Determining reboot times of computing nodes

A computer program product for determining a reboot time of a computing node in a network of computing nodes, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored on the computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the computer readable program code being executed by a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• the computer system collecting data specifying intra-box factors, inter-box factors, and user behaviors associated with the computing nodes in the network;
• the computer system classifying the collected data in groups of metrics;
• based on the classified data and user feedback, the computer system generating rules corresponding to the groups, each rule including an indicator of whether the corresponding group is associated with permitting a reboot or not permitting the reboot;
• the computer system receiving data associated with the computing node in the network, the received data including:
• data specifying inter-box factors and inter-box factors of the computing node and user behaviors that include operations of the computing node initiated by a user;
• the computer system determining that the data associated with the computing node matches a group included in the groups of metrics;
• based on the data associated with the computing node matching the group, the computer system determining that a rule corresponding to the group includes an indicator that indicates whether the computing node is permitted to be rebooted;
• and
• if the indicator in the rule indicates that the computing node is permitted to be rebooted, the computer system automatically rebooting the computing node, or if the indicator in the rule indicates that the computing node is not permitted to be rebooted, the computer system making a decision to not reboot the computing node and requesting user feedback about the decision to not reboot the computing node.

A computer system comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• a memory coupled to the CPU;
• and
• a computer readable storage device coupled to the CPU, the computer readable storage device containing instructions that are executed by the CPU via the memory to implement a method of determining a reboot time of a computing node in a network of computing nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
• the computer system collecting data specifying intra-box factors, inter-box factors, and user behaviors associated with the computing nodes in the network;
• the computer system classifying the collected data in groups of metrics;
• based on the classified data and user feedback, the computer system generating rules corresponding to the groups, each rule including an indicator of whether the corresponding group is associated with permitting a reboot or not permitting the reboot;
• the computer system receiving data associated with the computing node in the network, the received data including:
• data specifying inter-box factors and inter-box factors of the computing node and user behaviors that include operations of the computing node initiated by a user;
• the computer system determining that the data associated with the computing node matches a group included in the groups of metrics;
• based on the data associated with the computing node matching the group, the computer system determining that a rule corresponding to the group includes an indicator that indicates whether the computing node is permitted to be rebooted;
• and
• if the indicator in the rule indicates that the computing node is permitted to be rebooted, the computer system automatically rebooting the computing node, or if the indicator in the rule indicates that the computing node is not permitted to be rebooted, the computer system making a decision to not reboot the computing node and requesting user feedback about the decision to not reboot the computing node.