Patent ID: 6237114
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of monitoring a monitored computer system, comprising:determining if a condition exists in current state information stored in a first storage location in a monitoring computer system, the current state information indicating a state of hardware and software components and operating conditions of the monitored computer system during a first time period, and wherein the current state information is represented as a tree structure, the tree structure including component information which represents the hardware and software components and operating conditions of the monitored computer system, the component information being extracted from diagnostic data provided by the monitored computer system;retrieving component information related to the condition from the current state information when the condition is determined to exist;presenting the component information on a display device;providing a third storage location storing previous state information relating to the monitored computer system, the previous state information being represented as another tree structure, representing a state of the monitored computer system during a second time period, the second time period being different from the first time period; andtraversing the other tree structure to identify a missing component in the tree structure of the current state information and providing an indication of the missing component.