Method and device for data center management

A device for data center management, comprising:

• at least one processing unit;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing machine executable instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing unit, performing acts including:
• obtaining information of hardware used in a data center, the information of the hardware including identification information describing an identifiable attribute of the hardware;
• identifying the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile recording identifiable attributes of a plurality of types of hardware;
• and
• updating a record associated with the hardware in a database of the data center using the obtained information.

A computer program product tangibly stored on a non-transient computer readable medium and including machine executable instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing a machine to execute steps of:

• obtaining information of hardware used in a data center, the information of the hardware including identification information describing an identifiable attribute of the hardware;
• identifying the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile recording identifiable attributes of a plurality of types of hardware;
• and
• updating a record associated with the hardware in a database of the data center using the obtained information.