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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Kenny C. Gross, San Diego, CA (US);
Keith A. Whisnant, San Diego, CA (US);
Ayse K. Coskun, La Jolla, CA (US);
Kenny C. Gross, San Diego, CA (US);
Keith A. Whisnant, San Diego, CA (US);
Ayse K. Coskun, La Jolla, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that characterizes the reliability of a computer system. The system first collects samples of a performance parameter from the computer system. Next, the system computes the length of a line between the samples, wherein the line includes a component which is proportionate to a difference between values of the samples and a component which is proportionate to a time interval between the samples. The system then adds the computed length to a cumulative length variable which can be used to characterize the reliability of the computer system.