Patent ID: 7730488
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer resource management method in a distributed processing system in which a plurality of computer resources in which a plurality of jobs are distributed and operated are connected to management means for managing the plurality of computer resources via a network, said method comprising: a first step of storing hardware information showing a type of hardware constituting the computer resource and software information showing a type of software existing in the computer resource corresponding to each of the computer resources in a configuration management information storing region managed by said management means in advance; a second step of extracting a set of computer resources which may be used for a first job in the aftertime from all of the computer resources, said set of computer resources each having the same hardware information and software information; a third step of registering a name of said first job corresponding to said set of extracted computer resources in said configuration management information storing region, allowing overlaps with other job names; and a fourth step of searching for said name of said first job registered in said configuration management information storing region, thereby selecting the computer resource to be allocated to said first job when it is necessary to additionally allocate one of said plurality of computer resources to said first job.