System and method for generating discovery profiles for discovering components of computer networks
First Claim
1. A system for discovering components of a computer network using agent software, the system comprising:
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a processor, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to;
receive a first command from a client device to generate a discovery profile for an agent software instance, the agent software instance operating on a computing device including a network interface connected to the computer network;
obtain a first network subnet and at least one network gateway address from the agent software instance, the first network subnet and the at least one network gateway address associated with the network interface;
obtain a second network subnet from the agent software instance, the second network subnet obtained by sending instructions to the agent software instance to identify the second network subnet using the at least one network gateway address;
generate the discovery profile for the agent software instance, the discovery profile including the first network subnet and the second network subnet, the first network subnet being associated with a first geo-location identifier and the second network subnet being associated with a second geo-location identifier;
generate a geographical map of the computer network for display on a display device, the geographical map comprising a first indicator associated with the first geo-location identifier and a second indicator associated with the second geo-location identifier;
receive a second command from the client device via the geographical map indicative of a selection of the first indicator or the second indicator;
initiate discovery for one or more network subnets associated with the respective first or second geo-location identifiers in response to receiving the second command; and
update the geographical map of the computer network in response to discovering the one or more network subnets associated with the respective first or second geo-location identifiers, the geographical map comprising a third indicator associated with a third geo-location identifier associated with the one or more discovered network subnets.
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Abstract
Generating discovery profiles for discovering components of a computer network using agent software can include receiving a command from a client device to generate a discovery profile for an agent software instance. A network subnet and at least one network gateway address can be obtained from the agent software instance, which network subnet and at least one network gateway address can be associated with a network interface of the computing device operating the agent software. At least one other network subnet can be obtained from the agent software instance by sending instructions to the agent software instance to identify the at least one other network subnet using the at least one network gateway address. A discovery profile including the network subnet and the at least one other network subnet can then be generated for the agent software instance.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for discovering components of a computer network using agent software, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to; receive a first command from a client device to generate a discovery profile for an agent software instance, the agent software instance operating on a computing device including a network interface connected to the computer network; obtain a first network subnet and at least one network gateway address from the agent software instance, the first network subnet and the at least one network gateway address associated with the network interface; obtain a second network subnet from the agent software instance, the second network subnet obtained by sending instructions to the agent software instance to identify the second network subnet using the at least one network gateway address; generate the discovery profile for the agent software instance, the discovery profile including the first network subnet and the second network subnet, the first network subnet being associated with a first geo-location identifier and the second network subnet being associated with a second geo-location identifier; generate a geographical map of the computer network for display on a display device, the geographical map comprising a first indicator associated with the first geo-location identifier and a second indicator associated with the second geo-location identifier; receive a second command from the client device via the geographical map indicative of a selection of the first indicator or the second indicator; initiate discovery for one or more network subnets associated with the respective first or second geo-location identifiers in response to receiving the second command; and update the geographical map of the computer network in response to discovering the one or more network subnets associated with the respective first or second geo-location identifiers, the geographical map comprising a third indicator associated with a third geo-location identifier associated with the one or more discovered network subnets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for discovering components of a computer network using agent software, the method comprising:
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receiving a first command from a client device to generate a discovery profile for an agent software instance, the agent software instance operating on a computing device including a network interface connected to the computer network; obtaining a first network subnet and at least one network gateway address from the agent software instance, the first network subnet and the at least one network gateway address associated with the network interface of the computing device; obtaining a second network subnet from the agent software instance, the second network subnet obtained by sending instructions to the agent software instance to identify the second network subnet using the at least one network gateway address; generating the discovery profile for the agent software instance, the discovery profile including the first network subnet and second network subnet, the first network subnet being associated with a first geo-location identifier and the second network subnet being associated with a second geo-location identifier; generating a geographical map of the computer network for display on a display device, the geographical map comprising a first indicator associated with the first geo-location identifier and a second indicator associated with the second geo-location identifier; receiving a second command from the client device via the geographical map indicative of a selection of the first indicator or the second indicator; initiating discovery for one or more network subnets associated with the respective first or second geo-location identifiers in response to receiving the second command; and updating the geographical map of the computer network in response to discovering the one or more network subnets associated with the respective first or second geo-location identifiers, the geographical map comprising a third indicator associated with a third geo-location identifier associated with the one or more discovered network subnets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to; receive a first selection of an agent software instance of a plurality of agent software instances; iteratively identify network subnets of a computer network accessible by the selected agent software instance; generate a discovery profile for the selected agent software instance, the discovery profile including the iteratively identified network subnets, the iteratively identified network subnets being associated with respective geo-location identifiers; generate a geographical map of the computer network for display on a display device, the geographical map comprising one or more indicators associated with the respective geo-location identifiers; receive a second selection of an indicator of the one or more indicators from the client device via the geographical map; initiate discovery for one or more network subnets associated with the respective geo-location identifiers in response to receiving the second selection; and update the geographical map of the computer network in response to discovering the one or more network subnets associated with the respective geo-location identifiers, the geographical map comprising an additional indicator associated with an additional geo-location identifier associated with the one or more discovered network subnets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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