Automatic server classification in cloud environments

A computer system for classifying one or more servers by server type in a networked computing system to institute server-type based monitoring and maintenance of the networked computing system, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• a data receiver configured to collect server performance data for a first server over a time interval;
• a server signature generator configured to determine a signature of the first server based on the collected server performance data;
• and
• a server-type tagging service configured to:
• compare the signature of the first server to a signature of a second server of known server type;
• determine a similarity of the signature of the first server to the signature of the second server;
• and,
• based on the similarity, classify the first server as being of the same server type as the second server.

A computer program product, the computer program product being tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause at least one computing device to classify one or more servers by server type in a networked computing system to institute server-type based monitoring and maintenance of the networked computing system by:

• collecting server performance data for a first server over a time interval;
• determining a signature of the first server based on the collected server performance data;
• comparing the signature of the first server to a signature of a second server of known server type;
• determining a similarity of the signature of the first server to the signature of the second server;
• and,
• based on the similarity, classifying the first server as being of the same server type as the second server.