Patent ID: 7430598
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G16H,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method that facilitates monitoring health of a networked system, comprising: obtaining system information from at least one computing device on the networked system based at least in part on aggregation rules, the system information includes at least one of at least one of system health data, system usage data or system performance data, the system information obtained from at least one of a health monitor alert, a registry, a running process or logs; aggregating the obtained information to provide at least one average value for one or more desired data parameters included in the obtained system information; storing the aggregated information in a data store; providing automatic control of the at least one computing device based at least in part on the aggregated system information and control parameters that specify control responses, the control responses include at least one of default control responses or programmed control responses selected based upon the aggregated system information; presenting reports in accordance with report parameters, the reports include the aggregated information, at least one of the presented reports comprising recommendations for setting health monitor alert value; and notifying at least one user of a condition identified in the aggregated information, the notification is based at least in part on contact rules that specify conditions that require notifications and identities of the at least one user.