Resource reconciliation
First Claim
1. A computer network reconciliation method, comprising:
- accessing information describing one or more resources from a plurality of sources;
determining that at least one resource is described by information from at least two of the sources; and
merging the information from each of the at least two sources describing the at least one resource into a reconciled resource object.
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Abstract
A method to reconcile multiple instances of a single computer resource identified by resource discovery operations includes: (1) accessing information describing one or more resources; (2) identifying, via the accessed information, at least one resource that has been detected or discovered by at least two of the discovery operations; and (3) merging attributes associated with the identified resource from each of the at least two discovery operations into a single, reconciled resource object. Illustrative “resources” include, but are not limited to, computer systems, components of computer systems, data storage systems, switches, routers, memory, software applications (e.g., accounting and database applications), operating systems and business services (e.g., order entry or change management and tracking services).
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30 Claims
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1. A computer network reconciliation method, comprising:
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accessing information describing one or more resources from a plurality of sources;
determining that at least one resource is described by information from at least two of the sources; and
merging the information from each of the at least two sources describing the at least one resource into a reconciled resource object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30)
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20. A program storage device, readable by a programmable control device, comprising instructions stored on the program storage device for causing the programmable control device to perform the acts of:
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access information describing one or more resources from a plurality of sources;
determining that at least one resource is described by information from at least two of the sources; and
merge the information from each of the at least two sources describing the at least one resource into a reconciled resource object.
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24. A resource management system, comprising:
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a database for storing resource information;
a class schema for defining resource objects; and
a reconciliation engine functionally coupled to the database and class schema for performing the acts of;
access information describing one or more resources from a plurality of sources, determining that at least one resource is described by information from at least two of the sources, and merge the information from each of the at least two sources describing the at least one resource into a reconciled resource object. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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