AUTOMATIC HEALTH CHECK AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING FOR APPLICATIONS AND PROTOCOLS USING DEEP PACKET INSPECTION IN A DATACENTER

摘要

A method of collecting health check metrics for a network is provided. The method, at a deep packet inspector on a physical host in a datacenter, receives a copy of a network packet from a load balancer. The packet includes a plurality of layers. Each layer corresponds to a communication protocol in a plurality of communication protocols. The method identifies an application referenced in the packet. The method analyzes the information in one or more layers of the packet to determine metrics for the source application. The method sends the determined metrics to the load balancer.

主权项

1. A method of providing health check metrics for a network, the method comprising:
at a deep packet inspector on a physical host in a datacenter, receiving a copy of a network packet from a load balancer, the packet comprising a plurality of layers, each layer corresponding to a communication protocol in a plurality of communication protocols; identifying an application referenced in the packet; analyzing the information in one or more layers of the packet to determine metrics for the source application; and sending the determined metrics to the load balancer.