Method and system for monitoring a monitoring-target process

A computer program product comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing program code configured to be executed by a monitored server computer to implement a method for monitoring a monitoring-target process, said method comprising:

• said computer starting a monitoring-target process;
• after said starting the monitoring-target process, said computer ascertaining a current operating state of the monitoring-target process, said ascertaining comprising utilizing a monitoring condition record included in a monitoring-condition registry, said monitoring-condition registry being a file or database stored in a data storage device in the computer, said monitoring condition record including monitoring conditions controlling implementation of the monitoring-target process, said monitoring condition record comprising a process label that uniquely identifies the monitoring-target process;
• and
• after said ascertaining the current operating state, said computer stopping the monitoring-target process,
• wherein said starting the monitoring-target process comprises:
• said computer determining the monitoring conditions controlling implementation of the monitoring-target process;
• after said determining the monitoring conditions, said computer generating the monitoring condition record that includes the monitoring conditions;
• after said generating the monitoring condition record, said computer storing the monitoring condition record in the monitoring-condition registry;
• after said storing the monitoring condition record, said computer notifying a monitoring server external to the monitored server computer that the monitoring condition record has been stored in the monitoring-condition registry, said monitoring server being another server computer;
• and
• after said storing the monitoring condition record, said computer logging in the computer a message stating that the monitoring condition record has been stored in the monitoring-condition registry;
• wherein said starting the monitoring-target process further comprises:
• before said determining the monitoring conditions, said computer searching the monitoring-condition registry for the monitoring condition record, said searching comprising using the process label as a search key for said searching;
• said computer determining from said searching that the monitoring condition record is stored in the monitoring-condition registry;
• and
• in response to said determining from said searching that the monitoring condition record is stored in the monitoring-condition registry, said computer deleting the monitoring condition record from the monitoring-condition registry.

A system comprising a monitored server computer and a computer readable hardware storage device, said storage device stores program code configured to be executed by the computer to implement a method for monitoring a monitoring-target process, said method comprising:

• said computer starting a monitoring-target process;
• after said starting the monitoring-target process, said computer ascertaining a current operating state of the monitoring-target process, said ascertaining comprising utilizing a monitoring condition record included in a monitoring-condition registry, said monitoring-condition registry being a file or database stored in a data storage device in the computer, said monitoring condition record including monitoring conditions controlling implementation of the monitoring-target process, said monitoring condition record comprising a process label that uniquely identifies the monitoring-target process;
• and
• after said ascertaining the current operating state, said computer stopping the monitoring-target process,
• wherein said starting the monitoring-target process comprises:
• said computer determining the monitoring conditions controlling implementation of the monitoring-target process;
• after said determining the monitoring conditions, said computer generating the monitoring condition record that includes the monitoring conditions;
• after said generating the monitoring condition record, said computer storing the monitoring condition record in the monitoring-condition registry;
• after said storing the monitoring condition record, said computer notifying a monitoring server external to the monitored server computer that the monitoring condition record has been stored in the monitoring-condition registry, said monitoring server being another server computer;
• and
• after said storing the monitoring condition record, said computer logging in the computer a message stating that the monitoring condition record has been stored in the monitoring-condition registry;
• wherein said starting the monitoring-target process further comprises:
• before said determining the monitoring conditions, said computer searching the monitoring-condition registry for the monitoring condition record, said searching comprising using the process label as a search key for said searching;
• said computer determining from said searching that the monitoring condition record is stored in the monitoring-condition registry;
• and
• in response to said determining from said searching that the monitoring condition record is stored in the monitoring-condition registry, said computer deleting the monitoring condition record from the monitoring-condition registry.