Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring a computer system operable for alerting an operator to failures associated with critical resource consumption and comprises: a resource monitoring component for monitoring resource consumption; a threshold setting component for setting a threshold of resource consumption between an average resource consumption value and a critical resource consumption value; a diagnostic data collection component; and a threshold crossing detection component; wherein the diagnostic data collection component is operable, in response to the threshold crossing detection component detecting a threshold crossing, to start or stop diagnostic data collection.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for triggering a software rejuvenation system and/or method includes receiving a request for resources, determining an estimated response time to the request for resources, determining that the estimated response time is greater than a first threshold, determining that a number of estimated response times greater than the first threshold is greater than or equal to a dynamic second threshold, and triggering the software rejuvenation system and/or method.

Abstract: An additional storage processing part additionally stores, in a test information table, data relating to a test to be performed, each time any one of a plurality of tests is performed. An updating part updates the corresponding record in a skill level table each time the test is performed, and then an additional storage by the additional storage processing part is executed. A man-hour computing part executes the process of estimating a test man-hour relating to an evaluator and a test designated in accordance with the contents of a display in a display part. Thus, a test man-hour estimating apparatus can accurately estimate the man-hour of the test the evaluator performs repeatedly, based to the data stored in the test information table and the skill level table.

Abstract: Managing a computer system including automatically adjusting two separate component thresholds (a component threshold pair) based on a statistical model. Specifically, a first component threshold is modeled to predict violations of an SLO based on a violation of the first component threshold and a second, separate component threshold is modeled to predict a non-violation (compliance) of an SLO based on a non-violation of the second component threshold. Over time, the values of the component thresholds may change and one component threshold may be greater than the other component threshold at one time, and vice versa at another time. A component metric reading between the first and second component thresholds indicates that a prediction of an SLO violation or compliance is less certain, and a warning may be issued rather than an alert.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for managing failover of Management Modules (MMs) in a blade chassis are presented. Each server blade in the blade chassis evaluates a performance of a primary MM. If a threshold number of server blades determine that the primary MM is not meeting pre-determined minimum performance standards, then a secondary MM impeaches the primary MM and takes over the management of the server blades.

Abstract: A plurality of data models are generated in a server from a stream of metrics describing a state of at least one system. Each of the data models represents a time grouping of a subset of the metrics. One or more dimensions are associated with each of the metrics. The data models are stored in association with respective ones of the dimensions in a memory. The dimensions with which the data models are associated in the memory are increased based upon an appearance of at least one previously non-existing dimension associated with a metric in the stream.

Abstract: A data management device accessible to a plurality of memories includes a risk unit which determines risk of failure associated with each of the plurality of memories, a selection unit which selects a memory from among the plurality of memories on the basis of the determined risk and a transmitting unit which transmits a replication instruction to another memory of the plurality of memories. The replication instruction causes replication of the data to be replicated that is stored in the selected memory.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a helpdesk ticket when a remote rendering device possesses a series of customer resolvable events within a time period. The helpdesk ticket can be moved into an active state when an alert associated with the customer resolvable events is triggered and the ticket can be moved into a passive state when the alert is no longer triggered for the predefined time period. The helpdesk ticket can be retained in the active state if the fault condition detected for a defined number of times without being out of that state for the predefined time period. A device management module sends a notification indicative on each change of the state associated with the rendering device to a helpdesk unit. The device management module can also reset the time period between alerts if the problem occurs infrequently and the ticket can be automatically closed.

Abstract: A system has a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each comprising: a storage device that stores, for each occurrence pattern of events to be detected, a plurality of tasks for respectively determining whether a plurality of conditions are fulfilled; a process determination section that, in response to occurrence of an event, reads the plurality of tasks corresponding to the occurrence pattern including the event from the storage device, and determines which information processing apparatus is assigned to process each read task; a process execution section that processes a task assigned to be processed by the information processing apparatus, and instructs another information processing apparatus to process another task assigned to be processed by the other information processing apparatus; and a detection section that determines that the event has occurred if process results of the processed task and the instructed task fulfill the plurality of conditions.

Abstract: An autonomic computing system is automatically maintained in a steady state. The system has a number of parameters, each of which has one or more threshold. The system may further have a number of influencers, adjustment of which affects values of the parameters. One or more of the parameters are determined as each reaching one of its threshold, and are referred to as to-be-affected parameters. Each to-be-affected parameter is identified and its thresholds identified. A correlation value may be determined between each influencer and each to-be-affected parameter, and/or between each to-be-affected parameter and each other to-be-affected parameter. The to-be-affected parameters are adjusted, based on the correlation values determined, so that the to-be-affected parameters return to more-normal values.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus that includes a CPU board 1 having a processing unit, a control device (CPU 11, CPU board controller 12, and the like) that is mounted on the CPU board 1 and includes hardware replacement management area 16 that stores replacement information indicating that the CPU board 1 has been replaced, the replacement information initialized at the time when the information processing apparatus is started or when the CPU board 1 is replaced, a memory 13 that stores error information based on occurrence of an error in the control device, the error information initialized at the time when the information processing apparatus is started, an initialization control section 18 that initializes the information processing apparatus, and a unit control section 45 that includes an error monitoring section 42 that monitors the error information stored in the memory 13 and controls the CPU board 1.

Abstract: An operation management device includes: an information collection module which collects, from a managed device, first and second performance information showing a time series change in the performance information; a correlation model generation module which derives a correlation function between the first and second performance information and creates a correlation model based on the correlation function; a correlation change analysis module which judges whether or not the current first and second performance information acquired by the information collection module satisfy the relation shown by the conversion function between the first and second performance information of the correlation model within a specific error range; and a failure period extraction module which, when the first and second performance information does not satisfy the relation shown by the conversion function of the correlation model, extracts a period of that state as a failure period.

Abstract: A monitoring of a server system during an execution of a server system processing logic, includes: during collection and storage of operational metrics by a given thread in a thread-local memory, determining that a checkpoint within the server system processing logic is reached; determining whether a threshold number of checkpoints have been encountered by the given thread; in response to the threshold number of checkpoints having been encountered, determining whether a threshold time interval since a last rollup of the collected operational metrics has been exceeded; and in response to the threshold time interval being exceeded, performing a rollup of the collected operational metrics from the thread-local memory to an accumulation point in a shared memory, where the accumulation point stores aggregated operational metrics from a plurality of threads.

Abstract: A computer readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executable by a processor. The set of instructions is operable to receive, from a user device, a query relating to a degradation of performance of the device within a network; receive, from a transceiver station, a record relating to a time to send data to the device; and identify the existence of an error in the device based on a determination that the time is greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Managing a computer system including automatically adjusting two separate component thresholds (a component threshold pair) based on a statistical model. Specifically, a first component threshold is modeled to predict violations of an SLO based on a violation of the first component threshold and a second, separate component threshold is modeled to predict a non-violation (compliance) of an SLO based on a non-violation of the second component threshold. Over time, the values of the component thresholds may change and one component threshold may be greater than the other component threshold at one time, and vice versa at another time. A component metric reading between the first and second component thresholds indicates that a prediction of an SLO violation or compliance is less certain, and a warning may be issued rather than an alert.

Abstract: An information generating apparatus, includes: a process executing part that executes at least one process using a battery as a power source; a power detecting part that detects power consumption of the battery; a consumption determining part that determines whether the power consumption is equal to or more than a specified threshold; an acquisition part that specifies a process executed by the process executing part when the power consumption is equal to or more than the specified threshold; and a generating part that generates execution state information about the specified process.

Abstract: A processor 6 is provided with a plurality of hardware resources, such as performance monitors 12 and context pointers 18. Boundary indicating circuitry 14, 20 stores a boundary value which is programmable and which indicates a boundary position dividing the hardware resources into a first portion and a second portion. Resource control circuitry 16, 22 controls access to the hardware resources such that when program execution circuitry 8 is executing a first program it is responsive to a query as to how many off said plurality of hardware resources are present to return a first value whereas when the program execution circuitry is executing a second program it responds to such a query by returning a value corresponding to those hardware resources within the second portion.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for predicting failures in power supplies. A count of exception messages is set to zero. When a exception message is received, the count of exception messages is incremented and compared to a threshold value. When the count of exception messages equals the threshold value, a cooling fan is determined to be failed, and a prediction is made that a power supply is proceeding towards failure.