MANAGING AND CLASSIFYING ASSETS IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT USING TAGS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprisingreceiving a set of conditions to establish a tagging profile;
- receiving identifications of one or more tags associated with the tagging profile;
applying the tagging profile to nodes in an information technology network by determining one or more nodes in the information technology network that satisfy one or more conditions of the set of conditions;
associating the one or more tags with the nodes that satisfy the one or more conditions;
displaying a list of the one or more tags; and
after user selection of a respective one of the tags, displaying a list of the nodes associated with the respective one of the tags.
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Abstract
Disclosed below are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for managing and classifying assets in an information technology (“IF”) environment using a tag-based approach. The disclosed tag-based classification techniques can be implemented through a graphical user interface. Embodiments of the disclosed tag-based classification techniques can be used to allow a user to easily and quickly select, and perform actions on groups of one or more assets (e.g., monitor policies, perform upgrades, etc.). For example, the tag-based classification techniques can automatically classify assets into “tag sets” (or “tagged sets”) based on node properties or user-selected criteria or conditions (e.g., criteria or conditions that are established in a user-created tagging profile or rule). The tagged assets can then be further filtered to identify even deeper relationships between the assets.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising
receiving a set of conditions to establish a tagging profile; -
receiving identifications of one or more tags associated with the tagging profile; applying the tagging profile to nodes in an information technology network by determining one or more nodes in the information technology network that satisfy one or more conditions of the set of conditions; associating the one or more tags with the nodes that satisfy the one or more conditions; displaying a list of the one or more tags; and after user selection of a respective one of the tags, displaying a list of the nodes associated with the respective one of the tags. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
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19. A computer-implemented method, comprising
in a first portion of a screen, displaying a list of tags, each tag being associated with a property of an asset in an information technology environment; -
receiving a filter request specifying a keyword or tag; matching the keyword or tag to multiple assets in the information technology environment; and in a second portion of the screen distinct from the first portion, displaying a list of assets matching the keyword or tag. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a set of conditions to establish a tagging profile, the set of conditions specifying a set of one or more conditions that must be satisfied by a node before the node is assigned a tag associated with the tagging profile; receiving identifications of one or more tags associated with the tagging profile; applying the tagging profile to nodes in an information technology network, the applying the tagging profile comprising assigning the tag associated with the tagging profile to one or more nodes of the nodes in the information technology network that satisfy the set of conditions specified in the tagging profile, thereby generating a tagged set of nodes; and generating a data set in a hierarchically arranged database or file system that comprises the tagged set of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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