Method, apparatus, and computer product for managing operation

a technology for managing operations and computers, applied in the field of managing operations, can solve problems such as burden on the administrator of the information processing system, the difficulty of managing the switching of applications, and the difficulty of software switching

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-13
FUJITSU LTD
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Enables administrators to efficiently change server applications in large-scale systems by grouping servers and controlling software switching, simplifying the process and reducing administrative burden, even with numerous servers.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the conventional technology, when there is a plurality of servers to be used by changing the application, there has been difficulty in managing switching of these applications.
That is, the software needs to be switched individually relative to each server, thereby causing a problem in that it is burdensome to an administrator of the information processing system.
Particularly, when a size of the information processing system increases and the number of servers increases, execution of the switching of the software becomes even more difficult.
Accordingly, in a large-scale information processing system including a large number of servers, it is an important issue as to how easily and efficiently an administrator can change the application of the server.

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[0070]Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

[0071]A concept of server operation management according to an embodiment is explained first. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of operation management of resources such as servers and storages, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a concept of a repurposing process according to present the embodiment. The repurposing process is for automatically switching an application of the server.

[0072]In FIG. 1, a case is depicted in which information processing apparatuses such as web servers 41 to 49, AP (application) servers 51 to 56, DB (database) servers 61 to 63, and storages 71 to 79 are used for each of tasks 1 and 2.

[0073]The web servers 41 to 49 are servers that provide contents to be browsed by web browsers to client terminals via the Internet. The AP servers 51 to 56 are servers that take over executi...

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A system resource manager of a site management server registers a server domain as a group of servers having a uniform physical wire connection, registers a server group as a group of servers that use uniform software in a registered server domain, and changes an application of a server by controlling a switch of software that is stored in a RAID device connected to a server belonging to a registered server group via a SAN for each application and that is used by the server.

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[0001]This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 11 / 787,759, filed Apr. 17, 2007, which is a continuation filed under 35 U.S.C. ยง111(a), of International Application No. PCT / JP2004 / 015384, filed Oct. 18, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a technology for managing an operation of resources constituting an information processing system, with a capability of enabling an administrator to perform a change of resource application with ease and efficiency in a large-scale information processing system including a large number of resources such as servers.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Conventionally, in an information processing system formed by connecting resources such as servers via a network, there has been developed a technique for changing an application of a server by switching software to be transferred to the server when the server is booted.[0006]For example, Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication ...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/173
CPCG06F9/5055
InventorYOSHIKAWA, SHIGEHIROHIBI, YOSHINOBUNAITOU, MASAYUKIIYODA, SATOSHI
OwnerFUJITSU LTD