Configuration of a directory system
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a data processing system that interacts with multiple data sources via a set of respective management agents, comprising:
- creating configuration information used for modifying the data processing system; and
automatically applying the configuration information to modify the data processing system by making a change to the set of management agents by matching partitions specified in the configuration information with partitions associated with an existing management agent or data source, the matching comprising;
automatically matching a first set of file-specified partitions with existing partitions, leaving a second set of file-specified partitions that are not automatically matched; and
manually matching the second set of file-specified partitions with existing partitions.
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Abstract
Exemplary techniques are described for configuring a metadirectory system used to interact with a collection of connected directory sources via a respective collection of management agents. The techniques can involve importing new management agents to the metadirectory system, updating existing management agents, or configuring the entire metadirectory system (which can involve adding or updating plural management agents). Techniques are provided for ensuring that the configuration of the metadirectory system provides partitions which conform to expected partitions associated with existing management agents and/or connected directory sources.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a data processing system that interacts with multiple data sources via a set of respective management agents, comprising:
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creating configuration information used for modifying the data processing system; and automatically applying the configuration information to modify the data processing system by making a change to the set of management agents by matching partitions specified in the configuration information with partitions associated with an existing management agent or data source, the matching comprising; automatically matching a first set of file-specified partitions with existing partitions, leaving a second set of file-specified partitions that are not automatically matched; and manually matching the second set of file-specified partitions with existing partitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An infrastructure for updating a data processing system that interacts with multiple data sources via a set of respective management agents, comprising:
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a lab environment containing a lab system, the lab system including a computing device encoded with logic configured to create configuration information used for modifying the data processing system; and a production environment containing the data processing system, the data processing system including configuration logic that is configured to automatically apply the configuration information to modify the data processing system by making a change to the set of management agents by matching partitions specified in the configuration information with partitions associated with an existing management agent or data source, the matching comprising; automatically matching a first set of file-specified partitions with existing partitions, leaving a second set of file-specified partitions that are not automatically matched; and manually matching the second set of file-specified partitions with existing partitions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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