Invariant Analyzer System Performance Analysis Software

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1 Invarian Analyzer Sysem Performance Analysis Sofware hp:// NEC Corporaion July, 2013

2 Agenda Invarian Analyzer 1. Curren Sae and Issues faced in managing Large-scale IT Sysems 2. MaserScope Invarian Analyzer 3. Enhancemen 4. Feaures 5. Produc Informaion Page 1 NEC Corporaion 2013

3 Invarian Analyzer 1 Curren Sae and Issues faced in managing Large-scale IT Sysems Page 2

4 1-1. The Imporance of Service Level Managemen Invarian Analyzer As IT sysems grow in scale and complexiy, i is geing more and more difficul o mainain high service levels. Performance degradaion is unaccepable and has a negaive impac on business! Service disrupion Sysems Providing Social Infrasrucure (may cause a significan social impac) Mission Criical Sysems (Zero Downime Required) Limied ime o roubleshoo Business opporuniy loss Daacener Servicers (manage heir cusomers' IT asse) Performance Managemen is he key. Page 3 NEC Corporaion 2013

5 1-2. Wha is Silen Failure Invarian Analyzer Have you ever encounered he siuaion ha here are many claiming from your sysem user bu no error message was alered? There is a failure which canno be shown as error messages The invisible failure (= silen failure ) akes huge ime o idenify and roubleshooing. Response is so slow Clien PC Inerne Web server AP server DB server User There is a claim ha he service response is slower. Where is he bole neck? Wha is he problem? Sysem Admin x Web Traffic y AP Queue z DB Query Threshold level No error messages from he convenional monioring ool Performance degradaion w/o error message Silen Failure! Page 4 NEC Corporaion 2013

6 1-3. Challenge of Silen Failure Invarian Analyzer Silen Failures are failures, which canno be deeced by error messages, needs experience of a highly skilled adminisraor in order o solve he problem. As a resul, i akes longer ime and high cos o roubleshoo he problem. Response is so slow Where is he problem? AP, DB or wha? Maybe his? Is his he cause? User Realizaion of failure wih self monioring by user Failure Deecion Sysem Admin AP Specialis Web Server AP Server DB Server Too much info o search Server Specialis DB Specialis NW Specialis Migh ake long ime This looks suspicious Period while Silen Failure is undeeced Analysis/Isolae roo cause Trouble shooing Failure occurred No sysem monioring Forgo o monior Didn monior ha caegory Unable o deec wih he curren syle Silen Failure Sysem admin and expers of each domains ry o idenify wha has happened and wha is he roo cause in he sysem. Page 5 NEC Corporaion 2013 Solve wih MaserScope Invarian Analyzer

7 Invarian Analyzer 2 MaserScope Invarian Analyzer (C)NEC Page 6 Corporaion Page All Righs Reserved.

8 2-1. Posiion in MaserScope Produc Family Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 MaserScope is NEC s Inegraed Operaion Managemen Sofware Suie, which realizes simple and unified sysem managemen MaserScope Invarian Analyzer helps in mainaining service level and sysem performance by analyzing applicaion performance and deecing silen failures. Corporae Managemen Unified Managemen Service Level Managemen Asse Managemen MISSION CRITICAL OPERATIONS Invarian Analyzer Asse Suie Operaion Managemen Job Managemen Sofware Deploymen Plaform Managemen Backup JobCener Deploymen Manager SigmaSysemCener NeBackup / NeWorker Sysem Managemen Server Managemen Nework Managemen Sorage Managemen Applicaion Managemen Sysem Manager Nework Manager isoragemanager Applicaion Navigaor Page 7 NEC Corporaion 2013

9 2-2. Key Feaures Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 Feaure 1 Auomaic Deecion Feaure 2 Visualizaion Deecs Silen Failures based on performance daa colleced from various sysem componens. y x z!!! Wih graphs and map view, i visualizes abnormal behaviors for quick undersanding. Feaure 3 Knowledge Base Feaure 4 Easy seing You can record acions you ook for fuure reference o enable a promp acion o he curren failure. Jus he performance daa obained from well-known monioring ools is required. No addiional componen is required CSV Page 8 NEC Corporaion 2013

10 2-3. Benefis Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 Invarian Analyzer offers opimized performance managemen hrough fas failure resoluion. Silen Failure Approx. 2weeks Before adopion Period while Silen Failure is undeeced Analyze failure and Localize roo cause Search for soluion Troubleshooing Half a day Afer adopion Deec failure Localize cause Recommend soluion Troubleshooing Eliminaed delay by Invarian Analyzer Invarian Analyzer Up o 90%!! MaserScope monioring ools Oher well-known monioring ools Performance daa Deec Silen Failure Localize and visualize roo cause Accumulae knowledge base Troubleshooing Page 9 NEC Corporaion 2013

11 2-4. Invarian Analysis Technology (1) Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 Search and exrac Invarian relaionships exising during normal sysem operaion and model hem as formulas of relaionships beween performance daa. NEC advanced echnology x x x AP Queue DB Query Web Traffic y y y DB Query NW Load AP Queue Any relaionships beween hem? Always reacing o each oher No always reacing Always reacing o each oher Generae a model based on formulas creaed from invarian relaionships AP Queue Web Traffic x x Y = f1(x) Y = f2(x) y y DB Query AP Queue Page 10 NEC Corporaion 2013

12 2-4. Invarian Analysis Technology (2) Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 Deec anomalies by comparing acual performance daa wih he value expeced from he model o check if hey differ. This mehod can localize he roo cause because i uses performance daa, which is colleced from each sysem componen. NEC advanced echnology x x Web Traffic AP Queue Y = f1(x) Y = f2(x) Model-based Value y y AP Queue DB Query Compare Compare Acual Value y y AP Queue DB Query Same As usual Differen Abnormal! Silen Failures are deecable as an abnormal sysem behavior! Page 11 NEC Corporaion 2013

13 2-5. Advanages of NEC s Unique Technology (Summary) Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 I is needless o se up performance hresholds, since i focuses only on invarian relaionships among performance daa. Convenional performance monioring ool For a large sysem, adminisraor needs o configure a number of hreshold seings (ex. 200 iems per servers) Invarian Analyzer No need of complex seing is required. Jus impor performance daa Frequen review of he hreshold values is required, whenever business condiion changes. y Usual mode x y z Swich x Campaign mode Required effor is Page 12 NEC Corporaion 2013 IA moniors relaionship beween performance couners, so reviewing monioring configuraion is no required x Business App Sysem y Performance daa Required implemenaion effor is very low. z Deec!

14 Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 2-5. Advanages of NEC s Unique Technology (Preparaion 1) Complex configuraions are no required. You jus need o inpu performance daa. Convenional performance monioring ool Analyzing numerous daa poins is no a simple and easy ask. Impors CSV file irrespecive of daa conens. Invarian Analyzer CSV I requires specialized experise. AP Server DB NW Performance daa Jus inpu performance daa generaed by any applicaion/ool Numerous daa poins can be analyzed easily. Easy analysis can be done wihou specialized experise. Simple operaions resuls in efficien managemen. Page 13 NEC Corporaion 2013

15 CPU CPU CPU Packe In Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 2-5. Advanages of NEC s Unique Technology (Preparaion 2) Invarian Analyzer has capabiliy o creae base model from minimum 100 poins (less han 2H wih 1 minue inerval). Convenional performance monioring ool Invarian Analyzer Mon Tue Wed Mon Base Model Base line Minimum 100 poins Need o seup hreshold values individually else i requires more ime o learn sysem behavior. Using IA, user can deec appropriae sysem behavior in minimum ime. (minimum 100 poins) Enables o analyze Shor-Term sysem daa Page 14 NEC Corporaion 2013

16 CPU CPU Packe In Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 2-5. Advanages of NEC s Unique Technology (Analysis Qualiy) As long as he sysem behavior doesn change, Invarian Analyzer will no generae any aler for a enaive change in performance. Convenional performance monioring ool Invarian Analyzer Failure Aler OK OK OK OK OK Campaign erm If he value exceeds he hreshold level, failure aler will be sen imperfecly. Campaign erm If here is no problem beween invarian relaionship (means normal behavior), no aler will be sen Less Error Page 15 NEC Corporaion 2013

17 CPU Packe In CPU Packe In Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 2-5. Advanages of NEC s Unique Technology (Silen Failure Deecion) Invarian Analyzer has he capabiliy o deec even small changes, which enables o find silen failure Convenional performance monioring ool Invarian Analyzer Canno Deec Deec Acual value Silen Failure No aler message will be sen as long as i exceeds he hreshold level Silen Failure Forecased value In case he invarian relaionship is broken, IA will generae an aler even for small changes. Do no even miss minor predicion Page 16 NEC Corporaion 2013

18 2-6. Three ways o analyze performance Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 On-demand analysis Analyze anyime on need basis Off-line analysis Periodical analysis Analyze periodically and noify he adminisraor in case a failure is deeced Near real-ime analysis (wih shor analysis inerval) Real-ime analysis Analyze coninuously and noify he adminisraor when a failure is deeced Real-ime analysis Page 17 NEC Corporaion 2013

19 2-6. On-demand analysis Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 rerieve performance daa Business App Sysem daa inpu performance daa daa Invarian Analyzer See analysis resul Typical scenario: The sysem performance daa is coninuously gahered and sored One day, adminisraor ges many complain from end users regarding he performance of he sysem Then, adminisraor decides o analyze he performance using Invarian Analyzer Rerieve he performance daa for he period of he complain Inpu ha daa ino IA and le IA analyze i See he analysis resul and ry o find he roo cause Page 18 NEC Corporaion 2013

20 2-6. Periodical analysis Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 rerieve performance daa daa cusomized scrip inpu performance daa daa Invarian Analyzer sends aler if a failure is deeced Business App Sysem execued periodically See analysis resul Typical scenario: Cusomized scrip is creaed using command-line inerface To ge he performance daa from he oher monioring ools and o inpu i ino IA Periodically execue he cusomized scrip Near real-ime analysis, if a shor period is seleced If a failure occurs, adminisraor will be alered by IA Then, adminisraor can see he analysis resul and find he roo cause Page 19 NEC Corporaion 2013

21 2-6. Real-ime analysis Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 Business App Sysem agen gaher he performance daa and send i o IA daa Invarian Analyzer send aler if failure deeced See analysis resul Typical scenario: MCO agen is insalled in he arge machine beforehand Agen auomaically gaher he performance daa and send i IA coninuously One day, he failure occurs and adminisraor will be alered by IA Then, adminisraor will see he analysis resul and ry o find he roo cause Page 20 NEC Corporaion 2013

22 Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 3 Enhancemen (C)NEC Page 21 Corporaion Page All Righs Reserved.

23 Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 3. Enhancemen From Ver1.5 Auomaed schedule creaion and analysis assisan funcion Iniially, adminisraor could improve analysis qualiy by using IA schedule funcion, which enables adminisraor o apply differen models depending on he schedule. However, i was difficul for adminisraor o undersand he schedule. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sa How is he sysem running? IA auomaically deecs he paern of sysem behavior depending upon he schedule such as weekdays/weekends, working hours/non-working hours, ec. and i also creaes base model auomaically. This funcion enables o decrease user ask and improves he qualiy of analysis. Analysis assisan funcion provides wizard funcion for auomaed schedule creaion as well as analysis, which makes operaions easier. Deec schedule paern according o Sysem behavior Auomaed modeling Depended on he sysem Page 22 NEC Corporaion 2013

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25 4. Funcions a a Glance Invarian Analyzer Funcions Overview Descripions 3-1. Main screen Main screen Simple and easy o undersand GUI, displays analysis resuls in a single console Auomaic analysis Auomaic analysis of performance daa Analyzes performance daa auomaically and deecs failure 1. Visualize failures using graphs. Graphs indicaes he ime of occurrence and severiy of failures Roo cause visualizaion 2. Locae Failure using Map View. 3. Visualize Failure using Pie Chars. Map view shows specific componen primarily causing abnormal behavior and i s impac. Pie chars can help adminisraors o deermine he failure s roo cause from he saisical poin of view Failure resoluion Knowledge Base Acion aken in response o each failure can be recorded in knowledge base for fuure reference. Page 24 NEC Corporaion 2013

26 4-1. Main Screen Invarian Analyzer Simple and easy o undersand iniial screen displays analysis resuls in a single screen. Indicaes abnormal behavior using graph Shows analysis arges hierarchically Visualizes abnormal behavior Page 25 NEC Corporaion 2013

27 4-2. Auomaic analysis Invarian Analyzer 紹介資料 Deecs failure sign by auomaically analyzing sysem performance daa Neiher specific know-how nor complicaed configuraion is required. IA looks a invarian relaionships beween each performance couners, hus no need o adjus he configuraion from ime o ime due o business condiions. Preparaion Silen Failure Deecion x Web Traffic Make models of relaionships Deec broken invarian relaionship x DB Query CPU CPU CPU CPU Differen -> Abnormal Query Query Impor performance daa which was colleced by monioring ool Traffic Auomaically analyzes he performance daa and finds invarian relaionships which are deeced during he period when he sysem was running properly. Traffic IA compares he impored daa and invarian model and deec sysem unusual behavior Page 26 NEC Corporaion 2013

28 4-3. Visualize Failure using Graphs Roo cause Invarian visualizaion(1) Analyzer Graphs indicae he ime of occurrence and severiy of failures. Observe abnormal behavior and is impac Visualize abnormal behaviors Abnormal behavior occurs Shows he ime of occurrence and he severiy of he abnormal behavior using an inuiive graph. Clear graphical presenaion preven oversigh of failures. Page 27 NEC Corporaion 2013

29 4-3. Localize Failure using Map View Roo cause Invarian visualizaion(2) Analyzer Map view shows specific componen primarily causing abnormal behavior and i s impac. Exrac and visualize specific componen primarily causing he abnormal behavior by auomaic analysis. The impac of abnormal behavior can also be observed a a glance. Visualize by map views The red poin Indicaes he componen primarily causing he abnormal behavior and is severiy. The blue poins indicae all he componen s affeced by he roo cause. Easier and quicker invesigaion achieved Page 28 NEC Corporaion 2013

30 4-3. Visualize Failure using Pie Chars Roo cause Invarian visualizaion(3-1) Analyzer Pie chars can help adminisraors deermine he failure s roo cause from he saisical poin of view. Idenify which server is mos likely o fail. Visualize by pie chars The pie char is divided ino wo pars. The ouer par shows on which par of he sysem (e.g. web servers) he failure is occurring mos ofen. The inner par shows on which specific server abnormal behaviors are occurring a lo and is deailed score. Required effors o localize he roo cause is grealy reduced. Page 29 NEC Corporaion 2013

31 4-3. Visualize Failure using Pie Chars Roo cause Invarian visualizaion(3-2) Analyzer Easily idenify he roo cause of Silen Failure using pie chars. Examples of roo cause idenificaion Web DB Disribued Graph Lo of Web relaionships are abnormal Lo of Db relaionships are abnormal Anomalies are evenly disribued Possible Cause Web server may have some issue? Db server may have some issue? An issue on AP server may be effecing DB and Web servers. Fac A wrong command has been issued o Web server. Improper uning of DB server has resuled in oo many accesses. An applicaion on AP server has salled and occupied CPU. Page 30 NEC Corporaion 2013

32 4-4. Knowledge Base Invarian Analyzer Acions aken in response o each failure can be recorded for fuure reference. Failures can be quickly resolved by referencing previous acions aken for similar abnormal behavior. Presens records of acions aken in he pas. Shows he similariy beween he curren failure and previous ones by percenage as well as he acion you ook in he pas. These acions recorded are accumulaed in he knowledge base for fuure reference. Eliminae ime o search and accelerae failure resoluion!! Page 31 NEC Corporaion 2013

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34 5-1. Sysem Overview (Sysem Configuraion) Invarian Analyzer Produc configuraion is simple. Jus Manager and Managemen Console are required; Performance daa can be inpued o he manager hrough managemen console. Manager Managemen console Inpu performance daa from monioring producs. MaserScope monioring ools Oher well-known monioring ools Exernal Engine Prarellel processing is available Page 33 NEC Corporaion 2013

35 5-2. Sysem Requiremens Invarian Analyzer Windows Manager and Managemen console CPU Manager Managemen console Inel Dual Core Xeon and successions, or equivalen processors Inel Dual Core2 and successions, or equivalen processors Minimum memory size Manager Managemen console 1 GB or more (2GB or more is recommended) 128MB or more Minimum disk size Manager 1GB Screen size Managemen console More han 1024 x 768 pixels Manager Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Windows Server 2003 SP2 or R2 SP2 OS Managemen console Windows 8 Windows 7 Professional Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Windows Server 2003 SP2 / 2003 R2 Windows XP Professional SP3 Windows Visa Business SP2 Page 34 NEC Corporaion 2013

36 5-2. Sysem Requiremens Invarian Analyzer Linux Manager and Exernal Engine CPU Minimum memory size Manager Exernal Engine Manager Exernal Engine Managemen console Inel Dual Core Xeon and successions, or equivalen processors Wih exernal engine, Inel PeniumIII 1GHz or more Inel Dual Core Xeon and successions, or equivalen processors 1 GB or more (2GB or more is recommended) 100MB Minimum disk size Manager 1GB OS Manager Exernal Engine Red Ha Enerprise Linux AS/ES 4 Red Ha Enerprise Linux 5/6 Page 35 NEC Corporaion 2013

37 Summary: Invarian Analyzer Invarian Analyzer A performance analysis sofware which can Deec and diagnose Silen Failures. Help predic and avoid fuure failures. Deliver improved service levels. NEC s unique echnology. Focuses on he invarians of performance daa For deails please refer our websie hp:// Invarian Analyzer Search or o global@sof.jp.nec.com *MaserScope is sold under he name of WebSAM in Japan. ** All company names and produc names in his documen are rademarks or regisered rademarks of heir respecive companies/owners. Page 36 NEC Corporaion 2013

38 Thank You Realize simple and inegraed sysem operaion For more produc informaion, visi >> hp:// For more informaion, feel free o conac us - global@sof.jp.nec.com

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