Asset inventory reconciliation services for use in asset management architectures
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1. A system, comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions including,instructions for implementing an asset discovery handler component, the asset discovery handler component being configured to receive asset information from an asset collector component, and to normalize the asset information to a common format, the asset information describing an asset in an IT environment; and
instructions for implementing an asset reconciliation component, the asset reconciliation component being configured to apply defined reconciliation rules to compare information pertaining to a newly discovered asset to information pertaining to previously reconciled assets to determine if a match exists, and, in response to the determination;
if the information pertaining to the newly discovered asset matches the information pertaining to one of the previously reconciled assets, to determine that the newly discovered asset is not a new asset, and associating it with an existing unique reconciliation identifier of the previously reconciled asset; and
if the information pertaining to the newly discovered asset fails to match the information pertaining to at least one of the previously reconciled assets, to determine that the newly discovered asset is a new asset, and, in response to the determination, to assign a new unique reconciliation identifier to the new asset.
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Abstract
Disclosed below are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for managing, monitoring, controlling, and/or classifying assets in an information technology (“IT”) environment. Certain embodiments leverage both services oriented architecture concepts and event mechanisms to create a platform with which additional controls can easily integrate.
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1. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions including, instructions for implementing an asset discovery handler component, the asset discovery handler component being configured to receive asset information from an asset collector component, and to normalize the asset information to a common format, the asset information describing an asset in an IT environment; and instructions for implementing an asset reconciliation component, the asset reconciliation component being configured to apply defined reconciliation rules to compare information pertaining to a newly discovered asset to information pertaining to previously reconciled assets to determine if a match exists, and, in response to the determination; if the information pertaining to the newly discovered asset matches the information pertaining to one of the previously reconciled assets, to determine that the newly discovered asset is not a new asset, and associating it with an existing unique reconciliation identifier of the previously reconciled asset; and if the information pertaining to the newly discovered asset fails to match the information pertaining to at least one of the previously reconciled assets, to determine that the newly discovered asset is a new asset, and, in response to the determination, to assign a new unique reconciliation identifier to the new asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program instructions for causing a computer to perform the method of:
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implementing an asset discovery handler component, the asset discovery handler component being configured to receive asset information from an asset collector component, and to normalize the asset information to a common format, the asset information describing an asset in an IT environment; and implementing an asset reconciliation component, the asset reconciliation component being configured to apply defined reconciliation rules to compare information pertaining to a newly discovered asset to information pertaining to previously reconciled assets to determine if a match exists, and, in response to the determination; if the information pertaining to the newly discovered asset matches the information pertaining to one of the previously reconciled assets, to determine that the newly discovered asset is not a new asset, and associating it with an existing unique reconciliation identifier of the previously reconciled asset; and if the information pertaining to the newly discovered asset fails to match the information pertaining to at least one of the previously reconciled assets, to determine that the newly discovered asset is a new asset, and, in response to the determination, to assign a new unique reconciliation identifier to the new asset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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