Autonomic Resolution of System Configuration
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a computer system to support autonomic problem determination based on system configuration information, comprising:
- storing system configuration information in a common base event (CBE), wherein said configuration information is for a hardware component of said computer system;
storing symptom rules associated with said configuration information in a symptom database;
searching the symptom database to match said stored problem cases with said stored configuration information; and
outputting a predicted problem based on said configuration information prior to occurrence of a failure in said system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided to support autonomic computing for system configuration. Common base events (CBEs) are generated and, based upon system configuration, are employed to monitor system resources and to resolve system configuration conflicts prior to an error. A symptom database stores a set of rules for the configuration information. The configurations CBEs for the system configuration are compared with the symptom rules, and any discrepancies between the two elements are communicated to a user prior to an occurrence of an error in the system. Accordingly, an autonomic computer system is provided to support system configuration data.
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1. A method for configuring a computer system to support autonomic problem determination based on system configuration information, comprising:
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storing system configuration information in a common base event (CBE), wherein said configuration information is for a hardware component of said computer system; storing symptom rules associated with said configuration information in a symptom database; searching the symptom database to match said stored problem cases with said stored configuration information; and outputting a predicted problem based on said configuration information prior to occurrence of a failure in said system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system comprising:
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a server in communication with storage media; said server and storage media in communication with a generic log adapter to communicate a common base event (CBE) to a log and trace analyzer; said common base event to store hardware configuration information for said server and storage media; a symptom database in communication with said log and trace analyzer, said symptom database to store symptom rules of said configuration information for said server and storage media; a manager to search said symptom database and match said stored symptom rules with said stored configuration information; and an output device to receive a predicted problem based on said configuration information prior to occurrence of a failure in said system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article comprising:
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a computer readable carrier including computer program instructions to support autonomic problem determination based on system configuration information, said instructions comprising; instructions to store system configuration information in a common base event (CBE), wherein said configuration information is for a hardware component of said computer system; instructions to store symptom rules associated with said configuration information in a symptom database; instructions to search the symptom database to match said stored problem cases with said stored configuration information; and output of a predicted problem on said configuration information prior to occurrence of a failure in said system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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