Internet server system test and measurement
OwnerKenneth W. Shrum, Thomas G. Bartzinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A software product for monitoring the performance of an e-commerce business by reading log files from a plurality of tiers, making queries to a database, and interacting with an e-commerce infrastructure. Resulting information is presented as measurements varying over time, where the measurements are business and financial measures.
Claims13
A method for monitoring an e-commerce installation, said comprising a plurality of tiers and said tiers generating log files and databases, wherein said method comprises:
- reading the log files and querying the databases to obtain information stored therein, said information comprising performance measurements of the installation;
- and
- graphically presenting said measurements.
A software product for testing and monitoring a web-based business application or e-commerce installation comprising at least one web server, at least one session server, at least one transaction server, and at least one database server, the software product comprising:
- test instructions configured to direct a processor to configure and execute user transaction tests and report user transaction test results;
- system performance instructions configured to direct the processor to measure system performance data for each of the web server, the session server, the transaction server, and the database server;
- business performance instructions configured to direct the processor to measure
- business performance data comprising monetary volume transacted by the e-commerce installation during a time period;
- and
- a first storage media configured to store the user test instructions, the system performance instructions, and the business performance instructions.
A method of operating a computer system to test and monitor an Internet server system comprising a web server, session server, transaction server, and database server, the method comprising:
- configuring and executing user transaction tests and reporting user transaction test results;
- measuring system performance data for each of the web server, the session server, the transaction server, and the database server;
- and
- measuring business performance data comprising monetary volume transacted by the e-commerce installation during a time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.