Patent ID: 6829639
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a distributed computer environment (DCE) that provides event globalizing of at least one event at one server in said DCE to other servers within said DCE, a method of maintaining a record of specific event activity over said DCE comprising:storing a global event repository comprising a list of events and a corresponding list of servers in order to identify which of said servers should receive which events; storing a local event registry comprising a list of events and a corresponding list of event consumers in order to identify which of said event consumers should receive which events; defining specific types of events within the list of events that are to be monitored for a specific purpose; providing settings of the defined specific events in a plurality of registration lists; monitoring said specific events passed from one controller to another controller of said DCE; automatically determining if said passed specific events conform with any of the settings of the defined specific events; notifying a specific event consumer of the occurrence of said specific events that meet a criteria of said specific purpose; using said specific event consumer to automatically report the occurrence of said specific events that meet a criteria of said specific purpose by using one of a plurality of filters that are independently defined in accordance with pre-established criteria, wherein the filter used is associated with said specific event consumer to determine which final event consumer is to receive said report and in which of a plurality of available formats said report is provided; and recording a log of event activity involving only said specific events.