Patent ID: 9298800
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for discovering relationships between data processing environment components, the method comprising: detecting, using one or more processors, whether a log entry in a set of log entries references a combination of the data processing environment components, the combination of the data processing environment components including a first component and a second component present in a data processing environment, the data processing environment comprising hardware, wherein a data processing environment component provides a functionality of the data processing environment, and wherein the log entry comprises a record of an event occurring in the data processing environment; determining, using the one or more processors, a type of the log entry; assigning, using the one or more processors, a weight to the log entry according to the determined type; combining, using the one or more processors, the weight of the log entry with a second weight of a second log entry to form a cumulative weight; determining, using the one or more processors, a strength level for which the cumulative weight qualifies; comparing the cumulative weight to at least one strength level threshold, wherein the at least one strength level threshold is specified in a hierarchy of a set of types of log entries, and wherein the hierarchy organizes the set of types of log entries according to at least one weight threshold; assigning, using the one or more processors, the strength level to a relationship between the combination of the data processing environment components; and outputting, responsive to the comparing, using the one or more processors, a record of the relationship and the strength level.