Method of improving cloud resiliency

• US 10,116,496 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2015
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Astigarraga, Tara, Derobertis, Christopher V., Dickens, Louie A., Winarski, Daniel J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rinehart, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dewan, Sanjay K
• Application Number:
  US14/605,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20160218914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0631 using root cause analysis; using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy, tree or time analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0686 Additional information in the notification, e.g. enhancement of specific meta-data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring

Abstract

Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for improving resiliency in a network of computing components functioning according to a multilayered Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model include, upon exceeding a predetermined threshold for at least one of the multiple layers in the OSI model, for a certain event, a real-time notification of the event is provided in an inter-layer basis such that the responsible entity manages the event according to an OSI model-wide system.

Claims

1. A method for improving resiliency in a network of computing components functioning according to a multilayered Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model by a processor device, comprising:

upon exceeding a predetermined threshold for at least one of the multiple layers for a certain event, providing a real-time notification of the event in an inter-layer basis such that a responsible entity comprising a device which detected the event manages the event according to an OSI model-wide system;

wherein managing the event further includes notifying, directly by the device which detected the event, all layer 2 or layer 3 devices on the network of the event, the layer 2 or layer 3 devices which support event notification rebroadcasting the notification; and

wherein rebroadcasting the notification by layer 2 or layer 3 devices further includes rebroadcasting the notification through all ports of the layer 2 or layer 3 device, except the port from which the notification was received, such as to flood the network to ensure dissemination of the notification; and

using a separate value of the predetermined threshold for a given instance of the certain event in each one of the multiple layers such that the predetermined threshold differs per given instance of the certain event within a respective one of the multiple layers;

wherein, for the layer 2 devices, the certain event comprises detecting at least one of frame check sequence errors, receipt of a number x of jabber within a number n amount of time, and receipt of a number y of runts within a number z amount of time; and

wherein, for the layer 3 devices, the certain event comprises detecting at least one of changes in Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, destination host unreachable errors, source route failed errors, and network unreachable errors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein devices that do not support event notification harmlessly disregard the notification frame.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein notifying further comprises creating, by the layer 2 or layer 3 device, a set of packets and frames containing the layer'"'"'s threshold event information describing the event that occurred.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein exceeding a predetermined threshold further includes setting user-defined key area thresholds for each layer in the OSI model.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the certain event is a failure event in a communications link between one or more layers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is performed by a firmware update to computing components.

7. A system for improving resiliency in a network of computing components functioning according to a multilayered Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, comprising:

at least one processor device, operable within the OSI model environment, wherein the at least one processor device;

upon exceeding a predetermined threshold for at least one of the multiple layers for a certain event, provides a real-time notification of the event in an inter-layer basis such that a responsible entity comprising a device which detected the event manages the event according to an OSI model-wide system;

wherein managing the event further includes notifying, directly by the device which detected the event, all layer 2 or layer 3 devices on the network of the event, the layer 2 or layer 3 devices which support event notification rebroadcasting the notification; and

wherein rebroadcasting the notification by layer 2 or layer 3 devices further includes rebroadcasting the notification through all ports of the layer 2 or layer 3 device, except the port from which the notification was received, such as to flood the network to ensure dissemination of the notification; and

uses a separate value of the predetermined threshold for a given instance of the certain event in each one of the multiple layers such that the predetermined threshold differs per given instance of the certain event within a respective one of the multiple layers;

wherein, for the layer 2 devices, the certain event comprises detecting at least one of frame check sequence errors, receipt of a number x of jabber within a number n amount of time, and receipt of a number y of runts within a number z amount of time; and

wherein, for the layer 3 devices, the certain event comprises detecting at least one of changes in Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, destination host unreachable errors, source route failed errors, and network unreachable errors.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein devices that do not support event notification harmlessly disregard the notification frame.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor device notifies, the notifying further comprising creating, by the layer 2 or layer 3 device, a set of packets and frames containing the layer'"'"'s threshold event information describing the event that occurred.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein exceeding a predetermined threshold further includes setting user-defined key area thresholds for each layer in the OSI model.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the certain event is a failure event in a communications link between one or more layers.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the notification is performed by a firmware update to computing components.

13. A computer program product for improving resiliency in a network of computing components functioning according to a multilayered Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model by at least one processor device operable within the OSI model, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion that, upon exceeding a predetermined threshold for at least one of the multiple layers for a certain event, provides a real-time notification of the event in an inter-layer basis such that a responsible entity comprising a device which detected the event manages the event according to an OSI model-wide system;

wherein managing the event further includes notifying, directly by the device which detected the event, all layer 2 or layer 3 devices on the network of the event, the layer 2 or layer 3 devices which support event notification rebroadcasting the notification; and

wherein rebroadcasting the notification by layer 2 or layer 3 devices further includes rebroadcasting the notification through all ports of the layer 2 or layer 3 device, except the port from which the notification was received, such as to flood the network to ensure dissemination of the notification; and

a second executable portion that uses a separate value of the predetermined threshold for a given instance of the certain event in each one of the multiple layers such that the predetermined threshold differs per given instance of the certain event within a respective one of the multiple layers;

wherein, for the layer 2 devices, the certain event comprises detecting at least one of frame check sequence errors, receipt of a number x of jabber within a number n amount of time, and receipt of a number y of runts within a number z amount of time; and

wherein, for the layer 3 devices, the certain event comprises detecting at least one of changes in Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, destination host unreachable errors, source route failed errors, and network unreachable errors.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein devices that do not support event notification harmlessly disregard the notification frame.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion that notifies, wherein notifying further comprises creating, by the layer 2 or layer 3 device, a set of packets and frames containing the layer'"'"'s threshold event information describing the event that occurred.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein exceeding a predetermined threshold further includes setting user-defined key area thresholds for each layer in the OSI model.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the certain event is a failure event in a communications link between one or more layers.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the notification is performed by a firmware update to computing components.