JP3981342B2 - Computer operation management method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a computer operation management method and apparatus, and more particularly to a computer operation management method and apparatus connected to a network and integrating and managing a plurality of computers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when integrating and managing multiple computers that make up a business system that executes business, the host (computer) name, business name, etc. have been defined as the basic information that makes up the business system, and that basic information was used. Multiple computers are managed by operation definition. In addition, there is known, for example, Patent Document 1 or the like, which performs operation management of a plurality of computers by grouping information to be transmitted.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-300319 A
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Aforementioned prior art, when a problem occurs in one system, in order to continue the important business completely, must be defined in advance what operations are important such as business as the basic information If this is an important task, it is necessary to change the operation definition, which increases the amount of work for the administrator.
[0005]
In addition, the prior art described in Patent Document 1 does not take into consideration the operation definition based on the importance of the business as described above.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to enable integrated management of a plurality of computers without changing the operation definition even when basic information such as addition of a host name or business is changed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer operation management method and apparatus capable of reducing the amount of work for a system administrator to change the operation definition.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the object is to provide an operation management method for a computer that integrates and manages a plurality of computers including business execution computers connected via a network. The control computer, for the business execution computer, Receives event information and its detailed information as monitoring results from each management computer that performs business monitoring, network monitoring, and performance monitoring of business execution computers, and corresponds to the object type of event information Consists of the business execution computer group of Contact Management Determine the computer and the group contact Management Each group obtained as a result of an inquiry from the computer Said business execution This is achieved by instructing a computer to execute an action corresponding to the event.
[0008]
Further, the object is to provide an operation management apparatus for a computer that integrates and manages a plurality of computers including business execution computers connected via a network. The control computer, for the business execution computer, Event receiving means for receiving event information and detailed information as monitoring results from each management computer that performs business monitoring, network monitoring, and performance monitoring of business execution computers, and corresponding to the object type of event information Consists of the business execution computer group of Contact Management Group inquiry to determine computers First choice And the group contact information Management Group inquiry means for making inquiries to the computer and each group obtained as a result of the inquiry Said business execution This is achieved by including action instruction means for instructing a computer to execute an action corresponding to the event.
[0009]
By providing the configuration as described above, the present invention defines a group of basic information using a host name, business name, etc. as a group for an event such as a lack of machine resources. Group information can be acquired as an input value, and an action can be executed using each basic information in the group.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a computer operation management method and apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a computer system in which a plurality of computers connected to a network are integrated and managed by applying an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 101 is a grouping control server, 102 is a business operation management server, 103 is a network management server, 104 is a performance server, 105 and 107 are business execution servers, and 106, 108 and 109 are networks.
[0012]
The computer system shown in FIG. 1 includes a grouping control server 101 that manages actions and execution destination server groups for events received from other servers, a business operation management server 102 that instructs and monitors business execution, and network monitoring. A network management server 103 for performing performance, a performance management server 104 for monitoring performance such as disk capacity of a server connected to the network, and a plurality of business execution servers 105 and 107 for executing actions corresponding to business and events. , Connected to the network 109. The business execution servers 105 and 107 are connected to the network 109 via the networks 106 and 108.
[0013]
In FIG. 1, the servers 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, and 107 are shown as independent, but these servers may be configured to coexist in the same computer. .
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the grouping control server 101. In FIG. 2, 201 is an event reception unit, 202 is a group inquiry destination selection unit, 203 is a group inquiry unit, 204 is an action instruction unit, 205 is a grouping definition table, and 206 is an action definition table.
[0015]
The grouping control server 101 manages a collection of information using host names and business names as keys as a group, and groups a plurality of servers that are computers having various functions connected to the network. An apparatus that integrates and manages a plurality of computers using each information, and receives an event from the business operation management server 102, the network management server 103, and the performance management server 104, and an event reception unit 201 A group inquiry destination selection unit 202 that determines a group inquiry destination according to the contents of the event received by the group, and a group inquiry that inquires a group that includes the server name for the group inquiry destination selected and determined by the group inquiry destination selection unit 202 Department 203 and group inquiry The action instruction unit 204 for instructing an action to each server of the group inquired by the setting unit 203, the grouping definition table 205 defining the grouping inquiry destination server referred to by the group inquiry destination selection unit 202, and the action instruction unit 204 The action definition table 206 defines actions.
[0016]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the business operation management server 102. In FIG. 3, 301 is a business group management unit, 302 is a business monitoring unit, 303 is an event transmission unit, and 304 is a business management table.
[0017]
The business operation management server 102 is a business group management unit 301 that manages a group that replies to a group inquiry from the group inquiry unit 203, and a business monitoring that monitors a business that is being executed by the business execution servers 105 and 107. Unit 302, an event transmission unit 303 that transmits the business monitoring status monitored by the business monitoring unit 302 to the event reception unit 201 of the grouping control server 101, and the business monitored by the business monitoring unit 302 and the business group management unit 301 It comprises a business management table 304 that defines managed business groups.
[0018]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the network management server 103. In FIG. 4, 401 is a network group management unit, 402 is a network monitoring unit, 403 is an event transmission unit, and 404 is a network management table.
[0019]
The network management server 103 includes a network group management unit 401 that manages a group that responds to a group inquiry from the group inquiry unit 203, and a network monitoring unit 402 that monitors the status of the networks 106, 108, and 109. The network monitoring status monitored by the network monitoring unit 402 is transmitted to the event receiving unit 201 of the grouping control server 101, and the network monitored by the network monitoring unit 402 and the network group management unit 401 are managed. And a network management table 404 that defines a group.
[0020]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the performance management server 104. In FIG. 5, 501 is a performance group management unit, 502 is a performance monitoring unit, 503 is an event transmission unit, and 504 is a performance management table.
[0021]
The performance management server 104 includes a performance group management unit 501 that manages a group that responds to a group inquiry from the group inquiry unit 203, a performance monitoring unit 502 that monitors the business execution servers 105 and 107, and a performance An event transmission unit 503 that transmits the performance monitoring status of the business execution server monitored by the monitoring unit 502 to the event reception unit 201 of the grouping control server 101, and a network and performance group management unit 501 that are monitored by the performance monitoring unit 502 And a performance management table 504 that defines the group that is performing the operation.
[0022]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the business execution servers 105 and 107. In FIG. 6, 601 is a business execution unit, and 602 is an action execution unit.
[0023]
The business execution servers 105 and 107 include a business execution unit 601 that executes a business managed by the business operation server 102 and an action execution unit 602 that executes an action managed by the grouping control server 101.
[0024]
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of event information transmitted by the event transmitting units 303, 403, and 503 in each server and received by the event receiving unit 201 of the grouping control server 101.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 7, the event information is composed of basic information 701 and detailed information 704. The basic information 701 includes an event ID 702 that identifies an event and an event transmission source server name 703, and the detailed information 704 includes an object type 705 that classifies the event and an event 706. In the embodiment described here, the object type 705 includes a network, performance, job, and the like, and the event 706 corresponds to each object type described above, for example, the network 106 of the server 105 is faulty. The disk capacity of the server 107 is insufficient, and the server 105 is abnormally terminated.
[0026]
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the grouping definition table 205 in which server names for which the grouping control server 101 makes grouping inquiries are defined.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 8, the grouping definition table 205 includes an event object type 801 for classifying events and a grouping inquiry server name 802. The event object type 801 includes a network, a performance, a job, and the like, similar to the object type in FIG. The group inquiry destination selection unit 202 of the server 101 selects a group inquiry destination by referring to the ID 702 and detailed information 704 of the event received by the event reception unit 201, the object type 801 and the inquiry server name 802 of the grouping definition table 205. .
[0028]
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a business management table 304 that defines servers on which the business operation management server 102 executes and monitors business.
[0029]
As illustrated in FIG. 9, the business management table 304 includes a business name 901 and a server name 902 that executes a business. In response to the group inquiry from the group inquiry unit 203 of the grouping control server 101, the business group management unit 301 of the business operation management server 102 returns a matching server name with reference to the business management table 304 shown in FIG.
[0030]
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the network management table 404 that defines the networks monitored by the network management server 103.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 10, the network management table 404 includes a name 1001 for identifying a network and a server name 1002 connected thereto. In response to the group inquiry from the group inquiry unit 203 of the grouping control server 101, the network group management unit 401 of the network management server 103 returns a matching server name with reference to the network management table 404 shown in FIG.
[0032]
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the performance management table 504 in which the servers monitored by the performance management server 104 and the performance are defined.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 11, the performance management table 504 includes a server name 1101 to be monitored and a monitored performance 1102. In response to the group inquiry from the group inquiry unit 203 of the grouping control server 101, the performance group management unit 501 of the performance management server 104 returns a matching server name with reference to the performance management table 504 shown in FIG.
[0034]
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the action definition table 206 that defines a program that instructs execution in response to an event received by the grouping control server 101.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 12, the action definition table 206 includes an event ID 1201 and a program name 1202 to be executed corresponding to the event ID. The action instruction unit 204 of the grouping control server 101 refers to the action definition table 206 shown in FIG. 12 and determines a program that instructs execution in response to the event ID received by the event reception unit 201.
[0036]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation from when the grouping control server 101 receives an event until it instructs an action. Next, this will be explained.
[0037]
(1) The event receiving unit 201 of the grouping control server 101 receives the event information as described with reference to FIG. 7 and the detailed information transmitted from the event transmitting units 303, 403, and 503 of the management servers 102 to 104. (Step 1301).
[0038]
(2) Next, the group inquiry server corresponding to the object type of the event received in step 1301 is determined from the grouping definition table described with reference to FIG. 8 (step 1302).
[0039]
(3) The group is inquired to the group management unit of the server that is the group inquiry destination determined in step 1302 (step 1303).
[0040]
(4) An action is instructed to each server of the group obtained as a response to the inquiry in 1303. The action to be instructed is an action corresponding to the received event in the action definition table. Thereafter, the grouping control server 101 waits for event reception and repeats the processing from step 1301 (step 1304).
[0041]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the processing operation for determining the group inquiry destination in the processing of step 1302 in FIG. 13, which will be described next.
[0042]
(1) It is determined whether the object type 705 of the event received in step 1301 is network, performance, or job (step 1401).
[0043]
(2) If it is determined in step 1401 that the object type of the event is network, the inquiry destination is selected and determined as the server 102 with reference to the grouping inquiry destination server column 802 of the grouping definition table 205 (step 1402). .
[0044]
(3) Next, the server set in the event 706 of the received event is determined as a group for inquiring the list of business operations being used (step 1403). (4) If it is determined in step 1401 that the object type of the event is performance, the server 102 is selected and determined by referring to the grouping inquiry destination server column 802 of the grouping definition table 205 (step 1404). .
[0045]
(5) Next, the server set in the event 706 of the received event is determined as a group for inquiring a list of business operations being used (step 1405).
[0046]
(6) If it is determined in step 1401 that the object type of the event is a job, the server 103 and 104 are selected and determined as the inquiry destination with reference to the grouping inquiry destination server column 802 of the grouping definition table 205 ( Step 1406).
[0047]
(7) Next, the server set in the event 706 of the received event is set as a group for inquiring the network to be monitored and the performance (step 1407).
[0048]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the details of the processing operation for instructing an action to each server in the group in the processing of step 1304 in FIG. 13. Next, this will be described.
[0049]
(1) In step 1303, the grouping control server makes an inquiry to the business operation management server that is the inquiry destination, and as a result of the inquiry, from the business operation management server, the business related to the event, the execution destination server, and the failure time An alternative server or the like is acquired as a response (step 1501).
[0050]
(2) The content of the event acquired in step 1501 is determined, and the event ID is determined from the content (step 1502).
[0051]
(3) In the determination in step 1502, the value of the event ID is “1”, the value of the event ID is “1”, the inquiry destination is the business management server 102, and the action definition is “re-execute the business on the alternative server”. If the event with the event ID “1” (the event is “the network of the server 105 is faulty”) is received from the network management server 103, the grouping control server 101 reads the action “reexecute job” from the action definition table. And the execution destination is set as “alternative server” (step 1503).
[0052]
(4) Then, the actual alternative server name inquired of the business management server is determined as the action execution destination server, and the execution of the action is instructed to the determined action definition and the execution destination server (steps 1504 and 1509).
[0053]
(5) In the determination at step 1502, the value of the event ID is “2”, the value of the event ID “2” indicates that the action definition is “reduce the importance of business”, and the execution destination is “business execution destination server” When the event with the event ID “2” is received, the grouping control server 101 sets the action definition to “reducing business importance” and the execution destination to “business execution destination server” (step 1505). ).
[0054]
(6) The actual business execution destination server name inquired to the business management server is determined as the action execution destination server, and the execution of the action is instructed to the determined action definition and execution destination server (steps 1506 and 1509). .
[0055]
(7) As a result of the determination in step 1502, the event ID value is “3”, the event ID value “3” is the action definition “business interruption”, and the execution destination is “all servers that execute the business”. If there is an event, the grouping control server 101, when receiving the event with the event ID “3”, sets the action definition to “business interruption” and the execution destination to “all servers that execute the business” (step 1507).
[0056]
(8) Then, all server names of actual business execution destinations inquired of the business management server are determined as action execution destination servers, and the execution of actions is instructed to the determined action definition and execution destination servers (step 1508, 1509).
[0057]
As described above, the grouping control server refers to the action definition table 206 to determine the action corresponding to the received event, and further executes the action from the information about the business and the execution destination server acquired from the business operation management server. The destination will be decided. The inquiry destination may be a network management server or a performance management server according to the grouping management table. In addition, the action definition table can change the action definition.
[0058]
The grouping control server can dynamically determine the action content and the request destination using the received event and the information acquired from each management server, and the action content and the request destination even if the operation is changed. It is possible to respond to changes in operation without changing the definition of.
[0059]
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing, as a sequence, the above-described processing from when the grouping control server 101 receives an event until the grouping control server 101 instructs an action, which will be described next.
[0060]
(1) Now, it is assumed that the network management server 103 detects that some event has occurred in network monitoring. Thereby, the event transmission unit 403 of the network management server 103 transmits the event to the grouping control server 101. The event receiving unit 201 of the grouping control server 101 receives an event from the network management server (sequence 1601).
[0061]
(2) Upon receiving the event in sequence 1601, the group inquiry unit 203 of the grouping control server 101 makes a group inquiry to the business operation management server 102 determined as a result of the processing described with reference to FIG. 14 (sequence 1602).
[0062]
(3) The business group management unit 301 of the business operation management server 102 returns a list of server names for the group inquiry in the sequence 1602 to the grouping control server 101 as a group (sequence 1603).
[0063]
(4) The action instruction unit 204 of the grouping control server 101 instructs the business execution server 105 on the action defined in the action definition table 206 according to the server name that is the group acquired in the sequence 1603 (sequence 1604). .
[0064]
In the example described with reference to FIG. 16, the event transmission source is described as being the network management server 103, but the event transmission source may be the operation management server 102 and the performance management server 104. In the example described with reference to FIG. 16, the group inquiry destination is the business operation management server 102, but the group inquiry destination may be the network management server 103 and the performance management server 104. Further, in the example described with reference to FIG. 16, the server that executes the action is described as the business execution server 105. However, when the result of querying the group in the sequence 1604 is the business execution server 107, the server that executes the action is: It becomes the business execution server 107.
[0065]
Each processing in the above-described embodiment of the present invention can be configured as a processing program, and this processing program is stored in a recording medium such as HD, DAT, FD, MO, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, and provided. can do.
[0066]
According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, even when basic information such as addition of a host name or business is changed, a plurality of servers can be integrated and managed without requiring operation definition change. Therefore, it is not necessary for the system administrator to change the operation definition, and the amount of work can be reduced.
[0067]
In addition, when an event such as a shortage of machine resources occurs, the control server that integrates and manages multiple servers acquires groups from the defined group information acquisition destination, instead of one basic information. It is possible to acquire a collection of basic information. Thus, the embodiment of the present invention can identify basic information in groups only by changing information included in a group even if basic information such as addition of a business execution server or business is changed. This eliminates the need to change the operation definition.
[0068]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even when basic information such as addition of a host name or business is changed, a plurality of computers can be integrated and managed without the need to change the operation definition. Thus, the amount of work for the system administrator to change the operation definition can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a computer system in which a plurality of computers connected to a network are integrated and managed by applying an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a grouping control server.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a business operation management server.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a network management server.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a performance management server.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a business execution server.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of event information transmitted by an event transmission unit in each server and received by an event reception unit of the grouping management server.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a grouping definition table in which server names for grouping inquiries by the grouping control server are defined.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a business management table that defines a server on which a business operation management server executes and monitors a business.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a network management table that defines networks monitored by a network management server.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a performance management table that defines servers and performances to be monitored by a performance management server;
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an action definition table that defines a program that instructs execution in response to an event received by a grouping control server.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation from when an event is received by the grouping control server until an action is instructed.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating details of a processing operation for determining a group inquiry destination in the processing of Step 1302 of FIG. 13;
15 is a flowchart illustrating details of a processing operation for instructing an action to each server of a group in the processing of Step 1304 in FIG. 13;
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating, as a sequence, the above-described processing from when an event is received by the grouping control server until an action is instructed.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 Grouping control server
102 Business operation management server
103 Network management server
104 Performance server
105, 107 Business execution server
106, 108, 109 network
201 Event receiver
202 Group inquiry destination selection section
203 Group inquiry department
204 Action instruction section
205 Grouping definition table
206 Action definition table
301 Business Group Management Department
302 Business monitoring department
303, 403, 503 Event transmitter
304 Business management table
401 Network group management unit
402 Network monitoring unit
404 Network management table
501 Performance Group Management Department
502 Performance monitoring unit
504 Performance management table
601 Business execution department
602 action execution part

Claims (5)

In the operation management method of a computer that integrates and manages a plurality of computers including business execution computers connected via a network,
The control computer
For the business execution computer , receiving event information and detailed information as a monitoring result from each management computer that performs business monitoring, network monitoring, and performance monitoring of the business execution computer,
Determine the management computer of the inquiry destination of the group consisting of the business execution computer corresponding to the object type of the event information,
A computer operation management method characterized by instructing each business execution computer of a group obtained as a result of an inquiry from the management computer of the determined group inquiry destination to execute an action corresponding to the event.   The computer of the group inquiry destination corresponding to the object type is determined whether the object type included in the event information is network, performance, or business, and determined to be a computer that monitors the determined object. The computer operation management method according to claim 1, wherein:   3. The computer operation management method according to claim 1, wherein a group inquiry computer corresponding to the object type and an action corresponding to the event are defined and provided in advance. In a computer operation management device that integrates and manages multiple computers including business execution computers connected via a network,
The control computer
With respect to the job execution computer monitoring operations, and event receiving unit for receiving the monitoring of the network, the event information as the monitoring result from the management computer which monitors the performance of the job execution computer and its details,
Group inquiry destination selection means for determining the management computer of the inquiry destination of the group consisting of the business execution computer corresponding to the object type of the event information;
Group inquiry means for making an inquiry to the management computer of the determined group inquiry destination;
An operation management device for a computer, comprising: action instruction means for instructing execution of an action corresponding to the event to each of the business execution computers of the group obtained as a result of the inquiry. A program to be executed by a control computer that integrates and manages a plurality of computers including business execution computers connected via a network,
With respect to the job execution computer monitor business, the processing step of accepting a monitoring network, the event information as the monitoring result from the management computer which monitors the performance of the job execution computer and its details,
A process step of determining the management computer of the inquiry destination of the group consisting of the business execution computer corresponding to the object type of the event information;
A processing step of inquiring the management computer of the determined group inquiry destination, and a processing step of instructing each business execution computer of the group obtained as a result of the inquiry to execute an action corresponding to the event. And a program for causing the control computer to execute each processing step.

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