In a distributed environment, requests for reports and information can originate from a user via a web browser interface. A user may request, for example, a view of the 'Top 10' problems at the moment. The request is received by the BVE software module which then fans out the request to the appropriate DGEs that are monitoring the elements that are of interest to the user who requested the report. Each DGE queried by the BVE will then run its Top 10 report and return the results to the BVE.
The BVE then summarizes the multiple results into a consolidated view and presents it to the user. This unique interaction between the BVE and the multiple DGEs is highly efficient. Zyrion has three patents pending on this capability. Most systems today require a central database for historical data reporting. This severely limits scalability. Zyrion's BVE removes the need for a central database through its coordination of multiple independent DGEs.
Data Gathering Engines (DGEs)
Traverse's Data Gathering Engine is an independent data gathering element that collects, analyzes,
and stores performance data locally from networks, devices, servers
and applications. DGE's collect the alarms, events, and polls from the various
infrastructure elements such as servers, routers, and applications. Each DGE
has its own distributed relational database. Unlike other architectures, there
is no central database into which all DGEs have to feed data into for reporting purpose. Each DGE collects data according to the definitions it has been given from the object store. These definitions include which devices it should monitor, how frequently it should monitor such devices, and what it should do with the results.
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Business Visibility Engine (BVE)
BVE is an intelligent configuration object store/repository that keeps track of users, permissions, devices, connections, and the correlation between services and underlying infrastructure tests. The object store allows IT personnel to set up business services and containers, and maintains the data on all thresholds, traps, syslogs, etc. It also maintains application user permissions, definitions of what infrastructure elements are in which business container views, which data gathering elements monitor which infrastructure components, and at what frequency and with which specific queries/tests.
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Business Visibility Engine Web UI
BVE Web UI is a web-based reporting and graph generation engine that consolidates system and application performance to provide real-time status and historical reports. Traverse BVE is responsible for coordinating information from all the DGEs and providing it to the user on-demand. The BVE is Web-based, and IT personnel can log on and view data through any conventional browser. Back-to-top
