Displaying resource performance and utilization information
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information relating to performance of a computer resource over a selected period of time, said computer resource connected to a communication network, said method comprising:
- from a location on said network that is remote from said computer resource, periodically sampling over said network data relating to performance of said resource so as to generate stored values for a selected performance variable for said resource, said periodic sampling taking place over the selected period of time and wherein said selected performance variable takes on values within a range of possible values;
dividing the range of possible values for said selected performance variable into a plurality of subranges;
for each subrange, determining for what proportion of the selected period, the values of the selected performance variable fall within that subrange; and
for each subrange, displaying in graphical form the proportion of the selected period of time that the values of the selected performance variable fell within that subrange.
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Abstract
A method of displaying information relating to performance of a computer resource over a preselected period of time, wherein the computer resource is connected to a communication network and the method includes the steps of: from a location on the network that is remote from the computer resource, periodically sampling data relating to performance of the resource so as to generate stored values for a preselected performance variable for that resource, wherein the periodic sampling takes place over a preselected period of time and the preselected performance variable takes on values within a specified range of possible values; dividing the specified range of possible values for the preselected performance variable into a plurality of subranges; for each subrange, determining for what proportion of the preselected period, the values of the preselected performance variable fall within that subrange; and for each subrange, displaying in graphical form the proportion of the preselected period of time that the values of the preselected performance variable fell within that subrange.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information relating to performance of a computer resource over a selected period of time, said computer resource connected to a communication network, said method comprising:
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from a location on said network that is remote from said computer resource, periodically sampling over said network data relating to performance of said resource so as to generate stored values for a selected performance variable for said resource, said periodic sampling taking place over the selected period of time and wherein said selected performance variable takes on values within a range of possible values; dividing the range of possible values for said selected performance variable into a plurality of subranges; for each subrange, determining for what proportion of the selected period, the values of the selected performance variable fall within that subrange; and for each subrange, displaying in graphical form the proportion of the selected period of time that the values of the selected performance variable fell within that subrange. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of reporting information about a resource that is connected to a communications network, said method comprising:
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from a location on said network that is remote from said computer resource, periodically sampling over said network data relating to performance of said resource so as to generate stored values for a selected performance variable for said resource; collecting stored values representing a baseline period of time; setting a threshold value for the selected performance variable; analyzing the stored values representing said baseline period to predict a time-to-threshold number, said time-to-threshold number being an amount of time that is expected to elapse from a present time to a later time at which a predicted value of the selected performance variable will reach said threshold value; and generating a report that presents the time-to-threshold number for the selected performance variable.
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4. A method of displaying information relating to performance of a computer resource during a selected period of time, said computer resource connected to a communication network, said method comprising:
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from a location on said network that is remote from said computer resource, collecting over said network data relating to a selected performance variable for said resource so as to generate stored values for the selected performance variable at a plurality of times during the selected period of time, wherein the stored values for said selected performance variable fall within a range of possible values; dividing the range of possible values for said selected performance variable into a plurality of subranges; for each subrange, determining for what proportion of the selected period, the stored values of the selected performance variable fall within that subrange; and for each subrange, displaying in graphical form the proportion of the selected period of time that the values of the selected performance variable fell within that subrange. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of reporting information about a resource that is connected to a communications network, said method comprising:
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from a location on said network that is remote from said computer resource, gathering over said network data relating to a selected performance variable of said resource so as to generate stored values for the selected performance variable for said resource; collecting stored values representing a baseline period of time; setting a threshold value for the selected performance variable; analyzing the stored values representing said baseline period to predict a time-to-threshold number, said time-to-threshold number being an amount of time that is expected to elapse from a present time to another time at which a predicted value of the selected performance variable is expected to reach said threshold value; and generating a report that presents the time-to-threshold number for the selected performance variable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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