Software inventory derivation
AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorSteven Thomas Wong
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Abstract
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently processing information are disclosed. In some embodiments, this may include creating a first signature index, deriving a second signature index, wherein the second signature index is created by a backup application, comparing the first signature index to a second signature index, determining a positive signature match based on the comparison, and identifying a software application based on the positive signature match.
Claims6
A method for processing information, comprising creating a first signature index, wherein the first signature index comprises a field indicating a location of a software application and a first signature of the software application;
- deriving a second signature index, wherein the second signature index is created by a backup application, wherein the second signature index comprises a name of the software application and a second signature of the software application;
- comparing the first signature index to a second signature index;
- determining a positive signature match based on the comparison;
- and
- identifying the software application based on the positive signature match.
A system for processing information, comprising:
- a storage device;
- and
- a processor configured to create a first signature index, wherein the first signature index comprises a field indicating a location of a software application and a first signature of the software application, derive a second signature index, wherein the second signature index is created by a backup application, wherein the second signature index comprises a name of the software application and a second signature of the software application, compare the first signature index to a second signature index, determine a positive signature match based on the comparison, and identify the software application based on the positive signature match.
A computer program product for processing data, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions embodied therein for:
- creating a first signature index, wherein the first signature index comprises a field indicating a location of a software application and a first signature of the software application;
- deriving a second signature index, wherein the second signature index is created by a backup application, wherein the second signature index comprises a name of the software application and a second signature of the software application;
- comparing the first signature index to a second signature index;
- determining a positive signature match based on the comparison;
- and
- identifying the software application based on the positive signature match.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.