Method and system for transforming metadata modeled in the common information model into grid control target metadata

• US 20080120327A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Bhat, Guru
• Granted Patent: US 8,019,791 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

An automated technique for generating target metadata for a CIM-enabled managed entity is provided. A method of generating management metadata for a resource comprises receiving information indicating a resource to be managed, obtaining information relating to the resource, extracting properties relating to management of the resource from the information relating to the resource, selecting from the extracted properties at least one property that is relevant to management of the resource, and for each of the at least one selected properties, generating metadata enabling the resource to be managed.

Claims

1. A method of generating management metadata for a resource comprising:

receiving information indicating a resource to be managed;

obtaining information relating to the resource;

extracting properties relating to management of the resource from the information relating to the resource;

selecting from the extracted properties at least one property that is relevant to management of the resource; and

for each of the at least one selected properties, generating metadata enabling the resource to be managed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed is received from a user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed comprises information specifying CIM classes that define the resource to be managed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein information relating to the resource is obtained by using a Web service.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed comprises information specifying CIM classes that define the resource to be managed and the Web service obtains the definition of the specified CIM classes.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting a format of the at least one selected property.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the generated metadata comprises the converted property.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the generated metadata further comprises at least one of a format of the converted property, a frequency of update of a metric, and a threshold for generating an alert.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata is generated using a CIM Object Manager.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata is generated by parsing text files where the CIM metadata is defined.

11. A system for generating management metadata for a resource comprising:

a processor operable to execute computer program instructions;

a memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor; and

computer program instructions stored in the memory and executable to perform the steps of;

receiving information indicating a resource to be managed;

obtaining information relating to the resource;

extracting properties relating to management of the resource from the information relating to the resource;

selecting from the extracted properties at least one property that is relevant to management of the resource; and

for each of the at least one selected properties, generating metadata enabling the resource to be managed.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed is received from a user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed comprises information specifying CIM classes that define the resource to be managed.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein information relating to the resource is obtained by using a Web service.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed comprises information specifying CIM classes that define the resource to be managed and the Web service obtains the definition of the specified CIM classes.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising converting a format of the at least one selected property.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the generated metadata comprises the converted property.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the generated metadata further comprises at least one of a format of the converted property, a frequency of update of a metric, and a threshold for generating an alert.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the metadata is generated using a CIM Object Manager.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the metadata is generated by parsing text files where the CIM metadata is defined.

21. A computer program product for generating management metadata for a resource comprising:

a computer readable storage medium;

computer program instructions, recorded on the computer readable storage medium, executable by a processor, for performing the steps of

receiving information indicating a resource to be managed;

obtaining information relating to the resource;

extracting properties relating to management of the resource from the information relating to the resource;

selecting from the extracted properties at least one property that is relevant to management of the resource; and

for each of the at least one selected properties, generating metadata enabling the resource to be managed.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed is received from a user.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed comprises information specifying CIM classes that define the resource to be managed.

24. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein information relating to the resource is obtained by using a Web service.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the information indicating a resource to be managed comprises information specifying CIM classes that define the resource to be managed and the Web service obtains the definition of the specified CIM classes.

26. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising converting a format of the at least one selected property.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the generated metadata comprises the converted property.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the generated metadata further comprises at least one of a format of the converted property, a frequency of update of a metric, and a threshold for generating an alert.

29. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the metadata is generated using a CIM Object Manager.

30. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the metadata is generated by parsing text files where the CIM metadata is defined.