Data model for automated server configuration
First Claim
1. A hardware data model for relating hardware devices connected to a computer network with various device components and interfaces, and to monitoring, configuration, and software elements operating on the network, comprising:
- devices entities that represent devices operating on a computer network;
a plurality of components entities that represent various components of each of the devices represented by said devices entities; and
a plurality of interface entities that represent various interface elements of the devices represented by said devices entities.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a data model. The data model allows for modeling of all information relating to a computer network to be conveniently stored in a database in a manner which minimizes the effort associated with the addition of new devices to the network and maximizes software code reuse. The information relating to the network that may be modeled in the data model of the present invention include: software information, configuration information, monitoring information, hardware information, domain name server (DNS) information, network information, and information regarding queues that may be used by business logic, or intelligent agents in accessing and maintaining various portions of the network.
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1. A hardware data model for relating hardware devices connected to a computer network with various device components and interfaces, and to monitoring, configuration, and software elements operating on the network, comprising:
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devices entities that represent devices operating on a computer network;
a plurality of components entities that represent various components of each of the devices represented by said devices entities; and
a plurality of interface entities that represent various interface elements of the devices represented by said devices entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hardware data model for relating hardware objects of a computer network to other hardware objects, and for expressing the hardware objects of a computer network in a form accessible by other network components, comprising:
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devices entities;
a plurality of components entities; and
a plurality of interface entities;
wherein said devices entities represent a plurality of hardware devices connected to the computer network;
wherein said components entities comprise a variety of components entities that represent a variety of components of the devices represented by said devices entities; and
wherein the interface entities represent various interfaces used by the devices represented by said devices entities.
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9. A computer readable set of instructions residing on a computer-readable medium that produces a hardware data model comprising:
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devices entities;
a plurality of components entities; and
a plurality of interface entities;
wherein said devices entities represent a plurality of hardware devices connected to the computer network;
wherein said components entities comprise a variety of components entities that represent a variety of components of the devices represented by said devices entities; and
wherein the interface entities represent various interfaces used by the devices represented by said devices entities.
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10. A hardware data model for characterizing the interaction of all hardware elements of a computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of memory components entities;
a plurality of storage components entities;
a plurality of bus components entities;
a plurality of interface components entities;
a plurality of interface cards entities;
a plurality of devices entities;
a plurality of interface type entities;
a plurality of device console entities;
a plurality of CPU components entities;
a plurality of SUB interfaces entities;
a plurality of circuits entities; and
a plurality of interface IPs entities. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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