Selective instrumentation of distributed applications for transaction monitoring
US8433786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/87
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods provide a selective instrumentation strategy for monitoring the progress of transactions in a distributed computing system. The monitoring of the transactive processing of jobs is considered through a collection of computer operating stages in a distributed system, using limited information. The monitoring is performed by observing log records (or footprints) produced during each stage of processing in the system. The footprints lack unique transaction identifiers resulting in uncertainties in monitoring transaction instances. The processing stages are selective instrumented to reduce monitoring uncertainty under the given constraints such as limited budget for instrumentation cost.
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