Patent ID: 9197522
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for performing native data collection, comprising: receiving a request for data collection; identifying characteristics for collection according to the request; instantiating, using at least one processor, at least one data collection plug-in of a plurality of data collection plug-ins installed in a native data collection component to collect identified data directly from at least one data source of multiple data sources of at least one storage area network (SAN) according to the characteristics identified from the request, the native data collection component being located separately from the multiple data sources of the at least one storage area network (SAN); the at least one data collection plug-in collecting the identified data using a sharable communication interface that is usable to access data from the multiple data sources that operate using different communication protocols, wherein the data collection plug-ins for collecting the identified data are each installed in the native data collection component independently of the multiple data sources, and wherein all elements of the native data collection component, including the data collection plug-ins of the native data collection component, are not deployed into the at least one SAN as agents of any of the multiple data sources.