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Managing computer resources in a distributed computing system

  • US 8,856,343 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2012
  • Issued: 10/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing computer resources in a distributed computing system, the method comprising:

  • registering, in a configuration management database by a discovery module in response to a modification of a resource in a resource container, the resource in association with a configuration management database identifier, the resource characterized by a resource type and a resource identification, the resource container comprising a manageability endpoint characterized by a manageability endpoint reference;

    generating, by the discovery module, a resource registration notification, the resource registration notification comprising a configuration management database identifier;

    receiving, by a management module, a command to begin managing the resource, the command being generated based on the resource registration notification and comprising the configuration management database identifier;

    retrieving, by the management module from the configuration management database, in dependence upon the configuration management database identifier, the manageability endpoint reference; and

    managing, by the management module, the resource in dependence upon the manageability endpoint reference and a resource management policy corresponding to the configuration management database identifier, the resource management policy comprising management actions for the resource.

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