System, method and computer program product for monitoring in a distributed computing environment

An apparatus for monitoring in a distributed computer network having a set of managed computers, wherein instances of a runtime engine are deployed across a given subset of the managed computers, comprising:

• list means, at a given managed computer, for establishing an event class registration list;
• examination means, upon receipt of an event having an event class associated therewith, for examining the registration list to determine whether a given monitoring task has expressed interest in the event class;
• processing means for processing the event through a correlator if the monitoring task has expressed interest in the event class;
• and
• means for taking a given action if a condition expressed in a correlation rule associated with the monitoring task has been met.

A method of monitoring a resource in a distributed computer network having a management server servicing a set of managed computers, comprising the steps of:

• deploying instances of a runtime engine across a subset of the managed computers;
• deploying a software agent into the computer network;
• at a given managed computer, upon receipt of an event that satisfies a condition established by a correlation rule associated with the software agent, executing the software agent using the runtime engine to determine whether a given threshold has been exceeded;
• and
• taking a given action if the given threshold has been exceeded.

A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for monitoring a resource in a distributed computer network having a management server servicing a set of managed computers, comprising:

• instructions for deploying instances of a runtime engine across a subset of the managed computers;
• instructions for deploying a software agent into the computer network;
• instructions, at a given managed computer, upon receipt of an event that satisfies a condition established by a correlation rule associated with the software agent, for executing the software agent using the runtime engine to determine whether a given threshold has been exceeded;
• and
• instructions for taking a given action if the given threshold has been exceeded.

A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for monitoring in a distributed computer network having a set of managed computers, wherein instances of a runtime engine are deployed across a given subset of the managed computers, comprising:

• instructions, at a given managed computer, for establishing an event class registration list;
• instructions, upon receipt of an event having an event class associated therewith, for examining the registration list to determine whether a given monitoring task has expressed interest in the event class;
• instructions for processing the event through a correlator if the monitoring task has expressed interest in the event class;
• and
• instructions for taking a given action if a condition expressed in a correlation rule associated with the monitoring task has been met.

An apparatus for monitoring a resource in a distributed computer network having a management server servicing a set of managed computers, comprising:

• first deployment means for deploying instances of a runtime engine across a subset of the managed computers;
• second deployment means for deploying a software agent into the computer network;
• execution means, at a given managed computer, upon receipt of an event that satisfies a condition established by a correlation rule associated with the software agent, for executing the software agent using the runtime engine to determine whether a given threshold has been exceeded;
• and
• means for taking a given action if the given threshold has been exceeded.