US 2019/0318019 A1 · System and Method for Run-Time Adaptable Policy Engine for Heterogeneous Managed Entities

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of executing a policy-based operation on a shared computer infrastructure includes storing in a computer memory a dynamically extensible metadata system that is in communication with a processor that executes policy-based operations, where the dynamically extensible metadata system includes a data structure, a collection method, a policy processing method, and a policy condition. The collection method is then executed to collect data from a first computer resource in the shared computer infrastructure using a first data structure and from a second computer resource in the shared computer infrastructure using a second data structure, where the first data structure and the second data structure are different data structures. The collected data is then processed with the policy processing method to determine if the collected data meets the policy condition.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method of executing a policy-based operation on a shared computer infrastructure, the method comprising:

a) storing in a computer memory a dynamically extensible metadata system that is in communication with a processor that executes policy-based operations, the dynamically extensible metadata system comprising a data structure, a collection method, a policy processing method, and a policy condition;
b) executing the collection method to collect data from a first computer resource in the shared computer infrastructure using a first data structure and from a second computer resource in the shared computer infrastructure using a second data structure, wherein the first data structure and the second data structure are different data structures;
and
c) processing the collected data with the policy processing method to determine if the collected data meets the policy condition.

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A computer system for executing a policy-based operation on a shared computer infrastructure, the computer system comprising:

a) a shared computer infrastructure comprising a first and a second computer resource;
b) a memory comprising a dynamically extensible metadata system comprising a data structure, a collection method, a policy processing method, and a policy condition;
c) a collector electrically connected to the shared computer infrastructure and electrically connected to the memory, the collector being configured to collect data from the first and second computer resource using the collection method;
and
d) a processor having an input electrically connected to an output of the collector and electrically connected to the memory, the processor receiving the collected data from the collector and being configured to process the collected data with the policy processing method to determine if the collected data meets the policy condition.

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System and Method for Run-Time Adaptable Policy Engine for Heterogeneous Managed Entities

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System and Method for Run-Time Adaptable Policy Engine for Heterogeneous Managed Entities

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