Computer system for managing configuration item, and method and computer program therefor
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1. A method of managing a plurality of configuration items, the method comprising:
- storing, at a repository, for each particular configuration item of a plurality of configuration items, a set of data indicating at least one predetennined attribute of the particular configuration item and a relationship with another configuration item;
detecting first information associated with a first configuration item having a first function and second information associated with a second configuration item having a second function;
determining whether the first information associated with the first configuration item fulfills a predetermined condition with respect to the second information associated with the second configuration item;
when the predetermined condition is fulfilled, managing a combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item as a single virtual configuration item, wherein the predetermined condition is based on a third function of the combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item and wherein the third function is different from the first function and the second function; and
enabling subsequent detection of information associated with the single virtual configuration item based on at least one of a predetermined attribute and a relationship in a new set of data created based on the single virtual configuration item.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for managing a plurality of configuration items. The method includes holding, at a repository, for each configuration item, one set of data indicating at least one predetermined attribute of the configuration item and a relationship with another configuration item. The method also includes detecting, at a discovery section, information on configuration items. The discovery section performs subsequent detection based on at least one of a predetermined attribute and a predetermined relationship in a new set of data created from the information detected by the discovery section.
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1. A method of managing a plurality of configuration items, the method comprising:
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storing, at a repository, for each particular configuration item of a plurality of configuration items, a set of data indicating at least one predetennined attribute of the particular configuration item and a relationship with another configuration item; detecting first information associated with a first configuration item having a first function and second information associated with a second configuration item having a second function; determining whether the first information associated with the first configuration item fulfills a predetermined condition with respect to the second information associated with the second configuration item; when the predetermined condition is fulfilled, managing a combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item as a single virtual configuration item, wherein the predetermined condition is based on a third function of the combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item and wherein the third function is different from the first function and the second function; and enabling subsequent detection of information associated with the single virtual configuration item based on at least one of a predetermined attribute and a relationship in a new set of data created based on the single virtual configuration item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A computer system for managing a plurality of configuration items, the computer system comprising:
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memory including a repository that stores, for each particular configuration item of a plurality of configuration items, data indicating at least one predetermined attribute of the particular configuration item and a relationship with another configuration item; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a discovery section to; detect first information associated with a first configuration item having a first function and second information associated with a second configuration item having a second function, determine whether the first information associated with the first configuration item fulfills a predetermined condition with respect to the second information associated with the second configuration item, manage a combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item as a single virtual configuration item when the predetermined condition is fulfilled, wherein the predetermined condition is based on a third function of the combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item and wherein the third function is different from the first function and the second function, and perform subsequent detection of information associated with the single virtual configuration item based on at least one of a predetermined attribute and a relationship in a new set of data created based on the single virtual configuration item.
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12. A method for managing a plurality of configuration items, the method comprising:
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storing, at a repository, for each particular configuration item of a plurality of configuration items, a set of data indicating at least one predetermined attribute of the particular configuration item and a relationship with another configuration item; and detecting, at a virtual configuration item discovery section, first information associated with a first configuration item having a first function and second information associated with a second configuration item having a second function, determining whether the first information associated with the first configuration item fulfills a predetermined condition with respect to the second information associated with the second configuration item, when the predetermined condition is fulfilled, managing a combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item as a single virtual configuration item, wherein the predetermined condition is based on a third function of the combination of the first configuration item and the second configuration item and wherein the third function is different from the first function and the second function, and performing subsequent detection of information associated with the single virtual configuration item based on at least one of a predetermined attribute and a relationship in a new set of data created based on the single virtual configuration item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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