One-click monitoring

• US 10,425,312 B1
• Filed: 12/11/2013
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lawrence, Andrew R., Flemming, Hugh-John E., Ashley, David L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Springer, James E
• Application Number:
  US14/103,328
• Time in Patent Office: 2,113 Days
• Field of Search: 709224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0883 Semiautomatic configuration, e.g. proposals from system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level

Abstract

In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a method of generating a computer alarm is disclosed. The method includes determining a new instance of a characteristic of an element of a computing network to be monitored, identifying a relationship of the element to other elements of the computing network, and automatically creating an alarm threshold for the new instance of the characteristic based upon the relationship of the element to the other elements of the computing network.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring a computer system, comprising:

detecting a newly added resource to a computing network, the resource to be shared among elements of the computing network;

identifying a classification of a type of resource;

automatically receiving a template for the newly added resource in response to identifying the classification of the type of resource, the template based on the identified classification of the resource; and

accepting a user input to add the resource to the computing network, wherein the user input comprises a single selection on a graphical user interface (GUI) and in response to the single selection on the GUI;

launching a monitor, using a processor, configured to monitor characteristics of the resource, wherein the template specifies the characteristics to be monitored and wherein launching the monitor is performed automatically in response to detecting the newly added resource;

monitoring usage of the resource according to the template, the template defining characteristics of the resource to be monitored and associated with the classification of the type of resource; and

triggering an alarm to inform a user when threshold values for multiple characteristics of the newly added resource are exceeded,

wherein the template includes the threshold values, and wherein the threshold values comprise a default value to be applied automatically to the newly added resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the template is used to automatically launch the monitor based upon parameters specified in the template, the template associated with the classification of the type of resource.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the classification of the type of resource is based upon a platform in which the resource operates.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accepting user input defining a usage characteristic associated with the resource; and

populating the template with parameters defining the usage characteristic;

wherein the monitor is configured to evaluate usage of the resource using the parameters of the template.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple criteria comprises thresholds for multiple characteristics or thresholds for characteristics of multiple elements.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer-executable instructions carried on the computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor and, when read and executed, configured to cause the processor to:

accept a user input to add a resource to a computing network, wherein the user input comprises a single selection on a graphical user interface (GUI);

detect the newly added resource to the computing network, the resource to be shared among elements of the computing network;

identify a classification of a type of resource;

automatically receive a template for the newly added resource in response to identifying the classification of the type of resource, the template based on the identified classification of the resource;

in response to the single selection on the GUI;

launch a monitor configured to evaluate usage of the resource based upon the template;

monitor usage of the resource according to the template, the template defining characteristics of the resource to be monitored and associated with the classification of the type of resource; and

trigger an alarm to inform a user when threshold values for multiple characteristics of the newly added resource are exceeded,

wherein the template includes the threshold values, and wherein the threshold values comprise a default value to be applied automatically to the newly added resource.

7. The medium of claim 6, wherein the monitor is launched based upon parameters specified in a template, the template associated with the classification of the type of resource.

8. The medium of claim 7, wherein the classification of the type of resource is based upon a platform in which the resource operates.

9. The medium of claim 6, further comprising instructions configured to cause the processor to:

accept user input defining a usage characteristic associated with the resource; and

populate a template with parameters defining the usage characteristic;

wherein the monitor is configured to evaluate usage of the resource using the parameters of the template.

10. The medium of claim 6, wherein the template includes the threshold values.

11. An apparatus for monitoring a computer system, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions, when executed by the processor, configured to cause the processor to;

detect a newly added resource to a computing network, the resource to be shared among elements of the computing network;

identify a classification of a type of resource;

automatically receive a template for the newly added resource in response to identifying the classification of the type of resource, the template based on the identified classification of the resource and received in response to a query for the template most tailored to the resource;

accept a user input to add a resource to a computing network, wherein the user input comprises a single selection on a graphical user interface (GUI) and in response to the single selection on the GUI;

launch a monitor, using a processor, configured to monitor characteristics of the resource based on the template;

monitor usage of the resource according to the template, the template defining characteristics of the resource to be monitored and associated with the classification of the type of resource; and

trigger an alarm to inform a user when threshold values for multiple characteristics of the newly added resource are exceeded,

wherein the template includes the threshold values, and wherein the threshold values comprise a default value to be applied automatically to the newly added resource.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the monitor is launched based upon parameters specified in the template, the template associated with the classification of the type of resource.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the classification of the type of resource is based upon a platform in which the resource operates.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory further comprises instructions configured to cause the processor to:

accept user input defining a usage characteristic associated with the resource; and

populate the template with parameters defining the usage characteristic;

wherein the monitor is configured to evaluate usage of the resource using the parameters of the template.