Automatic human configuration error detection for reoccurring events
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1. A method for detecting a cause of an error occurring in a data center, the method comprising:
- determining a time period between a failure event in the data center and a previous successful event;
generating, using a data protection advisor (DPA), a set of devices involved in the failure event, wherein the set of devices is generated based on a correlation between the devices, wherein the correlation between the devices is based on historical mapping information queries, and wherein the historical mapping information comprises at least a first mapping between a server and a host backed up by the server and a second mapping between an array and a file system mounted on the array;
scanning data collected for the set of devices during the determined time period to detect at least one configuration change made during the determined time period; and
displaying, based on a result of the scanned collected data, the at least one configuration change as a potential root cause of the error.
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Detection of a cause of an error occurring in a data center is provided. A time period between a failure event in the data center and a previous successful event is determined. A set of devices involved in the failure event is generated using a data protection advisor (DPA). Data collected for the set of devices during the determined time period is scanned to detect at least one configuration change made during the determined time period. Based on a result of the scanned collected data, the at least one configuration change is displayed as a potential root cause of the error.
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1. A method for detecting a cause of an error occurring in a data center, the method comprising:
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determining a time period between a failure event in the data center and a previous successful event; generating, using a data protection advisor (DPA), a set of devices involved in the failure event, wherein the set of devices is generated based on a correlation between the devices, wherein the correlation between the devices is based on historical mapping information queries, and wherein the historical mapping information comprises at least a first mapping between a server and a host backed up by the server and a second mapping between an array and a file system mounted on the array; scanning data collected for the set of devices during the determined time period to detect at least one configuration change made during the determined time period; and displaying, based on a result of the scanned collected data, the at least one configuration change as a potential root cause of the error. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for detecting a cause of an error occurring in a data center, the system comprising:
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electronic hardware circuitry constructed to; determine a time period between a failure event in the data center and a previous successful event; generate, using a data protection advisor (DPA), a set of devices involved in the failure event, wherein the set of devices is generated based on a correlation between the devices, wherein the correlation between the devices is based on historical mapping information queries, and wherein the historical mapping information comprises at least a first mapping between a server and a host backed up by the server and a second mapping between an array and a file system mounted on the array; scan data collected for the set of devices during the determined time period to detect at least one configuration change made during the determined time period; and display, based on a result of the scanned collected data, the at least one configuration change as a potential root cause of the error. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the instructions causing a machine to execute a process comprising:
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determining a time period between a failure event in a data center and a previous successful event; generating, using a data protection advisor (DPA), a set of devices involved in the failure event, wherein the set of devices is generated based on a correlation between the devices, wherein the correlation between the devices is based on historical mapping information queries, and wherein the historical mapping information comprises at least a first mapping between a server and a host backed up by the server and a second mapping between an array and a file system mounted on the array; scanning data collected for the set of devices during the determined time period to detect at least one configuration change made during the determined time period; and displaying, based on a result of the scanned collected data, the at least one configuration change as a potential root cause of an error. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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