System, apparatus, and method for facilitating provisioning in a mixed environment of locales

Abstract

A system, a computer program product, and a method capable of dynamically and flexibly support a plurality of locales upon provisioning are provided. A management server connected via a network to a plurality of processing resources each set with a locale includes a storage unit to store processing, a locale, and a set of instructions corresponding to the processing and the locale, and a selection unit to select a set of instructions associated with required processing and a required locale by referring to the storage unit, and it further includes a determination unit to dynamically determine the required processing and the processing resource by way of provisioning, and the storage unit stores the plurality of processing resources and each locale.

1 . A management server connected via a network to a plurality of processing resources each set with a locale, comprising:
 storage means for storing a processing, a locale, and an instruction corresponding to the processing and the locale; and   selection means for selecting an instruction associated with required processing and a required locale by referring to the storage means.   
   
   
       2 . The management server according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determination means for dynamically determining the required processing and the processing resource by way of provisioning, wherein   the storage means stores the plurality of processing resources and each locale.   
   
   
       3 . The management server according to  claim 2 , wherein the provisioning is carried out based on a policy set in advance and status of the plurality of processing resources. 
   
   
       4 . The management server according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmission means for transmitting the selected instruction to a processing resource corresponding to the required locale.   
   
   
       5 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the instruction does not include conditional branching by locales. 
   
   
       6 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of locales set respectively for the plurality of processing resources are different from each other. 
   
   
       7 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the locale set for the management server is different from the locale set for the processing resource. 
   
   
       8 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage means stores, for single processing, a plurality of locales and a plurality of instructions corresponding respectively to the locales. 
   
   
       9 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the locales stored in the storage means are hierarchically organized, and the storage means stores a single upper-level locale, a plurality of lower-level locales corresponding to the upper-level locale, and a plurality of instructions corresponding respectively to the plurality of lower-level locales. 
   
   
       10 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the locale and the instruction stored in the storage means can be edited independently from each other. 
   
   
       11 . The management server according to  claim 1 , wherein the locale and the instruction stored in the storage means can be added independently from each other. 
   
   
       12 . A computer program product for causing a computer to function as a management server connected via a network to a plurality of processing resources each set with a locale, the computer program product, when executed, implementing in the computer:
 a storage function to store processing, a locale, and an instruction corresponding to the processing and the locale; and   a selection function to select instruction associated with required processing and a required locale.   
   
   
       13 . A method adapted to a system having a management server and a plurality of processing resources connected via a network, the plurality of processing resources being each set with a locale, the management server storing processing, a locale, and an instruction corresponding to the processing and the locale, the method comprising the step of:
 selecting an instruction associated with required processing and a required locale.   
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the management server stores the plurality of processing resources and each locale, the method further comprising the step of:
 prior to the selecting step, the management server dynamically determining the required processing and the processing resource by way of provisioning.   
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of:
 the management server transmitting the selected instruction to the processing resource corresponding to the required locale.   
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising the step of:
 the processing resource executing the transmitted instruction.   
   
   
       17 . A method adapted to a system having a management server and a plurality of processing resources connected via a network, the plurality of processing resources being each set with a locale, the method comprising the step of:
 converting processing and a first instruction corresponding to the processing, stored in the management server, into the processing, locales, and a plurality of second instructions associated with the processing and with the respective locales.   
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the first instruction depends on the locale set for the management server, and the second instruction depends on the locale set for the processing resource.