Patent ID: 8965905
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for discovering relationships between data processing environment components, the method comprising: detecting, using one or more processors, whether a log entry in a set of log entries references a combination of the data processing environment components, the combination of components including a first component and a second component present in a data processing environment, the data processing environment comprising hardware, wherein a data processing environment component provides a functionality of the data processing environment, and wherein the log entry comprises a record of an event occurring in the data processing environment; determining, using the one or more processors, a type of the log entry; assigning, using the one or more processors, a weight to the log entry according to the determined type; combining, using the one or more processors, the weight of the log entry with a second weight of a second log entry to form a cumulative weight; determining, using the one or more processors, a strength level for which the cumulative weight qualifies; comparing the cumulative weight to at least one strength level threshold, wherein the at least one strength level threshold is specified in a hierarchy of a set of types of log entries, and wherein the hierarchy organizes the set of types of log entries according to at least one weight threshold, wherein the at least one strength level threshold is proportional to the at least one weight threshold; and assigning, using the one or more processors, the strength level to a relationship between the combination of components.