Patent ID: 6836750
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for providing an automated diagnostic audit for a cluster computer system, the cluster computer system comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes providing a mission-critical application to a plurality of clients, the method comprising:receiving information associated with the cluster computer system, the information comprising a plurality of system configuration parameters for each node of the plurality of nodes in the cluster computer system; defining a plurality of system configuration categories associated with the plurality of system configuration parameters; defining a threshold benchmark for each system configuration category of the plurality of system configuration categories, each threshold benchmark of a plurality of threshold benchmarks based on a predefined set of rules; associating each of a portion of the plurality of system configuration parameters for each node of the plurality of nodes with one of the plurality of system configuration categories; and generating audit information, the audit information based on a comparison of each of the portion of the plurality of system configuration parameters for each node of the plurality of nodes to the threshold benchmark for the associated system configuration category.