Patent ID: 8966505
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of handling events, the method comprising: receiving an event; transmitting the event to a remote management application; receiving a new event; ascertaining if the new event fulfils an event storm criterion; suppressing the new event if the new event fulfils the event storm criterion; transmitting the new event to the remote management application if the new event does not fulfil the event storm criterion, wherein the new event fulfils the event storm criterion if the new event matches an event received during a defined event storm time period; recording a count of a number of matching events that have been suppressed; and transmitting an event clear message relating to the matching event, if no matching event is received during a defined normal operation time period; wherein the defined normal operation time period comprises a plurality of hours, and wherein the event clear message includes details of the event that was suppressed and the number of occurrences of that event that were suppressed.