MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER EVENTS IN A COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating management of an Information Technology (IT) environment, said computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining a plurality of resources to be included in a resource set, the determining using resource relationship information that is based on real-time characteristics of the IT environment, and wherein the resource set includes one or more resources impacted by occurrence of an event in the IT environment and one or more resources contributing to the event; and
using the resource set to manage one or more aspects of the IT environment.
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Abstract
The scope and impact of an event, such as a failure, are identified. A Containment Region is used to identify the resources affected by the event. It is also used to aggregate resource state for those resources. This information is then used to manage one or more aspects of a customer'"'"'s environment. This management may include recovery from a failure.
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating management of an Information Technology (IT) environment, said computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining a plurality of resources to be included in a resource set, the determining using resource relationship information that is based on real-time characteristics of the IT environment, and wherein the resource set includes one or more resources impacted by occurrence of an event in the IT environment and one or more resources contributing to the event; and using the resource set to manage one or more aspects of the IT environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system of facilitating management of an Information Technology (IT) environment, said system comprising:
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at least one processor to determine a plurality of resources to be included in a resource set, the determining using resource relationship information that is based on real-time characteristics of the IT environment, and wherein the resource set includes one or more resources impacted by occurrence of an event in the IT environment and one or more resources contributing to the event; and at least one processor to use the resource set to manage one or more aspects of the IT environment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture comprising:
at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic to facilitate management of an Information Technology (IT) environment, said computer readable program code logic when executing performing the following; determining a plurality of resources to be included in a resource set, the determining using resource relationship information that is based on real-time characteristics of the IT environment, and wherein the resource set includes one or more resources impacted by occurrence of an event in the IT environment and one or more resources contributing to the event; and using the resource set to manage one or more aspects of the IT environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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