US 5,511,194 A · Processing system and processing method capable of dynamically replacing job environment

Abstract

A processing system in which a service is executed by a current job using resources under a predetermined environment includes a job activating instruction unit for outputting an activation instruction to activate a new job operating under a changed environment, a job generation unit for generating the new job and for assigning a waiting attribute to the new job so that the new job is in a waiting condition, in response to the activation instruction from the job activating instruction unit, a job replacing instruction unit for outputting a replacement instruction to replace the current job to the new job being in the waiting condition, a job replacement unit for selecting resources to be used in the new job from among the resources used in the current job, for assigning selected resources to the new job, and for releasing the waiting condition from the new job, in response to the replacement instruction from the job replacing instruction unit, and a current job withdrawing unit for withdrawing the current job from the processing system after operations of the job replacement unit are completed.

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A processing system in which a currently executed job uses resources of a first environment, the processing system comprising:

job activating instruction means for outputting an activation instruction to activate a new job for execution within a second environment;
job generation means, coupled to said job activating instruction means, for generating the new job and for assigning a waiting attribute to the new job so that the new job is in a waiting condition, in response to the activation instruction from said job activating instruction means;
job replacing instruction means for outputting a replacement instruction to replace the current job with the new job being in the waiting condition;
job replacement means, coupled to said job replacing instruction means, for selecting resources to be used in the new job from the resources used in the currently executed job, for assigning the selected resources to the new job, and for releasing the new job from the waiting condition, in response to the replacement instruction from said job replacing instruction means;
and currently executed job withdrawing means, coupled to said job replacement means, for withdrawing the currently executed job from said processing system after operations of said job replacement means are completed.

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