Model-based system monitoring

A method comprising:

• accessing a model of a system that defines a plurality of components and defines relationships between those components;
• receiving notification of a problem from a first component;
• determining a cause of the problem, the determination being made at least in part based on the model of the system;
• identifying at least one component associated with the cause of the problem;
• and
• suppressing notices generated by the first component if the first component not associated with the cause of the problem.

One or more computer readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• access a model of a system that includes a plurality of components;
• receive notification of a problem from a first component;
• determine a component associated with the cause of the problem by using information in the model of the system to:
• identify a plurality of other components associated with the first component;
• and
• identify which of the other components are malfunctioning.