Method, system, and program for monitoring a device to determine a power failure at the device

A method for monitoring a device, comprising:

• determining a first time;
• determining a current time, wherein the current time follows the first time;
• determining a system-up time indicating an elapsed time at the device since the beginning of the current power cycle;
• and
• determining whether the current time minus the first time is greater than the system up time to determine whether the device has started a new power cycle since the first time,
• wherein the first time and current time are measured at a monitoring device that monitors the device and wherein determining the system-up time comprises querying the device to determine the system-up time.

A system for monitoring a device, comprising:

• a computer in communication with the device;
• program logic executed by the computer, comprising:
• (i) means for determining a first time;
• (ii) means for determining a current time, wherein the current time follows the first time;
• (iii) means for determining a system-up time indicating an elapsed time at the device since the beginning of the current power cycle;
• and
• (iv) means for determining whether the current time minus the first time is greater than the system up time to determine whether the device has started a new power cycle since the first time.

A system for monitoring a device, comprising:

• a computer in communication with the device;
• a clock;
• and program logic executed by the computer, comprising:
• (i) means for determining from the clock a first time and current time, wherein the current time follows the first time;
• (ii) means for querying the device to determine a system-up time indicating an elapsed time at the device since the beginning of the current power cycle;
• and
• (iv) means for determining whether the current time minus the first time is greater than the system up time to determine whether the device has started a new power cycle since the first time.

An article of manufacture for use in monitoring a device, the article of manufacture comprising computer usable media including at least one computer program embedded therein that causes the computer to perform:

• determining a first time;
• determining a current time, wherein the current time follows the first time;
• determining a system-up time indicating an elapsed time at the device since the beginning of the current time;
• and
• determining whether the current time minus the first time is greater than the system up time to determine whether the device has started a new power cycle since the first time.

An article of manufacture for use in monitoring a device and interacting with a monitoring device, the article of manufacture comprising computer usable media including at least one computer program embedded therein that causes the computer to perform:

• determining a first time;
• determining a current time, wherein the current time follows the first time;
• determining a system-up time indicating an elapsed time at the device since the beginning of the current time;
• and
• determining whether the current time minus the first time is greater than the system up time to determine whether the device has started a new power cycle since the first time, wherein the first time and current time are measured at the monitoring device that monitors the device, and wherein determining the system-up time comprises querying the device to determine the system-up time.