Dynamic log for computer systems of server and services

• US 20060088027A1
• Filed: 07/05/2005
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Becker, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US11/173,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20060088027A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0709 in a distributed system consisting of a plurality of standalone computer nodes, e.g. clusters, client-server systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0751 Error or fault detection not based on redundancy power supply failures G06F1/30; network fault management H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/079 Root cause analysis, i.e. error or fault diagnosis in a hardware test environment G06F11/22; in a software test environment G06F11/36
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks

Abstract

The administration of a computer system of server and services is supported by providing entries in an administration log. The log helps to track the cause of a failed service to the relevant setup change of a server. In one aspect, the steps for perform such a tracking includes receiving input data that describe a setup change of a server and input date that identify the server, determining the service that is affected by the setup change, and writing a log entry that includes the input data and the identification of the affected service. In a further aspect, writing of the log entry is done in two parts, where the first part includes the input data that identify the server, the affected services, and a navigation link to the second part and where the second part includes the input data that describe the setup change.

Claims

1. A method of administrating a computer system of at least one server and a plurality of services provided by the at least one server, the method comprising:

receiving input data, wherein the input date describe a setup change of a server and identify the server;

determining a service that is affected by the setup change, wherein the determining includes analyzing relations between the at least one server and the plurality of services provide by the as least one server;

writing an entry into a log, wherein the entry includes the input data that identify the server, identification of the determined service, and the input data that describe the setup change; and

using the log to administrate the computer system.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the writing of the entry into a log comprises writing the input data that identify the server and the identification of the determined service into a first part and writing the input data that describe the setup change into a second part, wherein the first part includes a navigation link to the second part.

3. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer program instructions for causing a computer to perform the method comprising:

receiving input data, wherein the input date describe a setup change of a server and identify the server;

determining a service that is affected by the setup change, wherein the determining includes analyzing relations between the at least one server and the plurality of services provide by the as least one server;

writing an entry into a log, wherein the entry includes the input data that identify the server, identification of the determined service, and the input data that describe the setup change; and

using the log to administrate the computer system.

4. The computer-readable medium according to claim 3, wherein the computer program includes further instructions for causing the computer to perform the method steps of writing the input data that identify the server and the identification of the determined service into a first part and writing the input data that describe the setup change into a second part, wherein the first part includes a navigation link to the second part.