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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2005
Shinya Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a network system capable of effectively executing a process of submitted jobs, the size, the type, and the number of which are expected to change every moment. A management computer manages connection enabled/disabled information indicating whether a computer under its control can be connected to another computer and easiness information indicating the easiness of the connection with the another computer. The management computer searches for a computer whose latest connection enabled/disabled information managed by a local and another management computer indicates the connection enabled state and according to the easiness information on the computer specified, forms a cluster including the specified computer. The management computer updates the connection enabled/disabled information on the computer clustered, to the connection disabled state and upon completion of execution of the job, returns the connection enabled/disabled information on all the computers belonging to the cluster to the state before formation of the cluster.