REAL-TIME FEEDBACK FOR POLICIES FOR COMPUTING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method for defining at least one policy used for management in a computing system, comprising:
- receiving a specified result;
receiving a prospective policy and a list of parameters of the prospective policy that may be adjusted;
accessing stored information regarding at least one managed entity in the computing system;
applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity;
determining if the result of applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified resultoutputting the prospective policy in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy achieves the specified result;
in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy does not achieve the specified result;
varying, within a first range, a first parameter in the list of parameters to create a first modified prospective policy;
applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; and
determining if the result of applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result, and if so, outputting the first modified prospective policy.
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a method for providing real-time feedback regarding the effect of applying a policy definition used for management in a computing system. An example of the method includes receiving the policy definition, and accessing stored information regarding at least one managed entity in the computing system. This example also includes applying the policy definition to the information regarding the at least one managed entity. This example further includes outputting information providing real-time feedback regarding the effect of applying the policy definition to the information regarding the at least one managed entity. Another aspect of the invention is a method for defining a policy used for management in a computing system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for defining at least one policy used for management in a computing system, comprising:
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receiving a specified result; receiving a prospective policy and a list of parameters of the prospective policy that may be adjusted; accessing stored information regarding at least one managed entity in the computing system; applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; determining if the result of applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result outputting the prospective policy in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy achieves the specified result; in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy does not achieve the specified result; varying, within a first range, a first parameter in the list of parameters to create a first modified prospective policy; applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; and determining if the result of applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result, and if so, outputting the first modified prospective policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable data storage medium embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform real-time feedback regarding the effect of applying a policy definition used for management in a computing system, wherein the instructions when executed perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a specified result; receiving a prospective policy and a list of parameters of the prospective policy that may be adjusted; accessing stored information regarding at least one managed entity in the computing system; applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; determining if the result of applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result; outputting the prospective policy in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy achieves the specified result; in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy does not achieve the specified result, performing; varying, within a first range, a first parameter in the list of parameters to create a first modified prospective policy; applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; and determining if the result of applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result, and if so, outputting the first modified prospective policy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing system, comprising:
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a memory including a program of machine-readable instructions executed to perform real-time feedback regarding the effect of applying a policy definition used for management in the computing system; a processing device coupled to the memory, wherein the processing device executes the program of machine-readable instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a specified result; receiving a prospective policy and a list of parameters of the prospective policy that may be adjusted; accessing stored information regarding at least one managed entity in the computing system; applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; determining if the result of applying the prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result; outputting the prospective policy in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy achieves the specified result; in response to determining that the result of applying the prospective policy does not achieve the specified result, performing; varying, within a first range, a first parameter in the list of parameters to create a first modified prospective policy; applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity; and determining if the result of applying the first modified prospective policy to the information regarding the at least one managed entity achieves the specified result, and if so, outputting the first modified prospective policy. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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