Abstract: In a method, system, and storage medium for obtaining system diagnosis, a diagnosis domain is described that includes a number of possible diagnoses, the number of possible diagnoses prioritized based on at least one of a number of confidence levels, a preference function, and a calculation of a relationship between a number of confirmed system symptoms and a number of possible diagnoses. A number of hypotheses for incipient system symptoms is generated, and a hypothesis is selected from the generated number of hypotheses. Information is obtained regarding a number of system observations, and a selection relevant diagnostics for the system is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method, system, and computer software for obtaining system diagnosis, comprising describing a diagnosis domain comprising a plurality of possible diagnoses, prioritizing the plurality of possible diagnoses based on at least one of a plurality of confidence levels, a preference function, and a calculation of a relationship between a plurality of confirmed system symptoms and a plurality of possible diagnoses, generating a plurality of hypotheses for incipient system symptoms, selecting a hypothesis from the generated plurality of hypotheses, obtaining information regarding a plurality of system observations, and obtaining a selection relevant diagnostics for the system.