Patent · US Expired

Method, computer system, and computer program product for monitoring services of an information technology environment

US7099938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

21Claims

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Alfred Hermann · Weil der Stadt, DE
Frank Vosseler · Hessenhöfe, DE
Bernd Gutjahr · Ostelsheim, DE
Peter Klotz · Fellbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2001
Grant date	Aug 29, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/045
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method for monitoring services of an information technology (IT) environment. The method comprises evaluating, by a status engine, the status of a service (superordinate service) that depends on at least one of the statuses of one or more other services (subordinate services) and one or more messages. The messages come from services of the IT environment and affect the status of the superordinate service. The evaluation is performed according to one or more rules. The rules include at least one of: The invention is also directed to a corresponding computer system and a corresponding computer program product.

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