Patent application EP16173813A (EP), filed 2016-06-09
Publication number: EP3255563A1
Title: METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING CHANGES FOR A SERVER SYSTEM
Abstract: A method and systems for monitoring changes for a server system (200) are disclosed. All data contents, for a first time point, of a dataset of the server system are obtained (102, 502), and all data contents for a second time point of the dataset are also obtained (104, 504). The first time point contents of the dataset are compared (106, 506) with the second time point contents of the dataset. The comparison is then used to determine a change for the server system between the first and second time points. The first time point contents of the dataset may be stored (505) and, following the steps of comparing and using the comparison, a record (510) of the change determined may be stored, and the stored first time point contents of the dataset discarded (514).
IPC codes: G06F  17/    30            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A computer-implemented method of monitoring changes for a server system (200), comprising:
number: 2
text: A method according to Claim 1, comprising:
number: 3
text: A method according to Claim 2, comprising, following the step of storing the record of the change determined, discarding (514) the stored first time point contents of the dataset.
number: 4
text: A method according to Claim 2 or Claim 3, comprising:
number: 5
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the step of comparing comprises determining a difference between the respective time point contents of the dataset,
and wherein the step of using the comparison comprises noting the determined difference as the change for the server system between the respective time points.
number: 6
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the steps of obtaining all data contents comprise duplicating all data contents, for the respective time point, of the dataset of the server system.
number: 7
text: A method according to Claim 6, wherein the server system is operated on a first hardware system (300), the method comprising:
number: 8
text: A method according to any preceding claim, comprising, following determining the change for the server system between the respective time points, generating an alert reporting said change.
number: 9
text: A method according to any preceding claim, comprising:
number: 10
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the server system is a database system, and comprises: a database (410); and a database management system (430).
number: 11
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the data contents comprise data relating to one or more of: data objects; schema; size; status; access history; synchronisation; replication; operating system; and management parameters of a database of the server system.
number: 12
text: A system (310) for monitoring changes for a server system (200), comprising a processor configured to carry out the method of any preceding claim.
number: 13
text: A system for monitoring changes for a server system (200), comprising:
number: 14
text: A computer program application, or a computer readable medium comprising computer program code, adapted, when loaded into or run on a computer or processor, to cause the computer or processor to carry out a method according to any of the Claims 1 to 11.
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-12-13
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2015149411A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2008114718A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2008114718
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2015149411
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2017-12-13)