Method and system for probing in a network environment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsStephen S. Breese, Stig Arne Olsson, Geetha Vijayan
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Abstract
An example of a solution provided here comprises: providing a script; employing a plurality of probes, including at least one local probe and at least one remote probe; and measuring a client-server application's performance, with said probes, according to said script. For example, the following are provided: methods for probing client-server applications in a network environment, systems for executing such methods, and instructions on a computer-usable medium, for executing such methods.
Claims46
A method for probing services in a network environment, said method comprising:
- providing a script;
- employing a plurality of probes, including at least one local probe and at least one remote probe;
- measuring a client-server application's performance, with said probes, according to said script;
- and
- collecting in a database data produced by said measuring.
A method for probing services in a network environment, said method comprising:
- providing a script;
- employing a plurality of probes, including at least one local probe and at least one remote probe;
- providing an iterative process including a-d below:
- a. measuring a client-server application's performance according to said script;
- b. sending to a database data produced by said measuring;
- c. waiting for a set interval;
- d. repeating the above three steps until said iterative process is terminated;
- with said at least one local probe, executing said iterative process;
- and
- with said at least one remote probe, executing said iterative process.
A method for probing services in a network environment, said method comprising:
- providing a script;
- obtaining at least one local probe measurement of a client-server application's performance, according to said script;
- obtaining at least one remote probe measurement of said client-server application's performance, according to said script;
- comparing at least one of said measurements with at least one threshold value;
- and
- reporting results of said comparing.
A system for probing services in a network environment, said system comprising:
- a script;
- a plurality of probes, including at least one local probe and at least one remote probe;
- means for measuring a client-server application's performance, with said probes, according to said script;
- and
- means for collecting in a database data produced by said measuring.
A computer-usable medium having computer-executable instructions for probing services in a network environment, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
- a script;
- means for employing a plurality of probes, including at least one local probe and at least one remote probe;
- means for measuring a client-server application's performance, with said probes, according to said script;
- and
- means for collecting in a database data produced by said measuring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.