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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
John Bennetto, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon B. Avner, Redmond, WA (US);
Kevin C. Chase, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicole Annette Allen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul John Bowden, Woodinville, WA (US);
Weiguo Zhang, Bothell, WA (US);
John Bennetto, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon B. Avner, Redmond, WA (US);
Kevin C. Chase, Redmond, WA (US);
Nicole Annette Allen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul John Bowden, Woodinville, WA (US);
Weiguo Zhang, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Automated multiple step tasks are executed on a computing device to analyze a computer system. A step engine performs a complex task such as troubleshooting, performance analysis, or disaster recovery as defined by an input file. The step engine parses the input file into individual steps and dispatches actions of the steps to another device for execution. The device returns a file with the results of the action. The step engine progresses through the list of steps and generates a log file representative of the actions taken and data collected during performance of the task.