Method for centralizing events for a multilevel hierarchical computer management system

A collector for a multilevel hierarchical computer management system, said system comprising a plurality of source equipments configured to generate events and a plurality of event collectors per level, said collector being able to log events generated by the source equipments of said multilevel hierarchical computer management system, said collector comprising:

• means for selecting a collector from a lower level according to operational parameters and/or a link quality of service of said lower level collector;
• means for receiving events from said selected lower level collector;
• means for verifying periodically the availability of the selected collector and, if not available, means for repeating the selection step;
• means for comparing its events with those from the unselected lower level collectors;
• and
• means for receiving events that are different from one of these unselected lower level collectors.

A collector for a multilevel hierarchical computer management system, said system comprising a plurality of source equipments configured to generate events and a plurality of event collectors per level, said collector being able to log events generated by the source equipments of said multilevel hierarchical computer management system, said collector comprising a memory encoded with machine readable instructions for

• selecting a collector from a lower level according to operational parameters and/or a link quality of service of said lower level collector;
• receiving events from said selected lower level collector;
• verifying periodically the availability of the selected collector and, if not available, for repeating the selecting;
• comparing its events with those from the unselected lower level collectors;
• and
• receiving events that are different from one of these unselected lower level collectors.