System and method for physical machine monitoring and analysis

A method for physical machine monitoring, comprising:

• determining a first one-to-one association between a first physical component and a first virtual component, wherein a physical machine comprises the first physical component;
• determining a second one-to-one association between a second physical component and a second virtual component, wherein the physical machine comprises the second physical component;
• at a data analyzer, receiving a set of instructions transmitted from a controller, wherein the physical machine comprises the controller and does not comprise the data analyzer, wherein the set of instructions comprises:
• a first subset transmitted from the controller to the first physical component;
• and
• a second subset transmitted from the controller to the second physical component;
• at the data analyzer, for each instruction of the first subset, determining that the instruction is associated with the first physical component;
• at the data analyzer, for each instruction of the second subset, determining that the instruction is associated with the second physical component;
• determining a simulated state of the physical machine, comprising:
• for each instruction of the first subset, in response to determining that the instruction is associated with the first physical component, simulating operation of the first virtual component based on the instruction and the first one-to-one association;
• and
• for each instruction of the second subset, in response to determining that the instruction is associated with the second physical component, simulating operation of the second virtual component based on the instruction and the second one-to-one association;
• and
• based on the simulated state of the physical machine, determining that an event associated with physical machine operation has occurred.