SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL CORRELATION OF LOG EVENTS, CONFIGURATION CHANGES AND CONDITIONS PRODUCING ALERTS IN A VIRTUAL
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a virtual infrastructure for events, the events comprising event occurrences, configuration changes, relationship changes, and conditions that produce an alert;
maintaining a record of events that occur within the virtual infrastructure; and
displaying the record of events along a timeline.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for detecting and correlating log events, configuration changes and conditions producing alerts within a virtual infrastructure. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a virtual infrastructure for events, the events comprising event occurrences, configuration changes, relationship changes, and conditions that produce an alert; maintaining a record of events that occur within the virtual infrastructure; and displaying the record of events along a timeline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a virtual infrastructure implemented on one or more physical hosts, the virtual infrastructure comprising; a virtual control center; at least one virtual machine; and at least one virtual object; a component configured to; monitor the virtual infrastructure for events, the events comprising event occurrences, configuration changes, relationship changes, and conditions that produce an alert; maintain a record of events that occur within the virtual infrastructure; and display the record of events along a timeline. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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generating an alert within a virtual infrastructure; correlating the alert with a first virtual object of the virtual infrastructure; and linking the first object with a second virtual object of the virtual infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a storage medium; and a plurality of instructions therein; wherein the plurality of instructions are adapted to cause one or more processors within a computing environment to perform a plurality of operations comprising; monitoring a virtual infrastructure for events, the events comprising event occurrences, configuration changes, relationship changes, and conditions that produce an alert; maintaining a record of events that occur within the virtual infrastructure; and displaying the record of events along a timeline. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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