Remote health monitoring in data replication environments

A computer program product for more effectively utilizing computing resources in a data replication environment, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-usable program code embodied therein, the computer-usable program code configured to perform the following when executed by at least one processor:

• detect activity occurring on a primary system;
• record the activity in system logs located at the primary system;
• using a data replication system with failover capability, automatically mirror the system logs from the primary system to a secondary system to maintain two consistent copies of the system logs across the primary system and the secondary system;
• analyze the system logs at the secondary system;
• in response to detecting abnormal activity in the system logs at the secondary system, send, from the secondary system to the primary system, at least one command that is designed to trigger collection of additional data on the primary system that is needed to determine a cause of the abnormal activity;
• and
• in response to collecting the additional data, using the data replication system to mirror the additional data from the primary system to the secondary system for analysis on the secondary system to determine the cause of the abnormal activity.

A system for more effectively utilizing computing resources in a data replication environment, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to:
• detect activity occurring on a primary system;
• record the activity in system logs located at the primary system;
• using a data replication system with failover capability, automatically mirror the system logs from the primary system to a secondary system to maintain two consistent copies of the system logs across the primary system and the secondary system;
• analyze the system logs at the secondary system;
• in response to detecting abnormal activity in the system logs at the secondary system, send, from the secondary system to the primary system, at least one command that is designed to trigger collection of additional data on the primary system that is needed to determine a cause of the abnormal activity;
• and
• in response to collecting the additional data, using the data replication system to mirror the additional data from the primary system to the secondary system for analysis on the secondary system to determine the cause of the abnormal activity.