JPS62243049A - Remote maintenance system for distributed network - Google Patents

Remote maintenance system for distributed network

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JPS62243049A
JPS62243049A JP61086888A JP8688886A JPS62243049A JP S62243049 A JPS62243049 A JP S62243049A JP 61086888 A JP61086888 A JP 61086888A JP 8688886 A JP8688886 A JP 8688886A JP S62243049 A JPS62243049 A JP S62243049A
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Toru Murakami
徹 村上
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NEC Corp
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    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/16Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute a remote maintenance, and to improve the maintenance property by providing a means for connecting logically an input/output device which is connected to a specific distributed processor, to other distributed processor. CONSTITUTION:A pass-through processing means 24 is operated on a distributed processor A 20. The means 24 is provided with a microprocessor, and sends out a data from an input/output device 10 to a data communication line 30 through the means 24 by a control program which is stored in a pass-through control file 28. Such data is inputted to, for instance, a distributed processor B 40, and a data from the device 40 is inputted to the device through its reverse path. That is to say, the device 10 is connected logically in the same way as it is connected to the device B 40. In such a way, a connection of the device 10 can be changed optionally on the main device A 20, and a remote control of the system constitution is executed.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、情報処理システムに関し、特に分散ネットワ
ークの遠隔保守方式に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing system, and particularly to a remote maintenance method for a distributed network.

〔概 要〕〔overview〕

本発明は、複数の分散処理装置がデータ通信回線を介し
てそれぞれ接続された分散ネットワークの遠隔保守方式
において、 特定の分散処理装置上で他のすべての分散処理装置のフ
ァイルを自動的に更新する手段と、特定の分散処理装置
に接続された入出力装置を論理的に他の分散処理装置に
接続させる手段を設けることにより、 遠隔保守を可能とし、保守の向上を図ったものである。
The present invention automatically updates files of all other distributed processing devices on a specific distributed processing device in a remote maintenance method for a distributed network in which a plurality of distributed processing devices are connected to each other via data communication lines. By providing means for logically connecting input/output devices connected to a specific distributed processing device to other distributed processing devices, remote maintenance is possible and maintenance is improved.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来、分散処理装置上で発生する業務プログラムファイ
ル、業務マスクファイル、JCL (JOBCONTR
OL LANGUAGE)ファイル等の変更・追加、お
よびシステム環境の変更等のシステムの保守・更新作業
は、保守員が外部記憶装置に格納された更新情報や作業
指示書を持って、各分散処理装置が設置されている場所
に行き、直接操作することにより実現していた。
Conventionally, business program files, business mask files, JCL (JOBCONTR) generated on distributed processing devices
System maintenance and update work, such as changing and adding files (OL LANGUAGE) and changing the system environment, is carried out by maintenance personnel who carry update information and work instructions stored in external storage devices to each distributed processing device. This was accomplished by going to the location where it was installed and operating it directly.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

上述した従来の分散ネットワークシステムの遠隔保守方
式では、各地に設置された分散処理装置ごとに保守員が
現地に行きネットワークの保守・更新作業を行うため、
それに要する時間が多くがかり、さらに各分散処理装置
上での作業は保守員が行うため作業ミス・作業解釈ミス
などを防ぎきれない欠点があった。
In the conventional remote maintenance method for distributed network systems described above, maintenance personnel go to each distributed processing device installed in each location to perform network maintenance and update work.
It takes a lot of time to do this, and since the work on each distributed processing device is performed by maintenance personnel, there is a drawback that it is impossible to prevent work errors, work interpretation mistakes, etc.

本発明の目的は、上記の欠点を除去することにより、特
定の分散処理装置からネットワークの保守・更新作業を
全分散処理装置に対して簡易な操作で行うことができる
分散ネットワークの遠隔保守方式を提供することにある
An object of the present invention is to provide a remote maintenance method for a distributed network in which network maintenance and update work can be performed from a specific distributed processing device to all distributed processing devices with simple operations by eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks. It is about providing.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕 本発明は、複数の分散処理装置がデータ通信回線を介し
てそれぞれ接続された分散ネットワークの遠隔保守方式
において、上記分散処理装置の少なくとも一つが、ファ
イルの送受信を行うファイル転送処理手段と、このファ
イル転送処理手段に対して他の上記分散処理装置へのフ
ァイル送信指示を行う同報配信処理手段と、上記ファイ
ル転送処理手段により受信したファイルを所定の格納場
所へ登録処理する登録処理手段と、接続された入出力装
置を論理的に他の上記分散処理装置に接続させるパスス
ルー処理手段とを含み、上記少なくとも一つの分散処理
装置以外の他の上記分散処理装置は、少なくとも、上記
ファイル転送処理手段と、上記登録手段とを含むことを
特徴とする。
[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a remote maintenance system for a distributed network in which a plurality of distributed processing devices are connected to each other via data communication lines, in which at least one of the distributed processing devices is capable of transmitting and receiving files. a broadcast distribution processing means for instructing the file transfer processing means to transmit files to other distributed processing devices; and a file transfer processing means for storing files received by the file transfer processing means at a predetermined storage location. and a pass-through processing means for logically connecting the connected input/output device to the other distributed processing device, the distributed processing device other than the at least one distributed processing device. is characterized in that it includes at least the above file transfer processing means and the above registration means.

〔作 用〕[For production]

複数の分散処理装置のうちで主となる特定の分散処理装
置において、同報配信処理手段により、例えばその業務
ファイルを送信ファイルに取り込み、ファイル転送処理
手段によりデータ通信回線に送出する。他の分散処理装
置は、そのデータ転送処理手段により送られてきた業務
ファイルを受信し受信ファイルに入れ、さらに登録処理
手段によりその業務ファイルに登録する。
In a specific distributed processing device that is the main one among the plurality of distributed processing devices, a broadcast distribution processing means captures, for example, the business file into a transmission file, and a file transfer processing means sends it to a data communication line. The other distributed processing apparatus receives the business file sent by its data transfer processing means, stores it in a received file, and further registers it in its business file by its registration processing means.

また、特定の分散処理装置は、そのパススルー処理手段
がパススルー制御ファイルを用いて、自装置に接続され
た入出力装置をあたかも遠隔の他分散処理装置に直接に
接続されたと同様の動作を行うように内蔵されたマイク
ロプロセッサにより論理的処理を行う。
In addition, the pass-through processing means of a specific distributed processing device uses a pass-through control file to enable the input/output device connected to the device to operate as if it were directly connected to another remote distributed processing device. Logical processing is performed by the built-in microprocessor.

かくして、特定の分散処理装置上で、他のすべての分散
処理装置のファイルの自動更新および入出力装置接続な
どのネットワークの保守・更新作業を行うことが可能と
なる。
In this way, it becomes possible to perform network maintenance/update work such as automatically updating files of all other distributed processing devices and connecting input/output devices on a specific distributed processing device.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

図は本発明の一実施例の構成を示すブロック図である。The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

本実施例は、3台の分散処理装置(A)20、(B)4
0および(C)50がデータ通信回線30を介してそれ
ぞれ接続された分散ネットワークの遠隔保守方式におい
て、分散処理装置(A)20が、ファイルの送受信を行
うファイル転送処理手段21と、このファイル転送処理
手段21に対して他の分散処理装置(B)40および(
C)50へのファイル送信指示を行う同報配信処理手段
22と、ファイル転送処理手段21により受信したファ
イルを所定の格納場所へ登録処理する登録処理手段23
と、接続された入出力装置lOを論理的に他の分散処理
装置(B)40または(C)50に接続させるパススル
ー処理手段24とを含み、分散処理袋f(B)40また
は(C)50は、それぞれファイル転送処理手段41ま
たは51と、登録処理手段42または52とを含んでい
る。なお25.26.27および28はそれぞれ分散処
理装置(A)20内の業務ファイル、送信ファイル、受
信ファイルおよびパススルー制御ファイルであり、43
および44はそれぞれ分散処理装置(B)40内の受信
ファイルおよび業務ファイルであり、53および54は
それぞれ分散処理装置(C)50の受信ファイルおよび
業務ファイルである。
This example uses three distributed processing devices (A) 20, (B) 4
In a remote maintenance method of a distributed network in which 0 and (C) 50 are respectively connected via a data communication line 30, a distributed processing device (A) 20 is connected to a file transfer processing means 21 that sends and receives files, and this file transfer For the processing means 21, other distributed processing devices (B) 40 and (
C) Broadcast distribution processing means 22 that instructs file transmission to 50, and registration processing means 23 that registers the file received by the file transfer processing means 21 to a predetermined storage location.
and a pass-through processing means 24 for logically connecting the connected input/output device IO to another distributed processing device (B) 40 or (C) 50, and a distributed processing bag f(B) 40 or (C) 50. 50 includes a file transfer processing means 41 or 51 and a registration processing means 42 or 52, respectively. Note that 25, 26, 27 and 28 are the business file, transmission file, reception file, and pass-through control file in the distributed processing device (A) 20, respectively;
and 44 are a reception file and a business file in the distributed processing device (B) 40, respectively, and 53 and 54 are a reception file and a business file in the distributed processing device (C) 50, respectively.

本発明の特徴は、図において分散処理装置(A)20が
、ファイル転送処理手段21、同報配信処理手段22、
登録処理手段23およびパススルー制御ファイル28を
含むパススルー処理手段24とを含み、分散処理装置(
B)40がファイル転送処理手段41および登録処理手
段42を含み、分散処理装置(C)50がファイル転送
処理手段51および登録処理手段52を含むことにある
The feature of the present invention is that in the figure, the distributed processing device (A) 20 includes a file transfer processing means 21, a broadcast distribution processing means 22,
It includes a registration processing means 23 and a pass-through processing means 24 including a pass-through control file 28,
B) 40 includes a file transfer processing means 41 and a registration processing means 42, and the distributed processing device (C) 50 includes a file transfer processing means 51 and a registration processing means 52.

次に、本実施例の動作について説明する。まず始めにフ
ァイルの自動更新の場合について説明する。分散処理装
置(A)20内の同報配信処理手段22は、送信対象の
業務ファイルを業務ファイル25から取り出し、送信フ
ァイル26に登録しファイル転送処理手段21に通知す
る。その際送信ファイル26上には宛先情報(この場合
、分散処理装置(B)40および(C)50゜)も格納
される。ファイル転送処理手段21は上記宛先情報に従
って、送信ファイル26から送信対象業務ファイルを取
り出しデータ通信回線30へ送出する。分散処理装置(
B)40内のファイル転送処理手段41はこの送出され
た業務ファイルを受信し、それ゛を受信ファイル43に
格納するとともに登録処理手段42へ通知する。登録処
理手段42はその業務ファイルを受信ファイル43から
取り出し該当の業務ファイル44に登録する。
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, the case of automatic file updating will be explained. The broadcast distribution processing means 22 in the distributed processing device (A) 20 extracts the business file to be transmitted from the business file 25, registers it in the transmission file 26, and notifies the file transfer processing means 21. At this time, destination information (in this case, distributed processing devices (B) 40 and (C) 50°) is also stored on the transmission file 26. The file transfer processing means 21 extracts the transmission target business file from the transmission file 26 and transmits it to the data communication line 30 according to the destination information. Distributed processing device (
B) File transfer processing means 41 in 40 receives this sent business file, stores it in reception file 43, and notifies registration processing means 42. The registration processing means 42 extracts the business file from the received file 43 and registers it in the corresponding business file 44.

一方分散処理装置(C)50においても同様にして、送
出されてきた業務マニュアルをその業務マニュアル54
に登録する。かくしてファイルの自動更新が行われるこ
とになる。
On the other hand, in the distributed processing device (C) 50, the transmitted business manual is similarly transferred to its business manual 54.
Register. In this way, the file will be automatically updated.

次に、入出力装置の遠隔操作の場合について説明する。Next, the case of remote control of the input/output device will be explained.

この場合は、分散処理装置(A)20上でパススルー処
理手段24を動作させる。パススルー処理手段24はマ
イクロプロセッサを備え、パススルー制御ファイル28
に格納された制御プログラムにより、入出力装置10か
らのデータをパススルー処理手段24を通しデータ通信
口′frlA30に送出され、例えば分散処理装置(B
)40へ人力され、分散処理装置(B)40からのデー
タはこの逆の経路で入出力装置10へ入力される。すな
わち、入出力装置10があたかも分散処理装置(B)4
0に接続されたと同じに論理的に接続される。かくして
入出力装置の接続を主となる分散処理装置(A)20上
で任意に変えることができ、システム構成の遠隔操作が
行われることになる。
In this case, the pass-through processing means 24 is operated on the distributed processing device (A) 20. The pass-through processing means 24 includes a microprocessor and has a pass-through control file 28.
A control program stored in the input/output device 10 sends data from the input/output device 10 through the pass-through processing means 24 to the data communication port 'frlA30.
) 40, and data from the distributed processing device (B) 40 is input to the input/output device 10 through the reverse route. In other words, it is as if the input/output device 10 were the distributed processing device (B) 4.
Logically connected in the same way as connected to 0. In this way, the connection of input/output devices can be arbitrarily changed on the main distributed processing device (A) 20, and the system configuration can be controlled remotely.

なお、上記の実施例においては、分散処理装置(A)2
0だけが、ファイル転送処理手段21、同報配信処理手
段22、登録処理手段23およびパススルー制御ファイ
ル28を含むパススルー処理手段24の各手段を全部備
えるようにしたけれども、他の分散処理装置においても
必要に応じ上記各手段を備えるようにしてもよい。
In addition, in the above embodiment, the distributed processing device (A) 2
0 is equipped with all of the file transfer processing means 21, the broadcast distribution processing means 22, the registration processing means 23, and the pass-through processing means 24 including the pass-through control file 28, but other distributed processing devices also Each of the above means may be provided as necessary.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したように、本発明は、各分散処理装置上で、
それぞれに応じてファイル転送処理手段、同報配信処理
手段、登録処理手段およびパススルー処理手段のすべで
あるいはその一部を動作させることにより、ネットワー
クの保守・更新作業を特定の分散処理装置上で集中的に
かつ自動的に行うため、分散ネットワークに対して、フ
ァイル変更・更新ミスの除去など品質の向上、および保
守作業工数の削減等、保守性の向上を図る効果がある。
As explained above, the present invention provides the following features:
By operating all or part of the file transfer processing means, broadcast distribution processing means, registration processing means, and pass-through processing means according to each, network maintenance and update work can be concentrated on a specific distributed processing device. Because this is done automatically and automatically, it has the effect of improving the quality of distributed networks, such as eliminating file modification/update errors, and improving maintainability, such as reducing maintenance work man-hours.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

図は本発明の一実施例の構成を示すブロック図。 10・・・入出力装置、20・・・分散処理装置(A)
、21.41.51・・・ファイル転送処理手段、22
・・・同報配信処理手段、23.42.52・・・登録
処理手段、24・・・パススルー処理手段、25.44
.54・・・業務ファイル、26・・・送信ファイル、
27.43.53・・・受信ファイル、28・・・パス
スルー制御ファイル、30・・・データ通信回線、40
・・・分散処理装置(B)、50・・・分散処理装置(
C)。
The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. 10...I/O device, 20...Distributed processing device (A)
, 21.41.51... file transfer processing means, 22
...Broadcast distribution processing means, 23.42.52...Registration processing means, 24...Pass-through processing means, 25.44
.. 54...Business file, 26...Transmission file,
27.43.53... Reception file, 28... Pass-through control file, 30... Data communication line, 40
... Distributed processing device (B), 50... Distributed processing device (
C).

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)複数の分散処理装置がデータ通信回線を介してそ
れぞれ接続された分散ネットワークの遠隔保守方式にお
いて、 上記分散処理装置の少なくとも一つが、ファイルの送受
信を行うファイル転送処理手段(21)と、このファイ
ル転送処理手段に対して他の上記分散処理装置へのファ
イル送信指示を行う同報配信処理手段(22)と、上記
ファイル転送処理手段により受信したファイルを所定の
格納場所へ登録処理する登録処理手段(23)と、接続
された入出力装置を論理的に他の上記分散処理装置に接
続させるパススルー処理手段(24)とを含み、 上記少なくとも一つの分散処理装置以外の他の上記分散
処理装置は、少なくとも、上記ファイル転送処理手段と
、上記登録手段とを含む ことを特徴とする分散ネットワークの遠隔保守方式。
(1) In a remote maintenance method for a distributed network in which a plurality of distributed processing devices are respectively connected via data communication lines, at least one of the distributed processing devices includes a file transfer processing means (21) for transmitting and receiving files; Broadcast distribution processing means (22) for instructing the file transfer processing means to transmit files to other distributed processing devices; and registration processing for registering files received by the file transfer processing means in a predetermined storage location. processing means (23); and pass-through processing means (24) for logically connecting the connected input/output device to another distributed processing device, the distributed processing other than the at least one distributed processing device. A remote maintenance system for a distributed network, wherein the device includes at least the file transfer processing means and the registration means.
JP61086888A 1986-04-15 1986-04-15 Remote maintenance system for distributed network Pending JPS62243049A (en)

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