Overview

Traverse uses a distributed, tiered architecture where the data collection and storage is handled by the Data Gathering Engine (DGE) component. Each DGE polls data from the network devices, servers and applications and performs real-time aggregation and storage of this performance data in a local relational database. The DGE also triggers actions and notifications when it detects that the threshold conditions are exceeded or crossed. Each DGE also processes its data during report generation, which allows for parallel and distributed processing for very large environments.

A DGE-extension is a light-weight remote monitoring and collection component which has no local storage. It pushes all the data it collects to a DGE over a secure SSL "push" connection which makes it ideal for deploying behind firewalls for monitoring small NAT environments.