Monitoring Apparatus Resource State Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In information processing systems, monitoring apparatuses face inefficiencies due to increased processing load when all devices are set as monitoring targets, leading to ineffective management and potential missed alerts from unmonitored important devices.
Innovation Solution
Implement a method where the monitoring apparatus acquires resource information from devices, manages their monitoring states (always monitored, semi-monitored, or non-monitored), and automatically prompts users to adjust these states based on resource changes, ensuring only necessary devices are continuously monitored.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all devices are set as monitoring targets, then comprehensive monitoring coverage is achieved, but processing load of the monitoring apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments devices into three categories: monitoring targets (always monitored), semi-monitoring targets (monitored only when resource changes occur), and non-monitoring targets (not monitored). This segmentation resolves the contradiction by selectively applying monitoring resources only where necessary, reducing overall processing load while maintaining essential monitoring coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of continuously monitoring all devices (excessive action), the patent applies partial monitoring only to devices with resource changes. This partial action approach reduces processing load while still achieving adequate monitoring coverage for devices that actually need it.
2Power
If only specific devices are set as monitoring targets, then processing load is reduced, but important devices may be overlooked
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary acquisition of resource information for all devices and stores it. When resource changes are detected, the system proactively transitions devices from semi-monitoring to full monitoring status. This preliminary action ensures that important devices are not overlooked, as any resource change automatically triggers appropriate monitoring responses.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors resource information and provides feedback by detecting changes. When changes are detected in semi-monitoring targets, the system automatically adjusts monitoring status. This feedback mechanism ensures that important devices are dynamically added to monitoring targets, preventing them from being overlooked while maintaining low processing load during stable periods.
3Measurement precision
If monitoring state is manually adjusted, then monitoring accuracy is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting resource changes and transitioning devices between monitoring states without requiring manual user intervention. This maintains monitoring accuracy through automated state adjustments while significantly reducing operation complexity and user burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from resource information monitoring to automatically adjust monitoring states. When resource changes are detected, the system autonomously determines whether to transition devices between monitoring, semi-monitoring, and non-monitoring states. This feedback-driven automation achieves accurate monitoring state management while eliminating complex manual operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A monitoring apparatus communicatively coupled to one or more devices forming an information processing system manages each of the devices by setting the device to be in any one of monitoring states including a monitoring target to be always monitored, a semi-monitoring target to be determined if there is a change in resources and a non-monitoring target being neither the monitoring target nor the semi-monitoring target. The monitoring apparatus newly acquires resource information on a device whose monitoring state is currently set to be the monitoring target or the semi-monitoring target, and determines if any of the resources of the device is changed on the basis of the newly acquired resource information, the resource information acquired last time, and a determination condition. When determining that any of the resources has been changed, the monitoring apparatus outputs a screen prompting a change of the monitoring state of the device.