International Business Machines Corporation

Ravirajan Rajan

Michael B Oliver

Rhonda L Childress

Rohit Pradeep Shetty

Michael John Spisak

Arun Ramakrishnan

Daniel Joseph Martin

Kenneth David Christiance

Richard Joseph Sheftic

Sara H Waggoner

Brent W Lamm

Kenneth M Becker

Thomas L Newton

Bonita S Brans

Harini Kantareddy

A mechanism is provided for identifying failed components during data collection. For each data source combination in a plurality of data sources, a determination is made as to whether a standard deviation (&#x3c3;) for an estimated collection interval of the data source is above a predetermined standard deviation threshold (&#x3c3;). Responsive to the standard deviation (&#x3c3;) for the estimated collection interval of the data source being above the predetermined standard deviation threshold (&#x3c3;), an error signal is generated indicating an error in data collection with the data source.

Identify failed components during data collection

The present invention includes, but is not limited to, a method, system and computer-usable medium for providing automated management of threshold crossing alarms. Transaction processing resources are selected for monitoring, followed by selecting a monitoring time interval, an initial threshold alarm level. Selections are then made regarding transaction codes to monitor, acceptable average transaction processing times, and acceptable ratio of successful transactions to unsuccessful transactions. The transaction processing resources are then monitored to count the number of transactions processed, measure the processing time for individual transactions, and capture their corresponding transaction result code. An average transaction processing time value and a successful transaction ratio processing value are generated. Comparison operations are performed. If the results of the comparison operations are acceptable, then threshold crossing alarms are then suppressed and the threshold alarm level is increased. If not, then a threshold crossing alarm is generated and the threshold alarm level is decreased.

System and method for goal driven threshold setting in distributed system management

Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for managing an application usage metering system are disclosed. Embodiments of the method may include initiating discovery agents for one or more server resources and interrogating by the discovery agents the one or more server resources to discover a plurality of discrete server processes and associated discovery data for each process. Embodiments may also include collecting discovery data for the discovered discrete server processes in a centralized repository and mapping one or more of the processes to an application and a customer based on the collected discovery data. Further embodiments may also include performing an administrative function based on the mapped discrete server processes, such as generating a customer bill, generating a report based on the mapped discrete server processes, assigning a customer to a process, or changing a status of a discrete server process.

Application usage metering management system

Disclosed are a tool, a method, and a computer program for suppressing events. The tool comprises a database having a resource table, a batch loader interface for creating or updating said resource table, and a web based user interface to said database. The event suppression tool further comprises a batch interface to receive data about planned activities and affected resources; and code for creating suppression activity windows from said data and said resource table, and for suppressing from said user interface, new events that fall within said activity windows. The preferred embodiment of the invention allows temporarily suppressing various actions for events received for certain resources during specified times.

Event suppression tool for temporarily suppressing actions on received events

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Ravirajan Rajan