VMware, Inc.
Generating a temporal topology graph of a computing environment based on captured component relationship data

Abstract:

In a computer-implemented method for generating a temporal topology graph of a computing environment, managed component relationship data is received for a plurality of managed components of a computing environment, the managed component relationship data including parent/child information for a managed component of the plurality of managed components at a moment in time. The managed component relationship data is transformed into graphical data of a temporal topology graph of the computing environment, wherein the temporal topology graph includes the moment in time for each instance of the managed component relationship data within the temporal topology graph. The temporal topology graph including the managed component relationship data is generated based at least in part on the graphical data. The temporal topology graph for the computing environment is maintained at a service provider.