Patent ID: 7725774
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for correlating error events of a cluster, the method comprising: configuring one or more processors to perform an operation, comprising: identifying systems of the cluster potentially impacted by an error based upon a topology of the cluster, wherein a first system of the systems of the cluster includes two ports for communicating with other systems of the cluster, wherein the topology of the cluster comprises loop data describing a loop including the first system and a second system in the systems of the cluster via the two ports, wherein identifying the systems of the cluster further comprises identifying the systems coupled with sibling loops of the cluster; identifying, from the error events, an error event associated with the first system; and selecting the error event based upon error identification data associated with the error event, wherein selecting the error event comprises comparing the error identification data with the loop data to identify an error in the loop including the first system and the second system in the systems of the cluster, to report the error to a maintenance provider.