20240028376. LOG FORWARDING FOR AN AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE AND SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTERS THAT ARE MANAGED THROUGH THE AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE simplified abstract (VMware, Inc.)
LOG FORWARDING FOR AN AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE AND SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTERS THAT ARE MANAGED THROUGH THE AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
PRATEEK Gupta of San Francisco CA (US)
PRAVEEN Tirumanyam of Bangalore (IN)
MATTHEW Willingham of Orlando FL (US)
LAV Jain of Battle Ground IN (US)
LOG FORWARDING FOR AN AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE AND SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTERS THAT ARE MANAGED THROUGH THE AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240028376 titled 'LOG FORWARDING FOR AN AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE AND SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTERS THAT ARE MANAGED THROUGH THE AGENT PLATFORM APPLIANCE
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for forwarding logs from a software-defined data center (SDDC) and an agent platform appliance to a cloud platform. The agent platform appliance has multiple agents of cloud services deployed on it, which are delivered to the SDDC. The method involves collecting log data from the management appliances of the SDDC and the agents of cloud services. It also includes acquiring access tokens for communication with the cloud platform and transmitting the log data, along with the access tokens, to a log monitoring service running in the cloud platform. The log monitoring service is configured to generate alerts separately for different tenants of the computer system based on their log data.
- The method collects log data from the management appliances of the SDDC and the agents of cloud services.
- It acquires access tokens for communication with the cloud platform.
- The log data, along with the access tokens, is transmitted to a log monitoring service in the cloud platform.
- The log monitoring service generates alerts separately for different tenants of the computer system based on their log data.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Log monitoring and analysis in software-defined data centers.
- Centralized log management for agent platform appliances.
- Multi-tenant log monitoring and alert generation in cloud platforms.
Problems solved by this technology:
- Efficient collection and forwarding of logs from different components of a software-defined data center and an agent platform appliance.
- Separation and generation of alerts for different tenants based on their log data.
- Simplified log monitoring and analysis in cloud platforms.
Benefits of this technology:
- Improved visibility and analysis of logs in software-defined data centers.
- Centralized log management for agent platform appliances, leading to better troubleshooting and performance optimization.
- Enhanced security and compliance through multi-tenant log monitoring and alert generation in cloud platforms.
Original Abstract Submitted
a method of forwarding logs of a software-defined data center (sddc) and logs of an agent platform appliance to a cloud platform through the agent platform appliance, the agent platform appliance having deployed thereon a plurality of agents of cloud services that are delivered to the sddc, includes the steps of: collecting first log data from one or more management appliances of the sddc; collecting second log data from one or more of the agents of cloud services; acquiring one or more access tokens for communicating with the cloud platform; and transmitting log data generated from the collected first log data and the collected second log data, along with the one or more access tokens, to a log monitoring service running in the cloud platform, wherein the log monitoring service is configured to generate alerts separately for different tenants of the computer system from log data of the different tenants.
