Network asset management
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1. A network asset management apparatus comprising:
- a processor to execute;
a receiver module that receives a request from a host to manage a network asset, the request having a first command format corresponding to the host;
an inquiry module that determines a second command format compatible with a target of the request;
a translator module that translates the request from the first command format to the second command format and generates supplemental data comprising a cryptographic element; and
a sending module that provides the translated request for communication to the target of the request and provides one or more fake responses to the host in the first command format.
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Abstract
The network asset management apparatus includes a receiver module, an inquiry module, a translator module, and a sending module. The receiver module receives a request from a host to manage a network asset. The request has a first command format corresponding to the host. The inquiry module determines a second command format compatible with a target of the request. The translator module translates the request from the first command format to the second command format. The sending module provides the translated request for communication to the target of the request.
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15 Claims
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1. A network asset management apparatus comprising:
a processor to execute; a receiver module that receives a request from a host to manage a network asset, the request having a first command format corresponding to the host; an inquiry module that determines a second command format compatible with a target of the request; a translator module that translates the request from the first command format to the second command format and generates supplemental data comprising a cryptographic element; and a sending module that provides the translated request for communication to the target of the request and provides one or more fake responses to the host in the first command format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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intercepting a request from a first host to offload a network asset from a first storage location, the request having a first command format associated with the first host and not supported by the first storage location; executing an inquiry at the first storage location to identify a second command format supported by the first storage location; generating a translated request having the second command format based on a component parsed from the request and having supplemental data comprising a cryptographic element; providing one or more fake responses to the first host in the first command format; and providing the translated request to the first storage location to facilitate the offload of the network asset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for providing network asset management, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable/executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
- intercept, by the processor, a request from a first host to offload a network asset from a first storage location, the request having a first command format associated with the first host and not supported by the first storage location;
execute, by the processor, an inquiry at the first storage location to identify a second command format supported by the first storage location;
generate, by the processor, a translated request having the second command format based on a component parsed from the request and having supplemental data comprising a cryptographic element;
provide, by the processor, one or more fake responses to the first host in the first command format; and
provide, by the processor, the translated request to the first storage location to facilitate the offload of the network asset. - View Dependent Claims (15)
- intercept, by the processor, a request from a first host to offload a network asset from a first storage location, the request having a first command format associated with the first host and not supported by the first storage location;
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