In this chapter, we propose a web-based management tool for maintaining computers in a LAN environment. The proposed tool has two main features. One function is to detect hardware faults by utilizing Cacti [1]. Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool (Round Robin Database Tool)’s data storage and graphing functionality. The other function is to detect software errors from abnormal state messages appearing in system LOG files not only in the operating system (OS) but also in the application software. The system finds abnormal states using diagnostic rules that are extracted by automatically de- fined groups (ADG) [2, 3]. Moreover, the developed system notifies administrators by sending an e-mail if it finds an abnormal state in the hardware or software. The developed system is successfully operated in university computer labs with more than 300 computers and 20 servers, without any human monitors.
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Ichimura, T., Kurosawa, Y., Hara, A., Mackin, K.J. (2008). An Intelligent Maintenance System with Open Source Software. In: Huang, X., Chen, YS., Ao, SI. (eds) Advances in Communication Systems and Electrical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74938-9_13
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