JP2007304759A - Operation management device and operation management method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation management device suppressing the manager burden of equipment setup and allowing a setup change linked with configuration change. <P>SOLUTION: Each time setup information for specifying the operation of a service execution means 1 is newly set, a correlation information generating means 9 detects correlation between the setup information and configuration information showing the current status of the service execution means 1, and stores correlation information showing the correlation between the configuration information and the setup information in a correlation information storage means 8. A correlation change detecting means 10 detects the change of the configuration information having correlation with the setup information based on the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage means 8, and notifies a manager interaction means 5. The manager interaction means 5 displays the configuration information whose change has been detected and the setup information correlative thereto on the screen, and prompts a manager to update the setup information due to the change of the configuration information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that provides an information communication service such as a WEB service or a business service, and more particularly, to an operation management apparatus having a function of supporting setting work of component devices for the purpose of improving reliability and reducing work load.

  As the importance of information communication services such as WEB services as social infrastructure increases, stable operation of devices that provide such services has become important. Management of such devices has traditionally been performed manually by the administrator, but as the device becomes larger and more complex, the burden on the administrator in terms of knowledge and operation has increased dramatically. There are also problems such as service interruption due to misjudgment or operation mistakes. For this reason, various proposals or practical applications have been made in the past for supporting the administrator in terms of operation management.

  For example, in an integrated operation management system that centrally monitors and controls the status of hardware or software, the status of component devices is collected by the operation management server, and the administrator determines the status from multiple devices in an integrated manner. By controlling the equipment, it is possible to manage the operation considering the relevance of the equipment that provides the service. However, with this conventional operation management technology, in order to perform appropriate monitoring and control, it is necessary to appropriately set individual component devices in advance, but this setting work requires some knowledge and experience. The reason is that, for example, even if similar software is executed on a server group constituting a service, different settings need to be made according to the operating environment such as the hardware configuration of each device and the role of the service. For this reason, the administrator needs to understand both the operating environment and the setting method for each device, and can be set only by an experienced administrator with experience. However, because the system has become large-scale, it is difficult to work physically with only a few excellent managers, and as a result, partial setting failures occur due to insufficiently skilled managers, resulting in behavioral problems. There has been a problem that monitoring and control cannot be performed properly and service reliability is lowered.

  In order to reduce such a setting burden on the administrator, a first conventional technique that makes it possible to refer to device configuration information is conceivable. If the configuration information indicating the characteristics of the target device can be referenced when creating the setting information, the setting information can be created based on the specific configuration information of the target device. The burden of storing the information can be reduced, and since it is possible to input the actual value while confirming it, it is possible to reduce mistakes such as setting errors due to misunderstanding.

  However, in this conventional operation management apparatus, since the relationship between the configuration information and the setting information is left only to the administrator's thought at the time of creation, there is a problem that the burden on the administrator when the setting information is corrected is large. The reason is that it is necessary to compare and understand the setting information and the configuration information again in order to grasp which configuration information is associated with the setting information to be corrected.

  In particular, when the setting information is modified in response to a change in configuration information, understand whether it is related to the value of the new configuration information even if the setting information described in the previous configuration information value is referenced. It is difficult. This is extremely difficult when the creation and modification work is done by different people, and even when the same administrator does the work, there is a possibility that the intention at the time of creation will be forgotten. In addition, when the setting information is corrected, the work burden of grasping all the information is required as in the case of creating the setting information.

  As a second conventional technique for reducing the setting burden on an administrator, for example, as seen in Patent Document 1, it has a function of managing the characteristics of a device to be set as configuration information including configuration variable names and configuration values. There is an operation management device. In this case, when the administrator creates the setting information, the configuration variable name is described so that the setting value is converted into the configuration value when the setting is actually applied. As a result, the administrator can create setting information as a common configuration variable name between devices, so that the burden of checking individual values for each device is small, and the created setting information can be used for multiple devices. Because it can be used in common, the number of production steps is reduced.

  However, in this conventional operation management device, if the configuration variable name becomes complicated in order to make the configuration information in a format common to many devices, the burden on the administrator to understand the structure becomes large, and the actual setting target However, there is a problem that it is difficult to verify whether or not the configuration variable is converted into an appropriate configuration value.

  For example, as a simple example of such configuration information, there is an environment variable conventionally used in a software command execution environment, which is managed as a simple configuration variable name and a character string that is a configuration value thereof. This is common on the same OS (Operation System), but is not necessarily the same configuration variable name between a plurality of devices having different OSs. Configuration information that can be commonly used by many devices conforms to standards such as MIB (Management Information Base) and CIM (Common Information Model). In order to store configuration values of various devices. , Having a complex system configuration variable name represented by a tree structure. In this case, since the number of configuration variable names themselves is large, it is difficult for the administrator to understand all of them. Also, depending on the function of the device, valid configuration values for all the configuration variable names are not always stored, so the administrator can check which configuration variable name can be used on which device. It is necessary to refer to the configuration value actually stored in each device every time. As described above, as the configuration information becomes complicated, there is a problem that not only the setting burden of the administrator is reduced, but also the storage burden for understanding the structure increases.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-199577

  As described above, in the conventional operation management apparatus, there is a problem that an administrator has a large burden of setting individual devices in order to perform an appropriate operation.

  Specifically, as the first problem, since the relationship between the configuration information and the setting information is left only to the administrator's thought at the time of creation, there is a problem that the administrator burden at the time of setting information correction is large .

  In addition, as a second problem, if the configuration variable name becomes complicated in order to obtain configuration information in a format common to many devices, the burden on the administrator to understand the structure becomes large, and the configuration is actually set in the configuration target. There is a problem that it is difficult to verify whether or not a variable is converted into an appropriate configuration value.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an operation management apparatus having a function of supporting an administrator regarding device setting work.

  In order to solve the first problem, another object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the administrator for grasping the correlation between the setting information and the configuration information, and appropriately follow the change in the configuration information. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation management apparatus capable of providing an environment capable of correcting the problem.

  Still another object of the present invention is to solve the second problem by extracting the correlation between the setting information and the configuration information according to the actual configuration value of each device and including the appropriate configuration variable name. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation management apparatus that can support the work of the administrator who creates the system.

  The first operation management device of the present invention detects a correlation with configuration information indicating the current state of the information processing device each time setting information that defines the operation of the information processing device is newly set, Correlation information generating means for storing the detected correlation information in the correlation information storage means, and when displaying the latest configuration information and setting information of the information processing apparatus on the screen, according to the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage means. An administrator interaction means for displaying correlated configuration information and setting information in association with each other is provided.

  The second operation management apparatus of the present invention comprises: configuration information storage means for storing configuration information indicating the current state of the information processing apparatus; and setting information storage means for storing setting information that defines the operation of the information processing apparatus. The configuration information and the setting information are acquired from the information processing apparatus and stored in the configuration information storage unit and the setting information storage unit, and setting information newly generated in the setting information storage unit is stored in the information processing unit. Information management means to be reflected in the apparatus, correlation information storage means for storing correlation information between the configuration information and the setting information, and a correlation with the configuration information is detected each time new setting information is generated. Correlation information generation means for storing the detected correlation information in the correlation information storage means; the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage means and the setting information storage means; and Characterized in that it comprises a manager interacting means for the screen with relationship display according to the correlation information accumulated a constant information on the correlation information storing means.

  According to a third operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the second operation management apparatus, correlation change detection is performed to detect a change in configuration information that is correlated with setting information based on the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage unit. And the manager interaction means displays the configuration information in which a change is detected on the screen.

  According to a fourth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the third operation management apparatus, the administrator interaction unit reads setting information correlated with the configuration information in which the change is detected from the setting information storage unit and displays the screen. In this case, the administrator is urged to update the setting information according to the change of the configuration information.

  According to a fifth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the fourth operation management apparatus, the correlation information generation unit updates related correlation information stored in the correlation information storage unit in accordance with the update of the setting information. It is characterized by that.

  According to a sixth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the fifth operation management apparatus, setting template generation means for generating a setting template in a format for quoting configuration information from the correlation information updated by the correlation information generation means; A setting template storage means for storing the generated setting template, and a setting template with reference to the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage means at the time of a setting request using the setting template stored in the setting template storage means And setting template expansion means for resolving the citation of the configuration information and storing the setting information in the setting information storage means.

  According to a seventh operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the sixth operation management apparatus, the information management unit converts the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit into a set value and an identification name of the setting information. The configuration information having the new identification name generated by adding is generated and stored in the configuration information storage means.

  According to an eighth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the seventh operation management apparatus, the information management unit acquires the configuration information and setting information from a plurality of information processing devices, and the configuration information storage unit and the setting information It memorize | stores in an accumulation | storage means.

  According to a ninth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the eighth operation management apparatus, the setting template generation unit detects commonality of correlation information of a plurality of information processing apparatuses and sets common to the plurality of information processing apparatuses. It is characterized by generating a template.

  According to a tenth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in any one of the first to ninth operation management apparatuses, the configuration information includes a pair of a configuration variable name and a configuration value, and the setting information includes a setting variable name. And a set value pair.

  The eleventh operation management apparatus of the present invention comprises a service execution means for providing an information communication service, a configuration information storage means for storing one or a plurality of configuration information indicated by a pair of a configuration variable name and a configuration value, and a setting variable. Setting information storage means for storing one or a plurality of setting information indicated by a pair of name and setting value; and the configuration information indicating the current state of hardware or software constituting the service execution means to obtain the configuration An information management means for accumulating in the information accumulating means and acquiring the setting information defining the operation of hardware or software constituting the service execution means and accumulating in the setting information accumulating means; and The setting information is presented to the administrator together with the configuration information of the configuration information storage means, and the setting information is input in response to an input from the administrator. An operation management apparatus configured with an administrator interaction unit that corrects the setting variable name included in the setting information and a correlation specification indicating a candidate for the setting value corresponding to the setting variable name Correlation information storage means for storing one or a plurality of correlation information shown; and the correlation information storage means for reading out the setting information from the setting information storage means and generating correlation information corresponding to a combination of a setting variable name and a setting value And extracting the configuration variable name whose configuration value matches the set value from the configuration information of the configuration information storage means, and correlating information corresponding to the combination of the corresponding set variable name and the configuration variable name Correlation information generating means for generating and storing the correlation information storage means in the correlation information storage means, and the administrator interaction means provides the correlation information storage when presenting the setting information and the configuration information to an administrator. And generating a display screen that associates the combination of the configuration variable name and the configuration variable name the included in the correlation information means.

  According to a twelfth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the eleventh operation management apparatus, the configuration variable name included in the correlation information of the correlation information storage unit is included in the configuration information read from the configuration information storage unit. When there is a change in the corresponding configuration value, the configuration information that has changed and part or all of the previous correlation information are output to the administrator interaction means, and the configuration received from the administrator interaction means Correlation change detection means for instructing the correlation information generation means to update the correlation information according to a result of whether or not the administrator has changed the setting in response to a change in value, and the administrator interaction means includes the correlation When a change in the configuration value is notified from the change detection means, a screen for confirming whether or not to change the setting information corresponding to the administrator is presented, and the setting is made according to the input of the administrator As well as modifying the setting information stored in the broadcast storage means, and outputs the result to the correlation change detection means.

  In a thirteenth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the eleventh or twelfth operation management apparatus, a part or all of the setting values included in the setting information are replaced with the configuration variable names included in the configuration information. The setting template storage means for storing the setting template, and the setting in which the configuration variable name included in the setting template of the setting template storage means is replaced with the configuration value with reference to the configuration information of the configuration information storage means A setting template expansion unit that generates information and stores the setting template in the setting information storage unit, and the administrator dialogue unit presents the setting template of the setting template storage unit together with the configuration information to the administrator. The setting template is modified and stored in the setting template storage means according to the input from the setting template, and the setting information is generated from the setting template and the configuration information to the setting template expanding means. Characterized by instructing the execution of the process of.

  In a fourteenth operation management apparatus according to the present invention, in the eleventh, twelfth or thirteenth operation management apparatus, the setting value included in the setting information of the setting information storage means is changed to the correlation of the correlation information storage means. A setting template generating unit that generates the setting template by replacing it with one of the correlation designations included in the information and stores the setting template in the setting template storing unit; and the correlation change detecting unit responds to a change in the correlation information. The setting template generation means is instructed to generate the setting template.

  According to a fifteenth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, or fourteenth operation management apparatus, the information management means converts the setting value of the setting information and the setting variable name to a constant value. The configuration information consisting of a new configuration variable name generated by adding is generated and stored in the configuration information storage means.

  According to a sixteenth operation management apparatus of the present invention, in the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth operation management apparatus, the information management means includes the configuration information for each partial element of the service execution means, One or more local information management means for collecting the setting information, and the configuration information and the setting information obtained by integrating the configuration information and the setting information for each partial element from the one or more local information management means. And a shared information management means to be generated.

  A first operation management method of the present invention is an operation management method for managing the operation of an information processing apparatus by a computer, wherein the computer is configured to display configuration information indicating a current state of the information processing apparatus and the information processing apparatus. A first step of acquiring setting information defining an operation and storing the setting information in a storage device; and the computer detects a correlation between the configuration information stored in the storage device and the setting information, and the detected correlation A second step of storing information in the storage device, and when the computer displays the latest configuration information and setting information of the information processing device on the display device, each other in accordance with the correlation information stored in the storage device And a third step of displaying the screen by associating the correlated configuration information with the setting information.

  According to a second operation management method of the present invention, in the first operation management method, the computer detects a change in configuration information that is correlated with setting information based on correlation information stored in the storage device, A fourth step of displaying the configuration information in which the change is detected on a screen is included.

  According to a third operation management method of the present invention, in the second operation management method, the computer reads setting information correlated with the configuration information in which a change is detected from the storage device, displays the screen, and displays the information to the administrator. On the other hand, the method includes a fifth step that prompts an update of the setting information accompanying a change in configuration information.

  According to a fourth operation management method of the present invention, in the third operation management method, a sixth step in which the computer updates related correlation information stored in the storage device in accordance with the update of the setting information. It is characterized by including.

  According to a fifth operation management method of the present invention, in the fourth operation management method, the computer generates a setting template in a format for quoting configuration information from the updated correlation information and stores it in the storage device. Step 7 and the computer resolves the citation of the configuration information in the setting template by referring to the configuration information stored in the storage device at the time of the setting request using the setting template stored in the storage device. And an eighth step of storing the setting information in the storage device.

  According to a sixth operation management method of the present invention, in the first operation management method, in the first step, the setting information acquired from the information processing apparatus is stored as setting information in the storage device. Configuration information having a setting value of the setting information and a new identification name generated by performing certain conversion on the identification name of the setting information is generated and stored in the storage device.

  According to a seventh operation management method of the present invention, in the first operation management method, in the first step, configuration information and setting information are acquired from a plurality of information processing devices and stored in the storage device. Features.

  According to an eighth operation management method of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh operation management methods, the configuration information includes a pair of a configuration variable name and a configuration value, and the setting information includes a setting variable name. And a set value pair.

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In the present invention, when setting new setting information, it is assumed that the configuration information having the same configuration value as the setting value of the setting information is correlated, and the setting variable name of the setting information and the configuration information Correlation information including the configuration variable name is generated and stored in the correlation information storage unit. The correlation information thus stored is referred to when the configuration information and the setting information are displayed on the screen, and the configuration information associated with the configuration information is displayed on the screen in association with each other. This makes it possible for not only the administrator who created the setting information but also other managers to know at what time point the configuration information was created in relation to which configuration information. Even when the configuration value of a certain configuration variable name is changed to another value due to the system change, the correlation information described by the pair of the configuration variable name and the setting variable name is recorded. According to the correlation information, the correspondence between the configuration information whose configuration value has been changed and the setting information is displayed on the screen. If the change of the configuration information that is correlated with the setting information is detected by the correlation information, and the configuration information whose change is detected and the setting information correlated therewith are displayed on the screen, the change of the configuration information to the administrator It is possible to prompt the user to update the setting information associated with.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the administrator burden for grasping | ascertaining the correlation of setting information and structure information can be reduced. The reason is that when setting new setting information, the configuration information having the same configuration value as the setting value of the setting information is correlated, and the setting variable name of the setting information and the configuration variable name of the configuration information Is generated and stored in the correlation information storage means, and when the configuration information and the setting information are displayed on the screen later using the stored correlation information, which configuration information is included in the setting information. This is to display the screen in association with whether they are related.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which setting information can be appropriately corrected following changes in configuration information. The reason is that even when the configuration value of a certain configuration variable name is changed to another value due to the system change, the correlation information described by the pair of the configuration variable name and the setting variable name is recorded. This is because the correspondence between the configuration information whose configuration value has been changed and the setting information is displayed on the screen according to the correlation information. Further, it is because a change in configuration information that is correlated with the setting information is detected by the correlation information, and the configuration information in which the change is detected and the setting information correlated therewith are displayed on the screen.

  Before describing the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information and setting information used in the following description will be described using FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9 are used to explain the operation management apparatus that is the premise of the present invention and the problems in the operation management apparatus that is the premise.

  FIG. 1 shows a simple example of setting information, configuration information, and a setting template. The setting information 110 in FIG. 1 indicates a text file expressed in the form of “setting variable name = setting value”. For example, the setting value “C: ¥ AP ¥ AP1” is set for the setting variable name “InstallDir”. Indicates that they are associated with each other. This setting information is interpreted by software that reads the setting information, and the operation at the time of execution changes according to this setting value. The configuration information 120 indicates data described in the format of “configuration information name = configuration value”. For example, the configuration value “C: ¥ AP ¥ AP1” is associated with the configuration variable name “AP1_DIR”. ing. The setting template 111 is obtained by replacing a part of the information of the setting information 110 with a configuration variable name. For example, the setting value corresponding to the setting variable name “InstallDir” is described as “$ AP1_DIR”. The setting information 110 can be generated by performing a process of replacing the configuration variable name used in the setting template 111 with a specific value “C: ¥ AP ¥ AP1” with reference to the configuration information 120. it can. The example shown in FIG. 1 is similar to a process for embodying a value at the time of execution using information called an environment variable at the time of command execution of a conventional computer system. By performing such processing, general-purpose setting descriptions that do not use information unique to individual devices are possible, and settings of a plurality of devices can be combined into one.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the information of FIG. 1 in another expression. Although FIG. 1 shows an example of the setting information description format, there are various other expression formats such as tag expressions, and it is difficult to clearly indicate all of them. In the description of the operation of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a combination of information “variable name = value”, which is the main point of the information in FIG. The configuration information 120 and the setting template 111 correspond to the setting information 300, the configuration information 200, and the setting template 301 in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating configuration information in a more complicated format, and the configuration information 121 indicates configuration information having a tree structure. Such a structure is stored in the database as, for example, a plurality of partial tables (122 to 124 in FIG. 3). Referring to the partial table 122, there are “System”, “Network”, “Application”, and the like as major classifications of the configuration information of this device, and “nic0”, “N” shown in the partial table 123 are subordinate to “Network”. There is a small classification called “nic1”. Under “nic1”, there are variables “ip”, “mask”, and “gateway” shown in the partial table 124. For example, “ip” has a value of “192.168.1.102”. In this example, there are two pieces of network hardware possessed by the device, and the IP address currently set in the hardware of “nic1” is “192.168.1.102”.

  The configuration information 201 in FIG. 4 shows the configuration information in FIG. 3 in the form of “variable name = value”. For example, a variable “ip” under “nic0” under “Network” is set as “Network. It is expressed by a configuration variable name “nic0.ip”, and its configuration value is “192.168.1.101”. In this way, a complicated structure such as a tree structure can also be indicated by a table indicating combinations of configuration variable names and configuration values.

  In the following, the setting information, configuration information, and setting template are represented by a table showing the correspondence between such variable names and values. However, the format is not fixed to the format shown by this table, and an actual concrete description format May be converted and held in a tabular form, or may be provided with processing similar to the processing corresponding to the variable name and value without being converted.

  Next, an operation management apparatus as a premise of the present invention will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the operation management apparatus as a premise of the present invention includes an information management unit 4, a configuration information storage unit 2, a setting information storage unit 3, and an administrator dialogue unit 5 connected to the service execution unit 1. It is comprised including.

  The service execution unit 1 is an information processing apparatus that provides an information communication service such as a WEB service or a business service.

  The configuration information storage unit 2 is a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of configuration information. The configuration information is information expressed by a combination of a configuration variable name and a configuration value, as exemplified by the configuration information 201 in FIG.

  The setting information storage unit 3 is a storage unit that stores one or a plurality of setting information. The setting information is information expressed by a combination of a setting variable name and a setting value, as illustrated in the setting information 300 in FIG.

  The information management means 2 is means for acquiring and changing hardware or software information constituting the service execution means 1, and is realized by, for example, a computer and a program constituting the operation management apparatus. The information management unit 2 acquires and sets the function for acquiring the configuration information indicating the current state of the service execution unit 1 and storing it in the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information for defining the operation of the service execution unit 1 A function for accumulating in the information accumulating means 3 and a function for changing the operation of the service executing means 1 by reflecting the change in the service executing means 1 when the setting information of the setting information accumulating means 3 is changed. Have.

  The administrator dialogue means 5 reads the configuration information from the configuration information storage means 2, presents it to the administrator together with the setting information read from the setting information storage means 3, and corrects the setting information according to the input from the administrator This is realized by a terminal device having a display device such as a liquid crystal display and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen presented to the manager by the manager dialogue means 5. In the setting screen 900 presented to the administrator, configuration information having a tree structure as shown in the configuration information 121 in FIG. 3 and setting information as shown in the setting information 110 in FIG. 1 are presented. For example, when a setting value corresponding to a setting variable name “LocalIP” is input, knowledge that it is sufficient to input the same value as the configuration value of “Network.nic0.ip” for the setting variable name “LocalIP” The administrator may confirm the configuration value of “Network.nic0.ip” from the current configuration information and input “192.168.1.101” which is the same as the configuration value.

  As described above, in the operation management apparatus shown in FIG. 5, the setting information can be created while referring to the configuration information of the device to be set, so the administrator needs to store the configuration information of the target device. In addition, setting errors can be reduced.

  However, in this conventional operation management apparatus, the fact that the setting information was generated by focusing on which element of the configuration information is only stored in the head of the administrator who performed the setting. It cannot be used for correction of setting information by the same administrator or another administrator. For this reason, when the setting information is corrected in accordance with the change of the configuration, it is necessary to understand again from the beginning which element of the configuration information should be focused on to generate the setting information. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the same “192.168.1.101” is displayed in the setting variable name “LocalIP” and the configuration variable name “Network.nic0.ip”. For example, you may notice that there is some relationship between them, but when the configuration value of the configuration variable name “Network.nic0.ip” changes, as shown in the setting screen 901 of FIG. Since the configuration value “Network.nic0.ip” of the configuration information is displayed as a value different from the setting value of “LocalIP” of the setting information, it is difficult to understand that there is a relationship between the two without sufficient knowledge. . Therefore, since these values are different, in order to know which setting value should be matched with which configuration value even if a bad behavior occurs in the service execution environment, it is necessary to understand the meaning of the setting value again. There will be.

  As described above, in the operation management apparatus shown in FIG. 5, even if appropriate settings are initially made, in order to perform partial setting changes, the intention of the initial settings is stored, or There is a problem that it is necessary to understand the meaning of the set value again, and the memory burden on the administrator is large. In addition, there is a problem that even when the configuration value used for setting changes, it cannot be determined whether the setting should be changed.

  Next, another example of the operation management apparatus as a premise of the present invention will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 8, another example of the operation management apparatus which is the premise of the present invention is configured to include a set template storage unit 6 and a set template expansion unit 7 in addition to the configuration of FIG.

  The setting template storage means 6 is a storage means for storing one or a plurality of setting templates. As illustrated in the setting template 301 in FIG. 2, the setting template is information obtained by replacing some setting values of the setting information expressed by the combination of the setting variable name and the setting value with the configuration variable name.

  The setting template expansion means 7 reads the setting template from the setting template storage means 6, converts the configuration variable name included in the setting template into a corresponding configuration value using the configuration information read from the configuration information storage means 2, and sets it This is means for generating information and storing it in the setting information storage means 3. The setting template expanding means 7 is realized by a computer and a program, for example.

  Further, the manager interaction means 5 has a function of processing the setting template instead of the processing of the setting information described in FIG. Specifically, the administrator interaction unit 5 reads the setting template from the setting template storage unit 6, presents it to the administrator together with the configuration information, and corrects the setting template according to the input from the administrator to store the setting template. Accumulate in means 6. Further, it instructs the setting template expanding means 7 to execute processing for generating setting information from the setting template and configuration information.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen presented to the manager by the manager dialogue means 5. On the setting screen 902 presented to the administrator, configuration information and a setting template are presented. For example, the setting value corresponding to the setting variable name “LocalIP” is “$ Network.nic0.ip”, but this is “Network.nic0.ip” for the setting variable name “LocalIP”. This is because the administrator sets the name of the configuration variable instead of the value based on the knowledge that the same value as that of the configuration value may be input. Incidentally, it can be confirmed from the current configuration information that the configuration value of “Network.nic0.ip” is “192.168.1.101”.

  As described above, in the operation management apparatus shown in FIG. 8, when the administrator creates the setting information, a general-purpose description substituted with the configuration variable name is used without using the configuration value peculiar to each device. Thus, it becomes possible to combine setting information of a plurality of target devices into one, and the burden of setting work can be reduced.

  However, in this conventional operation management apparatus, it is necessary to understand the structure of the configuration information in order to generate the setting template, and as the configuration information becomes complicated, the burden of understanding the structure of the configuration information increases. There is. In addition, by adding a configuration variable name that indicates the characteristics of each device, the configuration target device may not have an appropriate configuration value for the configuration variable name, and the configuration variable name used in the configuration template Whether it is converted to an appropriate setting value is unknown. For this reason, when creating or deploying a setting template, it is necessary to check whether an appropriate value is held in the target device, and there is a problem that the workload of the administrator increases. For example, in the example of FIG. 9, there are two candidate components “nic0” and “nic1” having an IP address to be set to “LocalIP”, and these are always used (the same configuration value is set). One of them should be set (except for the case of having), but which one should be set cannot be determined without referring to the actual configuration value. Further, when the same setting template is shared by other devices, it is also a problem whether the components “nic0” and “nic1” exist in other devices. In order to make the setting template common, it is necessary to check the configuration values of all target devices, which increases the work load.

  As described above, in the operation management apparatus shown in FIG. 8, as the configuration information becomes complicated, the storage burden for understanding the configuration information increases, and the amount of work for confirming whether the configuration value is appropriately converted increases. There was a problem to do.

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

(First embodiment)
First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

  Referring to FIG. 10, the operation management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes, in addition to the configuration of the operation management apparatus as a premise of the present invention described with reference to FIG. And a correlation information generating means 9.

  The correlation information storage unit 8 is a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of correlation information. The correlation information is information expressed by a combination of a setting variable name included in the setting information and a correlation designation indicating a setting value candidate corresponding to the setting variable name. As the correlation designation, one or a plurality of values or configuration variable names input to the administrator as setting values are designated.

  The correlation information generation means 9 is means for generating correlation information, and is realized by, for example, a computer and a program. The correlation information generation unit 9 reads the setting information from the setting information storage unit 3, generates correlation information indicating a combination of the setting variable name and the setting value included in the read setting information, and stores the correlation information in the correlation information storage unit 8. From the function and the configuration information of the configuration information storage unit 2, extract the configuration variable name whose configuration value is the same as the setting value set in the setting variable name in the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 3, Correlation information indicating a combination of the extracted configuration variable name and the setting variable name is generated, and correlation information including the same setting variable name as the setting variable name in the generated correlation information is retrieved from the correlation information storage unit 8. And a function of adding a configuration variable name in the generated correlation information to the correlation designation in the retrieved correlation information.

  Further, in addition to the functions described with reference to FIG. 5, the administrator interaction unit 5 presents the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 3 to the administrator. In this case, there is newly provided a function of presenting a combination of the setting variable name and the configuration variable name included in the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage unit 8 in association with each other.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 3. 12 shows an example of correlation information generated from the setting information 301 in FIG. 11 and the configuration information 201 in FIG. The correlation information 400 indicates the correlation information generated from the combination of the setting variable name and the setting value in the setting information 301 of FIG. 11, and the correlation information 401 refers to the configuration information 201 of FIG. The correlation information to which the configuration variable names with the same are added is shown. In the correlation information 401, “$ Network.nic0.ip” is added to the correlation designation for the setting variable name “LocalIP” for the combination of the correlation information 400.

  FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of the operation of the operation management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 14 is an example of a screen presented to the administrator by the administrator interaction means 5 according to the present embodiment. Correlation information for the operation management apparatus setting screen 901 which is the premise of the present invention described in FIG. An example in the case of adding a display using the is shown. Hereinafter, the operation of generating correlation information in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

  First, the information management unit 4 acquires configuration information and setting information from the service execution unit 1 and stores them in the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information storage unit 3, respectively. Assume that the configuration information storage unit 2 stores the configuration information 201 shown in FIG. 4 as an initial state. In this state, the correlation information generation means 9 always monitors whether there is new setting information (step 501 in FIG. 13). If there is no new setting information, step 501 is repeated without doing anything.

  When the administrator creates the setting information 301 shown in FIG. 11, the administrator interaction unit 5 stores the setting information 301 in the setting information storage unit 3. When new setting information 301 is stored in the setting information storage unit 3, the information management unit 4 reads the setting information 301 and reflects it in the service execution unit 1. On the other hand, the correlation information generation means 9 detects newly stored setting information (step 501), generates correlation information from the combination of the setting variable name and the setting value, and stores it in the correlation information storage means 8 (step 501). 502). As a result, the correlation information 400 of FIG. 12 is generated from the setting information 301 of FIG.

  Next, the correlation information generation unit 9 searches for configuration information having a configuration value that matches the setting value included in the setting information 301 from the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage unit 3 (step 503). If all the configuration information has been searched, the process ends (step 504). If there is unsearched configuration information, it is determined whether the configuration value matches the set value (step 505). If there is a match, the configuration variable name is added to the correlation designation of the corresponding setting variable name stored in the correlation information storage means 8 and the search is continued (step 506). For example, in the setting information 301 of FIG. 11, the setting value of the setting variable name “LocalIP” is “192.168.1.101”, and this setting value is the configuration variable name “Network.nic0” in the configuration information 201 of FIG. .Ip "matches the configuration value. Therefore, correlation information 401 is generated by adding “Network.nic0.ip” to the correlation designation for the setting variable name “LocalIP” with respect to the correlation information 400 of FIG.

  When the administrator dialogue unit 5 presents the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 3 to the administrator, the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage unit 8 is displayed. The correspondence based on this correlation information is displayed on a screen that reads out and presents configuration information and setting information. Referring to FIG. 14A, on the setting screen 903, “LocalIP” included in the correlation information 401 in the setting information is selectively displayed (inverted display in FIG. 14), and “Network.nic0.ip” as corresponding configuration information is displayed. "Is selected (displayed in a frame in FIG. 14). Thereby, it can be clearly shown that there is some relationship between the setting variable name “LocalIP” and the configuration variable name “Network.nic0.ip”.

  Furthermore, the setting screen 903 of FIG. 14B shows a case where the configuration value of the service execution means 1 has changed after the correlation information 401 is generated. Between the setting variable name and the configuration variable name that are correlated with each other, Since the setting value of “LocalIP” is different from “192.168.1.101” and the configuration value of “Network.nic0.ip” is different from “192.168.1.13”, this is detected. The administrator dialogue means 5 presents a mark indicating the change (star mark in FIG. 14) in the vicinity of the corresponding configuration value. In this way, not only the configuration value that this setting value was created with reference to, but also actively presenting to the administrator that the setting value must be changed because the configuration value has changed. Can do.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the administrator creates the setting information, the correlation information between the setting information and the configuration information is automatically generated. Need not be memorized again, or the meaning of the setting value need not be understood again when the setting is partially changed by changing the configuration value. Further, whether or not there is a correlation between the set value and the configuration value is determined by the correlation information generating means 9 searching for the actual set value and the configuration value. You don't have to understand everything. For this reason, the burden of setting work by the administrator is greatly reduced.

  In this embodiment, the example in which the set value and the configuration value completely match has been described. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this example. For example, a plurality of generally known description formats are mutually converted. It is also possible to determine whether the values match. For example, an IP address and name-resolved notation can be considered. Similarity determination may be used instead of coincidence determination, and it can be regarded as matching within the range of the causal relationship as long as the similarity determination can be performed with a specific causal relationship except for extremely uncertain mapping. . For example, it is possible to match the character strings by ignoring differences in minor versions of the same software.

  In the present embodiment, the correlation information generation unit 9 starts generating correlation information when new setting information is stored in the setting information storage unit 3 from the administrator interaction unit 5. The generation of correlation information may be started after confirming that the setting information stored in is reflected in the service execution means 1 by the information management means 4, or immediately before the generation of correlation information is started. The latest configuration information of the service execution unit 1 may be acquired by the information management unit 4 and stored in the configuration information storage unit 2.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20.

  Referring to FIG. 15, the operation management apparatus according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a correlation change detection unit 10 in addition to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 10 in the first exemplary embodiment.

  The correlation change detection means 10 reads the correlation information from the correlation information storage means 8 and detects the change in the configuration value of the configuration variable name included as the correlation designation in the correlation information among the configuration information read from the configuration information storage means 2. When there is a change, it is means for notifying the correlation information and the configuration information corresponding to the administrator dialogue means 5. Also, a function for receiving from the administrator dialogue means 5 whether or not the administrator has changed the setting in response to a change in the corresponding configuration value, and instructing the correlation information generating means 9 to update the correlation information in accordance with the presence or absence of the setting change. Have

  In addition to the function of the first embodiment, the administrator interaction unit 5 displays a screen for confirming whether to change the corresponding setting information when notified of a change in the configuration value from the correlation change detection unit 10. It has a new function of presenting to the administrator and outputting the input result of the administrator to the correlation change detecting means 10. Further, when the administrator inputs to change the setting information, a function for correcting the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 3 is newly provided.

  FIGS. 16, 17, and 18 show examples of configuration information, setting information, and correlation information in the present embodiment, respectively. 16 shows an example in which the configuration value corresponding to the configuration variable name “Network.nic0.ip” of the configuration information 202 has changed. The setting information 303 in FIG. 17 shows an example in which the setting value corresponding to the setting variable name “LocalIP” in the setting information 302 has changed. The correlation information 403 in FIG. 18 shows an example in which a correlation designation corresponding to the setting variable name “LocalIP” of the correlation information 402 is added, and the correlation information 404 shows an example in which the correlation information 404 is similarly deleted.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the operation of the operation management apparatus according to this embodiment. FIG. 20 is an example of a screen presented to the administrator by the administrator interaction unit 5 according to the present embodiment, and shows a setting change confirmation screen 904 when a change in the configuration value is notified from the correlation change detection unit 10. . The correlation change detection operation in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. FIG.

  First, the information management unit 4 acquires configuration information and setting information from the service execution unit 1 and stores them in the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information storage unit 3, respectively. As an initial state, it is assumed that the configuration information storage unit 2 stores the configuration information 202 of FIG. 16 and the setting information storage unit 3 stores the setting information 302 of FIG. 17, respectively. Similarly, it is assumed that the correlation information generation unit 9 generates correlation information 402 from the setting information 202 and the setting information 302 and stores it in the correlation information storage unit 8.

  The correlation change detection means 10 checks whether or not there is a change in the configuration information of the configuration information storage means 2 (step 511), and if there is no change, repeats step 511 without doing anything. When there is a change in the configuration information, it is determined whether or not the configuration variable name corresponding to the changed configuration value is included in the correlation information of the correlation information storage unit 8 (step 512). . When it is detected that the configuration value corresponding to the configuration variable name included in the correlation information has changed, the configuration information and correlation information corresponding to the administrator interaction means 5 are output, and the administrator interaction means 5 notifies the administrator. A change in the configuration value is presented (step 513).

  For example, in the examples of FIGS. 16, 17, and 18, when the configuration information 202 of FIG. 16 changes to the configuration information 203, the configuration change detection unit 10 configures the configuration value corresponding to the configuration variable name “Network.nic.ip”. Is changed from “192.168.1.101” to “192.168.1.13” (step 511), and the configuration variable name is the setting variable name “LocalIP” of the configuration information 402 in FIG. (Step 512), and outputs the configuration information related to “Network.nic0.ip” and the correlation information related to “LocalIP” to the administrator interaction means 5 (Step 513).

  The setting change confirmation screen 904 in FIG. 20 is an example of the screen presented to the administrator in this way, and information regarding the changed configuration information (configuration variable name, new configuration value, previous configuration value), and before the change By presenting information (setting variable name, current setting value) related to the setting information related to the configuration value of, the change of the configuration value must be communicated to the administrator, and the setting change must be performed along with the change Possible setting information is presented. In the example of FIG. 20, a setting change name can be instructed by selecting a setting variable name (with a selection mark in a corresponding check box) and pressing a “update selected setting information” button.

  When the administrator instructs the setting change, the setting information in the setting information storage unit 3 is changed by the administrator dialogue unit 5. The setting information 303 in FIG. 17 is an example in which the setting value of the setting variable name “LocalIP” is changed to “192.168.1.13”, which is the current configuration value. The change of the setting information is reflected on the service execution unit 1 by the information management unit 4.

  Further, the correlation change detection means 10 receives from the administrator dialogue means 5 that the setting value of the setting variable name “LocalIP” has been changed to “192.168.1.13”, and sets it in the correlation information generation means 9. The variable name “LocalIP” and the changed set value “192.168.1.13” are notified to update the correlation information. In response to this, the correlation information generation means 9 changes the correlation information of the correlation information storage means 8. First, as shown in FIG. 18, correlation information 403 is generated by adding a new setting value “192.168.1.13” as a correlation designation corresponding to the setting variable name “LocalIP” to the correlation information 402 ( Steps 514, 516). Next, in order to check whether there is a configuration value that matches the new setting value, whether the configuration variable name that has already been specified for correlation is valid, and to check the correlation specification that has lost correlation, The configuration information 203 in FIG. 16 having the configuration variable name “$ Network.nic0.ip” specified for correlation in the information 403 is searched (step 517), and the correlation is determined from the correlation information 403 according to the result of this search. The lost correlation designation “192.168.1.101” is deleted (step 518). As a result, “$ Network.nic0.ip” and “192.168.1.13” whose correlation is maintained even when the setting is changed remain in the correlation information 404 in FIG. “192.168.1.101” is deleted.

  In addition, in this example, the correlation designation order for “LocalIP” in the correlation information 404 is reversed from that in the correlation information 402. This is because by adding the newly detected correlation designation to the lower order, the correlation that has continued for a long time without disappearing remains in the higher order. In this way, when the same set value is continued, the value (value that can be regarded as a fixed value in the current environment) is changed. The name of the configuration variable (value that can be regarded as configuration-dependent) remains at the top, and the reliability of the correlation (a relationship that can be used stably even if the change of the value is repeated) is expressed by the order.

  In step 514, if the administrator has not instructed to change the relevant setting, the administrator interaction means 5 notifies the correlation change detection means 10 of the result, and the correlation change detection means 10 generates the correlation information. The means 9 is instructed to regenerate correlation information (step 515). As a result, new correlation information is generated from the changed configuration information and the setting information that is not changed. Such a situation occurs, for example, when a correlation designation that matches the coincidence value with the current correlation information is registered. After being presented to the administrator by the output of the correlation change detection means 10, if it is determined that the administrator is irrelevant and ignored, correlation information is generated in a state where the changed configuration value and the current set value are inconsistent. Therefore, the ignored correlation is not regenerated. As a result, the correlation is discarded as intended by the administrator.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, whether or not a setting change is necessary due to a change in the configuration value is presented to the administrator from the operation management apparatus, so that a setting failure due to a change omission is reduced. In addition, the setting change work is also proposed from the operation management apparatus side and is performed only by approval by the administrator, so that a setting failure due to an input error can be prevented. In addition, even if there is an unnecessary correlation specification in the automatically generated correlation information, the correlation is discarded according to the input from the administrator and is aggregated into a stable correlation as the operation continues. Improves change notification and target selection accuracy. From this, in addition to reducing the burden of setting work, which is an effect of the first embodiment, the stability of the service can be greatly improved.

  In this embodiment, the step of confirming the correlation designation after the detection of the configuration change has been described with reference to FIG. 19, but the configuration value related to the setting information has changed without depending on the order. The same effect can be expected if it is a procedure that can detect. The same applies to the change confirmation notification method and the correlation information correction procedure. For example, a notification method that combines the functions of the notification screen of FIG. 20 and the setting screen of FIG. 14 may be used, and only correlated elements remain. As long as the shape is changed, the order of setting change and correlation correction may be different.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Referring to FIG. 21, the operation management apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a setting template storage means 6 and setting template expansion in addition to the configuration described with reference to FIG. 15 in the second embodiment. Means 7 and setting template generation means 11 are included.

  Regarding the functions and operations of the setting template storage means 6 and the setting template expanding means 7 and the administrator dialogue means 5 connected to them, each means in the operation management apparatus as a premise of the present invention described with reference to FIG. , And the screen example shown in FIG. That is, the setting template expanding unit 7 reads the setting template which is information obtained by replacing some setting values of the setting information with the configuration variable names from the setting template storing unit 6 and uses the configuration information read from the configuration information storing unit 2. Then, the configuration variable name included in the setting template is converted into a corresponding configuration value to generate setting information, and is stored in the setting information storage unit 3. The administrator interaction means 5 presents the setting template together with the configuration information to the administrator and receives a correction input, and instructs the setting template expanding means 7 to execute processing for generating the setting information from the setting template and the configuration information. .

  Further, the setting template generation unit 11 replaces the setting value included in the setting information read from the setting information storage unit 3 with one of the correlation designations included in the correlation information read from the correlation information storage unit 8. This is a means for generating and storing in the set template storage means 6.

  In addition to the operation of the second embodiment, the correlation change detection unit 10 newly has a function of instructing the setting template generation unit 11 to generate a setting template when the correlation information is updated.

  FIG. 22 shows an example of the setting template stored in the setting template storage means 6 in the present embodiment. The setting template 304 is a setting template generated from the setting information 303 in FIG. 17 and the correlation information 404 in FIG. is there. Hereinafter, the operation of the operation management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 17, 18, 21, and 22.

  The correlation information generation and correlation change detection operations in the present embodiment are as described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Further, the operation of the setting template expansion and the administrator dialogue is the same as the operation of the operation management apparatus which is the premise of the present invention described with reference to FIGS.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the setting template generation unit 11 generates a setting template from the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage unit 8 and the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit 3. When generating from the setting information 303 of FIG. 17 and the correlation information 404 of FIG. 18, a setting template 304 is generated by replacing the setting value of the setting information 303 with one of the correlation designations having the corresponding setting variable name from the correlation information 404. The

  For example, there are two candidates “$ Network.nic0.ip” and “192.168.1.13” in the correlation designation for the setting variable name “LocalIP” of the correlation information 404. For example, the second implementation As described above, “Network.nic0.ip” is extracted assuming that the higher-level correlation designation is more reliable information, and is replaced with the setting value for “LocalIP” in the setting information 303. The setting template 304 generated in this way is presented to the administrator as in the setting screen 902 of FIG. 9 and expanded into setting information corresponding to the setting information 303 via the setting template expanding means 7.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, setting information that can be commonly used by a plurality of devices can be easily expanded to other devices, and setting work can be reduced. In particular, since the setting template is automatically generated from the automatically generated correlation information, it is not necessary for the administrator to understand all of the structure even if the configuration information is complicated. Further, since the setting template is generated based on the actual setting value and the configuration value, it is not necessary to confirm whether or not the configuration template is expanded to an appropriate configuration value. Therefore, there is no burden of understanding the configuration information and confirming the configuration value expansion, which are problems of the conventional operation management apparatus, and the advantage of promoting the use of information by using the template can be sufficiently exerted.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 23, 24, and 25. FIG.

  The operation management apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention has a new function in which the information management unit 4 adds the same information as the setting information of the setting information storage unit 3 to the configuration information storage unit 2 as configuration information. Only, this is different from the first to third embodiments.

  FIG. 23 is an example of setting information regarding an execution function different from the execution function (hardware or software) of the service execution unit 1 using the setting information of FIG. 24 shows an example of configuration information in which the same information as the setting information 301 in FIG. 11 and the setting information 310 in FIG. 23 is added to the configuration information 201 in FIG. The correlation information 405 in FIG. 25 shows an example of correlation information generated from the setting information 301 in FIG. 11, the setting information 310 in FIG. 23, and the configuration information 204 in FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the operation management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 11, 23, 24, and 25.

  The information management unit 4 acquires configuration information from the service execution unit 1 and stores it in the configuration information storage unit 2, acquires setting information and stores it in the setting information storage unit 3. For example, assume that the configuration information 201 in FIG. 4 is stored in the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information 301 in FIG. 11 and the setting information 310 in FIG.

  Next, the information management unit 4 adds the same information as the setting information held in the setting information storage unit 3 to the configuration information of the configuration information storage unit 2. For example, with respect to the configuration information 201, a configuration variable name obtained by performing a certain conversion on the setting variable name included in the setting information 301 and the setting information 310 is generated, and configuration information using the corresponding setting value as a configuration value is generated. . 24, “Configure.ap1.ServerIP” is obtained by adding “Configure” indicating the setting information and “ap1” indicating the execution function name to the setting variable name “ServerIP” of the configuration information 301. And a corresponding configuration value is “192.168.1.2” which is a setting value of “ServerIP” of the setting information 301. Similarly, the information corresponding to the setting information 310 is added as a configuration variable name with “Configuration.ap2” added.

  The correlation information generation unit 9 generates the correlation information 405 in FIG. 25 from the configuration information 204, the setting information 301, and the setting information 310. In the example of the correlation information 405, “ap1” and “ap2” are added to the setting variable name to distinguish each execution function. The difference from the first embodiment is that since the current value of the setting information is included in the configuration information, it is possible to specify the correlation between the setting information in different execution functions. For example, since “Ap1.ServerIP” has no corresponding configuration value in the first embodiment, only “192.168.1.2” is specified for correlation. $ Configure.ap2.ManagerIP "has been added. Similarly, “$ Configure.ap1.ServerIP” is added to the correlation designation of “Ap2.ManagerIP”. This means that the setting value of “ServerIP” of ap1 matches “ManagerIP” of ap2.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the correlation between the setting information can be defined, so that when applied to the first embodiment, the relationship between the setting information can be displayed. In addition, when applied to the second embodiment, it is possible to display a confirmation screen as to whether or not to change the other setting when one setting is changed. Further, when applied to the third embodiment, a setting template including a correlation with other settings can be generated. This makes it possible to realize linkage settings between applications that make up the service. For example, values that are not linked to configuration information, such as logical configuration names that are assigned independently of the physical configuration, can be set individually for each application. Work can be reduced, setting mismatch between applications can be prevented, and service stability is improved.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 26, 27, and 28. FIG.

  The operation management apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is the fourth embodiment only in that the information management unit 4 has a function of collecting different configuration information and setting information of target devices such as a plurality of servers. Is different.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the information management unit 4 for collecting information on a plurality of devices. In this example, the information management means 4 includes a shared information management means 45, one or more shared information synchronization means 44 connected thereto, a local configuration storage means 41 connected to each shared information synchronization means 44, and a local setting. The storage means 42 is configured to include local configuration storage means 41 and local information management means 43 connected to the local setting storage means 42.

  The local information management unit 43 is a unit that collects information (local information) for each target device of a certain service execution unit 1 out of one or more service execution units 1. The local configuration storage unit 41 and the local setting storage unit 42 are units that can store the same configuration information and setting information as the configuration information storage unit 2 and the setting information storage unit 3. Store only local settings.

  The shared information synchronization means 44 is means for transmitting and receiving the local configuration and local settings via a communication line. The shared information management unit 45 is connected to one or a plurality of shared information synchronization units 44, and is a unit that collects and integrates the local configuration and local settings to generate configuration information and setting information. Similar to the information management unit 4 in the fourth embodiment, the shared information synchronization unit 44 of the present embodiment has a function of adding the same combination of variables and values as the current setting information to the configuration information. An embodiment without such a function is also conceivable.

  FIG. 27 shows an example of configuration information collected by the information management means 4 shown in FIG. FIG. 28 shows an example of correlation information generated based on the configuration information 205 of FIG. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 24, FIG. 26, FIG. 27, and FIG. 28, operation | movement of the operation management apparatus in this Embodiment is demonstrated.

  The local information management unit 43 collects configuration information for each device. For example, the configuration information 204 in FIG. 24 indicates the configuration information of one device. Assume that this configuration information 204 is stored in the local configuration storage means 41 as an initial state. When the shared information management unit 45 acquires the configuration information 204 via the shared information synchronization unit 44, the configuration variable name is changed and stored for each target device of the local information. For example, the configuration information 205 in FIG. 27 is an example in which the device name “Server1” is added and stored, and “Network.nic0.ip” in FIG. 24 is configured as “Server1.Network.nic0.ip”. Accumulated in the accumulation means 2.

  In this way, one piece of configuration information can be generated by integrating information from a plurality of local configuration storage means 41 having the same local configuration as that in FIG. In the configuration information 205 of FIG. 27, “Server2.Network.nic0.ip” collected from “Server2” is also stored, and the configuration value is “192.168.1.2”, which is “Server1”. It can be seen that the same configuration value exists in “.Configure.ap1.ServerIP”.

  FIG. 28 is an example of correlation information generated from the configuration information 205 and setting information not illustrated. In contrast to the correlation information 405 in FIG. 25 described in the fourth embodiment, in the correlation information 406 in FIG. 28, the setting variable name to which “Server1” is assigned is also assigned “Server1” or “Server2”. The specified configuration variable name is specified as a correlation. In addition, “$ Server2.Network.nic0.ip” is added to the correlation specification of “Server1.Ap1.ServerIP”. This is because the configuration information 205 can search for configuration information of different devices, and information that cannot be mapped to specific configuration information in FIG. 25 can be mapped to configuration information of different devices. It shows that. Specifically, “Server2” indicates that a correlation indicating that “Server1” is a data transmission destination server of “Ap1” and “Ap2” is found.

  Next, when the IP address of “Server2” is changed, the change in setting is notified to the administrator by the correlation change detecting means 10 and the setting information in the setting information accumulating means 3 is corrected. Thereafter, the setting information is transmitted from the shared information management unit 45 to the local setting storage unit 42 via the shared information synchronization unit 44 of the device that performs the corresponding setting, and the setting of the corresponding device is changed by the local information management unit 43. The

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, communication settings between devices are generated by generating correlation information between setting information of a certain device (service execution unit) and configuration information of another device (service execution unit). You can understand the relationship of functions over a wide area. Therefore, compared to the conventional operation management apparatus, the setting can be optimized without being limited by the limit of human ability such as the number of devices that can be handled and the storage load, so the reliability of the service is improved.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The operation management apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention extracts a correlation designation common to a plurality of devices when the setting template generation unit 11 of FIG. 21 generates a setting template from the correlation information of the plurality of devices. The second embodiment is different from the fifth embodiment only in that it has a function to perform and a function to share a setting template of devices that match the setting template.

  FIG. 29 shows an example of correlation information related to three servers, Server1, Server8, and Server9. FIG. 30 shows an example of a setting template generated from the correlation information 407 of FIG. 29, and the setting template 321 is a setting template shared by Server1 and Server8.

  The setting template generation unit 11 detects that there is a common element in the correlation designation of “Server1” and “Server8” in the configuration information 407, and generates a setting template 321 from which the common element is extracted. Further, “Server1” and “Server8” are added as target devices of the setting template 321 in the management information 320 of the setting template.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since a setting template that is automatically generated by a plurality of devices can be shared, a more general-purpose setting template is generated as operation is continued on various devices. be able to. As a result, the processing load and communication load of the apparatus are reduced as compared with the case where the setting templates are individually stored and updated, and the stability of the service is improved by the setting templates having a wider application range.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various other additions and modifications can be made. The means constituting the operation management apparatus of the present invention can be realized by a computer and a program, as well as by realizing the functions of the operation management apparatus in hardware. The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, and is read by the computer at the time of starting up the computer, etc. The above-described procedure is executed by functioning as means in the embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Service execution means 2 ... Configuration information storage means 3 ... Setting information storage means 4 ... Information management means 5 ... Administrator dialogue means 6 ... Setting template storage means 7 ... Setting template expansion means 8 ... Correlation setting template storage means 9 ... correlation information generation means 10 ... correlation change detection means 11 ... setting template generation means 41 ... local configuration storage means 42 ... local setting storage means 43 ... local information management means 44 ... shared information synchronization means 45 ... Shared information management means

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  Each time setting information that defines the operation of the information processing apparatus is newly set, a correlation with the configuration information indicating the current state of the information processing apparatus is detected, and the detected correlation information is stored in the correlation information storage unit. Correlation information generating means, and when displaying the latest configuration information and setting information of the information processing device on the screen, the correlation between the configuration information and the setting information correlated with each other according to the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage means An operation management apparatus comprising: an administrator dialog means for displaying the information.   Configuration information storage means for storing configuration information indicating the current state of the information processing apparatus, setting information storage means for storing setting information that defines the operation of the information processing apparatus, the configuration information and the setting information as the information An information management unit that obtains from the processing device and stores the configuration information in the configuration information storage unit and the setting information storage unit, and reflects the setting information newly generated in the setting information storage unit in the information processing device; and the configuration Correlation information storage means for storing correlation information between information and the setting information; each time new setting information is generated, a correlation with the configuration information is detected, and the detected correlation information is stored in the correlation information Correlation information generating means for storing in the means, and the configuration information storage means and the setting information storage means for storing the configuration information and the setting information in the correlation information storage means Operation management apparatus characterized by comprising an administrator interacting means the screen to display implicated in accordance accumulated correlation information.   Correlation change detection means for detecting a change in configuration information that is correlated with setting information based on the correlation information stored in the correlation information storage means, and the administrator interaction means includes the configuration information whose change has been detected. The operation management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the operation management apparatus displays a screen.   The administrator interaction unit reads setting information correlated with the configuration information in which a change is detected from the setting information storage unit and displays the setting information on the screen, and prompts the administrator to update the setting information according to the change of the configuration information. The operation management apparatus according to claim 3.   The operation management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the correlation information generation unit updates related correlation information stored in the correlation information storage unit in accordance with the update of the setting information.   From the correlation information updated by the correlation information generation means, a setting template generation means for generating a setting template in a format for quoting configuration information, a setting template storage means for storing the generated setting template, and the setting template storage At the time of a setting request using the setting template stored in the means, the configuration information stored in the configuration information storage means is referred to resolve the citation of the configuration information in the setting template and the setting information is stored in the setting information storage means 6. The operation management apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising setting template expansion means for performing the operation.   The information management unit generates configuration information having a set value of the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit and a new identification name generated by performing a certain conversion on the identification name of the setting information, and The operation management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the operation management apparatus is stored in a configuration information storage unit.   8. The operation management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information management unit acquires configuration information and setting information from a plurality of information processing apparatuses and stores the configuration information and setting information in the configuration information storage unit and the setting information storage unit.   The operation management apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the setting template generation unit detects commonality of correlation information of a plurality of information processing devices and generates a setting template common to the plurality of information processing devices.   10. The configuration information according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes a pair of configuration variable name and configuration value, and the setting information includes a pair of setting variable name and setting value. The operation management device described in the section. Service execution means for providing information communication services;
Configuration information storage means for storing one or more configuration information indicated by a pair of configuration variable name and configuration value;
Setting information storage means for storing one or a plurality of setting information indicated by a pair of a setting variable name and a setting value;
The configuration information indicating the current state of hardware or software configuring the service execution unit is acquired and stored in the configuration information storage unit, and the operation of the hardware or software configuring the service execution unit is defined. Information management means for acquiring the setting information and storing it in the setting information storage means;
The setting information storage means is configured to present the setting information together with the configuration information of the configuration information storage means to an administrator, and an administrator interaction means for correcting the setting information in response to an input from the administrator An operation management device,
Correlation information storage means for storing one or a plurality of correlation information indicated by a pair of the setting variable name included in the setting information and a correlation designation indicating a candidate for the setting value corresponding to the setting variable name;
The setting information is read from the setting information storage unit, and correlation information corresponding to a combination of a setting variable name and a setting value is generated and stored in the correlation information storage unit. A correlation information generating unit that extracts a configuration variable name whose value matches the set value, generates correlation information corresponding to a combination of the corresponding set variable name and the configuration variable name, and stores the correlation information in the correlation information storage unit; With
The administrator interaction means associates the combination of the setting variable name and the configuration variable name included in the correlation information of the correlation information storage means when presenting the setting information and the configuration information to the administrator. An operation management apparatus characterized by generating a display screen. Of the configuration information read from the configuration information storage unit, the configuration changed when the configuration value corresponding to the configuration variable name included in the correlation information of the correlation information storage unit is changed Output part or all of the information and the previous correlation information to the administrator dialogue means, and depending on whether the administrator has changed the setting in response to the change in the configuration value received from the administrator dialogue means Correlation change detection means for instructing the correlation information generation means to update the correlation information,
The administrator interaction means presents a screen for confirming whether or not to change the setting information corresponding to the administrator when notified of a change in the configuration value from the correlation change detection means, and inputs the administrator 12. The operation management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the setting information stored in the setting information storage means is modified in accordance with and the result is output to the correlation change detection means. A setting template accumulating means for accumulating setting templates obtained by replacing some or all of the setting values included in the setting information with the configuration variable names included in the configuration information;
Referring to the configuration information of the configuration information storage unit, the setting information in which the configuration variable name included in the setting template of the setting template storage unit is replaced with the configuration value is generated and stored in the setting information storage unit A setting template expansion means for storing,
The administrator dialogue means presents the setting template of the setting template storage means together with the configuration information to the administrator, corrects the setting template in accordance with an input from the administrator, and stores it in the setting template storage means. The operation management apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the operation management apparatus instructs the setting template expanding means to execute processing for generating the setting information from the setting template and the configuration information. The setting template storage unit generates the setting template by replacing the setting value included in the setting information of the setting information storage unit with one of the correlation designations included in the correlation information of the correlation information storage unit. Setting template generation means for storing in
The operation management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the correlation change detection unit instructs the setting template generation unit to generate the setting template according to a change in the correlation information.   The information management unit generates the configuration information including the setting value of the setting information and a new configuration variable name generated by performing a certain conversion on the setting variable name, and stores the configuration information in the configuration information storage unit The operation management apparatus according to claim 11, 12, 13, or 14.   The information management means includes one or more local information management means for collecting the configuration information and the setting information for each partial element of the service execution means, and the one or more local information management means for each of the partial elements. The structure information and the setting information are received and integrated, and the shared information management means for generating the setting information is configured to be configured. Operation management device. An operation management method for managing the operation of an information processing apparatus by a computer,
A first step in which the computer acquires configuration information indicating a current state of the information processing apparatus and setting information that defines an operation of the information processing apparatus and stores the setting information in a storage device;
A second step in which the computer detects a correlation between the configuration information stored in the storage device and the setting information, and stores the detected correlation information in the storage device;
When the computer displays the latest configuration information and setting information of the information processing device on the display device, the screen associates the configuration information and the setting information that are correlated with each other according to the correlation information stored in the storage device. And a third step of displaying the operation management method.   Including a fourth step in which the computer detects a change in configuration information that is correlated with setting information based on the correlation information stored in the storage device, and displays the configuration information in which the change is detected on the screen. The operation management method according to claim 17.   A fifth step in which the computer reads setting information correlated with the detected configuration information from the storage device and displays it on the screen, and prompts the administrator to update the setting information accompanying the change in the configuration information; The operation management method according to claim 18, further comprising:   The operation management method according to claim 19, further comprising a sixth step in which the computer updates related correlation information stored in the storage device in accordance with the update of the setting information. A seventh step in which the computer generates a setting template in a format for quoting configuration information from the updated correlation information and stores it in the storage device;
When the setting request using the setting template stored in the storage device is made by the computer, the configuration information stored in the storage device is referred to resolve the citation of the configuration information in the setting template, and the setting information is stored in the storage device. 21. The operation management method according to claim 20, further comprising an eighth step of storing.   In the first step, in addition to storing the setting information acquired from the information processing apparatus as setting information in the storage device, a certain conversion is applied to the setting value of the setting information and the identification name of the setting information. 18. The operation management method according to claim 17, further comprising: generating configuration information having a new identification name generated in the step and storing the configuration information in the storage device.   18. The operation management method according to claim 17, wherein in the first step, configuration information and setting information are acquired from a plurality of information processing devices and stored in the storage device.   The configuration information includes a pair of a configuration variable name and a configuration value, and the setting information includes a pair of a setting variable name and a setting value. The operation management method described in the section. On the computer that manages the operation of the information processing device,
A first process of acquiring configuration information indicating a current state of the information processing apparatus and setting information defining an operation of the information processing apparatus and storing the configuration information in a storage device;
A second process of detecting a correlation between the configuration information stored in the storage device and the setting information, and storing the detected correlation information in the storage device;
When displaying the latest configuration information and setting information of the information processing apparatus on the display device, the configuration information and the setting information correlated with each other according to the correlation information stored in the storage device are displayed on the screen. Program to let you do the processing. In addition to the computer,
Detecting a change in configuration information that is correlated with setting information based on the correlation information stored in the storage device, and performing a fourth process of displaying the configuration information in which the change is detected on a screen. The program according to claim 25. In addition to the computer,
Setting information correlated with the detected configuration information is read from the storage device and displayed on the screen, and a fifth process for prompting the administrator to update the setting information accompanying the change in the configuration information is performed. 27. A program according to claim 26, characterized in that: In addition to the computer,
28. The program according to claim 27, wherein a sixth process of updating related correlation information stored in the storage device in accordance with the update of the setting information is performed. In addition to the computer,
A seventh process for generating a setting template in a format for quoting configuration information from the updated correlation information and storing the template in the storage device;
When a setting request using the setting template stored in the storage device is requested, the configuration information stored in the storage device is referred to resolve the citation of the configuration information in the setting template, and the setting information is stored in the storage device. 29. The program according to claim 28, wherein the processing in step 8 is performed.   In the first process, in addition to storing the setting information acquired from the information processing apparatus as setting information in the storage device, a certain conversion is applied to the setting value of the setting information and the identification name of the setting information. 26. The program according to claim 25, wherein configuration information having a new identification name generated in the step is generated and stored in the storage device.   26. The program according to claim 25, wherein in the first processing, configuration information and setting information are acquired from a plurality of information processing devices and stored in the storage device.   32. The system according to claim 25, wherein the configuration information includes a pair of configuration variable name and configuration value, and the setting information includes a pair of setting variable name and setting value. The program described in the section.

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