Patent ID: 8583789

Claim:
A method for managing a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises multiple node apparatuses and a management apparatus for managing the multiple node apparatuses; the management apparatus holds at least one prescribed analysis rule and target event management information for managing a corresponding relationship between an event that can be detected by the management apparatus, and the prescribed analysis rule; and the prescribed analysis rule defines a relationship between a causal event constituting a cause of an occurrence of a problem, and a relevant event denoting a problem that arises as a result of the causal event, the computer system management method comprising the steps of: the management apparatus determining, in a case where a configuration change in each of the node apparatuses is detected as an event, whether or not this event is registered in the target event management information; and the management apparatus executing a prescribed process in a case where the detected event is registered in the target event management information; wherein the management apparatus: holds topology creation information for storing multiple topology creation methods for creating a topology denoting a coupling relationship among the respective node apparatuses; acquires, from the topology creation information, a prescribed topology creation method corresponding to the prescribed analysis rule; and prepares and holds the target event management information by registering the node apparatus stipulated in the acquired prescribed topology creation method, in the target event management information as a source of an event.