System, Method, and Computer Readable Media for Identifying a Log File Record in a Log File

• US 20090292742A1
• Filed: 05/21/2008
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines SA (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Chen, Danny Yen-Fu, Cox, David A., Morgan, Fabian F., Kinstler, Sheryl S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,090,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 11/0751 Error or fault detection not based on redundancy power supply failures G06F1/30; network fault management H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence

Abstract

A system, a method, and a computer readable media for identifying a log file record in a log file are provided. The log file has a plurality of log file records therein. The plurality of log file records has a repeating pattern of log file records. The method includes displaying a first graphical user interface on a display device. The method further includes selecting the log file utilizing the first graphical user interface. The method further includes analyzing the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records. The method further includes selecting a first command button on the first graphical user interface that executes an algorithm to analyze additional log file records that were automatically added to the log file by a software program. The additional log file records are associated with the repeating pattern of log file records. The method further includes storing the first log file record in a memory device if a first log file record in the additional log file records has at least one command-related attribute that does not correspond to command-related attributes in the repeating pattern of log file records.

Claims

1. A method for identifying a log file record in a log file, the log file having a plurality of log file records therein, the plurality of log file records having a repeating pattern of log file records, the method comprising:

displaying a first graphical user interface on a display device;

selecting the log file utilizing the first graphical user interface;

analyzing the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records;

selecting a first command button on the first graphical user interface that executes an algorithm to analyze additional log file records that were automatically added to the log file by a software program, the additional log file records being associated with the repeating pattern of log file records; and

if a first log file record in the additional log file records has at least one command-related attribute that does not correspond to command-related attributes in the repeating pattern of log file records, then storing the first log file record in a memory device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records comprises selecting an analysis command button on the first graphical user interface to execute another algorithm to analyze the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a pattern identifier command on the first graphical user interface, the pattern identifier corresponding to the repeating pattern of log file records.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the first log file record in a second graphical user interface on the display device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an email to a predetermined user email account having both the first log file record and an alert message.

6. A system for identifying a log file record in a log file, the log file having a plurality of log file records, the plurality of log file records having a repeating pattern of log file records, the system comprising:

a memory device having the log file stored therein;

a computer operably communicating with the memory device, the computer configured to display a first graphical user interface on a display device, the first graphical user interface configured to allow a user to select the log file;

the computer further configured to analyze the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records;

the first graphical user interface further configured to allow the user to select a first command button on the first graphical user interface that executes an algorithm to analyze additional log file records that were automatically added to the log file by a software program, the additional log file records being associated with the repeating pattern of log file records; and

the computer further configured to determine when a first log file record in the additional log file records has at least one command-related attribute that does not correspond to command-related attributes in the repeating pattern of log file records, and then to store the first log file record in the memory device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first graphical user interface has an analysis command button configured to execute another algorithm to analyze the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the first graphical user interface has a pattern identifier command for selecting a pattern identifier corresponding to the repeating pattern of log file records.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer is further configured to display the first log file record in a second graphical user interface on the display device.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer is further configured to send an email to a predetermined user email account having both the first log file record and an alert message.

11. One or more computer readable media having computer-executable instructions implementing a method for identifying a log file record in a log file, the log file having a plurality of log file records therein, the plurality of log file records having a repeating pattern of log file records, the method comprising:

displaying a first graphical user interface on a display device;

selecting the log file utilizing the first graphical user interface;

analyzing the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records;

selecting a first command button on the first graphical user interface that executes an algorithm to analyze additional log file records that were automatically added to the log file by a software program, the additional log file records being associated with the repeating pattern of log file records; and

if a first log file record in the additional log file records has at least one command-related attribute that does not correspond to command-related attributes in the repeating pattern of log file records, then storing the first log file record in a memory device.

12. The one or more computer readable media of claim 11, wherein analyzing the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records comprises selecting an analysis command button on the first graphical user interface to execute another algorithm to analyze the log file to determine the repeating pattern of log file records.

13. The one or more computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises selecting a pattern identifier command on the first graphical user interface, the pattern identifier corresponding to the repeating pattern of log file records.

14. The one or more computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises displaying the first log file record in a second graphical user interface on the display device.

15. The one or more computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises sending an email to a predetermined user email account having both the first log file record and an alert message.