Method and apparatus for displaying instrumentation parameters in a database system
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a) a computer system which stores a main database, the main database being organized according to a schema;
b) database management software whichi) runs queries on the main database, andii) contains instrumentation code whichA) performs examinations of the computer system, the main database, or both, andB) generates status data, based on the examinations;
c) a status database whichi) stores the status data, andii) is organized according to said schema,wherein the database management software is able to run queries against both the main database and the status database;
wherein said status data includes information identifying pinned records; and
wherein a pinned record contains a pointer to another record, and the system does not delete a pinned record without saving the pointer.
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Abstract
An instrumentation system for a database. A database management system contains instrumentation code which monitors behavior of the system, and stores parameters indicative of the behavior. Those stored parameters are copied into a second database, which is organized according to the same schema as the database itself. Both databases are searchable using the same query language, so that a system administrator can locate (1) data within the database and (2) diagnostic information about the system using a single search tool.
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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a) a computer system which stores a main database, the main database being organized according to a schema; b) database management software which i) runs queries on the main database, and ii) contains instrumentation code which A) performs examinations of the computer system, the main database, or both, and B) generates status data, based on the examinations; c) a status database which i) stores the status data, and ii) is organized according to said schema, wherein the database management software is able to run queries against both the main database and the status database; wherein said status data includes information identifying pinned records; and wherein a pinned record contains a pointer to another record, and the system does not delete a pinned record without saving the pointer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Method, comprising:
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a) maintaining a computer system and a main database stored therein, the main database being organized according to a schema; b) maintaining database management software i) which runs queries on the main database, and ii) which contains instrumentation code which A) performs examinations of the computer system, the main database, or both, and B) based on the examinations, generates status data; c) maintaining a status database which i) stores the status data, and ii) is organized according to said schema, wherein the database management software is able to run queries against both the main database and the status databases wherein said status data includes information identifying pinned records; and wherein a pinned record contains a pointer to another record, and the system does not delete a pinned record without saving the pointer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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