System for Identifying a Server to be Decommissioned
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring activity of a computing device connected to a network cable, said device comprising:
- a first interface for connecting said device to the network cable;
a second interface for connecting said device to the computing device;
a third interface for connecting said device to a power cable;
a first sensor for measuring at least one of network traffic to the computing device and network traffic from the computing device; and
a second sensor for measuring power consumption of the computing device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a device for monitoring activity of a computing device connected to a network cable. The device includes a first interface for connecting the device to the network cable, a second interface for connecting the device to the computing device, and a third interface for connecting the device to a power cable. The device includes a first sensor for measuring network traffic to the computing device and/or network traffic from the computing device. The first sensor identifies an IP address accessing the computing device and/or a protocol used to access the computing device. The device further includes a second sensor for measuring power consumption of the computing device and a third sensor for identifying the computing device. A wireless communications module connected to the first sensor and/or the second sensor wirelessly transmits data from the first sensor and/or the second sensor to an external device.
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25 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring activity of a computing device connected to a network cable, said device comprising:
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a first interface for connecting said device to the network cable; a second interface for connecting said device to the computing device; a third interface for connecting said device to a power cable; a first sensor for measuring at least one of network traffic to the computing device and network traffic from the computing device; and a second sensor for measuring power consumption of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An adapter for monitoring activity of a server connected to a network cable, said adapter comprising:
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a first interface for connecting said adapter to the network cable; a second interface for connecting said adapter to the server; a third interface for connecting said adapter to a power cable; a first sensor for measuring at least one of network traffic to the server and network traffic from the server; a second sensor for measuring power consumption of the server; and a third sensor for identifying the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for monitoring activity of a computing device connected to a network cable, said system comprising:
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an adapter connected to the computing device, said adapter comprising; a sensor for measuring at least one of network traffic to the computing device and network traffic from the computing device; a wireless communications module connected to said first sensor; a receiver for receiving data from said wireless communications module; and a decision engine connected to said receiver, said decision engine compares at least one of the network traffic to the computing device and the network traffic from the computing device to a threshold to determine whether the computing device should be decommissioned. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for monitoring activity of a computing device connected to a network cable, said method comprising:
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connecting an adapter to a network interface of the computing device, the adapter including a first sensor and a second sensor; connecting the adapter to a power interface of the computing device, connecting the adapter to the network cable; connecting the adapter to a power cable; measuring at least one of network traffic to the computing device and network traffic from the computing device with the first sensor; and measuring power consumption of the computing device with the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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