System, method and computer program product for monitoring in a distributed computing environment
US6553403B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of monitoring in a distributed computer network having a management server servicing a set of managed computers. The method begins by deploying a management infrastructure across a given subset of the managed computers, the management infrastructure comprising a runtime environment installed at a given managed computer. At the given managed computer, the routine executes a monitoring agent in the runtime environment to determine whether a given threshold has been exceeded. Then, a given action is taken if the given threshold has been exceeded. The monitoring agent is executed upon receipt of an external event or as a result of an internal timer. Execution of the monitoring agent involves taking a measurement, comparing the measurement against the given threshold, and then taking some corrective action if possible.
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