Method and system for managing dynamic configuration data

• US 20060225039A1
• Filed: 03/30/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Smith, Brian K.
• Granted Patent: US 7,546,582 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/121
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/544 Remote
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50

Abstract

Data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components is stored in a set of component objects and a set of relationship objects. When an event is received indicating a change to the dynamic configuration, a component object and/or relationship object is updated to reflect the change. The component and/or relationship object(s) can be used to notify one or more listening components of modifications to the dynamic configuration. In this manner, listening components are only loosely coupled with producer components making any necessary adjustments to configuration changes easier to implement.

Claims

1. A method of managing data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components, the method comprising:

generating a unique component object for each producer component in the set of producer components, wherein the unique component object comprises a set of component properties for the corresponding producer component;

obtaining a set of relationships for the set of producer components; and

generating a unique relationship object for each relationship in the set of relationships, wherein the unique relationship object comprises a set of relationship properties for the corresponding relationship.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining the set of producer components.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an event for the dynamic configuration; and

updating at least one of the set of component objects or the set of relationship objects based on the event.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the event comprises an addition event type, and wherein the updating step includes generating at least one of a new component object or a new relationship object based on the addition event.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the event comprises a removal event type, and wherein the updating step includes removing at least one of a component object or a relationship object based on the removal event.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the event comprises a modification event type, and wherein the updating step includes:

matching at least one of a component object or a relationship object with the modification event; and

modifying the matched at least one of a component object or a relationship object based on the modification event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a set of notification requests for a listening component, wherein each notification request in the set of notification requests specifies an event type and an object type.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving an event for the dynamic configuration;

determining that an event type and an object type for the event match at least one of the set of notification requests; and

providing data on the event for processing by the listening component.

9. A computer-readable medium for enabling a computer infrastructure to manage data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components, the computer-readable medium comprising computer program code for performing the method steps of claim 1.

10. A method of generating a system for managing data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components, the method comprising:

obtaining a computer infrastructure; and

for each of the steps of claim 1, deploying a means for performing the step to the computer infrastructure.

11. A method of managing data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components, the method comprising:

managing a set of component objects, wherein each component object corresponds to a unique producer component in the set of producer components, and wherein each component object comprises a set of component properties for the corresponding unique producer component;

managing a set of relationship objects, wherein each relationship object corresponds to a unique relationship in the set of relationships, and wherein each relationship object comprises a set of relationship properties for the corresponding unique relationship; and

managing a set of notification requests for a listening component, wherein each notification request comprises an event type and an object type.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving an event for the dynamic configuration.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising matching at least one of a component object or a relationship object with the event.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising modifying the matched at least one of a component object or a relationship object based on the event.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

selecting a notification request based on the event and the at least one matched object; and

providing data on the event for processing by the listening component.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the selecting step is further based on a modified property.

17. A system for managing data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components, the system comprising:

a system for managing a set of component objects, wherein each component object corresponds to a unique producer component in the set of producer components, and wherein each component object comprises a set of component properties for the corresponding unique producer component;

a system for managing a set of relationship objects, wherein each relationship object corresponds to a unique relationship in the set of relationships, and wherein each relationship object comprises a set of relationship properties for the corresponding unique relationship; and

a system for managing a set of notification requests for a listening component, wherein each notification request comprises an event type and an object type.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a system for receiving an event for the dynamic configuration.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising a system for matching at least one of a component object or a relationship object with the event.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a system for modifying the matched at least one of a component object or a relationship object based on the event.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

a system for selecting a notification request based on the event and the matched object; and

a system for providing data on the event for processing by the listening component.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of notification requests are for a plurality of listening components, and wherein each notification request further comprises a corresponding listening component.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the listening component comprises one of the set of producer components.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the set of producer components comprise components of a computer infrastructure.

25. A program product stored on a computer-readable medium, which when executed, manages data for a dynamic configuration of a set of components, the program product comprising:

program code for managing a set of component objects, wherein each component object corresponds to a unique component in the set of components, and wherein each component object comprises a set of component properties for the corresponding unique component;

program code for managing a set of relationship objects, wherein each relationship object corresponds to a unique relationship in the set of relationships, and wherein each relationship object comprises a set of relationship properties for the corresponding unique relationship; and

program code for managing a set of notification requests for a listening component, wherein each notification request comprises an event type and an object type.