CHANGE VERIFICATION IN A CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT DATABASE
First Claim
1. A change verification method comprising:
- receiving a proposed configuration change for application to a configuration management database (CMDB);
cloning at least a portion of the CMDB to produce a clone;
applying the proposed configuration change to the clone; and
,evaluating the clone as modified by the proposed configuration change.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to configuration changes in a network architecture and provide a method, system and computer program product for change verification using a configuration management database (CMDB). In one embodiment of the invention, a change verification method can be provided. The method can include receiving a proposed configuration change for application to a CMDB, cloning at least a portion of the CMDB to produce a clone, applying the proposed configuration change to the clone, and evaluating the clone as modified by the proposed configuration change. Thereafter, the proposed configuration change can be applied to a resource referenced by the clone based upon the evaluation.
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1. A change verification method comprising:
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receiving a proposed configuration change for application to a configuration management database (CMDB); cloning at least a portion of the CMDB to produce a clone; applying the proposed configuration change to the clone; and
,evaluating the clone as modified by the proposed configuration change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A configuration management database (CMDB) managed data processing system configured for change verification comprising:
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a plurality of host computing systems hosting a plurality of applications; a change management host coupled to the host computing systems over a computer communications network; a CMDB coupled to the change management host; and
,change verification logic coupled to the change management host, the change verification logic comprising program code enabled to receive a proposed configuration change for application to the CMDB, clone at least a portion of the CMDB to produce a clone, apply the proposed configuration change to a corresponding resource referenced by the clone, evaluate the clone as modified by the proposed configuration change, and apply the proposed configuration change to the CMDB based upon the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for change verification, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for receiving a proposed configuration change for application to a configuration management database (CMDB); computer usable program code for cloning at least a portion of the CMDB to produce a clone; and
,computer usable program code for applying the proposed configuration change to the clone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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