Configuration management system & method
First Claim
1. A system for managing configuration of a plurality of computer-systems, comprising:
- a) means for selecting an approved baseline configuration matrix to be applied to said plurality of computer-systems;
b) means for retrieving computer-system configuration information from said plurality of computer-systems;
c) means for comparing retrieved computer-system configuration information for said plurality of computer-systems to said approved baseline configuration matrix.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing the configuration (e.g., patches and other configuration elements) of a plurality of computer-systems, such as servers and the like, is disclosed. The system can include, in some illustrative embodiments, a computer-system configuration monitoring utility that monitors the plurality of computer-systems, a database for storing computer-system configuration data received by the computer-system configuration monitoring utility, a check matrix engine that analyses the stored computer-system configuration data, and a report generating engine that generates configuration reports pertaining to a plurality of the plurality of computer-systems.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for managing configuration of a plurality of computer-systems, comprising:
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a) means for selecting an approved baseline configuration matrix to be applied to said plurality of computer-systems;
b) means for retrieving computer-system configuration information from said plurality of computer-systems;
c) means for comparing retrieved computer-system configuration information for said plurality of computer-systems to said approved baseline configuration matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for managing configuration of a plurality of computer-systems, comprising:
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a) selecting an approved baseline configuration matrix to be applied to the plurality of computer-systems;
b) retrieving computer-system configuration information from the plurality of computer-systems;
c) comparing retrieved computer-system configuration information for the plurality of computer-systems to said approved baseline configuration matrix. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A process for making configuration report products for managing configuration of a plurality of computer-systems, comprising:
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a) selecting an approved baseline configuration matrix to be applied to the plurality of computer-systems;
b) retrieving computer-system configuration information from the plurality of computer-systems;
c) comparing retrieved computer-system configuration information for the plurality of computer-systems to said approved baseline configuration matrix;
d) generating reports regarding the configuration of a plurality of the plurality of computer-systems. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for the global management of the configuration of a plurality of computer-systems, comprising:
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a) a computer-system configuration monitoring utility that monitors the plurality of computer-systems;
b) a database for storing computer-system configuration data received by the computer-system configuration monitoring utility;
c) a check matrix engine that analyses the stored computer-system configuration data;
d) a report generating engine that generates configuration reports pertaining to a plurality of the plurality of computer-systems. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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