Methods and apparatus for detecting and providing notification of computer system problems
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a computer network and notifying an attendant if a problem is detected, comprising:
- a monitoring server connected to the network and operative to communicate with a plurality of monitored servers belonging to the network; and
a monitor program hosted on the monitor server and operative to test the performance and correct functioning of selected ones of the monitored servers and the presence or absence of problems related to applications running on the monitored servers.
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Abstract
Techniques for automatically monitoring a computer network and notifying an attendant upon detection of problems are described. A system for monitoring the computer network comprises a monitoring server connected to the network and operative to communicate with a plurality of monitored servers belonging to the network and a monitor program hosted on the monitor server and operative to test the performance and correct functioning of selected ones of the monitored servers and the presence or absence of problems related to applications running on the monitored servers.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a computer network and notifying an attendant if a problem is detected, comprising:
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a monitoring server connected to the network and operative to communicate with a plurality of monitored servers belonging to the network; and
a monitor program hosted on the monitor server and operative to test the performance and correct functioning of selected ones of the monitored servers and the presence or absence of problems related to applications running on the monitored servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring a network and automatically notifying an attendant of network problems, comprising the steps of:
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testing for the presence of one or more monitored servers;
testing a data transfer rate of the one or more monitored servers;
examining logs maintained by one or more monitored applications for the presence of entries indicating problems; and
notifying an attendant if one or more tests is failed or if a problem entry is present. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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