Method and system for comparing individual computers to cluster representations of their peers
First Claim
1. A system for assisting in the maintenance and servicing of computers comprising:
- a cluster database containing information relating to one or more computer clusters, the information relating to each cluster comprising one or more cluster descriptions and one or more representations of configuration information values that characterize typical computer members of the cluster;
a tracker database containing configuration information values gathered from and relating to one or more computers; and
a computer and cluster comparison routine having access to the cluster and tracker databases that compares one or more of the representations of configuration information values relating to one or more of the clusters to one or more of the corresponding configuration information values gathered from at least one given computer and that then indicates how closely the given computer'"'"'s configuration conforms with the configuration of typical computer members of the one or more clusters.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system or method for assisting in the maintenance and servicing of computers. The system, for example, comprises a cluster database containing information relating to one or more computer clusters, the information relating to each cluster comprising one or more cluster descriptions and one or more representations of configuration information values that characterize typical computer members of the cluster, and also a tracker database containing configuration information values gathered from and relating to one or more computers. The system further comprises a computer and cluster comparison routine having access to the cluster and tracker databases that compares one or more of the representations of configuration information values relating to one or more of the clusters to one or more of the corresponding configuration information values gathered from at least one given computer and that then indicates how closely the given computer'"'"'s configuration conforms with the configuration of typical computer members of the one or more clusters.
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48 Claims
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1. A system for assisting in the maintenance and servicing of computers comprising:
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a cluster database containing information relating to one or more computer clusters, the information relating to each cluster comprising one or more cluster descriptions and one or more representations of configuration information values that characterize typical computer members of the cluster;
a tracker database containing configuration information values gathered from and relating to one or more computers; and
a computer and cluster comparison routine having access to the cluster and tracker databases that compares one or more of the representations of configuration information values relating to one or more of the clusters to one or more of the corresponding configuration information values gathered from at least one given computer and that then indicates how closely the given computer'"'"'s configuration conforms with the configuration of typical computer members of the one or more clusters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for assisting in the maintenance and servicing of computers comprising:
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establishing a cluster database containing information relating to one or more computer clusters, the information relating to each cluster comprising one or more cluster descriptions and one or more representations of configuration information values that characterize typical computer members of the cluster;
gathering from one or more computers configuration information values; and
comparing one or more of the representations of information values relating to one or more of the clusters to one or more of the corresponding configuration information values gathered from at least one given computer, and then giving an indication of how closely the given computer'"'"'s configuration conforms with the configuration of typical computer members of the one or more clusters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for assisting in the maintenance and servicing of computers comprising:
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means for defining a database containing information relating to one or more computer clusters, the information relating to each cluster comprising one or more cluster descriptions and one or more representations of configuration information values that characterize typical computer members of the cluster;
means for defining a tracker database containing configuration information values gathered from one or more computers; and
means having access to the cluster and tracker databases for comparing one or more of the representations of configuration information values relating to one or more of the clusters to one or more of the corresponding configuration information values gathered from at least one given computer and that then indicates how closely the given computer'"'"'s configuration conforms with the configuration of typical computer members of the one or more clusters. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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