Event management system for distributed computing environment
First Claim
1. A system for managing a computer network, comprising:
- an administrative computer containing an interface for managing said computer network;
a server computer containing an engine for communicating with said interface;
a managed computer containing an agent for accessing a standard connection to communicate with said engine, said agent incorporating definitions of specified events and, when a selected one of said specified events occur, being capable of automatically taking corrective actions and notifying said interface via said engine; and
an alarm activated when an automatically adjustable threshold value is exceeded by an operating value of said specified events.
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Abstract
A management system for event management in a computer network includes management interfaces residing on an administrative computers, management engines residing on server computers, and management agents residing on managed computers within the network. The management agent uses alarms corresponding to predefined events to notify the management interface via the management engine if the predefined events occur, thereby allowing the system administrator to administer the managed computer network. The management agents may also include corrective scripts which are automatically executed in response to the predefined events and a threshold adjustment module which adjusts threshold values which are used to trigger the alarms.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for managing a computer network, comprising:
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an administrative computer containing an interface for managing said computer network; a server computer containing an engine for communicating with said interface; a managed computer containing an agent for accessing a standard connection to communicate with said engine, said agent incorporating definitions of specified events and, when a selected one of said specified events occur, being capable of automatically taking corrective actions and notifying said interface via said engine; and an alarm activated when an automatically adjustable threshold value is exceeded by an operating value of said specified events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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defining specified events within a managed computer; detecting said specified events using an agent within said managed computer; and establishing a standard connection between said agent and an engine within a server computer;
wherein said agent is capable ofsending a notification of said specified events from said agent to an interface within an administrative computer via said standard connection; automatically taking corrective actions; and activating an alarm when an automatically adjustable threshold value is exceeded by an operating value of said specified events. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions for managing a computer network by performing the steps of:
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defining specified events within a managed computer; detecting said specified events using an agent within said managed computer; and establishing a standard connection between said agent and an engine within a server computer;
wherein said agent is capable ofsending a notification of said specified events from said agent to an interface within an administrative computer via said standard connection; automatically taking corrective actions; and activating an alarm when an automatically adjustable threshold value is exceeded by an operating value of said specified events. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing a computer network, comprising:
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means for defining specified events within an agent in a managed computer; means for detecting said specified events in said managed computer; means for establishing a standard connection between said agent and an engine within a server computer; means for sending a notification of said specified events from said agent to an interface within an administrative computer via said standard connection; means for said agent to automatically take corrective actions; and means for activating an alarm when an automatically adjustable threshold value is exceeded by an operating value of said specified events. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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