Dependency visualization and fault diagnosis using multidimensional models for software offerings

摘要

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the maintenance and execution of a software offering. During operation, the system obtains model data associated with a multidimensional model of the software offering. Next, the system displays the model data to a user as a set of dependency mappings among a set of service components and a set of resources used by the software offering. Finally, the system facilitates management of the software offering through the displayed model data.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the maintenance and execution of a software offering, comprising:
obtaining model data associated with a multidimensional model of the software offering, wherein the model data includes a set of dependency mappings among a set of service components and a set of resources used by the software offering; displaying the model data to a user by using a graph, wherein the graph comprises a set of nodes representing the service components and the resources, and a set of connections corresponding to the dependency mappings; displaying the model data using a tree that comprises a root node and a hierarchy of subnodes corresponding to dependencies of the root node, wherein displaying the model data comprises indicating, within the tree, an event that affects the software offering by indicating every node in the set of subnodes that is affected by the event, the event comprising at least one of a hardware outage and scheduled hardware maintenance; receiving a selection of a level of dependency, wherein the level of dependency represents the number of dependency mappings separating a root node from another node in the displayed graph of the model data; generating a display of the model data based on the received selection of the level of dependency; and facilitating management of the software offering through the displayed model data.