Identifying and associating computer assets impacted by potential change to a particular computer asset
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- searching, by one or more processors and in response to a request to determine a computer asset from a plurality of computer assets that would be impacted by a potential change to a particular computer asset of the plurality of computer assets, one or more databases for characteristics of each of the plurality of computer assets;
identifying, by the one or more processors, an impacted computer asset from the plurality of computer assets, wherein;
the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset are connected to a network;
the particular computer asset is a host server;
the impacted computer asset is a virtual server hosted by the particular computer asset; and
identifying the impacted computer asset comprises determining, by the one or more processors and based on the characteristics of the impacted computer asset and the particular computer asset, that the impacted computer asset depends on the particular computer asset for the impacted computer asset'"'"'s connection to the network;
generating, by the one or more processors, an association from the plurality of computer assets, wherein the association comprises the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset;
determining, by the one or more processors, that the particular computer asset has not been assigned a change request; and
creating, by the one or more processors, a change request for the particular computer asset.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, in response to a request to determine a computer asset from a plurality of computer assets that would be impacted by a potential change to a particular computer asset of the plurality of computer assets, a processor searches one or more databases for characteristics of each of the plurality of computer assets. The processor identifies an impacted computer asset from the plurality of computer assets. Identifying the impacted computer asset includes determining, by the processor and based on the characteristics of the impacted computer asset and the particular computer asset, that the impacted computer asset depends on the particular computer asset for operation. The processor generates an association from the plurality of computer assets, wherein the association comprises the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset.
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16 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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searching, by one or more processors and in response to a request to determine a computer asset from a plurality of computer assets that would be impacted by a potential change to a particular computer asset of the plurality of computer assets, one or more databases for characteristics of each of the plurality of computer assets; identifying, by the one or more processors, an impacted computer asset from the plurality of computer assets, wherein; the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset are connected to a network; the particular computer asset is a host server; the impacted computer asset is a virtual server hosted by the particular computer asset; and identifying the impacted computer asset comprises determining, by the one or more processors and based on the characteristics of the impacted computer asset and the particular computer asset, that the impacted computer asset depends on the particular computer asset for the impacted computer asset'"'"'s connection to the network; generating, by the one or more processors, an association from the plurality of computer assets, wherein the association comprises the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset; determining, by the one or more processors, that the particular computer asset has not been assigned a change request; and creating, by the one or more processors, a change request for the particular computer asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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searching, in response to a request to determine a computer asset from a plurality of computer assets that would be impacted by a potential change to a particular computer asset of the plurality of computer assets, one or more databases for characteristics of each of the plurality of computer assets; identifying an impacted computer asset from the plurality of computer assets, wherein; the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset are connected to a network; the particular computer asset is a host server; the impacted computer asset is a virtual server hosted by the particular computer asset; and identifying the impacted computer asset comprises determining, based on the characteristics of the impacted computer asset and the particular computer asset, that the impacted computer asset depends on the particular computer asset for the impacted computer asset'"'"'s connection to the network; generating an association from the plurality of computer assets, wherein the association comprises the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset; determining that the particular computer asset has not been assigned a change request; and creating a change request for the particular computer asset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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searching, in response to a request to determine a computer asset from a plurality of computer assets that would be impacted by a potential change to a particular computer asset of the plurality of computer assets, one or more databases for characteristics of each of the plurality of computer assets; identifying an impacted computer asset from the plurality of computer assets, wherein; the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset are connected to a network; the particular computer asset is a host server; the impacted computer asset is a virtual server hosted by the particular computer asset; and identifying the impacted computer asset comprises determining, based on the characteristics of the impacted computer asset and the particular computer asset, that the impacted computer asset depends on the particular computer asset for the impacted computer asset'"'"'s connection to the network; generating an association from the plurality of computer assets, wherein the association comprises the particular computer asset and the impacted computer asset; determining that the particular computer asset has not been assigned a change request; and creating a change request for the particular computer asset. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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