Method and apparatus for analyzing performance of data processing system

A system for analyzing the structure and operation of an application executing on a data processing system comprising:

• a control station adapted to control at least one event concentrator to enable monitoring of an application;
• an in-process event creator associated with the monitored application, the event creator collecting events generated by the execution of the application when enabled by the at least one event concentrator;
• and
• an event concentrator, coupled to the control station and to the in-process event creator, that collects events from the in-process event creator and sends them to the control station.

A system for analyzing the performance of a network comprising two or more data processing systems comprising:

• a control station adapted to control at least one event concentrator to enable monitoring of a process;
• an in-process event creator associated with the monitored process, the event creator collecting events generated by the monitored process when enabled by the at least one event concentrator;
• and
• an event concentrator, coupled to the control station and to the in-process event creator, that collects events from the in-process event creator and sends them to the control station.

A method of analyzing the performance of a data processing system having at least one program module, a control station, and an event concentrator, the method comprising the steps of:

• the at least one program module creating an in-process event creator;
• the in-process event creator collecting events generated by a data source within the data processing system;
• and
• the event concentrator collecting events from the in-process event creator and sending them to the control station.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for analyzing the performance of a data processing system having at least one program module, a control station and an event concentrator, the computer-executable instructions performing the steps comprising:

• the at least one program module creating an in-process event creator;
• the in-process event creator collecting events generated by a data source within the data processing system;
• and
• the event concentrator collecting events from the in-process event creator and sending them to the control station.