System structure management device, system structure management method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9280370-B2
Application number	US-201113635601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2011
Priority date	Mar 18, 2010
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

Physical configuration information stored in the physical configuration storage unit ( 110 ) indicates physical configuration elements of an information processing system and a connection relationship between the physical configuration elements. Virtual configuration information stored in a virtual configuration storage unit ( 120 ) indicates virtual configuration elements of a virtual system and a connection relationship between the virtual configuration elements. Here, the virtual system is a system that is functionally equivalent to the information processing system to be managed. Process configuration information stored in a process configuration storage unit ( 130 ) indicates process configuration elements of a process performed in the information processing system and a connection relationship between the process configuration elements. First correspondence information stored in a correspondence information storage unit ( 150 ) indicates a correspondence relationship between the physical configuration elements and the virtual configuration elements, and the second correspondence information indicates a correspondence relationship between the process configuration elements and the virtual configuration elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system structure management device configured to manage the structure of an information processing system comprising:
a physical configuration storage unit configured to store physical configuration information indicating physical configuration elements of the information processing system and a connection relationship between the physical configuration elements;
a virtual configuration storage unit configured to store virtual configuration information indicating virtual configuration elements of a virtual system, which is a system that is different from the physical configuration and functionally equivalent to a physical system, and a connection relationship between the virtual configuration elements;
a process configuration storage unit configured to store process configuration information indicating process configuration elements of a process performed in the information processing system and a connection relationship between the process configuration elements;
a correspondence information storage unit configured to store first correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the physical configuration elements and the virtual configuration elements and second correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the process configuration elements and the virtual configuration elements;
an update unit which creates information indicating that a problem occurrence corresponds to configuration element discrimination information, the configuration element discrimination information indicating physical configuration elements, virtual configuration elements, or process configuration elements in which the problem has occurred, and stores the information in the physical configuration storage unit, the virtual configuration storage unit, and the process configuration storage unit; and
a configuration display processing unit configured to:
receive from a user a first input of selecting a process configuration element;
recognize the virtual configuration elements corresponding to the process configuration element selected with the first input using the virtual configuration information and the second correspondence information;
display the recognized virtual configuration elements in a selectable manner;
receive from a user a second input of selecting at least one of the displayed virtual configuration elements;
recognize the physical configuration elements corresponding to the virtual configuration elements selected with the second input using the physical configuration information and the first correspondence information; and
display the recognized physical configuration elements,

wherein the physical configuration storage unit, the virtual configuration storage unit, the process configuration storage unit, the correspondence information storage unit, the configuration display processing unit, and the update unit are implemented via a CPU.

2. The system structure management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information processing system comprises a router, a load balancer, and a plurality of communication lines connecting the router and the load balancer to each other, and
the virtual system comprises a virtual router that corresponds to the router, a virtual load balancer that corresponds to the load balancer, and one virtual communication line that corresponds to the plurality of communication lines.

3. The system structure management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information processing system comprises a plurality of switch devices arranged in parallel, and
the virtual system comprises one virtual switch device that corresponds to the plurality of switch devices.

4. The system structure management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information processing system comprises a plurality of servers, and
the virtual system comprises at least one virtual server that corresponds to the plurality of servers.

5. The system structure management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information processing system comprises a plurality of storage devices arranged in parallel, and
the virtual system comprises one storage device that corresponds to the plurality of storage devices.

6. The system structure management device according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration display processing unit is further configured to:
receive from a user a third input of selecting a physical configuration element; and
display the virtual configuration elements corresponding to the physical configuration element selected with the third input using the physical configuration information, the virtual configuration information, and the first correspondence information.

7. The system structure management device according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration display processing unit is further configured to:
receive from a user a third input of selecting a virtual configuration element;
display the physical configuration elements corresponding to the virtual configuration element selected with the third input using the virtual configuration information, the physical configuration information, and the first correspondence information.

8. The system structure management device according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration display processing unit is further configured to:
receive from a user a third input of selecting a physical configuration element;
display the virtual configuration elements corresponding to the physical configuration element selected with the third input using the physical configuration information, the virtual configuration information, and the first correspondence information; and
display the process configuration elements corresponding to the virtual configuration elements displayed by a virtual configuration element determination unit using the process configuration information, the virtual configuration information, and the second correspondence information.

9. The system structure management device according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration display processing unit is further configured to:
receive from a user a fourth input of selecting a virtual configuration element; and
display the process configuration elements corresponding to the virtual configuration element selected with the fourth input using the virtual configuration information, the process configuration information, and the second correspondence information.

10. A system structure management method that manages the structure of an information processing system comprising:
causing a computer to store physical configuration information indicating physical configuration elements of the information processing system and a connection relationship between the physical configuration elements;
causing the computer to store virtual configuration information indicating virtual configuration elements of a virtual system, which is a system that is different from the physical configuration and is functionally equivalent to a physical system, and a connection relationship between the virtual configuration elements;
causing the computer to store process configuration information indicating process configuration elements of a process performed in the information processing system and a connection relationship between the process configuration elements;
causing the computer to store first correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the physical configuration elements and the virtual configuration elements and second correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the process configuration elements and the virtual configuration elements;
causing the computer to recei

Assignees

• Osaki Takao
• Fujita Naotake
• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Osaki Takao
• Fujita Naotake

Classifications

• G06F9/5077

  Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources (specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455) · CPC title

• G06F9/45533 Primary

  Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors · CPC title