Method and system for managing event information in a computer network

• US 20040024767A1
• Filed: 07/31/2002
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Chen, Dexing
• Application Number:
  US10/207,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20040024767A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• 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

Abstract

A method and system are disclosed for managing event information in a computer network. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an occurrence of an event in the computer network is monitored. The computer network has at least one computer service information database and an event correlation database. The event correlation database contains information for correlating computer service information from the computer service information database with the event information. Upon the occurrence of the event, the event correlation database is used to automatically correlate the event information associated with the event with the computer service information associated with the event to generate correlated event information. The correlated event information associates with the event a computer service of at least one user affected by the occurrence of the event.

Claims

1. A method for managing event information in a computer network, comprising:

monitoring an occurrence of an event in the computer network,

wherein the computer network has at least one computer service information database and an event correlation database,

wherein the event correlation database contains information for correlating computer service information from the computer service information database with the event information; and

automatically correlating, upon the occurrence of the event, using the event correlation database, the event information associated with the event with the computer service information associated with the event to generate correlated event information,

wherein the correlated event information associates with the event a computer service of at least one user affected by the occurrence of the event.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

accessing, upon the occurrence of the event, the computer service information associated with the event from the at least one computer service information database using the event correlation database.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying the correlated event information.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

notifying the at least one user of the occurrence of the event based upon the correlated event information.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying the computer service information from the computer service information database.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user specifies the at least one computer service information database to access for computer service information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user specifies the computer service information in the at least one computer service information database to correlate with the event information upon the occurrence of the event.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the user specifies the format of the displayed correlated event information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer service information includes service level agreement information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the event information is associated with an operability of the computer network.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the event information is correlated with the computer service information associated with the event using at least one computer service attribute associated with the event information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one computer service attribute includes at least one of:

a name of a service level agreement, a service level of the service level agreement, a name of a computer service provider, a name of a computer service receiver; and

a name of a computer service support operator.

13. A system for managing event information in a computer network, comprising:

at least one computer service information database for storing computer service information;

an event correlation database, wherein the event correlation database contains information for correlating computer service information from the computer service information database with the event information; and

an information manager, comprising;

a memory that stores the steps of a computer program to;

monitor an occurrence of an event in the computer network, and

automatically correlate, upon the occurrence of the event, using the event correlation database, the event information associated with the event with the computer service information associated with the event to generate correlated event information, wherein the correlated event information associates with the event a computer service of at least one user affected by the occurrence of the event; and

means for accessing the memory to execute the computer program.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory of the information manager stores steps of a computer program to:

access, upon the occurrence of the event, the computer service information associated with the event from the at least one computer service information database using the event correlation database.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory of the information manager stores steps of a computer program to:

notify the at least one user of the occurrence of the event based upon the correlated event information.

16. The system of claim 13, comprising:

a display for displaying the correlated event information from the information manager.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the display displays the computer service information from the computer service information database.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory of the information manager stores steps of a computer program to:

receive a database notification of the at least one computer service information database to access for computer service information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the memory of the information manager stores steps of a computer program to:

receive an information notification of the computer service information in the at least one computer service information database to correlate with the event information upon the occurrence of the event.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the memory of the information manager stores steps of a computer program to:

receive a format notification of the format of the correlated event information for display.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer service information includes service level agreement information.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the event information is associated with an operability of the computer network.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory of the information manager stores steps of a computer program to:

correlate the event information with the computer service information associated with the event using at least one computer service attribute associated with the event information.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the at least one computer service attribute includes at least one of name of a service level agreement, a service level of the service level agreement, a name of a computer service provider, a name of a computer service receiver, and a name of a computer service support operator.

25. A computer-readable medium containing a computer program for managing event information in a computer network, wherein the computer program performs the steps of:

monitoring an occurrence of an event in the computer network,

wherein the computer network has at least one computer service information database and an event correlation database,

wherein the event correlation database contains information for correlating computer service information from the computer service information database with the event information; and

automatically correlating, upon the occurrence of the event, using the event correlation database, the event information with the computer service information associated with the event to generate correlated event information,

wherein the correlated event information associates with the event a computer service of at least one user affected by the occurrence of the event.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer program performs the step of:

accessing, upon the occurrence of the event, the computer service information associated with the event from the at least one computer service information database using the event correlation database.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer program performs the step of:

notifying the at least one user of the occurrence of the event based upon the correlated event information.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer program performs the step of:

displaying the correlated event information.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer program performs the step of:

displaying the computer service information from the computer service information database.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer program receives a database notification of the at least one computer service information database to access for computer service information.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer program receives an information notification of the computer service information in the at least one computer service information database to correlate with the event information upon the occurrence of the event.

32. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the computer program receives a format notification of the format of the displayed correlated event information.

33. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the computer service information includes service level agreement information.

34. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the event information is associated with an operability of the computer network.

35. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the event information is correlated with the computer service information associated with the event using at least one computer service attribute associated with the event information.

36. The computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein the at least one computer service attribute includes at least one of:

a name of a service level agreement, a service level of the service level agreement, a name of a computer service provider, a name of a computer service receiver, and a name of a computer service support operator.