Automatically determining an optimal amount of time for analyzing a distributed network environment

A system for analyzing a network fabric the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a network interface coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• identifying one or more network parameters of one or more other networks that are shared with a network;
• determining a period of time to analyze the network based on the one or more network parameters of the one or more other networks;
• generating a profile for the network that includes an indication of the period of time for analyzing the network;
• analyzing the network using the profile;
• determining an epoch for the network, the epoch corresponding with another period of time to complete analysis of the network using the profile;
• and
• updating the profile to include the epoch.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• identifying one or more network parameters of one or more other networks that are shared with a network;
• determining a period of time to analyze the network based on the one or more network parameters of the one or more other networks;
• generating a profile for the network that includes an indication of the period of time for analyzing the network;
• analyzing the network using the profile;
• determining an epoch for the network, the epoch corresponding with another period of time to complete analysis of the network using the profile;
• and
• updating the profile to include the epoch.