Discovering physical server location by correlating external and internal server information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the method comprising:
- obtaining external characteristics of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the external characteristics including;
an external detail of the physical server device, a visual signal from the physical server device, and heat generated from a device running or operating in the physical server device;
acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and
correlating the external characteristics and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device, wherein the correlating includes steps of;
generating a first function that represents one or more of the external characteristics;
generating a second function that represents the at least one logical property;
calculating a similarity metric for every pair of the at least one logical property and the one or more external characteristics based on the generated first function and the generated second function; and
finding a pair of the at least one logical property and an external characteristic having a highest calculated similarity metric, whereby the physical location of the physical server device is identified based on the found pair.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a computing system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter. The computing system obtains at least one physical property of the physical server device pertaining to the physical location of the physical server device. The computing system acquires at least one logical property of the physical server device pertaining to a logical server name of the physical server device. The computing system correlates the at least one physical property and the at least one logical property. Thereby, the computing system matches the logical server name to the physical location.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the method comprising:
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obtaining external characteristics of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the external characteristics including;
an external detail of the physical server device, a visual signal from the physical server device, and heat generated from a device running or operating in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the external characteristics and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device, wherein the correlating includes steps of; generating a first function that represents one or more of the external characteristics; generating a second function that represents the at least one logical property; calculating a similarity metric for every pair of the at least one logical property and the one or more external characteristics based on the generated first function and the generated second function; and finding a pair of the at least one logical property and an external characteristic having a highest calculated similarity metric, whereby the physical location of the physical server device is identified based on the found pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23)
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11. A computer-implemented method for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the method comprising:
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obtaining external characteristics of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the external characteristics including;
an external detail of the physical server device, a visual signal from the physical server device, and an audio signal that comprises noise generated from a cooling fan in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the external characteristics and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device, wherein the correlating includes steps of; generating a first function that represents one or more of the external characteristics; generating a second function that represents the at least one logical property; calculating a similarity metric for every pair of the at least one logical property and the one or more external characteristics based on the generated first function and the generated second function; and finding a pair of the at least one logical property and an external characteristic having a highest calculated similarity metric, whereby the physical location of the physical server device is identified based on the found pair. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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12. A computer-implemented system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the system comprising:
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a memory device; and a processor unit in communication with the memory device, the processor unit performs steps of; obtaining external characteristics of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the external characteristics including;
an external detail of the physical server device, a visual signal from the physical server device, and heat generated from a device running or operating in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the external characteristic characteristics and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device, wherein the correlating includes steps of; generating a first function that represents one or more of the external characteristics; generating a second function that represents the at least one logical property; calculating a similarity metric for every pair of the at least one logical property and the one or more external characteristics based on the generated first function and the generated second function; and finding a pair of the at least one logical property and an external characteristic having a highest calculated similarity metric, whereby the physical location of the physical server device is identified based on the found pair. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented system for discovering a physical location of a physical server device in a datacenter, the system comprising:
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a memory device; and a processor unit in communication with the memory device, the processor unit performs steps of; obtaining external characteristics of the physical server device associated with the physical location of the physical server device, the external characteristics including;
an external detail of the physical server device, a visual signal from the physical server device, and an audio signal that comprises noise generated from a cooling fan in the physical server device;acquiring at least one logical property of the physical server device; and correlating the external characteristics and the at least one logical property to identify the physical location of the physical server device, wherein the correlating includes steps of; generating a first function that represents one or more of the external characteristics; generating a second function that represents the at least one logical property; calculating a similarity metric for every pair of the at least one logical property and the one or more external characteristics based on the generated first function and the generated second function; and finding a pair of the at least one logical property and an external characteristic having a highest calculated similarity metric, whereby the physical location of the physical server device is identified based on the found pair.
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