Application aware device monitoring correlation and visualization
Techniques for application aware device monitoring correlation and visualization are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, a process, and/or a computer program product for providing application aware device monitoring includes collecting network layer information from one or more agents utilizing a plurality of tests; collecting device layer information from the one or more agents deployed to monitor a plurality of devices in a network computing environment; correlating the network layer information and the device layer information; and generating a graphical visualization based on the correlated network layer and device layer information (e.g., an alert, report, and/or a graphical visualization can be provided based on the correlated network layer and device layer information to facilitate root cause detection for application performance issues).
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device, network layer performance test results for a distributed application;
receiving, by the device, device layer performance test results for a plurality of devices in a particular computing environment, wherein the device layer performance test results includes device information for each of the plurality of devices;
identifying, by the device and based on the received network layer performance test results, a network path traversed by the distributed application across;
matching, by the device, a first device of the plurality of devices with an internet protocol (IP) address extracted from the device layer performance test results; and
correlating, by the device, the first device to a location along the network path based on the matching of the first device with the IP address.
2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the network layer performance test results are gathered by one or more agents configured to perform network monitoring tests and system monitoring tests.
3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the device layer performance test results are gathered by one or more agents configured to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
4. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the device information is selected from the group consisting of a user-assigned name and an interface type.
5. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a router, switch, access point, firewall, and a load balancer.
6. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising:
causing, by the device, a graphical visualization of the network path to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first device is visually distinguished from other devices that are outside of the particular computing environment.
7. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising:
causing, by the device, a graphical visualization of the network path to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first device is displayed along with a graphical representation of corresponding device information of the first device.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more network interfaces to communicate with a distributed application of a computer network;
a processor coupled to the network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes; and
an apparatus memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to:
receive network layer performance test results for a distributed application;
receive device layer performance test results for a plurality of devices in a particular computing environment, wherein the device layer performance test results includes device information for each of the plurality of devices;
identify, based on the received network layer performance test results, a network path traversed by the distributed application across;
match a first device of the plurality of devices with an internet protocol (IP) address extracted from the device layer performance test results; and
correlate the first device to a location along the network path based on the matching of the first device with the IP address.
9. The apparatus as in claim 8 , wherein the network layer performance test results are gathered by one or more agents configured to perform network monitoring tests and system monitoring tests.
10. The apparatus as in claim 8 , wherein the device layer performance test results are gathered by one or more agents configured to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
11. The apparatus as in claim 8 , wherein the device information is selected from the group consisting of a user-assigned name and an interface type.
12. The apparatus as in claim 8 , wherein the first device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a router, switch, access point, firewall, and a load balancer.
13. The apparatus as in claim 8 , the process when executed further operable to:
cause a graphical visualization of the network path to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first device is visually distinguished from other devices that are outside of the particular computing environment.
14. The apparatus as in claim 8 , the process when executed further operable to:
cause a graphical visualization of the network path to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first device is displayed along with a graphical representation of corresponding device information of the first device.
15. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing program instructions that cause a device in communication with a distributed application to execute a process comprising:
receiving, by a device, network layer performance test results for a distributed application;
receiving device layer performance test results for a plurality of devices in a particular computing environment, wherein the device layer performance test results includes device information for each of the plurality of devices;
identifying, based on the received network layer performance test results, a network path traversed by the distributed application across;
matching a first device of the plurality of devices with an internet protocol (IP) address extracted from the device layer performance test results; and
correlating the first device to a location along the network path based on the matching of the first device with the IP address.
16. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium as in claim 15 , wherein the network layer performance test results are gathered by one or more agents configured to perform network monitoring tests and system monitoring tests.
17. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium as in claim 15 , wherein the device layer performance test results are gathered by one or more agents configured to use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
18. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium as in claim 15 wherein the device information is selected from the group consisting of a user-assigned name and an interface type, further wherein the first device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a router, switch, access point, firewall, and a load balancer.
19. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium as in claim 15 , the process further comprising:
causing a graphical visualization of the network path to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first device is visually distinguished from other devices that are outside of the particular computing environment.
20. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium as in claim 18 , the process further comprising:
causing a graphical visualization of the network path to be displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first device is displayed along with a graphical representation of corresponding device information of the first device.