Monitoring database agents running on servers connected by a computer network

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to execute instructions of a method for monitoring database agents running on servers connected by a network, the steps comprising:

• accessing a plurality of database instances running on a plurality of servers across a network;
• receiving from a database instance, information describing a set of database agents running on the database instance, the information comprising, the configuration of the database agent, and a schedule of the database agent;
• storing a master database agent configuration represented as nested objects, wherein a nested object describing a database agent executing on a database instance;
• and
• repeating on a periodic basis, for the database instance:
• receiving current information describing database agents running on the database instance;
• comparing the configuration of a database agent running on the database instance with the configuration of the database agent in the master database agent configuration;
• and
• responsive to identifying a difference between the configuration of the database agent running in the database instance and the configuration of the database agent in the master database agent configuration, sending an alert.

A computer system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by the computer processor cause the computer processor to execute instructions of a method for monitoring database agents running on servers connected by a network, the steps comprising:
• accessing a plurality of database instances running on a plurality of servers across a network;
• receiving from a database instance, information describing a set of database agents running on the database instance, the information comprising, the configuration of the database agent, and a schedule of the database agent;
• storing a master database agent configuration represented as nested objects, wherein a nested object describing a database agent executing on a database instance;
• and
• repeating on a periodic basis, for the database instance:
• receiving current information describing database agents running on the database instance;
• comparing the configuration of a database agent running on the database instance with the configuration of the database agent in the master database agent configuration;
• and
• responsive to identifying a difference between the configuration of the database agent running in the database instance and the configuration of the database agent in the master database agent configuration, sending an alert.