Application for Failure Prediction [Windward Technologies]

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Application for Failure Prediction

Windward Technologies

RAISING THE AVAILABILITY OF SPARC(R) SYSTEMS Taking corrective action,before a system failure causes costly unexpected downtime, raises systemavailability and dependability. UNIX systems equipped with Applicationfor Failure Prediction software (AFP) from Windward Technologies canrealize a significant increase in system availability. AFP trendanalysis software delivers early notification of potential hardwarefailures to system managers, providing time to notify the serviceprovider and initiate corrective action. Through continuous monitoring,AFP can help eliminate 90 percent of unexpected downtime. INTENSIVE CAREMONITORING -- ENTERPRISE-WIDE Employing proven, state-of-the-art trendanalysis, AFP software provides continuous system monitoring so thatpotential hardware problems are identified and can be corrected beforethey cause catastrophic unexpected downtime. AFP allows you to monitor asingle system or a network of servers and workstations around the worldfrom one central location or from several locations. Non-intrusivemonitoring ensures your staff maintains positive control of operations.AFP'S LOW-RISK SOLUTION PROTECTS USER INVESTMENT AFP does not requirenew hardware or any operating system or application softwaremodifications. Because AFP software is an add-on, it is especiallyuseful for installed systems that may have already experiencedintermittent hardware failures. AFP provides a higher level ofavailability at a fraction of the cost of fault-tolerant or fault-resilient solutions. PROVEN TREND ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY The algorithms inAFP have demonstrated 93.7 percent accuracy in identifying failure trendsparticular to computer hardware an average of 160 hours prior to repairactivity. Moreover, these algorithms require only one-fifth of theevents required by classical statistical methods. AFP is the cumulativeresult of over two million dollars and twenty years of research, coupledwith the practical experience of implementing fault management in real-world environments. SCHEDULED, PRO-ACTIVE SERVICE MEANS REDUCED DOWNTIMEOnce AFP identifies a potential problem, service can be scheduled at atime convenient for both the user and the service provider. With pro-active advance notification, repairs can be made off peak time. AFP'snotifications include the symptom messages which satisfy the algorithms.This diagnosis information helps the service provider resolve the problemin a timely fashion with fewer repeat calls. AFP COMPLEMENTS ANDENHANCES EXISTING OPERATIONS The distributed client-server architectureof AFP requires less than one percent of resources on each monitorednode. The AFP server process and the user interfaces can be deployed onany other supported UNIX system on the network. AFP communicates withthe system manager via electronic mail as well as both an X-Windows GUIand a command line interface. BENEFIT SUMMARY -- Higher systemavailability and dependability via pro-active advance notice of pendinghardware failure -- Non-intrusive monitoring with no modifications andminimum overhead -- Low risk with proven technology -- Familiargraphical user interface means minimal training -- Supports existingsystems as well as planned new installations AVAILABILITY AFP Version1.0 provides support for SPARC(R) systems running Solaris(R) 1.0 or 2.3.

Language: C
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Operating Systems: Solaris Sparc 1.0,2.3,2.4

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