IP Library Granted Patent US 7,529,181
Granted Patent B2
US 7,529,181 · App. 11/006,472 · Granted May 5, 2009

Method and apparatus for adaptive monitoring and management of distributed systems

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,529,181
App. No.
11/006,472
Granted
May 5, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for providing an adaptive monitoring process for distributed system containing a plurality of detected events, each of which is associated with at least one causing event. The method comprises the steps of receiving an indication of an occurrence of at least one detected event, enabling the detection of at least one second detected event, the second detected events associated with the detected events are nominally disabled, initiating at least one process for generating at least one second causing event associated with each of the enabled second detected events and identifying selected ones of the at least one second causing events based on the occurrence of at least one corresponding one of the second detected events.

Claims (18)

1. A computer-readable media containing code thereon, said code suitable for providing an adaptive monitoring process for a distributed system, said system including a plurality of detected events, each of which is associated with at least one causing event, by providing instructions to a computing system for executing the steps of:

receiving an indication of an occurrence of at least one detected event:

responding to the at least one detected event by enabling the detection of at least one second detected event;

initiating at least one process for generating at least one second causing event associated with each of said at least one enabled second detected event;

identifying selected ones of the at least one second causing event based on the occurrence of at least one corresponding one of said at least one second detected event; and

distributing selected portions of said code among selected components of said distributed system.

2. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said at least one second causing event is associated with at least one causing event.

3. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the initiated process initiates a second process.

4. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the initiated second process is performed at a remote location.

5. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the initiated at least one process is determined based on the occurrence of at least one detected event.

6. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the initiated at least one process is determined based on at least one causing event associated with the at least one detected event occurring.

7. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , the code further providing instructions to the computing system for executing the step of:

disabling the detection of selected ones of said at least one second detected event.

8. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7 , wherein the step of disabling occurs after a predetermined time period.

9. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7 , wherein the step of disabling occurs when the indication of the occurrence of the at least one first detected event is no longer present.

10. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7 , wherein the step of disabling occurs when an indication of the occurrence of the at least one second detected event is no longer present.

11. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 7 , wherein the step of disabling occurs for each of the at least one second detected event which were not detected.

12. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1 , wherein the initiated process is a request for status information.

Assignments (12)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: VMWARE, INC.
To: VMWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 067102/0242 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (045455/0001) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
Reel/Frame 061753/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL USA L.P.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 058216/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049452/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2018
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: VMWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 046858/0845 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVENTAIL LLC; EMC CORPORATION; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL LLC; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 046800/0075 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC CORPORATION; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL LLC; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 046800/0352 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2016
From: EMC CORPORATION
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 040203/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040136/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040134/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 17, 2005
From: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ARTS INCORPORATED
To: EMC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016708/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2004
From: YARDENI, EYAL; UPADHYA, VASUDEVA
To: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ARTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 016063/0602 →