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Homewood-Flossmoor High School
High School
Dedicated to Excellence
|999 Kedzie Ave.
Flossmoor, Illinois 60422
United States
|School type
|public secondary
|School district
|Homewood-Flossmoor Community HS 233
|Dr. Von Mansfield[1]
|Dr. Ryan Pitcock[1]
|Average class size
|South Suburbs
|Campus type
| red
|Fight song
|Fight On, You Vikings, Fight!,[4] or "Vikings, Fight On!" (Only announced as such at football games)
|Athletics conference
|South Suburban Conference[4]
|Team name
|Vikings[4] (males) / Lady Vikings (females)
|Average ACT scores
|The Voyager[5]
Homewood-Flossmoor High School (H-F) is a public high school in Flossmoor, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area. The district encompasses nearly 11.5 square miles, drawing students from the communities of Homewood, Flossmoor, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, and Olympia Fields, serving school districts 153, 161 and 167.
The campus consists of a North* and South Building. The South Building contains a number of sub-buildings each assigned a letter, and includes the school's radio station (WHFH) 88.5 FM Flossmoor, television station VTV, science labs, a swimming pool, a music building, gymnasium and an auditorium. An ice rink is also located on the campus, owned by the local park district.
*The North Building's entrance and field-house is newly renovated. The 2014 Renovations included a new 200-meter track containing four full-sized basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts in the center of the track. The 9,000-sq. ft. facility also contains a state-of-the-art cardio and training equipment. Additionally, a 50-yard indoor turf has expanded the playing and practice season for a variety of field sports and activities, including football, soccer, field hockey, baseball and marching band. The project was finished in late spring 2014.
Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School site opened in 1959[6] with enrollment at 1,170 students. There were 51 classrooms, which included 10 English classes, 10 Social Science, eight Science, six Mathematics, five Foreign Language, three Physical Education, one Homemaking, three Industrial Arts, two Art, and three Music classes. A cafeteria, library and administrative area were also included.
By 1965, the school's population had nearly doubled and additional buildings were added: Auditorium (1965), G Building (1966) and E Building (1966). As growth continued, it became apparent that a major new facility was needed, and in 1971, the North Building and fieldhouse opened when the student population topped 4,000.
Following a decade of preparation and fiscal planning, in 1995 a $25 million renovation and addition program was completed: all classrooms and offices were wired for internet access; a music wing was added, providing student practice and performance; a Technology Center and numerous labs to offer computer assisted instruction were completed; the Mall Building, located mid-campus near the football field and field house, was expanded, modernized and staffed, providing athletic training and rehabilitation of student athletes; a new Olympic sized aqua-center was opened; 14 tennis courts were added; and the student-run WHFH radio and TV stations were modernized.
In 1989, football coach John Wrenn proposed District 233 adopt a mandatory drug-testing policy similar to one at two Lafayette, Indiana high schools, where a recent landmark court case decision allowed the creation of such programs.[7] H-F became the first high school in Illinois to require mandatory random drug testing for its student athletes.
In 1996, the school gained publicity when up to 20,000 people gathered on the school lawn to hear President Bill Clinton deliver a speech on education during his 1996 reelection campaign.[8][9]
In addition to being named a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education three times, the school has received Department of Education Technology Award twice.[10] In 1995, the school's technology plan was named one of the five best in the nation.[10] In spring 2013, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization granted IB World School status to Homewood-Flossmoor. H-F now joins the exclusive company of approximately 3,000 IB World Schools that dot the globe across 138 countries.
In 2008, H-F had an average composite ACT score of 21.5 and graduated 89.9% of its senior class.[3] H-F has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, the test used in the state of Illinois to fulfill mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[3] While the school overall has achieved AYP, one student subgroup has not met AYP in reading.[3]
H-F has been named one of Newsweek's top 1,000 schools on several occasions in recent years: 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009 (#1142), 2008 (#746), 2007 (#682), 2006 (#849), 2005 (#744), and 2003 (#518).[11] H-F has also been ranked as one of America's Most Challenging High Schools by the Washington Post.
H-F's Visual Arts Department was named the Best School Art Program in the state in 2013 by the Illinois Art Education Association.
Student life[edit]
H-F competes in the South Suburban Conference (SSC) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities in Illinois. Teams are stylized as the Vikings.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo.[12] Young men may compete in baseball, football, lacrosse, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading and softball.[12] While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors an ice hockey team for young men as well as field hockey and poms teams for young women.[12]
The school also offers a fencing team at a club level, which participates in the Great Lakes High School Conference every winter.
The following teams have finished in the top ten of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet:[13]
- Basketball (boys): 3rd place (1984–85); 2nd place (2003–04)
- Cross Country (boys): 2nd place (1985–86)
- Football: Semifinals (1986–87, 87–88, 92–93, 10–11); State Champions (1994–95); 2nd Place (2014–15)
- Golf (boys): 4th place (1968–69); 3rd place (1972–73, 92–93); 2nd place (1976–77); State Champions (1969–70)
- Golf (girls): 3rd place (1977–78, 87–88, 93–94, 94–95, 95–96, 99–2000); 2nd place (1976–77, 80–81, 82–83, 83–84, 88–89, 96–97, 2008–09); State Champions (1979–80, 81–82, 84–85, 85–86, 97–98, 2009–10)
- Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1971–72); 3rd place (1984–85), 2nd place (1995–96); State Champions (1996–97)
- Swimming & Diving (girls): 4th place (1986–87)
- Tennis (boys): 4th place (1975–76, 86–87); 3rd place (1992–93); 2nd place (1988–89, 91–92)
- Tennis (girls): 6th place (2015–16); 4th place (1986–87); 3rd place (1990–91, 91–92, 94–95); 2nd place (1988–89); State Champions (1989–90)
- Track & Field (girls): 6th place (2014–15); 4th place (1990–91, 98–99); 3rd place (1999–2000, 04–05)
- Volleyball (boys): 4th place (1993–94); 3rd place (1991–92)
- Water Polo (girls): 4th place (2002–03); 3rd place (2004–05)
- Cheerleading (Coed): 5th place (2015-16)
As of 2009, the girls golf team has finished in the top ten at the IHSA State Finals more than any team in state history; their six state titles is the second highest total in state history.[14]
The following activities placed in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship competition:[13]
- Chess: 4th place (1980–81); 3rd place (1978–79)
- Debate: 4th place (1965–66, 70–71); 2nd place (1974–75); State Champions (1973–74)
·DECA: Multiple state and national championships in various events including Quiz Bowl
- Drama: 4th place (1977–78, 2006–07, 2009–10); 3rd place (1989–90, 94–95, 2005–06); 2nd place (1968–69, 70–71, 78–79, 79–80, 95–96, 96–97); State Champions (1966–67, 72–73, 73–74, 74–75, 75–76, 76–77, 80–81, 81–82, 82–83, 83–84, 85–86, 87–88, 97–98, 98–99, 99–2000, 00–01, 01–02)
- Group Interpretation: 4th place (1975–76, 78–79, 81–82, 93–94, 2003–04, 05–06); 3rd place (1976–77); 2nd place (1998–99, 2007–08,2010–11); State Champions (1995–96, 99–2000, 06–07)
- Individual Events: 4th place (1966–67, 78–79, 85–86, 96–97); 3rd place (1973–74, 76–77, 77–78, 79–80, 86–87), 2nd place (1970–71, 72–73); State Champions (1967–68, 74–75, 80–81, 83–84, 2012–13)
- Speech: 2nd place (1966–67); State Champions (1967–68, 68–69, 70–71, 2013)
• Journalism: State Champions (2010, 2016)
The H-F Theatre Department has holds the record for top three finishes in Drama and Group Interpretation in Illinois, with having won 17 State Championships in Drama, alone. .[15]
International Thespian Troupe #2062[edit]
H-F's drama programs involve both curricular offerings and co-curricular productions. The quality of an H-F production is matched by few in the southern suburbs, by producing 7 Mainstage shows in a school year. Naturally, due to this reputation, H-F holds the Illinois record for State Championships in Drama, with 17 State Championships. H-F also holds the record for top three finishes in Drama and Group Interpretation.[15] HF also has 3 State Championships in Group Interpretation. Due to these unmatched accomplishments, H-F is known for having one of the most reputable theatre programs in the state, and in the nation, as HF's production of "Once on this Island" was adjudicated and selected to perform at the International Theatre Fest in Dublin, Ireland. International Theatre Festival Thespians of H-F have pursued careers from major universities such as Rutgers, Carnegie Mellon, Princeton, CCM, Juilliard, Vanderbilt along with Illinois State, and U of I
Notable faculty[edit]
- Dr. Von Mansfield is the current superintendent. He is a former NFL defensive back.[16]
- Charles J. Shields was a counselor, English teacher, and Chair of the English department (1979–97). He is the author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, the first biography written about author Harper Lee, which reached #15 on the New York Times Non-fiction Bestseller List. He has written 20 other books, primarily biographies and histories.[17]
- H-F has been home to three teachers who were given the National Golden Apple for excellence in teaching: Lawrence Baran (1995), Karen Nyberg (1998) and Dean Auriemma (2001).
- In 2011, Greg Petecki, Art teacher, was named the Secondary Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association. The school has had two other teachers who were named Illinois Teacher of the Year in their disciplines and one who was named national Teacher of the Year.
- Jon Elfner, Social Science teacher, received the 2009 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award.
- In 2011, retired Student Services Coordinator John Schwaller was given the Illinois Education Association's Human and Civil Rights Award.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Freddie Barnes, football player who holds the Division I (NCAA) record for most receptions in a single season (155).[18][19]
- Jason Benetti is a sports play-by-play announcer who calls Chicago White Sox home telecasts.
- Michael Buchanan, member of Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots; recorded first sack for Patriots during the 2013 season.
- T. J. Cummings was a UCLA and professional basketball player.
- Sophia Danenberg (1990) was the first black woman to climb Mount Everest.[20]
- Borzou Daragahi is a journalist for the Los Angeles Times. He was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and has covered events in Baghdad and Beirut.[18]
- Casey Driessen is a bluegrass fiddler and singer.[18]
- John Ely is a right-handed pitcher for the Houston Astros.
- Rockie Fresh is a hip-hop artist currently signed to MMG.
- Jack Fuller (1964) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (1986) who became editor and publisher of Tribune Company.
- Zach Fulton is an offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Chuck Garfien is a reporter and studio host for Comcast Sportsnet Chicago.
- Wes Hamilton is a former NFL offensive lineman (1976–84), playing his entire career for the Minnesota Vikings.[18]
- Nolan Harrison is a former NFL defensive lineman (1991–2000).[18]
- Eric Hillman was a major-league and Japanese league pitcher.
- Brian Kerwin (1967) is an actor whose films include Murphy's Romance, Torch Song Trilogy, King Kong Lives, The Myth of Fingerprints and 27 Dresses.
- Christine Korsgaard (1970) is a moral philosopher at Harvard.
- George Nolfi (George Lindhl) (1984) is a screenwriter and director; he directed 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau starring Matt Damon, wrote the screenplay for Ocean's Twelve and co-wrote The Bourne Ultimatum.
- Susan D. Page (1982) is the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan; she was appointed in October 2011.
- Sarah Bloom Raskin (1979), U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, confirmed in March 2014; highest-ranking woman to work at U.S. Treasury.
- Brittany Riley is a hammer thrower.[18]
- Larry Rothschild (1971) was a pitching coach for the Chicago Cubs and is currently pitching coach for the New York Yankees.[18][21][22]
- Shawnna is a rap artist.[18]
- Chad Smith is the longtime drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[23][24] Smith moved after two years and graduated from Lahser High School in Michigan.
- Julian Wright is a professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in Israel who was a first round draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, last played in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors in 2011.
- ^ a b "Contact Information". directory. Homewood-Flossmoor HS District 233. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Staff Directory". Homewood-Flossmoor HS District 233. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Illinois School Report Card" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Index of Member Schools". IHSA. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Viking Media". Homewood-Flossmoor HS District 233. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ Fleischer, Benjamin (April 15, 1995). ""The Dream Becomes Reality": The Creation of Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ Southwell, David (July 30, 1989). "Coach seeks prep drug tests". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alex (September 18, 1996). "Clinton touts school plans – Repeats promises on college aid, literacy tutors". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ Sweet, Lynn (September 17, 1996). "Clinton won't land at Meigs for today's visit". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Ken (July 16, 2003). "High school is plugged into latest technology: Homewood-Flossmoor earns accolades for incorporating devices into class instruction". Chicago Tribune. p. 28.
In 1995 the school's technology plan was voted one of the five best in the country in a competition sponsored by Electronics Learning, Scholastic Network and the National Center for Technology Planning ... Twice, the high school has received the U.S. Department of Education's Technology Award. It was one of three schools recognized last year ... The school received the Technology Award in 2002 in conjunction with the Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Award, which recognizes excellence in schools, for the third time.
- ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Homewood-Flossmoor HS Athletics". Homewood-Flossmoor Community HS District 233. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). November 16, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Table of Titles: Girls Golf". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). November 16, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ a b "Table of Titles: Drama". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). November 16, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Sutherland, M.B. (November 18, 2009). "Former Bear helps repair high-schooler's broken leg: Prep football player says he appreciated doctor's frank assessment of prospects". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
Vonzell was playing in a junior varsity football game that night, and his parents, Tina and Von Mansfield – superintendent of Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and ex-NFL player – were in the stands to cheer him on.
- ^ Mannion, Annemarie (August 8, 2006). "Ex-teacher learns lesson about Lee: Former Homewood-Flossmoor official details author's life in 'Mockingbird' biography". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
Charles J. Shields, former chairman of the English Department at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, once asked teachers to consider dropping "To Kill A Mockingbird" from their curricula.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Clark, Mike (November 12, 2008). "Homewood-Floosmoor Vikings". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Bedore, Gary (April 10, 2007). "Wright certain right time here: Former H-F star says he's leaving Kansas to pursue NBA career". Chicago Tribune.
Wright, a Homewood-Flossmoor product who averaged 12.7 points and 6.3 rebounds his sophomore season at Kansas, first dreamed of playing in the NBA ...
- ^ Mullady, Carly A. (February 3, 2008). "Never underestimate yourself, and never let others underestimate you". SouthtownStar.
- ^ "Larry Rothschild Pitching Coach". MLB. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ Shpigel, Ben (November 19, 2010). "Yankees Pick Larry Rothschild as Pitching Coach". The New York Times.
- ^ "Chad Smith". Homewood Flossmoor High School. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Chad Smith Biography". TheChiliSource.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School, official site
- "The Dream Becomes Reality": The Creation of Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School, Student Paper in Mr. Pyne's United States history class composed for the Chicago Metro History Fair


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Determinants of bone mineral density in older men
Version of Record online: 3 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650101121
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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Volume 10, Issue 11, pages 1769–1777, November 1995
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Glynn, W. N., Meilahn, E. N., Charron, M., Anderson, S. J., Kuller, L. H. and Cauley, J. A. (1995), Determinants of bone mineral density in older men. J Bone Miner Res, 10: 1769–1777. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.5650101121
Publication History
- Issue online: 3 DEC 2009
- Version of Record online: 3 DEC 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 10 JUL 1995
- Manuscript Revised: 30 JUN 1995
- Manuscript Received: 2 FEB 1995
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- University of California at San Francisco
- United States Public Health Service. Grant Numbers: AR35582, AR35858, HL40489, T32 AG00181–05
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Osteoporosis is a significant health problem and contributor to disability and premature mortality among older men. Incidence rates for hip fracture have stabilized in women, but continue to increase in men. A major risk factor for hip fracture is bone mineral density level. The determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) are well defined in women, but not in men. The primary goal of the current research was to increase our understanding of the determinants of BMD of the proximal femur in a large community-based sample of older male volunteers. Eligibility requirements included age of 50 years or older, ambulatory, and not having undergone a bilateral hip replacement. Five hundred twenty-three men, mean age 66.6 years, met all eligibility requirements and participated in the Study of Osteoporotic Risk in Men or STORM. Information on demographics, medical history, anthropometry, leisure-time and occupational physical activity, muscular strength, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary calcium intake, and medication use (thiazide diuretics and glucocorticoids) were obtained by questionnaire, interview, and examination. BMD of the proximal femur (femoral neck, greater trochanter, and Ward's triangle) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry using the Hologic QDR-1000 and QDR-2000. The cross-sectional determinants of BMD included age, blond hair color, current body weight, thiazide diuretic use, historical physical activity, and quadriceps strength. Several variables commonly thought to be determinants of BMD were not related to BMD in this population of older men, including current cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, current leisure-time physical activity, dietary calcium intake, vitamin D use, and caffeine intake. However, failure to find associations among BMD and some of the potential determinants may be due to lack of statistical power. Identification of the determinants of BMD could lead to the development of interventions aimed at maximizing BMD in men and could potentially decrease the risk of hip fractures.


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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to monitoring computer systems and, more particularly, to comprehensive and user-friendly monitoring tools for system managers of information technology (IT) systems.
2. Discussion of Background
Information technology (IT) systems need monitoring in order for the IT systems to work properly. The behavior of IT systems also needs analysis in order to predict any future problems or failures. Monitor systems typically display status information of an IT system on a web page for example. Unfortunately, monitor systems have lacked a comprehensive user-friendly framework that allows system managers to easily detect and predict current and potential system problems.
It has been recognized that what is needed is a monitor system that allows system managers to easily detect and predict current and potential system problems. Broadly speaking, the present invention fills these needs by providing a comprehensive system and method for monitoring processes of an information technology (IT) system. It should be appreciated that the present invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a process, an apparatus, a system, a device or a method. Several inventive embodiments of the present invention are described below.
In one embodiment, a system for monitoring processes of an information technology (IT) system is provided. The system comprises a monitor agent configured to collect performance and availability metrics associated with at least one of a host machine, a network, an operating system, a database, and an application; a data loader, wherein the monitor agent is further configured to transmit the metrics to the data loader; an escalation server configured to receive and manage alerts generated by the monitor agent, and further configured to group an alert entering the escalation server into a resource group; and an analysis tool including an analysis tool application configured to assist a system manager in visualizing and understanding the performance of the information technology system through the use of at least one of a visual graph, a performance report, a real-time operating status, and a system health report. A document center is provided that captures, in a central repository, performance reports, system health reports and any other documentation required by the user. Key performance indicators (KPI) is provided to rollup data from multiple hosts to provide a summary analysis of performance across all of those hosts.
In another embodiment, a method of monitoring processes of an information technology (IT) system is provided. The method comprises collecting via a monitor agent performance and availability metrics associated with at least one of a host machine, a network, an operating system, a database, and an application; transmitting the metrics from the monitor agent to a data loader; transmitting alerts from the monitor agent to an escalation server, wherein the escalation server is configured to group an alert entering the escalation server into a resource group; and analyzing the metrics and alerts using an analysis tool that includes an analysis tool application configured to assist a system manager in visualizing and understanding the performance of the information technology system through the use of at least one of a visual graph, a performance report, a real-time operating status, and a system health report.
The invention encompasses other embodiments of a system, a method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium, which are configured as set forth above and with other features and alternatives.
The present invention will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. To facilitate this description, like reference numerals designate like structural elements.
An invention for a system and method for monitoring processes of an information technology (IT) system is disclosed. Numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be understood, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without some or without all of these specific details.
General Overview
The computer system of the present invention is a comprehensive software framework, which provides monitoring, analysis, and management capabilities for client servers and applications through a multi-tier architecture. The various components of this system are designed to be secure, highly available, fault-tolerant, extensible and scaleable.
The monitoring and measurement capabilities start with the monitor agent 102, a remote agent installed on the host machine. The agent continuously measures the availability and performance of the host operating system, as well as its services and applications. These metrics are in turn forwarded to the data loader 104, where they are then processed and made available for the framework analysis applications. The monitor agent 102 may be configured to run on any industry accepted or widely used operating system. Accordingly, the system is platform agnostic.
In addition, the monitor may be configured with thresholds for certain metrics, which, when exceeded, trigger alerts that are sent to the alert escalation server 106. The alert escalation server 106 utilizes a highly configurable set of rules that determine the notification frequency, escalation path and recipients of each received alert.
The software framework also provides a robust set of tools to analyze as well as manage the large amount of raw data generated by the monitor. The data analysis tools 109 serve to aggregate and condense the data for use in a variety of analysis formats. These tools include automatically generated performance analysis reports 110, key performance indicators (KPI) 112, on-demand trend graphing capability, and real-time status reports on the health of the client system.
Another set of tools serve to manage the activity of the monitoring system, which are grouped as the management tools 113. Generally speaking, these tools enable the administration of the configuration of the alert escalation system as well as interacting with the operation of the alert system itself, allowing users to search, close, suspend and acknowledge escalations generated by the monitor agents.
The Monitor Agent
The primary function of the monitor agent 102 is to collect performance and availability metrics on the host machine and report them to the data loader 104. In the event that the monitor agent 102 encounters a measurement or a trend in measurements that exceeds a configured performance threshold or performance trend rule, the monitor agent 102 is also able to generate an alert, which is sent to and handled by the alert escalation server 106.
The monitor agent 102 is run as a daemon process and loops through a list of metrics to collect data, as dictated by a time interval specified in the monitor agent's configuration file. The monitor agent 102 itself is designed to be a generic monitoring tool that provides a set of facilities or application program interface (API) for reporting metrics and handling alerts. However, the metrics themselves are collected by a set of specialized monitor classes, which are loaded, initialized, and executed by the monitor agent 102 during run-time. In this manner, the agent may be extended to collect additional metrics with little impact on the existing code. The monitor agent 102 also monitors text based log files and generates alerts based on pattern matches or pattern match frequencies which exceed a configured performance threshold.
At specified intervals, the monitor agent 102 executes the monitor method of each configured monitoring class, aggregating the complete set of measurements to report back to the data loader server 104. This set of data is serialized into an extensible markup language (XML) stream for transport via either hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP or HTTPS) or simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP). SMTP is usually configured as a backup protocol to HTTP or HTTPS for fault-tolerance. In the event that neither protocol succeeds, messages are spooled by the agent until a connection can be re-established. At that time the backlog is gradually processed until clear.
As the agent processes each set of metrics, the metric values are compared to the configured alert thresholds. Two distinct thresholds may be set, one for a "warning" condition and another for a "critical" condition. Should either of these thresholds be exceeded, the agent will construct an alert message, serialized in an XML stream, and send it to the Alert Escalation Server via HTTP or HTTPS. Should the alert fail to be received for whatever reason, the alert will then be transmitted through SMTP as part of a failsafe notification mechanism.
The data transport relationship established between the monitor agent 102 and the data loader 104 is based on the design pattern idea of Proxy/Adapter pairs, where a data loader API proxy exists for each transport protocol. The protocol adapter on the data loader 104 is responsible for deserializing the XML message sent by the proxy and executing the requested operation. This enables a flexible and extensible transport mechanism for communication.
The Data Loader
The data loader 104 is responsible for receiving metric raw data reports transmitted by the remote monitor agents by way of either HTTP or HTTPS or SMTP. For HTTP messages, the XML stream is received and deserialized by a perl module written for the Apache mod_perl environment. As each metric is received, it is stored in the database and related with the same metrics collected earlier from that same host. An in-memory caching system is used to lookup these metric-host groupings while minimizing database traffic.
Metrics are described within the data repository 108 according to a hierarchical metric taxonomy, which conceptually relates classes of metrics with one another. For example, all data related to the host operating system are differentiated from data related to hosted applications. Furthermore, each of these branches is further refined and classified into sections—Disk activity and CPU activity within the operating system branch for example. These metric paths are in turn associated with individual hosts for which corresponding data is collected. In this way, collected data can be cataloged to a particular path and host and retrieved for subsequent analysis.
The individual metric data paths that describe the data gathered for a host are also tied to the notion of a generic data path, which are not tied to any host but rather describe a general family of data paths. An example of such a data path might be all measurements related to the Apache web server or perhaps all metrics related to disk swapping activity.
This process is how the raw data for monitored hosts gets stored in the data repository 108. In addition, status information from the latest metric received is stored as a means to display real-time system health information through the data analysis tools 109.
As mentioned above, the HTTP Data Loader has a parallel component in the form of a stand-alone daemon which continuously scans a mail spool for incoming messages via SMTP. The operation of this daemon is, in all other respects, the same as the HTTP loader. The two symmetric processes correspond to the protocol adapters for each proxy/adapter pair in the system.
The HTTP Loader is also extremely fault-tolerant. In the event the process is interrupted or an exception is encountered during the processing of a message, the message is redirected to the SMTP spool for deferred processing. In the event of a performance degradation, the HTTP loader will also run in an "economy" mode, which defers message processing to the SMTP spool for resource conservation until normal operating conditions resume.
Because SMTP processing is by nature asynchronous, the existence of this fallback processing mechanism ensures a minimum level of availability given potentially fluctuating system resources.
Alert Escalation Server
The alert escalation server 106 is the framework system responsible for receiving and managing the alerts generated by the monitor agents 102. Alerts entering the framework are grouped together by the type of resource generating the alert. These groupings are called resource groups. Examples of resource groups may include database related alerts, application related alerts or operating system alerts. These resource groupings, when assigned to a host and a list of alert recipients, allow the creation of escalation paths, which represent the lifecycle of an alert incident for a monitored host.
The escalation paths are defined by a sequence of path steps, which progress the alert through its lifecycle. At each sequential step in the path, if the alert is not resolved, the escalation will progress to the next step and alert the people responsible for alerts at that step of the cycle. In this manner, alerts can evolve in scope, reach and urgency depending on their duration and origin. Subsequently received alerts, if originating from the same host for the same resource group are grouped in with the open escalation since they are related to the first alert.
The alert escalation server 106 is governed by two principle processes, the alert adapter and the alert sweeper. The alert adapter is a mod_perl Apache process, primarily responsible for receiving the serialized XML stream from monitor agents, which signal a problem requiring resolution. Upon receiving an alert, the alert adapter will first check to see if the alert is part of an already open escalation. Should an escalation already be open for the alert's resource group and host, the alert will be bundled with the open escalation and alert notifications will continue to be generated as prescribed by the escalation path steps.
However, if the alert received does not have an already open escalation, a new escalation will be opened on behalf of the alert, which will start a lifecycle of notifications for this and all subsequent related alerts. In this initial treatment of the alert, an immediate notification is usually sent out to the appropriate parties to indicate that a new alert has been received and that an escalation process has been started. In the event that the adapter encounters an exception during any of part of this process, the adapter sends an error code back to the sending monitor (in the form of an HTTP response), which describes the nature of the error encountered. The monitor will then failsafe the alert along with the reason that the initial alert notification attempt failed.
The alert sweeper is responsible for managing the escalations that have been opened by the alert adapter. Managing escalations entails sending out alert notifications according to the defined intervals at each step as well as advancing escalations to subsequent steps when needed. If an escalation has been manually suspended for any length of time, the sweeper will also see if the suspension duration has expired and the escalation path should be resumed. The alert sweeper will also automatically close escalations in the event that the resource that generated the alert starts sending in normal, signaling that the problem has been resolved. Management of the escalation will also check to see if the host or a group of hosts in question is being maintained (a configuration option), which has the effect of suppressing alert notifications as well as escalations.
The Analysis Tools
The analysis tools are a collection of processes, which collaborate to assist managers in visualizing and understanding the performance of their systems through the use of visual graphs, performance reports, real-time operating status and system health. The function of key performance indicators (KPI) 112 is to rollup data from multiple hosts to provide a summary analysis of performance across all of those hosts. The technologies required to generate these products include the data aggregation process, the custom graphing engine, the reporting engine and the web portal.
The analysis process starts with the conversion of raw measurement data into aggregated data for various time intervals. Aggregated data records various aspects of the raw data sets for a given duration, including its minimum, maximum, mean, median, standard deviation, skew, kurtosis and percentile data. This condensed raw data facilitates the manipulation and presentation of measurement data by the tools mentioned above. This process is driven by the rollup daemon, a scaleable, distributable sub-system, which processes incoming raw data and summarizes it according to time intervals specified by the metric's assigned generic data category. Once this data has been condensed, it is then available for use by the graphing engine and reporting engine for analysis.
The graphing engine is a collection of perl modules, which provide a programmatic interface to easily map and manipulate metric data, grouped by data category, into data files and graph definitions. Note the present invention is not limited to the perl scripting language. The programmatic interface may provided by another language, such as C, C++, Java, or any other suitable language.
The files can then be used by a custom designed java-based graphing engine to generate sophisticated visualizations of the metric data. By creating definitions for these graphs, managers can see performance trends of their systems as well as establish visual comparative relationships by grouping related metric data and systems.
The graphing system is used by both the reporting engine as well as the portal for presenting analysis information to system managers.
The reporting engine processes re-usable text templates, which describe the compositional elements of a performance analysis report. These templates provide a structure for describing not only creating descriptive text for the report, but also for generating various types of graphs with the graphing engine as well as a structured language for heuristically generating data analysis depending on the data's characteristics. This allows the reporting engine to easily generate very detailed and descriptive reports on the performance of a host's operating system or application as well as provide analysis on the data presented to make recommendations for improving performance or availability.
The last system component of the suite of analysis tools is the portal, which contains abilities to present real-time and historical system performance information on-demand through a graphical web-based user interface.
The system presents the portal user with a high-level summary of the status or health of the various servers that are currently being monitored. A color-coded system of red, yellow and green quickly alerts her to the overall status and which group of hosts has any outstanding issues. In order to quickly locate the source of the problem, or just to view the general condition of server metrics that are performing within acceptable thresholds, the user may utilize a "tree-menu" or collapsible menu, which allows a quick navigation through the hierarchy of metric data being monitored for that host.
Next to each leaf of the hierarchy is the most current measurement value for that particular metric. In addition, by selecting that metric, the user is then able to graph the historical data for that metric over any specified length of time, which uses the system graphing engine API. These graphs can further be manipulated to contain multiple metrics (for comparative analysis) and/or multiple hosts.
An additional feature of the system is a document center that captures, in a central repository, performance reports, system health reports and any other documentation required by the user.
Key Performance Indicators
The system framework supplies many ways to view and analyze the raw data collected by the monitor agent. However, up until this point, the analysis tools focused solely on specific metrics for specific hosts. The ability of the system framework to report on data aggregated by host groups has not yet been discussed. This logical grouping of metrics across hosts may be referred to as "key performance indicators" (KPI) 112. KPI 112 is very useful for performance analysis as it allows one to quickly measure the performance of overall system application function, availability and health.
For example, a key performance indicator that a user may be interested in tracking is the availability of a web-based application. Using KPI 112, the user may quickly see the overall health of the application as KPI 112 tracks the system health of all the critical components involved, from the database server, the application servers, the web servers and load balancers. Should any of these components become unavailable, KPI 112 is capable of inferring that the entire application has been compromised.
In addition, KPI 112 is useful for capacity analysis and planning. Because KPI 112 is capable of aggregating metrics across groups of hosts, planners can quickly see the amount of disk, CPU and memory utilization and the trends associated with each for their entire hosting environment.
The logical groupings KPI 112 uses to aggregate a set of metrics may be referred to as a "service group". Service groups may contain other service groups but are primarily composed of one or more host data metrics. Should any of the member metrics show a warning or critical status, the overall status of the service group may be affected, which changes the state of the service group's availability. In addition, service groups serve as the basic unit for aggregating core metrics, including CPU, disk, and memory usage. These core metrics may be referred to as "KPI metrics". These KPI metrics are calculated for their related service groups and stored over time according to a specified frequency.
The service group hierarchy and associated data is populated using a web-based interface, accessible from the system administrative portal. Using this interface, administrators can create service groups, specify which KPI metrics should be tracked for each group and also create an availability definition composed of host metrics, which will be used in calculating the service group's overall availability.
Management Tools
The management tools primarily consist of alert management interfaces available from the portal. The management console allows portal users to interact and manage most levels of the alert escalation server, including the ability view, acknowledge, suspend, or close escalations and their associated alerts, as well as the administrative components of creating and editing escalation paths and their lifecycle. In addition to these escalation and alert management tools, users also have the capability to suppress the alert system altogether by creating and maintaining host maintenance windows, which effectively tell the alert escalation system to ignore alerts generated by that host.
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Portions of the present invention may be conveniently implemented using a conventional general purpose or a specialized digital computer or microprocessor programmed according to the teachings of the present disclosure, as will be apparent to those skilled in the computer art.
Appropriate software coding can readily be prepared by skilled programmers based on the teachings of the present disclosure, as will be apparent to those skilled in the software art. The invention may also be implemented by the preparation of application specific integrated circuits or by interconnecting an appropriate network of conventional component circuits, as will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
The present invention includes a computer program product which is a storage medium (media) having instructions stored thereon/in which can be used to control, or cause, a computer to perform any of the processes of the present invention. The storage medium can include, but is not limited to, any type of disk including floppy disks, mini disks (MD's), optical disks, DVD, CD-ROMS, micro-drive, and magneto-optical disks, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, DRAMs, VRAMs, flash memory devices (including flash cards), magnetic or optical cards, nanosystems (including molecular memory ICs), RAID devices, remote data storage/archive/warehousing, or any type of media or device suitable for storing instructions and/or data.
Stored on any one of the computer readable medium (media), the present invention includes software for controlling both the hardware of the general purpose/specialized computer or microprocessor, and for enabling the computer or microprocessor to interact with a human user or other mechanism utilizing the results of the present invention. Such software may include, but is not limited to, device drivers, operating systems, and user applications. Ultimately, such computer readable media further includes software for performing the present invention, as described above.
Included in the programming (software) of the general/specialized computer or microprocessor are software modules for implementing the teachings of the present invention, including, but not limited to, collecting via a monitor agent performance and availability metrics, transmitting the metrics from the monitor agent to a data loader, transmitting alerts from the monitor agent to an escalation server, and analyzing the metrics and alerts using an analysis tool, according to processes of the present invention.
In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
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The print used for the Image DVD is not perfect. The main problem is that towards the end of the film, the right hand edge of the picture has been damaged so that white marks appear on the print. This only affects a small portion of the picture, but it is a little bit distracting. For the most part however, the print is clear and sharp. Even when there is some damage, the rest of the picture is fine.Read more ›
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