Performance information collection method, apparatus and recording medium

• US 20070220139A1
• Filed: 06/16/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ohta, Kouji, Nakamura, Saeko, Li, Hui, Adachi, Kunihiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,904,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/87 Monitoring of transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/88 Monitoring involving counting

Abstract

In order to collect performance information of a computer capable of executing more than one application software, collection information indicating a timing at which the performance information is to be collected is prepared by the unit of application software. This collects the performance information by referring to the collection information corresponding to the application software currently being executed by the computer. Such a manner collects the performance information at an appropriate timing suitable to the application software currently being executed.

Claims

1. A performance information collection method for collecting performance information of a computer capable of executing more than one application software, comprising:

preparing collection information, by the unit of the application software, indicating a timing at which the performance information is to be collected; and

collecting the performance information based on collection information corresponding to application software currently being executed by the computer.

2. The performance information collection method according to claim 1, wherein

said collection information prepared by the unit of application software dynamically changes a timing for collecting said performance information according to a usage condition of a resource by preparing one or more pieces of collection information per usage condition of the resource possessed by said computer.

3. The performance information collection method according to claim 1,

also carrying out a collection of said performance information according to a predetermined fixed timing.

4. A performance information collection apparatus for collecting performance information of a computer capable of executing more than one application software, comprising:

a performance information obtainment unit for obtaining the performance information;

a collection information obtainment unit for obtaining collection information, which is prepared by the unit of the application software, indicating a timing at which the performance information is to be collected; and

a performance information collection unit for recognizing application software currently being executed by the computer and collecting performance information obtainable by the performance information obtainment unit based on the collection information corresponding to the recognized application software.

5. The performance information collection apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

said performance information collection unit dynamically changes a timing for collecting said performance information according to a usage condition of a resource in the case that plural collection information of said recognized application software have been prepared per usage condition of the resource possessed by said computer.

6. A recording medium, which is accessible by a computer capable of executing more than one application software, recording a program for accomplishing:

a performance information obtainment function for obtaining performance information of the computer;

a collection information obtainment function for obtaining collection information, which is prepared by the unit of the application software, indicating a timing at which the performance information is to be collected; and

a performance information collection function for recognizing application software currently being executed by the computer and collecting performance information obtainable by the performance information obtainment function based on collection information corresponding to the recognized application software.

7. The recording medium according to claim 6, wherein

said performance information collection function dynamically changes a timing for collecting said performance information according to a usage condition of a resource in the case that plural collection information of kinds of said recognized application software have been prepared per usage condition of the resource possessed by said computer.

8. The recording medium according to claim 6 or 7, wherein

said performance information collection function also carries out a collection of said performance information according to a predetermined fixed timing.