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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsStephen S. Breese, Stig Arne Olsson, Geetha Vijayan
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An example of a solution provided here comprises providing input from probes, with the input including events generated by an application probe, and events generated by a component probe, and correlating the events. Another example of the solutions provided comprises representing components and events with structured identifiers, each having a limited number of parameters. Methods for end to end component mapping and problem—solving in a network environment, systems for executing such methods, and instructions on a computer-usable medium, for executing such methods, are provided.
A method for mapping, said method comprising:
A method for mapping, said method comprising:
A system for mapping, said system comprising:
A computer-usable medium having computer-executable instructions for mapping, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
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Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters: measuring contribution of individual…
Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications: using root cause analysis; using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or…
Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks: network monitoring probes
Ensuring fulfilment of SLA: by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
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The present invention relates generally to information handling, and more particularly to end to end component mapping and problem
solving, for information handling in a network environment.
Various approaches have been proposed for monitoring, simulating, or testing web sites. Examples include U.S. Pat. No. 6,278,966 B1 (Howard, et al., Aug. 21, 2001), “Method and System for Emulating Web Site Traffic to Identify Web Site Usage Patterns.” However, this example addresses substantially different problems (problems of simulation and hypothetical phenomena), and thus is significantly different from the present invention. Other examples include U.S. Pat. No. 6,078,956 (Bryant, et al., Jun. 20, 2000) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,787,254 (Maddalozzo, et al., Jul. 28, 1998). Other examples include services available from vendors such as Atesto Technologies Inc., Keynote Systems, and Mercury Interactive Corporation. These services may involve a script that runs on a probe computer. The examples mentioned above do not necessarily provide means for directing problem-solving efforts.
A better understanding of the present invention can be obtained when the following detailed description is considered in conjunction with the following drawings. The use of the same reference symbols in different drawings indicates similar or identical items.
FIG. 1 illustrates a simplified example of an information handling system that may be used to practice the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating one example of how the present invention was implemented in a data center that hosted a web site.
The examples that follow involve the use of one or more computers and may involve the use of one or more communications networks. The present invention is not limited as to the type of computer on which it runs, and not limited as to the type of network used.
The following are definitions of terms used in the description of the present invention and in the claims:
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