Real-Time Policy Visualization by Configuration Item to Demonstrate Real-Time and Historical Interaction of Policies
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a data center having a plurality of configuration items and connected to a network;
a database connected to the network;
a plurality of policy engines connected to the network;
wherein each of the plurality of policy engines is configured to apply one or more policies to the data center in accordance with an awareness of all configuration item changes made by all other policy engines connected to the network; and
wherein the awareness comprises a plurality of relationships, each relationship being between a policy data and a configuration item.
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Abstract
Multiple policy engines may be integrated with a change and configuration change database to enable coordination of multiple policies by an embodiment comprising: a data center having a plurality of configuration items and connected to a network; a database connected to the network; a plurality of policy engines connected to the network; wherein each of the plurality of policy engines is configured to apply one or more policies to the data center in accordance with an awareness of all configuration item changes made by all other policy engines connected to the network; wherein the awareness comprises a plurality of relationships, each relationship being between a policy data and a configuration item.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a data center having a plurality of configuration items and connected to a network; a database connected to the network; a plurality of policy engines connected to the network; wherein each of the plurality of policy engines is configured to apply one or more policies to the data center in accordance with an awareness of all configuration item changes made by all other policy engines connected to the network; and wherein the awareness comprises a plurality of relationships, each relationship being between a policy data and a configuration item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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storing a plurality of configuration items in a database; connecting the database to a plurality of policy engines by a network; configuring each of the plurality of policy engines to apply one or more policies to the data center in accordance with an awareness of all configuration item changes made by all other policy engines connected to the network; and wherein the awareness comprises a plurality of relationships, each relationship being between a policy data and a configuration item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program product, comprising:
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a computer readable medium; a plurality of instructions stored on the computer readable medium, the plurality of instructions configured to cause a processor of a computer to perform actions comprising; configuring each of a plurality of policy engines to apply one or more policies to a data center in accordance with an awareness of all configuration item changes made by all other policy engines connected to the network; wherein the awareness comprises a plurality of relationships, each relationship being between a policy data and a configuration item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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