Method and apparatus for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices
First Claim
1. A method for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices comprising:
- accessing a machine-readable map;
accessing validation rules in a machine-readable format;
performing a validation step, wherein said validation step comprises comparing the validation rules in machine-readable format with the machine-readable map; and
generating a report of a result of the validation step to provide automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and an apparatus for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices. In one method embodiment, the present invention accesses a machine-readable map. Additionally, validation rules are accessed in a machine-readable format. A validation step is performed, wherein the validation step comprises comparing the validation rules in machine-readable format with the machine-readable map. A report of a result of the validation step is then generated. In so doing, a verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices occurs automatically.
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1. A method for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices comprising:
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accessing a machine-readable map;
accessing validation rules in a machine-readable format;
performing a validation step, wherein said validation step comprises comparing the validation rules in machine-readable format with the machine-readable map; and
generating a report of a result of the validation step to provide automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices comprising:
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a network map of devices and connections;
a set of validation rules; and
a validating program, wherein the validating program applies said set of validating rules to said devices and said connections of said network map and generates a message indicating the result of each application of said validating rules. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing method for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices comprising:
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accessing a machine-readable map comprising;
a network device and its attributes; and
a network connection and its attributes, said network connection for connecting to said network device;
accessing validation rules in a machine-readable format said validation rules in a machine-readable format comprising;
a declarations attributing portion providing contextual framework for a definition of said validation rules;
a rule attributing portion defining a value of an attribute of said device; and
a rule connecting portion containing one or more of a clause defining the requirements of said device'"'"'s connection requirements;
performing a validation step, wherein said validation step comprises comparing the validation rules in machine-readable format with the machine-readable map; and
generating a report of a result of the validation step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A data center comprising:
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a plurality of devices;
with each device represented in a machine-readable map; and
a plurality of connections coupling the plurality of devices, wherein a validating program applies a set of validating rules to said plurality of devices and said plurality of connections of said machine-readable map and generates a message indicating the result of each application of said validating rules. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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