Abstract: An event data update capability for a data frame of a browser-displayed page is provided by periodically retrieving event data using a refresh frame of the page and updating the data frame with the event data. The updating of the data frame uses code understood natively by the browser. Periodic retrieval of event data by the refresh frame uses the same network connection used to download the refresh frame from a server.

Abstract: A common interface (API) is provided which permits a single diagnostic probe manager to communicate with and to control a plurality of diagnostic probes. Through this interface the diagnostic probes are enabled to pass information concerning dependencies between software levels present in a hierarchical stack. This information is particularly useful in that it permits the probe manager to direct diagnostic efforts at the lowest desirable level so as to avoid the problems that occur when problems are indicated at a high level but which are actually caused by lower level software components.

Abstract: Method, system and program product are provided for selectively centralizing log entries in a computing environment. The selectively centralizing technique includes specifying at least one event subscription to at least one node of a plurality of nodes of the computing environment using an event infrastructure. The at least one event subscription results in the at least one node monitoring for at least one log entry in a log file of the node. Upon detection, the at least one log entry is automatically forwarded from the at least one node to a central management node. Using this technique, hierarchical log entry consolidation is also possible.

Abstract: A common interface (API) is provided which permits a single diagnostic probe manager to communicate with and to control a plurality of diagnostic probes. Through this interface the diagnostic probes are enabled to pass information concerning dependencies between software levels present in a hierarchical stack. This information is particularly useful in that it permits the probe manager to direct diagnostic efforts at the lowest desirable level so as to avoid the problems that occur when problems are indicated at a high level but which are actually caused by lower level software components.