Embedding a unique identifier in asset information to identify the source of an event

• US 20060123108A1
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Parthasarathy Sarangam
• Original Assignee: Parthasarathy Sarangam
• Inventors: Sarangam, Parthasarathy
• Application Number:
  US11/008,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20060123108A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0748 in a remote unit communicating with a single-box computer node experiencing an error/fault remote testing G06F11/2294
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0775 Content or structure details of the error report, e.g. specific table structure, specific error fields
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0784 Routing of error reports, e.g. with a specific transmission path or data flow
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3006 where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3051 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the configuration of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring the presence of processing resources, peripherals, I/O links, software programs verification or detection of system hardware configuration G06F11/2247

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment provides receiving an indication of one or more events generated by a component, creating an alert of the one or more events, the alert including a unique identifier, and transmitting the alert. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of one or more events generated by a component;

creating an alert of the one or more events, the alert including a unique identifier; and

transmitting the alert.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is generated by a management server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the unique identifier is generated by the management server in response to receiving asset information from a system on which the component resides.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more events comprise an indication of error.

5. A method comprising:

receiving asset information associated with a system, the asset information including one or more components of the system;

associating a unique identifier with each of the one or more components;

receiving an alert of one or more events associated with one of the components, the alert including a given one of the unique identifiers; and

correlating the one or more events to one of the components using the given unique identifier.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the corresponding unique identifier is received with the asset information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said associating a unique identifier with each of the one or more components comprises for a given component:

creating an entry in a database, wherein the entry comprises the given component and a corresponding unique identifier.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said correlating the one or more events to one of the components using the given unique identifier comprises:

finding to an entry in the database using the given unique identifier, and reading the corresponding component from the entry.

9. An apparatus comprising:

circuitry capable of;

receiving an indication of one or more events generated by a component;

creating an alert of the one or more events, the alert including a unique identifier; and

transmitting the alert.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the unique identifier is generated by a management server.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the unique identifier is generated by the management server in response to receiving asset information from a system on which the component resides.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more events comprise an indication of an error.

13. A system comprising:

a circuit board having a circuit card slot; and

a circuit card coupled to the circuit board via the circuit card slot, the circuit card operable to;

receive an indication of one or more events generated by a component;

create an alert of the one or more events, the alert including a unique identifier; and

transmit the alert.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the unique identifier is generated by a management server.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the unique identifier is generated by the management server in response to receiving asset information from a system on which the component is located.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more events comprise an indication of an error.

17. An article comprising a machine-readable medium having machine-accessible instructions, the instructions when executed by a machine, result in the following:

receiving an indication of one or more events generated by a component;

creating an alert of the one or more events, the alert including a unique identifier; and

transmitting the alert.

18. The article of claim 17, wherein the unique identifier is generated by a management server.

19. The article of claim 18, wherein the unique identifier is generated by the management server in response to receiving asset information from a system on which the component is located.

20. The article of claim 17, wherein the one or more events comprise an indication of an error.