Development of a method for identifying the state of a computer system using fuzzy cluster analysis

The subject of this article is the study of methods for identifying the state of computer systems. The purpose of the article is to develop a method for identifying the abnormal state of a computer system based on fuzzy cluster analysis. Objective : to analyze methods for identifying the state of computer systems; to conduct research on the selection of source data; to develop a method for identifying the state of a computer system with a small sample or fuzzy source data; to investigate and justify the procedure for comparing fuzzy distances between grouping centers and clustering objects; to develop a software and test. The methods used in the paper: cluster analysis, fuzzy logic tools. The following results were obtained: a method was theoretically substantiated and investigated for identifying the state of a computer system with a small sample or fuzziness of the initial data, which is distinguished by the use of the method based on fuzzy cluster analysis by the refined grouping procedure. To solve the clustering problem, we used a special procedure for comparing fuzzy distances between grouping centers and clustering objects. Software was developed and testing of the developed method was performed. The quality of classification based on the ROC analysis is assessed. Conclusions . The scientific novelty of the results is as follows: a study was conducted on the selection of source data for analysis; a method for identifying the state of a computer system based on fuzzy cluster analysis using a special procedure for comparing fuzzy distances between grouping centers and clustering objects has been developed. This allowed to improve the classification quality to 22%.