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US 12,113,688 B2Granted
Non-intrusive IT device monitoring and performing action based on IT device state
AssigneeZpe Systems, Inc.
InventorsArnaldo Zimmermann, Livio Ceci
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Abstract
Infrastructure management device(s) may monitor IT device(s) communicatively connected over a network. IT device state(s) may be determined for at least one of the IT device(s). Action(s) may be performed on one or more IT device(s), determined at least in part, by the state of the IT device(s).
Claims17
One or more non-transitory tangible machine readable media comprising instructions configured to cause at least one processor on at least one infrastructure management device to perform a process comprising:
- a) monitoring at least one Information Technology (“IT”) device of a data center which is physically connected to a console server;
- b) determining, from the monitoring the at least one IT device, at least one IT device state indicating
- i) a first user's connection session to the at least one IT device by a first physical console port of the console server via at least one network component, the first user's connection disconnects after the first user's connection session is established with the at least one IT device over the at least one network component, and
- ii) the first user's connection session with the at least one first IT device via the first physical port of the console server remains open as a leftover session even after the first user's connection session disconnects, wherein the leftover session contains user identification information of the first user, and
- wherein
- the determining the at least one IT device state is based on a message generated by the at least one network component about the disconnecting of the first user's connection, and
- the at least one processor is further configured to perform at least two actions from a multitude of possible actions on the at least one IT device, determined at least in part, by the at least one IT device state, and
- wherein at least two actions comprise least the following,
- comparing at least two of the at least one IT device state, and
- comparing at least one IT device state change;
- and
- c) closing the first physical console port of the console server, in response to determining the at least one IT device state, to terminate the leftover session of the first user before a second user's connection session to the first at least one IT device via the first physical console port is started;
- and
- preventing a security breach on the at least one IT device by preventing the second user from impersonating the identification of the first user.
11 more elements
An infrastructure management device comprising:
- a) at least one processor;
- b) a memory;
- c) at least one network interface that communicates with a multitude of Information Technology (“IT”) devices connected to a console server over a network;
- d) an IT device monitoring module that monitors at least a first IT device from among the multitude of IT devices communicatively connected over a network;
- and
- e) wherein the memory comprises computer instructions configured to cause the at least one processor to perform
- monitoring at least one Information Technology (“IT”) device of a data center which is physically connected to a console server,
- determining, from the monitoring the at least one IT device, at least one IT device state indicating
- i) a first user's connection session to the at least one IT device by a first physical console port of the console server via at least one network component, the first user's connection disconnects after the first user's connection session is established with the at least one IT device over the at least one network component, and
- ii) the first user's connection session with the at least one first IT device via the first physical port of the console server remains open as a leftover session even after the first user's connection session disconnects, wherein the leftover session contains user identification information of the first user, and
- wherein
- the determining the at least one IT device state is based on a message generated by the at least one network component about the disconnecting of the first user's connection, and
- the at least one processor is further configured to perform at least two actions from a multitude of possible actions on the at least one IT device, determined at least in part, by the at least one IT device state, and
- wherein at least two actions comprises least the following,
- comparing at least two of the at least one IT device state, and
- comparing at least one IT device state change;
- and
- closing the first physical console port of the console server, in response to determining the at least one IT device state, to terminate the leftover session of the first user before a second user's connection session to the first at least one IT device via the first physical console port is started;
- and
- preventing a security breach on the at least one IT device by preventing the second user from impersonating the identification of the first user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.