Automated discovery of a multitier compute infrastructure
US7962590B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A topology of a multitier compute infrastructure is automatically discovered. Discovery can be roughly divided into two phases. In one phase, components and physical relationships are discovered. In the other phase, non-physical relationships between the components are deduced. The second phase typically is based in part on information obtained in the first phase. In one application, the components and relationships that are discovered/deduced are used to build a map of the multitier compute infrastructure.
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