Distributed Architecture

Photo of EM7 Appliance Flexbility and scalability to optimize monitoring performance for large or complex networks.

Designed for midsized to large enterprises that support over 300 devices on their networks, the Distributed Architecture for EM7 Appliances provides all the functionality of the All-in-One Appliance plus more features and the flexibility and scalability required to support more complex network and computing environments.

Reasons that customers choose EM7 Distributed Appliances:

  • Greater capacity needs
  • Security policies
  • Airgapped networks or unique network configurations
  • Consolidated and standardized monitoring of multiple/remote operations centers
  • Advanced database mining and management
  • Cost-effective, rapid and highly scalable way for Managed Service Provider (MSP) to deploy remote customer monitoring
  • Operations continuity through out-of-the-box high availability (optional)

 

Visual representation of the technical flow for the EM7 Appliance

Distributed Functions - Optimal Performance
The diagram above provides an overview of data flow and communications for a sample Distributed Architecture of EM7 Appliances with the High Availability option. See our Technology Overview for a detailed description.

In the Distributed Architecture, core functions of EM7 are distributed to three "tiers" of dedicated EM7 Appliances:

  • 1. Data Collectors
  • 2. Centralized Database
  • 3. Application/Report Server

Each dedicated EM7 Appliance has been tuned for optimal performance of specific EM7 functionality. For example, Data Collectors can be positioned almost anywhere in your network, giving additional fail-over and fault tolerance for remotely managed systems and devices. Each Data Collector can manage hundreds of nodes and independently collect and correlate syslog and other forms of inbound messaging.

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
EM7 Distributed Appliances work together to multiply the performance capacity of any single appliance. Cost-effective scalability is built into this architecture; additional devices can be added to EM7 monitoring simply by deploying additional Data Collectors. In this way, customers can continue to grow rapidly and easily. When it's necessary, the Centralized Database and Application/Report Servers can be upgraded to add capacity to the entire EM7 system, and the old appliances can even be recycled for use as additional Data Collectors.

Key Features

The Distributed Architecture includes all of the features [link to Features page] of the All-in-One Appliance plus:

Database Connector for Dynamic Applications (included)

Harness the power of the EM7 Dynamic Applications engine for customized and granular database management. Using this feature, IT operations can support management and business goals by collecting detailed data for use in operational and business analytics.

Currently supported databases: MySQL, MS SQL, Sybase, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SAP.

Operations Continuity - High Availability (optional)

The EM7 High Availability option takes advantage of the Distributed Architecture design to provide cost-effective monitoring redundancy out-of-the-box. Replicated databases can be positioned at two different geographic locations with all monitoring data kept in real-time synchronization for a hot standby solution in case of disaster or outages. See our Operations Continuity / HA solution for more information.