Displaying resource performance and utilization information
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information relating to performance of a computer during a selected period of time, said method comprising:
- collecting 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.
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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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25 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information relating to performance of a computer during a selected period of time, said method comprising:
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collecting 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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16. A method of reporting information about a resource comprising:
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gathering 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 presenting information the time-to-threshold number for the selected performance variable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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