JP2012141698A - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of performing replacement of virtual server resources etc. without changing setting by a user.SOLUTION: An information processing device building a server using resources of a server device performs following steps; grouping server templates showing a configuration of the server to manage it; determining which server template in a group is used to build the server, for the group; and building the server using the determined server template among the server templates in the server template group specified by a server building request, when it has received the server building request including information showing the server template group from a user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a server resource management technique.

  Conventionally, a single server is logically divided as if it were a plurality of computers and operated independently, or conversely, a plurality of servers are integrated into a single computer. Virtualization is performed to make it work as if.

  By using such a virtualization technology, it is possible to improve performance and reduce operational load compared to the case of operating a plurality of servers individually.

  On the premise of such virtualization technology, provisioning is performed in which a plurality of computer resources are regarded as one computer resource and dynamically allocated to another system as requested by the user.

  This provisioning makes it possible to respond quickly to cases such as failures and sudden increases in demand without lowering the service level.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a server resource management method in such a virtualization technology.

  Further, when providing virtualized resources to a user, a form in which a server template is specified by the user and the resource specified by the template is provided.

JP 2010-61278 A

  However, when the server template is specified by the user and the resource specified by the template is provided, for example, when it is necessary to replace the resource specified by the server template in order to deal with a patch, etc. Therefore, it becomes necessary to change the designation from the user again.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism capable of performing the above-described resource replacement without changing the setting from the user.

  The present invention is an information processing apparatus that constructs a server using resources of a server apparatus, and manages the server template group management means for grouping and managing server templates indicating the server configuration, and the server template management means A template setting unit that sets which server template in the group is used to construct a server, a construction request receiving unit that receives a server construction request including information indicating a server template group from the user, Server construction means for constructing a server using the server template set by the template setting means among the server templates belonging to the server template group identified from the server construction request accepted by the construction request acceptance means; Features To.

  The present invention is also an information processing method in an information processing apparatus that constructs a server using resources of a server apparatus, wherein the server template group management means of the information processing apparatus groups server templates indicating server configurations. Server template group management process to be managed and the template setting means of the information processing apparatus sets which server template in the group is used to construct a server in the group managed in the server template management process A template setting step, a construction request accepting unit for the information processing apparatus accepting a server construction request including information indicating a server template group from a user, and a server construction unit for the information processing apparatus comprising the construction Server construction accepted in the request acceptance process Server templates are identified from Lai - among server template belonging to preparative group, with a server template set by the template setting unit, characterized in that it and a server construction step of constructing a server.

  Further, the present invention is a program executed in an information processing apparatus that constructs a server using resources of the server apparatus, and manages the information processing apparatus by grouping server templates indicating server configurations Template group management means, template setting means for setting which server template in the group is used to construct a server in the group managed by the server template management means, and information indicating the server template group from the user Among the server templates belonging to the server template group specified from the server construction request received by the construction request accepting unit and the server construction request accepted by the construction request accepting unit, the server template set by the template setting unit make use of Characterized in that to function as a server constructing means for constructing a server.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform the replacement of resources as described above without changing the setting from the user.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of the system configuration of the present invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus applicable to a client PC 101, an administrator terminal 102, a provisioning server 103, and a virtualization management server 104. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a process when there is a system construction request from the client PC 101 to the provisioning server 103. 4 is a flowchart showing details of queuing processing in step S104 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the provisioning process of step S204 in the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the replacement process of the server template which belongs to the server template group in the provisioning server 103 It is a figure which shows typically the server resource management method when the construction of the system comprised by a Web / AP server and DB server is requested from the user. It is a figure which shows management of a server template group typically. A table showing server template groups It is an example of the screen which receives selection of the system template displayed on client PC101. It is a figure explaining queuing processing typically. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the provisioning server 103

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system according to this embodiment includes a client PC 101, an administrator terminal 102, a provisioning server 103, and a virtualization management server 104, and each terminal is connected to be communicable via a network 105. Has been.

  Hereinafter, an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus applicable to the client PC 101, the administrator terminal 102, the provisioning server 103, and the virtualization management server 104 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a CPU that comprehensively controls devices and controllers connected to the system bus 204. Further, the ROM 203 or the external memory 211 is necessary to realize a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) or an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS), which is a control program of the CPU 201, or a function executed by each server or each PC. Various programs are stored.

  A RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing from the ROM 203 or the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing the loaded program.

  An input controller 205 controls input from the input device 209 or the like. A video controller 206 controls display on a display device 210 such as a liquid crystal display. The display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be a CRT display or the like. These are used by clients as needed.

  A memory controller 207 is connected to the hard disk (HD), flexible disk (FD), or PCMCIA card slot for storing a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, etc. via an adapter. The access to the external memory 211 such as a compact flash (registered trademark) memory is controlled.

  A communication I / F controller 208 connects and communicates with an external device via a network (for example, the LAN 400 shown in FIG. 1), and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, communication using TCP / IP is possible.

  Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the display device 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 202, for example. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the display device 210.

  Various programs that operate on the hardware are recorded in the external memory 211 and are executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 202 as necessary.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, processing when the client PC 101 makes a system construction request (virtualized server resource provision request) to the provisioning server 103 in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Note that the processing in steps S101 to S102 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is processing in which the CPU 201 of the client PC 101 reads and executes a predetermined control program.

  Further, the processes in steps S103 to S104 are processes in which the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 reads and executes a predetermined control program.

  In step S101, the CPU 201 of the client PC 101 receives a construction request from the user.

  Specifically, the selection of any system template is accepted from the system template list screen (FIG. 10) displayed on the client PC 101.

  The selected system template includes information indicating a server template group managed by the provisioning server 103.

  In step S <b> 102, the CPU 201 of the client PC 101 transmits the construction request received in step S <b> 101 to the provisioning server 103.

  In step S103, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 receives the construction request transmitted from the client PC 101 in step S102.

  In step S104, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 executes queuing processing. The details of the queuing process will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the queuing process in step S104 in the flowchart of FIG.

  Note that the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is a process in which the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 reads and executes a predetermined control program.

  In step S201, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 issues and assigns a unique task ID to the construction request received in step S103.

  In step S202, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 queues the ID assigned in step S201 sequentially to the common variable (stores it at the end of the queuing array).

  In step S203, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 determines whether the ID queued in step S202 is at the head of the queue.

  If it is determined that it is at the head of the queue (step S203: YES), the process proceeds to step S204.

  If it is determined that it is not at the head of the queue (step S203: NO), it waits until it reaches the head of the queue (note that the provisioning server 103 performs the construction request specified by the ID at the head of the queue). Step S204 and subsequent steps are sequentially executed.

  In step S204, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 executes provisioning processing for the construction request received in step S103. The details of the provisioning process will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step S205, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 deletes the ID of the construction request for which the provisioning process has been executed in step S204 from the queue. By this deletion process, the ID located second in the queue becomes the head of the queue.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing the queuing process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  When a construction request is transmitted from the client PC 101, an ID is issued for the construction request, and the construction request is stored at the end of the queue. Note that the queuing process is executed by a single processing interface in the provisioning server 103.

  Then, the provisioning server 103 executes processing for the construction request that comes to the head of the queue.

  By executing the processing using the above queues, it is possible to avoid simultaneous parallel construction of a plurality of systems even when there are a plurality of provisioning processing requests (construction requests) from the client PC 101 at the same time.

  Since it becomes possible to avoid simultaneous parallel processing, it is possible to appropriately cope with determination of excess or deficiency of resources necessary for construction, recovery processing when a failure occurs during construction, and the like.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of the provisioning process in step S204 in the flowchart of FIG.

  The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is a process in which the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 reads and executes a predetermined control program.

  In step S301, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 determines whether or not the construction request received in step S103 can be constructed with the content of the request.

  Specifically, there are hypervisor resources (whether there are sufficient CPU and memory resources for system construction on the hypervisor), the virtual disk has sufficient free space, or there is free virtual LAN. (Whether there is a sufficient IP address in the system to be built) or the like.

  In step S302, if the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 determines that the construction is possible in step S301, the CPU 201 sets the load balancer and the like.

  In step S303, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 sets NAS (Network Attached Storage).

In step S304, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 constructs a server.
Hereinafter, specific processing in step S304 will be described.

  The provisioning server 103 acquires information for specifying a server template group included in the system template from the system template received in step S104.

  Then, according to the information for specifying the server template group, the server template group stored in the provisioning server 103 is specified, and the requested system is constructed using the server to be deployed set in the group.

  Here, the details of step S304 will be described with reference to FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG.

  The example shown in FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case in which a user has requested construction of a system composed of a Web / AP server and a DB server (“WebAp01” and “WebAp01” as server template groups in the system template specified by the user) “DB01” is included).

  When a system template composed of a Web / AP server and a DB server is selected from the user via the portal site and the system template is transmitted to the provisioning server 103, the provisioning server 103 follows the contents of the system template, Build the system.

  In the provisioning server 103, a server template group is created for each type of server (FIG. 9), and for each server template group, which server template in the group is used to configure a server is set. .

  In the example of FIG. 9, two server templates “A001” and “A002” belong to the server template group “WebAp01” included in the system template designated by the client PC 101.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the server template group “WebAp01” is set to build a server using the server template “A001”.

  Note that which template in the group is used to construct the server is set for the group.

  Therefore, the provisioning server 103 constructs a server using the server template “A001”, thereby constructing a system selected from the client PC 101.

  Since only the server template “C001” belongs to the server template group “DB01”, the provisioning server 103 constructs a server using the server template to select the system selected from the client PC 101. To build.

  In step S305, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 performs firewall settings.

  In step S306, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 performs various settings such as setting of other mail gateway use flags (presence / absence of use schedule).

  In this embodiment, each item is set in steps S302, S303, S305, and S306. However, the setting items are not limited to these, and setting of all items is not essential. Any setting may be made as long as the settings necessary for the construction of the virtual server are made.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing server template replacement processing belonging to the server template group in the provisioning server 103.

  The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is a process in which the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 reads and executes a predetermined program.

  In step S401, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 creates a server template in accordance with an instruction from the administrator terminal 102.

  The server template is information that configures a system template selected by the user via the portal site, and is information that indicates a configuration that serves as a model for each server that configures the system template.

  In step S402, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 adds the server template created in step S401 to the server template group in accordance with an instruction from the administrator terminal 102.

  It is possible to register the same template in a plurality of groups. For example, for a template containing only information related to the OS, it is possible to construct a server that functions as a Web server or a server that functions as a DB server.

  Therefore, such a template can be registered in a plurality of groups.

  In step S403, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 sets, in the server template group, which template is used to construct the server among the server templates registered in the server template group.

  Since the process shown in FIG. 6 is a server template replacement process, the server is configured to be built using the server template added in step S402.

  In step S404, the CPU 201 of the provisioning server 103 deletes the server template that has not been set as the template used in server construction in step S403.

  By executing the processing described above, by selecting a group for each server type (for each server template) in the system template selected from the client PC 101, for example, it is necessary to replace the server for patching or the like. Even in this case, the user can receive the service without changing the setting from the portal.

  That is, the setting by the user designates a server template group, and the server template can be replaced without changing the setting from the user by replacing the server template belonging to the group.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the provisioning server 103 according to the embodiment of this invention.

  The server template group management unit 1201 has a function of grouping and managing server templates. Specifically, the table shown in FIG. 9 is managed.

  The template setting unit 1202 has a function of setting which server template in the group managed by the server template group management unit 1201 is used when the server construction unit 1204 constructs a server.

  The construction request acceptance unit 1203 has a function of accepting selection of a system template from the client PC 101 via the portal site (via the screen shown in FIG. 10).

  The server construction unit 1204 has a function of constructing a server based on the system template received by the construction request reception unit 1203.

  It should be noted that the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Moreover, the program in this invention is a program which a computer can perform the processing method of FIGS. The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each apparatus in FIGS.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium recording the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board is based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  The present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or an apparatus constituted by a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

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Claims (5)

An information processing apparatus that constructs a server using resources of a server apparatus,
Server template group management means for grouping and managing server templates indicating server configurations;
Template setting means for setting which server template in the group is used to construct a server in the group managed by the server template management means;
Construction request accepting means for accepting a server construction request including information indicating a server template group from a user;
Server construction means for constructing a server using a server template set by the template setting means among server templates belonging to a server template group identified from the server construction request accepted by the construction request acceptance means;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Server template creation means for creating a server template in accordance with an instruction from the user;
Server template addition means for adding the server template created by the server template creation means to a group managed by the server template group management means;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a server template deleting unit that deletes a server template from the group managed by the server template group managing unit. An information processing method in an information processing apparatus that constructs a server using resources of a server apparatus,
A server template group management unit of the information processing apparatus, and a server template group management step of grouping and managing server templates indicating server configurations;
A template setting step in which the template setting means of the information processing apparatus sets which server template in the group is used to construct a server in the group managed in the server template management step;
A construction request accepting step for accepting a server construction request including information indicating a server template group from a user, wherein the construction request accepting unit of the information processing apparatus;
The server construction unit of the information processing apparatus uses the server template set by the template setting unit among the server templates belonging to the server template group identified from the server construction request received in the construction request reception step. A server construction process for constructing a server;
An information processing method comprising: A program executed in an information processing apparatus that constructs a server using resources of a server apparatus,
The information processing apparatus;
Server template group management means for grouping and managing server templates indicating server configurations;
Template setting means for setting which server template in the group is used to construct a server in the group managed by the server template management means;
Construction request accepting means for accepting a server construction request including information indicating a server template group from a user;
Functions as server construction means for constructing a server using the server template set by the template setting means among the server templates belonging to the server template group identified from the server construction request accepted by the construction request acceptance means. A program characterized by letting

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