APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION, IMPORT AND MODELING
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of data analysis, the method comprising:
- interrogating a plurality of computer systems to generate at least one dump file for each computer system, each dump file comprising configuration and state information;
extracting predetermined configuration and state information from the respective dump files; and
storing the extracted configuration and state information in a database in a normalized format.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of and system for data analysis, including interrogating a plurality of computer systems to generate for each computer system at least one dump file, each dump file including configuration and state information; extracting predetermined configuration and state information from the respective dump files; and storing the extracted configuration and state information in a database in a normalized format.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method of data analysis, the method comprising:
-
interrogating a plurality of computer systems to generate at least one dump file for each computer system, each dump file comprising configuration and state information; extracting predetermined configuration and state information from the respective dump files; and storing the extracted configuration and state information in a database in a normalized format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A data repository comprising:
a storage device storing in a normalized format an index of data stored on a plurality of computer systems, whereby the configuration and state details of each computer system can be determined. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
16. A method of data analysis, the method comprising:
-
interrogating a plurality of computer systems to generate at least one dump file for each computer system, each dump file comprising configuration and state information; extracting predetermined configuration and state information from the respective dump files; storing the extracted configuration and state information in a database in a normalized format, and transforming the predetermined configuration and state information to the normalized format from a format that is at least one of vendor and product specific, wherein extracting predetermined configuration and state information from the respective dump files and storing the extracted configuration and state information in the database in the normalized format comprises; using an importer tool, the importer tool being arranged to extract the predetermined configuration and state information from the dump files, transform the extracted information into the normalized format, and store the transformed information in the normalized format in the database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification