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BMC PATROL for Docker enables you to monitor the Docker host and its containers. A typical architecture for BMC PATROL for Docker is as follows:

patrol architecture

Collector details

The following table lists different BMC PATROL for Docker collectors and explains how they work:

Collectors
(Collection interval)
Explanation
dkrConsumer
(5 minutes)
Launches the JAVA process and reads all the data coming from the process.
dkrInventory
(10 minutes) 
Discovers all the containers and sets their config parameters.
dkrPerformance
(10 minutes) 
Collects performance data of the  containers.