Method for remote system process monitoring
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorRaymond H. Naugle
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Abstract
A method for remote system monitoring which comprises two computer systems which operate independently but which are linked in such a way that they can exchange electronic mail with each other. An electronic mail message is sent between the computer systems which activates a monitoring program on the remote computer system. The monitoring program generates a status report which is returned to the monitoring computer by means of a second electronic mail message.
Claims7
A method for remote monitoring of computers on a network using software capability of the computer operating system, comprising:
- providing a monitor computer system;
- providing a target computer linked to the monitoring computer;
- sending a network verification command from the monitor computer system to the target computer system;
- responding with a network verification code from the target computer system to the monitor computer system;
- sending an email test message from the monitor computer system to the target computer system;
- replying with an email verification message from the target computer system to the monitor computer system;
- sending an email status request message from the monitor computer system to the target computer system;
- locally analyzing the operation of the target computer system;
- generating a status message by the target computer system, the status message comprising at least a summary of the analysis of the operation of the target computer;
- replying with an email status message from the target computer system to the monitor computer system;
- receiving the email status message by the monitor computer system;
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- comparing the contents of the status message with a predetermined list of conditions at the target computer system.
A method for remote monitoring of computers on a network using software capability of the computer operating system, comprising:
- providing a monitor computer system;
- providing a target computer system linked to the monitoring computer, wherein the monitor computer system and the target computer system comprise heterogeneous systems;
- sending a network verification command from the monitor computer system to the target computer system;
- responding with a network verification code from the target computer system to the monitor computer system;
- sending an email test message from the monitor computer system to the target computer system;
- replying with an email verification message from the target computer system to the monitor computer system;
- sending an email status request message from the monitor computer system to the target computer system;
- locally analyzing the operation of the target computer system;
- generating a status message by the target computer system, the status message comprising at least a summary of the analysis of the operation of the target computer;
- replying with an email status message from the target computer system to the monitor computer system;
- receiving the email status message by the monitor computer system;
- comparing the contents of the email status message with a list of processes to be monitored and current system resource utilization at the target computer system;
- evaluating the significance of discrepancies found during the step of comparing the contents of the email status message;
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- automatically activating a remote paging device to signal an operator based on the results of the evaluation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.