Method for controlling a management computer

In a computer system comprising a server for executing information processing in response to a processing request received from a client, and a management computer for executing information processing in response to a message received from said server, said server comprising an index value calculation unit for calculating an index value for use in determining whether or not a message should be sent to said management computer based on the number of processing requests received from said client, a criterion storage unit for storing a criterion for use in determining whether or not a message should be transmitted to said management computer, a transmission determination unit for comparing said index value with said criterion to determine whether or not the message should be transmitted to said management computer, and a load detection unit for detecting a value indicative of a load on said server, said management computer comprising a load allowance storage unit for storing an allowance for the value indicative of the load on said server, a method for controlling said management computer, comprising the steps of:

• receiving the value indicative of the load on said server, and the index value from said server at said management computer;
• calculating in said management computer the criterion based on the value indicative of the load on said server, the index value, and an allowance stored in said load allowance storage unit for the value indicative of the load on said server;
• and
• transmitting the calculated criterion from said management computer to said server.

In a computer system comprising a server for executing information processing in response to a processing request received from a client, and a management computer for executing information processing in response to a message received from said server, a method for controlling said server, wherein said server comprises an information processing execution unit for executing the information processing in response to the processing request received from said client, a processing request count storage unit for storing the number of processing requests received from said client, and a criterion storage unit for storing a criterion for use in determining whether or not a message should be transmitted to said management computer, said method comprising the steps of:

• calculating in said server an index value for use in determining whether or not a message should be transmitted to said management computer based on the number of processing requests stored in said processing request count storage unit;
• comparing the calculated index value with the criterion stored in said criterion storage unit in said server to determine whether or not the message should be transmitted to said management computer;
• and
• transmitting the message from said server to said management computer in accordance with a result of the determination.