Nicole E Allen

US Patent:

20070159643, Jul 12, 2007

Filed:

Jan 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/327042

Inventors:

John Bennetto - Seattle WA, US
Jon Avner - Redmond WA, US
Kevin Chase - Redmond WA, US
Nicole Allen - Kirkland WA, US
Paul Bowden - Woodinville WA, US
Weiguo Zhang - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

358001600

Abstract:

Automated multiple step tasks are executed on a computing device to analyze a computer system. A step engine performs a complex task such as troubleshooting, performance analysis, or disaster recovery as defined by an input file. The step engine parses the input file into individual steps and dispatches actions of the steps to another device for execution. The device returns a file with the results of the action. The step engine progresses through the list of steps and generates a log file representative of the actions taken and data collected during performance of the task.