Patent ID: 7454761
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of correlating output of distributed processes related to a computer application, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: receiving, at an output viewing process output from a first event log file, written by a first process of a plurality of distributed processes that perform one computer application, wherein the first event log file contains first event data including at least one of: receiving, at the output viewing process output from a second event log file written by a second process of the plurality of distributed processes, wherein the second event log file contains second event data including a second unique identifier for a second instance of the computer application, wherein the second unique identifier is different from any other identifier for any other instance of the computer application; determining, whether the first event data is correlated with the second event data based on whether the second unique identifier is the same as at least one of the first unique identifier and the third identifier; and presenting at least a portion of the output from the first event log file and the second event log file in response to determining whether the first event data is correlated with the second event data and based on whether the first unique identifier is the same as the second unique identifier wherein each instance of the computer application is associated with no more than one unique identifier.