JPH0638272A - Communication equipment management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a delay in the processing of management data by varying a communication interval between a management equipment and a communication equipment in matching with a load of the management equipment. CONSTITUTION:A management section 1 informs it to a communication section 3 that a notice timing of management data to a communication equipment 4A or 4B is delayed by a prescribed period in response to read data from a storage section 6. The storage section 6 decrements its storage value by one at every end of execution of one function by a function execution section 2 and informs it to the management section 1 when the stored value exceeds a threshold value. When the function execution section 2 executes backup processing of a data base, for example by an instruction from the management section 1, the stored value of the storage section 6 is set to 6 accordingly and the value exceeds the threshold value 5. The management section 1 gives an instruction of it to the communication section 3 that the monitor result is informed with a delay more than a current prescribed period and allows the communication section 3 to send it to the communication equipment 4A based on the notice from the storage section 6. Thus, the load of the monitor function is relieved and excess load of the entire management equipment is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device management system for communicating regular data from a communication device to a management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional communication device management system of this type,
The transmission interval of the regular data notified from the communication device to the management device is fixed to a fixed value. Further, the management device cannot determine which periodic data has high importance until the processing result of each data is obtained.

[0003]

In the conventional method as described above, data is transmitted from the communication device to the management device at regular intervals, and information is notified regardless of the processing load of the management device. Therefore, the load on the management device is further increased, and the processing is often slowed down. In addition, there is a drawback in that a notification of high importance, such as a failure notification, is delayed due to the delay in the processing.

[0004]

The system of the present invention manages each communication device through a communication part that communicates with at least one communication device that notifies management data at regular intervals. Management unit, a function execution unit that executes the management function of the management unit, and the stored value is incremented by 1 each time one function is executed by the function execution unit, and the stored value is increased by 1 at the end of one function. And a storage unit that notifies the management unit of the fact that the stored value exceeds a preset threshold value, and the management unit responds to the notification from the storage unit. The communication unit may be notified to delay the timing of the certain period.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention. A plurality of communication devices 4A and 4B, which periodically notify management data to the management device side, and communication devices 4A and 4B.
Management unit 1 that manages B, management unit 1 and first communication device 4
To store data representing a history of execution of the management function in the function execution unit 2, a communication unit 3 that communicates with A and 4B, a function execution unit 2 that instructs and executes the management function to the management unit 1. The management unit 1 notifies the communication unit 3 that the communication device 4A or 4B delays the notification timing of the management data by a certain period according to the read data from the storage unit 6.

In the storage unit 6, the stored value is incremented by 1 for each instruction of function execution in the function execution unit 2, and the stored value is decremented by 1 at the end of each function execution. When the threshold is exceeded, the management unit 1 is notified to that effect.

Now, assume that the threshold value is "5" and the storage value in the storage unit 6 is "4", that is, four functions have already been executed. A command for causing the communication device 4A to increase the monitor value at regular intervals is transmitted from the management unit 1 to the communication device 4A, and the function execution unit 2 performs the monitoring process. In response to this, the communication device 4A raises the monitoring result every 20 seconds, for example. At this time, the storage value of the storage unit 6 is “5”, but since the threshold value is not exceeded, the storage unit 6 does not notify the management unit 1.

Further, it is assumed that, for example, a backup process of a database is performed by an instruction from the management unit 1. When the database backup processing function is executed by the function execution unit 2, the value stored in the storage unit 6 becomes "6", which exceeds the threshold value "5". Then, a notification is issued from the storage unit 6, and the management unit 1 causes the communication unit 4A to transmit an instruction to notify the monitoring result with a delay from the current fixed period.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the load of the monitor function and prevent the load of the function executing unit 2, that is, the load of the entire management apparatus from becoming excessive. For example, when a failure notification is generated from the communication device 4B, the function execution unit 2 executes the failure notification receiving function. At this time, the load on the management device is not so large, and therefore the processing for the failure notification is performed by the conventional method. You can do it faster than you can.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, there are a plurality of function execution units 2A to 2C, and the storage unit 8 increases the stored value by 1 each time the function execution of the function execution units 2A to 2C is performed, and increases the stored value by 1 each time the function execution ends. When the stored value exceeds a preset threshold value, the management unit 10 is notified to that effect.

It is assumed that the threshold value is "5" and the storage value in the storage unit 8 is "4", that is, the functions of the four function execution units have already been executed. A command for causing the communication device 4B to set a monitor value at regular intervals is transmitted from the management unit 1 to the communication device 4A, and the function execution unit 2A performs the monitoring process.
In response to this, the communication device 4A raises the monitor result every 20 seconds, for example. At this time, the storage value of the storage unit 8 is “5”, but since the threshold value is not exceeded, the storage unit 8 does not notify the management unit 10.

Further, it is assumed that, for example, a backup process of a database is performed by an instruction from the management unit 1. The database backup processing function is executed by the function execution unit 2B, and accordingly, the stored value of the storage unit 8 becomes "6", which exceeds the threshold value. Therefore, the storage unit 8 is the management unit 10
To send a command to the communication device 4A to notify the monitoring result with a delay from the current fixed period.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the load of the monitor function and prevent the load of the function executing unit 2A, that is, the load of the entire management apparatus from becoming excessive. For example, when a failure notification is generated from the communication device 4B, the function execution unit 2C executes the failure notification receiving function. At this time, the load on the management device is not so large, so that the processing for the failure notification can be performed quickly. .

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, by transmitting data to the communication device at variable intervals according to an instruction from the management device, when the load on the management device is large, the information can be reduced. The notification is given, and the load on the management device does not become excessive, and it is possible to avoid the endless delay in processing. Further, during the processing, the notification of the failure is notified to the management device side without delay.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 10 management unit 2, 2A to 2C function execution unit 3 communication unit 4A, 4B communication device 6, 8 storage unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A communication unit that communicates with at least one communication device that notifies management data at regular intervals, a management unit that manages each communication device through the communication unit, and management of the management unit. A function executing unit that executes a function, and the stored value is incremented by 1 each time one function is executed by the function executing unit,
The storage unit is decreased by one at the end of one function, and when the storage value exceeds a preset threshold value, the storage unit notifies the management unit to that effect. A communication device management system, wherein the management unit notifies the communication unit to delay the timing of the certain period in response to the notification from the communication unit. 2. A plurality of the function executing units are provided.
The communication device management method described.