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Method and system for monitoring and dynamically reporting a status of a remote server
Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
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Filing: 1999-03-24
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Granted: 2003-01-07
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Expires: 2019-03-24
Abstract
Abstract Methods and systems consistent with the present invention periodically collect system activity information associated with a remote server and store the information into a parameter file. The parameter file is downloaded from the remote server to a managing server where information in the parameter file is used to update a database entry. In this manner, system activity information on each remote server is collected and available from a central resource, such as the managing server. When the managing server receives a performance request from a user node, information related to selections in the request are extracted from one or more database entries. This information is used and analyzed to dynamically create an output, which provides the status of the remote server. Typically, the output (preferably a graphical output file) is then transmitted to the user node.
Inventors
- 👤 Bradley J. Casper
- 👤 Jeffrey H. Dunn
- 👤 Susan B. Hirsch
- 👤 Bryon D. Markee
- 👤 David C. Simone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/08; H04L43/0805; H04L43/0817; H04L43/04; H04L43/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of monitoring and dynamically reporting a status of a remote server; comprising: downloading system activity information from the remote server to a managing server, the system activity information indicating the status and performance of the related remote server; updating a database entry based upon the system activity information in response to downloading the system activity information; receiving a request from a user node, the request having one or more selections related to the remote server; extracting information from the database entry in response to receiving the request, the information being based upon the selections in the request; dynamically creating an output from the information in response to receiving the request, the output providing the status of the remote server; and transmitting the output to the user node so that the status and performance of the remote server is reported to the user node.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of monitoring and dynamically reporting a status of a remote server; comprising: downloading system activity information from the remote server to a managing server, the system activity information indicating the status and performance of the related remote server; updating a database entry based upon the system activity information in response to downloading the system activity information; receiving a request from a user node, the request having one or more selections related to the remote server; extracting information from the database entry in response to receiving the request, the information being based upon the selections in the request; dynamically creating an output from the information in response to receiving the request, the output providing the status of the remote server; and transmitting the output to the user node so that the status and performance of the remote server is reported to the user node.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising collecting the system activity information on the remote server downloading to the managing server.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein the collecting step further comprises collecting system activity information associated with the remote server as the system activity information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the downloading step further comprises periodically compiling system activity formation associated with the remote server into a parameter file and downloading the parameter file as the system activity information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the downloading step further comprises: collecting system activity information on the remote server, the system activity information being associated with at least one operational characteristic of the remote server; periodically compiling the system activity information into a parameter file representing the system activity information over a predefined time period; and after the predefined time period, downloading the parameter file to the managing server.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the updating step further comprises processing the system activity information into the database entry.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 6 further comprising determining the selections from the request, the selections identifying the remote server from a plurality of remote servers in a distributed computing network, the selections further identifying a selected type of system activity information; and wherein the extracting step further comprises extracting the information from the database entry, the information being related to the remote server and the selected type of system activity information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the dynamically creating step further comprises: analyzing the extracted information to determine the status of the remote server based upon the selected type of system activity information; and generating the output based upon the determined status of the remote server.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating step further comprises generating a graphical output file representing the status of the remote server.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein the analyzing step further comprises analyzing the extracted information over a selected time interval to determine the status of the remote server.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the status of the remote server includes trends related to the remote server.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for monitoring and dynamically reporting a status of a remote server within a distributed computing network, comprising: periodically collecting system activity information associated with the remote server and storing the system activity information into a parameter file; downloading the parameter file from the remote server to a managing server, the system activity information in the parameter file indicating the status and performance of the related remote server; updating at least one database entry with the system activity information; receiving a performance request from a user node, the request having a plurality of selections related to the remote server; extracting information from the at least one database entry in response to receiving the performance request, the information being based upon the selections in the performance request; and dynamically creating an output from the information in response to receiving the request, the output providing the status and performance of the remote server.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for monitoring and dynamically reporting a status of a remote server within a distributed computing network, comprising: periodically collecting system activity information associated with the remote server and storing the system activity information into a parameter file; downloading the parameter file from the remote server to a managing server, the system activity information in the parameter file indicating the status and performance of the related remote server; updating at least one database entry with the system activity information; receiving a performance request from a user node, the request having a plurality of selections related to the remote server; extracting information from the at least one database entry in response to receiving the performance request, the information being based upon the selections in the performance request; and dynamically creating an output from the information in response to receiving the request, the output providing the status and performance of the remote server.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 12 further comprising transmitting the output to the user node so that the status of the remote server is reported to the user node.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 12 , wherein the collecting step further comprises collecting system activity information associated with at least one operational characteristic of the remote server at predetermined points during a defined time period and periodically compiling the system activity information into the parameter file during the defined time period; and wherein the downloading step further comprises downloading the parameter file from the remote server to the managing server at an end of the defined time period.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the updating step further comprises processing the system activity information within the parameter file to update the at least one field within the database entry.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising determining the selections from the performance request, the selections identifying the remote server from a plurality of network elements in a distributed computing network, the selections further identifying a selected type of system activity information; and wherein the extracting step further comprises extracting the information from the at least one field within the database entry, the information being related to the remote server and the selected type of system activity information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 16 , wherein the dynamically creating step further comprises: analyzing the extracted information to determine the status of the remote server; and generating the output representing the status of the remote server over a selected time interval based upon the determined status of the remote server.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 17 , wherein the generating step further comprises generating a file as the output, the file having data representing performance trends related to the remote server.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
212 words
A system for monitoring and dynamically reporting a server status within a distributed computing network, comprising: a managing server in the distributed computing network; a remote server in communication with the managing server through the distributed computing network; a user node in communication with the managing server through the distributed computing network, the user node being capable of generating a performance request related to the remote server; a memory storage device coupled to the managing server and having a database associated with the remote server; the remote server being operative to collect system activity information associated with the server status and performance of the related remote server; and the managing server being operative to download system activity information from the remote server over the distributed computing network, update the database stored in the memory storage device to reflect the downloaded system activity information, receive the performance request from the user noted, extract information from the database based upon a plurality of parameters of the performance request, dynamically create an output file in response to the performance request using the extracted information, and transmit the output file to the user node over the distributed computing network so that the server status and performance of the remote server is reported to the user node.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
212 words
A system for monitoring and dynamically reporting a server status within a distributed computing network, comprising: a managing server in the distributed computing network; a remote server in communication with the managing server through the distributed computing network; a user node in communication with the managing server through the distributed computing network, the user node being capable of generating a performance request related to the remote server; a memory storage device coupled to the managing server and having a database associated with the remote server; the remote server being operative to collect system activity information associated with the server status and performance of the related remote server; and the managing server being operative to download system activity information from the remote server over the distributed computing network, update the database stored in the memory storage device to reflect the downloaded system activity information, receive the performance request from the user noted, extract information from the database based upon a plurality of parameters of the performance request, dynamically create an output file in response to the performance request using the extracted information, and transmit the output file to the user node over the distributed computing network so that the server status and performance of the remote server is reported to the user node.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 19 , wherein the remote server is further operative to collect the system activity information at predetermined times during a defined time period, the system activity information being associated with at least one operational characteristic of the remote server.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 20 , wherein the managing server is further operative to download the system activity information from the remote server after the defined time period.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 21 , wherein the remote server is further operative to periodically compile the system activity information into a summary file and wherein the managing server is further operative to download the summary file from the remote server.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 22 , wherein the managing server is further operative to process the system activity information within the downloaded summary file into the database.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
84 words
The system of claim 19 wherein the managing server is further operative to: determine the parameters of the performance request, the parameters identifying the remote server from a plurality of network elements in communication with the managing server over the distributed computing network, the parameters further identifying a selected type of the system activity information; and extract the information from the database, the information being related to the remote server and the selected type of the system activity information as identified using the parameters.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 24 , wherein the managing server is further operative to analyze the extracted information to determine the server status of the remote server and generate a graphical output file as the output representing the server status.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 25 , wherein the managing server is further operative to generate trend information within the output, the trend information indicating performance trends related to the remote server.
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