Data model for automated server configuration
First Claim
1. A provisioning method employing a DNS data model for relating DNS objects of a computer network to other DNS objects, and for expressing the software objects of a computer network in a form accessible by other network components, the method comprising:
- configuring a central database to be able to implement the DNS data model, the DNS data model including;
DNS domains entities that represent DNS domains of devices connected to a computer network and are related to various entities representing DNS permissions and types selected from the group consisting of DNS ACLs entities, DNS ACL entries entities, DNS allow transfers entities, DNS allow queries entities, DNS domain types entities, DNS domain masters entities, and DNS master IPs entities; and
DNS hosts entities that represent various DNS hosts connected to the computer network; and
automatically provisioning the computer network according to the DNS data model.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a data model. The data model allows for modeling of all information relating to a computer network to be conveniently stored in a database in a manner which minimizes the effort associated with the addition of new devices to the network and maximizes software code reuse. The information relating to the network that may be modeled in the data model of the present invention include: software information, configuration information, monitoring information, hardware information, domain name server (DNS) information, network information, and information regarding queues that may be used by business logic, or intelligent agents in accessing and maintaining various portions of the network.
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1. A provisioning method employing a DNS data model for relating DNS objects of a computer network to other DNS objects, and for expressing the software objects of a computer network in a form accessible by other network components, the method comprising:
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configuring a central database to be able to implement the DNS data model, the DNS data model including; DNS domains entities that represent DNS domains of devices connected to a computer network and are related to various entities representing DNS permissions and types selected from the group consisting of DNS ACLs entities, DNS ACL entries entities, DNS allow transfers entities, DNS allow queries entities, DNS domain types entities, DNS domain masters entities, and DNS master IPs entities; and DNS hosts entities that represent various DNS hosts connected to the computer network; and automatically provisioning the computer network according to the DNS data model. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A provisioning method employing a DNS data model for relating DNS entities of a computer network to other DNS entities of the computer network, and for expressing the DNS entities in a form accessible by other network components, the method comprising:
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configuring a central database to be able to implement the DNS data model, the DNS data model including; a plurality of devices entities; a plurality of DNS hosts entities; a plurality of DNS host types entities; a plurality of DNS ACLs entities; a plurality of DNS ACL entries entities; a plurality of DNS allow transfers entities; a plurality of DNS domain types entities; a plurality of DNS domains entities; a plurality of DNS allow queries; a plurality of DNS domain masters entities; and a plurality of DNS master IPs; and automatically provisioning the computer network according to the DNS data model. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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