Resource management
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating a user in a creation of a model describing how resources in a service environment are to be managed by a resource management system, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a service environment description comprising information defining resources that may be managed by the resource management system;
automatically extracting information from the description regarding services provided by at least some of the resources;
presenting a user with the extracted information; and
facilitating the user in the creation of the model and permitting the user to define rules for managing at least some of the resources.
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Abstract
A method, computer program, computer program product and apparatus for facilitating a user in the creation of a model describing how resources in a service environment are to be managed by a resource management system. A service environment description is received comprising information defining resources that may be managed by the resource management system. Information is then extracted from the description regarding services provided by at least some of the resources and the extracted information is presented to a user. The user is then able to use the extracted information to create the model by defining rules to manage at least some of the resources.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating a user in a creation of a model describing how resources in a service environment are to be managed by a resource management system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a service environment description comprising information defining resources that may be managed by the resource management system;
automatically extracting information from the description regarding services provided by at least some of the resources;
presenting a user with the extracted information; and
facilitating the user in the creation of the model and permitting the user to define rules for managing at least some of the resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for facilitating a user in a creation of a model describing how resources in a service environment are to be managed by a resource management system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a service environment description comprising information defining resources that may be managed by the resource management system;
means for automatically extracting information from the description regarding services provided by at least some of the resources;
means for presenting a user with the extracted information; and
means for facilitating the user in the creation of the model by permitting the user to define rules for managing at least some of the resources.
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