Patent ID: 7739661
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of determining software availability and reliability comprising: receiving reliability and availability metrics for at least one target computing device; storing the metrics in a memory; sorting the metrics into desired groups; for at least one of the desired groups, identifying reliability and availability objectives including an objective mean time to reboot and an objective mean time to restore; for the at least one of desired groups, using the metrics to calculate reliability and availability statistics to match the identified reliability and availability objectives including a mean time to reboot and a mean time to restore; for the at least one of the desired groups, comparing the reliability and availability objectives to the calculated reliability and availability statistics including comparing the calculated mean time to reboot and the mean time to restore to the objective mean time to reboot and the objective mean time to restore; and generating a report using a report generator that is displayed to a user that discloses at least one result of the comparison of the reliability and availability objectives to the calculated reliability and availability statistics.