Patent ID: 7111059
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for gathering and aggregating operational metrics on a computer-readable media, comprising: a gathering and aggregation component to gather operational metric data from a plurality of member machines configured to form an array of machines and to aggregate the operational metric data into a unified result set, the operational metric data indicating one or more states of the plurality of member machines and the unified result set indicating a state of the array of machines as if the array of machines were a singular machine; an interface for providing the unified result set to a requestor as if the array of machines were a singular machine; a metric monitoring component, the metric monitoring component monitoring member specific performance metrics and employing a time aggregation component to aggregate member specific performance metrics over time; and the time aggregation component further aggregating member specific performance metrics data into data of larger time periods and larger resolutions.