Patent ID: 7472397
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method to correlate and consolidate a plurality of events, comprising: consolidating each every one of the plurality of events to form a multi personality event, wherein one of the plurality of events is emitted in response to an incident affecting an event producer, wherein each event is emitted from a respective one of a plurality of components which form the event producer; forming the multi-personality event in an event producer adapter that is distinct from the event producer, wherein forming the multi-personality event comprises serially appending complete details contained in each event to a first multi-personality event formed by two events in a smart event adapter, each remaining event being appended using a separate smart event adapter for each remaining event, and wherein forming the multi-personality event comprises appending a reference to each event in forming the multi-personality event for accessing each of the events when doing a detailed diagnosis of the incident; and providing the multi-personality event to an event consumer.