JP2001060175A - Data maintaining method for information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data maintaining method capable of saving data from a system management substituting terminal except for a terminal for system management to a prescribed medium for backup according to the display of a picture. SOLUTION: In an information processing system composed of a server 1, a recording medium 2 for backup connected to the server, a terminal 3 for system management connected through a communication means 5 to the server 1 and a terminal 4 connected through a communication means to the server 1, this data maintaining method is composed of a process for designating the system management substituting terminal 4 for substituting for the function of a terminal from the terminal 3, a process for designating backup start on a start picture by starting the start picture from the terminal 4, a process for designating a directory to be backed up on a picture displaying directories as an object of backup, and a process for saving the designated directory to the backup destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a GUI (Graphical
The present invention relates to a data maintenance method in an information system in which data and programs are saved (backed up) in a backup recording medium (backup destination) as necessary using a user interface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A server and a DAT connected to the server
(Digital Audio Taperecorder) and a backup medium, a system management terminal connected to the server via communication means, and an information processing system comprising a terminal connected to the server via communication means, a server The maintenance of the data and programs stored in is performed only from the system management terminal. That is, the normal UN
For backup of data and programs in the IX system, the system administrator (who has root authority) logs in from the console or TELNET, and
This is performed using a command (tar-cvMf / dfv / st0 / var / home / usr).

In general, UNIX files and folders have their own ownership. Therefore, tar
In order to save each folder to a DAT or the like by using a command, it is configured that only a system administrator (super user) having the authority to manage the server can access the file, and write / read to / from the DAT or the like. Is limited to only the system administrator, so that basically only the administrator can save data.

Since such a backup method is executed at the command level, it requires knowledge of UNIX.
It is difficult to specify the files and directories to be backed up, and only the system administrator can execute the backup. Even if the system administrator tries to delegate the backup to another person, only those who have UNIX knowledge can do it. It has the disadvantage that it cannot be implemented.

To compensate for these drawbacks, backup software has been proposed, but this software can only execute backup on X or at the command line level.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a data maintenance method for saving data and programs by using an algorithm which can be executed in GUI format and realizes an operation from the Web. With the goal.

According to the present invention, a program or data can be saved to a predetermined backup medium by operating from a system management agent terminal other than the system management terminal in accordance with the screen display without knowing UNIX. The purpose is to provide a data maintenance method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a data maintenance method for automatically searching and displaying a directory that can be backed up without logging in and checking the directory.

Further, the present invention provides a data maintenance method capable of designating any PC that can be accessed by WEB as a system management agent terminal and saving programs and data from the system management agent terminal. It is intended to provide.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a server, a backup medium connected to the server, and a system management terminal connected to the server via communication means. And a data maintenance method in an information processing system comprising a terminal connected to the server via a communication means, wherein a system management agent terminal that performs the function of the terminal from the system management terminal is replaced by a terminal other than the system management terminal. From within, starting the startup screen from the system management agent terminal, specifying the start of backup on the startup screen, and specifying the directory to be backed up on the screen displaying the directory to be backed up And the process of backing up the specified directory to the backup destination, and the process information displayed on the screen. In the message of confirming the message, confirming the process execution history, and confirming the saved data, specify the saved data confirmation to compare the saved data with the server data and display the end of the correct backup. Back up data and programs.

The present invention provides a server, a backup medium connected to the server, a system management terminal connected to the server via communication means, and a terminal connected to the server via communication means. In a data maintenance method in an information processing system comprising: a process of designating, from among terminals other than the system management terminal, a system management proxy terminal that performs the function of the terminal from the system management terminal;
Start the startup screen from the system administration agent terminal, specify the backup start on the startup screen, specify the directory to be backed up on the screen displaying the directory to be backed up, and specify the backup destination on the screen The process of saving the specified directory to the backup destination, and the process displayed on the screen,
The process of comparing the saved data with the server data by specifying the saved data check in the message of the process message check, the process execution history check, and the save data check message, and displaying the correct backup end. To back up data and programs.

According to the present invention, in the data maintenance method in the information processing system, a message for confirming a processing message, confirming a processing execution history, and confirming saved data displayed on a screen of a system management agent terminal is provided. There is a step of comparing saved data with server data by designating data confirmation, and displaying the end of a correct backup.

[0013] The present invention, in the data maintenance method in the information processing system, includes a step of designating restoration of backup data on the screen of the system management agent terminal, reading saved data from the backup destination, and displaying the data on the screen.

According to the present invention, in the data maintenance method in the information processing system, the system management agent terminal is designated using the IP address of the terminal.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of an information processing system to which a data maintenance method according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing system includes a server 1, a backup recording medium 2, a system management terminal 3 operated by a system administrator, and a terminal 4 incorporated in the information processing system.
And a communication means L for connecting the server 1 to the terminals 3 and 4
AN5.

The server 1 has a CPU 10 for controlling the operation of the server 1 and the entire system, a backup function 12 for saving data to be backed up and various programs 11 to the backup recording medium 2, and operating the backup function. In addition to a normal server function such as a system administrator recognition function 13 that recognizes a system administrator who can perform a system management, a system management agent terminal to which a system administrator is entrusted with system management and a system that recognizes the system management agent Management agent recognition function 1
4 and CGI (Common Gatewa
(y Interface), a backup display / processing function 15 for displaying on the screen of the system management agent terminal, obtaining an answer corresponding to the display, and executing backup processing.

The backup recording medium 2 may be any recording medium that can write and read large-capacity data at high speed, and for example, DAT can be used.

The system management terminal 3 is a terminal serving as the only terminal for managing the system. Whether the system administrator has performed the access from the system management terminal is determined by the system manager recognition function 13 of the server 1 based on the ID of the system management terminal registered in the server 1 in advance and the password of the system manager. Is done.

The terminals 4-1, 4-2,...
The terminal is connected to the server 1 via the AN 5 and operates by sharing a part of data and programs of the server 1.

A feature of the present invention is that the system management terminal 3 substitutes any of the terminals 4-1, 4-2,..., 4-2n for the function of the system management terminal. By specifying as a terminal, the system management terminal 3
The operation for backup processing can be performed in place of.

The outline of the processing of the data maintenance method in this system will be described. (Administrator Mode) Normally, before executing data evacuation processing from the system management terminal 3, it is necessary to first activate the administrator mode. To start the administrator mode, start the browser and enter the address of the system management terminal in the URL address field and the address followed by [? Admin]. For example, if the IP address is 192.16
In the server of 8.1.1, the installation location of the GUI data maintenance system is {HYPERLINKhttp: //192.168.1.1/cig-bi
n / databackup.dgi? adomin, http://192.168.1.1/cgi-b
In the case of in / datbackup.cgi, first launch the browser and enter {} HYPERLINK http: // 19
2.168.1.1/cig-bin/databackup.dgi?adomin,http://19
If you enter 2.168.1.1/cgi-bin/datbackup.cgi?admin}, the browser mode and administrator mode login screen shown in Fig. 2 will be displayed.

The administrator mode of the server 1 is started via the system management terminal 3 by inputting the GUI data maintenance system administrator password in the password input field of this screen, and the administrator mode screen shown in FIG. indicate. In FIG. 3, when the password for the administrator in the data maintenance system is changed, a new password for the data maintenance system administrator is input in two places of the password input field and the confirmation password input field, and then the password change form button is clicked. The password for the GUI data maintenance system administrator is changed, and a message "Password has been changed." Is displayed.

To delegate the function of the system management terminal to another terminal (change the connection destination), the connection destination to be changed (connection destination) is displayed on the connection destination change & password change screen of the browser display shown in FIG. Priority) IP address (XXX.
XXX.XXX.XXX (a combination of four three-digit numbers))
After inputting in the P address input field, a connection priority IP address setting form button is clicked.

When the server 1 registers the delegation of the system management agent terminal, the server 1 forms a message "The connection destination has been changed" in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format and sends it to the browser. The message "The connection destination has been changed." Is displayed.

(Data Saving Process) Normally, when the GUI data maintenance system is started from the system management terminal 3,
When the browser of the system management terminal 3 is started and the address (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) of the server on which the GUI data maintenance system using the present invention is installed is input, the normal initial screen of the browser display shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. Is done. On the normal initial screen of the browser display, a menu section and a processing section are displayed. Usually, the menu section of the initial screen
"Data backup", "Data check", "Data comparison",
Items of “data restoration” and “save destination setting” are displayed.
“Data backup” is the execution of backup processing of each folder of the server. “Data confirmation” is for confirming the process execution status and displaying the history of the process. "Data Comparison"
Is execution of comparison between save destination data and save source data.
“Data restoration” is execution of restoration of save destination data.
The "save destination setting" changes the save destination.

When executing data saving (data backup), clicking "data saving" in the menu section of the normal initial screen of the browser displays a data saving processing start screen of the browser display for confirming execution of the data saving processing. When the display is clicked and “Execute Data Evacuation Processing” is clicked, the processing section displays a data evacuation directory selection screen of a browser display shown in FIG.

After checking the check box of the directory to save data in the directory column displayed on the screen and specifying the directory to save, when the user clicks the directory selection execution button to save data, the processing section shown in FIG. The data save directory confirmation screen of the browser display is displayed.

After confirming the directory to be backed up on the data save directory confirmation screen of the browser display shown in FIG. 6, when the data save start button is clicked, the data save is executed and "Data is being saved."
The data save execution screen of the browser display is displayed with the message "". When the data save processing is completed, the data save end screen of the browser displaying “Data save processing is completed.” Is displayed.

(Data Confirmation Processing) When "Data Confirmation" is clicked in the menu section, the processing section displays a browser-displayed data confirmation processing start screen shown in FIG. On the data confirmation processing start screen, a processing message confirmation button that displays the message of the last executed processing, a processing execution history display button that displays the processing execution time, and save data that displays a file list of saved data Is displayed.

When the processing confirmation message confirmation button is clicked, the processing section displays a processing message display screen of a browser display shown in FIG. 8, and displays the latest processing message and an error message if an error has occurred. .

When the display button of the processing execution history is clicked, a processing execution history display screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the processing section, and displays the processing date and time, the processing content, and the save destination.

When the save data list confirmation button is clicked, the process of extracting the data saved from the save destination data is executed, and the processing section displays the data save list extracting process execution screen shown in FIG. When the data save list extraction process end confirmation button is clicked, the data save list extraction process end screen shown in FIG. 10B is displayed in the processing unit. When the save data list display button is clicked, the data save destination data is displayed. A list of lists appears.

(Data comparison) When "Data comparison" is clicked in the menu section, a data comparison processing start screen in which a data comparison processing start button is displayed in the processing section is displayed. When the data comparison process start button on the data comparison process start screen is clicked, the data comparison process for checking whether the saved data saved in the save destination matches the data of the save source is started.
While the data comparison process is being executed, a message "Compare the saved data with the existing file." Is displayed in the processing section, and when the comparison process is completed, "The comparison between the saved data and the existing file has been completed." Is displayed.

When the save data comparison result button is clicked, a data comparison processing result display screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed, and if the save destination data and the save source data match,
"The search result shows that the saved data and the file match." Is displayed. If they do not match, "The following files are different." Is done.

(Data restoration) When "Data restoration" is clicked in the menu section, a data restoration processing start screen in which a restoration processing start button is displayed in the processing section is displayed. When a restore process start button on the data restore process start screen is clicked, the process of restoring saved data saved in the save destination is started. When the restoration process is started, a data restoration preparation process execution screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display unit, which has a search process end confirmation button and a message "Searching for directory of saved data.", And selects a directory to be restored. Execute the save data acquisition process to perform

When the search processing end confirmation button is clicked, a data restoration preparation processing execution screen is displayed when the search is not completed, and when the search is completed, a restore directory selection button and a "Save directory search" button are clicked. The data restoration preparation process end screen with the message "Ended" is displayed. Here, when the restore directory selection button is clicked, a browser-displayed restore directory selection screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. The restoration directory selection screen has a directory selection execution button for restoring data, and a directory selection unit having a check box for a directory in which data is saved.

After selecting a required restoration target directory on the restoration directory selection screen and clicking a directory selection execution button for data restoration, a restoration directory confirmation screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. After confirming the directory to be restored, click the button to execute the restoration process.
When the data restoration in progress screen with the message "Recovered data is being restored." Is displayed, and the data restoration process has been completed by clicking the termination confirmation button for the restoration process, "If the data restoration process is The data restoration end screen with the message "Ended" is displayed.

(Evacuation Destination Setting) When changing the device to which data is to be saved, clicking “Evacuation Destination Setting” in the menu section displays the current save destination & setting screen button.
The save destination setting start screen with the message "Set the save destination of data." Is displayed. When the current save destination & setting screen button is clicked, a save effective button for setting the data save destination and a save destination change screen indicating “change destination of data save destination setting” shown in FIG. 15 are displayed.

After checking the save destination on the save destination change screen, if the data save destination setting execution button is clicked,
The save destination change process is executed, and a save destination selection end screen is displayed.

As described above, according to the invention, the server and
In an information processing system including a backup recording medium connected to the server, a system management terminal connected to the server via communication means, and a terminal connected to the server via communication means, Depending on the mode, the system management terminal 3 designates the system management agent terminal 4 that performs the function of the terminal and registers it in the server 1, then starts the startup screen from the system management agent terminal 4 and backs up on the startup screen ( By specifying the start of data saving, specifying the directory to be backed up on the screen on which the directory to be backed up is displayed, and saving the directory to the previously specified backup destination, a predetermined button on the GUI screen is displayed. By clicking, the agent for the function of the terminal is delegated from the system management terminal 3. In the system management agent terminal 4 on the screen, it is possible to perform the backup process.

At this time, even if the operation of the system management agent terminal 3 does not have the knowledge of UNIX, the data saving processing can be easily executed by sequentially performing the processing according to the instructions on the screen.

In carrying out the present invention, the process of displaying the contents of the above various processes on a browser using a GUI includes:
It may be described by a description like a script, or may be described by various programs such as C language.

[0043]

According to the present invention, since the execution is performed from the Web browser, the operation can be performed visually and the knowledge of UNIX is not required. Further, according to the present invention, directories that can be backed up are automatically searched and displayed, so that
There is no need to log in and check the directory. Further, the present invention has an advantage that it can be executed from any PC that can be accessed by WEB.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system to which a data storage method according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an administrator mode login screen.

FIG. 3 is a connection destination change & password change screen.

FIG. 4 is a normal initial screen.

FIG. 5 is a data save directory selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a data save directory confirmation screen.

FIG. 7 is a data confirmation processing start screen.

FIG. 8 is a processing message display screen.

FIG. 9 is a processing execution history display screen.

FIG. 10 is a data save list extraction screen.

FIG. 11 is a data comparison processing result display screen.

FIG. 12 shows a screen during execution of data restoration preparation processing.

FIG. 13 is a restore directory selection screen.

FIG. 14 is a restoration directory confirmation screen.

FIG. 15 shows a save destination change screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 server 11 backup target 12 backup program (including script) 13 system administrator recognition function 14 system management agent recognition function 15 backup display / processing function 2 backup recording medium 3 system management terminal 4 terminal 5 LAN means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A server, a backup recording medium connected to the server, a system management terminal connected to the server via communication means, and a terminal connected to the server via communication means. In the data maintenance method in an information processing system, a process of designating a system management agent terminal to perform the function of the terminal from a system management terminal, starting a startup screen from the system management agent terminal, and starting backup on the startup screen The process of specifying
A data maintenance method in an information processing system, comprising a step of specifying a directory to be backed up on a screen displaying a directory to be backed up and a step of saving the specified directory to a backup destination. 2. A server, a backup recording medium connected to the server, a system management terminal connected to the server via communication means, and a terminal connected to the server via communication means. In the data maintenance method in an information processing system, a process of designating a system management agent terminal to perform the function of the terminal from a system management terminal, starting a startup screen from the system management agent terminal, and starting backup on the startup screen The process of specifying
Data in the information processing system, comprising the steps of specifying the directory to be backed up on the screen displaying the directory to be backed up, and specifying the backup destination on the screen and saving the specified directory to the backup destination Maintenance method. 3. A method of confirming saved data among messages for confirming a process message, confirming a process execution history, and confirming saved data, which is displayed on a screen of a system management agent terminal. 3. The data maintenance method in the information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising a step of comparing data with a server and displaying an end of a correct backup. 4. The data maintenance method in an information processing system according to claim 3, further comprising a step of designating restoration of backup data on a screen of the system management agent terminal, reading saved data from a backup destination, and displaying the data on the screen. . 5. The system management agent terminal is an I-terminal of the terminal.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the address is specified using a P address.
3. A data maintenance method in the information processing system according to 1.