JPS63318614A - Unmanned computer operating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate an unmanned computer system by automatizing a power source of a computer and its peripheral equipment, start, stop and normal operation confirmation of a system, and the equipment and environment of a computer room. CONSTITUTION:When a timer starts, a power source becomes ON, a power source of an apparatus rises, and a trouble the equipment and environment of a computer room is decided by a sensor input. When an abnormality is recognized, the abnormality contents are telephoned by synthesizing the voice to a house 1 of a person in charge by an informing means 4. Also, a trouble of a computer and its peripheral equipment is decided by the sensor input, and when an abnormality is recognized, it is informed by telephone to the house 10 of a person in charge. Subsequently, a read means 8 reads in the contents of a display, decides an abnormality of a message, and at the time of an abnormality, it is informed by telephone to the house 10 of a person in charge. Also, a response to the message which is read is brought to a key-input from a keyboard, and it is repeated with regard to all messages required for starting the computer. As for a data, a necessary key is tapped by controlling a solenoid 6 of a master keyboard MK. An abnormality in the course of an automatic start of the computer is informed to the house 10 of a person in charge.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is an apparatus for unmanned operation of a large general-purpose computer.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, operating a computer involves starting and stopping the power of equipment and equipment, starting and stopping the system, and checking the normal operation of the equipment and environment of the computer room, the computer, and its peripheral equipment.

In order to carry out these tasks, it is necessary to bring in operating personnel.

With conventional equipment, even if the power supply is started and stopped automatically, it is necessary to start and stop the system and the equipment in the computer room.
They were not concerned with the environment or with checking the normal operation of computers and their peripheral equipment, so it was inevitable that an operator would be required to operate the computers.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the past, although the power supply to computers and their peripherals was automatically started and stopped, it was difficult to start and stop the system and the equipment and environment of the computer room, the computers and their peripherals. Normal operation confirmation is not automated.

For this reason, it takes a considerable amount of time to manually start up the system and reach a steady state, resulting in inefficiency.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention automatically starts and stops the power of computers and their peripheral devices, starts and stops the system, and checks the normal operation of computer room equipment and environment and computers and their peripheral devices. Act accordingly,
The purpose is to provide a device that can operate a computer system unmanned.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus of the present invention includes a keying means for hitting the keys of the Ashimaster keyboard on the main controller of the computer, and a keying means for hitting the keys of the console keyboard on the main controller. Automatic keystroke means, means for reading the content displayed on the display of the main controller, and automatic keystroke and content reading means are used to start and stop the power of the computer and its peripherals, and to control the system. boot·
means for automatically performing a shutdown procedure; a group of sensors for detecting an abnormality in computer room equipment/environment, the computer, and its peripheral equipment; a means for determining an abnormality by inputting signals from the sensor group; , and a means for automatically dialing using voice synthesis to notify a person in charge of an abnormality.

Operation The present invention has the above-described configuration, and by controlling the keying means of the master keyboard on the main controller according to a predetermined procedure, the necessary keys are pressed, and the content displayed on the display of the main controller is judged. □ To deal with this, character strings are automatically typed from the console keyboard of the main controller, making unattended operation of the computer system possible. It detects the signal from the sensor and determines whether or not it is operating abnormally, and if there is an abnormality, it communicates with a pre-registered person using voice synthesis.
It is possible to report to that effect.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
As shown in the figure, an air conditioning sensor 1m, a chiller sensor 1B, a temperature sensor 1G, a humidity sensor 1D, which detects abnormalities in the environment, detect abnormalities in computer room equipment,
Water leak sensor 1x.

A power outage sensor 1F and a fire sensor 1G are installed. Outputs from power outage sensor 1F and fire sensor 1G are transmitted to the security room near the computer room.
Security personnel will immediately respond to any abnormalities. There is also CPH sensor 2M, which detects computer abnormalities, and power supply sensor 2B.

Sensor 2G for the cooling device, and sensor 2D for the communication control device that detects abnormalities in computer peripherals.

A disk sensor 2X, system residence disk sensors 2F and 2G, and a modem sensor 2H are provided. These sensor groups 15 to 2H are each connected to means 3 for determining abnormality.

The means 3 for determining an abnormality is connected to the means 4 for reporting so that a notification is made in the event of an abnormality. The means 4 for notifying this abnormality is connected to a telephone set 9 (modem phone) through protocol R5-232G, for example. This telephone 9
In the event of an abnormality, a call is automatically made to the person in charge's office 10 and the abnormality is reported using voice synthesis or the like.

6 is a means for automatically performing the system startup procedure, and a solenoid 6 is a keying means for keying the master keyboard MK.
7. Means for automatically typing keys on the console keyboard GK using software. It is connected to control the means 8 for reading and compiling the contents. The above means 3, 4, 5, 7.8 all represent programs.

Solenoid 6 is the master keyboard MK of the main control device.
This is for hitting the keyboard in a specified sequence.

Figure 2 shows the actual equipment configuration. The power supply is started by starting the timer 11, and by using the programmable controller PC, 12. -13. -14, and start up. After that, signals from various sensors15. -16.
-17. -18. However, the programmable controller PC
is input to the computer via. The power supply is stopped by the programmable controller based on the scheduled end time or the detection of the end message in steps 14, -13. -12. And contrary to the start, it is stopped.

First, automatically start the computer configured as above,
The operation of the abnormality reporting device will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. After the start 20 and after the power of the equipment is turned on in step 21, it is determined in step 22 whether or not there is a problem with the equipment or environment in the computer room based on the human power of the sensor. As a result, if an abnormality is recognized, the reporting means 4 automatically calls the person in charge's house 1o to inform them of the abnormality through voice synthesis or the like (step 23).

In step 24, it is determined based on sensor power whether or not a problem has occurred with the computer and its peripheral devices. This step 24 is executed after step 22 and after waiting the necessary time for the computer to start working. If an abnormality is detected here, a call is made to the person in charge's house 10 in the same manner as described above.

In step 26, the content of the display of the main controller is read by the content reading means 8, and in step 2e, it is determined whether the message is abnormal.
Densai to o. Further, in step 27, a response to the read message is automatically pressed from the keyboard of the main controller in the manner registered in advance (step 27). Steps 26-27 are repeated for all messages necessary to start up the computer.

Furthermore, at the stage of setting the date, the solenoid 6 for hitting the keys of the master keyboard MK of the main controller is controlled to hit the necessary keys (step 21).

Through these actions, automatic startup of the computer is completed, and communication is performed in the event of an abnormality.

Stopping the computer will be explained using the flowchart in FIG. 4. In step 29, the computer's job completion sequence # (1. Expected job end time; 2. Detection of the message of the final job of the job) is performed, and if the job is recognized as finished, the main controller instructs the computer to perform processing related to stopping the computer. 30.31.32.3 Completed all work.
After 14.3 seconds, turn off the power to the computer equipment. -13. -1
2. Power off in this order.

Through these actions, when an abnormality is detected from a sensor or job, a notification is sent to the person in charge.

More than the effects of the invention, as is clear from the examples, the present invention determines abnormalities in computer equipment and environment by means of determining abnormalities by inputting signals from various sensors, and in the event of an abnormality, notifies the system using voice synthesis. The system is configured to automatically start and stop the system by making a phone call to the person in charge's house, and automatically starts and stops the system by using automatic key-pressing and reading means, making it possible to automatically start and stop computers and report abnormalities unattended.

Furthermore, since it has the above characteristics, it can be applied to a wide variety of computers.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an unmanned computer operation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration and operation of the equipment,
FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts of the automatic startup/stop/abnormality reporting operations of the computer of the same device. 3... Means for determining abnormality, 4... Means for reporting, 6... Means for automatically performing the system startup procedure, 6... Solenoid, 7・・・・・・
Means for automatically typing keys, 8... Means for reading contents, 9... Telephone device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Keying means for hitting keys on a master keyboard of a main controller of a computer, means for automatically hitting keys on a console keyboard of the main controller, and content reading means for reading content displayed on a display of the main controller. and automatically starts/starts the computer system using the automatic key typing means and the content reading means.
a sensor group for detecting an abnormality in the equipment/environment of a computer room in which the computer is installed, the computer and its peripheral equipment; a means for determining an abnormality by inputting signals from the sensor group; This computerized unmanned driving device is equipped with means for automatically dialing using voice synthesis to report an abnormality.