RC25437 (WAT1401-009) January 2, 2014 Computer Science IBM Research Report An Ontology-Based Framework for Model-Driven Analysis of Situations in Data Centers Yu Deng, Ronnie Sarkar, Harigovind Ramasamy, Rafah Hosn, Ruchi Mahindru IBM Research Division Thomas J. Watson Research Center P.O. Box 218 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA Research Division Almaden – Austin – Beijing – Cambridge – Dublin - Haifa – India – Melbourne - T.J. Watson – Tokyo - Zurich LIMITED DISTRIBUTION NOTICE: This report has been submitted for publication outside of IBM and will probably be copyrighted if accepted for publication. It has been issued as a Research Report for early dissemination of its contents. In view of the transfer of copyright to the outside publisher, its distribution outside of IBM prior to publication should be limited to peer communications and specific requests. After outside publication, requests should be filled only by reprints or legally obtained copies of the article (e.g., payment of royalties). Many reports are available at http://domino.watson.ibm.com/library/CyberDig.nsf/home .