Contextualized analytics platform
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-implemented method, wherein the computer is operable between a management server and at least one cloud server providing a cloud service, the method comprising: collecting management data related to the cloud service through a standard protocol for network management, wherein the standard protocol allows communication of the management data via a designated port; and sending at least part of the management data to the management server.
1. A computer-implemented method, wherein the computer is operable in a hybrid cloud environment comprising a management server on a management network and at least one cloud server on a private network, the at least one cloud server providing, via the computer, a cloud service to the management network, and wherein the computer is connected to the management network via a first network interface card, and wherein the computer is connected to the private network via a second network interface card, the method comprising:
collecting by a hybrid cloud agent outside of the private network, from the at least one cloud server on the private network, management data related to the cloud service through a standard protocol for network management, the standard protocol providing for executing one or more agents, and wherein the standard protocol allows communication of the management data via a designated non-exclusive port, and wherein the management data is collected by the hybrid cloud agent via the second network interface card, and wherein the management data comprises static data and dynamic data in a management information base, and wherein the dynamic data are classified into a plurality of categories which are collected within different time intervals; and
sending, by the hybrid cloud agent via the first network interface card, at least part of the management data to the management server on the management network.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the management data comprise at least one of metrics information and status information about the at least one cloud server providing the cloud service.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting further comprises:
receiving the static data in the management data through a notification about change of the at least one cloud server being reported by a protocol agent which is configured to collect the management data from the at least one cloud server; and
requesting and receiving the dynamic data in the management data from the protocol agent.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of collecting comprises:
requesting and receiving the management data from a protocol agent which is configured to collect the management data from the at least one cloud server.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the step of collecting further comprises:
receiving a notification about change of the at least one cloud server from the SNMP agent.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the step of filtering is based on at least one filtering rule.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one cloud server comprises a plurality of cloud servers;
the protocol agent comprises a plurality of protocol agents configured to collect management data for the plurality of cloud servers respectively from the plurality of protocol agents.
8. The method according to claim 1 further comprising at least one of the following steps:
aggregating the management data from the plurality of protocol agents; and
filtering the management data.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the management data is collected via a private network channel, and wherein the at least part of the management data is sent to the management server via a management network channel.