Discovering and identifying manageable information technology resources
US8407349B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/508
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-executable method for allocating resource discovery and identification processes among a plurality of management tools and resources in a distributed and heterogeneous IT management system includes providing at least one authoritative manageable resource having minimal or no responsibility for reporting its identity, minimal or no responsibility for advertising any lifecycle-related creation event for the resource, and minimal or no responsibility for advertising any lifecycle-related destruction event for the resource; using a service oriented architecture (SOA) to define one or more services needed to manage the resource within the management system; and using a component model to define one or more interfaces and one or more interactions to be implemented by the manageable resource within the management system.
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