Display of data used for system performance analysis

• US 8,140,919 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2007
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Glaser, Howard Justin, Barrios, Daiv Santos, Novak, Matthew Wayne, Xia, Chenhong
• Primary Examiner(s): Baderman, Scott
• Assistant Examiner(s): KO, CHAE M
• Application Number:
  US11/872,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100440A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: 714/57, 714/38, 714/38.1, 719/318
• US Class Current: 714/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/327 Alarm or error message display

Abstract

Method, system, and computer program product for displaying data used to analyze system performance are provided. The method, system, and computer program product provides for determining an alert was triggered in a system at a point in time, identifying an alert type associated with the alert that was triggered in the system at the point in time, and displaying data concerning the system based on the alert type identified, the data displayed comprising a subset of a plurality of types of data available concerning the system, the subset being selected based on the alert type identified.

Claims

1. A method for displaying data used to analyze system performance, wherein the system includes a plurality of different alert types, the method comprising:

associating each alert type with a set of information prior to triggering of the alert types, wherein each set of information includes a portion of information collected by the system and relevant to a cause of triggering that particular alert type, and wherein at least two alert types are each associated with a different set of information corresponding to a different portion of the collected information;

collecting information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the alert types;

determining a first alert was triggered in the system at a first point in time selected by a user;

examining the first alert and identifying a first alert type associated with the first alert that was triggered in the system at the first point in time based on the type of conditions for triggering the first alert;

retrieving the set of information associated with the identified first alert type from the collected information; and

displaying the retrieved set of information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the first alert type, wherein different sets of information are displayed for at least two different alert types and the retrieved set of information is displayed without remaining portions of the collected information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the retrieved set of information comprises:

displaying the retrieved set of information for a window of time.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a second alert was triggered in the system at a second point in time;

identifying a second alert type associated with the second alert that was triggered in the system at the second point in time and retrieving the set of information associated with the identified second alert type from the collected information; and

displaying the retrieved set of information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the second alert type.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the set of information for the second alert type differs from the set of information for the first alert type when the second alert type differs from the first alert type.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

displaying the first point in time and the second point in time on a timeline, wherein selection of the first point in time is made by moving a slider on the timeline to the first point in time and selection of the second point in time is made by moving the slider on the timeline to the second point in time.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

changing a time scale of the timeline to enlarge or shrink a time window of the timeline.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieved set of information displayed is time synchronized.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to a piece of the retrieved set of information displayed being highlighted, displaying details regarding the piece that is highlighted.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the collected information comprises information relating to processor(s), information relating to transaction(s), information relating to page(s), information relating to cache(s), information relating to log(s), information relating to command(s), information relating to throughput, and information relating to input(s)/output(s).

10. A system including a plurality of different alert types comprising:

a display;

a storage storing collected information concerning performance of the system and relevant to a cause of triggering the alert types; and

a browser in the display, the browser;

associating each alert type with a set of information prior to triggering of the alert types, wherein each set of information includes a portion of information collected by the system and relevant to a cause of triggering that particular alert type, and wherein at least two alert types are each associated with a different set of information corresponding to a different portion of the collected information;

collecting information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the alert types;

determining an alert was triggered in the system at a point in time selected by a user;

examining the alert and identifying an alert type associated with the alert that was triggered in the system at the point in time based on the type of conditions for triggering the alert and retrieving the set of information associated with the identified alert type from the collected information; and

displaying the retrieved set of information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the identified alert type, wherein different sets of information are displayed for at least two different alert types and the retrieved set of information is displayed without remaining portions of the collected information.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein displaying the retrieved set of information comprises:

displaying the retrieved set of information for a window of time.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the set of information retrieved and displayed changes depending on the alert type identified.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the retrieved set of information displayed is time synchronized.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein, responsive to a piece of the retrieved set of information being highlighted, the browser further displays details regarding the piece that is highlighted.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the collected information comprises information relating to processor(s), information relating to transaction(s), information relating to page(s), information relating to cache(s), information relating to log(s), information relating to command(s), information relating to throughput, and information relating to input(s)/output(s).

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the browser further displays the point in time on a timeline, selection of the point in time being made by moving a slider on the timeline to the point in time.

17. A computer program product comprising a computer readable memory device, the computer readable memory device including a computer program for displaying data used to analyze system performance, wherein the system includes a plurality of different alert types and, the computer program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to:

associate each alert type with a set of information prior to triggering of the alert types, wherein each set of information includes a portion of information collected by the system and relevant to a cause of triggering that particular alert type, and wherein at least two alert types are each associated with a different set of information corresponding to a different portion of the collected information;

collect information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the alert types;

determine a first alert was triggered in a system at a first point in time selected by a user;

examine the first alert and identify a first alert type associated with the first alert that was triggered in the system at the first point in time based on the type of conditions for triggering the first alert;

retrieving the set of information associated with the identified first alert type from the collected information; and

display the retrieved set of information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the first alert type, wherein different sets of information are displayed for at least two different alert types and the retrieved set of information is displayed without remaining portions of the collected information.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein display of the retrieved set of information comprises:

displaying the retrieved set of information for a window of time.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to:

determine a second alert was triggered in the system at a second point in time;

identify a second alert type associated with the second alert that was triggered in the system at the second point in time and retrieve the set of information associated with the identified second alert type from the collected information; and

display the retrieved set of information concerning performance of the system and relevant to the cause of triggering the second alert type.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the set of information for the second alert type differs from the set of information for the first alert type when the second alert type differs from the first alert type.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to:

display the first point in time and the second point in time on a timeline, wherein selection of the first point in time is made by moving a slider on the timeline to the first point in time and selection of the second point in time is made by moving the slider on the timeline to the second point in time.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to:

change a time scale of the timeline to enlarge or shrink a time window of the timeline.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the retrieved set of information displayed is time synchronized.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein, responsive to a piece of the retrieved set of information displayed being highlighted, the computer program further causes the computer to:

display details regarding the piece that is highlighted.

25. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the collected information comprises information relating to processor(s), information relating to transaction(s), information relating to page(s), information relating to cache(s), information relating to log(s), information relating to command(s), information relating to throughput, and information relating to input(s)/output(s).