DATA LAYERING IN A NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for managing a network of computing devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, through a user interface, a plurality of data layer parameters comprising identifications of network operation information and a start time for obtaining the network operation information;
collecting, at a collector component of a network management system, a raw data network information feed comprising machine sourced information from one or more devices of the network of computing devices and human sourced information from the one or more third party systems in communication with the network management system;
correlating a portion of the raw data network information feed with the identifications of network operation information and the start time of the received plurality of data layer parameters;
storing the portion of the raw data network information feed as a layer of network data in a storage device;
receiving a search query from a user of the network management system through the user interface, the search query comprising an indication of an aspect of the raw data network information stored as the layer of network data in the storage device;
accessing the layer of network data in the storage device based on the received search query to obtain a portion of the layer of network data corresponding to the search query; and
providing the portion of the layer of network data corresponding to the search query to the user of the network management system.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for summarizing large amounts of data over time into one or more data layers. The systems and methods provide for storing data from a large data feed, which may include machine-sourced and human-sourced information, into one or more layers that are defined by layer parameters. A user of an interface may provide various parameters that define the portion or portions of the raw data feed to be included in the layer. With the received parameters, the system may analyze the raw data feed as it is received at the monitoring or collecting system to identify instances of data that match the received parameters. Through the system, data from a large raw data feed is searched and made available to a network administrator for easier management of the network without consuming vast network resources and administrator time.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for managing a network of computing devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, through a user interface, a plurality of data layer parameters comprising identifications of network operation information and a start time for obtaining the network operation information; collecting, at a collector component of a network management system, a raw data network information feed comprising machine sourced information from one or more devices of the network of computing devices and human sourced information from the one or more third party systems in communication with the network management system; correlating a portion of the raw data network information feed with the identifications of network operation information and the start time of the received plurality of data layer parameters; storing the portion of the raw data network information feed as a layer of network data in a storage device; receiving a search query from a user of the network management system through the user interface, the search query comprising an indication of an aspect of the raw data network information stored as the layer of network data in the storage device; accessing the layer of network data in the storage device based on the received search query to obtain a portion of the layer of network data corresponding to the search query; and providing the portion of the layer of network data corresponding to the search query to the user of the network management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing a computer network, the system comprising:
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a communication port for communication with one or more devices of the computer network and one or more third party systems; a collector component receiving a raw data network information feed comprising machine sourced information from the one or more devices of the computer network and human sourced information from the one or more third party systems; a database storing the raw data network information feed in a first number of network event blocks; and a computing device executing a user interface application, the computing device; receiving, through the user interface, a plurality of data layer parameters comprising identifications of network operation information and a start time for obtaining the network operation information; correlating a portion of the raw data network information feed with the identifications of network operation information and the start time of the received plurality of data layer parameters into a layer of network data; receiving a search query from a user of the computing device, the search query comprising an indication of an aspect of the layer of network data; accessing the layer of network data based on the received search query to obtain a portion of the layer of network data corresponding to the search query; and providing the portion of the layer of network data corresponding to the search query to the user of the network management system through the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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