Service Delivery Using Profile Based Management
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method in a data processing system for managing a plurality of servers using profiles, the computer implemented method comprising:
- creating a profile, wherein the profile includes a set of search criteria comprising one or more server attributes;
obtaining a list of attributes of each server in the data processing system;
grouping servers in the plurality of servers whose attributes meet the set of search criteria specified in the profile to form a profile group; and
performing an administrative action on all of the servers in the profile group simultaneously.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for automatically aggregating entities via a profile-driven management. A profile is created, wherein the profile includes a set of search criteria comprising one or more server attributes. A list of attributes of each server in the data processing system is obtained. Servers in the plurality of servers whose attributes meet the set of search criteria specified in the profile are then grouped to form a profile group. Once the servers are grouped into a profile, an administrative action may be performed on all of the servers in the profile group simultaneously.
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1. A computer implemented method in a data processing system for managing a plurality of servers using profiles, the computer implemented method comprising:
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creating a profile, wherein the profile includes a set of search criteria comprising one or more server attributes; obtaining a list of attributes of each server in the data processing system; grouping servers in the plurality of servers whose attributes meet the set of search criteria specified in the profile to form a profile group; and performing an administrative action on all of the servers in the profile group simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system for managing a plurality of servers using profiles, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code; at least one managed device connected to the bus; a communications unit connected to the bus; and a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to create a profile, wherein the profile includes a set of search criteria comprising one or more server attributes, obtain a list of attributes of each server in the data processing system, group servers in the plurality of servers whose attributes meet the set of search criteria specified in the profile to form a profile group, and perform an administrative action on all of the servers in the profile group simultaneously.
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16. A computer program product for managing a plurality of servers using profiles, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code tangibly embodied thereon, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code for creating a profile, wherein the profile includes a set of search criteria comprising one or more server attributes; computer usable program code for obtaining a list of attributes of each server in the data processing system; computer usable program code for grouping servers in the plurality of servers whose attributes meet the set of search criteria specified in the profile to form a profile group; and computer usable program code for performing an administrative action on all of the servers in the profile group simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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