Server monitoring

• US 6,912,572 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2000
• Issued: 06/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dynatrace LLC (Dynatrace, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Syscontrol AG
• Inventors: Fischer, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Geckil, Mehmet B.
• Application Number:
  US09/614,305
• Time in Patent Office: 1,812 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44526 Plug-ins; Add-ons
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for causing a plugin to be executed, in particular for test purposes, on one or on several computers. The plugin is transmitted to at least one computer (11.1, 11.2, 11.3) through a network (2). Subsequently the plugin causes the at least one computer (11.1, 11.2, 11.3) to execute it.

Claims

1. A method to execute a plugin, comprising the steps of

transmitting, from a first computer, the plugin through a network to several computers;

transmitting, from the first computer, requests for execution of the plugin through the network to the several computers;

causing the several computers to execute the plugin;

wherein the plugin caused to be executed on the several computers causes the several computers to transmit data form monitoring purposes to a further computer connected through a network, the further computer being distinct from the first computer.

2. Computer-readable medium containing computer program code, characterized in that it is suitable for causing the several computers to execute the steps of the method in accordance with claim 1.

3. A method to execute a plugin, comprising the steps of:

transmitting, from a first computer, the plugin through a network to several computers;

transmitting, from the first computer, requests for execution of the plugin through the network to the several computers;

causing the several computers to execute the plugin;

wherein the plugin caused to be executed on the several computers causes the several computers to test a further computer, which is distinct from the first computer.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the test determines whether the further computer is reachable.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the test determines whether the further computer is operative.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the test determines whether the further computer has certain characteristics.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the test is a load test on the further computer.