System state based diagnostic scan

摘要

In some embodiments, a local agent on a target system may evaluate current and/or historical system state information from a store (either local or remote) and dynamically adjust the level of diagnosis performed during the scan based on the evaluated state information. Individual diagnostic scans may, for example, be enabled and disabled based on the context in the store, and each scan may update the context for further evaluation. By employing such an approach, systems with a low risk profile and lacking symptoms of a problem may be scanned quickly while systems that show signs of a problem or have a high risk profile may receive a more thorough evaluation.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
evaluating a scan context of a computer system during a system scan, the scan context including state information associated with health of the computer system, the scan context including one or more of a current state or a previous state of the health of the computer system; based on results of the evaluation, configuring a first set of diagnostic scans to perform on the computer system during the system scan; performing the first set of diagnostic scans; updating the scan context with results of the first set of diagnostic scans; and evaluating the updated scan context to determine one or more additional diagnostics scans to perform during the system scan.