Management apparatus and information processing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10461871-B2
Application number	US-201715599792-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2017
Priority date	Jun 16, 2016
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

A management apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to broadcast an activation request to a plurality of information processing devices having a reception period during which the activation request is received. The reception period occurs in a predetermined cycle. The processor is configured to receive a confirmation response from first information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices. The first information processing devices receive the activation request. The processor is configured to issue an activation instruction to a predetermined number of second information processing devices among the first information processing devices. The activation instruction instructs to activate the second information processing devices. The processor is configured to issue, to the first information processing devices other than the second information processing devices, an activation prohibition instruction to prohibit activation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A management apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to:
broadcast an activation request to a plurality of information processing devices having a reception period during which the activation request is received, the reception period occurring in a predetermined cycle;
receive a confirmation response from first information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the first information processing devices receiving the activation request;
issue an activation instruction to a predetermined number of second information processing devices among the first information processing devices, the activation instruction instructing to activate the second information processing devices;
issue, to the first information processing devices other than the second information processing devices, an activation prohibition instruction to prohibit activation;
calculate a cycle of the reception period to make an average number of information processing devices which transmit the confirmation response corresponding to the activation request be a predetermined expectation value, basis of a number of third information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the third information processing devices not being activated; and
set the calculated cycle, as the predetermined cycle, in at least one of the plurality of information processing devices.

2. The management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
issue, when a number of the first information processing devices is smaller than the predetermined number, the activation instruction to all the first information processing devices and broadcast an additional activation request to the plurality of information processing devices.

3. The management apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:
issue, when the additional activation request is broadcasted, the activation instruction to a first number of information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the first number being at most a number obtained by subtracting a number of already activated information processing devices from the predetermined number.

4. The management apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:
store numbers of information processing devices activated in response to the respective activation requests in an activation management table;
update the activation management table in response to issuance of the activation instruction; and
determine whether to output the additional activation request on basis of information stored in the activation management table.

5. The management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
suppress, when a number of the first information processing devices is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, issuance of the activation prohibition instruction.

6. An information processing system, comprising:
a plurality of information processing devices each including:
a first processor configured to:
receive an activation request during a reception period which occurs in

a predetermined cycle; and
transmit a confirmation response upon receiving the activation request; and

a management apparatus including:
a second processor configured to:
broadcast the activation request to the plurality of information processing devices;
receive the confirmation response from first information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the first information processing devices receiving the activation request;
issue an activation instruction to a predetermined number of second information processing devices among the first information processing devices, the activation instruction instructing to activate the second information processing devices;
issue, to the first information processing devices other than the second information processing devices, an activation prohibition instruction to prohibit activation;
calculate a cycle of the reception period to make an average number of information processing devices which transmit the confirmation response corresponding to the activation request be a predetermined expectation value, on basis of a number of third information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the third information processing devices not being activated; and
set the calculated cycle, as the predetermined cycle, in at least one of the plurality of information processing devices.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of information processing devices each further including:
a third processor configured to:
be activated upon being supplied with power; and
perform information processing in accordance with a received instruction, and

the first processor is configured to:
perform control to supply power to the third processor upon receiving the activation instruction.

8. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of information processing devices each further including:
a third processor configured to:
perform information processing in accordance with a received instruction, and

the first processor is configured to:
perform control to supply power to the third processor upon receiving the activation request; and
activate the third processor upon receiving the activation instruction.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
broadcasting an activation request to a plurality of information processing devices having a reception period during which the activation request is received, the reception period occurring in a predetermined cycle;
receiving a confirmation response from first information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the first information processing devices receiving the activation request;
issuing an activation instruction to a predetermined number of second information processing devices among the first information processing devices, the activation instruction instructing to activate the second information processing devices;
issuing, to the first information processing devices other than the second information processing devices, an activation prohibition instruction to prohibit activation;
calculating a cycle of the reception period to make an average number of information processing devices which transmit the confirmation response corresponding to the activation request be a predetermined expectation value, on basis of a number of third information processing devices among the plurality of information processing devices, the third information processing devices not being activated; and
setting the calculated cycle, as the predetermined cycle, in at least one of the plurality of information processing devices.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Sakai Atsushi

Classifications

• H04H60/13 Primary

  Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• G06F15/7839

  with memory · CPC title

• H04H60/15 Primary

  on receiving information · CPC title

• Y02D70/26

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic