Method and system for monitoring the performance of computers in computer networks using modular extensions
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring the performance of a first computer coupled to a computer network, comprising:
- repeatedly obtaining performance data comprising at least one performance value using the first computer, the performance value comprising a measure of the performance of the first computer;
automatically sending the performance data from the first computer over the computer network to a second computer coupled to the computer network;
receiving the performance data at the second computer; and
passing the performance data to a first extension agent, the first extension agent operable to process the performance data.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method and system for monitoring the performance of a computer in a computer network using modular extension agents. In accordance with the method of the invention the first computer repeatedly obtains performance data including at least one performance value comprising a measure of the performance of the computer. The performance data is automatically sent over the computer network through a second computer coupled to the computer network. The second computer receives the performance data and passes the performance data to a first extension agent, wherein the first extension agent is operable to process the performance data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring the performance of a first computer coupled to a computer network, comprising:
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repeatedly obtaining performance data comprising at least one performance value using the first computer, the performance value comprising a measure of the performance of the first computer; automatically sending the performance data from the first computer over the computer network to a second computer coupled to the computer network; receiving the performance data at the second computer; and passing the performance data to a first extension agent, the first extension agent operable to process the performance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring the performance of a first computer coupled to a computer network, comprising:
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a first computer; a second computer; a computer network connecting the first and second computer; a tracking program running on the first computer and operable to repeatedly obtain performance data comprising at least one performance value, the performance value comprising a measure of the performance of the first computer, the tracking program further operable to automatically send the performance data from the first computer over the computer network to the second computer; and a dispatching program running on the second computer, the dispatching program operable to receive the performance data and pass the performance data to a first extension agent, the first extension agent operable to process the performance data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program for monitoring the performance of a first computer coupled to a computer network, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; a dispatching program stored on the storage medium, the dispatching program operable to receive performance data sent over the computer network by the first computer, the performance data repeatedly obtained by the first computer and comprising a measure of the performance of the first computer, the dispatching program further operable to pass the performance data to a first extension agent, the first extension agent operable to process the performance data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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