System and method for analyzing effects of configuration changes in a complex system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Care, Erik Burckart, Ryan Urquhart, David Schell
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Abstract
A system and method for analyzing configuration changes made to a computerized system. A configuration analysis system is provided that includes: a system for generating characteristic data for a captured set of configuration changes; an analyzer repository for storing a set of analyzers configured to analyze configuration changes, wherein each analyzer is associated with a rule relating to at least one predefined configuration change; and an analyzer selection system for selecting at least one analyzer from the analyzer repository by comparing the characteristic data with the rules of the associated analyzers.
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A configuration analysis system for analyzing configuration changes made to a computerized system, comprising:
- a system for generating characteristic data based on a captured set of configuration changes;
- an analyzer repository for storing a set of analyzers capable of analyzing configuration changes, wherein each analyzer has an associated rule defining at least one predefined configuration change;
- and
- an analyzer selection system for selecting at least one analyzer from the analyzer repository by comparing the characteristic data with the associated rules of the analyzers.
A program product stored on a recordable medium for analyzing configuration changes made to a computerized system, comprising:
- program code configured for generating characteristic data for a captured set of configuration changes;
- program code configured for registering a set of analyzers capable of analyzing configuration changes, wherein each registered analyzer has an associated rule that defines at least one predefined configuration change;
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- program code configured for selecting at least one analyzer from the analyzer repository by comparing the characteristic data with the associated rules of the analyzers.
A method for analyzing configuration changes made to a computerized system, comprising:
- registering a set of analyzers each capable of analyzing configuration changes, wherein each analyzer is associated with a rule relating to at least one predefined configuration change;
- generating characteristic data for a captured set of configuration changes;
- selecting at least one analyzer from the analyzer repository by comparing the characteristic data with the rules of the associated analyzers;
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- executing selected analyzers against the captured set of configuration changes.
A method for deploying a configuration analysis system for analyzing configuration changes made to a computerized system, comprising:
- providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
- generate characteristic data for a captured set of configuration changes;
- register a set of analyzers capable of analyzing configuration changes, wherein each analyzer is associated with a rule relating to at least one predefined configuration change;
- and
- select at least one analyzer from the analyzer repository by comparing the characteristic data with the rules of the associated analyzers.
Computer software embodied in a propagated signal for analyzing configuration changes made to a computerized system, comprising:
- the computer software comprising instruction to cause a computer system to perform the following functions:
- generate characteristic data for a captured set of configuration changes;
- register a set of analyzers designed to analyze configuration changes, wherein each analyzer is associated with a rule relating to at least one predefined configuration change;
- and
- select at least one analyzer from the analyzer repository by comparing the characteristic data with the rules of the associated analyzers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.