Patent ID: 7509343
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for collecting system performance metrics from a plurality of monitored systems and reporting the collected metrics to a requesting client system comprising: collecting the system performance metrics from the plurality of monitored systems; storing the collected system performance metrics to a database; receiving query parameters from the requesting client system; querying the database for the collected system performance metrics, using the received query parameters; composing resulting system performance metrics into a file that is configured with a format specific to a type of operating system software utilized by a modeling software external to the plurality of monitored systems that receives the file as an input; determining whether to validate the file based on requirements of the external modeling software; when validation is required, validating whether the format of the file is accurate according to an operating system installed on the plurality of monitored systems; and when no validation is required, proceeding without validation and delivering the file to the requesting client system.