Smart migration of monitoring constructs and data

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium or media having computer-executable instructions stored therein for an application which performs the following method, the method comprising:

• determining a first distinct element identifier for a virtual network element in a data communication network, the virtual network element being coupled through a first port of a first switch;
• querying, with the first distinct element identifier, at least one network device to obtain a second distinct element identifier for the virtual network element;
• correlating the second distinct element identifier with the first port;
• configuring the first switch to perform monitoring of at least one network performance parameter value of the virtual network element at the first port;
• querying, with the first distinct element identifier, the at least one network device to obtain a current mapping between the first distinct element identifier and a current second distinct element identifier
• monitoring, based on the query to obtain the current mapping, the first distinct element identifier to determine a change in the second distinct element identifier that is indicative of completing a move of the virtual network element within the data communication network;
• identifying a second port of a second switch through which the virtual network element is coupled based on the changed second distinct element identifier;
• correlating the changed second distinct element identifier with the second port;
• and
• configuring the second switch to perform monitoring of the at least one network performance parameter value of the virtual network element at the second port based on the correlation of the changed second distinct element identifier with the second port.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• storage coupled to said processor and storing computer-executable instructions for an application which cause said processor to perform the following:
• determining a first distinct element identifier for a virtual network element in a data communication network, the virtual network element being coupled through a first port of a first switch;
• querying, based on the first distinct element identifier, at least one network device to obtain a second distinct element identifier for the virtual network element;
• correlating the second distinct element identifier with the first port;
• configuring the first switch to perform monitoring of at least one network performance parameter value of the virtual network element at the first port;
• querying, based on the first distinct element identifier, the at least one network device to obtain a current mapping between the first distinct element identifier and a current second distinct element identifier;
• monitoring, based on the query to obtain the current mapping, the first distinct element identifier to determine a change in the second distinct element identifier that occurs after completing a move of the virtual network element within the data communication network;
• identifying a second port of a second switch through which the virtual network element is coupled based on the changed second distinct element identifier;
• correlating the changed second distinct element identifier with the second port;
• and
• configuring the second switch to perform monitoring of the at least one network performance parameter value of the virtual network element at the second port based on the correlation of the changed second distinct element identifier with the second port.