Network management system accelerated event desktop client

• US 8,244,856 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2007
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Postoyko, John, Appleton, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): SHINGLES, KRISTIE D
• Application Number:
  US11/855,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20090077211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,796 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/223, 709/224
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0604 using filtering, e.g. reduction of information by using priority, element types, position or time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/069 using logs of notifications; Post-processing of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks

Abstract

This invention relates to a network management system accelerated event desktop client. This invention also relates to a method and computer program product for controlling an accelerated event desktop client in a network management system. The network management system comprises: a probe for intercepting a system event from a monitored system and creating an event item or modifying an event item associated with the system event; a collection database server collecting, in database of event items, a new event item or modification to an existing event item; a first client and a second client; a notifying means for notifying the first client of the new event item or event item modification; and first client notifying means for notifying the second client of the new event or event item modification. Additionally the second client can retrieve event item data, corresponding to the event notification received from the first client, from the database where the event item is collected.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a collection server, a structured query language (SQL) fast track command from a probe, wherein the SQL fast track command is based on an occurrence of a system event in a monitored network, and wherein the SQL fast track command includes event data associated with the system event and a fast track flag when the system event is a particular event;

creating an event item based on the SQL fast track command, the event item including the event data associated with the system event and the fast track flag;

storing the event item at a database of event items; and

sending a direct notification to a first client when the stored event item includes the fast track flag, the direct notification including a description of the system event and a primary key associated with the stored even item, the primary key enabling the first client to retrieve the event item including the data associated with the system event from the database of event items; and

purging processing data after sending the direct notification, wherein the processing data is associated with the event item and generated to send the direct notification.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising creating a batch notification that includes the event item and includes at least one additional event item stored at the database of event items within a particular time period.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, further comprising sending the batch notification from the collection server to a second client, wherein the second client sends the batch notification to the first client in response to receiving the batch notification.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the batch notification is sent from the second client to the first client via a third client, wherein the first client includes a user application, wherein the second client includes a gateway, and wherein the third client includes an aggregation server.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, at the collection server, an indication of a second occurrence of the system event in the monitored system from the probe, wherein the probe includes an application to read event data feeds from at least one data source of the monitored system.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

retrieving the event item associated with the second occurrence of the system event from the database of event items;

modifying the event item based on the second occurrence of the system event; and

storing the modified event item at the database of event items.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, further comprising sending a second direct notification to the first client, the second direct notification including a second description of the second occurrence of the system event and a second primary key associated with the stored modified event item, the second primary key enabling the first client to retrieve the modified event item from the database of event items.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

creating a second batch notification that includes the modified event item and includes at least one additional modified event item stored at the database that is modified within a second particular time period; and

sending the second batch notification to the first client.

9. A network management system comprising:

a probe to;

identify an occurrence of a system event in a network monitored by the network management system;

create a structured query language (SQL) fast track command that includes event data associated with the system event and a fast track flag when the system event is a particular event; and

send the SQL fast track command; and

a collection server including an insert delete update control (IDUC) system and a database capable of storing event items, the collection server to;

receive the SQL fast track command from the probe;

store the event data and the fast track flag as an event item at the database;

identify the fast track flag included in the stored event item; and

process the event item using the IDUC system when the fast track flag is identified in the stored event item, wherein, to process the event item, the IDUC system is configured to;

generate processing data associated with the event item for sending a direct notification to a first client;

send the direct notification to the first client, the direct notification including a description of the system event and a primary key associated with the stored event item, the primary key enabling the first client to pull the event item including the stored event data from the database; and

purge the processing data from the IDUC system after sending the direct notification.

10. The network management system of claim 9, wherein the collection server is further operable to:

create a batch notification that includes the event item and includes at least one additional event item stored at the database; and

send the batch notification to a second client, wherein the second client sends the batch notification to the first client in response to receiving the batch notification.

11. The network management system of claim 10, wherein the second client sends the batch notification to the first client via a third client, wherein the first client includes a desktop notification client, wherein the second client includes an aggregation server, and wherein the third client includes a display server.

12. The network management system of claim 9, wherein the probe is further operable to determine when the system event is the particular event by determining whether a set of event rules include the particular event.

13. The network management system of claim 9, wherein the probe is further operable to identify a second occurrence of the system event in the network monitored by the network management system.

14. The network management system of claim 13, wherein the collection server is further operable to:

retrieve the event item associated with the second occurrence of the system event from the database;

modify the event item based on the second occurrence of the system event; and

store the modified event item at the database.

15. The network management system of claim 14, wherein the collection server is further operable to send a second notification to the first client, the second notification including a second description of the second occurrence of the system event and a second primary key associated with the stored modified event item, the second primary key enabling the first client to retrieve the modified event item from the database.

16. The network management system of claim 15, wherein the first client retrieves the modified event item from the database after receiving the second notification from the collection server.

17. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:

computer readable program code configured to;

receive a structured query language (SQL) fast track command from a probe, wherein the SQL fast track command is based on an occurrence of a system event in a monitored network, and wherein the SQL fast track command includes event data associated with the system event and a fast track flag when the system event is a particular event;

create an event item based on the SQL fast track command, the event item including the event data associated with the system event and the fast track flag;

store the event item at a database of event items; and

process the event item when the stored event item includes the fast track flag, wherein processing the event item includes computer readable program code configured to;

generate processing data associated with the event item for sending a direct notification to a first client;

send the direct notification to the first client, the direct notification including a description of the system event and a primary key associated with the stored event item, the primary key enabling the first client to retrieve the event item including the event data associated with the system event from the database of event items; and

pure the processing data after sending the direct notification.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising computer readable program code configured to create a batch notification that includes the event item and includes at least one additional event item stored at the database of event items.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising computer readable program code configured to send the batch notification to a second client, wherein the second client sends the batch notification to the first client in response to receiving the batch notification.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the batch notification is sent from the second client to the first client via a third client.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the probe determines that the system event is the particular event based on event rules stored at the probe, and wherein the probe sets the fast track flag based on a determination that the system event is the particular event.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising computer readable program code configured to receive an indication of a second occurrence of the system event in the monitored network.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to;

retrieve the event item associated with the second occurrence of the system event from the database of event items;

modify the event item based on the second occurrence of the system event; and

store the modified event item at the database of event items.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising computer readable program code configured to send a second notification to the first client, the second notification including a second description of the second occurrence of the system event and a second primary key associated with the stored modified event item, the second primary key enabling the first client to retrieve the modified event item from the database of event items.