Method and system for visualizing distributed systems
View Patent ↗Monitoring distributed systems includes receiving availability parameters for distributed systems. A distributed system corresponds to at least one distributed system group. A status of at least one distributed system is determined according to the availability parameters. Grid map image data is generated that is operable to initiate display of a grid map. The grid map includes one or more areas. An area corresponds to a distributed system group. An area includes one or more cells. A cell has a status indicator indicating the status of at least one distributed system. A cell also has a display size indicating a relative importance of at least one distributed system. The grid map image data is transmitted to a client in order to display the grid map.
1. A method for monitoring distributed systems, comprising:
receiving a plurality of availability parameters for a plurality of distributed systems, each distributed system of the plurality of distributed systems corresponding to at least one respective distributed system group of a plurality of distributed system groups;
determining, by a processor, a status of at least one distributed system of a respective distributed system group according to the plurality of availability parameters; and
generating grid map image data operable to initiate display of a grid map comprising:
one or more areas, each area corresponding to a respective distributed system group of the plurality of distributed system groups, each area comprising:
one or more cells, each cell having:
a status indicator indicating the status of the at least one distributed system of the respective distributed system group; and
a display size indicating a relative importance of the at least one distributed system of the respective distributed system group; and
transmitting the grid map image data to a client in order to display the grid map.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising arranging the one or more areas in the grid map in one or more columns.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of distributed system groups represent a plurality of geographic locations.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of distributed system groups represent a plurality of distributed system types, the plurality of distributed system types comprising at least one of the following:
a production system type; and
a test system type.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a cell of the one or more cells corresponds to a particular distributed system service, the particular distributed system service comprising at least one of the following:
a computing element service; and
a storage element service.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the status indicator comprises a display color.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving a request of a particular time period; and wherein generating the grid map image data further comprises generating the grid map image data for the particular time period.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the grid map image data further comprises generating the grid map image data for a particular distributed system service, the particular distributed system service comprising at least one of the following:
a computing element service; and
a storage element service.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the grid map image data further comprises generating the grid map image data for a virtual organization, the virtual organization comprising a group of users.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a grid map cursor location;
determining that a particular cell of the one or more cells is associated with the grid map cursor location; and
generating updated grid map image data operable to initiate display of a context information window for the particular cell.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of availability parameters comprises at least one of the following:
a distributed system name parameter indicating a name for a distributed system;
a distributed system type parameter indicating a type for the distributed system;
a distributed system timestamp parameter indicating a timestamp of the distributed system; and
a distributed system operational parameter indicating whether the distributed system is operational.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the grid map comprises a hierarchical view of the one or more areas and the one or more cells.
13. A system for monitoring distributed systems, comprising:
a grid map server comprising at least one processor, the grid map server operable to:
receive a plurality of availability parameters for a plurality of distributed systems, a distributed system of the plurality of distributed systems corresponding to at least one respective distributed system group of a plurality of distributed system groups;
determine a status of at least one distributed system of a respective distributed system group according to the plurality of availability parameters; and
generate grid map image data operable to initiate display of a grid map comprising:
one or more areas, each area corresponding to a respective distributed system group of the plurality of distributed system groups, each area comprising:
one or more cells, each cell having:
a status indicator indicating the status of the at least one distributed system of the respective distributed system group; and
a display size indicating a relative importance of the at least one distributed system of the respective distributed system group; and
transmit the grid map image data to a client in order to display the grid map.
14. The system of claim 13 , the grid map server further operable to arrange the one or more areas in the grid map in one or more columns.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of distributed system groups represent a plurality of geographic locations.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of distributed system groups represent a plurality of distributed system types, the plurality of distributed system types comprising at least one of the following:
a production system type; and
a test system type.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein a cell of the one or more cells corresponds to a particular distributed system service, the particular distributed system service comprising at least one of the following:
a computing element service; and
a storage element service.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the status indicator comprises a display color.
19. The system of claim 13 , the grid map server further operable to:
receive a request of a particular time period; and
generate the grid map image data for the particular time period.
20. The system of claim 13 , the grid map server further operable to generate the grid map image data for a particular distributed system service, the particular distributed system service comprising at least one of the following:
a computing element service; and
a storage element service.
21. The system of claim 13 , the grid map server further operable to generate the grid map image data for a virtual organization, the virtual organization comprising a group of users.
22. The system of claim 13 , the grid map server further operable to:
receive a grid map cursor location;
determine that a particular cell of the one or more cells is associated with the grid map cursor location; and
generate updated grid map image data operable to initiate display of a context information window for the particular cell.
23. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of availability parameters comprises at least one of the following:
a distributed system name parameter indicating a name for a distributed system;
a distributed system type parameter indicating a type for the distributed system;
a distributed system timestamp parameter indicating a timestamp of the distributed system; and
a distributed system operational parameter indicating whether the distributed system is operational.
24. The system of claim 13 , wherein the grid map comprises a hierarchical view of the one or more areas and the one or more cells.