公开(公告)号：WO2008049772A3

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：PCT/EP2007061106

申请日：2007-10-17

Applicant: IBM ,  IBM UK ,  BRANS BONITA SUE ,  CHRISTIANCE KENNETH DAVID ,  OLIVER MICHAEL BRUCE ,  RAJAN RAVIRAJAN ,  SHEFTIC RICHARD JOSEPH ,  SPISAK MICHAEL JOHN

Inventor： BRANS BONITA SUE ,  CHRISTIANCE KENNETH DAVID ,  OLIVER MICHAEL BRUCE ,  RAJAN RAVIRAJAN ,  SHEFTIC RICHARD JOSEPH ,  SPISAK MICHAEL JOHN

IPC: G06F11/34 ,  G06F9/48

CPC classification number: G06F11/3495 ,  G06F9/4862 ,  G06F11/3006 ,  G06F11/3017 ,  G06F11/302 ,  G06F11/3051

Abstract: Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for managing an application usage metering system are disclosed. Embodiments of the method may include initiating discovery agents for one or more server resources and interrogating by the discovery agents the one or more server resources to discover a plurality of discrete server processes and associated discovery data for each process. Embodiments may also include collecting discovery data for the discovered discrete server processes in a centralized repository and mapping one or more of the processes to an application and a customer based on the collected discovery data. Further embodiments may also include performing an administrative function based on the mapped discrete server processes, such as generating a customer bill, generating a report based on the mapped discrete server processes, assigning a customer to a process, or changing a status of a discrete server process.

Abstract translation: 一般来说，公开了用于管理应用使用计量系统的系统，方法和介质。 该方法的实施例可以包括发起一个或多个服务器资源的发现代理，并且由发现代理询问一个或多个服务器资源以发现多个离散服务器进程和每个进程的相关联的发现数据。 实施例还可以包括在集中式存储库中收集所发现的离散服务器进程的发现数据，并且基于收集的发现数据将一个或多个进程映射到应用程序和客户。 另外的实施例还可以包括基于映射的离散服务器进程执行管理功能，例如生成客户账单，基于映射的离散服务器进程生成报告，将客户分配给进程或改变离散服务器的状态 处理。

公开(公告)号：BRPI0410990A

公开(公告)日：2006-07-04

申请号：BRPI0410990

申请日：2004-05-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHILDRESS RHONDA ,  LAMM BRENT WATSON ,  NEWTON THOMAS LANE ,  OLIVER MICHAEL BRUCE ,  RAJAN RAVIRAJAN ,  SAMN JONATHAN ,  WEINBERGER STEVEN

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: The present invention provides an automated method and system for auditing infrastructures in a managed region of a resource management system. A resource management region queries the endpoints in the system, retrieves reference infrastructure configuration data, and stores the data in a database. At a later time, the resource management region again queries the endpoints and the resource management region itself, and retrieves current infrastructure configuration data. Changes in the state of the system infrastructure from the time the reference infrastructure data is generated to the time the current infrastructure data is generated is found by comparing the reference infrastructure data to the current infrastructure data. The resource management region transmits a notification to the system administrator if unauthorized changes are found. The present invention reduces the large amount of administrative and maintenance labor costs that can occur when settings in the infrastructure are inconsistent with what they are thought to be.

公开(公告)号：CA2525710A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-16

申请号：CA2525710

申请日：2004-05-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： OLIVER MICHAEL BRUCE ,  RAJAN RAVIRAJAN ,  LAMM BRENT WATSON ,  CHILDRESS RHONDA ,  SAMN JONATHAN ,  WEINBERGER STEVEN ,  NEWTON THOMAS LANE

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: The present invention provides an automated method and system for auditing infrastructures in a managed region of a resource management system. A resource management region queries the endpoints in the system, retrieves reference infrastructure configuration data, and stores the data in a database. At a later time, the resource management region again queries the endpoints and the resource management region itself, and retrieves current infrastructure configuration data. Changes in the state of the system infrastructure from the time the reference infrastructure data is generated to the time the current infrastructure data is generated is found by comparing the reference infrastructure data to the current infrastructure data. The resource management region transmits a notification to the system administrator if unauthorized changes are found. The present invention reduc es the large amount of administrative and maintenance labor costs that can occu r when settings in the infrastructure are inconsistent with what they are thought to be.