Managing computer system alerts
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of monitoring alerts regarding the status of components in a computer, comprising the acts of:
- displaying a plurality of alert types to a user in a graphic display, each of said alert types corresponding to a status of components in the computer;
receiving a plurality of unfiltered alerts, each of said alerts corresponding to an alert type;
allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of one or more of said alerts to the user by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in said graphic display; and
recording status information associated with said alerts in a storage medium.
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Abstract
An apparatus for creating, registering, and monitoring alerts for a computer or plurality of computers. This apparatus alerts the operator when an event occurs on one of the computer'"'"'s components. This apparatus allows the user to select which alerts to enable and which alerts to disable from a list of all possible alerts. When an alert occurs, the present invention displays the particular computer'"'"'s name, a description of the alert, the time and date of the alert, and details about a recommended course of action. The present invention also creates a log file for all alerts detected, regardless of whether the alert is displayed or not.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring alerts regarding the status of components in a computer, comprising the acts of:
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displaying a plurality of alert types to a user in a graphic display, each of said alert types corresponding to a status of components in the computer;
receiving a plurality of unfiltered alerts, each of said alerts corresponding to an alert type;
allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of one or more of said alerts to the user by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in said graphic display; and
recording status information associated with said alerts in a storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of monitoring the operational status of components in a computer comprising the acts of:
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generating a notification about the status of at least one component in the computer, said notification comprising a first code which contains data about said component, said first code having a first data length;
receiving said notification unfiltered at a remote computer;
allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic display of said notification by selecting or deselecting a corresponding notification type in a graphic display; and
transforming said notification into an automatically displayed user-friendly display message comprising a second data length, wherein said second data length is significantly greater than said first data length. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 37)
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23. A method of monitoring the operational status of components in a computer comprising the acts of:
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providing a management information base which is configured to associate a plurality of indexes with different operational parameters related to said components;
generating at least one alert, said alert providing information about a change in an operational parameter in at least one component, said alert comprising one index of said indexes which identifies at least one of said operational parameters;
receiving said alert unfiltered from the computer;
allowing a user to selectively disable or enable automatic processing of said alert by selecting or deselecting a corresponding alert type in a graphic display; and
transforming said index in said alert into an automatically displayed user-friendly display message. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of displaying a system management user interface comprising the acts of:
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providing at least one computer having a plurality of components;
generating a plurality of alerts, said alerts associated with the monitoring of status information about said plurality of components;
displaying said alerts on a manager computer;
allowing a user to select at least two of said alerts; and
disabling or enabling the automatic display of said selected alerts to the user in response to a single command from the user, said single command corresponding to a deselection or selection of an alert type in a graphic display by said user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38)
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