Mechanism for Installing Monitoring Utilities Using Universal Performance Monitor

• US 20120084413A1
• Filed: 10/05/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat Israel Ltd. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat Israel Ltd. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Pasternak, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,355,004 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3093 Configuration details thereof, e.g. installation, enabling, spatial arrangement of the probes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring

Abstract

A universal performance monitor includes an abstraction layer for managing multiple disparate monitoring tools on one or more computing devices. During runtime of the universal performance monitor on a first computing device, the universal performance monitor establishes a secure channel between the first computing device and a second computing device. The universal performance monitor queries the second computing device via the secure channel to determine whether the second computing device includes a specified monitoring tool. Upon determining that the second computing device does not include the specified monitoring tool, the universal performance monitor causes the second computing device to obtain the specified monitoring tool from a designated location, to install the specified monitoring tool with a particular configuration, to execute the specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the first secure channel.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

establishing a first secure channel between a first computing device and a second computing device by a universal performance monitor running on the first computing device during runtime of the universal performance monitor, wherein the universal performance monitor includes an abstraction layer for managing a plurality of disparate monitoring tools on one or more computing devices;

querying the second computing device via the first secure channel to determine whether the second computing device includes a specified monitoring tool; and

upon determining that the second computing device does not include the specified monitoring tool,

causing the second computing device to obtain the specified monitoring tool from a designated location,

causing the second computing device to install the specified monitoring tool with a particular configuration, and

causing the second computing device to execute the specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the first secure channel.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first computing device includes a first operating system and the second computing device includes a second operating system that is different from the first operating system.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein causing the second computing device to obtain, install and execute the specified monitoring tool comprises:

transmitting an executable file to the second computing device and instructing the second computing device to execute the executable file, wherein the executable file includes instructions for obtaining, installing and executing the specified monitoring tool.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

querying the second computing device to determine whether the second computing device includes a particular version of the specified monitoring tool; and

upon determining that the second computing device includes an older version of the specified monitoring tool than the particular version, causing the second computing device to obtain the particular version of the monitoring tool, replace the older version of the monitoring tool with the particular version and execute the particular version of the monitoring tool.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

upon determining that the second operating system includes the specified monitoring tool, determining whether the specified monitoring tool has a specified configuration; and

when the specified monitoring tool does not have the specified configuration, causing the second computing device to reconfigure the specified monitoring tool to cause it to have the specified configuration.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a second secure channel with the second computing device by the universal performance monitor concurrent to establishing the first secure channel; and

causing the second computing device to obtain, install and execute an additional specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the additional specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the second secure channel.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a second secure channel with a third computing device by the universal performance monitor concurrent to establishing the first secure channel with the second computing device; and

causing the third computing device to obtain, install and execute an additional specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the additional specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the second secure channel.

8. A computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a method, comprising:

establishing a first secure channel between a first computing device and a second computing device by a universal performance monitor running on the first computing device during runtime of the universal performance monitor, wherein the universal performance monitor includes an abstraction layer for managing a plurality of disparate monitoring tools on one or more computing devices;

querying the second computing device via the first secure channel to determine whether the second computing device includes a specified monitoring tool; and

upon determining that the second computing device does not include the specified monitoring tool,

causing the second computing device to obtain the specified monitoring tool from a designated location,

causing the second computing device to install the specified monitoring tool with a particular configuration, and

causing the second computing device to execute the specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the first secure channel.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the first computing device includes a first operating system and the second computing device includes a second operating system that is different from the first operating system.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein causing the second computing device to obtain, install and execute the specified monitoring tool comprises:

transmitting an executable file to the second computing device and instructing the second computing device to execute the executable file, wherein the executable file includes instructions for obtaining, installing and executing the specified monitoring tool.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

querying the second computing device to determine whether the second computing device includes a particular version of the specified monitoring tool; and

upon determining that the second computing device includes an older version of the specified monitoring tool than the particular version, causing the second computing device to obtain the particular version of the monitoring tool, replace the older version of the monitoring tool with the particular version and execute the particular version of the monitoring tool.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

upon determining that the second operating system includes the specified monitoring tool, determining whether the specified monitoring tool has a specified configuration; and

when the specified monitoring tool does not have the specified configuration, causing the second computing device to reconfigure the specified monitoring tool to cause it to have the specified configuration.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

establishing a second secure channel with the second computing device by the universal performance monitor concurrent to establishing the first secure channel; and

causing the second computing device to obtain, install and execute an additional specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the additional specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the second secure channel.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

establishing a second secure channel with a third computing device by the universal performance monitor concurrent to establishing the first secure channel with the second computing device; and

causing the third computing device to obtain, install and execute an additional specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the additional specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the second secure channel.

15. A system, comprising:

a first computing device having a memory to store instructions for a universal performance monitor and a processing device to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processing device to;

establish a first secure channel with a second computing device during runtime of the universal performance monitor, wherein the universal performance monitor includes an abstraction layer for managing a plurality of disparate monitoring tools on one or more computing devices;

query the second computing device via the first secure channel to determine whether the second computing device includes a specified monitoring tool; and

upon making a determination that the second computing device does not include the specified monitoring tool, cause the second computing device to obtain the specified monitoring tool from a designated location, install the specified monitoring tool with a particular configuration, execute the specified monitoring tool, and redirect an output of the specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the first secure channel.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first computing device includes a first operating system and the second computing device includes a second operating system that is different from the first operating system.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein to cause the second computing device to obtain, install and execute the specified monitoring tool, the processing device transmits an executable file to the second computing device and instructs the second computing device to execute the executable file, wherein the executable file includes instructions for obtaining, installing and executing the specified monitoring tool.

18. The system of claim 15, further comprising the instructions to cause the processing device to:

query the second computing device to determine whether the second computing device includes a particular version of the specified monitoring tool; and

upon determining that the second computing device includes an older version of the specified monitoring tool than the particular version, cause the second computing device to obtain the particular version of the monitoring tool, replace the older version of the monitoring tool with the particular version and execute the particular version of the monitoring tool.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising the instructions to cause the processing device to:

upon determining that the second operating system includes the specified monitoring tool, determine whether the specified monitoring tool has a specified configuration; and

when the specified monitoring tool does not have the specified configuration, cause the second computing device to reconfigure the specified monitoring tool to cause it to have the specified configuration.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising the instructions to cause the processing device to:

establish a second secure channel with the second computing device concurrent to establishing the first secure channel; and

cause the second computing device to obtain, install and execute an additional specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the additional specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the second secure channel.

21. The system of claim 15, further comprising the instructions to cause the processing device to:

establish a second secure channel with a third computing device concurrent to establishing the first secure channel with the second computing device; and

cause the third computing device to obtain, install and execute an additional specified monitoring tool and to redirect an output of the additional specified monitoring tool to the first computing device via the second secure channel.