Claims
- 1. A method for indicating the health status of an IT component and at least one IT subcomponent wherein each IT subcomponent is dependent on the IT component, the method which comprising the steps of:
(a) computing a component health status of the IT component; (b) computing a subcomponent health status for each IT subcomponent; (c) rendering health status of the IT component by showing a first indicator for the IT component and a second indicator for the IT subcomponents.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first indicator is a color and the second indicator is a color.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the colors are different.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein Step (a) further comprises using rules-based systems to control the computation of the health status.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein Step (b) further comprises using rules-based systems to control the computation of the health status.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein Step (a) further comprises using an algorithm to control the computation of the health status.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein Step (b) further comprises using an algorithm to control the computation of the health status.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing of Step (a) further comprises receiving a plurality of events and/or alerts from the IT component.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing of Step (a) further comprises receiving a plurality of events and/or alerts from the IT component.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing of Step (b) further comprises receiving a plurality of events and/or alerts from each IT subcomponent.
- 10. A method of assessing a status of an IT system comprising a plurality of IT components having a plurality of IT subcomponents wherein the method uses the method of indicating the health status of the IT components and subcomponents of claim 1 for each IT component.
- 11. The method of claim 10 which further comprises the step of using a graphical user interface to view the status of the IT system.
- 12. A system for indicating the health status of an IT component and at least one IT subcomponent comprising:
(a) an IT component processor capable of computing a component health status of the IT component; (b) an IT subcomponent processor capable of computing a subcomponent health status for each IT subcomponent; (c) a renderer capable of displaying the health status of the IT component by showing a first indicator for the IT component and a second indicator for the IT subcomponents.
- 13. The system of claim 12 wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are colors.
- 14. The system of claim 12 wherein the IT component processor further comprises a rules-based system to control the computation of the health status of the component.
- 15. The system of claim 12 wherein the IT subcomponent processor further comprises a rules-based system to control the computation of the health status of each subcomponent.
- 16. The system of claim 12 wherein the IT component processor and the IT subcomponent processor are the same processor.
- 17. A system of assessing a plurality of IT components wherein each IT component has a plurality of IT subcomponents, the system which comprises:
(a) the system for indicating the health status of an IT component and at least one IT subcomponent of claim 12; and (b) a graphical user interface capable of displaying the health status of each IT component and each IT subcomponent.
- 18. The system of claim 17 wherein each IT component processor and each IT subcomponent processor comprises a rules-based system to control the computation of the health status.
- 19. The system of claim 17 wherein each IT component processor and each IT subcomponent processor comprises an algorithm to control the computation of the health status.
- 20. The system of claim 17 wherein each IT component processor and each IT subcomponent processor is the same processor.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims benefit to Application Ser. No. 60/360,742 filed on Mar. 1, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60360742 |
Mar 2002 |
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