22 of the information acquisition of the connected end computer.

System information acquisition means 2 of distribution server 18
When the connection system request is received from the system information request receiving unit, the information acquisition unit 2 obtains information about the system connected to the distribution server held by the OS of the distribution server and notifies the system information transmission unit 26 of the information as connected system information.

System information transmission means 2 of distribution server 18
6 receives the connected system information from the system information acquisition means 22 and transmits it to the management system as system information.

The software information request receiving means 21 of the distribution server 28 receives the software information transmission request from the software information requesting means 12 of the management system 2. If the software request destination is the distribution server 18, the software information request receiving means 21 If the software request destination is an end computer, the software information receiving unit 25 is notified of a request for software information.

Software acquisition means 2 of distribution server 18
3 receives the software information request from the software information request receiving means 21, reads the software information stored in the storage device 29, edits the software information as software information, and notifies the software information transmitting means 24.

When the software information receiving means 25 of the distribution server 18 receives the software information request from the software information request receiving means 21, it issues a software information transmission request to the requested end computer 30, and responds as a response. , The software information of the software stored in the end computer 29 from the end computer 30, and notifies the software information transmitting means 24 of the software information.

The software information transmitting means 24 of the distribution server 18 receives the software information from the software obtaining means 23 or the software receiving means 25, and transmits this information to the management system 2.

Transfer means 34 of end computer 30
Receives the software transfer request from the transfer means 28 of the distribution server 18 and transfers the software to and from the distribution server.

The software information request receiving means 30 of the end computer 30 receives the software information transmission request from the software information receiving means of the distribution server 18 and notifies the software information reading means 32 of a software reading instruction. When receiving the software information transmission request from the software request receiving means 31, the software information reading means 32
5 is read, edited as software information, and notified to the software information transmitting means 33. The software information transmitting means 33 of the end computer 30 receives the software information from the software information reading means 32 and transmits this information to the distribution server 18.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the management system in outputting the distribution software information to the instruction terminal and instructing the transfer of the software.

When there is an instruction from the instruction terminal (A1) and the instruction is a request for output of distributed software information (A1)
(2) YES) System configuration information is read from the storage device (A3). Next, software information is read (A4).
The software information stored in the distribution server and the software information stored in each of the end computers connected to the server are compared based on the read system configuration information and the software information. If the software of the distribution server is newer than the software of the end computer, The software is recognized as a transfer target (YES in A5), and distribution software information is created (A6). If the software of the distribution server is older than the software of the end computer, it is not a transfer target (A5: NO). Thereafter, the created distribution software information is output to the instruction terminal that has received the request (A6).

Next, when the transfer instruction is received from the instruction terminal (YES in A7), the transfer instruction with the end computer is transmitted to the specified distribution server (A8). Thereafter, when the transfer is completed between the distribution server and the end computer, the management system receives the transfer result (A9). The received transfer result is set as transfer result information in the software information and stored in the storage device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation when acquiring system configuration information from the management system.

In the management system, when there is a system configuration information acquisition request from the instruction terminal (A12), first, the information of the computer connected to the management system held by the OS of the management system is acquired (A13). The acquired information on the connected computer is edited into distribution server information serving as information on the distribution server (A14). The edited distribution server information is written in the storage device (A15). Next, a system information request is transmitted to the distribution server connected to the management system to transmit information about the computer connected to the distribution server (A16).

The distribution server receives the system information request transmitted from the management system (A17), and acquires information on the computer connected to the distribution server which is held by the OS of the distribution server (A18). The acquired information on the connected computer is edited as connected system information (A19). The edited connection system information is transmitted to the management system (A20).

The management system receives the connected system information from the distribution server (A21), and edits the received connected system information as end computer information (A2).
2). The edited end computer information is written to the storage device (A23).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation when acquiring software information to the management system.

When there is a software information acquisition request from the transfer instruction terminal (A24), a software information request is transmitted to the requested distribution server to transmit information on software stored in the distribution server or the end computer (A24). A25).

The distribution server receives the software information request from the management system (A26), and determines whether the destination requesting the software information is the distribution server or the end computer (A27). When the destination requesting software information is a distribution server (YE of A26)
S), the information about the software stored in the storage device of the distribution server is read (A28). The information of the read software is edited as software information (A29). The edited software information is transmitted to the management system (A36). When the destination requesting the software information is an end computer (N of A27)
O), a software information request is transmitted to the requested end computer to transmit information about the software (A30).

When the end computer receives the software information request from the distribution server (A31), it reads information about the software stored in the storage device of the end computer (A32). Edit the read software information as software information (A
33). The edited software information is transmitted to the distribution server (A34).

The distribution server receives the software information from the end computer (A35) and transmits the received software information to the management system (A36).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation when outputting system configuration information and software information to the instruction terminal.

When a request is received from the instruction terminal and the request is a request to output system configuration information (YE of A37)
S), the distribution server information stored in the storage device of the management system is read (A38). Further, end computer information stored in the storage device is read (A3
9). From the read distribution server information and end computer information, system configuration information representing the system configuration is edited in a format that can be output to the instruction terminal (A41). The edited system configuration information is transmitted to the instruction terminal.

When the request from the instruction terminal is a software information output request (YES in A42), the software information of the distribution server and the software information of the end computer are read from the storage device of the management system (A4).
3). From the read software information, the software information about the software stored in each distribution server and the end computer is edited into a format that can be output to the instruction terminal (A44). The edited software information is output to the instruction terminal (A45).

[0068]

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

Referring to FIG. 6, the embodiment of the present invention relates to a network system including a management system 37, a plurality of distribution servers 53 connected to the management system, and a plurality of end computers 66 connected to each distribution server. The terminal device 36 having input / output devices such as a keyboard and a display, and the management system 37 include a transfer instruction request, a distribution software information display request, a system configuration information acquisition request, a software information acquisition request, A request receiving unit for receiving a configuration information display request and a software information display request and issuing a notification to a processing unit corresponding to each request type; receiving a transfer instruction notification from the request receiving unit 38; Transfer instructor instructing the specified distribution server 53 to transfer the software 45, request receiving means 38 receives the notification of the distribution software information acquired from the distribution from the software information distribution server 53 and end computer 66 is stored in the magnetic disk device 52 server 5
Software information acquisition means 40 for searching, extracting, and editing information of software to be transferred between the PC 3 and the end computer 66 and notifying the information notification means 39 of the distribution software information, and acquiring system information from the request receiving means 38 And a request information receiving unit 3 for instructing the distribution server 53 notified of the system information acquisition to transmit connection system information regarding the end computer 66 connected to the server, and the request receiving unit 3
And a software information acquisition unit 47 for instructing the distribution server 53 notified of the acquisition of the software information to transmit the software information, and a system from the request reception unit 38 of the management system 37. Upon receiving the information acquisition notification, the management system 37
Server information storage means 48 for acquiring information of a system connected to the management system 37 held by the OS, editing and storing the information as information of the distribution server 53 in the magnetic disk device 52, and a request reception means 38. Upon receiving the notification of the display of the system configuration information, the distribution server information and the end computer information stored in the magnetic disk device 52 are obtained via the system information reading means 43, and edited into a format to be output to the instruction terminal 36. A system information reading instruction is transmitted from the system configuration information editing means 40 to be transmitted to the information notifying means 39 as the system configuration information display data, and a system information reading instruction is received from the distribution software information obtaining means 40 or the system configuration information editing means 41 and stored in the magnetic disk device 52. Read the distribution server information and end computer information The system information reading means 43 for notifying the distribution software information acquisition means 40 or the system configuration information editing means 41 having received the system information reading instruction, and the software information display notification from the request receiving means 38 are received. Information about the stored software stored in the distribution server 53 and the end computer 66 is acquired via the software information reading means 44, edited into a format to be output to the instruction terminal 36, and sent to the information notifying means 39. Software information editing means 42 for transmitting as information display data
A software information receiving unit 49 that receives software information stored in the distribution server 53 or the end computer 66 from the software transmission unit 60 of the distribution server 53, edits the software information as software management information, and stores the software management information in the magnetic disk device 52; A system information receiving unit 59 which receives system information, which is information of an end computer 66 connected to the distribution server 53, from a system configuration information transmitting unit 62 of the server 53, edits it as end computer information, and stores it in the magnetic disk device 52.
And the management system 37 transmits the transfer means 64 of the distribution server 53.
From the distribution server 53 and the end computer 66, and edits it as software transfer status information, and stores it in the magnetic disk device 52.

The distribution server 53 accepts a software transfer instruction from the transfer instruction means 45 of the management system 37 and notifies the transfer means 64 of information on the execution of software transfer with the end computer 66. And the distribution server 53 includes the transfer instruction receiving means 5
Receiving the transfer execution information of the software from the third computer, transferring the software instructed to be transferred to the end computer 66 to be distributed according to the received transfer execution information, and transmitting the transfer result after the transfer is completed. Transfer means 64 for notifying 63, transfer result receiving means for receiving the transfer result of the software from the transfer means 64, editing as transfer result information to be transmitted to the management system 37, and transmitting to the transfer result receiving means 51 of the management system 37 63; a system information request receiving unit 55 that receives a request for connected system information from the system information obtaining unit 46 of the management system 37, and notifies the system information obtaining unit 58 of information acquisition of the connected end computer; Upon receiving the connection system request from the system information request receiving means 55, the distribution server S obtains information on the system connected to the distribution server held by S, and notifies the system information transmitting unit 62 of the information as connected system information; and receives the connected system information from the system information obtaining unit 58, A software information transmission request is received from a system information transmission unit 62 that transmits the information to the management system and a software information transmission request from the software information acquisition unit 47 of the management system 37.
If the software request destination is the end computer 66, the software information request receiving means 57 for notifying the software information receiving means 61 of the software information request
When the software information request is received from the software information request receiving means 57, the software information stored in the magnetic disk device 65 is read and edited as software information.
When the software information request is received from the software reading means 59 and the software information request receiving means 57, a request for transmitting software information is issued to the requested end computer 66. Software information receiving means 61 for receiving software information of software stored in the end computer 66 and notifying the software information to the software information transmitting means 60
And software information transmitting means 60 for receiving software information from the software reading means 59 or the software receiving means 61 and transmitting the information to the management system 37.

The end computer 66 receives the software transfer request from the transfer means 63 of the distribution server 53 and transfers the software to and from the distribution server 53, and the software information receiving means 61 of the distribution server 53 Software information transmission request from
The software information request receiving means 67 for notifying the software information reading means 68 of the instruction to read the software, and when the software information receiving request is received from the software request receiving means 67, the software information stored in the magnetic disk device 71 And load
Software reading means 68 for editing as software information and notifying the software information transmitting means 69 and receiving software information from the software information reading means 68 and transmitting the information to the distribution server 53 are provided. .

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8.

In order to display the software to be transferred between the distribution server 54 and the end computer 66 from the instruction terminal 37 in FIG. 6 to the instruction terminal 37, an output request for the distribution software information is made. The request receiving unit 39 receives the request for the distribution software information from the instruction terminal 37, and notifies the distribution software information acquisition unit 41 of the information acquisition of the software to be transferred between the distribution server 54 and the end computer 66. Upon receiving the notification of the acquisition of the software to be transferred from the request receiving unit 39, the distribution software information acquisition unit 41 transfers the transfer between the distribution server 54 and the end computer 66 from the system information and the software information stored in the magnetic disk device 53. Search the distribution software information to be performed.

FIG. 7 shows the distribution software information acquisition means 41.
Shows the operation when searching for distribution software information. It is also assumed that the tables in FIG. 8 are stored as system information and software information in the magnetic disk device 53 of the management system 38. First, in the distribution server table 72 stored in the magnetic disk device 53, the end computer table 74 is searched from the distribution server name targeted for the distribution software information (A50). Next, an end computer stored software table 75 which is software information stored in the end computer 66 from the end computer name of the searched end computer table 74.
(A51). Next, the distribution server storage software table 73, which is software information stored in the distribution server, is searched from the distribution server name (A52). Next, the distribution server storage software table 73 and the end computer storage software table 75 are searched for the same software (A53).
The update dates of the software are compared, and if the update date of the software stored in the distribution server is newer (A5
4) Judge as software to be distributed, and store the software name in the distribution software target table (A5)
5). Further, software (NO in A53) that exists in the distribution server storage software table 73 but does not exist in the end computer storage software table 75 is recognized as newly distributed software, and the software name is stored in the distribution software target table ( A55).

The distribution software information acquired by the distribution software acquisition means 41 is edited into a format to be displayed on the instruction terminal, and displayed on the instruction terminal 37 via the information notification means 39.

When a software transfer instruction is transmitted based on the distribution software information displayed on the instruction terminal 37, the request accepting means 39 transmits a transfer instruction notification to the transfer instruction means 46. Upon receiving the transfer instruction notification from the request accepting unit 39, the transfer instruction unit 46 transmits a software transfer request to the distribution server 54 to which the transfer instruction has been issued. Transfer instruction receiving means 55 of distribution server 54
Receives the transfer request from the transfer instructing unit 46 of the management system 38, and notifies the transfer instructing unit 64 of a transfer execution instruction. Upon receiving the transfer execution notification from the transfer instruction receiving unit 55, the transfer unit 64 reads the software according to the transfer execution notification from the magnetic disk device 65 and transfers the software to the target end computer 66. The transfer means 70 of the end computer 66 receives the software transferred from the transfer means 64 of the distribution server 54 and stores the software in the magnetic disk device 71.

When the transfer of the software is completed, the transfer means 64 of the distribution server 54 notifies the transfer result transmitting means 63 of the result of the transfer. Upon receiving the transfer result from the transfer unit 64, the transfer result notifying unit 63
Send the transfer result to. The transfer result receiving means 52 of the management system 38 receives the transfer result from the distribution server 54 and writes the transfer result in the software information of the magnetic disk device 53.

Next, when requesting acquisition of system configuration information from the instruction terminal 37, the request receiving means 39 receives the request, and the server information storage means 49 and the system information obtaining means 4
7 is notified of a system information acquisition request. The server information storage unit 49 obtains a distribution server name from information of a system connected to the management system held by the OS, for example, network definition information, etc.
8, the distribution server information in the example of FIG.
2 stores the distribution server name. Further, when receiving the system information acquisition request from the request receiving unit 39, the system information acquisition unit 47 transmits a system information transmission request to the distribution server 54. System information request receiving means 56
Receives a system information transmission request from the system information acquisition unit 47 of the management system 38, and issues a system information acquisition notification to the system configuration information acquisition unit 58. When receiving the system information acquisition notification from the system information request receiving unit 56, the system configuration information acquiring unit 58 obtains information on the system connected to the distribution server held by the OS of the distribution server 54, such as network definition information, from the end computer. The name is acquired and notified to the system information transmitting means 62. System information transmission means 62
Receives the end computer name from the system configuration information acquisition means 58 and transmits it to the management system 38. The system information receiving means 51 of the management system 38
The end computer name is received from the system information transmitting means 62 of the distribution server 54, and the system information of the magnetic disk device 53, the end computer table 74 in the example of FIG.
To store the end computer name.

When a request for obtaining software information is made from the instruction terminal 37, the request receiving means 39 receives the request and issues a software information obtaining request to the software information obtaining means 48. Software information acquisition means 48
Receives the software information acquisition request from the request receiving unit 39, transmits a software information transmission request to the target distribution server 54. The software information request receiving means 57 of the distribution server 54 receives the software information transmission request from the management system 38, and if the request destination of the software information transmission is the distribution server 54, the software information reading means 59 If it is an end computer 66, it issues a software information acquisition request to the software information receiving means 61.
Software information reading means 59 of distribution server 54
Receives a software information acquisition request from the software information request receiving means 57, reads information about software stored in the magnetic disk device 65, for example, a software name and an update date, and
Notify 0. When receiving the software information acquisition request from the software information request reception unit 57, the software information reception unit 61 transmits a software information transmission request to the end computer 66 that is the target of the software information acquisition request, and responds to the request. The software information is received from the end computer 66 and notified to the software information transmitting means 60. In the end computer 66, the software information request receiving means 67
A software information transmission request is received from the software information receiving unit 61 of the distribution server 54, and a software information acquisition notification is issued to the software reading unit 68. When the software reading unit 68 receives the software acquisition notification from the software information request receiving unit 67, the software reading unit 68 reads software information stored in the magnetic disk device 71, for example, a software name and an update date, and sends the software information to the software information transmitting unit 69. Notice. The software transmission unit 69 is a software reading unit 68
And sends it to the distribution server 54. The software transmission means 60 of the distribution server 54
The software information is received from the software reading means 59 or the software information receiving means 61, and the software information is transmitted to the management system 38. The software information receiving means 50 of the management system 38
When the software information is received from No. 4, the software information is stored in the magnetic disk device 53, and in the example of FIG.

When requesting output of system configuration information from the instruction terminal 37, the request receiving unit 39 receives the request and notifies the system configuration information editing unit 42 of the request. When receiving the notification from the request receiving unit 39, the system configuration information editing unit 42 requests the system information reading unit 44 to read the system information. System information reading means 4
4 receives the request from the system configuration information editing means 42, reads the system information stored in the magnetic disk device 53, the distribution server table 72 and the end computer table 74 in the example of FIG. 4
Notify 2. When receiving the system information from the system information reading unit 44, the system configuration information editing unit 42 edits the system configuration information, for example, by pairing the end computer name for each distribution server into one piece of information. The information is displayed on the instruction terminal 37 via the information notifying means 40.

When there is a request to output software information from the instruction terminal 37, the request receiving means 39 receives the request,
The software information editing unit 43 is notified. Upon receiving the notification from the request accepting unit 39, the software information editing unit 43 requests the software information reading unit 45 to read the software information. Upon receiving the request from the software information editing unit 43, the software information reading unit 45 reads the software information stored in the magnetic disk device 53, in the example of FIG. 8, the distribution server storage software table 73 and the end computer storage software table 75. Reading, software information editing means 4
Notify 3. When the software information editing unit 43 receives the software information from the software information reading unit 45, the software display information, for example, the software that has been transferred between the distribution server and the end computer changes color when displayed on the instruction terminal. Editing is performed, the display format on the instruction terminal 37 is adjusted, and the information is displayed on the instruction terminal 37 via the information notification means 40.

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The first effect is that management of software stored in each computer in the network system can be easily performed.

The reason is that the software storage status in each computer in the network system can be centrally managed by one management system, and the latest software storage information in each computer can always be grasped instantaneously. is there.

The second effect is that labor saving of software registration / update work can be achieved.

The reason is that by instructing the management system to register / update software, if the computer is connected to the network system,
This is because software can be registered / updated without an operator at the computer to be registered / updated.

The third effect is that the load on the network can be reduced.

The reason is that, in the method of updating the software in response to some trigger from the client, the necessity of registering / updating the software must be performed once with the server. However, in the present invention, since the software storage status of all computers is managed by the management system, communication with the server only needs to be performed when software registration / update is required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a software management device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of an embodiment of the software management device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the embodiment of the software management apparatus of the present invention, and is a flowchart continued from the flowchart of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the software management apparatus of the present invention, and is a flowchart continued from the flowchart of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the embodiment of the software management device of the present invention, and is a flowchart continued from the flowchart of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the software management device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of an embodiment of the software management device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing system information and software information in one embodiment of the software management device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a procedure for distributing a program of a conventional program management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input means 2 Management system 3 Request receiving means 4 Information notification means 5 Distribution software information acquisition means 6 System configuration information editing means 7 Software information editing means 8 System information reading means 9 Software information reading means 10 Transfer instruction means 11 System information acquisition means 12 software information acquisition means 13 server information storage means 14 software information reception means 15 system information reception means 16 transfer result reception means 17 storage device 18 distribution server 19 transfer instruction reception means 20 system information request reception means 21 software information request reception means 22 system Configuration information acquisition unit 23 Software information reading unit 24 Software information transmission unit 25 Software information reception unit 26 System configuration information transmission unit 27 Transfer result transmission unit 28 Transfer Means 29 Storage device 30 End computer 31 Software information request receiving means 32 Software information reading means 33 Software information transmitting means 34 Transfer means 35 Storage device 36 Output means 37 Instruction terminal 38 Management system 39 Request receiving means 40 Information notification means 41 Distribution software information Acquisition unit 42 System configuration information editing unit 43 Software information editing unit 44 System information reading unit 45 Software information reading unit 46 Transfer instruction unit 47 System information acquisition unit 48 Software information acquisition unit 49 Server information storage unit 50 Software information reception unit 51 System information Receiving means 52 Transfer result receiving means 53 Storage device 54 Distribution server 55 Transfer instruction receiving means 56 System information request receiving means 57 Software information Report request receiving means 58 system configuration information acquiring means 59 software information reading means 60 software information transmitting means 61 software information receiving means 62 system configuration information transmitting means 63 transfer result transmitting means 64 transfer means 65 storage device 66 end computer 67 software information request receiving Means 68 Software information reading means 69 Software information transmitting means 70 Transfer means 71 Magnetic disk unit 72 Distribution server table 73 Distribution server storage software table 74 End computer table 75 End computer storage software table

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A management system, a plurality of distribution servers,
In a network system including a plurality of end computers, the management system includes system information on the distribution server and the end computer, and software for performing transfer with the end computer stored in the distribution server. A storage device that holds information about software stored in the end computer; and, based on the information in the storage device, centrally manages software transfer and software storage status in each computer in the network system. Means,
A software management device comprising: 2. The software management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management system manages software stored in each computer in the network, a plurality of software distribution servers connected to the management system, and each software distribution server. In a network system composed of a plurality of end computers connected to the software, the management system includes information on software to be distributed to the end computers stored in each software distribution server, each software distribution server and its server. Storage device that stores information about the end computers connected to the computer and information about software stored in each end computer, input means for performing various instructions to the management system, and various information from the management system. Output An output unit, a request receiving unit that receives various requests from the input unit and distributes processing according to the received requests, and a distribution server from the software information of the distribution server and the end computer according to the distribution software information output request received by the request receiving unit. Distribution software information acquisition means for searching for and editing software information to be transferred between the end computer, and system information reading means for reading system information stored in a storage device in response to a request from the distribution software information acquisition means; In response to a request from the distribution software information acquisition means, a software information reading means for reading the software information stored in the storage device, and an information communication for notifying the output means of the software to be distributed edited by the distribution software information acquisition means. Means, and receives a distribution request from the input means from the request receiving means based on the information of the distribution software notified by the distribution software information acquisition means, and instructs the distribution server to distribute the requested software to the distribution server. Transfer instruction means for making a request, transfer result reception means for receiving a transfer result from the distribution server in response to the transfer instruction from the transfer instruction means, and storing the transfer result in the storage device; A transfer instruction receiving means for receiving the request and notifying the transfer means of a software transfer instruction; and receiving a distribution instruction from the transfer instruction receiving means and following a transfer instruction from a storage device storing software to be transferred to the end computer. Transfer means for reading the transferred software and transferring the software to the end computer according to the transfer instruction. A transfer result transmitting means for transmitting the result of the software transfer performed by the transfer means to the end computer to the distribution server; and a transfer means for receiving the transfer of the software from the distribution server and storing the software in a storage device for storing the software. Means,
A software management device, comprising: 3. A software management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein information of a system connected to the management system held by an OS of the management system is acquired, and stored in a storage device as distribution server information; A system information acquisition request from the terminal is received from the request receiving unit, and a system information acquisition unit for requesting information on a system to be connected to the distribution server; and a system information request to the distribution server requested from the system information acquisition unit. As a response, a system information receiving unit that receives the system information notified from the distribution server, edits it as end computer information, and stores it in the storage device; and a distribution server, which receives the connection system information from the system information acquisition unit of the management system. Receives the request and connects to the distribution server held by the OS of the distribution server. System information acquiring means for acquiring system information and notifying the system information transmitting means as connected system information, and a system configuration for editing the connected system information notified from the system configuration information acquiring means as system information and transmitting it to the management system A software management device, comprising: information transmission means for holding system configuration information targeted by the software management device of the management system. 4. The software management device according to claim 2, wherein a system configuration information display request requested from the input unit is received from the request reception unit, and the system configuration information stored in the storage device is read and edited. System configuration information editing means for transmitting to the information notification means for outputting to the output means as system configuration display information; and receiving system configuration information read notification from the system configuration information editing means, and storing the system information stored in the storage device. And a system information reading means for reading the information to the system configuration information editing means. 5. The software management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the management system receives a software information acquisition request of the instruction terminal from the request receiving unit and transmits a software information transmission request to the distribution server. Means for receiving software information notified from the distribution server as a response to the software information transmission request to the distribution server requested by the software information acquisition means, editing the software information as software management information, and storing the software information in the storage device; The distribution server receives a software information transmission request from the software information acquisition unit of the management system, and to the software reading unit if the request destination of the software information is the distribution server, and to the software reading unit if the request destination of the software is the end computer. Software information hands Reading the software information stored in the storage device by the software information request receiving means for notifying the stage and the notification from the software information request receiving means,
A software information reading unit that edits the software information and notifies the software information transmitting unit, and transmits a software information transmission request to the end computer based on the notification from the software request unit, and transmits the software transmission request to the requesting end computer. Software information receiving means for receiving software information notified from the end computer as a response and notifying the software transmitting means, and software information for receiving software from the software reading means or software receiving means and transmitting the software information to the management system The transmitting means and the end computer receive the software request information from the distribution server and notify the software information reading means that the request for the software information has been received. Software information request receiving means, software information reading means for reading software information stored in the storage device based on a notification from the software information request receiving means, editing the software information as software information, and notifying the software information transmitting means, Means for receiving software from the means or the software receiving means and transmitting the software information to the management system, and holding the software information stored in the distribution server and the end computer in the storage device of the management system. A software management device, characterized in that: 6. The software management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the software information display request received from the input means is received from the request receiving means, and the software information display request is stored in the distribution server and the end computer stored in the storage device. Software information editing means for reading and editing software information that is output to the output means as software display information, and a software read request received from the software information editing means, and stored in the storage device. And a software information reading means for reading information on software that is present and notifying the software information editing means.