Methods and systems for building an application execution map

摘要

An application execution map displays computing nodes, links, or both. The nodes represent machines which are participating in the execution of an application. The links represent communication links between the nodes. The map can be used to identify where the application is executing. In order to gather the map information, there can be monitoring agents implemented as monitoring programs installed at the nodes, network sniffers, application instrumentation, or combinations of these.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a plurality of monitoring agents to monitor an application capable of executing on a plurality of computing nodes; receiving from one or more monitoring agents information identifying one or more computing nodes which are participating in executing the application; displaying on an electronic screen a map comprising an icon for each of the one or more computing nodes participating in executing the application; after the displaying on an electronic screen a map, determining that a first computing node of the one or more computing nodes is no longer participating in executing the application; updating the map to indicate that the first computing node is no longer participating in executing the application; and displaying the updated map on the electronic screen.