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Live migration method for large-scale IT management systems

US8549129B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2010
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4856
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Migrating services and clients from a legacy topology to a new topology. A method includes receiving user input selecting a first client managed by a first configuration management system to migrate to a second configuration management system. Dependencies of the first client are determined, including determining services on which the first client depends to function in a topology. The dependencies of the first client including services and their data on which the first client depends to function in a topology are migrated to a second configuration management system or an administrator is alerted to the dependencies of the first client including services and their data on which the first client depends to function in a topology.

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