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INTERPRETING CATEGORIZED CHANGE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN CHANGE CATALOGS

  • US 20110138038A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2009
  • Published: 06/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing at least one change catalog;

    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

    correlating, by the monitor server, the clusters with the at least one change catalog in order to classify at least a portion of the clusters relating to at least one potential reason for the plurality of changes in order to categorize at least some of the clusters;

    determining, for at least one cluster not included within the at least a portion of the clusters, at least one other reason relating to at least one potential reason for the plurality of changes; and

    updating the at least one change catalog with the at least one other reason.

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