METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DYNAMICALLY IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS CONTRIBUTING TO SERVICE DEGRADATION

• US 20080155336A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Riley, Wayne B., Joshi, Niraj P., Parzygnat, Kenneth J.
• Application Number:
  US11/613,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155336A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/008 Reliability or availability analysis

Abstract

A method, system and program product for dynamically identifying one or more components or resources contributing to a service degradation is provided. The method includes providing a dynamic correlation logic tool having logic that is configured to dynamically build a model for an application experiencing a service degradation at a given point-in-time. Further, the method includes obtaining from a configuration management database configuration data for resources utilized by the application experiencing the service degradation at that point-in-time and dynamically building the model using the configuration data obtained and status data obtained from monitoring sources that monitor the resources. Further, the method includes evaluating and analyzing the model, using the logic provided, and identifying one or more resources utilized by the application contributing to the service degradation. The method further includes reporting the one or more resources identified, such that, appropriate action(s) can be taken.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically identifying one or more components contributing to a service degradation at a given point-in-time, said method comprising the steps of:

obtaining from a configuration management database a set of configuration data for one or more components utilized by an application experiencing a service degradation at a given point-in-time;

dynamically building a model for said application using said set of configuration data obtained from said configuration management database and status data obtained from one or more monitoring sources configured to monitor said one or more components;

evaluating said model using logic; and

identifying said one or more components utilized by said application contributing to said service degradation at said given point-in-time.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining step further comprises the steps of:

providing said configuration management database configured to store therein said set of configuration data for said one or more components utilized by said application.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said dynamically building step further comprises the step of:

providing a dynamic correlation logic tool having said logic that is configured to dynamically build said model for said application experiencing service degradation and to analyze said model using said logic.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said dynamically building step further comprises the step of:

acquiring from said one or more monitoring sources a current status for one or more of said components utilized by said application for dynamically building said model.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said obtaining step further comprises the step of:

providing said configuration management database configured to update said set of configuration data stored therein on a predetermined basis, such that said set of configuration data for said one or more components utilized by said application experiencing said service degradation at said given point-in-time obtained by said dynamic correlation logic tool is an up-to-date set of configuration data.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said acquiring step further includes the step of:

determining said one or more monitoring sources configured to monitor said one or more components that are utilized by said application experiencing said service degradation at said given point-in-time.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of:

reporting said one or more components identified, such that, an appropriate action can be taken with respect to said one or more components contributing to said service degradation at said given point-in-time.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said set of configuration data comprises one or more of:

types of components, component relationships, types of relationships, attributes for each component and attributes for each relationship.

9. A system for dynamically identifying one or more resources contributing to a service degradation at a given point-in-time, comprising:

an application experiencing a service degradation at a given point-in-time, said application utilizing one or more resources;

a configuration management database configured to store therein a set of configuration data for said one or more resources utilized by said application; and

a dynamic correlation logic tool having logic, said dynamic correlation logic tool being configured to dynamically build a model using said set of configuration data obtained from said configuration management database and using status information for said one or more resources obtained from one or more monitoring systems configured to monitor said one or more resources utilized by said application experiencing said service degradation at said given point-in-time and is configured to analyze said model using said logic to dynamically identify said one or more resources contributing to said service degradation at said given point-in-time, such that, appropriate action can be taken with respect to said one or more resources identified.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said dynamic correlation logic tool is further configured to obtain from said one or more monitoring systems, as needed, a current status for said one or more resources in order to build said model.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said configuration management database is further configured to update on a predetermined basis said set of configuration data for said one or more resources utilized by said application stored therein.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said dynamic correlation logic tool is further configured to use said set of configuration data that is updated in said configuration management database, such that said set of configuration data used by said dynamic correlation logic tool to build said model is an up-to-date set of configuration data.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said dynamic correlation logic tool is further configured to dynamically build said model using said up-to-date set of configuration data obtained from said configuration management database and said current status for said one or more resources obtained from said one or more monitoring systems.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said set of configuration data comprises one or more of:

types of resources, resource relationships, types of relationships, attributes for each resource and attributes for each relationship.

15. A computer program product for dynamically identifying one or more resources contributing to a service degradation at a given point-in-time, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

first program instructions to obtain from a configuration management database a set of configuration data for one or more resources utilized by an application experiencing a service degradation at a given point-in-time;

second program instructions to dynamically build a model using said set of configuration data obtained from said configuration management database and status data obtained from one or more monitoring sources configured to monitor said one or more resources;

third program instructions to evaluate said model to identify said one or more resources utilized by said application contributing to said service degradation at said given point-in-time; and

wherein said first, second and third program instructions are stored on said computer readable medium.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein said first program instructions further comprise instructions to provide said configuration management database configured to store therein said set of configuration data for said one or more resources utilized by said application and configured to update said set of configuration data stored therein on a predetermined basis, such that said set of configuration data for said application stored in said configuration management database comprises an up-to-date set of configuration data.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein said second program instructions further comprise instructions to acquire from said one or more monitoring sources, as needed, a current status for said one or more resources utilized by said application to dynamically build said model.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein said second program instructions further comprise instructions to dynamically build said model using said up-to-date set of configuration data obtained from said configuration management database and said current status acquired for said one or more resources from said one or more monitoring sources.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, wherein said third program instructions further comprise instructions to report said one or more resources identified, such that, an appropriate action can be taken with respect to said one or more resources contributing to said service degradation at said given point-in-time.

20. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein said set of configuration data comprises one or more of:

types of resources, resource relationships, types of relationships, attributes for each resource and attributes for each relationship.