Resource compatability for data centers

A non-transitory computer readable medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor for:

• accessing an inventory of resources in a data center, a topology of the resources represented as a graph (G) expressed by a function G(V,E), where V is a set of vertices and E is a set of edges;
• comparing a condition to compatibility information for the resources in the inventory, the condition including at least one parameter for deploying resources;
• and
• based on the comparison and the graph G, identifying a supported configuration in a subset of the resources in the inventory, the supported configuration satisfying the condition and presented from an available list of supported configurations, as part of a sorted list of preferred resources and corresponding prioritized parameters satisfied by the preferred resources, wherein a preferred configuration is the supported configuration that matches a set of parameters given by the condition;
• and
• identifying a change to be made to the resources in the data center to satisfy the condition, the change including updating a firmware version or device driver for at least one of the resources so that an updated resource satisfies the condition and is usable for a desired purpose and configuring the resources according to the preferred configuration of the resources by at least resolving at least one conflict in a current configuration of the data center to support the preferred configuration.

A system of determining resource compatibility for a data center, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• a query module executed by a computing device to access an inventory of resources in the data center, a topology of the resources represented as a graph (G) expressed by a function G(V,E), where V is a set of vertices and E is a set of edges;
• a comparison module executed by a computing device to determine compatibility of the resources in the inventory with a condition based at least in part on the graph G, the condition including at least one parameter for deploying resources;
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• an output module executed by a computing device to identify for a user a supported configuration for the resources in the data center satisfying the condition, the supported configuration presented from an available list of supported configurations, as part of a sorted list of preferred resources and corresponding prioritized parameters satisfied by the preferred resources, wherein a preferred configuration is the supported configuration that matches a set of parameters given by the condition;
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• wherein the output module identifies a change to be made to the resources in the data center to satisfy the condition, the change including updating a firmware version or device driver for at least one of the resources so that an updated resource satisfies the condition and is usable for a desired purpose, and configuring the resources according to the preferred configuration of the resources by at least resolving at least one conflict in a current configuration of the data center to support the preferred configuration;
• wherein the query module, comparison module, and output module are stored on the memory.