Abstract: The present disclosure relates to workload placement based on datastore connectivity group. Some embodiments include separating a cluster having a plurality of hosts and a plurality of datastores into a plurality of datastore connectivity groups (DCGs), wherein the hosts and the datastores of each cluster are fully connected, for each DCG, executing distributed resource scheduler (DRS) to determine a best host and executing storage DRS to determine a best datastore, and executing a workload placement program to determine a best host-datastore pair from among the plurality of DCGs.

Abstract: In one example, a computer implemented method may include determining an application to be monitored in an endpoint, generating a marker with a unique identifier corresponding to the application running in the endpoint, bundling configuration data within the marker. The configuration data may include configuration settings of a monitoring agent installed on the endpoint to monitor the application. Further, the method may include appending the marker bundled with the configuration data to a configuration file of the monitoring agent and enabling the monitoring agent to monitor the application based on the configuration data in the configuration file.

Abstract: Techniques for installing agents on host computing systems in data centers are disclosed. In one example, load information and resource capability associated with a host computing system in a data center may be determined. Further, a maximum number of concurrent installations to be performed on the host computing system may be determined based on the load information and the resource capability. Furthermore, a channel with the maximum number of concurrent installations may be configured for the host computing system and agents may be installed on the host computing system based on the configured channel.

Abstract: A content driven service discovery and agent monitoring capabilities on Managed Endpoints methodology and system is disclosed. In a computer-implemented method, content information corresponding to an agent of a monitoring system is generated. Content information is pushed to the agent. The content information is used to alter the agent such that an altered agent is generated. The altered agent is generated without requiring a complete update of the agent.

Abstract: System and method for virtual agent upgrade uses an upgrade proxy service that is instantiated in a computing entity when an upgrade request for a virtual agent in the computing entity is received to upgrade the virtual agent based on virtual agent upgrade data from an application server. The upgrade proxy service is then removed from the computing entity after upgrading the virtual agent.

Abstract: In one example, a computer implemented method may include determining an application to be monitored in an endpoint, generating a marker with a unique identifier corresponding to the application running in the endpoint, bundling configuration data within the marker. The configuration data may include configuration settings of a monitoring agent installed on the endpoint to monitor the application. Further, the method may include appending the marker bundled with the configuration data to a configuration file of the monitoring agent and enabling the monitoring agent to monitor the application based on the configuration data in the configuration file.

Abstract: System and method for virtual agent upgrade uses an upgrade proxy service that is instantiated in a computing entity when an upgrade request for a virtual agent in the computing entity is received to upgrade the virtual agent based on virtual agent upgrade data from an application server. The upgrade proxy service is then removed from the computing entity after upgrading the virtual agent.

Abstract: A content driven service discovery and agent monitoring capabilities on Managed Endpoints methodology and system is disclosed. In a computer-implemented method, content information corresponding to an agent of a monitoring system is generated. Content information is pushed to the agent. The content information is used to alter the agent such that an altered agent is generated. The altered agent is generated without requiring a complete update of the agent.

Abstract: Techniques for installing agents on host computing systems in data centers are disclosed. In one example, load information and resource capability associated with a host computing system in a data center may be determined. Further, a maximum number of concurrent installations to be performed on the host computing system may be determined based on the load information and the resource capability. Furthermore, a channel with the maximum number of concurrent installations may be configured for the host computing system and agents may be installed on the host computing system based on the configured channel.

Abstract: Techniques are described for utilizing synchronous APIs which normally block callers until a result is returned. In particular, the techniques described herein enable an application or other programming construct to boost performance by executing synchronous APIs (e.g., long running time APIs) within a proxy container rather than executing the synchronous APIs in the context of the application itself. Since the proxy is a separate process or thread, the caller application is thereby released from waiting for the synchronous API call and may proceed with other processing instead of waiting for the synchronous API to return. The application may then monitor the proxy to determine whether a result has been received, such as by periodically polling the proxy.