Patent attributes
Context information associated with a network node is determined. For example, a network node (e.g., a server) has indicated that an application on the network node appears to be having performance problems. The context information may be to gather data about the application, such as, load, number of users accessing the application, etc. The context information comprises one or more rules for dynamically configuring how data is collected on the node. For example, the rule may indicate what specific statistics should be gathered from the application in real-time. The context information is sent to the network node. Node information is received from the network node in response to sending the context information. The node information is collected based on the one or more rules for configuring how data is collected on the network node. The node information is organized and is displayed on a user interface to a user.