Non-intrusive device discovery and configuration cloning
AssigneeZpe Systems, Inc.
InventorsArnaldo Zimmermann, Livio Ceci
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Abstract
Infrastructure management device(s) may discover IT device(s) communicatively connected over a network. IT device information may be determined for at least one of the IT device(s). Configuration rule(s) compatible with IT device information may be matched to IT device(s). Action(s) may be performed on one or more device inventories, determined at least in part, by the configuration rule(s). Feature gap(s) for IT device(s) may be determined. IT device neutral user interface command(s) may be created.
Claims20
1) A non-transitory tangible machine readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause at least one processor on at least one infrastructure management device to perform a process comprising:
- a) discovering at least one IT device from among a multitude of IT devices communicatively connected over a network;
- b) determining IT device information for at least one of the at least one IT device;
- c) matching a configuration rule that is compatible with the IT device information;
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- d) performing an action on a device inventory, determined at least in part, by the configuration rule.
19) An infrastructure management device comprising:
- a) at least one processor;
- b) a memory;
- c) at least one network interface configured to communicate with a multitude of IT devices over a network;
- d) an IT device discovery module configured to discover at least one IT device from among a multitude of IT devices communicatively connected over the network;
- e) a determination module configured to determine IT device information for at least one of the discovered at least one IT device;
- f) a matching module configured to match a configuration rule that is compatible with the IT device information;
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- g) an action module configured to perform an action on a device inventory, determined at least in part, by the configuration rule.
20) A non-transitory tangible machine readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause at least one processor on at least one infrastructure management device to perform a process comprising:
- a) acquiring IT device information for the at least one IT device from among a multitude of IT devices communicatively connected over a network;
- b) determining from the IT device information:
- i) if there are any commonly executable commands;
- ii) if there are any non-commonly executable commands;
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- iii) if there are any feature gaps;
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- c) creating at least one IT device neutral user interface command comprising at least one of the following:
- i) at least one of any of the determined commonly executable commands;
- ii) at least one of any of the determined non-commonly executable commands;
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- iii) combinations of at least one of the following configured to implement at least one of any of the determined feature gaps:
- (1) at least one of any of the determined commonly executable commands;
- (2) at least one of any of the determined non-commonly executable commands;
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- (3) a gap filling process executable by the at least one infrastructure management device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.