Pattern oriented data collection and analysis

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a set of instructions stored therein, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to determine a problematic condition caused by running of software on a computer that includes a volatile memory by:

• loading a first pattern data set into a volatile memory of a computer, with the first pattern data set being associated with a set of problematic conditions and including:
• a set of pre-defined symptom codes corresponding to patterns in the first pattern data set, a set of data collection instructions defining a scope of data collection required to identify problematic conditions of the set of problematic conditions, and a set of logic data for processing collected data to identify a problematic condition;
• determining that a runtime symptom code generated while running software on the computer matches a pre-defined symptom code in the set of pre-defined symptom codes;
• collecting information during runtime according to the set of data collection instructions as a set of collected data;
• and
• determining, by applying the set of logic data to the set of collected data, a first problematic condition of the set of problematic conditions triggered the runtime symptom code.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor set;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium;
• wherein:
• the processor set is structured, located, connected, and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium;
• and
• the program instructions, which, when executed by the processor set, cause the processor set to determine a problematic condition caused by running of software on a computer that includes a volatile memory by:
• loading a first pattern data set into a volatile memory of a computer, with the first pattern data set being associated with a set of problematic conditions and including:
• a set of pre-defined symptom codes corresponding to patterns in the first pattern data set, a set of data collection instructions defining a scope of data collection required to identify problematic conditions of the set of problematic conditions, and a set of logic data for processing collected data to identify a problematic condition;
• determining that a runtime symptom code generated while running software on the computer matches a pre-defined symptom code in the set of pre-defined symptom codes;
• collecting information during runtime according to the set of data collection instructions as a set of collected data;
• and
• determining, by applying the set of logic data to the set of collected data, a first problematic condition of the set of problematic conditions triggered the runtime symptom code.