Extensible, decentralized health checking of cloud service components and capabilities

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions for performing a health check on a cloud-based service, the instructions, when executed by a cloud-based system that includes at least one processor and a memory, cause the cloud-based system to:

• receive, via a network as output by a first device, a first health data request for performing a health check on a target device of a plurality of target devices communicatively connected to the network, wherein the first health data request includes a hierarchical identifier of the first health data request;
• output, via the network, the first health data request to each of a plurality of health checkers associated with the network and communicatively connected to the network;
• cause each health checker of the plurality of health checkers to, based on receiving the first health data request, determine whether the corresponding health checker of the plurality of health checkers is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device;
• cause each health checker of the plurality of health checkers to, based on determining that the corresponding health checker of the plurality of health checkers is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device, perform the requested health check on the target device;
• receive a health data response output by at least one of the plurality of health checkers that is capable of performing the health check on the target device;
• collect each health data response associated with the first health data request that is output by the at least one of the plurality of health checkers that is capable of performing the health check on the target device;
• output, via the network to each of a plurality of health data collectors, each health data response associated with the first health data request;
• receive, during the output of the health data responses associated with the first health data request, a second health data request for performing a health check on the target device, wherein the second health data request includes a hierarchical identifier of the second health data request;
• for each health data response output after receipt of the second health data request, compare a hierarchical request identifier included in the corresponding health data response output to the hierarchical identifier of the second health data request;
• in response to identifying that the corresponding health data response includes the hierarchical identifier of the first health data request, identify that the corresponding health data response is out of date;
• and
• in response to identifying that the corresponding health data response includes the hierarchical identifier of the second health data request, identify that the corresponding health data response is current.

A health check system comprising:

• a computing device comprising:
• one or more first processors;
• and
• a first memory storing first computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, configure the one or more first processors to:
• receive a first health data request for performing a health check on a target device of a plurality of target devices communicatively connected to a network, wherein the first health data request includes a hierarchical identifier of the first health data request;
• output, onto the network, the received first health data request to each of a plurality of health checkers associated with the network, and communicatively connected to the network;
• receive, via the network, a health data response output by at least one of the plurality of health checkers that is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device;
• collect each health data response associated with the first health data request that is output by the at least one of the plurality of health checkers that is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device;
• output, to each of a plurality of health data collectors on the network, each health data response associated with the first health data request;
• receive, during the output of the health data responses associated with the first health data request, a second health data request for performing a health check on the target device, wherein the second health data request includes a hierarchical identifier of the second health data request;
• the plurality of health checkers, each comprising:
• one or more second processors;
• and
• a second memory storing second computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, configure the one or more second processors to:
• determine, based on receiving the first health data request, whether the corresponding health checker of the plurality of health checkers is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device;
• performing, based on determining that the corresponding health checker of the plurality of health checkers is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device, the requested health check on the target device;
• and
• the plurality of health data collectors, each comprising:
• one or more third processors;
• and
• a third memory storing third computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more third processors, configure the one or more third processors to:
• for each health data response output after receipt of the second health data request, compare a hierarchical request identifier included in the corresponding health data response output to the hierarchical identifier of the second health data request;
• in response to identifying that the corresponding health data response includes the hierarchical identifier of the first health data request, identify that the corresponding health data response is out of date;
• and
• in response to identifying that the corresponding health data response includes the hierarchical identifier of the second health data request, identify that the corresponding health data response is current.

A method comprising:

• receiving, via a network as output by a first device, a first health data request for performing a health check on a target device of a plurality of target devices communicatively connected to the network, wherein the first health data request includes a hierarchical identifier of the first health data request;
• outputting, via the network, the first health data request to each of a plurality of health checkers associated with the network and communicatively connected to the network;
• causing each health checker of the plurality of health checkers to, based on receiving the first health data request, determine whether the corresponding health checker of the plurality of health checkers is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device;
• causing each health checker of the plurality of health checkers to, based on determining that the corresponding health checker of the plurality of health checkers is capable of performing the requested health check on the target device, perform the requested health check on the target device;
• receiving a health data response output by at least one of the plurality of health checkers that is capable of performing the health check on the target device;
• collecting each health data response associated with the first health data request that is output by the at least one of the plurality of health checkers that is capable of performing the health check on the target device;
• outputting, via the network to each of a plurality of health data collectors, each health data response associated with the first health data request;
• receiving, during the output of the health data responses associated with the first health data request, a second health data request for performing a health check on the target device, wherein the second health data request includes a hierarchical identifier of the second health data request;
• for each health data response output after receipt of the second health data request, comparing a hierarchical request identifier included in the corresponding health data response output to the hierarchical identifier of the second health data request;
• in response to identifying that the corresponding health data response includes the hierarchical identifier of the first health data request, identifying that the corresponding health data response is out of date;
• and
• in response to identifying that the corresponding health data response includes the hierarchical identifier of the second health data request, identifying that the corresponding health data response is current.