USE OF INFERENCE TECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE CATEGORIZATION OF SYSTEM CHANGE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a plurality of changes captured on a target host, the target host providing the change data in response to detecting the plurality of changes, wherein the change data includes one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters;
analyzing, by the monitor server, the change data in order to group the change data into clusters; and
classifying, by the monitor server, the clusters relating to at least one potential reason for the plurality of changes in order to categorize at least some of the clusters.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a change captured on a target host, are described herein. In various embodiments, the target host may have provided the change data in response to detecting the change, and the change data may include one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters. Further, in some embodiments, the monitor server may analyze the change data in order to group the change data into clusters. Once the change data have been classified as clusters, a report may be generated providing classification or categorization and cluster information for the various changes. In various embodiments, the generating may comprise generating a report to the target host and/or to an administrative user.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a monitor server, change data associated with a plurality of changes captured on a target host, the target host providing the change data in response to detecting the plurality of changes, wherein the change data includes one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters; analyzing, by the monitor server, the change data in order to group the change data into clusters; and classifying, by the monitor server, the clusters relating to at least one potential reason for the plurality of changes in order to categorize at least some of the clusters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A monitor server comprising:
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a processor; a change database for storing change data associated with a plurality of changes captured on a target host, the target host providing the change data in response to detecting the plurality of changes, wherein the change data includes one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters; and logic communicatively coupled to the change database and to be operated by the processor to; receive the change data; store the change data in the change database; analyze the change data in order to group the change data into clusters; and classify the clusters relating to at least one potential reason for the plurality of changes in order to categorize at least some of the clusters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a storage medium; and a plurality of programming instructions stored on the storage medium and configured to program a monitor server to; receive change data associated with a plurality of changes captured on a target host, the target host providing the change data in response to detecting the plurality of changes, wherein the change data includes one or more rules, settings, and/or parameters; analyze the change data in order to group the change data into clusters; and classify the clusters relating to at least one potential reason for the plurality of changes in order to categorize at least some of the clusters. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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