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Unified management platform in a computer network

  • US 8,935,701 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2009
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for unified management in a virtualized computer network, the method comprising:

  • initializing a unified management platform (UMP) on at least one computer comprising a processor and memory;

    initializing, by the at least one computer, a database;

    determining, by the at least one computer, utilization information relating to at least one resource in a virtual computing environment, wherein the at least one resource comprises a virtual resource associated with at least one of CPU, memory, storage, and network input/output;

    storing, by the at least one computer, the utilization information in the database;

    determining, by the at least one computer, two or more active applets provided by the UMP;

    wherein the UMP comprises at least one internal management function common to the two or more active applets;

    wherein the two or more active applets each comprise an application that focuses on at least one issue related to managing the at least one resource;

    wherein the database is shared among the two or more active applets;

    processing, by the at least one computer, at least one function associated with at least one of the two or more active applets;

    generating, by the at least one computer, information relating to the at least one resource, upon processing of the at least one function;

    storing in the database, by the at least one computer, the generated information relating to the at least one resource;

    selectively providing, via the database, the utilization information and the generated information to the two or more active applets for at least one of;

    managing, modeling, predicting, allocating, or utilizing the at least one resource;

    managing, modeling, or predicting bottlenecks in a computing system;

    managing, predicting, or displaying of capacity; and

    evaluating actual and potential performance-degrading resource shortages in the virtual computing environment;

    initializing, by the at least one computer, a new applet provided by the UMP, the new applet focusing on an issue related to managing the at least one resource; and

    providing the new applet with access to the database responsive to the initializing.

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