Method and system for providing immunity to computers
First Claim
1. An automated method for providing immunization to a computer system, the automated method comprising:
- automatically generating packages by an immunity module, wherein the packages are based on simulated errors created by an error creation component;
automatically storing said generated packages in an alternate recovery module;
automatically monitoring the system for errors by a maintenance module;
upon discovering an error by the maintenance module during its monitoring, automatically sending an error alert message from the maintenance module to an assessment module;
automatically determining the severity of the error by the assessment module;
automatically determining the type of package required to fix the error by the assessment module;
automatically sending a request regarding the type of required package from the assessment module to a recovery module, wherein the recovery module is the alternate recovery module if no other recovery module has the required package;
automatically sending the package required to fix the error from the recovery module to the maintenance module;
automatically fixing the error in the system;
categorizing the error as either severe or non-severe; and
sending the request regarding the package required to fix the error to an emergency recovery component of the recovery module if the error is severe, or sending the request regarding the package required to fix the error to a local recovery component of the recovery module if the error is not severe.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing immunity to a computer system wherein the system includes an immunity module, a recovery module, a maintenance module, an assessment module, and a decision module, wherein the immunity module, the recovery module, the maintenance module and the assessment module are each linked to the decision module. The maintenance module monitors the system for errors and sends an error alert message to the assessment module, which determines the severity of the error and the type of package required to fix the error. The assessment module sends a request regarding the type of package required to fix the error to the recovery module. The recovery module sends the package required to fix the error to the maintenance module, which fixes the error in the system.
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15 Claims
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1. An automated method for providing immunization to a computer system, the automated method comprising:
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automatically generating packages by an immunity module, wherein the packages are based on simulated errors created by an error creation component; automatically storing said generated packages in an alternate recovery module; automatically monitoring the system for errors by a maintenance module; upon discovering an error by the maintenance module during its monitoring, automatically sending an error alert message from the maintenance module to an assessment module; automatically determining the severity of the error by the assessment module; automatically determining the type of package required to fix the error by the assessment module; automatically sending a request regarding the type of required package from the assessment module to a recovery module, wherein the recovery module is the alternate recovery module if no other recovery module has the required package; automatically sending the package required to fix the error from the recovery module to the maintenance module; automatically fixing the error in the system; categorizing the error as either severe or non-severe; and sending the request regarding the package required to fix the error to an emergency recovery component of the recovery module if the error is severe, or sending the request regarding the package required to fix the error to a local recovery component of the recovery module if the error is not severe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing immunity to a computer system comprising:
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systems management servers; an immunity module, wherein said immunity module is configured to generate packages based on simulated errors created by an error creation component; a recovery module, wherein the recovery module comprises a local recovery component, an emergency recovery component, a global recovery component and an alternative recovery component and is configured to send a package required to fix the error to a maintenance module; an assessment module, wherein the assessment module is configured to determine a severity of the error and a type of package required to fix the error, wherein the assessment module is configured to send a request regarding the type of required package to the recovery module, and further wherein the assessment module is further configured to send the request regarding the package required to fix the error to the emergency recovery component if the error is severe or to the local recovery component if the error is not severe; a maintenance module, wherein the maintenance module is configured to monitor the system for errors and send and error alert message to the assessment module upon discovery of an error, and wherein the maintenance module is further configured to fix the error in the system; a decision module, wherein the immunity module, the recovery module, the maintenance module and the assessment module are linked to the decision module. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium for instructing a computer system to provide immunization thereto, the program code comprising:
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means for automatically generating packages by an immunity module, wherein the packages are based on simulated errors created by an error creation component; means for automatically storing said generated packages in an alternate recovery module; means for automatically monitoring the system for errors by a maintenance module; means for automatically sending an error alert message to an assessment module upon discovering an error by the maintenance module; means for automatically determining the severity of the error by the assessment module; means for automatically determining the type of package required to fix the error by the assessment module; means for automatically sending a request regarding the type of required package from the assessment module to a recovery module, wherein the recovery module is the alternate recovery module if no other recovery module has the required package; means for automatically sending the package required to fix the error from the recovery module to the maintenance module; means for automatically fixing the error in the system; means for categorizing the error as either severe or non-severe; means for sending the request regarding the package required to fix the error to an emergency recovery component of the recovery module if the error is severe or to a local recovery component of the recovery module if the error is not severe; and means for sending the request regarding the type of package to the local recovery component if the package is not in the emergency recovery component, wherein the local recovery component sends the package to the maintenance module if the local recovery component has the package. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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