Method and apparatus for managing data for use by data applications
First Claim
1. A system for consolidating information generated by a plurality of management systems, at least one of the plurality of management systems is a network management system for managing at least one network device having a network address, the system comprising:
- a data manager that receives data from the plurality of management systems including the network management system managing the network device and consolidates the data into a data warehouse, the data manager comprising;
an interface for receiving the data from each of the plurality of management systems including the network management system; and
a database accessor responsive to the interface to store the data received from each of the plurality of management systems including the network management system in the data warehouse to create a repository of consolidated data from the plurality of management systems including the network management systems managing the network device, the repository providing consolidated data to an application executing on an electronic device.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for managing information. Information is aggregated from multiple data sources into a data warehouse wherein the information can be provided to software applications. Disparate information from multiple sources is processed and stored in the data warehouse. Processing may include filtering, collation, compression, and mapping information into database fields of the warehouse. In one aspect, information stored in the warehouse may be network management data.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for consolidating information generated by a plurality of management systems, at least one of the plurality of management systems is a network management system for managing at least one network device having a network address, the system comprising:
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a data manager that receives data from the plurality of management systems including the network management system managing the network device and consolidates the data into a data warehouse, the data manager comprising;
an interface for receiving the data from each of the plurality of management systems including the network management system; and
a database accessor responsive to the interface to store the data received from each of the plurality of management systems including the network management system in the data warehouse to create a repository of consolidated data from the plurality of management systems including the network management systems managing the network device, the repository providing consolidated data to an application executing on an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method performed in an electronic device for consolidating information generated by a plurality of management systems, at least one of the plurality of management systems is a network management system for managing at least one network entity addressable by a network, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving data from at least the network management system for managing the network entity addressable by the network;
determining a proper format for the data received from the network management system for managing the network entity addressable by the network and from the data received from each of the plurality of management systems, the format being suitable for a selected data warehouse; and
storing the properly formatted data in the data warehouse to provide a repository of consolidated data from the plurality of management systems and the network management system accessible to an application operating on an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a computer system to manage information generated by a plurality of network management systems managing a plurality of network entities addressable by a network, the computer program being adapted to cause the computer system to perform the steps of:
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accepting information from each of the plurality of network management systems managing the plurality network entities addressable by a network;
accessing a data warehouse to store the accepted information; and
storing the accepted information in the data warehouse to maintain a repository of consolidated information accessible to an electronic device executing a program for processing the accepted information.
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18. An apparatus for storing information collected by one or more network management systems, each of the one or more network management systems manage at least one network device associated with a medium access control (MAC) address, the apparatus comprising:
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a data manager responsive to each of the network management systems for managing the storing and consolidating of the information collected from each of the network devices associated with the MAC address by the one or more network management systems in a data warehouse, said data manager comprising;
a storage manager for interfacing with the data warehouse and for passing the information collected from each of the network devices associated with the MAC address by the one or more network management systems to the data warehouse for storage; and
an interface for receiving and consolidating the information collected from each of the network devices associated with the MAC address by each of the network management systems and passing the information to the storage manager, the interface further providing an application executing on an electronic device access the information collected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In an electronic device, a method for storing data collected by one or more network management systems that manage one or more network entities addressable by a network, the method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving data collected by at least one of the network management systems from one of the network entities addressable by a network for consolidation into a data warehouse;
processing the received data collected from the network entity to remove at least redundant data; and
storing the processed data in the storage warehouse to provide a consolidated and filtered repository of data collected from the one or more network entities addressable by a network, the repository being accessible by an electronic device executing a program for further manipulation of the consolidated and filtered data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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