Patent ID: 7412509
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A control system comprising: a control computer; and a computer monitored by said control computer; wherein said control computer includes: an interface for receiving an operation performance metric value of each of a plurality of first monitored items from said monitored computer, and a control section for, based on said operation performance metric value of said each first monitored item, determining a second monitored item and issuing an acquisition instruction instructing said monitored computer to obtain an operation performance metric value of said second monitored item, said second monitored item being associated with said each first monitored item; and wherein said monitored computer includes: an interface for receiving said acquisition instruction from said control computer, and a control section for, based on said acquisition instruction, obtaining said operation performance metric value of said second monitored item and transmitting it to said control computer, wherein when said operation performance metric value of said each first monitored item is within a risk range, the number of second monitored items is increased, thereby intensively monitoring closely related monitored items, and wherein when said operation performance metric value of said each first monitored item is outside of the risk range, the number of second monitored items is reduced, thereby not intensively monitoring closely related monitored items.