Enterprise-Wide Configuration Management Database Searches
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for performing an enterprise-wide configuration management database query, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving, at a configuration management database, a query and a unique query key from a user to access the configuration management database;
processing the query against data internal to the configuration management database;
responsive to a failure to obtain information from the query of the configuration management database, using one or more infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database to discover one or more compatible configuration management databases in the enterprise;
establishing a communications link between the infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database and infrastructure discovery tools registered the one or more compatible configuration management databases; and
passing the query and the unique query key to the one or more compatible configuration management databases via the communications link.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for enabling enterprise-wide queries by linking configuration management databases (CMDBs) together. A query and unique query key to access data stored in a CMDB is received. The query is processed against data internal to the CMDB. If the information is found from the query of the CMDB, the query results are sent to the requesting user. If the query does not produce any information from the CMDB, one or more infrastructure discovery tools registered with the CMDB are used to discover one or more compatible CMDBs in the enterprise. A communications link is established between the infrastructure discovery tools registered with the CMDB and the infrastructure discovery tools registered with the one or more compatible CMDBs. The query and the unique query key are then passed to the one or more compatible CMDBs via the communications link.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for performing an enterprise-wide configuration management database query, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a configuration management database, a query and a unique query key from a user to access the configuration management database; processing the query against data internal to the configuration management database; responsive to a failure to obtain information from the query of the configuration management database, using one or more infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database to discover one or more compatible configuration management databases in the enterprise; establishing a communications link between the infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database and infrastructure discovery tools registered the one or more compatible configuration management databases; and passing the query and the unique query key to the one or more compatible configuration management databases via the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system for performing an enterprise-wide configuration management database query, 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 receive, at a configuration management database, a query and a unique query key from a user to access the configuration management database, process the query against data internal to the configuration management database, use one or more infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database to discover one or more compatible configuration management databases in the enterprise in response to a failure to obtain information from the query of the configuration management database, establish a communications link between the infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database and infrastructure discovery tools registered the one or more compatible configuration management databases, and pass the query and the unique query key to the one or more compatible configuration management databases via the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for performing an enterprise-wide configuration management database query, 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 receiving, at a configuration management database, a query and a unique query key from a user to access the configuration management database; computer usable program code for processing the query against data internal to the configuration management database; computer usable program code for using one or more infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database to discover one or more compatible configuration management databases in the enterprise in response to a failure to obtain information from the query of the configuration management database; computer usable program code for establishing a communications link between the infrastructure discovery tools registered with the configuration management database and infrastructure discovery tools registered the one or more compatible configuration management databases; and computer usable program code for passing the query and the unique query key to the one or more compatible configuration management databases via the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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