Scalable monitoring method and device
US7054932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99939
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and device for the scalable monitoring of a computer system comprising a plurality of computer units constituting hardware resources to be monitored forming a monitored domain, the method being implemented by means of a central computer system called a manager connected to a communication network that allows the transfer of information between at least one resource and the manager. The method comprises a step for organizing the monitored domain into monitored subdomains comprising a predetermined maximum number of resources, and a step for automatically creating and configuring, for each subdomain, an information synthesis node comprising at least one synthesis agent stored in the storage means of a resource. Each synthesis agent is designed to synthesize indicator values calculated and stored in the storage means of at least one resource. These indicators represent an operational status of the resources of the subdomain and are evaluated by indicator agents installed in these resources. Each indicator agent is uniquely identified by the name of the indicator it calculates and by the subdomain in which it is installed, and is associated wit…
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