Performing computer application trace with other operations

• US 20080155349A1
• Filed: 09/30/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Ivanov, Ventsislav, Mihailov, Georgi N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,640,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing a computer application trace without interference with other operations. An embodiment of a method includes establishing a server session for a computer application, where the computer application is operating on a computer system. A trace session is established on the computer system, the trace session being connected with the server session. A performance trace of the computer application under the trace session is enabled, and a set of trace data for the performance trace is collected, where the set of trace data to correlated with the server session.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing a server session for a computer application, the computer application operating on a computer system;

establishing a trace session on the computer system, the trace session being connected with the server session;

enabling a performance trace of the computer application under the trace session; and

collecting a set of trace data for the performance trace, the set of trace data being correlated with the server session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the trace data is correlated by limiting collection of trace data to the trace session.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the trace data is correlated by attaching an identification to the set of trace data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a second server session, the second server session overlapping in time with the server session.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer application also runs on a second computer system, further comprising enabling a performance trace of the computer application on the second computer system and collecting a second set of trace data for the performance trace, the second set of trace data being correlated with the set of trace data.

4. The method of claim 4, wherein the trace session is enabled by a call to the computer application, the call to the application including the identification.

6. The method of claim 6, wherein set of trace data does not include data for the second server session.

8. A performance trace system comprising:

an administration unit, the administration unit including a trace engine to manage performances trace of computer applications; and

a computer landscape coupled with the administration unit, the computer landscape including a computer system;

wherein the administration unit is to enable a performance trace of a computer application running on the computer system in a session with a user, the administration unit to generate a trace manager on the computer system for the performance trace; and

wherein the trace manager collects a set of trace data for the performance trace, the set of trace data being correlated with the session.

9. The performance trace system of claim 8, wherein the trace data is correlated with the session by limiting collection of trace data to the trace session.

10. The performance trace system of claim 9, wherein a second session is established on the computer system, and wherein the enablement of the performance trace does not enable the collection of trace data for the second session.

11. The performance trace system of claim 8, wherein the trace data is correlated by attaching an identification to the set of trace data.

12. The performance trace system of claim 11, wherein a second session is established on the computer system, and wherein the enablement of the performance trace enables the collection of trace data for all operations on the computer system.

13. The performance system of claim 8, wherein the computer landscape includes a second computer system, and wherein a second set of trace data collected for a performance trace of the computer program on the second computer system is correlated with set of trace data.

14. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program having instructions for a performance trace of a computer application, the instructions including:

establishing a server session for a computer application, the computer application operating in one or more computer systems;

establishing a trace session, the trace session being connected with the server session;

enabling a performance trace of the computer application under the trace session; and

collecting a set of trace data for the performance trace, the set of trace data being correlated with the server session.

15. The medium of claim 14, wherein the session of the user is an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) session.

16. The medium of claim 14, wherein the trace data is correlated by limiting collection of trace data to the trace session.

17. The medium of claim 14, wherein the trace data is correlated by attaching an identification to the set of trace data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the trace session is enabled by a call to the computer application, the call to the application including the identification.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the sequences of instructions further include instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

establishing a second server session, the second server session overlapping in time with the server session.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein set of trace data does not include data for the second server session.