Abstract: An information transmission device stores an identifier representing an information processing device connected to a network in association with an identifier representing a storage device used by the information processing device. When transmission of information is requested from the information processing device, the information transmission device specifies an identifier representing an information processing device. The information transmission device acquires an identifier representing a storage device stored in association with the specified identifier. The information transmission device transmits information on a request for transmission by the information processing device to the storage device represented by the acquired identifier.

Abstract: A verifying method includes: creating, for each of tests, combination in which information identifying the test, information identifying input data, and information identifying output data are associated with one another; specifying, when a first test is changed, second combination in which information identifying output data in first combination relating to the first test is set as the information identifying input data, the second combination relating to a second test; updating, in the first combination, the information identifying the corresponding test to first information identifying the changed first test; updating, in the first combination, the information identifying the output data to second information identifying output data output by verifying the changed first test; and updating the second combination, based on verifying the second test in which the information identifying input data in the second combination is set as the second information identifying the output data in the updated first combin

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first memory configured to store a plurality of snapshots of a database; a second memory configured to store correspondence information for each of processing requests to the database, the correspondence information including a time at which each of the processing requests is accepted by the database in association with a time period taken for processing each of the processing requests; and a processor configured to: identify a total time period to process processing requests received by the database from a first time at which a first snapshot is obtained to a second time at which a second snapshot is obtained, the first snapshot and the second snapshot being included in the plurality of snapshots; decide a snapshot to be deleted from the plurality of snapshots based on the identified total time period; and delete the decided snapshot from the first memory.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium stores an execution control program that causes a computer to execute a process that includes receiving an execution request for a given operation for a system; detecting number of operations that are of a type identical to that of the given operation and are under execution by a computing device that is in the system and involved in the execution of the given operation for which the execution request is received; comparing the number of operations detected at the detecting and the number of operations that are of the type and simultaneously executable by the computing device such that the execution of the given operation is completed within a given period by the computing device; and assigning the given operation to the computing device, based on a result of comparison at the comparing.

Abstract: Upon receiving a packet addressed to a virtual machine, a virtual switch connected to the virtual machine forwards the packet to the virtual machine, stores the received packet, the packet being related to an uncompleted transaction in the first storing unit in association with the uncompleted transaction, in response to an instruction for restoring the virtual machine, stops the forwarding of the packet to the virtual machine, and in response to the completion of the restoring of the virtual machine, upon receiving an instruction for resuming the forwarding, transmits one or a plurality of packets stored in the first storing unit in association with the uncompleted transaction to the virtual machine.

Abstract: An extracting unit extracts, from a collection of procedure information sets individually indicating operating procedures for configuration modification of systems according to contents of the configuration modification, in which operating procedures specific information pieces of the individual systems have been replaced with individually corresponding variable names, a procedure information set indicating an operating procedure according to a content of the configuration modification to be applied to a modification-target system. A replacing unit replaces a variable name in the extracted procedure information set with a corresponding specific information piece of the modification-target system, which specific information piece is acquired from a configuration information set defining a configuration of the modification-target system.

Abstract: An analysis method including: storing information on modules through which each processing passes with respect to each of a plurality of processings in which shared modules exist; determining a normal or abnormal state of each of the processings which are performed during a predetermined time interval based on log information related to the plurality of processings which are performed during the predetermined time interval; correcting the information on the modules according to each of the processings which are performed during the predetermined time interval, based on a predetermined condition, when an abnormal module is not identified in a process of identifying the abnormal module by using a determination result of the normal or abnormal state and the information on the modules according to each of the processings; and identifying the abnormal module by using the determination result and the corrected information on the modules.

Abstract: A storing unit stores therein information indicating a chronological order of a plurality of states of an apparatus; information indicating an amount of time needed to execute each of a plurality of commands, causing a forward or backward transition between two of the states; and information indicating an amount of time needed for restoration to, among the states, each state for which a snapshot has been taken, using the snapshot. Based on the information stored in the storing unit, a calculating unit calculates shortest operation paths, each for restoring the apparatus from a restoration origin state to one of the remaining states, and determines one or more snapshots not used in any of the shortest operation paths as deletion targets.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a patch scheduling program that causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes managing, aggregating, determining, and scheduling. The managing includes managing a system including a plurality of software that control a plurality of virtual machines. The aggregating includes aggregating virtual machines including a similar trend regarding a predetermined index thereof with a mutually-same virtual software. The determining includes determining a time period during which the virtual machines are to be moved, based on the trends of the virtual machines aggregated with the mutually-same virtual software and based on moving time of the move of the virtual machines to a different virtual software included in the plurality of virtual software. The scheduling includes scheduling applying a patch to each of the plurality of virtual software at the determined time periods.

Abstract: A memory unit of an information processing apparatus acquires at least one operation log in work performed on a management target device and difference information indicating a difference between a file before edit and the file after edit that is edited using an editing software. A computing unit extracts a first log indicating an activation operation of the editing software used in editing the file, from the log. Then, the computing unit replaces the first log with a second log indicating an operation for reflecting in the file the difference indicated in the difference information.

Abstract: A determination unit determines a precondition indicating an expected state of a system that is to execute processing corresponding to an operation, and a postcondition indicating an expected state of the system that has executed the processing corresponding to the operation, based on a work log of previously-performed work. An association unit associates each of a plurality of operations with an operation whose precondition matches a postcondition of the each of the plurality of operations. A search unit searches for a path that starts from an operation whose precondition matches an initial condition satisfied by an operation object system, traces an associated operation, and reaches an operation whose postcondition matches a target condition indicating a target state of the operation object system after work. A generation unit generates an operation procedure in which operations on the path found by the search are arranged in order.

Abstract: An update apparatus used in a system that provides service using software and performing update of the software, including a processing apparatus configured to calculate a difference between a possible down time of the service according to a service level and a down time of the service indicated by operation performance stored in storage unit, and when there are a plurality of pieces of software as update targets, to calculate an update order of the plurality of pieces of update target software according to a degree of influence to the difference by service down when update of software fails, and to perform update of the plurality of pieces of update target software according to the update order.

Abstract: Common parameters in common between a plurality of request logs are extracted from parameters in the plurality of request logs. The plurality of request logs is obtained when a request is executed by a process that uses a plurality of components. A common parameter different from a common parameter extracted for another process among the extracted common parameters is determined as an identification parameter that identifies the process. This allows accurately categorizing the process based on a log to be obtained when the process is executed.

Abstract: A data distributing apparatus for distributing data having a plurality of data items to a plurality of data database devices, the data distributing apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store exclusive information indicating that two or more data items among the plurality of data items are not placed in the same database device among the plurality of data database devices, a placement deciding unit configured to decide a placement of the data items so that the two or more data items are placed in different data database devices among the plurality of database devices, and a request processing unit configured to transmit the plurality of data items to the plurality of data database devices according to the decided placement.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a patch scheduling program that causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes managing, aggregating, determining, and scheduling. The managing includes managing a system including a plurality of software that control a plurality of virtual machines. The aggregating includes aggregating virtual machines including a similar trend regarding a predetermined index thereof with a mutually-same virtual software. The determining includes determining a time period during which the virtual machines are to be moved, based on the trends of the virtual machines aggregated with the mutually-same virtual software and based on moving time of the move of the virtual machines to a different virtual software included in the plurality of virtual software. The scheduling includes scheduling applying a patch to each of the plurality of virtual software at the determined time periods.

Abstract: Upon receiving a packet addressed to a virtual machine, a virtual switch connected to the virtual machine forwards the packet to the virtual machine, stores the received packet, the packet being related to an uncompleted transaction in the first storing unit in association with the uncompleted transaction, in response to an instruction for restoring the virtual machine, stops the forwarding of the packet to the virtual machine, and in response to the completion of the restoring of the virtual machine, upon receiving an instruction for resuming the forwarding, transmits one or a plurality of packets stored in the first storing unit in association with the uncompleted transaction to the virtual machine.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus monitors one or more apparatuses based on information on multiple items acquired from the apparatuses. Information on an item #3 is associated with information on items #1 and #2. The information processing apparatus examines the information on the item #3. In the case where no failure is detected in the examination of the information on the item #3, the information processing apparatus omits examination of the information on the items #1 and #2. On the other hand, in the case where a failure is detected in the examination of the information on the item #3, the information processing apparatus examines the information on each of the items #1 and #2.

Abstract: A method for processing data includes storing a type information of a configuration element of a first data process system in association with an identification information of the configuration element in a configuration information storage part, determining the type information corresponding to a message output from the first data process system, the message including the identification information, comparing a first message group including a plurality of first messages and a second message group including a plurality of second messages, the plural second messages being stored in association with the type information of a second data process system in a message group storage part, determining whether the plural first messages match the plural second messages, and determining whether the type information of the plural first messages match the type information of the plural second messages when the plural first messages do not match the plural second messages.

Abstract: A relationship-information storage unit stores relationships between configuration items. The configuration items belong to an information system and are stored in multiple databases. A first counting unit compares, across the databases, attribute values of one configuration item in each of the databases, thereby counting a matching-attribute-value count. A second counting unit identifies a configuration item having a relationship with the one configuration item, for which the first counting unit counts the matching-attribute-value count, by referring to the relationship-information storage unit. Then, the second counting unit compares, across the databases, attribute values of the identified configuration items to count a matching-attribute-value count. A similarity calculation unit calculates similarity between the configuration items, based on the matching-attribute-value count counted by the first counting unit and the matching-attribute-value count counted by the second counting unit.

Abstract: A management device includes a memory unit for storing configuration item information regarding configuration items to be managed and relationship information regarding relationships between the configuration items to be managed, an extracting unit for extracting, based on the information stored in the memory unit and based on predetermined constraint conditions, such relationships between the configuration items that satisfy the predetermined constraint conditions and that are not included in the relationship information, and an evaluating unit for executing an application that refers to the extracted relationships between the configuration items and obtains an evaluation result regarding the extracted relationships between the configuration items.