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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Keita Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshifumi Takamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Tameshige, Tokyo, JP;
Kentarou Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshifumi Takamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Tameshige, Tokyo, JP;
Kentarou Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information acquisition method whereby a management computer provided with a processor, a memory, and an interface acquires information of a plurality of computers via a network, the method including: a first step in which the management computer sets, in acquisition group information, a group of computers for acquiring information among the plurality of computers; a second step in which the management computer determines a sequence in which information is acquired for each group, then determines the sequence of computers for acquiring information in the group; a third step in which the management computer outputs an instruction for acquiring information of computers in the determined sequence; and a fourth step in which an information acquisition execution unit acquires the information of the computers of each group in the determined sequence on the basis of the instruction to acquire the information.