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System and method for managing environment configuration using snapshots

  • US 10,423,509 B2
  • Filed: 08/05/2011
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing configuration of an environment of composite configuration items (CIs), the method comprising, with a processor:

  • obtaining a snapshot of the configuration of the environment comprising current configuration data about the CIs in the environment at a time of the snapshot;

    logging the snapshot of the configuration of the environment in a configuration database, where the configuration database stores the snapshot;

    identifying a set of changes to the environment using the configuration database;

    storing the identified changes in a change database, wherein the change database is accessible from an external device through a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the change database is provided to the external device in a format that includes selectable filters, wherein the filters of the change database are preset in the GUI based on content of the change database;

    receiving a request for a plurality of snapshots from the external device for comparison using the GUI and providing configuration data associated with the plurality of snapshots to the external device through the GUI;

    with the GUI, automatically displaying a list of CIs associated with the requested plurality of snapshots;

    with the GUI, automatically displaying a first indicator in a first location of the GUI corresponding to a first CI of the list of CIs to represent whether a change occurred in the first CI among snapshots of the requested plurality of snapshots and to represent a type of change, wherein the first indicator visually represents the first CI being modified, the first CI being new, or the first CI being deleted; and

    with the GUI, automatically displaying a second indicator in a second location of the GUI corresponding to a second CI of the list of CIs to represent a compliance level associated with the second CI.

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