Patent ID: 8140913
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system monitoring apparatus for monitoring a plurality of monitoring targets in a plurality of system components, which configure a computer system, the system monitoring apparatus comprising: a storage resource that stores dependency information denoting a relationship between (1) a system component or a monitoring target inside the system component, and (2) a dependent target, which is a monitoring target inside another system component; and a processor configured to: (A) specify an intentionally shutdown system component or monitoring target as a specified system component or a specified monitoring target, respectively, based on a preconfigured shutdown schedule period; (B) specify from the dependency information, a dependent target which is dependent on the intentionally shutdown system component or monitoring target, as a specified dependent target; (C) monitor statuses of the respective monitoring targets; (D) in case an error state of a given monitoring target is detected, display an error alert on a screen for the given monitoring target for which the error state is detected, while not displaying an error alert if the given monitoring target is the specified monitoring target, the specified dependent target or the monitoring target inside the specified system component; (E) detect a normal state lasting for a predetermined period, of one or more of the intentionally shutdown system component or monitoring target within the preconfigured shutdown schedule period, as an indicator of an early end to the preconfigured shutdown schedule period.