DISCOVERING PHYSICAL SERVER LOCATION BY CORRELATING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SERVER INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least one external characteristic of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the at least one external characteristic including;
heat generated from a device running or operating in the physical server device;
acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and
correlating the at least one external characteristic and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device,wherein a processor coupled to a memory device performs the obtaining, the acquiring, and the correlating.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a computing system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter. The computing system obtains at least one physical property of the physical server device pertaining to the physical location of the physical server device. The computing system acquires at least one logical property of the physical server device pertaining to a logical server name of the physical server device. The computing system correlates the at least one physical property and the at least one logical property. Thereby, the computing system matches the logical server name to the physical location.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one external characteristic of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the at least one external characteristic including;
heat generated from a device running or operating in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the at least one external characteristic and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device, wherein a processor coupled to a memory device performs the obtaining, the acquiring, and the correlating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23)
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11. A computer-implemented method for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one external characteristic of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the at least one external characteristic including;
an audio signal that comprises noise generated from a cooling fan in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the at least one external characteristic and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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12. A computer-implemented system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the system comprising:
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a memory device; and a processor unit in communication with the memory device, the processor unit performs steps of; obtaining at least one external characteristic of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the at least one external characteristic including;
heat generated from a device running or operating in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the at least one external characteristic and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the system comprising:
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a memory device; and a processor unit in communication with the memory device, the processor unit performs steps of; obtaining at least one external characteristic of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the at least one external characteristic including;
an audio signal that comprises noise generated from a cooling fan in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the at least one external characteristic and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device.
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