JP2015053003A - Module management device, module management method, and module management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a module management device which, while suppressing erroneous settings on a module which is an insertable/removable information device provided with a hardware configuration different from a required hardware configuration, can save time and labor for settings on the module.SOLUTION: This module management device comprises: configuration determination means for determining whether configuration data for specifying the presence of a prescribed type of device, the configuration data stored in configuration storage means for storing settings data indicating module settings, and the configuration data acquired, from a module for transmitting the configuration data generated on the basis of a mounted device, by configuration acquisition means for acquiring the configuration data match each other, i.e., in a match state; and settings transmission means for transmitting, when said items of data are in the match state, the settings data to a module for which settings based on the received settings data are to be made.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for reducing erroneous setting in a module.

  For example, for the purpose of saving space, a plurality of blade-type information processing apparatuses having the same shape or nearly the same shape are mounted and used in a housing having a plurality of slots in which such blade-type information processing apparatuses can be mounted. Is increasing. Since the installation or replacement of such a blade type information processing apparatus is performed manually by visual inspection, a blade type information processing apparatus having a hardware configuration different from the required hardware configuration is mounted in the wrong slot. Sometimes.

  On the other hand, for the purpose of saving labor, for example, settings necessary for the operation of the blade type information processing apparatus may be made by computer control on the blade type information processing apparatus inserted into the slot of the housing.

  Patent Document 1 describes a rack housing that reads an IC (Integrated Circuit) tag attached to a rack-mounted device for each stage on which the rack-mounted device is mounted. The IC tag stores information on rack-mounted equipment. The management terminal connected to the rack chassis determines the information on the stages on which each rack-mounted equipment is installed and the information on the stages on which each rack-mounted equipment is read, read by the rack chassis. Compare The management terminal notifies the administrator when there is a rack-mounted device mounted in a stage different from the predetermined stage.

  Patent Document 2 describes an erroneous insertion prevention device that detects erroneous insertion of a printed circuit board into a slot provided in a control unit housing. The erroneous insertion prevention device inserts all printed circuit boards into the correct slots based on IDs read from wireless communication tags (RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags) including unique IDs (Identifiers) attached to printed circuit boards. It is detected whether it was done. Only when it is detected that all the printed circuit boards have been inserted into the correct slots, it is possible to supply power from the power source to each printed circuit board.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a blade management device that performs node migration from a removed server blade to a spare server blade mounted on the backplane when a predetermined time has elapsed after the server blade is removed from the backplane. Have been described. The blade management apparatus performs node migration via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) interface mounted on the server blade. Also, during node migration, power is supplied from a large-capacity capacitor mounted on the server blade. When the removed server blade is inserted into the slot again, the blade management apparatus acquires a blade ID stored in the inserted server blade. If the acquired blade ID matches the blade ID of the removed server blade, the blade management device performs node migration from the spare server blade to the inserted server blade.

JP 2007-226582 A JP 2011-192904 A JP 2006-260327 A

  If an information processing device having a hardware configuration different from the required hardware configuration is set on the assumption of the required hardware configuration, the information processing device cannot perform the expected operation. Sometimes. In this case, the information processing apparatus may malfunction.

  The techniques of Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 detect whether or not the blade type information processing device or the printed circuit board is mounted in the correct slot based on the IC tag attached to the blade type information processing device or the printed circuit board. Technology.

  The technique of Patent Document 3 is a technique for performing node migration from an extracted server blade to a spare server blade or performing node migration from a spare server blade to a reinserted server blade. The blade management apparatus disclosed in Patent Literature 3 determines whether or not a reinserted server blade is a pulled out server blade based on a blade ID stored in the server blade.

  Therefore, the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 cannot prevent erroneous settings for a blade-type information processing apparatus having a hardware configuration different from the required hardware configuration.

  One of the objects of the present invention is to reduce the setting for a module while suppressing an erroneous setting for a module that is an information processing apparatus that can be inserted / removed with a hardware configuration different from the required hardware configuration. It is an object of the present invention to provide a module management apparatus that can perform the above-described process.

  The module management apparatus of the present invention is mounted with the configuration data stored in the configuration storage means for storing the configuration data for specifying the presence or absence of a predetermined type of device and the setting data representing the setting of the module. A configuration determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit that acquires the configuration data from the module that transmits the configuration data generated based on a device is a matching state; A setting transmission unit configured to transmit the setting data to the target module configured to perform the setting based on the received setting data when it is determined to be in the matching state;

  The module management method of the present invention stores configuration data for specifying presence / absence of a device of a predetermined type and setting data representing setting of a module in a configuration storage unit, and the configuration data stored in the configuration storage unit And whether or not the configuration data acquired from the module that transmits the configuration data generated based on the mounted device is in a matching state, and setting based on the received setting data The setting data is transmitted to the target module to be performed when it is determined to be in the coincidence state.

  The module management program according to the present invention includes a computer, the configuration data stored in the configuration storage means for storing configuration data for specifying presence / absence of a device of a predetermined type, and setting data representing setting of the module, and mounting Configuration determination that determines whether or not the configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit that acquires the configuration data from the module that transmits the configuration data generated based on the device being matched is in a matching state And a setting transmission unit that transmits the setting data when it is determined that the target module performs the setting based on the received setting data and the target module.

  The present invention has an effect that it is possible to save the setting for a module while suppressing an erroneous setting for a module which is an information processing apparatus that can be inserted and removed, which has a hardware configuration different from the required hardware configuration. There is.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a module management apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing system 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of configuration data. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting data. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the module management device 1 according to the first embodiment when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the module management apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment when a failure occurs in the module 2. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a first deformation operation when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3 in the module management device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a second deformation operation when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3 in the module management device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a third deformation operation when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3 in the module management device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a computer 1000 that is used to implement the module management device 1, the module management device 1 </ b> A, the module 2, and the module connection device 3.

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

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a module management device 1, a module connection device 3, and a module 2. The module 2 is, for example, a blade type information processing apparatus. The module connection device 3 is a housing in which the module 2 that is a blade type information processing device can be mounted. The module 2 is mounted in, for example, a slot of the module connection device 3. Further, the module management device 1 may be included in the module connection device 3.

  The module management device 1 includes a configuration storage unit 10, a configuration acquisition unit 11, a configuration determination unit 12, a setting transmission unit 13, a connection detection unit 14, an authentication information storage unit 15, an authentication information acquisition unit 16, An authentication unit 17, a power supply instruction unit 18, and a failure detection unit 19 are included.

  The module 2 includes an authentication communication unit 21, a connector 22, and a configuration generation unit 23.

  The module connection device 3 includes a connector 31, a connector 32, a connector 33, and a power feeding unit 34. The number of connectors included in the module connection device 3 is three, but the number of connectors is not limited to three.

  When the module 2 is inserted into the slot of the module connection device 3 and connected to the module connection device 3, the connector 22 included in the module 2 corresponds to the slot in which the module 2 is mounted among the connectors included in the module connection device 3. Connected to the other connector. In the example of FIG. 2, the connector 22 included in the module 2 is connected to the connector 32 included in the module connection device 3.

  The power feeding unit 34 is a device that controls the power supplied to the device connected to each connector. The power supply unit 34 supplies power to the module 2 via a connector to which the module 2 is connected. In addition, when the power supply unit 34 receives a power supply instruction from the power supply instruction unit 18 described later, the power supply unit 34 starts supplying power to the modules 2 connected to the connectors. When the power supply unit 34 receives a power supply stop instruction from the power supply instruction unit 18 described later, the power supply unit 34 stops supplying power to the modules 2 connected to the connectors.

  The module connection device 3 relays communication between the module 2 connected to the module connection device 3 and the module management device 1. The module 2 and the module connection device 3 may relay communication between the modules 2 connected to different connectors.

  The information processing unit 24 is, for example, a processor or a memory of the module 2 that operates as an information processing apparatus. The power supplied from the power supply unit 34 to the module 2 is supplied to the information processing unit 24. When the power supply unit 34 starts supplying power to the module 2, supply of power to the information processing unit 24 is started. When the power supply unit 34 stops supplying power to the module 2, supply of power to the information processing unit 24 is stopped.

  Further, when receiving the setting data representing the setting of the module 2, the information processing unit 24 changes the setting of the module 2 based on the received setting data. The setting data is data representing settings such as settings of a communication network, a user who can use the module 2, and a storage used by the module 2, for example. The setting data may represent other settings.

  The configuration generation unit 23 generates configuration data that is data representing the hardware configuration of the module 2. The configuration data may not include all data of the hardware included in the module 2 and the hardware connected to the module 2. The configuration data only needs to include data of a predetermined type of hardware. The configuration data may include different types of hardware data for each module 2. The configuration data is, for example, data that specifies the presence or absence of each type of hardware included in the module 2 or hardware connected to the module 2 among predetermined types of hardware. The configuration data may be data that specifies the type and number of hardware. Then, the configuration generation unit 23 transmits the generated configuration data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. The configuration generation unit 23 may generate configuration data periodically, for example. The configuration generation unit 23 stores the generated configuration data in the authentication communication unit 21.

  The configuration generation unit 23 further generates setting data representing the setting of the module 2. The configuration generation unit 23 may store the generated setting data in the authentication communication unit 21.

  The configuration generation unit 23 may generate configuration data upon receiving a configuration transmission instruction from the configuration acquisition unit 11 of the module management device 1. The configuration transmission instruction may be a signal that can be recognized by the configuration generation unit 23. In this case, the configuration generation unit 23 transmits the generated configuration data to the configuration acquisition unit 11 of the module management apparatus 1 that has transmitted the configuration transmission instruction.

  Note that the information processing unit 24 described above may operate as the configuration generation unit 23.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of configuration data. “Device” in FIG. 3 represents the type of device included in the module 2. In the example of FIG. 3, “device” represents a device including an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a LAN representing a LAN (Local Area Network) port, and a memory. “Number” represents the number of each type of device. “Property” represents an attribute of each type of device. FIG. 3 shows that two 2TB (Tera Bytes) HDDs are mounted. In addition, two LAN ports of 10 Gbps (Giga bit per second) are installed. Furthermore, it indicates that four 8 GB (Giga Bytes) memory modules are mounted.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting data. FIG. 4 shows that a volume 1 having a capacity of 1 TB and a volume 2 having a capacity of 2 TB are set.

  The authentication communication unit 21 stores first authentication data. The first authentication data will be described later. The authentication communication unit 21 transmits the first authentication data to the authentication information acquisition unit 16 via the connector 22, for example, via the connected module connection device 3. For example, when receiving an authentication information transmission instruction from the authentication information acquisition unit 16, the authentication communication unit 21 may transmit the first authentication data to the authentication information acquisition unit 16. The first authentication data may be stored in the authentication communication unit 21 in advance by the administrator of the module 2, for example.

  The authentication communication unit 21 may further store the identifier of the module 2. The identifier of the module 2 may be stored in the authentication communication unit 21 in advance by the administrator of the module 2, for example. In the description of each embodiment of the present invention, the module identifier is also referred to as a module identifier.

  The authentication communication unit 21 can operate regardless of the presence or absence of power supplied to the configuration generation unit 23. The authentication communication part 21 should just operate | move with the electric power supplied from a battery or a battery, for example including a battery. The authentication communication unit 21 may be operated by power supplied from the power supply unit 34 via the connector 22. In that case, the power supply unit 34 is configured to always supply power to the pin for supplying power to the power supply unit 34 of the connector 32, regardless of the power supply instruction or the power supply stop instruction from the power supply instruction unit 18. It only has to be done. For example, the authentication communication unit 21 may be configured to generate an induced current by an electromagnetic wave radiated from the module connection device 3. In that case, for example, the module connection device 3 may be configured to emit electromagnetic waves. And the authentication communication part 21 may operate | move with the induced current.

  The connection detection unit 14 detects that the module 2 is connected to any connector of the module connection device 3. And the connection detection part 14 specifies the connector to which the module 2 was connected. In the following description, the module 2 that is detected by the connection detection unit 14 and identifies the connected connector is referred to as a target module.

  The authentication information acquisition unit 16 acquires first authentication data from the authentication communication unit 21 of the module 2. For example, the authentication information acquisition unit 16 may transmit an authentication information transmission instruction to the authentication communication unit 21 of the module 2. And the authentication information acquisition part 16 should just receive the 1st authentication data which the authentication communication part 21 of the module 2 which received the authentication information transmission instruction | indication transmitted.

  In the present embodiment, even when the connector 22 of the module 2 is connected to the connector 32 of the module connection device 3, the power supply unit 34 immediately contacts the information processing unit 24 and the configuration generation unit 23 of the module 2. Does not supply power. However, as described above, the authentication communication unit 21 operates even when power is not supplied to the information processing unit 24 and the configuration generation unit 23.

  The authentication information storage unit 15 stores, for each module 2, second authentication data that is a pair of first authentication data and a connector identifier that is a connector identifier. For example, the authentication information storage unit 15 may store the second authentication data in association with the module identifier. The authentication information storage unit 15 may store a plurality of connector identifiers for one module identifier. For example, the connector identifier may be stored in the authentication information storage unit 15 in advance by the administrator of the module management apparatus 1. In the description of this embodiment, the connector represented by the connector identifier stored in the authentication information storage unit 15 is referred to as a registered connector.

  The authentication unit 17 includes the first authentication data acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit 16 and a second identifier stored in the authentication information storage unit 15 and associated with the module identifier of the module 2 that transmitted the first authentication data. Authentication is performed for the authentication data. That is, the authentication unit 17 associates the first authentication data acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit 16 with the module identifier of the module 2 that has transmitted the first authentication data stored in the authentication information storage unit 15. It is determined whether or not it is a second authentication data pair.

  The first authentication data may be a password, for example. The second authentication data may be a hash value obtained by hashing the first authentication data, for example. In that case, the authentication part 17 should just compare the hash value obtained by performing the hashing process with respect to the received 1st authentication data, and the hash value which is 2nd authentication data. Then, when the hash value obtained by performing the hashing process on the received first authentication data matches the hash value that is the second authentication data, the authentication unit 17 uses the first authentication data. And the second authentication data may be determined as a pair.

  Both the first authentication data and the second authentication data may be module identifiers, for example. In that case, the authentication part 17 should just determine with 1st authentication data and 2nd authentication data being a pair, when the received 1st authentication data and 2nd authentication data correspond.

  The authentication information storage unit 15 may store a public key for each module 2. For example, the authentication information storage unit 15 may store the public key of the module 2 in association with the module identifier of the module 2. In this case, the authentication communication unit 21 stores a secret key that is a public key pair stored in the authentication information storage unit 15. These secret key and public key may be, for example, a secret key and a public key generated by the information processing unit 24 of the module 2 according to an instruction from the administrator of the module 2. In that case, the information processing unit 24 stores the generated secret key in the authentication communication unit 21 and transmits the generated public key to the authentication information acquisition unit 16. The authentication information acquisition unit 16 stores the received public key in the authentication information storage unit 15 in association with the module identifier of the module 2 that is the transmission source of the public key.

  Then, the authentication information acquisition unit 16 generates a random number using an existing arbitrary method, and encrypts the generated random number with the public key of the module 2. The authentication information acquisition unit 16 transmits the encrypted data encrypted with the public key of the module 2 to the module 2 as an authentication information transmission instruction. Further, the authentication information acquisition unit 16 stores the generated random number in the authentication information storage unit 15 as second authentication data in association with the identifier of the module 2. The authentication communication unit 21 that has received the encrypted data as the authentication information transmission instruction decrypts the received encrypted data with the secret key stored in the authentication communication unit 21. For example, the authentication communication unit 21 may temporarily store the decrypted decrypted data as first authentication data, for example. Then, the authentication communication unit 21 transmits the decrypted data to the authentication information acquisition unit 16 as first authentication data.

  Alternatively, the authentication information acquisition unit 16 may store a hash value obtained by hashing the generated random number in the authentication information storage unit 15 as second authentication data. In that case, the authentication communication unit 21 temporarily stores, for example, a hash value obtained by hashing the decrypted data as first authentication data, and transmits the first authentication data to the authentication information acquisition unit 16.

  Then, when the first authentication data acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit 16 and the second authentication data stored in the authentication information storage unit 15 match, the authentication unit 17 It is determined that the second authentication data is a pair.

  The authentication unit 17 may perform authentication by other methods. The first authentication data and the second authentication data may be data corresponding to the authentication method by the authentication unit 17.

  In the description of this embodiment, the authentication unit 17 determines that the first authentication data and the second authentication data received from the module 2 by the authentication information acquisition unit 16 are a pair. The result is expressed as successful authentication.

  The authentication unit 17 may further determine whether the connector to which the module 2 is connected detected by the connection detection unit 14 is one of the registered connectors of the module 2.

  In the following description, the result of authentication by the authentication unit 17 is authentication success, and the connector connected to the module 2 detected by the connection detection unit 14 is one of the registered connectors of the module 2. This is expressed as the first condition is satisfied. Note that the first condition may be satisfied that the result of authentication by the authentication unit 17 is a successful authentication.

  When the authentication result by the authentication unit 17 is authentication success and the connector to which the module 2 is connected detected by the connection detection unit 14 is one of the registered connectors of the module 2, the power supply instruction unit 18 Then, a power supply instruction is transmitted to the power supply unit 34. That is, when the first condition is satisfied, the power supply instruction unit 18 transmits a power supply instruction to the power supply unit 34. As described above, the power supply unit 34 that has received the power supply instruction starts supplying power to the module 2 connected to the target connector. As a result, power is supplied to the configuration generation unit 23 and the information processing unit 24 of the module 2.

  The configuration storage unit 10 stores configuration data and setting data for each module 2. For example, the configuration storage unit 10 may store a set of configuration data and setting data in association with a module identifier. The setting data stored in the configuration storage unit 10 is, for example, setting data that is assumed to be performed on the module 2 on which the device represented by the configuration data included in the same set as the setting data is mounted. .

  For example, the administrator of the module 2 or the administrator of the module management apparatus 1 may store the configuration data and setting data in the configuration storage unit 10 in advance in association with the module identifier. Alternatively, the module 2 generates configuration data representing a device mounted on the module 2 and setting data representing the setting of the module 2 in response to an instruction made in advance by an administrator of the module 2, for example. Also good. Then, the module 2 may transmit the generated configuration data and setting data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. Then, the configuration acquisition unit 11 may store the received configuration data and setting data in the configuration storage unit 10 in advance in association with the module identifier of the module 2 that transmitted the configuration data and setting data. Good.

  The configuration acquisition unit 11 transmits the configuration transmission instruction described above to the configuration generation unit 23 of the module 2. The configuration generation unit 23 of the module 2 that has received the configuration transmission instruction generates configuration data and transmits the generated configuration data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. Then, the configuration acquisition unit 11 acquires configuration data from the configuration generation unit 23 of the module 2.

  The configuration determination unit 12 compares the configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit 11 with the configuration data associated with the module identifier of the module 2 acquired by the configuration acquisition unit 11. In the following description, the configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit 11 is referred to as acquired configuration data. The configuration data associated with the module identifier of the module 2 acquired by the configuration acquisition unit 11 from the acquired configuration data is referred to as registered configuration data. Then, the configuration determination unit 12 determines whether or not the acquired configuration data matches the registered configuration data.

  In the following description, the determination that the acquired configuration data matches the registered configuration data will be expressed as the second condition is satisfied.

  When the above first condition is satisfied, the setting transmission unit 13 transmits the setting data associated with the module identifier of the target module and stored in the configuration storage unit 10 to the information processing unit 24 of the target module. Also good. Alternatively, when it is determined that the first condition is satisfied and the acquired configuration data of the target module matches the registered configuration data, the setting transmission unit 13 associates the target module with the module identifier of the target module. The set data may be transmitted. That is, when the first condition is satisfied and further the second condition is satisfied, the setting transmission unit 13 configures the module 2 from which the acquired configuration data is acquired in association with the identifier of the module 2. The setting data stored in the storage unit 10 may be transmitted. Further, the module connection device 3 may be configured to supply power to the module 2 regardless of the establishment of the first condition. In this case, if the second condition is satisfied, the setting transmission unit 13 may transmit the setting data stored in the configuration storage unit 10 in association with the module identifier of the target module to the target module. Good.

  The failure detection unit 19 detects a failure that has occurred in the information processing unit 24 of the module 2. The failure detection unit 19 may detect a failure that has occurred in the information processing unit 24 and the configuration generation unit 23 of the module 2. For example, the failure detection unit 19 may detect the occurrence of a failure in the information processing unit 24 when a response signal is not returned to the survival confirmation signal transmitted to the information processing unit 24. In that case, the information processing part 24 should just be comprised so that a response signal may be returned, when a survival confirmation signal is received. A method of detecting a failure occurring in the information processing unit 24 of the module 2 by the failure detection unit 19 may be an existing arbitrary method.

  The configuration acquisition unit 11 may acquire configuration data and setting data from the authentication communication unit 21 when the failure detection unit 19 detects a failure that has occurred in the information processing unit 24 of the module 2. At this time, the configuration acquisition unit 11 may transmit a configuration transmission instruction and a setting transmission instruction to the authentication communication unit 21. Upon receiving the configuration transmission instruction, the authentication communication unit 21 transmits the stored configuration data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. Further, when receiving the setting transmission instruction, the authentication communication unit 21 transmits the held setting data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. The configuration acquisition unit 11 stores the acquired configuration data and setting data in the configuration storage unit 10 in association with the module identifier of the module 2 in which the failure is detected.

  Next, the operation of the module management apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the module management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment when the module 2 is connected to the module connection apparatus 3.

  First, the connection detection unit 14 detects the connection of the module 2 to the connector of the module connection device 3 (step S101).

  When connection of the module 2 to the connector of the module connection device 3 is not detected (No in step S102), the operation of the module management device 1 returns to step S101. Then, the connection detection unit 14 continues to detect the connection of the module 2 to the connector of the module connection device 3.

  When the connection of the module 2 to the connector of the module connection device 3 is detected (Yes in step S102), the connection detection unit 14 specifies the connector of the module connection device 3 to which the module 2 is connected.

  Next, the authentication information acquisition unit 16 acquires first authentication data from the authentication communication unit 21 of the target module that is the module 2 from which connection is detected (step S104).

  Next, the authentication unit 17 performs authentication based on the first authentication data acquired by the authentication information acquisition unit 16 and the second authentication data associated with the module identifier of the target module (step S105).

  The authentication unit 17 further determines whether or not the target connector, which is the connector to which the target module is connected, identified in step S103 is one of the registered connectors. As described above, the registered connector is a connector in which the connector identifier is associated with the module identifier of the target module.

  When the target connector is not a registered connector, that is, when the target module is not connected to the registered connector, or when the result of authentication in step S105 is not successful (No in step S106), the operation of the module management apparatus 1 is as follows. Return to step S101. In this case, power is not supplied to the target module. Then, the connection detection unit 14 detects the module 2 that is next connected to the connector.

  For example, the module 2 operates only when a contractor who rents the right to use the slot of the module connection device 3 inserts a predetermined specific module 2 into the slot in which the right to use is set by the user. You may want to In such a case, the vendor authenticates the second authentication code, which is a pair of the first authentication code stored in the module 2 permitted to be used, and the connector identifier of the slot permitted to be used by the module 2. It is stored in the information storage unit 15. Then, power is supplied to the module 2 only when the module 2 that is permitted to be used is inserted into the slot that is permitted to be used. As a result, the use of the module 2 that is not permitted to be used can be restricted. In addition, it is possible to restrict the use of the module 2 inserted into a slot other than the slot permitted to be used.

  When the target connector is a registered connector, that is, when the target module is connected to the registered connector and the authentication result in step S105 is successful (Yes in step S106), the power supply instructing unit 18 A power supply instruction is transmitted to 34 (step S107).

  Then, the configuration acquisition unit 11 acquires configuration data from the target module (step S108). In step S108, the configuration acquisition unit 11 transmits a configuration transmission instruction to the configuration generation unit 23, for example. The configuration generation unit 23 that has received the configuration transmission instruction generates configuration data based on the device mounted on the module 2. Then, the configuration generation unit 23 transmits the generated configuration data to the configuration acquisition unit 11.

  The configuration determination unit 12 compares the configuration data acquired in step S108 with registered configuration data, which is configuration data associated with the module identifier of the target module and stored in the configuration storage unit 10 (step S109).

  If the acquired configuration data is different from the registered configuration data as a result of the comparison in step S109 (No in step S110), the configuration determination unit 12 notifies that the configurations do not match (step S112). In this case, the setting data associated with the module identifier of the target module is not transmitted to the target module. As a result, the module management device 1 prevents the setting based on the setting data for the module 2 having a hardware configuration different from the hardware configuration on which the setting based on the setting data is based.

  When the acquired configuration data and the registered configuration data are the same (Yes in step S110), the setting transmission unit 13 sets the setting data associated with the module identifier of the target module with respect to the information processing unit 24 of the target module. Send. The target module that has received the setting data performs setting based on the setting data.

  For example, when a failure occurs in the module 2, when the module 2 is removed and a new module 2 is installed instead, the configuration data and setting data of the module 2 being used are stored in the configuration storage unit 10 in advance. It is possible. When a failure occurs in the module 2 being used, the manager of the module 2 may remove the module in which the failure has occurred. Then, the administrator has only to attach the module 2 having the same hardware configuration as the module 2 in which the failure has occurred and storing the same first authentication data in the authentication communication unit 21. Then, setting data associated with the failed module 2 is transmitted to the newly attached module 2. Then, the newly installed module 2 performs setting based on the received setting data. As a result, the same setting as that performed for the module 2 in which the failure has occurred is performed on the newly installed module 2.

  Next, the operation of the module management apparatus 1 when a failure occurs in the module 2 after the module 2 connected to the connector of the module connection apparatus 3 starts operation will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. .

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the module management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment when a failure occurs in the module 2.

  The failure detection unit 19 detects the presence or absence of a failure that has occurred in the module 2 (step S201).

  If no failure is detected (No in step S202), the operation of the module management apparatus 1 returns to step S201.

  When a failure is detected (Yes in step S202), the configuration acquisition unit 11 acquires setting data from the authentication communication unit 21 included in the module 2 where the failure is detected. The configuration acquisition unit 11 may transmit a setting transmission instruction to the authentication communication unit 21. Upon receiving the setting transmission instruction, the authentication communication unit 21 transmits the setting data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. The configuration acquisition unit 11 receives setting data from the authentication communication unit 21. The configuration acquisition unit 11 may further acquire configuration data from the authentication communication unit 21 included in the module 2 in which a failure is detected. The configuration acquisition unit 11 may further transmit a configuration transmission instruction to the authentication communication unit 21. Upon receiving the configuration transmission instruction, the authentication communication unit 21 transmits configuration data to the configuration acquisition unit 11. The configuration acquisition unit 11 further receives configuration data from the authentication communication unit 21.

  Then, the configuration acquisition unit 11 stores the received setting data in the configuration storage unit 10 in association with the module identifier of the module 2 in which the failure is detected (step S204). When receiving the configuration data, the configuration acquisition unit 11 may store the received configuration data in the configuration storage unit 10 in association with the module identifier of the module 2 in which the failure is detected.

  The operation of the module management apparatus 1 returns to step S201 after step S204.

  In the present embodiment described above, the setting for the module 2 is labor-saving while suppressing the erroneous setting for the module 2 that is a pluggable information processing apparatus having a hardware configuration different from the required hardware configuration. There is a first effect that can be done.

  The reason is that the configuration determination unit 12 compares the configuration data stored in the configuration storage unit 10 with the configuration data acquired from the module 2. Then, when the configuration data stored in the configuration storage unit 10 and the configuration data acquired from the module 2 are the same, the setting transmission unit 13 transmits the setting data to the module 2. When the module 2 receives the setting data, the module 2 performs setting based on the received setting data.

  In addition, this embodiment has a second effect that setting can be performed only for a predetermined module 2.

  The reason is that if the result of authentication by the authentication unit 17 is not successful, the setting transmission unit 13 transmits the setting data to the information processing unit 24 of the module 2 from within the city. This is because the setting transmission unit 13 transmits the setting data setting data to the information processing unit 24 of the module 2 when the result of authentication by the authentication unit 17 is successful.

  In the present embodiment, when a module 2 other than the predetermined module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3, there is a third effect that the operation of the module 2 can be restricted.

  The reason is that when the authentication result by the authentication unit 17 is not successful, the power supply instruction unit 18 does not transmit a power supply instruction to the power supply unit 34, and when the authentication result by the authentication unit 17 is authentication success, This is because the instruction unit 18 transmits a power supply instruction to the power supply unit 34.

  Next, a modified example of the operation of the module management apparatus 1 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a first deformation operation when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3 in the module management device 1 of the present embodiment.

  For example, the administrator of the information processing system 100 may restrict the module 2 that can be used by connecting to the module connection device 3 to a specific module 2, but may not restrict the connector to which the module 2 is connected. In such a case, the module management device 1 only needs to be set to perform the operation shown in FIG.

  The operation of each step shown in FIG. 7 is the same as the operation in the step given the same step number in FIG. In the operation shown in FIG. 7, the operation in step S103 is not performed. Further, instead of the operation in step S106, the operation in step S206 is performed.

  In step S206, when the authentication in step S105 is not successful (No in step S206), the operation of the module management apparatus 1 returns to step S101.

  If the authentication in step S105 is successful (Yes in step S206), the operation of the module management apparatus 1 proceeds to step S107.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a second deformation operation when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3 in the module management device 1 of the present embodiment.

  For example, there may be a case where the administrator of the information processing system 100 does not limit the modules 2 that can be used by connecting to the module connection device 3 but wants to limit the connectors to which the modules 2 are connected. In such a case, the module management device 1 only needs to be set to perform the operation shown in FIG.

  Comparing FIG. 8 with FIG. 5, the module management apparatus 1 that performs the operation shown in FIG. 8 does not perform the operations of step S104 and step S105. Further, the module management apparatus 1 that performs the operation illustrated in FIG. 8 performs the operation of Step S306 instead of the operation of Step S106.

  If the target module is not connected to the registered connector in step S306 (No in step S306), the operation of the module management apparatus 1 returns to step S101. In this case, the module management apparatus 1 may notify that the slot into which the module 2 is inserted is incorrect.

  When the target module is connected to the registration connector (Yes in Step S306), the operation of the module management apparatus 1 proceeds to Step S107.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a third deformation operation when the module 2 is connected to the module connection device 3 in the module management device 1 of the present embodiment.

  For example, there may be a case where the administrator of the information processing system 100 does not limit the modules 2 that can be used by connecting to the module connection device 3 and the connectors to which the modules 2 are connected. In such a case, the module management apparatus 1 may be set to perform the operation shown in FIG.

  9 is compared with FIG. 5, the module management apparatus 1 that performs the operation of FIG. 9 does not perform the operations from step S104 to step S106.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the raw surface.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the module management apparatus 1A of this embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the module management apparatus 1 </ b> A of the present embodiment is stored in a configuration storage unit 10 that stores configuration data that specifies the presence or absence of a predetermined type of device and setting data that represents settings of the module 2. The configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit 11 that acquires the configuration data from the module 2 that transmits the configuration data generated based on the mounted device matches the configuration data that is acquired. A configuration determination unit 12 that determines whether or not there is a setting transmission that transmits the setting data to the target module that performs the setting based on the received setting data when the matching module is determined to be in the matching state Unit 13.

  Each component of the module management device 1A of the present embodiment is the same as the component of the module management device 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The module management device 1A may include a configuration storage unit 10 and a configuration acquisition unit 11. Alternatively, the module connection device 3 and other devices that can communicate with the module management device 1 </ b> A may include the configuration storage unit 10 and the configuration acquisition unit 11.

  The present embodiment described above has the same effect as the first effect of the first embodiment. The reason is the same as the first effect of the first embodiment.

  The module management device 1, the module management device 1A, the module 2, and the module connection device 3 are respectively a computer and a program for controlling the computer, dedicated hardware, or a program for controlling the computer and the computer and dedicated hardware. It can be realized by a combination.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a computer 1000 that is used to implement the module management device 1, the module management device 1 </ b> A, the module 2, and the module connection device 3. Referring to FIG. 10, a computer 1000 includes a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage device 1003, and an I / O (Input / Output) interface 1004. The computer 1000 can access the recording medium 1005. The memory 1002 and the storage device 1003 are storage devices such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a hard disk, for example. The recording medium 1005 is, for example, a storage device such as a RAM or a hard disk, a ROM (Read Only Memory), or a portable recording medium. The storage device 1003 may be the recording medium 1005. The processor 1001 can read and write data and programs from and to the memory 1002 and the storage device 1003. The processor 1001 can access, for example, the module management apparatus 1, the module management apparatus 1 </ b> A, the module 2, or the module connection apparatus 3 via the I / O interface 1004. The processor 1001 can access the recording medium 1005. The recording medium 1005 stores a program that causes the computer 1000 to operate as the module management device 1, the module management device 1A, the module 2, or the module connection device 3.

  The processor 1001 loads a program that causes the computer 1000 to operate as the module management apparatus 1, the module management apparatus 1 </ b> A, the module 2, or the module connection apparatus 3 stored in the recording medium 1005 into the memory 1002. Then, when the processor 1001 executes the program loaded in the memory 1002, the computer 1000 operates as the module management device 1, the module management device 1A, the module 2, or the module connection device 3.

  Configuration acquisition unit 11, configuration determination unit 12, setting transmission unit 13, connection detection unit 14, authentication information acquisition unit 16, authentication unit 17, power supply instruction unit 18, failure detection unit 19, authentication communication unit 21, configuration generation unit 23, The information processing unit 24 and the power supply unit 34 are realized by, for example, a dedicated program for realizing the function of each unit read from the recording medium 1005 storing the program into the memory 1002 and a processor 1001 that executes the program. be able to. In addition, the configuration storage unit 10 and the authentication information storage unit 15 can be realized by a memory 1002 included in a computer or a storage device 1003 such as a hard disk device. Alternatively, the configuration storage unit 10, configuration acquisition unit 11, configuration determination unit 12, setting transmission unit 13, connection detection unit 14, authentication information storage unit 15, authentication information acquisition unit 16, authentication unit 17, power supply instruction unit 18, failure detection Part or all of the unit 19, the authentication communication unit 21, the configuration generation unit 23, the information processing unit 24, and the power feeding unit 34 can be realized by a dedicated circuit that realizes the functions of the respective units.

  The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

1, 1A module management device 2 module 3 module connection device 10 configuration storage unit 11 configuration acquisition unit 12 configuration determination unit 13 setting transmission unit 14 connection detection unit 15 authentication information storage unit 16 authentication information acquisition unit 17 authentication unit 18 power supply instruction unit 19 Failure detection unit 21 Authentication communication unit 22, 31, 32, 33 Connector 23 Configuration generation unit 24 Information processing unit 34 Power supply unit 100 Information processing system 1000 Computer 1001 Processor 1002 Memory 1003 Storage device 1004 I / O interface 1005 Recording medium

Claims (10)

The configuration data that is generated based on the configuration data that is stored in configuration storage means that stores configuration data that identifies the presence or absence of a predetermined type of device, and setting data that represents module settings, and the device that is mounted A configuration determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit that acquires the configuration data from the module that transmits the configuration data is in a matching state;
A module management device comprising: setting transmission means for transmitting the setting data when it is determined that the target module performs setting based on the received setting data. A connection detecting means for detecting that the module is connected to any one of a plurality of connectors and identifying the connector to which the module is connected;
Authentication information storage means for storing second authentication data that is a pair of any first authentication data and an identifier of the connector;
Authentication information acquisition means for acquiring the first authentication data from an authentication communication means included in the module for transmitting first authentication data;
Authentication means for determining whether or not the acquired first authentication data is a pair of the second authentication data;
In the setting transmission unit, the acquired first authentication data is a pair of the second authentication data, and the connector specified that the module is connected is specified by an identifier of the connector. The module management device according to claim 1, wherein the setting data associated with the identifier of the target module is transmitted when the connector is a connector. The authentication communication means receives power supply from a power supply device different from a power supply means for supplying power to the module,
The module management device further includes:
The first authentication data acquired for the power supply means connected to the connector to which the target module is connected and starts power supply to the target module when receiving a power supply instruction is the second authentication data. The power supply instructing means for transmitting the power supply instruction when the connector identified as being connected to the module is a connector identified by an identifier of the connector. Module management device. The authentication communication means further holds the setting data of the module,
The module management device includes failure detection means for detecting that a failure has occurred in the module,
The configuration acquisition unit acquires the setting data from the authentication communication unit when it is detected that a failure has occurred in the module, and stores the acquired setting data in the configuration storage unit. Item 5. The module management device according to Item 4. The module;
An information processing system comprising: the module management device according to claim 1. Configuration data for specifying presence / absence of a predetermined type of device and setting data representing module settings are stored in the configuration storage means,
Whether the configuration data stored in the configuration storage means matches the configuration data acquired from the module that transmits the configuration data generated based on the mounted device is in a matching state. Judgment,
A module management method for transmitting the setting data to the target module that performs setting based on the received setting data when it is determined to be in the matching state. Computer
The configuration data that is generated based on the configuration data that is stored in configuration storage means that stores configuration data that identifies the presence or absence of a predetermined type of device, and setting data that represents module settings, and the device that is mounted A configuration determination unit that determines whether or not the configuration data acquired by the configuration acquisition unit that acquires the configuration data from the module that transmits the configuration data is in a matching state;
A module management program that operates as a setting transmission unit that transmits the setting data to the target module that performs setting based on the received setting data when it is determined that the target module is in the matching state. Computer
A connection detecting means for detecting that the module is connected to any one of a plurality of connectors and identifying the connector to which the module is connected;
Authentication information storage means for storing second authentication data that is a pair of any first authentication data and an identifier of the connector;
Authentication information acquisition means for acquiring the first authentication data from an authentication communication means included in the module for transmitting first authentication data;
Authentication means for determining whether the acquired first authentication data is a pair of the second authentication data;
Further, when the acquired first authentication data is a pair of the second authentication data, and the connector specified that the module is connected is a connector specified by an identifier of the connector 8. The module management program according to claim 7, wherein the module management program is operated as the setting transmission means for transmitting the setting data associated with the identifier of the target module. Computer
The authentication communication means for receiving power supply from a power supply device different from a power supply means for supplying power to the module;
The first authentication data acquired for the power supply means connected to the connector to which the target module is connected and starts power supply to the target module when receiving a power supply instruction is the second authentication data. And when the connector specified to be connected to the module is a connector specified by an identifier of the connector, the connector is operated as power supply instruction means for transmitting the power supply instruction. The module management program according to 8. Computer
Further, the authentication communication means for holding the setting data of the module;
Failure detection means for detecting that a failure has occurred in the module;
When it is detected that a failure has occurred in the module, the configuration acquisition unit acquires the setting data from the authentication communication unit, and stores the acquired setting data in the configuration storage unit. The module management program according to claim 9 to be operated.

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