Distributed data gathering and aggregation agent
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1. A method for gathering and aggregating operational metrics of a plurality of members configured as an entity, comprising the steps of:
- querying an operational metric from the plurality of members; and
aggregating the operational metric from the plurality of members to form a unified result set.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for gathering and aggregating operational metrics (e.g., performance metrics, process events, health monitor state, server state) for a plurality of members as a single entity and for a plurality of entities as a singular entity. The system and method provides for operational metrics of members and entities to be aggregated and retrieved as a single result set, such that entity wide operational metrics can be acquired, monitored and displayed as a single entity.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for gathering and aggregating operational metrics of a plurality of members configured as an entity, comprising the steps of:
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querying an operational metric from the plurality of members; and
aggregating the operational metric from the plurality of members to form a unified result set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for gathering and aggregating operational metrics of a plurality of members configured as an entity to determine a status of the entity, comprising:
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monitoring member specific operational metrics from the plurality of members;
logging the member specific operational metrics to a data store;
querying the data store to retrieve the member specific operational metrics from the data store;
aggregating the member specific operational metrics to form a composite result set; and
determining the status of the entity by applying an entity based rule set to the composite result set. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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