Method and apparatus for monitoring data-processing system

A system management apparatus for a distributed computing system having a plurality of computers, comprising,

• a relation unit stored with information to store relations between a job and a job importance level of the job, for ones of jobs handled by the distributed computing system;
• an integrated management unit to receive, in response to an predetermined event, predetermined event information and resource information relating to said predetermined event information from said distributed computing system;
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• an importance level management unit to select in response to the predetermined event information and resource information, a relation between said predetermined event and current importance level of the predetermined event, from said relations between said job and said current job importance level, and outputting information on the predetermined event and information on said current job importance level of at least one job associated with the predetermined event.

A computer readable medium having a program embedded thereon for a distributed computing system having a plurality of computers, the program, when executed, causing operations comprising:

• storing relations between a job and a job importance level of the job for ones of jobs handled by the distributed computing system;
• in response to an predetermined event, receiving predetermined event information and, resource information relating to said predetermined event information from said distributed computing system;
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• in response to the predetermined event information and resource information, selecting a relation between said predetermined event and current importance level of the predetermined event, from said relations between said job and said current job importance level, and outputting information on the predetermined event and information on said current job importance level of at least one job associated with the predetermined event.

A computer for managing a distributed computing system having a plurality of computers, comprising:

• means for storing relations between a job and a job importance level of the job for ones of jobs handled by the distributed computing system;
• means for receiving, in response to an predetermined event, predetermined event information and resource information relating to said predetermined event information from said distributed computing system;
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• means for selecting, in response to the predetermined event information and resource information, a relation between said predetermined event and current importance level of the predetermined event, from said relations between said job and said current job importance level, and outputting information, on the predetermined event and information on said current job importance level of at least one job associated with the predetermined event.