Adaptive cross-network message bandwidth allocation by message servers

A method comprising:

• adaptively allocating respective individual event message rate limits to a plurality of network devices based at least in part on measurement of respective current individual event message rates of the plurality of network devices, the measurement being determined from event messages received from the respective network device by an event-based system logging server, each event message indicating occurrence of an associated system event at the corresponding network device;
• determining that a gap between the individual event message rate limit and an individual event message rate of a particular one of the plurality of network devices is among the smallest of the plurality of network devices;
• responsive to the determination, identifying one or more other of the plurality of network devices whose gap between its individual event message rate limit and its individual event message rate is among the largest of the plurality of network devices;
• increasing the individual event message rate limit of the particular network device by a certain amount;
• and
• collectively decreasing the individual event message rate limits of the one or more other network devices by the certain amount.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• adaptively allocate respective individual event message rate limits to a plurality of network devices based at least in part on measurement of respective current individual event message rates of the plurality of network devices, each event message indicating occurrence of an associated system event at the corresponding network device;
• determine that a gap between the individual event message rate limit and an individual event message rate of a particular one of the plurality of network devices is among the smallest of the plurality of network devices;
• responsive to the determination, identify one or more other of the plurality of network devices whose gap between its individual event message rate limit and its individual event message rate is among the largest of the plurality of network devices;
• increase the individual event message rate limit of the particular network device by a certain amount;
• and
• collectively decrease the individual event message rate limits of the one or more other network devices by the certain amount.