DISCOVERING TIERS WITHIN AN APPLICATION

• US 20130060932A1
• Filed: 09/06/2011
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus LLC (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Micro Focus LLC (Open Text Corporation)
• Inventors: Ioffe, Nick, Ofek, Shachar, Ungar, Amichai
• Application Number:
  US13/226,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20130060932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/062 related to network traffic

Abstract

A method for discovering tiers within an application includes monitoring network traffic. A periodic report may be assembled based on the network traffic. Tiers may be discovered using the periodic report.

Claims

1. A system for discovering tiers of an application, comprising a memory device and a processor adapted to execute instructions stored on the memory device, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to:

monitor network traffic;

assemble a periodic report based on network traffic; and

discover tiers using the periodic report.

2. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to identify database queries that cause deterioration in database performance from protocol aware monitoring data within the report.

3. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to limit the amount of network traffic monitored.

4. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to aggregate data from several periodic reports to discover tiers or build a map of the application'"'"'s infrastructure.

5. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to monitor the discovered tiers.

6. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to use the discovered tiers or an application infrastructure map as a configuration to monitor network traffic.

7. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the memory device stores instructions that when executed cause the processor to send the discovered tiers or an application infrastructure map to one of a user, a component, or a probe with a request to monitor the discovered tiers.

8. A method for discovering tiers within an application, comprising, comprising:

monitoring network traffic;

assembling a periodic report based on network traffic; and

discovering tiers using the periodic report.

9. The method recited in claim 8, wherein a protocol is reverse engineered to include details of the protocol in the report.

10. The method recited in claim 8, comprising limiting the amount of network traffic monitored.

11. The method recited in claim 8, wherein the network traffic is monitored continuously and the discovered tiers create new sources of network traffic to monitor continuously.

12. The method recited in claim 8, comprising aggregating data from several periodic reports to discover tiers or build a map of the application'"'"'s infrastructure.

13. The method recited in claim 8, comprising using the discovered tiers or an application infrastructure map as a configuration to monitor network traffic.

14. The method recited in claim 8, comprising sending the discovered tiers or an application infrastructure map to one of a user, a component, or a probe with a request to monitor the discovered tiers.

15. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising code configured to direct a processor to:

monitor network traffic using a probe module;

assemble a periodic report based on network traffic using the probe module; and

discover tiers with the periodic report using an engine module.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, comprising identifying database queries that cause deterioration in database performance from protocol aware monitoring data within the report.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, comprising using a filter to limit the amount of network traffic monitored.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, comprising aggregating data from several periodic reports to discover tiers or build a map of the application'"'"'s infrastructure.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, comprising using the discovered tiers or an application infrastructure map as a configuration to monitor network traffic.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, comprising sending the discovered tiers or an application infrastructure map to one of a user, a component, or a probe with a request to monitor the discovered tiers.